Articles by Shruti Kakkar
Tihar justifies its move to bar MP from meeting Delhi CM, points to rules
Rule 588 of the Delhi Prison Rules bars ex-prisoners and habitual offenders from meeting their friends lodged in prison
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:32 AM IST
St Stephen’s moves HC to challenge directions to admit 7 students
St Stephen’s claimed that the findings of the single-judge bench would create severe burden on the college.
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:18 AM IST
St. Stephen's appeals against single judge order asking it to admit 7 students
Stephen’s counsel urged bench of acting chief justice Manmohan and justice Tushar Rao Gedela urged the court to list the matter tomorrow, to which court agreed.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 02:32 PM IST
Stakeholder consultation within 2 weeks: Delhi HC on mandatory attendance in colleges
The court was acting on a petition originally taken up by the Supreme Court in 2016, following the alleged suicide case of a student at Amity Law University
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 01:28 PM IST
Delhi HC directs St Stephen’s College to admit 7 students
The common seat allocation system is binding on all the colleges affiliated with Delhi University, the court said
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Drowning deaths: HC seeks CBI response to bail plea of Rajendra Nagar coaching centre co-owners
Stressing the agency’s duty to act responsibly, a bench of justice Dinesh Kumar asked CBI to come up with “concrete evidence” over the accountability of co-owners Sarabjeet Singh, Tejinder Singh, Harinder Singh and Parminder Singh
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Delhi HC pulls up Wikipedia for non-compliance of order
The HC took strong exception to the platform’s conduct while considering a plea filed by ANI, alleging that Wikipedia failed to comply with its Aug 20 order.
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 08:38 PM IST
High court upholds Tihar rejection of AAP leader’s request to meet Kejriwal
Sandeep Pathak moved the high court seeking to quash the decision of the Tihar authorities and direct them to permit him to meet Kejriwal
Published on Sep 05, 2024 10:11 AM IST
Delhi HC raps NCRTC for seeking tree felling nod for RRTS project
A bench of justice Jasmeet Singh, although clarifying that he would not stall the project, took a dim view of the NCRTC approaching the court at the fag end of the project and said that the corporation was not sensitive to ecological issues
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 05:34 AM IST
Won’t quash defamation case against AAP: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court refused to quash defamation proceedings against CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders for alleging BJP deleted 3 million voters' names, citing defamatory intent.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Delhi HC ‘concerned’ about health dept affairs
The court directed the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to take over the implementation of the recommendations
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Delhi high court tells MCD to improve ways to raze illegal construction
The court also expressed displeasure over the agency’s failure to abide by repeated orders to change its means of regulating illegal constructions
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses to quash defamation case against Tharoor over remarks against PM
The high court vacated the interim order and directed the parties to appear before the trial court on September 10
Published on Aug 29, 2024 04:10 PM IST
Delhi HC takes exception to Brij Bhushan’s plea in sexual harassment case
Singh, a six-time former BJP lawmaker, was booked last year after top wrestlers accused his of sexual harassment and camped at Jantar Mantar for 38 days demanding his immediate arrest
Published on Aug 29, 2024 12:44 PM IST
Delhi HC extends interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar till Sept 5
A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad extended the protection after the counsel for Delhi Police sought time to file certain documents to prove that Khedkar had committed forgery
Published on Aug 29, 2024 12:33 PM IST
Delhi HC urges Centre to fill Section 377 gaps in BNS
The Delhi high court on Wednesday suggested that the Union government promulgate an ordinance penalising the offence of forced unnatural sex and sodomy.
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 06:19 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
UPSC lacks power to disqualify after appointment, Khedkar tells HC
Refuting the allegations of fake documents and fraud levelled by UPSC against her, Khedkar, in a four-page reply, asserted that she neither changed her first name and surname from 2012 to 2022, nor manipulated or misrepresented her name to the commission.
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 07:38 AM IST
4 co-owners of Rajendra Nagar basement move Delhi high court
The co-owners – Sarabjeet Singh, Tejinder Singh, Harinder Singh and Parminder Singh – were arrested on July 28
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Delhi HC urges Centre to frame law to regulate AI, deepfake
The court stressed pressing need to control spread of this tech while considering a plea seeking formulation of guidelines to regulate AI, deep fake tech
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 07:51 PM IST
Only free-ranging cheetah found dead in MP’s Kuno; drowning suspected
The cheetah, named Pawan, was found lying near the edge of a swollen stream at around 10:30am on Tuesday
Published on Aug 28, 2024 11:29 AM IST
Old Rajendra Nagar deaths: Co-owners approach Delhi HC after city court denies bail
In its August 23 order, the city court had observed that even though the joint owners voluntarily surrendered before police, it was not sufficient to release them on bail
Published on Aug 28, 2024 09:54 AM IST
HC proposes panel for attendance norms in varsities
The court’s deliberation stems from a 2016 SC plea regarding a student’s suicide at Amity Law University after being barred from exams for low attendance
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Bhalswa Dairy colony residents’ health at risk due to landfill: HC
The court was responding to the plea, filed by the association of Bhalswa residents, aggrieved by the demolition notices issued by MCD
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Delhi HC extends interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar till August 29
A bench of justice Subramonium Prasad extended the protection after Khedkar’s counsel sought time to respond to the affidavit filed by UPSC opposing her anticipatory bail and file the response
Published on Aug 21, 2024 01:18 PM IST
UPSC opposes Puja Khedkar’s anticipatory bail, says custodial interrogation needed
In an affidavit filed ahead of the bail hearing in the Delhi high court on Wednesday, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said the gravity of the fraud was unprecedented
Published on Aug 21, 2024 11:40 AM IST
HC refuses to stay trial against Amanatullah Khan
The court sought Enforcement Directorate response to Khan’s petition and fixed October 28 as the next date of hearing
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses to stay proceedings against Amanatullah Khan in Waqf case
The Delhi high court has sought ED’s response in AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s petition and fixed October 28 as the next date of hearing
Published on Aug 20, 2024 02:05 PM IST
Delhi HC directs restoration of WFI’s ad hoc committee formed by IOA
The high court restored the mandate of IOA’s ad hoc committee for Wrestling Federation of India on a plea seeking a stay on the functioning of the WFI in its present form
Published on Aug 16, 2024 03:51 PM IST
MCD assures Delhi HC of putting on hold till August 16 demolition drive at Bhalswa Dairy Colony
The counsel representing Bhalswa Dairy Residential Colony Committee submitted that the civic body started the demolition drive despite the high court’s August 9 order granting interim protection from demolition and sealing
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Delhi high court directs police against arresting Puja Khedkar until August 21
A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the case against Puja Khedkar primarily seems to be a false representation given in the application form
Published on Aug 12, 2024 01:18 PM IST