Articles by Shruti Kakkar
HC seeks Delhi LG’s stand over DCPCR plea on freezing of its funds
The commission had originally moved the Supreme Court on December 15, but the apex court transferred the plea
Published on Jan 10, 2024 10:12 PM IST
Delhi HC gives YouTuber 24 hours to delete video against Dera chief
The Dera chief sought the removal of the video and to restrain the YouTuber from uploading or circulating defamatory content against him
Published on Jan 10, 2024 04:24 PM IST
List funds spent on health infra: High court to Delhi govt after man’s death
The court sought to know from the AAP government if it was diverting funds allocated to expand its hospitals for some other projects, including mohalla clinics
Updated on Jan 09, 2024 03:22 AM IST
Delhi excise policy case: HC seeks ED response to MP Sanjay Singh’s bail plea
AAP MP Sanjay Singh was arrested on October 4 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly receiving ₹2 crore
Published on Jan 08, 2024 12:11 PM IST
Absence of law can’t give blanket immunity to adulterer, says HC
A woman had alleged that her husband married another woman in 2015 and a daughter was born out of said marriage
Updated on Jan 07, 2024 02:13 AM IST
HC: E-commerce platform cannot be haven for infringers, liable for selling fake products
This is among the first legal cases that interpret the applicability of safe harbour protections on digital websites
Updated on Jan 07, 2024 07:56 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi high court allows woman to end 29-week pregnancy on mental health concerns
The court said that the woman was under immense trauma, had suicidal tendencies, and that continuing her pregnancy could impair her mental stability
Updated on Jan 06, 2024 05:18 AM IST
‘Met on dating app’: Delhi HC grants bail to man accused of rape
The man was booked under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 376 (rape) and 420 (cheating) after the woman alleged the man “initiated sexual contact” by promising to marry her
Published on Jan 04, 2024 04:38 PM IST
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh moves Delhi high court for bail in ED case
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Sanjay, 51, was arrested on October 4 under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 02:19 PM IST
Delhi HC dismisses Parliament security breach accused’s plea for release
The Delhi high court said that Neelam Azad’s plea was not maintainable since she has already preferred a bail application before the trial court
Updated on Jan 03, 2024 01:34 PM IST
Sunehri Bagh masjid case: Cleric at Lutyens’ mosque moves Delhi HC
The plea said the structure was being targeted without any research to support the claim that it was causing traffic congestion
Updated on Dec 31, 2023 01:24 AM IST
Parliament security breach accusedmoves HC for release
Neelam Singh alias Neelam Azad, one of the six people arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach, on Wednesday moved the Delhi high court.
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 08:56 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
False complaints against spouse amounts to an act of cruelty: Delhi HC
The court’s ruling came in a plea filed by the woman against a family court’s December 2020 order which was passed in a divorce petition filed by the husband.
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 07:06 AM IST
Delhi HC: Ensure action against illegal hawkers at Chandni Chowk
The STF was formed in 2022 to regularly check and act against illegal hawkers, and to prevent their return
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 05:24 AM IST
Delhi High Court blasts Ridge body over nod to projects in forest
The court said it wondered if the forest department’s Ridge Management Board was instead a “Ridge dissolving board”
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Parliament security breach: HC to hear plea against order to provide FIR copy
The plea was mentioned before a bench of acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna on Friday and is likely to be heard later in the day
Published on Dec 22, 2023 12:34 PM IST
‘Will shut you down’: HC warns Delhi forest dept over non-compliance of order
The court criticized the department for restricting the movement of pedestrians and warned that it would be "shut down" if it did not comply with the orders.
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 12:13 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses urgent relief to Mahua Moitra from vacating official residence
The Delhi high court said it will consider Mahua Moitra’s plea after the Supreme Court on January 4 deals with her plea challenging her expulsion from Parliament
Published on Dec 19, 2023 02:00 PM IST
Surrogacy law made to prevent India from becoming country of renting wombs: HC
A Delhi high court bench of acting chief justice Manmohan and justice Mini Pushkarna refused to allow a couple to process surrogacy halted after the ban on donor gametes
Published on Dec 15, 2023 04:50 PM IST
‘Name can’t be the test’: Delhi HC rejects plea to de-register political parties
The high court was hearing a PIL filed by petitioner lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who argued that such political parties’ names might prejudicially affect the poll prospects of a candidate amounting to a corrupt practice under the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 04:14 PM IST
HC asks Delhi govt to act on bed shortage in its hospitals
The court was taking a suo motu cognisance of a plea regarding the availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds with ventilator facilities in government hospitals
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 05:18 AM IST
Delhi HC dismisses NewsClick’s plea seeking stay on I-T dept demand
IT department issued an assessment order against NewsClick, holding that funds were received from foreign entities in the form of remittances
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 03:14 AM IST
Delhi HC allows mother of Kerala nurse, who is on death row, to travel to Yemen
India imposed a travel ban to Yemen on September 26, 2017, citing the fragile situation in that country.
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 02:22 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi HC directs Centre to allow Kerala woman to travel to Yemen to save daughter
The Delhi high court asked Centre to relax the travel ban for Priya’s mother to visit the country along with an Indian man for negotiating with the victim’s family to pay blood money
Published on Dec 12, 2023 07:02 PM IST
Delhi HC upholds family court order rejecting Omar Abdullah’s divorce plea
Omar Abdullah moved the high court against the family court’s August 2016 order dismissing his divorce plea, which cited an irretrievable break down of their marriage
Published on Dec 12, 2023 11:29 AM IST
Delhi High Court pulls up agencies over untidy public toilets in Delhi
Recommending authorities to appoint an officer to monitor the urinals, the court granted the civic authorities a “final opportunity” to file a status report.
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 12:53 AM IST
HC restrains forest dept from organising walkathon at Asola Bhatti Sanctuary
Amicus curiae Gautam Narayan and Aditya Prasad told the court that the sanctuary is home to pythons, hyenas, and snakes and that humans could not be permitted to access it
Published on Dec 07, 2023 11:32 AM IST
Delhi HC orders status quo on translocation of deer from Deer Park
The translocation was approved by the technical committee of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to its natural habitat in Rajasthan and Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary on June 8
Updated on Dec 07, 2023 06:20 AM IST
Judge to assess value of Salman Rushdie’s ancestral house in Delhi
The writer’s father, Anis Ahmed Rushdie, had agreed to sell the house for ₹3.75 lakh in 1970 to Congress leader Bhiku Ram
Updated on Dec 07, 2023 08:51 AM IST
HC tells Delhi govt to raise income limit for EWS admissions
The court directed the Delhi government to immediately do away with the current system of EWS admission based on a self-declaration of income by the parents
Updated on Dec 06, 2023 05:16 AM IST