Articles by Shruti Kakkar
MP Mahua Moitra’s lawyer opts out of defamation case
A case involving allegations of parliamentary impropriety and corruption in India took a bizarre turn as it became a battle over a pet dog. Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai claimed that a lawyer representing Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra offered him the return of his dog in exchange for withdrawing his complaint against Moitra. The court questioned the lawyer's eligibility to represent Moitra and he subsequently withdrew from the case. The case will be heard again on October 31. The focus on the dog, named Henry, overshadowed the serious allegations made against Moitra.
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Delhi HC dismisses Sanjay’s Singh plea against arrest by ED in excise policy case
Refusing to interfere, justice Swarana Kanta of the Delhi high court Sharma said that the ED is the premier investigating agency and the court would desist from insinuating or imputing any political motives to it
Published on Oct 20, 2023 05:39 PM IST
Section 50 of PMLA does not give ED power to arrest: HC
The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) power to issue summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) does not include the power to arrest a person, the Delhi high court has said.
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 08:00 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi HC reserves order on AAP MP plea over arrest, remand by ED
Delhi HC reserves order on AAP MP Sanjay Singh's petition challenging his arrest and remand by ED in money laundering case related to Delhi excise policy.
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 07:14 AM IST
TMC MP Moitra files defamation suit against BJP MP, SC advocate
Dubey claimed that Dehadrai had “shared irrefutable evidence of bribes exchanged” between her and Hiranandani
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 07:02 AM IST
HC sets aside order to evict Raghav Chadha from official house
On Tuesday, the HC restored Chadha’s suit seeking permanent injunction against eviction, and directed the AAP MP to approach the city court within three days with his application for interim relief
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 05:26 AM IST
Delhi HC allows Raghav Chadha’s plea against trial court order on bungalow eviction
Chadha’s counsel had submitted before the high court that the MP has been served with a notice and eviction proceedings are going on
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 03:44 PM IST
Can’t bar visually impaired from principal post, Delhi HC to Kendriya Vidyalayas
The court said that an advertisement issued by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in August 2018 for the posts of principal distinguished persons with disabilities and had the effect of excluding them from the race of recruitment
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 07:44 PM IST
Why restrict single women from surrogacy, Delhi HC asks Centre
The Delhi high court directed the union ministry of health and family welfare to file a response in the plea of a woman who challenged the policy of barring unmarried women from undergoing surrogacy
Published on Oct 16, 2023 06:38 PM IST
Delhi high court allows CPR’s request to use 25% fixed deposits to pay salaries
The Delhi high court will hear CPR’s plea challenging the suspension of its FCRA licence on January 11, 2024. The licence was suspended in by MHA in February this year
Published on Oct 16, 2023 02:01 PM IST
Proposal on conjugal visits in jail sent to Centre: Delhi govt to HC
The bench was hearing a public interest litigation by an advocate seeking directions to make conjugal visits a fundamental right
Published on Oct 14, 2023 10:20 PM IST
Singh sent to custody till Oct 27, moves HC
Delhi court sends AAP MP Sanjay Singh to judicial custody till October 27 in money laundering case. Singh moves Delhi high court to challenge arrest by ED.
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 05:44 AM IST
HC rejects NewsClick founder’s plea against arrest under UAPA
The Delhi High Court upheld the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty under India's anti-terror law. The court stated that the arrest was in accordance with the law and that the grounds of arrest were conveyed to the individuals. The two men were arrested on 3 October by Delhi police after raids and questioning of several individuals. The court also ruled that the top court's verdict in a similar case cannot be applied in this case. NewsClick has denied all charges.
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 05:06 AM IST
Delhi rape case: HC dismisses pre-arrest bail plea of WCD official’s kids
WCD official Premoday Khakha has been accused of raping a minor girl in his care multiple times at his residence in Burari while his son and daughter have been accused of abetting the alleged crime
Published on Oct 13, 2023 08:30 PM IST
‘Dismissed’: Delhi HC rejects petitions by Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha
Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty argued that their arrest and remand cannot be sustained as the grounds of arrest were not supplied to them at the time of arrest
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 02:14 PM IST
Death penalty to Batla convict cut to life term by Delhi high court
The court said there was nothing on record to attribute the shot responsible for Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma’s death to a particular accused
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 12:28 AM IST
High court commutes Ariz Khan’s death penalty for Batla House shootout to life
A shootout broke out at Batla House after Inspector MC Sharma reached the area on a tip that Indian Mujahideen terrorists behind the serial blasts were hiding in a flat
Updated on Oct 12, 2023 03:19 PM IST
Can’t monopolise storytelling as an idea: HC in Humans of Bombay case
The Delhi high court on Wednesday said that storytelling platforms “Humans of Bombay” and “People of India” cannot use each other’s copyrighted material but added that there can be no copyright claim for an individual’s private photos shared on either platform
Updated on Oct 12, 2023 06:46 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi HC to pronounce order on CPR plea for using 25% of its funds on Monday
Leading think tank Centre for Policy Research’s license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) was suspended in February
Published on Oct 11, 2023 12:30 PM IST
Centre opposes CPR’s plea in high court to use portion of funds in FD
The development came a day after the MHA in an affidavit said the CPR has been receiving foreign contribution for “purposes other than for which it was registered”
Updated on Oct 11, 2023 06:38 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Raghav Chadha moves Delhi HC against trial court’s decision on bungalow allocation
Chadha’s counsel submitted that the Member of Parliament has been served with a notice and eviction proceedings are going on
Published on Oct 10, 2023 11:54 AM IST
Delhi HC takes cognisance of filming of students in washroom during college fest
A chief justice Satish Chandra Sharma-led bench on Monday said the gravity and sensitive nature of the matter called for immediate action
Published on Oct 10, 2023 09:41 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar
Centre seeks cancellation of CPR’s licence under FCRA
The think tank’s licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, or FCRA, was suspended by the government on February 27
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 08:02 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Suicide threats can be grounds for divorce, says Delhi high court
The high court order came on an appeal by the wife, who challenged a family court order in January 2019, allowing the man to divorce her
Updated on Oct 08, 2023 05:36 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar
NewsClick row: HC denies interim bail, seeks police response on plea
The Delhi high court on Friday refused to grant interim bail to NewsClick’s editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and human resource head Amit Chakraborty, saying that allegations weren’t of such a nature where immediate relief could be given
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 07:36 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar
Delhi HC orders ₹50,000 compensation to man illegally detained for 30 minutes
The bench said that the facts of the case reveal that, even though it was for a short period of time, the petitioner was deprived of his personal liberty, a right protected under Constitution of India
Published on Oct 06, 2023 02:01 PM IST
Shruti Kakkar
Delhi HC rejects plea for monitored probe into irregularities in AYUSH schemes
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the plea citing constitutional principle that the judiciary must avoid encroaching upon the executive’s functions
Published on Oct 06, 2023 09:26 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar
WCD officer case: Delhi High Court seeks protection for minor rape victim
The order sought protection for the 17-year-old to safely attend the anticipatory bail proceedings of Khakha’s daughter and his son
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 02:54 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar
Received nod to travel abroad for summit, Delhi mayor tells HC
Justice Subramonium Prasad remarked that the grievance no longer survives and disposed of Oberoi’s plea
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 05:50 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar
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