Articles by Shruti Kakkar
EC probing if AAP made spam calls to public for votes
Delhi CEO office did not share the status of the report but said that the “directions of the court shall be complied with.”
Published on Jan 30, 2025 05:50 AM IST
Two constitutional courts grapple with UAPA challenges on the same day
Amicus curiae and former Delhi high court judge Mukta Gupta said the procedure of declaring an organisation as terrorist should be done by following due process of law that is just, fair, and equitable
Published on Jan 29, 2025 10:19 PM IST
Abraham ThomasShruti Kakkar
Take appropriate action as per findings of probe into charges against AAP: HC
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is accused of claiming welfare schemes would be withdrawn if it did not return to power in spam calls made for votes ahead of the February 5 assembly polls
Published on Jan 29, 2025 04:03 PM IST
HC rejects OpenAI’s request to take call on jurisdiction first
Justice Amit Bansal said that he would hear the arguments on the jurisdiction along with the merits, and fixed February 21 as the date when the court will finally start hearing the matter
Published on Jan 29, 2025 07:32 AM IST
Delhi HC turns down plea seeking direction to ECI to derecognise Aam Aadmi Party
A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela opined that there is no law that empowers the constitutional authority to undertake such action.
Published on Jan 27, 2025 03:30 PM IST
Delhi CAG reports: HC refuses to order session
Delhi HC dismissed BJP's plea for a special assembly session to table CAG reports, criticizing AAP for delay but acknowledging assembly's upcoming elections.
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 06:06 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi HC rejects plea to reserve symbol by unrecognised political party
Delhi HC dismissed Rashtriya Bahujan Congress's plea for symbol reservation, stating only recognized parties can reserve election symbols.
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 05:28 AM IST
Delhi HC rejects BJP MLAs’ plea to convene assembly session to table CAG reports
A separate petition seeking immediate publication of the CAG reports before Delhi votes on February 5 is still pending before a two-judge bench
Updated on Jan 24, 2025 03:19 PM IST
‘Court does not have the power’: Delhi HC on Rashtriya Bahujan Congress election symbol
RCB approached the division bench challenging a single judge order on October 1, 2024, which rejected its plea seeking reservation of the election symbol.
Published on Jan 24, 2025 01:56 PM IST
Gender-neutral approach a need in physical violence cases: Delhi high court
This observation came in a case where a woman was accused of pouring boiling water mixed with chili powder on her husband
Updated on Jan 24, 2025 05:52 AM IST
Delhi police oppose AAP leader’s bail plea to canvass wife in polls
Naresh Balyan’s wife is contesting the Delhi assembly elections on the AAP ticket from Vikaspuri constituency
Updated on Jan 24, 2025 05:50 AM IST
Delhi HC issues notice on Rashid Engineer’s plea for bail decision in terror case
Rashid Engineer approached the high court after additional sessions judge (ASJ) Chander Jit Singh, the special judge designated for hearing NIA cases, refused to pass an order on his bail application on December 23
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 04:54 PM IST
HC: Woman’s consent for sex doesn’t extend to filming act
While hearing the case, the judge said that while the first sexual encounter may be consensual, the subsequent acts were allegedly based on blackmail.
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 10:35 AM IST
Delhi Police oppose Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in high court
According to Imam’s chargesheet, the Delhi police had claimed that the Shaheen Bagh protest site was the first one based on the “Chakka Jam model”
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 05:58 AM IST
Delhi HC’s chief justice sworn in
The ceremony, organised at Raj Niwas, Civil Lines, was attended by Delhi chief minister Atishi and judges of the Delhi high court.
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 05:56 AM IST
HC seeks police response on Delhi MLA Naresh Balyan’s bail plea
A bench of justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice on the Uttam Nagar MLA’s plea and fixed January 23 as the next date of hearing
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 05:24 AM IST
Repeatedly seeking adjournment is ED’s propaganda, Kejriwal tells HC
ED had arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in connection to alleged irregularities in the formation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise policy 2021-22.
Updated on Jan 18, 2025 06:06 AM IST
Delhi HC rejects plea against rule to reserve symbols for recognised pol parties
The Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order 1968 provides for reservation and allotment of election symbols to political parties in parliamentary and assembly polls
Published on Jan 17, 2025 04:11 PM IST
Delhi govt opposes BJP plea in HC to table CAG reports in assembly
It argued that the procedures required to table the reports could not be completed in the time available and convening a special session would be futile
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 05:54 AM IST
HC refuses to direct action against Atishi for allowing Sisodia to stay at official bungalow
The court stated that the relevant authorities were competent to act against Atishi, in case of violation of rules.
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 05:38 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses to immediately seek voter roll revision
Electoral rolls have been a bone of contention between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), each of who have blamed the other for “unjustified” additions and deletions
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 05:16 AM IST
Delhi HC rejects plea against Atishi for letting Sisodia’s family stay in bungalow
In March 2023, Manish Sisodia surrendered the Mathura Road bungalow allotted to him in 2015 when he took over as Delhi’s deputy chief minister
Published on Jan 15, 2025 04:25 PM IST
DK Upadhyaya is new Delhi HC chief justice
Justice Upadhyaya, born in June 1965 in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar district, pursued his legal education at Lucknow University and began his practice in 1991
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 06:02 AM IST
HC slams Delhi govt for not tabling CAG reports
Delhi High Court criticized the government for delaying 14 CAG reports, raising doubts about its intentions ahead of upcoming elections.
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 06:48 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
‘PMJAY unsuitable for people, Delhi govt schemes superior’: Delhi govt tells HC
The AAP government emphasised that the scheme, launched by the Centre in 2018, was unsuitable for Delhi as it relied on outdated data and estimations
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 04:51 AM IST
Preparing for terror act also UAPA offence: Delhi high court
Section 15 of UAPA defines a terrorist act as one likely to cause death or injury to people, loss or destruction of property
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 05:30 AM IST
Delhi poll nomination can be filed from jail: HC to Tahir Hussain
AIMIM leader Tahir Hussain is an accused in the murder case of IB staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 05:24 AM IST
Wrestlers protest: Delhi Police opposes Brij Bhushan plea in Delhi HC
The police told the court that the trial in the sexual harassment case against the BJP leader was in progress
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 05:02 AM IST
Submit affidavit after gender change abroad for fresh passport: MEA
There is no need for a certificate of identity for change of gender with an identity card issued under the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 04:45 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Is setting up protest site enough to attract UAPA, asks Delhi HC
The bench asked whether organising protest sites alone was sufficient for UAPA or if their connection to subsequent violence needed to be established
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 03:28 PM IST