'Can't Reorganize State Boundaries': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL To Merge North Indian Cities, Shift Punjab's High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking merger of various cities in North India with the national capital, and shifting Punjab's High Court to Jalandhar instead of Chandigarh. “We don't recognize the boundaries of States. We don't decide which High Court will function where. That is not our domain or jurisdiction,” a division bench...

SCBA Meeting On Nomination Of Women Advocates As Executive Members Will Be Conducted Within Two Months: Delhi High Court Told

The Delhi High Court on Thursday was told that the General Body Meeting of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to discuss the aspect of nomination of women advocates as its Executive Members will be conducted within two months. The submission was made before Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain by SCBA President, Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala, in a plea seeking to convene the General Body Meeting...

Smriti Irani v Congress Leaders: Delhi High Court Modifies Injunction Order On Taking Down Of Content By Social Media Intermediaries

The Delhi High Court on Thursday modified an interim injunction order passed in 2022 in favour of Union Minister Smriti Irani in her defamation case against three Congress leaders, on the aspect of taking down of content by social media intermediaries.Justice Prateek Jalan modified the order passed by a coordinate bench on July 29, 2022, after applications were moved by X (formerly...

Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Shahrukh Pathan Who Pointed Gun At Cop

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on the bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The development ensued in FIR 51 of 2020 registered at Jafrabad Police Station. The case relates to an incident wherein he was captured pointing a gun towards a policeman during the riots. The pictures of it had gone viral on...

How Does General Law On Transfers Meld With Rights Of Persons With Disability Act? Delhi High Court Appoints Lawyer Rahul Bajaj As Amicus

The Delhi High Court is set to decide the question as to how the general law on transfers melds or combines with the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016.A division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal appointed Advocate Rahul Bajaj, who is blind since birth, as an amicus curiae in the matter. “We are of the view that in the matter before us, one of the issues...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Normalization Procedure Based On Percentile Score Adopted For JEE Mains

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea challenging the normalization procedure based on percentile score adopted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for JEE (Mains) examination for entrance into the various Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).Justice C Hari Shankar said that the process of normalisation is a “detailed statistical process” and dismissed in limine the plea moved by...

Cordelia Cruise Case: Delhi High Court Modifies CAT Order, Sets Aside Direction To Pass Speaking Order Before Initiating Action Against Sameer Wankhede

Modifying an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in August last year, the Delhi High Court has set aside the direction of passing a reasoned and speaking order before any action is initiated against Sameer Wankhede on the basis of an enquiry report in relation to the Cordelia cruise drugs case, after granting a personal hearing to him. A division bench of Justice Rekha...

Section 37 Of NDPS Act Doesn't Fetter Grant Of Bail On Ground Of Undue Delay In Completion Of Trial: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled that Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, does not fetter grant of bail to an accused on the ground of undue delay in the completion of trial.Justice Navin Chawla held that prolonged incarceration generally militates against the right to life and liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India...

Take Steps To Fill Vacancies In Municipal Taxation Tribunal: High Court To Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to fill up the vacancies in the Municipal Taxation Tribunal and ensure that it is in place.“It is hoped and expected that expeditious steps shall be taken in this regard,” Justice Sachin Datta said in an order passed on February 14. “Let a copy of this order be sent to the Chief Secretary, GNCTD,” the court added. Justice Datta...

S.8 UAPA | Intent Of Notifying Place 'Used For Unlawful Association' Is Not To Seize Properties Of Innocent Owners: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the intent of notifying a place under Section 8 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, is to ensure that it is not used for unlawful activities and is not to seize properties of innocent owners who are neither members of the unlawful association nor involved in unlawful activities.Section 8 of the UAPA grants power to the...

"Purely A Govt Function": Delhi High Court Refuses To Order Opening Of 24 Hours PAN India Doordarshan Channel For Sindhi Community

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct the Union Government and Doordarshan to open a new 24 hours PAN India Doordarshan channel for the Sindhi Community, observing that it is purely a governmental function. Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain said that there cannot be any two opinions that the Sindhi Community, being a minority, is having a right for the preservation of its own heritage and...

Delhi High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case On Delay In Processing Of Bail Bonds By Jail Superintendents

The Delhi High Court recently initiated a suo motu petition with regard to the delay in formalities relating to acceptance of bail bonds by Jail Superintendents and issued a notice to the Director General of Prisons and the Standing Counsel (Criminal) of Delhi Government.Justice Amit Mahajan noted that the court while passing bail order at times directs that the bail bond be directly furnished...