"Highly Adventurous Plea": Delhi High Court Refuses To Permit Arrested Politicians To Campaign Through VC For Lok Sabha Polls 2024

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction upon the Election Commission of India (ECI) to develop a mechanism to ensure that arrested political leaders are allowed to campaign through VC for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls 2024.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora said that it is a highly adventurous plea, contrary...

PIL Before Delhi High Court Against Circulation Of Deepfake Videos During Lok Sabha Polls

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court against circulation of deepfake videos trying to influence the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta today before a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Mehta informed court that the plea has been filed by a...

'Sextortion' Is A Social Menace, Represents Profound Violation Of Privacy: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that 'sextortion' is a significant social menace which represents a profound violation of privacy. Justice Amit Mahajan said that sextortion not only undermines individual dignity but also poses serious challenges to law enforcement due to its “clandestine and cross-jurisdictional nature.”“Sextortion represents a profound violation of privacy and is...

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹50K Costs On Kashmir Harvard Educational Institute In Appeal Against Harvard College

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal against a single judge order which upheld an arbitral award directing transfer of a domain name registered by Kashmir Harvard Educational Institute based in Srinagar to the President and Fellows of Harvard College in the United States of America.A division bench comprising Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju rejected the appeal moved...

'You Are Far Worse Than A Govt Department, Get Your House In Order': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Meta In TV Today's Plea

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure with Meta for taking TV Today Network “in circles” and not deciding its complaint over suspension of its Instagram account created for its magazine Harper's Bazaar India (bazaarindia). A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora asked Meta to get its house in order and remarked that the...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Admission For EWS Student Beyond Academic Year, Emphasizes Adherence To RTE Act Provisions

In a recent legal ruling, the Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking admission for a student from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in a private school for the academic year 2024-2025.The petitioner, Ayesha Sankhla, had applied for admission to Nursery/Pre-School grade in the academic year 2022-2023. Notably, under the regime of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory...

Delhi High Court Grants Police Protection To Transgender Person For Filing Nomination For Lok Sabha Polls

The Delhi High Court has granted police protection to a transgender person for filling up the nomination form in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections as a candidate from South Delhi Parliamentary Constituency.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta observed that Article 14 of the Constitution of India ensures equal protection of laws in all spheres of State activity, including participation in the...

Delhi High Court Restrains Ashneer Grover From Making Third Party Rights In Shares Given By BharatPe Co-Founder Bhavik Koladiya

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained BharatPe's Former Managing Director Ashneer Grover from making any third party rights or interest in the 16,110 shares transferred to him by fintech company's co-founder Bhavik Koladiya. Justice Prateek Jalan passed the order on the interim application filed by Koladiya in his suit against Grover. The court restrained Grover from making any third...

High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Expeditiously Fill Vacant Posts Of Chairperson, Members In Delhi Commission For Protection Of Child Rights

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking expeditious filling up of the vacant position of Chairperson and Members in the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR).A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora sought response of the Delhi Government, DCPCR and Union Government...

Can't Suspend Registration Of Vehicle For "Bullet-Proofing" Sans Specific Finding Of Danger To Public Or Other Conditions U/S 53 MV Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that though Section 52 of the Motor Vehicles Act (which talks about alteration in motor vehicle) does not explicitly permit bullet-proofing of vehicles, nonetheless the registration of a vehicle cannot be suspended for bullet proofing in absence of a specific finding that such modification causes danger to the public as stipulated under Section 53 of the...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Additional Space For Expansion Of Court Rooms, DHCBA Lawyers Chambers

A plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking additional space for expansion of court rooms and Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) lawyers chambers and parking. The petition, moved by DHCBA, seeks a direction on the Centre to hand over possession of entire land of national capital's Bapa Nagar for infrastructural needs by relocating the existing occupants of the...

2008 Serial Blasts: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Three Accused, Orders Expeditious Conclusion Of Trial

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to three accused persons in the UAPA case concerning the 2008 serial blasts in the national capital that claimed 26 lives.A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shalinder Kaur dismissed the appeals moved by Mubeen Kadar Shaikh and Saquib Nisar.Accused Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy was denied bail by the division bench...