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Delhi High Court gets seven new Judges, total strength rises to 50

September 21, 2026 admin

Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya administered the oath to the seven Justices. Photo: YouTube/@Delhi High Court – Official Seven judicial officers took the oath of office as Delhi High Court Judges on Monday (September 21, 2026) taking the strength of the Court to 50. Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya administered the oath to Justices Nivedita Anil Sharma,…

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Delhi building collapse: High Court refuses urgent listing of plea over demolition of adjoining structure

September 14, 2026 admin

The Delhi High Court on September 14 refused to urgently list a plea raising concerns over the MCD’s decision to demolish the building adjoining the Satya Niketan hostel that collapsed last week. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Monday (September 14, 2026) refused to urgently list a plea raising concerns…

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Delhi HC awards ₹50k compensation to bank manager who foiled armed robbery in 1998

September 12, 2026 admin

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court has awarded ₹50,000 compensation to a former Punjab & Sind Bank manager who risked his life to foil an armed robbery at the bank’s Najafgarh branch nearly 28 years ago, observing that his act of courage was wrongly trivialised by…

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Delhi HC seeks WFI’s stand on Vinesh Phogat’s plea to participate in selection trials for World Championships

September 10, 2026 admin

The fresh application was filed in the main petition in which Vinesh Phogat has sought the formulation of a fair and structured framework for women athletes returning to competitive sports after pregnancy and maternity leave. File picture | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) asked the Wrestling…

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Delhi High Court notice on plea for DU hostels, safety audits of PGs

September 9, 2026 admin

A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official arrives to dismantle an unsafe adjacent structure following the multi-storey building collapse tragedy at Satya Niketan on September 9, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) issued notice to the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi University (DU) on a Public Interest…

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Delhi building collapse death toll up to 7; HC orders citywide PG inspection, flags student housing woes

September 8, 2026 admin

Rescue operation underway after a building collapsed near Satya Niketan in New Delhi on September 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The death toll in the collapse of a building housing students in the Satya Niketan area rose to seven on Monday, even as the Delhi High Court expressed deep concern over the…

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No coercive action against Gymkhana Club until next hearing: Centre to Delhi HC

September 4, 2026 admin

The Delhi Gymkhana Club. | Photo Credit: file photo The Centre on Thursday (September 3, 2026) told the Delhi High Court that it would not take any coercive action against the Delhi Gymkhana Club until the next date of hearing on September 16. The submission was made before Justice Avneesh Jhingan, who was hearing petitions…

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Delhi HC seeks rationalefor MP/MLA endorsementto get Lakshmi Yojana aid

August 24, 2026 admin

The court asked the Delhi govt. to explain what objectives it seeks to achieve by adding this clause to the scheme. | Photo Credit: file photo The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit within 10 days explaining why women seeking financial assistance under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana must…

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HC rejects jockey association’s plea against Delhi Race Club eviction

August 21, 2026 admin

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The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition by the Jockey Association of India challenging the eviction order issued against the Delhi Race Club from its 53-acre premises in Lutyens’ Delhi. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that the association’s petition was not maintainable, noting that the Delhi Race Club, the affected party, had already…

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