Tag: Delhi High court

Delhi Court Dismisses Plea Challenging IAS Officer’s Appointment As CBSE Chief

October 26, 2023 admin

Judge said the petition by Independent School Federation of India was a “gross misuse of law”. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of senior IAS officer Nidhi Chhibber as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), saying she has the qualification for the post. The…

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Right To Marry Person Of Choice Indelible, Family Cannot Object: Delhi High Court

October 26, 2023 admin

Delhi High Court ruled that the right to marry a person of one’s own choice is indelible. New Delhi: Granting police protection to a couple facing threats from their family post marriage, the Delhi High Court has said the right to marry a person of one’s own choice is indelible and constitutionally protected and not…

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‘Graduate Wife Cannot Be Compelled To Work’: High Court Awards Maintenance

October 25, 2023 admin

Merely because the wife is a graduate, she cannot be compelled to work, the high court said. New Delhi: Merely because the wife is a graduate, she cannot be compelled to work and it cannot be presumed that she is intentionally not working to claim maintenance from her estranged husband, the Delhi High Court has…

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Hyderabad Businessman Alleges “Third Degree Torture” In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

October 21, 2023 admin

“Third degree” refers to brutality by police officers interrogating an accused. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the ED’s stand on a petition by Hyderabad businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai challenging his arrest and remand in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, wherein he claims “third degree” methods…

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Lawyers Body Bar Council Of India Goes To Delhi High Court After South Korean Enrolled As Advocate

October 18, 2023 admin

The matter would be heard next in December. New Delhi: The Bar Council of India (BCI) Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court against a direction to it to process the enrolment of a South Korean national as an advocate. BCI chairman senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra argued that foreign lawyers are not allowed to practice…

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Probe Agency’s Custody Of Chinese National In Vivo Money-Laundering Case Upheld

October 14, 2023 admin

The agency had raided Vivo and its linked people in July last year. (Representational) New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a trial court order sending Chinese national Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang to three-day Enforcement Directorate custody in a money laundering case against Chinese smartphone maker Vivo. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma,…

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“Giving Grounds Of Arrest In Writing Not Mandated By Anti-Terror Law, But Advisable”: Delhi High Court

October 13, 2023 admin

The court said the police could do so after redacting “sensitive material”. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday said furnishing grounds of arrest in writing to a person being arrested was not mandated under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act but it was “advisable” that the police henceforth provide it after redacting “sensitive material”….

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Centre’s Stand Sought On Kapil Dev’s Petition Against Cruelty To Animals

October 13, 2023 admin

The matter will be heard next on December 19. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Centre and the Delhi government’s stand on a petition by former India cricketer Kapil Dev and his wife against cruelty to animals. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the governments…

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Court Allows Go First Lessors To Engage Security For Aircraft

October 12, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has permitted the lessors of then crisis-hit Go First to engage security personnel round-the-clock for protecting their aircraft that are lying idle for several months. The court passed an interim order on multiple applications by several lessors seeking maintenance of their aircraft. The lessors have also sought deregistration of…

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“Denial Of Maternity Benefits Inhumane, Violates Rights”: Delhi High Court

October 11, 2023 admin

Denial of maternity benefits to a female employee is inhumane, Delhi High Court said. (Representational)) New Delhi: Denial of maternity benefits to a female employee is inhumane and against the principles of social justice as well as her fundamental rights as it stands in the way of her choice to bring life into the world,…

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