New Delhi, April 8 – The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Centre on Wednesday regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and...
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New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court has allowed the restoration of an X account that was suspended for publishing allegedly defamatory content against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, however, directed X, formerly Twitter, to temporarily block the...
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New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response to two petitions challenging provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, which removes the right to self-perceived gender identity.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and...
New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday described certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub as "highly offensive, inflammatory, and communal" while seeking her response to a petition seeking the removal of the allegedly objectionable content from social media.Justice Purushaindra...
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New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam case, seeking his release from jail.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said there was no merit in...
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New Delhi, April 8 – The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Christian Michel James, alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam, challenging a trial court order that had rejected his application for release from prison on the grounds that he had served the...
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Important cases to be heard in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, April 8:* The High Court will hear a petition challenging Delhi University's decision to ban all protests on campus.
Mumbai, April 7 Actress Ameesha Patel and director Siddharth Anand, known for films like ‘Pathaan’, ‘War’, and ‘Fighter’, have strongly reacted to comedian Zakir Khan’s remarks about the success of ‘Dhurandhar’ and the industry professionals who are not pleased with it.On Tuesday, Ameesha...
New Delhi, April 7 – The Delhi High Court ruled on Tuesday that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) does not have the jurisdiction to regulate animal or cattle feed, stating that such powers fall outside the scope of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.A division bench...
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New Delhi, April 7 A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar in an ED case related to the AIADMK's "two leaves" election symbol, noting that he had undergone detention exceeding half of the maximum seven-year sentence prescribed under the Prevention of Money...
New Delhi, April 7 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday overturned an FSSAI directive mandating that animals producing milk and meat should not be fed with feed containing meat or bone meal.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the provisions of the Food Safety...
New Delhi, April 7 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's stand on a plea challenging the recognition of the Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) as a national federation of the sport.The court asked it to produce the entire record of the decision-making process, including the...
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Mumbai, April 7 Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has come out in support of Rajpal Yadav after the latter was allegedly humiliated during a recent award show.On Tuesday, the superstar posted on his X, formerly Twitter, and shared a long note in which he spoke about the actor's craft and the...
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New Delhi, April 7 Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday challenging his conviction and three-year jail sentence in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011.Justice Swarana Kanta...
New Delhi, April 7 – The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) in response to multiple petitions filed by Congress leader Rajendra Bharti, who has been convicted and sentenced in a Rural Development Bank fraud case...
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New Delhi, April 6 The Delhi High Court ruled on Monday that the assurance given by then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in March 2020 regarding payment of rent on behalf of poor tenants during the Covid-induced lockdown could not be enforced, as it was not followed up with any official action...
New Delhi, April 6 Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared in person in the Delhi High Court on Monday, seeking Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma's recusal from hearing the CBI petition challenging the discharge of the AAP convenor and other accused in the liquor policy case.Justice...
New Delhi, April 6 The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed 25 students, expelled by Delhi Public School, Dwarka, for non-payment of fees amid a fee-hike dispute, to attend classes from Tuesday, saying the school's decision would not be given effect if the parents pay 50 per cent of the dues by...
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New Delhi, April 6 Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared in person before the Delhi High Court on Monday, seeking the recusal of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma from hearing the CBI petition challenging the discharge of the AAP convenor and all other accused in the liquor policy case...
New Delhi, April 6 – The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a recusal application filed by AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who appeared in person and sought that the matter related to the alleged excise policy case be heard by a bench other than that of Justice Swarna Kanta...