Articles by Shruti Kakkar
Coaching centre deaths: HC dismisses plea seeking to restrain CBI from filing charge sheet
Delhi High Court dismissed a plea to restrain the CBI from filing charges in the drowning case of three IAS aspirants, citing lack of jurisdiction.
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 05:56 AM IST
HC: Man calling wife a parasite is an insult to womankind
The Delhi High Court emphasized a husband's duty to maintain his wife and children, rejecting claims of her being a "parasite" and upholding maintenance rights.
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses to stay All India Tennis Association polls
Tennis players Somdev Devvarman and Purav Raja challenged the elections saying the AITA was conducting them in violation of the National Sports Development Code
Published on Sep 24, 2024 03:18 PM IST
Can’t allow ‘embryo trade’: Delhi HC rejects plea
The plea said that the rule by restricting the use of unused gametes or embryos infringes upon the reproductive rights of the couple
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Delhi high court refuses to entertain plea for third-party embryo adoption
The Delhi high court said it was not for the court to decide the policy of the State and allowed the petitioner to approach the Union health ministry
Updated on Sep 23, 2024 05:32 PM IST
HC seeks ED response in plea by AAP MLA challenging his arrest
Delhi High Court seeks ED's response on AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's plea challenging his arrest over alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Puja Khedkar row: HC issues notice on UPSC plea seeking perjury proceedings
A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad sought Khedkar’s response on UPSC's plea seeking perjury proceedings and fixed September 26 as the next date of hearing.
Published on Sep 19, 2024 02:55 PM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi HC grants bail to four people in IAS coaching centre deaths
On Friday, the court ordered the release of the four co-owners, subject to them depositing ₹5 crore with the Red Cross
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 05:50 AM IST
HC issues notice to Khedkar over UPSC plea for perjury proceedings against her
A bench of Justice Jyoti Singh sought former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s response within three weeks and listed the matter for hearing next on November 26
Published on Sep 12, 2024 04:23 PM IST
Court upholds SpiceJet engine grounding order
SpiceJet approached the division bench against a single judge’s August 14 order directing that the three engines be grounded and returned to the lessors
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Delhi HC seeks NADA reply on plea filed by wrestler Bajrang Punia on suspension
Justice Sanjeev Narula issued notice to the agency on the plea which has been filed ahead of the Senior World Wrestling Championships to be held in Albania in October
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 01:33 PM IST
Delhi HC allows 7 students to attend St Stephen’s College
The high court directed the Delhi university to not allocate any further seats, fixed January 28 as next day of hearing
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 06:42 AM IST
Tihar justifies its move to bar MP from meeting Delhi CM, points to rules
Rule 588 of the Delhi Prison Rules bars ex-prisoners and habitual offenders from meeting their friends lodged in prison
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:32 AM IST
St Stephen’s moves HC to challenge directions to admit 7 students
St Stephen’s claimed that the findings of the single-judge bench would create severe burden on the college.
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:18 AM IST
St. Stephen's appeals against single judge order asking it to admit 7 students
Stephen’s counsel urged bench of acting chief justice Manmohan and justice Tushar Rao Gedela urged the court to list the matter tomorrow, to which court agreed.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 02:32 PM IST
Stakeholder consultation within 2 weeks: Delhi HC on mandatory attendance in colleges
The court was acting on a petition originally taken up by the Supreme Court in 2016, following the alleged suicide case of a student at Amity Law University
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 01:28 PM IST
Delhi HC directs St Stephen’s College to admit 7 students
The common seat allocation system is binding on all the colleges affiliated with Delhi University, the court said
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Drowning deaths: HC seeks CBI response to bail plea of Rajendra Nagar coaching centre co-owners
Stressing the agency’s duty to act responsibly, a bench of justice Dinesh Kumar asked CBI to come up with “concrete evidence” over the accountability of co-owners Sarabjeet Singh, Tejinder Singh, Harinder Singh and Parminder Singh
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Delhi HC pulls up Wikipedia for non-compliance of order
The HC took strong exception to the platform’s conduct while considering a plea filed by ANI, alleging that Wikipedia failed to comply with its Aug 20 order.
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 08:38 PM IST
High court upholds Tihar rejection of AAP leader’s request to meet Kejriwal
Sandeep Pathak moved the high court seeking to quash the decision of the Tihar authorities and direct them to permit him to meet Kejriwal
Published on Sep 05, 2024 10:11 AM IST
Delhi HC raps NCRTC for seeking tree felling nod for RRTS project
A bench of justice Jasmeet Singh, although clarifying that he would not stall the project, took a dim view of the NCRTC approaching the court at the fag end of the project and said that the corporation was not sensitive to ecological issues
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 05:34 AM IST
Won’t quash defamation case against AAP: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court refused to quash defamation proceedings against CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders for alleging BJP deleted 3 million voters' names, citing defamatory intent.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Delhi HC ‘concerned’ about health dept affairs
The court directed the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to take over the implementation of the recommendations
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Delhi high court tells MCD to improve ways to raze illegal construction
The court also expressed displeasure over the agency’s failure to abide by repeated orders to change its means of regulating illegal constructions
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses to quash defamation case against Tharoor over remarks against PM
The high court vacated the interim order and directed the parties to appear before the trial court on September 10
Published on Aug 29, 2024 04:10 PM IST
Delhi HC takes exception to Brij Bhushan’s plea in sexual harassment case
Singh, a six-time former BJP lawmaker, was booked last year after top wrestlers accused his of sexual harassment and camped at Jantar Mantar for 38 days demanding his immediate arrest
Published on Aug 29, 2024 12:44 PM IST
Delhi HC extends interim protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar till Sept 5
A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad extended the protection after the counsel for Delhi Police sought time to file certain documents to prove that Khedkar had committed forgery
Published on Aug 29, 2024 12:33 PM IST
Delhi HC urges Centre to fill Section 377 gaps in BNS
The Delhi high court on Wednesday suggested that the Union government promulgate an ordinance penalising the offence of forced unnatural sex and sodomy.
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 06:19 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
UPSC lacks power to disqualify after appointment, Khedkar tells HC
Refuting the allegations of fake documents and fraud levelled by UPSC against her, Khedkar, in a four-page reply, asserted that she neither changed her first name and surname from 2012 to 2022, nor manipulated or misrepresented her name to the commission.
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 07:38 AM IST
4 co-owners of Rajendra Nagar basement move Delhi high court
The co-owners – Sarabjeet Singh, Tejinder Singh, Harinder Singh and Parminder Singh – were arrested on July 28
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 06:06 AM IST