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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDelhi HC

Topic: Delhi HC

Delhi HC issues notice in suit filed by Karisma Kapoor’s children for Sunjay Kapur’s Rs 30,000 cr estate

The children, represented through their mother, have alleged that Priya Kapur forged her late-husband, Sunjay Kapur's will to claim total control over his assets.

Why AYUSH secretary’s unprecedented 8-year run is facing legal challenge

A petition in the Delhi High Court has challenged Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha’s 2017 appointment and the repeated extensions, saying his “indefinite continuance" was done “without any recruitment notification or adherence to government rules."

‘Wholesale disregard’: Why HC rapped Centre while hearing plea by Kamal Nath’s sister in Moser Baer case

The HC last week quashed a govt order seeking a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office into the affairs of Moser Baer India Ltd from when Nita Puri & Rahul Puri were its directors.

VK Saxena’s defamation case against Medha Patkar & why Delhi HC upheld her conviction

Delhi HC granted Patkar minor relief by modifying a condition of her probation, which was allowed by sessions court this April.

Why a district judge’s name has been cleared for promotion to Delhi HC 7 months after retirement

It's very rare for SC collegium to recommend a retired district judge as a judge of high court. Vimal Kumar Yadav demitted office in January as district judge of Patiala House Court.

Centre orders 6 changes in Udaipur Files, SC stays film’s release, till 24 July

According to the central committee constituted by Delhi HC, revising a particular AI-generated scene resembling a 'Saudi Arabia-style execution' is one of the 6 changes.

‘No whisper of COVID infection,’ says Delhi HC, as it quashes 16 FIRs in Tablighi Jamaat case

HC says those booked were ‘helpless’ and ‘got confined due to COVID-19 lockdown’; adds ‘allowing proceedings to continue would amount to abuse of process of law’.

SC Collegium’s pick for judgeship, advocate Shwetasree Majumdar withdraws consent for appointment

SC Collegium led by then CJI DY Chandrachud had recommended Majumdar’s name for elevation to Delhi HC last August. But Centre is yet to clear the file.

Delhi HC seeks responses from govt, hospital after man charged despite having Ayushman Bharat Card

In a plea filed by 73-yr-old Raminder Singh, the court has sought responses after Singh was charged for medical tests and admission despite holding a valid Ayushman Bharat Card.

Clean-up job by Justice Yashwant Varma’s aides: What panel probing judge cash row found

The 3-member panel of Chief Justices of Punjab & Haryana HC and Himachal Pradesh HC and a Karnataka HC judge found Varma's misconduct "serious enough" for his removal.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.