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Friday, November 28, 2025
TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

Massagers, not sex toys: Delhi customs dept gets schooled by High Court for ‘moral assumptions’

Court rapped dept for 'harassing' small firms as it dismissed review petition & imposed penalty on assistant commissioner of customs saying amount should be deducted from his salary.

Refusing to junk POCSO case, how Delhi HC rejected exceptions for ‘near-majority consensual relations’

At a time when courts are carving out exceptions on humanitarian grounds for 'consensual' relations between near-adult juveniles, Delhi HC has stuck to stricter interpretation of POCSO Act.

Why Delhi HC struck down 1986 rule to mandate uniform retirement age for all Coast Guard ranks

Court called the rank-based retirement gap 'astonishing', ruling that the differential in ages of superannuation violated the Constitutional guarantees of equality under Articles 14 and 16.

Gautam Gambhir, family get relief as Delhi HC quashes unlicensed distribution of Covid medicines case

The case related to allegations that the foundation had procured and distributed COVID-19 medicines without a valid license during the deadly second wave.

Red Fort blast: Delhi HC rejects accused’s plea to allow meeting with lawyer at NIA headquarters

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that the accused has failed to show any order passed by the trial court rejecting his prayer to meet his lawyer at the NIA headquarters here.

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC accepts MP Sajjan Kumar’s appeal on suspension of his sentence

He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a case linked to the killing of two persons in the Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984.

HC upholds Relaxo’s piracy claim against Aqualite—how humble hawai chappal became an ‘object of art’

Judges used ‘instructed eye’ test to sink Aqualite’s appeal against interim order barring it from manufacturing & selling slippers that mirror Relaxo’s patented ‘side-ridge’ design.

Village fair tattoo may cost man his CRPF future; MHA says can’t bend rules, HC to decide

MHA has told the Delhi High Court that tattoos on the right forearm—the saluting arm—violate uniformity and secular neutrality in the CAPF.  

AAP & BJP at each other’s throats, now in Delhi High Court. What is the ‘phansi ghar’ row

AAP leaders told HC, current assembly cannot summon members of previous House, as summons over 2022 event outside legislative privilege. Lawyer for Delhi assembly says AAP leaders' plea 'misconceived'.

Morality, massagers & sex toys: Why Delhi HC called for fixed standards to end subjective opinions

Court directed CBIC to conduct inter-ministerial consultation for framing a uniform policy on import of these products.

On Camera

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.