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Topic: Delhi High Court

Case of the missing Rushdie notification. Why you may soon be able to import banned Satanic Verses

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs in 1988 banned import of controversial book, the constitutional validity of which was challenged in HC. What followed was a real life ‘error 404’.

Dress code for dropping kids at Delhi school: no nightwear, no chappals. Parents call it ‘unreasonable’

Circular issued by GD Goenka Public School's principal on 22 October. Parents—already fighting a case against school over fee hike—say they'll formally write to school authorities.

Delhi riots case: High Court dismisses plea by activist Khalid Saifi in attempt-to-murder charge

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea by 'United Against Hate' founder Khalid Saifi against invocation of the charge of...

Next CJI Sanjiv Khanna is a proponent of personal liberty, cross-examines lawyers from memory

Khanna superseded 32 seniors in appointment to top post. Despite a stellar legacy, he started his practice from Tis Hazari even as his father was a sitting Delhi High Court judge.

Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to speed up hearing bail plea of Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam

Imam's counsel, senior advocate Siddhartha Dave, told the top court that the bail plea was pending since 2022.

In light of Delhi HC ruling on reproduction after death, here’s how different countries handle it

A Delhi HC has granted a couple access to their dead son's sperm, referencing international judgments. Worldwide, laws on posthumous reproduction vary from regulation to outright bans.

Why Delhi HC’s ruling allowing parents custody of deceased son’s sperm will set precedent

Paving way for posthumous reproduction, court said case raised moral & legal issues not covered under existing Indian law. It relied on laws in various countries to decide matter.

In HC, X slams govt order blocking Hindutva Watch. ‘IT Act doesn’t permit curbs on future content’

Micro-blogging platform was responding to petition by Raqib Hameed, who runs Hindutva Watch account. This is 1st time X filed affidavit in court against a blocking order by Indian govt.

With new portal on courtroom humour, Delhi HC upholds the right to be funny

Portal aims to show the 'human side' of legal system. 'We need to learn how to laugh at ourselves,' says chairperson of HC's IT, AI & Accessibility Committee, which conceived the idea.

Wikipedia is embroiled in a legal battle in Delhi HC. What is its open-editing model & how it works

Hearing a suit by ANI for 'defamatory' content on its Wikipedia page about the news agency, Delhi HC pulled up US-based nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which runs the platform. 

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.