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TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

Controller general of patents, whose appointment stands disputed, lost crucial powers over past months

Several orders issued by commerce ministry this year have taken away Unnat P. Pandit’s financial & administrative powers, even as he continues to hold the post, the Delhi HC was informed.

Quashing eviction notice, HC recalls how Indira, Rajiv targeted Indian Express for Emergency defiance

Delhi HC held Centre's decision to terminate Express Building lease deed as arbitrary & malafide. It was meant to muzzle Express Newspapers and nothing more, it added.

Delhi HC judge praises new criminal laws for ‘Indian values’ at event held by RSS-linked lawyers’ body

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who had earlier rejected bail pleas of Kejriwal & Sisodia in Delhi excise policy case, says new laws reflect Hindu principle of pashchattap (repentance).

Plea in HC seeks probe into Patent Office ‘irregularities’. Cases ‘arbitrarily reallocated, abandoned’

Petition alleges IT division of Patent Office is acting unlawfully, frustrating automated system by manually reallocating, withdrawing applications & creating scope for 'corruption'.

Plea in Delhi HC challenges appointment of controller general of patents, in dock for ‘outsourcing’ work

The petition by the All India Patent Officer’s Welfare Association calls Unnat P Pandit's appointment as the controller general 'arbitrary' & in contravention of the ad for the post.

UPSC, Delhi cops tell HC Puja Khedkar ‘forged’ name, altered ‘disability’ for extra IAS exam attempts

Challenging ex-IAS trainee Puja Khedkar’s anticipatory bail plea in court, Delhi Police & UPSC alleged she hatched a ‘deep-rooted’ conspiracy, likely involving more people.

Adoptive mom took 3-yr-old to hospital in 2018. Now she’s a POCSO accused — chronicle of a complex case

Earlier this month, Delhi HC refused to quash the charges against her, saying that even a woman can be charged under the POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault.

HC rules out writ petition against X for fundamental rights violation. How it works & when it applies

Suspension of account on not violative of fundamental rights since X is a private platform, Delhi HC said; rights only enforceable against state or bodies performing public functions.

Delhi HC dismisses Kejriwal’s challenge to CBI arrest in liquor policy case, rejects bail plea

It could not be said that the 'arrest was without any justiciable reason', the court observed. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna asked Delhi CM to approach the trial court for bail.

Delhi HC directs Baba Ramdev, others to remove ads against allopathy during Covid pandemic

The court directed the defendant individuals to take down several of their claims on social media platforms, promoting Patanjali's Coronil as the only cure for the virus.

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.