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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

For son who can’t walk, Delhi HC brings BSF ASI home—PWDs’ caregivers entitled to transfer exemption

Setting aside transfer of officer far from medical facilities for son with muscular dystrophy, the court rules that administrative convenience can't outweigh needs of disabled.

Hope for Italian Embassy’s Indian staff after 12 yrs as Delhi HC reopens case alleging pay disparity

Apart from seeking parity in pay and benefits, the group of Indian staff had sought an amount of about Rs 2.11 crore in arrears from their employer.

Retd major in ‘hot soup’—secrecy around Celina Jaitly’s brother spotlights UAE’s ‘blackbox detentions’

Retired Indian Army Major Vikrant Jaitly was picked up from a Dubai mall last year. Charges against him haven’t been made public & UAE authorities remain tight-lipped.

No proof of demand, ‘stock witness’: How bribery case against DDA junior engineers fell apart in HC

Finding the complainant unreliable and the evidence incomplete, HC ruled that chain of demand, acceptance and recovery in the Rs 2,500, three-decade-old bribery case was never established.

Delhi HC quashes Lokpal proceedings against Defence Secretary R K Singh in NPC promotion case

The matter had been under interim protection since the predecessor Division Bench stayed the enforcement of the Lokpal's notices and orders.

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.

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.