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TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

Judge transferred, HC to hear Delhi riots bail pleas from scratch after months of hearings

A bench headed by Justice Siddharth Mridul had heard the cases over the last year & even reserved orders. But Justice Mridul’s transfer has meant they will have to be reheard from January. 

Slamming ‘narrow view’, HC extends Centre’s Covid insurance for health workers to contractual employees

Delhi HC directs Centre to pay Rs 50 lakh to widow of hospital guard who died of Covid. She approached court after Centre opposed her plea, saying her husband wasn't a state employee.

Husband not paying maintenance despite court order? HC says civil suit can be filed for arrears

Arrears of maintenance pending for over a year can be recovered through civil suit, even if recourse under Section 125(3) of CrPC before magistrate isn’t available anymore, says court.

Maternity benefits part of woman’s dignity, can’t be based on nature of employment, says Delhi HC

Court rules in favour of advocate denied maternity leave by Delhi State Legal Services Authority. DSLSA argued she had no locus standi to approach court as she was not a regular employee.

HC upholds acquittal of Muslim man accused of minor wife’s rape — no intercourse ‘before marriage’

Delhi HC's ruling comes amid conflicting orders from various high courts on whether a minor Muslim girl can enter into a valid marriage, and applicability of POCSO Act to such cases.

‘Lack of devotion & incompetence’: Former Delhi HC judge sought suspension of cops after losing pet dog

In his letter to the Delhi Police, Justice Gaurang Kanth said he lost his pet dog due to security personnel’s failure in locking the door of his residence.

‘Figment of imagination,’ HC says of Tehelka ‘expose’, awards Rs 2 cr to Army officer  

In Tehelka’s 2001 sting operation, 'Operation West End', Major General M.S. Ahluwalia,  then serving in the Army HQ, was alleged to be a corrupt officer.

Delhi woman’s ‘family chopped off husband’s penis’. Couple wants case quashed, prosecution opposes

Almost 3 yrs after the incident, prosecution filed status report this week, describing it as 'one of the most reprehensible crimes'. Matter is set to come up before HC on 18 July.

Car keys, police witnesses, Rs 2 note: What led SC to reverse acquittal of 2 Lajpat Nagar blast accused

SC sentenced them & 2 others to life terms without remission, held that unavailability of public witnesses should not ipso facto lead court to discard testimonies of police witnesses.

Psychiatric report, conduct in jail — what led Delhi HC to commute death sentence of minor’s killer

Bench relied on landmark 2022 judgment when Supreme Court issued guidelines and made psychological evaluation mandatory when considering death penalty for a convict.

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.