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TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

HC dismisses the plea by farmers’ society to restrain DDA from taking over land on Yamuna bank

The court said that since the members of the petitioner society are in unlawful occupation, the relief for compensation on the ground of DDA damaging the crop is not maintainable.

In 2017, govt said criminalising marital rape would harm marriage. Now it’s reviewing stance

Centre filed affidavit opposing removal of marital rape exception from IPC. While it’s taking another look at its stance amid hearings in Delhi HC, it didn't indicate if it will withdraw affidavit.

SC collegium approves proposal to elevate 6 judicial officers as Delhi HC judges

The recommendation of the SC Collegium also included the names of 3 women judicial officers. The Delhi High Court is currently functioning with 30 judges against its strength of 60.

No change in new excise policy till next financial year, Delhi govt informs HC

Several pleas are pending before the high court against AAP govt's new excise policy on the ground that it is illegal, unfair, arbitrary and violative of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009.

Delhi HC reduces Juhi Chawla’s penalty from Rs 20 Lakh to Rs 2 lakh in 5G lawsuit

Court said the actor didn't take up 5G issue in a 'frivolous and casual manner' and expunged its judge's earlier remarks against her that she had filed lawsuit to garner publicity.

Marital rape law is necessary. Women cannot be expected to quietly accept violence in marriage

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

‘Exemption, more than exception’: Amicus Rebecca John slams IPC law on marital rape in Delhi HC

Arguing to declare the exception for marital rape unconstitutional, senior advocate John said the notion of marriage as an alliance of unequals could not be allowed to continue.

Men on ‘marriage strike’ against marital rape laws. Some people laugh, say good riddance

As the Delhi High Court hears the plea on marital rape, #MarriageStrike has seen more than 68 thousand tweets in the last 2-3 days.

If it’s rape, problematic to exclude it from punishment because of marriage, Delhi HC observes

A special bench is hearing a plea challenging IPC exception to marital rape. Amicus Rajasekhar Rao submits that law violates constitutional right to equality, life and liberty.

‘Which provision of which law is not misused?’ Delhi HC on IPC exception for marital rape

The court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 2nd exception to Section 375 of IPC that defines rape, but doesn't allow it to be applied to a married couple.

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.