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TopicDelhi High Court

Topic: Delhi High Court

Why a district judge’s name has been cleared for promotion to Delhi HC 7 months after retirement

It's very rare for SC collegium to recommend a retired district judge as a judge of high court. Vimal Kumar Yadav demitted office in January as district judge of Patiala House Court.

Judges must deliver reserved orders within 2-3 weeks of transfer, no rehearing allowed: Delhi HC

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said responsibility to pronounce a reserved order lies with the judge who heard it, even after transfer, & that handovers erode credibility & cause confusion.

Tablighi case over, but 5 years of stigma linger. ‘Did it happen because I’m Muslim?’

‘We kept asking what our crime was, but there was no answer,’ said Shafiquddin Malik, one of 70 men cleared after five years in the Tablighi Jamaat case by the Delhi High Court.

Why Delhi HC granted anticipatory bail to NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in ED, EOW cases

One is a case of alleged money laundering being probed by ED, and the other is of alleged unlawful foreign funding initiated by Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police.

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response as plea questions exclusion of visually impaired from vehicle GST relief

Currently, this benefit is only extended to persons with orthopaedic physical disabilities having a benchmark disability of 40 percent or more.

Delhi HC notice to ED on Aslam Wani plea to quash PMLA case after terror funding case acquittal

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the petition moved by Mohd. Aslam Wani. Wani has moved...

President approves appointments of 3 new judges for Delhi High Court

The HC now has 43 judges against a sanctioned strength of 60. The addition is expected to ease pressure on the court, which has long struggled a judge shortage & case backlog.

News of the day: 21 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

As bar associations go after courtroom imposters in black & white, concerns about ‘overreach’

To curb touts & imposters, bar bodies have barred non-lawyers from donning courtroom attire. But some advocates argue this action lacks legal backing and risks being invalidated.

Delhi Feb 2020 riots: High Court seeks police reply on accused discharge plea in cop murder case

The accused Mohd Khalid has challenged a trial court's 22 November, 2024 order on framing charges against him and 24 other accused in the case.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.