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DU-St Stephen's row: Fresh exam roster includes newly recruited teachers despite HC stay order

St Stephen's College has included newly recruited teachers in an examination roster. This comes despite a university probe and a Delhi High Court stay order on the recruitment process. The court had directed the college to halt recruitment following a plea by four assistant professors. The roster was sent out…

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RIL, foreign firms refute in SC Centre's claim of 'unjust' extraction of gas from KG basin

Reliance Industries and its offshore partners are strongly denying allegations of siphoning gas from ONGC fields. The companies are in the Supreme Court challenging a High Court verdict that overturned an arbitral award in their favor. The Centre had demanded over a billion dollars for gas allegedly migrated from ONGC…

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SC refuses to lift stay on counting of Delhi Bar Council polls

The Supreme Court has refused to alter its previous order. This order had put a halt to the counting of votes for the Bar Council of Delhi elections. Allegations of tampering prompted this decision. The apex court has now asked the Delhi High Court to hear the related pleas. This…

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Delhi HC grants interim bail to Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid for father's funeral

Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid has been granted interim bail by the Delhi High Court until June 2 following the death of his father. Currently lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with terror-funding charges, Rashid will be escorted by police during his temporary release. The relief allows him to attend…

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Unnao rape case: SC sets aside order suspending Sengar's life term, asks HC to decide plea afresh

The Supreme Court has overturned a Delhi High Court decision that suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. The court has directed the High Court to re-examine Sengar's appeal against his conviction in the Unnao rape case. The High Court is asked to decide on the…

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“Porn Clips Interrupt Delhi High Court Proceedings; ‘You’ve Been Hacked’ Message Triggers Probe”

Virtual proceedings before the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court were disrupted multiple times on Wednesday after obscene and inappropriate content was played during a live video-conferencing hearing, raising serious concerns about the security of digital court systems.

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LaLiT Hotel ducked crores in dues. Justice Varma granted it relief but HC tore up his order

A Delhi High Court bench has done what a Delhi civic agency thought was long overdue: turned down an order that could have drained crores in public money while letting a luxury hotel chain sit on prime Lutyens’ Delhi land for a fraction of what it’s worth.

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A crowded courtroom, Kejriwal’s 10 reasons, and a bigger question: What makes a judge recuse?

An unusually high media presence combined with a heavy police bandobast was the first indication that a high-profile matter was going to be heard in the Delhi High Court.

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Hollywood studios now have another weapon to take down pirate websites in India: domain name registrar takedowns that can kill sites instantly

Delhi High Court orders now allow domain registrar suspensions, expanding India’s anti-piracy enforcement beyond ISP blocking measures.

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‘Trial at natural pace’: What HC said while denying bail to Umar, Sharjeel, others

Hearing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied them relief, according to LiveLaw.

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Who picks India’s judges? Inside a hidden battle between the courts and Modi’s government

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.

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‘Sitting in rain, no money for rent’: 2 Delhi families say homes bulldozed despite court stay

“Despite a stay till September 1 from the Delhi High Court, they came and destroyed my house,” said 19-year-old Krishna as he stood next to the rubble that was his home.

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‘They lied for our votes’: Displaced from Madrasi Camp, families slam slum rehabilitation promise’

On June 1, under heavy police presence, bulldozers rolled into Madrasi Camp in Jangpura, demolishing slum homes following a Delhi High Court order that deemed the settlement – along the Barapullah drain – illegal and a cause of monsoon flooding.

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‘Mismatches’ between Justice Yashwant Varma’s statements and actual evidence: Report

An internal judicial committee uncovered significant discrepancies between Justice Yashwant Varma’s statements and the actual evidence concerning a fire incident at his official residence, The Leaflet reported.

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‘Not court’s duty to tell media to take down this or that’: SC rejects ANI’s plea to remove Wikipedia page

The Supreme Court of India on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order requiring the removal of a Wikipedia page detailing a defamation lawsuit filed by ANI against Wikimedia Foundation, LiveLaw reported.

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SC sets aside HC takedown order in Wikipedia-ANI case

The Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court order which had directed a takedown of alleged defamatory edits on ANI’s Wikipedia page, Bar and Bench reported.

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HC judge recuses from BJP spokesperson’s defamation plea against Dainik Bhaskar

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav of Delhi High Court on Wednesday recused himself from hearing BJP spokesperson and senior advocate Nalin Kohli’s defamation suit against DB Corp Limited, which publishes Dainik Bhaskar, Bar and Bench reported.

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Regulatory gaps, ‘lack of audit’, pending dues: Fee control is a mirage in Delhi

What began as isolated complaints about rising tuition costs has exploded into a full-blown political confrontation between the Aam Aadmi Party and the newly-installed BJP government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.

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Supreme Court questions Delhi HC takedown order against Wikipedia page

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned a Delhi High Court order directing Wikipedia to take down a page on the defamation suit filed by news agency Asian News International against the online encyclopedia, Live Law reported.

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Lawyers bodies to abstain from swearing-in of Justice Sharma at Cal HC, may not attend his court

Expressing anguish at the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma from the Delhi High Court to the Calcutta High Court, lawyers' bodies here have jointly informed the Chief Justice that they would abstain from attending the swearing-in ceremony of the judge and may not appear before his court. Read further…

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Unpacking the Delhi High Court judge cash controversy

A fire and burnt piles of cash have created a lot of stir in Delhi and beyond. Reports have been filed and replies sought. The Supreme Court has formed an inquiry panel. Political leaders are once again debating which process is better for appointment of judges.

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SC collegium recommends transfer of Justice Varma to Allahabad High Court

Breaking news coming in from Delhi where the Supreme Court Collegium recommended transfger of Justice Yashwant Varma. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Controversy erupts in India as wads of cash found at High Court judge’s home

Justice Yashwant Varma dismisses allegations of wrongdoing, calling them calculated effort to malign his reputation

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CJI forms panel to probe allegations against Delhi HC Judge Yashwant Varma

CJI Sanjiv Khanna has formed a three-member committee to investigate allegations against Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC collegium transfers HC Judge Varma after unaccounted cash found at his house

A fire at the home of Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma last week led to the discovery of a large amount of unaccounted cash. A must read on Dynamite News:

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