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Delhi High Court restores Cockroach Janta Party's X handle in massive win for founder Abhijeet Dipke

The Delhi High Court ordered the restoration of the X account for Cockroach Janta Party. This decision revoked the Centre's earlier blocking order after a review found it unsustainable. The court had previously directed a review committee to examine the blocking legality. The platform's founder had challenged the ban, citing…

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Excise case: HC lists CBI plea against Kejriwal, Sisodia's discharge on July 16

The Delhi High Court will hear the CBI's plea on July 16. This plea challenges the trial court's order discharging Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Durgesh Pathak in the liquor policy case. The court noted that vakalatnamas were filed for the unrepresented AAP leaders. Lawyers abstaining from work led to…

The Economic Times

Delhi HC dismisses PIL to deregister AAP, disqualify Arvind Kejriwal

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea to deregister the Aam Aadmi Party and disqualify its leaders. The court found the petition lacked merit. Leaders had boycotted proceedings in the liquor policy case. The court stated the Election Commission cannot deregister a party. Contempt proceedings are underway for the…

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Delhi HC seeks stand of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in criminal contempt case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses from AAP leaders including Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and others in a criminal contempt case over alleged “vilifying” social media posts against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

The Economic Times

'Truth has won': Kejriwal on transfer of liquor-policy case to another Delhi HC bench

The Delhi High Court will hear the excise-policy case involving Arvind Kejriwal before a different bench. This development follows remarks by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. AAP leaders have hailed the decision as a victory. Justice Sharma initiated criminal contempt proceedings against Kejriwal and others for social media posts.

The Economic Times

Delhi HC to initiate contempt action over defamatory content against judge in excise policy case

The Delhi High Court will start contempt proceedings. This action follows the circulation of extremely defamatory content against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The judge made this announcement in open court. The content is linked to the Delhi excise policy case. Justice Sharma stated she cannot remain silent. A detailed order…

The Economic Times

Rajpal Yadav Released on Interim Bail Till March 18 in ₹9 Crore Cheque Bounce Case

Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav has been granted interim bail by the Delhi High Court and released from Tihar Jail in connection with the ₹9 crore cheque bounce case. The court has suspended his sentence until March 18, offering temporary relief days after the actor surrendered to authorities over the unpaid…

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Christian Michel: British national granted bail in money laundering case after 6 years in custody

Noting Michel has served close to maximum sentence period of seven year, court said, ‘further incarceration would render the entire purpose of a trial meaningless’

The Independent UK

‘Calls for humane understanding’: HC orders release of NewsClick case approver Amit Chakraborty

The Delhi High Court has ordered the release of NewsClick HR head Amit Chakraborty, who sought bail after turning approver in the UAPA case against the portal, LiveLaw reported.

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Delhi Excise policy 'scam' | HC asks CBI, ED to respond to Sisodia’s pleas for bail

Mr. Sisodia, in an interim application, urged the court to continue the trial court’s order allowing him to meet his ailing wife once a week in custody, during pendency of his pleas.

The Hindu

Why did the Delhi High Court uphold Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest in excise policy case? | Explained

Arvind Kejriwal ED case: The Hindu decodes the key takeaways from the High Court’s ruling dismissing the AAP supremo’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate

The Hindu

Arvind Kejriwal moves SC | CJI agrees to consider Kejriwal’s plea for urgent listing, his lawyers hope for Monday hearing

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court dismisses the plea challenging his arrest in Delhi liquor policy case

The Hindu

Delhi HC refuses to immediately interfere with Kejriwal arrest, remand by ED

Delhi High Court hears Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging ED arrest in money-laundering case linked to excise policy scam.

The Hindu

Society needs to be educated that man’s chromosomes decide child’s gender: Delhi High Court

Parents who give their daughters-in-law a hard time for not being able to fulfil their desire of “preserving their family tree”, need to be educated that it is their son and not his wife whose chromosomes will decide the child’s gender, the Delhi High Court has observed.

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FIRs in rape cases involving minors should not be dealt with mechanically: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court sets aside trial court order, says FIRs in cases of sexual assault & rape on minors are not mere printed papers but a trauma writ large, to be dealt with sensitivity & empathy.

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Biological father is liable to maintain his child, says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently upheld the trial court orders denying maintenance to a child who was born after one month of the marriage of the parties.

The Times of India

Married woman cannot allege rape by live-in partner under false pretext of marriage: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: A woman who is already married to someone else cannot claim to have been induced into a sexual relationship under false pretext of marriage, the Delhi High Court has said while quashing a rape case against a man, also married, by his live-in partner.

The Hindu

Insulting woman, being rude to her wouldn’t amount to outraging modesty: Delhi High Court

The high court also said gender-specific laws are not meant to be “anti-opposite gender”.

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Moosewala's killing | Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi withdraws plea in Delhi High Court

Lawrence Bishnoi’s counsel submitted before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma that he wishes to withdraw the petition and wants to file it before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Hindu

Supreme Court collegium recommends elevation of 6 judicial officers as Delhi HC judges

SC collegium has recommended the names of Poonam A. Bamba, Neena Bansal Krishna, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, Swarana Kanta Sharma and Sudhir Kumar Jain

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