Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on shutting down of Maulana Azad Education Foundation

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on shutting down of Maulana Azad Education Foundation

A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma New Delhi The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Central government on a plea challenging the decision of the Ministry of Minority Affairs which has approved the proposal of Central Waqf Council to close the Maulana Azad … Read more

I-T assessment transfer to Central Circle | Delhi High Court dismisses pleas of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, Priyanka

I-T assessment transfer to Central Circle | Delhi High Court dismisses pleas of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, Priyanka

A view of Delhi High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on May 26 dismissed petitions by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra against the Income Tax Department’s decision to transfer their assessments to the Central Circle instead of an ordinary assessment in a matter related … Read more

HC directs police to take action against officials for violating COVID-19 mask policy, helmet norms

HC directs police to take action against officials for violating COVID-19 mask policy, helmet norms

The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to take action against its erring officials found not following the COVID-19 norms of wearing masks and riding two-wheelers without helmets. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta said police officials should be leading by example by complying with the law … Read more

HC asks Centre not to take coercive steps against trust for non-filing of return under FCRA

HC asks Centre not to take coercive steps against trust for non-filing of return under FCRA

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre not to take any coercive step against a charitable trust, formed for upliftment of destitutes and leprosy patients, for not filing its annual return as mandated under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act due to purported technical glitches on the portal of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Justice … Read more

HC pulls up drug controller for not properly examining how Gambhir got huge quantities of Fabiflu

HC pulls up drug controller for not properly examining how Gambhir got huge quantities of Fabiflu

The Delhi High Court Monday came down heavily on the drug controller for not properly examining how BJP MP Gautam Gambhir procured huge quantity of Fabiflu, used for treating COVID-19 patients, and said the tendency of people to take advantage of a situation to appear as saviours has to be denounced. The high court said … Read more

Delhi HC stays trial court order summoning Make My Trip CEO in cheating case

Delhi HC stays trial court order summoning Make My Trip CEO in cheating case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has put on hold a trial court order summoning online travel company Make My Trip‘s (MMT) CEO Deep Kalra in a cheating case filed by a lawyer. Justice Anu Malhotra issued the interim direction on Kalra’s plea seeking quashing of the trial court order dated March 3, 2020 and … Read more

Delhi increased RT-PCR testing only after court’s prodding, many lives were lost: High Court

Delhi increased RT-PCR testing only after court’s prodding, many lives were lost: High Court

The bench immediately said that the increase in the number of tests had come at the cost paid by people who have lost their lives in this month. Delhi High Court raises concerns over handling of Coronavirus in the capital city! In a sharp criticism of the handling of Coronavirus by the Delhi government, the … Read more

Decide on AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug pleas within 15 days, apex court tells Delhi HC

Decide on AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug pleas within 15 days, apex court tells Delhi HC

The HC had last week rejected the global pharma major’s application to restrain marketing of the blockbuster anti-diabetes drug by domestic companies. The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi High Court to decide expeditiously on petitions filed by British pharmaceutical multinational AstraZeneca seeking to prevent Indian generic drug makers, including Intas Pharma, from manufacturing … Read more

HC refuses to grant permission for Chhath Puja celebration at public places due to COVID-19

HC refuses to grant permission for Chhath Puja celebration at public places due to COVID-19

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to interfere with Delhi government’s decision to ban Chhath Puja celebrations at public places like ponds and riverbanks due to the COVID– 19 pandemic. The high court dismissed a petition challenging the order of chairman of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) not to allow any gathering in … Read more