NEW DELHI: Delhi HC set aside the Centre’s order cancelling the Overseas Citizen of India card of a professor residing in the US on the allegation of being involved in “anti-India activities”, saying the notice lacked specific details or evidence supporting these claims.HC said it deprived the petitioner of a fair chance to present an…
CHANDIGARH: Upset with defence ministry repeatedly challenging court rulings in favour of ex-servicemen, Delhi high court has warned the ministry it may impose penalties if such challenges continue.“It is observed that despite repeated orders being issued by Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) and upheld by this court, the ministry continues to file petitions here, raising similar…
NEW DELHI: Granting bail to two men recently in a money laundering case, Delhi high court has ruled that the stringent twin tests for grant of bail under Section 45 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) cannot be invoked as a tool to indefinitely detain accused persons when there is a delay in…
In a significant crackdown on illegal ticket sales, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched coordinated raids on October 25, 2024, across five major Indian cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Chandigarh, and Bangalore. This operation is part of an ongoing investigation into unauthorized ticket sales for the highly anticipated concerts of British rock band Coldplay and Punjabi singer…
Justice Sanjiv Khanna (File photo) NEW DELHI: Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who is currently a Supreme Court judge, will take charge as Chief Justice of India (CJI) on November 11 this year. Justice Khanna will succeed CJI DY Chandrachud, who is serving as the country’s 50th chief justice.Last week, CJI Chandrachud had formally proposed Justice Sanjiv…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: Lexica) NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Thursday warned Wikipedia it will block the website if it doesn’t comply with India’s laws and issued a contempt of court notice.HC took a strong view of the open-source platform’s failure to furnish details as per earlier orders on subscribers who…
Delhi High Court passed a judgement on Wednesday, restraining T-series from using ‘Aashiqui‘ in their movies. Justice Sanjeev Narula stated that the use of this word by T-Series could cause public confusion and dilute the ‘Aashiqui’ brand. The court ruled in favour of Vishesh Films, after T-Series had announced a film with a similar title.Explaining…
The Delhi High Court issued a stark ultimatum to Wikipedia on Thursday, threatening to block the online encyclopaedia in India and issuing a contempt of court notice for non-compliance with a previous order. Justice Navin Chawla delivered the warning during a hearing related to a defamation case filed by news agency ANI against Wikipedia.“If you…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Delhi high court‘s order asking the Congress party to approach the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for interim stay on income tax demand notice for recovery of outstanding dues of more than Rs 100 crore.Agreeing to hear the appeal of the political party against HC’s order,…
NEW DELHI: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday said that it will challenge the Delhi High Court‘s order restoring the mandate of the Indian Olympic Association‘s (IOA) ad-hoc committee to manage the sports body’s affairs. The WFI said that the ‘interference’ could jeopardize Indian wrestlers’ participation in upcoming World Championships.The Court’s recent order…
