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…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy has approached the Delhi high court seeking directions for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to decide on his representation to cancel the Indian citizenship of Congress leader and Lok Sabha leader of opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi. According to Bar and Bench, Swamy, represented by advocate…
In a big relief to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former deputy CM of Delhi Manish Sisodia, Supreme Court on Friday granted him bail in the corruption and money laundering cases related to changes in Delhi’s excise policy, and paved the way for him to come out of jail 17 months after he was arrested.“If…
