Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Direction To Family Courts To Record Evidence Through Video Conferencing [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Direction To Family Courts To Record Evidence Through Video Conferencing [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to Family Courts to record evidence in pending cases through video conferencing. The Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon has issued notices to Delhi Government, Headquarters of Family Courts, and the Delhi High Court. Therefore, the Petitioner seeks a direction to be issued to all the Family Courts to allow recording of evidence via video conferencing, either by the Presiding Judge of the Family Court himself/herself or by issuance of a Commission. While issuing notices, the court observed that: 'Video Conferencing Guidelines issued by the High Court of Delhi: Guidelines for the Conduct of Court Proceedings between Courts and Remote Sites" already appear to be wide enough to take care of the situation as has arisen in the wake of Covid-19.

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Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Speedy Disposal Of Compromise Based Pleas To Quash FIRs
1 week, 6 days ago

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Speedy Disposal Of Compromise Based Pleas To Quash FIRs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently issued practice directions for ensuring speedy disposal of non-contentious compromise based petitions involving quashing of FIRs. The directions state that all non-contentious compromise based petitions involving quashing of FIRs will be preliminary listed before Joint Registrar for criminal jurisdiction, who can further verify and ensure compliance with the latest guidelines laid down by the …

Delhi High Court Bars Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Consumer Courts
2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Bars Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Consumer Courts

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has barred the practise of permitting non-Advocates or agents to appear before the Consumer Courts here on the basis of authority letters issued by lawyers, with immediate effect. Justice Sanjeev Narula directed all Consumer Commissions in Delhi to ensure that the parties are represented by Advocates or by the agents or representatives or non-advocates strictly in …

Delhi High Court Directs Family Courts To Complete Witness Cross Examinations Expeditiously Without Embarrassment To Parties
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Delhi High Court Directs Family Courts To Complete Witness Cross Examinations Expeditiously Without Embarrassment To Parties

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently directed all the Family Courts in the national capital to ensure that the cross-examinations of witnesses are completed as expeditiously as possible, without causing any undue harassment or embarrassment to the parties.A division bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that the Family Courts should ensure that the. The Delhi …

Delhi HC summons woman to verify man's claim of consensual marriage
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi HC summons woman to verify man's claim of consensual marriage

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has directed a woman to appear in person to verify whether her marriage with a man was consensual or not. Delhi HC summons woman to verify man's claim of consensual marriage When the woman appeared before the bench of Justices Pratibha M Singh and Amit Sharma through video-conferencing, her video was not switched on …

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry on November 25, in which the Kerala Women's Commission has recently filed a counter affidavit.The Commission has filed …

Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the city police on a plea by a student activist seeking to preserve the case diary of a probe related to the communal riots that had erupted in parts of the city in February 2020. Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary …

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge
2 months ago

Ghaziabad Court Violence | Allahabad HC Bar Association Resolves To File Criminal Contempt Case Against District & Sessions Judge

Live Law  

Condemning the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court, allegedly at the behest of the District and Sessions Judge, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association today passed a resolution deciding to file a criminal contempt case against the Judicial Officer. The resolution was passed today in an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the High Court Bar …

UPSC aspirants death: Delhi court seeks CBI reply on bail pleas of institute owners
5 months ago

UPSC aspirants death: Delhi court seeks CBI reply on bail pleas of institute owners

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday issued a notice to the CBI regarding the bail pleas of four co-owners of the coaching center basement where three civil service aspirants died. Principal District and Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna has directed the central agency to submit its response by August 9, the scheduled date for hearing the bail pleas by …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Order To Lodge FIR Against Police Officer For Faulty Investigation, Cites Non-Compliance Of HC Rules
5 months, 1 week ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Order To Lodge FIR Against Police Officer For Faulty Investigation, Cites Non-Compliance Of HC Rules

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the direction of a trial court to file case against a Police Officer who allegedly conducted faulty investigation in a criminal intimidation case.Trial Court had, while acquitting the accused persons in the case, said that an unfair and faulty investigation was conducted by both the investigating officers and the SHO concerned, thereby …

Delhi HC asks Swamy, Sonia, Rahul to file written note on plea in National Herald case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC asks Swamy, Sonia, Rahul to file written note on plea in National Herald case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court asked Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to file a short note on the submissions in the National Herald case. The High Court was hearing a plea moved by Mr. Swamy seeking to lead evidence before the trial court in the National Herald case, in which the Gandhis …

Delhi HC seeks Tihar reply to Kejriwal plea for additional meetings with lawyers
6 months ago

Delhi HC seeks Tihar reply to Kejriwal plea for additional meetings with lawyers

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to the Enforcement Directorate and Tihar Jail authorities seeking their response to a plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking permission for additional meetings with his legal team. Kejriwal has challenged a July 1 trial court order rejecting his application for directions to the prison authorities to grant him …

Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in excise policy case
6 months ago

Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in excise policy case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation regarding a bail plea filed by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the excise policy case. Delhi CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal being produced before a court by CBI officials in connection with a money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor policy, …

Citing Kejriwal hearings, lawyer delegation expresses concern over Delhi court practices to CJI
6 months ago

Citing Kejriwal hearings, lawyer delegation expresses concern over Delhi court practices to CJI

Hindustan Times  

Citing the recent hearings in cases concerning Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, over 150 advocates practising in Delhi on Thursday presented a representation to Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, voicing concerns over “unprecedented practices” in the Delhi high court and trial courts. The representation raised questions about the actions of high court judge Sudhir Kumar Jain, complaining that justice …

Court extends judicial custody of Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Court extends judicial custody of Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22

The Hindu  

New Delhi A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22. Mr. Kumar was produced through videoconferencing before the duty metropolitan magistrate at Tis Hazari court, which extended his judicial custody till June 22. Prior to him approaching the high court, the magistrate court had denied Mr. Kumar bail, …

Delhi HC orders Sunita Kejriwal to take down video recording of court proceedings in excise policy case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC orders Sunita Kejriwal to take down video recording of court proceedings in excise policy case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on June 15 directed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal to take down a video recording of court proceedings related to the excise policy case from social media platforms. A Bench of justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Amit Sharma issued notices to six people, including Sunita Kejriwal, and social media intermediaries X, Meta and Youtube …

Delhi HC orders Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, social media to take down video of court hearing in excise policy case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC orders Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, social media to take down video of court hearing in excise policy case

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court directed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife to take down video recording of court hearing in the excise policy case from social media platforms. Several social media handles were also directed to remove the video recording of court proceedings when her husband addressed the court in person following his arrest in the excise policy case. The Delhi …

Delhi HC to hear plea on Saturday against CM Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, others for violating Video Conferencing Rules
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC to hear plea on Saturday against CM Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, others for violating Video Conferencing Rules

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court is to conduct hearing on a plea on Saturday against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and others, seeking action against her and others for violating Delhi HC Video Conferencing Rules. Plea alleged that Kejriwal and others illegally recorded the proceedings of the trial court when Delhi CM was produced before the trial court …

Delhi HC issues notice to NTA over the petitions of NEET 2024 applicants alleging foul play
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi HC issues notice to NTA over the petitions of NEET 2024 applicants alleging foul play

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the National Testing Agency in a batch of petitions filed by NEET aspirants. The bench noted that there are three broad issues namely Paper leakage, grace/compensatory marks awarded, and anomaly in the questions. There are petitions that have been filed before the Delhi High Court raising these issues. Florez, Keya Azad, …

Delhi court judge rebukes Kavitha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court judge rebukes Kavitha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi pulled up BRS MLC K. Kavitha for speaking to mediapersons on the court premises and directed here not to do so henceforth. When the CBI brought Kavitha to court at the end of the police custody period on Monday, Kavitha told waiting mediapersons that the agency had only asked …

SC dismisses Delhi HC verdict, orders CBI probe into death of Manipuri woman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

SC dismisses Delhi HC verdict, orders CBI probe into death of Manipuri woman

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 Unresolved crimes tend to erode public trust in the institutions which have been established for maintaining law and order, the Supreme Court has said while directing a CBI probe into the death of a 25-year-old Manipuri woman who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented house in south Delhi in 2013. The deceased woman's …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On TN Minister Periyasamy's Plea Against HC Order Setting Aside His Discharge In Corruption Case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On TN Minister Periyasamy's Plea Against HC Order Setting Aside His Discharge In Corruption Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court issued notice on a petition filed by Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy challenging the Madras High Court's order setting aside his discharge in a corruption case. Though the Trial Court had discharged the Minister, the High Court's Single-Judge Bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh, through suo moto revision, had set aside the trial court order. Now, …

Delhi High Court Orders Mandatory E-Filing For Civil & Criminal Cases In District Courts, Digitisation Of Records Of Decided Cases
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Orders Mandatory E-Filing For Civil & Criminal Cases In District Courts, Digitisation Of Records Of Decided Cases

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered that e-filing of pleadings, documents and interim applications be made mandatory in the civil jurisdictions and criminal complaint cases before all the District Courts in the national capital.Directing that the “Centralised Filing System” for filings related to ongoing and pending cases be implemented in all the District Courts, a division bench. The Delhi …

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued directions for expeditious and effective disposal of criminal cases pending in the designated courts against the members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Principal District and Sessions Judge of the Rouse Avenue Court to ensure almost equal pendency of. A …

Commercial Courts Can Record Cross-Examination Of Outstation Witnesses Through Video Conferencing: Delhi High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Commercial Courts Can Record Cross-Examination Of Outstation Witnesses Through Video Conferencing: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that commercial courts can permit recording of cross-examination of overseas or outstation witnesses, who cannot travel due to any reason, through video conferencing after following the prescribed procedure, if the reason is found to be genuine and bona fide. “This would ensure that cross-examination of witnesses is not conducted in a never ending manner …

Delhi High Court Directs District Judges To Ensure Records Of Disposed Cases Are Immediately Transmitted To Record Room
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs District Judges To Ensure Records Of Disposed Cases Are Immediately Transmitted To Record Room

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all the District Judges in the national capital to ensure that after disposal of a case, its records are immediately transmitted to the record room. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was dealing with a public interest litigation concerning the lack of standardised procedure for the acknowledgment …

Allahabad High Court Issues Contempt Notice To A DSP Who Told His Name To A Judicial Magistrate In A 'Discourteous' Manner
1 year, 2 months ago

Allahabad High Court Issues Contempt Notice To A DSP Who Told His Name To A Judicial Magistrate In A 'Discourteous' Manner

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week issued a show cause contempt notice to a Deputy Superintendent of Police for showing disrespect to a Judicial Magistrate and telling his name to the court in a discourteous and contemptuous manner. The bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi issued the show cause notice to Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, …

Delhi HC asks police to respond to pleas against arrest of NewsClick founder, HR head
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi HC asks police to respond to pleas against arrest of NewsClick founder, HR head

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the city police to respond to pleas by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the news portal’s human resources department head Amit Chakraborty, challenging their arrest in a case lodged under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act. Editorial | Undeclared Emergency: On the arrests and actions in Newsclick case ‘Serious allegations’ Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, representing …

Local Manipur magistrates to record statements of witnesses/victims in 27 CBI cases: SC
1 year, 3 months ago

Local Manipur magistrates to record statements of witnesses/victims in 27 CBI cases: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on September 15 clarified that the local magistrates nominated by the Acting Chief Justice of Manipur High Court will record the statements of witnesses and victims in 27 cases connected to the Manipur ethnic violence which were transferred to the CBI. The apex court order in August had said the statements under Section 164 of the Code …

Delhi High Court Orders Criminal Contempt Action Against Man For Making 'Scandalous Remarks' Against Family Court Judge In Pleadings
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Orders Criminal Contempt Action Against Man For Making 'Scandalous Remarks' Against Family Court Judge In Pleadings

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed its Registry to register a case of criminal contempt against a man for making scandalous allegations against a Principal Judge of a family court in the national capital. “The Registry is directed to register a case of Criminal Contempt against the petitioner and subject to the orders of Hon’ble the Chief Justice, place the …

Delhi High Court Directs District Courts To Permit Lawyers Or Parties To Appear Virtually Without Prior Request
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs District Courts To Permit Lawyers Or Parties To Appear Virtually Without Prior Request

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all district courts in the national capital to permit any of the parties or their lawyers to appear through hybrid or video-conferencing mode during court proceedings, without any requirement of a prior request. As per a circular issued today, the full court of the High Court has issued various directions regarding the conduct of …

Ensure IOs Are Present In Court When Case Is Taken Up For Hearing: Delhi High Court To Commissioner Of Police
1 year, 7 months ago

Ensure IOs Are Present In Court When Case Is Taken Up For Hearing: Delhi High Court To Commissioner Of Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to ensure that the investigating officers probing a case are present in court when such a case is taken up for hearing. Expressing displeasure over the failure of an investigating officer in answering certain queries put to him by the court, Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar said:“This has become routine invariable …

Family Court Must Step In When Wife Seeks Help For Procuring Evidence To Prove Husband’s Adultery, Right To Privacy Not Absolute: Delhi High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Family Court Must Step In When Wife Seeks Help For Procuring Evidence To Prove Husband’s Adultery, Right To Privacy Not Absolute: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a wife can seek production of evidence or documents to prove the charge of adultery levelled by her against the husband in a divorce petition before family court and same will be in consonance with section 14 of Family Courts Act.“….when a wife seeks the help of the Court for procuring evidence which …

Delhi Police register two FIRs in wrestlers’ case
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi Police register two FIRs in wrestlers’ case

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police informed the Supreme Court on April 28 that it will register a First Information Report on the basis of sexual harassment allegations raised by women wrestlers, including a minor girl, against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. two FIRs have been registered at the Connaught police station.” Senior advocate Kapil …

What Is The Scope Of Scrutiny An Officer Is Required To Make While Clearing A Petition For Listing? Delhi High Court Asks Registrar To Clarify
1 year, 8 months ago

What Is The Scope Of Scrutiny An Officer Is Required To Make While Clearing A Petition For Listing? Delhi High Court Asks Registrar To Clarify

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed its Registrar to clarify the scope of scrutiny required to be made by the scrutiny officer while clearing a petition for listing.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani also asked the Registrar whether there are any general directions or judicial orders requiring the scrutiny officer to form a “prima- facie opinion” as to whether a prayer is. …

High Court Seeks Response Of Centre, Delhi Govt On Plea To Consider Enacting Advocates Protection Act In National Capital
1 year, 8 months ago

High Court Seeks Response Of Centre, Delhi Govt On Plea To Consider Enacting Advocates Protection Act In National Capital

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Union of India and Delhi Government on a plea seeking directions upon them to consider enacting the Advocates Protection Act in the national capital.Advocate KC Mittal appearing for the Bar Council of Delhi told Justice Prathiba M Singh that the lawyers’ body and the Coordination Committee of Bar Associations of …

Plea In High Court Seeks Direction For Centre, Delhi Govt To Consider Enacting Advocates Protection Act In National Capital
1 year, 9 months ago

Plea In High Court Seeks Direction For Centre, Delhi Govt To Consider Enacting Advocates Protection Act In National Capital

Live Law  

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions for the Union of India and Delhi government to consider enacting the Advocates Protection Act in the national capital. The petition filed by lawyers Deepa Joseph and Alpha Phiris Dayal alleges that there is an "alarming rise" in incidents of violence inside the court premises of different district …

Supreme Court Stays HC Order To Punjab Police To Probe Alleged Illegalities In Chandigarh Police's Arrest Of Dentist
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Stays HC Order To Punjab Police To Probe Alleged Illegalities In Chandigarh Police's Arrest Of Dentist

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by the union territory of Chandigarh against Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Punjab police to probe allegations against Chandigarh police of illegalities in the arrest of a city dentist last year. A division bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli also stayed the state high court's …

Necessary To Prevent Repetition Of Outside Police Entering Delhi For Operations Without Informing Local Police, Says High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Necessary To Prevent Repetition Of Outside Police Entering Delhi For Operations Without Informing Local Police, Says High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it is necessary to obviate repetition of cases where the police from other states conduct operations in the national capital without information or intimation to the Delhi Police. As the counsel appearing for Delhi Police referred to various orders passed by court regarding it in the past, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said:“Evidently, …

Pendency Of NIA Cases In Designated Special Courts: Delhi High Court Seeks MHA’s Response
1 year, 11 months ago

Pendency Of NIA Cases In Designated Special Courts: Delhi High Court Seeks MHA’s Response

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought response of Ministry of Home Affairs on a plea highlighting the pendency of cases registered under National Investigation Agency Act in two designated special courts of the national capital.At present, the NIA cases in Patiala House Courts are being heard by two special courts i.e. The Delhi High Court has sought response of Ministry …

Delhi High Court Transfers Pleas Seeking Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriages To Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court Transfers Pleas Seeking Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriages To Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday transferred a bunch of pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriages in the country to the Supreme Court.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad transferred the pleas after the Supreme Court, earlier this month, transferred to itself similar petitions. The Delhi High Court on Monday transferred a bunch of …

No Agitation Within Court: Calcutta HC Orders In Contempt Case Against Protesting Lawyers, Criticizes Defamatory Posters Against Judge
1 year, 11 months ago

No Agitation Within Court: Calcutta HC Orders In Contempt Case Against Protesting Lawyers, Criticizes Defamatory Posters Against Judge

Live Law  

In a significant development, a three-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions restraining advocates from holding agitations within the court premises pertaining to the contempt case initiated by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha against the errant lawyers who had created a ruckus outside his courtroom on January 9. A Bench comprising Justices TS Sivagnanam, IP …

Same Sex Marriage Recognition : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Petitions Seeking Transfer Of Cases From Delhi HC
2 years ago

Same Sex Marriage Recognition : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Petitions Seeking Transfer Of Cases From Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on two petitions seeking to transfer to the Supreme Court the petitions pending in the Delhi High Court in pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in India. The petition was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha.At the outset, Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy and Advocate Arundhati. At …

Allahabad High Court Stays Criminal Case Proceedings Pending In Sultanpur Court Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
2 years ago

Allahabad High Court Stays Criminal Case Proceedings Pending In Sultanpur Court Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings of a 2014 criminal case against the Chief Minister of Delhi and National Convener of Aam Admi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, pending before the MP/MLA Court in the state's Sultanpur District.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh ordered thus while hearing a Section 482 CrPC plea filed by Kejriwal challenging the order …

Delhi High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Registrar Listing For 'Demeaning' Authority Of Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Registrar Listing For 'Demeaning' Authority Of Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to its Registrar asking the officer to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him for failing to discharge his official duty and "outrightly demeaning the authority of court". "The Registrar is accordingly directed to file his reply to Show Cause within four weeks from today," said Justice. …

PMLA Case: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Satyendar Jain's Plea Against Transfer Of Proceedings
2 years, 3 months ago

PMLA Case: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Satyendar Jain's Plea Against Transfer Of Proceedings

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain's plea challenging the transfer of proceedings against him in a money laundering case from a Special Court to another judge, last week. Justice Yogesh Khanna also ordered the probe agency to file a short response to the plea, while posting the matter for final disposal …

Legal Drafting: Delhi HC Asks Lawyers To Confine To Facts In Bail Pleas, Skip Adding Judgment Extracts
2 years, 3 months ago

Legal Drafting: Delhi HC Asks Lawyers To Confine To Facts In Bail Pleas, Skip Adding Judgment Extracts

Live Law  

Noting that lawyers add elaborative judgment extracts while drafting bail pleas, the Delhi High Court has requested counsels to adhere to "basic principles of pleading" and mention only facts, legal provisions and grounds on which bail is sought.Justice Talwant Singh observed that there is no need for the drafting counsels to attach copies of the judgements along with pleadings as …

Delhi High Court Appoints Senior Advocate Rebecca John As Amicus Curiae In Plea Against Revelation Of Hyderabad Rape Victim's Identity
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Appoints Senior Advocate Rebecca John As Amicus Curiae In Plea Against Revelation Of Hyderabad Rape Victim's Identity

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Rebecca John as amicus curiae in a PIL seeking action against certain media houses for revealing the identity of the victim and the accused persons of the Hyderabad rape case.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad directed that the order be communicated to John along …

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings In FIR Registered Over Resistance To Demolition Drive In Shaheen Bagh
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings In FIR Registered Over Resistance To Demolition Drive In Shaheen Bagh

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has stayed the trial court proceedings in relation to an FIR registered over demolition drive conducted by officials of South Delhi Municipal Corporation in city's Shaheen Bagh area in May this year. A single judge bench comprising Justice Anu Malhotra stayed the trial court proceedings till October 19. It is her case that the ACMM as …

BREAKING| Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order To Register FIR Against BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain In 2018 Rape Case
2 years, 4 months ago

BREAKING| Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order To Register FIR Against BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain In 2018 Rape Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed all proceedings against BJP Leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain in connection with an alleged 2018 rape case. Hussain has approached the top court challenging an order of the Delhi High Court directing registration of FIR against him. Delhi HC's Decision The Delhi High Court observed that the complaint sent to the Commissioner of Police clearly …

CCTVs Installed In Police Stations Do Not Have Audio Recording Facility: Delhi Police Informs High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

CCTVs Installed In Police Stations Do Not Have Audio Recording Facility: Delhi Police Informs High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that the CCTV system already installed in Police Stations and Police Posts does not have audio recording facility.The Court has further been informed that in compliance of the directions issued by the Apex Court, the Delhi Police had already installed 2127 CCTV Cameras, having night vision capability with video footage storage …

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