Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Disclosure Of Statistical Data On State Sponsored E-Surveillance
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Disclosure Of Statistical Data On State Sponsored E-Surveillance

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has sought a reply from the Central Government within six weeks in a plea seeking disclosure of statistical information pertaining to electronic surveillance. The single judge bench of Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a plea filed by Apar Gupta, a lawyer and the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, assailing an order dated. The single judge bench of Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a plea filed by Apar Gupta, a lawyer and the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, assailing an order dated January 28, 2022 passed by the Central Information Commission under Section 19 of Right to Information Act. In this matter, an order was passed by the High Court on December 2, 2021 wherein the the Central Information Commission was directed to decide the appeals filed by the petitioner within 8 weeks.

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High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Stand On PIL Alleging Non-Invocation Of IT Act In Cyber Crime Cases
2 years, 1 month ago

High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Stand On PIL Alleging Non-Invocation Of IT Act In Cyber Crime Cases

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Police to respond to a public interest litigation which alleges that its officials fail to invoke provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000 while registering cases related to cyber crimes.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a PIL moved by Ananya Kumar, a Ph.D. scholar doing …

NGOs flag ‘generalised surveillance’ of citizens in Delhi High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

NGOs flag ‘generalised surveillance’ of citizens in Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Center for Public Interest Litigation and the Software Freedom Law Centre on Thursday flagged what they said was “generalised surveillance” of Indian citizens by the Government, in an ongoing case before the Delhi High Court. Advocate Prashant Bhushan argued on behalf of the non-profits that in a “press release,” the Internet Service Providers Association of India said that the …

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting
3 years ago

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order in a plea challenging an order of Central Information Commission denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018.Justice Yashwant Varma reserved the order today after hearing Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioner, activist Anjali Bhardwaj.Bhardwaj. The Delhi High Court …

Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Alleging Sexual Harassment At Workplace, Status Report On Investigation Sought
3 years ago

Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Alleging Sexual Harassment At Workplace, Status Report On Investigation Sought

Live Law  

Refusing to quash an FIR alleging sexual harassment of a female employee at workplace, the Delhi High Court has sought a detailed status report from the Police under the signatures of the DCP concerned.Justice Mukta Gupta sought a detailed status report in the matter after carrying out a proper investigation.The Court was dealing with a petition seeking quashing of FIR …

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Respond On Plea For Protection Of Children Orphaned Due To COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Respond On Plea For Protection Of Children Orphaned Due To COVID-19

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Delhi Government regarding the steps taken by it in order to safeguard the interests of children, who were orphaned due to Covid-19, against trafficking. A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was dealing with a plea filed by Advocate Jeetender Gupta seeking directions to Centre …

Espionage Case: Delhi High Court Dismisses Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma's Plea Seeking Modification Of Bail Condition
3 years, 1 month ago

Espionage Case: Delhi High Court Dismisses Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma's Plea Seeking Modification Of Bail Condition

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma seeking modification of a bail condition imposed on him in connection with a case alleging that he supplied confidential information to Chinese Officials, in exchange of remuneration.Justice Mukta Gupta dismissed the application which sought modification of the condition wherein Sharma was directed to. The Delhi High …

Delhi High Court Grants Last Opportunity To UP Govt For Filing Status Report In Probe Against Errant Police Officers Who Harassed Couple
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court Grants Last Opportunity To UP Govt For Filing Status Report In Probe Against Errant Police Officers Who Harassed Couple

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted one last opportunity to the Uttar Pradesh Government for filing status report in the probe conducted against it's errant police officers over harassment of a runaway couple. The father and brother of the man from Delhi, who married a woman against her family's wishes, were arrested by the UP Police for kidnapping. On …

High Court Asks Delhi Police To File Latest Report On Investigation Progress In Riots Cases
3 years, 4 months ago

High Court Asks Delhi Police To File Latest Report On Investigation Progress In Riots Cases

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today directed the city Police to file a fresh affidavit, giving all details regarding cases pertaining to the North East Delhi riots that rocked the national capital last year.The Court has also asked the agency to indicate the steps taken by it for investigation of such cases.The order was passed by a Division Bench of Chie …

"Didn't Impersonate Himself As Lawyer": Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Law Intern Who Stood In For His Senior Before Tribunal
3 years, 4 months ago

"Didn't Impersonate Himself As Lawyer": Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Law Intern Who Stood In For His Senior Before Tribunal

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week stayed the arrest of a law intern who stood in before a tribunal for his senior, under whom he was interning and sought adjournment in a case, and thereafter, charged for the offence of cheating by personation.The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saroj Yadav prima facie noted that the petitioner over-zealously …

Delhi Riots- High Court Grants Last Opportunity To Prosecution For Responding To Location Proof Submitted By Accused In Bail Pleas
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Riots- High Court Grants Last Opportunity To Prosecution For Responding To Location Proof Submitted By Accused In Bail Pleas

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has granted one last opportunity to the Prosecution for responding to a location chart filed by one Ankit Chaudhary alias Fauzi in the two bail pleas filed by him in Delhi Riots cases. Justice Mukta Gupta ordered thus: "Last opportunity is granted to the State to file its response to the location analysis chart within two …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Advocate's Plea Alleging His Mobile Phone, Internet Devices Put On Surveillance By In-Laws
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Advocate's Plea Alleging His Mobile Phone, Internet Devices Put On Surveillance By In-Laws

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by an Advocate alleging that his mobile phone and internet devices were put under surveillance at the instance of his in-laws which were being intercepted without valid permission of the Government.Justice Yogesh Khanna sought response of the Centre, Commissioner of Police and MTNL returnable of December 16, 2021.The plea …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On MJ Akbar's Plea Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On MJ Akbar's Plea Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an appeal preferred by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the Respondent and fixed the case for hearing on January 13, 2022.The Court heard …

Privacy Policy: Delhi High Court Adjourns To August 27 Whatsapp's Appeal Against CCI Investigation
3 years, 7 months ago

Privacy Policy: Delhi High Court Adjourns To August 27 Whatsapp's Appeal Against CCI Investigation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to August 27 appeal filed by WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook Inc against a single bench order declining to interfere with CCI's investigation. " Time to file reply to the notices dated June 4, 2021 and June 8, 2021 issued by CCI to WhatsApp and Facebook respectively, are extended till then, " …

Delhi High Court Adjourns To August 27 Whatsapp's Plea Challenging Traceability Clause Under New IT Rules As Violative Of Right To Privacy
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Adjourns To August 27 Whatsapp's Plea Challenging Traceability Clause Under New IT Rules As Violative Of Right To Privacy

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned to August 27, WhatsApp's plea challenging the "traceability" clause mentioned under Rule 4 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, as violative of a person's right to privacy enshrined in the Supreme Court judgment of KS Puttuswamy v. Union of India. A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh allowed …

Delhi High Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Challenging New IT Rules
4 years ago

Delhi High Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Challenging New IT Rules

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea challenging the new Information Technology Rules, 2021. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notices to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Technology, and granted them time to file their response. The high court …

Delhi HC objects to WhatsApp asking judge not to hear PIL
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC objects to WhatsApp asking judge not to hear PIL

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Friday took strong objection to an e-mail sent by WhatsApp to a judge, asking asked her not to hear a plea challenging its new privacy policy. Justice Pratibha M Singh said the e-mail, which was later withdrawn, was completely unwarranted because she was anyway going to recuse herself from hearing the case filed by lawyer …

80+ Important Delhi High Court Judgments of 2020
4 years, 2 months ago

80+ Important Delhi High Court Judgments of 2020

Live Law  

Orders Relating to Fundamental Rights 1. Delhi High Court Holds "To Have A Name And Express The Same" Is Protected Under Articles 19 & 21, Allows DU Student's Plea In a landmark judgment, the single judge bench of Justice Jayant Nath while hearing a DU student's plea, held that "to have a name and express the same" is protected under …

Madhuri Gupta’s judicial custody extended by 14 days
14 years, 10 months ago

Madhuri Gupta’s judicial custody extended by 14 days

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Saturday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of diplomat Madhuri Gupta, accused of passing classified information to Pakistani intelligence agencies. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja extended her judicial custody till May 29 after the probe agency submitted during in-chamber proceedings that the sanction from government was awaited to initiate further action against the diplomat. Emerging …

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