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Impartially evaluate drinking water, sanitary conditions in Tihar Jail: Delhi HC
New Delhi: In view of a plea filed by the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee, the court has constituted a four-member fact finding committee to evaluate drinking water and proper sanitary…
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Gender-specific laws not meant to be anti-opposite gender: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has stressed on the importance of remaining gender-neutral while dealing with gender-specific laws, stating that the existence of such laws should not lead to bias against…
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Wife’s persistent insistence on living separately cruelty to husband: Delhi HC
New Delhi: A wife’s “persistent insistence” on living separately from in-laws without a justifiable reason is “torturous” for the husband and is an act of cruelty, the Delhi High Court has said.…
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Delhi HC issues notice to NewsClick’s founder on police’s plea against protection from arrest
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick, seeking his response to the police application directing the vacation of a…
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HC seeks NewsClick founder’s stand on Delhi police plea against protection from arrest
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the stand of news portal NewsClick’s founder and editor-in-chief on a plea by the city police seeking vacation of an earlier order granting him…
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HC orders RSS mag to take down article accusing Christian principal of exploiting nuns, students
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has directed Organiser’ magazine to remove from its website an “offending” and prima facie “defamatory” article with allegations of sexual intimacy and exploitation of nuns and Hindu…
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Hate speech: Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum writes to CJI seeking action
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum has addressed a letter petition to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud seeking directions to the Haryana government in relation to hate…
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HC questions DU’s decision of admission to 5-yr law courses through CLAT, not CUET
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the Delhi University’s decision to admit students to the five-year integrated law course solely on the basis of the Common Law Admission Test…
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Delhi HC mulls over letting prisoners get private time with spouse in jail
New Delhi: Nelson Mandela once said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails and a nation should not be judged by how it treats its…
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Delhi HC stays IT reassessment proceedings against Oxfam India
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has stayed the income tax reassessment proceedings against NGO Oxfam India. The court issued a notice to the Income Tax (I-T) Department and sought its response…
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Delhi HC takes cognisance of minor’s sexual assault by school cleaner
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of an incident of alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old girl by a cleaner at her school and sought to know…
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Delhi HC seeks ED response on Vijay Nair’s bail plea in excise scam case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by businessman and former AAP communications in-charge, Vijay Nair seeking default bail in…
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POCSO Act is gender-neutral legislation: Delhi High Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being “misused” as it is a “gender based”…
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Delhi HC affirms gender-neutral nature of POCSO Act, rejects misuse claims
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, is a gender-neutral legislation while dismissing arguments claiming that the law is being…
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Manipur violence: SC to set up 3-judge committee to look into ‘humanitarian’ issues
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will constitute a three-judge committee to look into “humanitarian” issues like relief, rehabilitation, etc. in the violence-hit Manpur. VIDEO | Supreme Court…
