Malavika Prasad is a former lawyer and now a City Reporter covering Delhi High Court for the Indian Express.
The last published article by Malavika Prasad was on 2024-07-12. This page is no longer being updated.

February 01, 2024 10:25 IST
The petitioners had challenged the Centre’s order passed on January 9 suspending the operation of the Lokshahi Marathi channel for 30 days.
Thu, Feb 01, 2024
January 31, 2024 21:17 IST
Delhi government's counsel Wednesday submitted a collated document including a chart showing the state of the medical equipment in its hospitals as well as vacancies and other issues.
Thu, Feb 01, 2024
January 30, 2024 18:28 IST
The petitioners had moved the High Court against a November 25, 2022 order “expelling” them and “declaring them out of bounds”.
Wed, Jan 31, 2024
January 30, 2024 05:49 IST
The Delhi government, in its short affidavit, had said that between April 1, 2017, and January 24 this year, the total Budget expenditure for all its hospitals was Rs 21436.80 crore.
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
January 30, 2024 05:10 IST
Among various other observations, the Bench further said that the anti-profiteering mechanism incorporated in Section 171 is in the exercise of the “Parliament’s power to legislate on ancillary and necessary aspects/matters” of the GST.
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
January 29, 2024 16:28 IST
The counsel for MS Dhoni, meanwhile, submitted before the Delhi High Court that the defamation suit against the cricketer was not maintainable.
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
January 25, 2024 07:56 IST
The observations came while the court was hearing pleas moved by SAU’s associate professors, who were issued show cause notices on December 30, 2022, over their alleged involvement in a student protest for redressal of their grievances.
Thu, Jan 25, 2024
January 24, 2024 14:29 IST
The HC directed Google to provide Starbucks the user details of the registrants of these Google forms within 2 weeks.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
January 23, 2024 14:53 IST
Soumya Vishwanathan was found dead in her car on Nelson Mandela Marg in South Delhi on September 30, 2008.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
January 23, 2024 13:45 IST
The Delhi High Court had allowed the termination of pregnancy after noting the woman had lost her husband on October 19, 2023, and found out about the pregnancy on October 31.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
January 23, 2024 09:41 IST
Among other things, the NHRC had recommended the Delhi Government should provide “suitable compensation to injured students” of Jamia Millia Islamia University.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
January 23, 2024 04:00 IST
After Dubey filed a complaint in September 2020, the Lokpal had subsequently directed the CBI to conduct a "preliminary inquiry" against Soren to ascertain whether there exists a "prima facie case for proceeding in the matter", which had submitted its report in June 2022.
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
January 22, 2024 21:08 IST
Justice Prasad further noted that the information sought by Mittal has been sought from the CPIO of Income Tax Department and "not from the PM CARES Fund".
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
January 22, 2024 14:11 IST
The bench also said the interim order passed in favour of CPR on August 25, 2023, will continue till February 27, the next date of hearing.
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
January 22, 2024 13:42 IST
The interim order was issued by the Delhi High Court after the Khadi and Village Industries Commission moved a trademark infringement lawsuit.
Mon, Jan 22, 2024
January 19, 2024 21:02 IST
This is to ensure, the HC said, that consent to such conversion is an “informed” one, “given after fully understanding the consequences of such action”.
Sat, Jan 20, 2024
January 19, 2024 19:48 IST
Arora was arrested last June by the ED based on 26 FIRs registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Delhi Police, Haryana Police, and UP Police against Supertech.
Sat, Jan 20, 2024
January 19, 2024 15:30 IST
The Delhi HC was hearing the DCPCR's plea against a press release, allegedly issued by the L-G, approving a proposal for an inquiry and audit against it over ‘misuse of funds’. The L-G's counsel said that his client did not issue the release.
Sat, Jan 20, 2024
January 18, 2024 22:05 IST
Justice Girish Kathpalia said no specific rule has been brought before the court which would deal with the eviction of members of Parliament from government accommodation after they cease to be MPs.
Fri, Jan 19, 2024
January 18, 2024 21:04 IST
On January 5, the Union Home Ministry had asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct an inquiry into alleged supply of substandard medicines in Delhi government hospitals.
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
January 18, 2024 15:51 IST
The matter is related to a students’ protest at the South Asian University in September 2022.
Fri, Jan 19, 2024
January 17, 2024 18:43 IST
The HC further said that even if the guidelines are not framed, “draft guidelines or the outcome of the deliberations” shall be placed in a status report by the government before the next date of hearing on February 20.
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
January 17, 2024 08:58 IST
In its plea in the Delhi High Court, Saga claimed Bohemia had entered into an exclusive talent engagement agreement in 2019 with it.
Wed, Jan 17, 2024
January 16, 2024 20:27 IST
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora were hearing a public interest litigation plea on the issue of increasing cyber crimes and forging of court orders.
Wed, Jan 17, 2024
January 16, 2024 17:09 IST
The Delhi High Court was hearing a PIL alleging unauthorised construction near Hazrat Nizamuddin ki Baoli and the Barakhamba tomb.
Wed, Jan 17, 2024





