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Pritam Pal Singh
Reports on legal affairs from New Delhi for The Indian Express.
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Doesn’t fulfil eligibility criteria: Government on transsexual sailor’s plea for reinstatementSubscriber Only
May 26, 2018 02:02 IST
The ministry told a bench headed by Justice G S Sistani that petitioner Giri had applied for enrolment as a sailor by voluntarily disclosing his gender to be male.
Sat, May 26, 2018In Delhi for treatment, acid attack victim from Bihar seeks HC protectionSubscriber Only
May 26, 2018 01:52 IST
The woman alleged that a person allegedly sent by one of the accused had threatened to harm the victim’s sister if they didn’t drop the case. She said a complaint was lodged with Sarojini Nagar police station afterwards.
Sat, May 26, 2018
Why give free water to the rich, Delhi High Court on government schemeSubscriber Only
May 25, 2018 04:07 IST
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB), represented by senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, defended the policy, saying it ensured conservation of water as there was a cap of 20,000 litres on free usage.
Fri, May 25, 2018
We will tell monkeys not to procreate: Delhi HC raps wildlife body over contraceptive vaccineSubscriber Only
May 25, 2018 03:52 IST
The bench also directed the central agencies, which have to give permission for testing on the simians, to process the application in four weeks.
Fri, May 25, 2018
Delhi High Court restrains Cobrapost from releasing film on ‘media malpractice’Subscriber Only
May 25, 2018 02:58 IST
Soon after the verdict, Cobrapost said in a press statement that they had been barred from airing the story in part or whole.
Fri, May 25, 2018Delhi High Court asks schools to regularise Kashmiri teachers working since 1994Subscriber Only
May 24, 2018 02:31 IST
Schools asked to regularise those Kashmiri teachers working since 1994.
Thu, May 24, 2018
Barred from exam over attendance, Delhi University law student moves Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
May 23, 2018 02:10 IST
The woman has said she does not have enough attendance because she was pregnant and had missed classes. She approached the apex court against the Delhi High Court’s interim order denying her permission to appear in the ongoing semester exam.
Wed, May 23, 2018
Delhi High Court nod to public auction of Taj Mansingh hotelSubscriber Only
May 23, 2018 01:37 IST
A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice A K Chawla dismissed a plea by the hotel’s current operator, Tata group-owned Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), challenging the tender procedure for the proposed auction.
Wed, May 23, 2018
Taj Mansingh hotel: Delhi HC gives nod for public auctioning, dismisses plea by Indian HotelsSubscriber Only
May 22, 2018 16:29 IST
The hotel was mired in dispute with the council over licence-related issues. The high court held that collaboration between NDMC and IHC for the hotel was not a joint venture, as claimed by the company.
Tue, May 22, 2018Transgender woman’s plea to change name: Delhi High Court asks how ‘easy’ it isSubscriber Only
May 22, 2018 03:01 IST
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar took a hypothetical example of “a woman, who has availed all benefits under various schemes for women, wanting to change her name from female to male”.
Tue, May 22, 2018
Assault on chief secretary: Three hours, 150 questions as police reach Kejriwal homeSubscriber Only
May 19, 2018 04:49 IST
Prakash was allegedly assaulted after being summoned for a late-night meeting at the CM’s home on February 19. Two AAP MLAs were arrested and later released on bail.
Sat, May 19, 2018
Man in coma after fall at Hyatt, no court respite to managementSubscriber Only
May 19, 2018 04:30 IST
Just before midnight on October 16, 2013, Rishi, a real estate group CEO, who was meeting friends, stepped out for a smoke on an under-construction ledge connected to the sixth-floor lobby. He accidentally fell to the fourth floor balcony, with his family alleging the accident took place due to Hyatt’s negligence, and made worse by delay in medical treatment.
Sat, May 19, 2018
Ex-diplomat Madhuri Gupta convicted of spying for ISISubscriber Only
May 19, 2018 04:23 IST
The court, however, acquitted Gupta of stringent provisions of OSA, which entails a maximum punishment of up to 14 years, as the prosecution could not prove it.
Sat, May 19, 2018
MP minister Narottam Mishra gets reprieve in paid news caseSubscriber Only
May 19, 2018 04:14 IST
Mishra, who won from Datia Assembly constituency, moved the Supreme Court on July 12 last year against the EC’s decision. The apex court had transferred the matter to the Delhi High Court to be decided before the July 17, 2017, presidential poll.
Sat, May 19, 2018NRI woman rape case probe: Police pulled up by Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
May 18, 2018 04:52 IST
Hearing the woman’s plea, Justice Mukta Gupta objected to the police reply that they have not preserved the CCTV footage or evidence from the hotel room.
Fri, May 18, 2018Delhi: No High Court relief to pregnant law student short of attendanceSubscriber Only
May 18, 2018 03:31 IST
The woman, who enrolled for the course in August 2016, had sought directions to the varsity to permit her to appear in the fourth semester exam. She could not meet the requisite 70% attendance criteria as she missed almost two months of the semester due to her pregnancy and the birth of her child in February.
Fri, May 18, 2018
Transgender moves Delhi High Court for name change in certificatesSubscriber Only
May 17, 2018 04:48 IST
She has also prayed that the Department of Publication in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs be directed to publish her changed name and sex and self-identified gender as transgender in the official Gazette without insisting on a Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) certificate.
Thu, May 17, 2018Sex worker approaches Delhi High Court for missing daughterSubscriber Only
May 17, 2018 02:41 IST
The mother, who was trafficked from Assam and forced into prostitution, said that she was surviving with limited means had made every effort to educate her daughter so she could stand on her feet.
Thu, May 17, 2018Delhi High Court orders CBI probe against prison officials into violence at TiharSubscriber Only
May 16, 2018 02:55 IST
The bench ordered the CBI probe into the matter after two committees appointed by it on November 23 and 27 last year — soon after complaints were raised by inmates — flagged violation of fundamental, human and legal rights of prisoners.
Wed, May 16, 2018
Delhi Police charge Shashi Tharoor with cruelty, abetting wife’s ‘suicide’Subscriber Only
May 15, 2018 04:48 IST
Pushkar was found dead in a five-star hotel room in Delhi on January 17, 2014. The chargesheet also dropped murder charges. Initially, an FIR was registered by the Delhi Police on January 1, 2015.
Tue, May 15, 2018
Delhi: Women can use semi-open, open prisons in TiharSubscriber Only
May 15, 2018 01:45 IST
The court had sought responses from the Delhi government, L-G and Director General of Prisons on a PIL seeking direction to them to extend the benefit of semi-open prison and open prison to women.
Tue, May 15, 2018
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Delhi Police names Shashi Tharoor as accused, charges him with ‘abetment to suicide’Subscriber Only
May 14, 2018 17:13 IST
The police, in its chargesheet, said Tharoor had not been arrested so far as he is a sitting MP and had joined the investigation as and when required.
Mon, May 14, 2018Hijackers accused of waging war against India move Delhi HC, seek quashing of chargeSubscriber Only
May 12, 2018 05:34 IST
On the morning of September 30, 1981, Pakistani commandos stormed the aircraft and overpowered the hijackers, securing the release of the remaining passengers and crew. There were no casualties.
Sat, May 12, 2018Explain delay in regularising capital’s placement agencies, Delhi HC tells govtSubscriber Only
May 12, 2018 02:50 IST
In 2014, the government told the High Court that it had issued an order for compulsory registration of private placement agencies providing domestic workers, while making it clear that all unregistered firms will have to shut down after October 25, 2014.
Sat, May 12, 2018Why convert parks to parking lots: Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
May 12, 2018 02:09 IST
Delhi High Court also issued notice to the Centre; the Delhi government; the national and state commissions for protection of child rights; and the SDMC, seeking their replies to the plea filed by a Defence Colony resident, Rajeev Suri (62).
Sat, May 12, 2018Journalism of Courage
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