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Pritam Pal Singh
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Delhi violence: Centre gets four weeks to file response on plea seeking FIR against BJP leaders for hate speechSubscriber Only
February 27, 2020 15:30 IST
During the hearing, a bench headed by Chief Justice D N Patel and including Justice C Hari Shankar was told the situation is not "conducive" to file an FIR against the three BJP leaders.
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
Won’t allow another 1984 under our watch, file FIRs over hate speeches: Delhi HCSubscriber Only
February 27, 2020 04:45 IST
Incidentally, Justice Muralidhar was transferred out of Delhi High Court on Wednesday. The Ministry of Law & Justice, in a notification, said the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, had transferred Justice Muralidhar to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
Delhi HC expresses displeasure over delay in registering FIR against 3 BJP leaders, seeks report by tomorrowSubscriber Only
February 26, 2020 11:10 IST
Earlier in the day, the court said it was "amazed at the state of affairs" after the Delhi Police said that it has not yet watched the video clip of BJP leader Kapil Mishra and others making hate speech that allegedly lead to the mob attacks in northeast Delhi over CAA.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Delhi High Court suspends judge for allowing undertrial to remain on long custody paroleSubscriber Only
February 26, 2020 04:35 IST
Virender Kumar Goyal, who was posted at Tis Hazari courts, was suspended, four days before his retirement.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
In midnight hearing, Delhi High Court orders evacuation of injured from Mustafabad’s Al-Hind HospitalSubscriber Only
February 26, 2020 03:05 IST
The court was hearing a plea by Concern Citizen For Peace, comprising doctors and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy, who sought directions to the Delhi government and police to ensure their safety and protection during a visit to the riot-affected areas, including Al Hind Hospital.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Delhi violence: Activists file plea in HC seeking action against BJP leaders for ‘provocation’Subscriber Only
February 26, 2020 02:17 IST
While seeking to “ensure the safety and protection of all protest sites, especially women and children”, activists Harsh Mander and Farah Naqvi knocked on the High Court’s door for urgent listing of the petition.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
PIL seeks ban on slaughter of ‘old bulls, buffaloes’Subscriber Only
February 22, 2020 02:27 IST
The petition claimed that these animals “continue to provide dung and urine that can either be used by farmers as manure and fertilizer, or can be sold by the owners...”
Sat, Feb 22, 2020
Sanjeev Chawla to be interrogated at Tihar only, till Feb 28Subscriber Only
February 21, 2020 04:58 IST
The court also clarified that the interrogation period should not exceed 15 days from the date he was produced before the court, February 13.
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
Sanjeev Chawla not here for picnic at Tihar: ASGSubscriber Only
February 20, 2020 02:05 IST
Hearing arguments from both the side, Justice Malhotra reserved the order on Chawla's appeal against a trial court's February 13 order remanding him to 12 days of police remand.
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Entered Jamia after stone pelting from inside: Police in chargesheetSubscriber Only
February 19, 2020 01:28 IST
The Delhi Police Crime Branch, in two chargesheets filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur, booked 17 persons under various IPC sections, including rioting, unlawful assembly, voluntarily causing hurt to public servant and criminal conspiracy.
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
Delhi HC sends bookie Sanjeev Chawla to Tihar jail till further ordersSubscriber Only
February 15, 2020 02:25 IST
Justice Anu Malhotra directed the Delhi Police Crime Branch, in whose custody Chawla was remanded in Thursday, to lodge him at the Tihar jail “in terms of the said Letters of Assurance of the Ministry of Home Affairs... till further direction of this court”.
Sat, Feb 15, 2020Match-fixing case: Police may summon T-Series’ Krishan, take Sanjeev Chawla to match venuesSubscriber Only
February 14, 2020 05:36 IST
Chawla and Kumar, along with others, were part of the 2013 Delhi Police chargesheet into the conspiracy to fix matches during the 2000 series between India and South Africa.
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
Mother of Dec 16 rape victim urges court to fix date of executionSubscriber Only
February 13, 2020 02:14 IST
She submitted before Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana with folded hands that the court should fix a fresh date of execution of death warrants against the four convicts in the case.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
CBI clean chit to ex-spl director Rakesh Asthana, DSP in bribe, extortion caseSubscriber Only
February 12, 2020 02:58 IST
Filing a chargesheet in the case, which was registered on directions of former CBI director Alok Verma, who was then locked in a turf war with Asthana, the CBI has dropped both as accused.
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Home owner Brajesh Thakur, 5 others get life in jail till their deathSubscriber Only
February 12, 2020 01:52 IST
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Saurabh Kulshreshtha observed that Thakur “not only betrayed the trust and faith of the victim girls but also displayed extreme perversity and monstrosity by committing such abhorrent acts with numerous helpless minors girls”.
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
CBI to court: GST officials taking cut from transportersSubscriber Only
February 11, 2020 05:15 IST
The information was revealed before Special CBI judge Santosh Snehi Mann, while the CBI was seeking further seven days’ custody of a Delhi government officer and officer on special duty (OSD) to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in a bribery case.
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
Dec 16 gangrape case: Sinful to hang convicts when law lets them live, says courtSubscriber Only
February 08, 2020 04:19 IST
Citing the Delhi High Court’s February 5 order, which permitted the convicts, in the interest of justice, to exercise their legal remedies within one week of the order, Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana said, “It is criminally sinful to execute the condemned convicts when the law permits them to live”.
Sat, Feb 08, 2020
Constituency watch: At Shakur Basti, this election could see a close contest tooSubscriber Only
February 08, 2020 03:41 IST
The name Shakur Basti is deceptive as the area is dominated by posh localities of Pitampura, Saraswati Vihar and Meera Bagh. There are some old refugee colonies in Rani Bagh and Multan Nagar, and a few jhuggi clusters near Shakur Basti railway station and Peeragarhi camp.
Sat, Feb 08, 2020Dec 16 rape convicts get 7 days to avail legal remediesSubscriber Only
February 06, 2020 01:07 IST
“It cannot be disputed that all convicts have been found to be guilty of a heinous offence of rape coupled with a bone chilling murder of a young girl which shocked the conscience of the society at large,” Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said.
Thu, Feb 06, 2020Sharjeel Imam’s custody extended, cops to verify if ‘enemy’ guided himSubscriber Only
February 04, 2020 02:56 IST
Imam, 31, was arrested from Kako village in Bihar's Jehanabad district on January 28 and brought to Delhi on transit remand.
Tue, Feb 04, 2020December 16 rape convicts playing with system, Centre tells HCSubscriber Only
February 03, 2020 02:32 IST
“There is a deliberate, calculated, well-thought of design to frustrate the process of law,” Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre in the Delhi High Court said, adding that “seven years have gone by and they are still playing with the machinery of the judicial system”.
Mon, Feb 03, 2020Delhi gangrape case: Centre cites Hyderabad ‘encounter’ during hearing on stay in execution of convictsSubscriber Only
February 02, 2020 17:24 IST
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told the Delhi High Court that there is a deliberate, calculated and well thought of design by the death-row convicts to "frustrate mandate of law" by getting their execution delayed.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020Dec 16 case: Centre moves HC, hearing to continue todaySubscriber Only
February 02, 2020 02:51 IST
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Ministry, argued “this case will go down in the history of India where convicts of heinous crime are trying patience of the country”.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
Absent in court, Congress’ Rocky Tuseed declared ‘proclaimed person’Subscriber Only
February 01, 2020 03:19 IST
Tuseed has been fielded from the Rajinder Nagar Assembly seat against AAP’s Raghav Chadha and BJP’s R P Singh. At 25, Tuseed is the youngest candidate in the poll fray in Delhi.
Sat, Feb 01, 2020
PMLA case: Court grants bail to ThampiSubscriber Only
January 30, 2020 03:17 IST
Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar observed that the main accused, Vadra, was already granted anticipatory bail in the case in April last year and Thampi was entitled to be treated on “parity”.
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