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Pritam Pal Singh
Reports on legal affairs from New Delhi for The Indian Express.
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Enrol remaining JNU students under existing fee structure: Delhi HCSubscriber Only
January 25, 2020 01:27 IST
The petition has sought direction to the JNU to “refund the excess fees collected from the students as per the Draft Hostel Manual or in the alternative, for the fee to be adjusted as per the un-amended Hostel Manual in the upcoming Monsoon Semester, i.e., July 2020”.
Sat, Jan 25, 2020
MeToo: Delhi HC asks anonymous account if it will represent victimsSubscriber Only
January 23, 2020 04:32 IST
In its interim order, the court had allowed @herdsceneand anonymity in the Rs 5-crore defamation suit filed by Gupta against it and others, seeking removal of allegedly defamatory content against him on social media platforms.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
JNUSU goes to HC, challenges hostel manual amendmentSubscriber Only
January 22, 2020 01:38 IST
The plea, by JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and other office bearers, sought directions to the varsity to “allow JNU students to register for the winter session January 2020 as per the old fee structure as existing prior to the IHA minutes issued on October 28, 2019”.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
Delhi HC refuses to transfer Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case convictSubscriber Only
January 21, 2020 02:17 IST
The convict, Javed Ahmed Khan, who was a member of the banned terrorist outfit Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front, was held guilty of an act of terrorism by the trial court in April 2010.
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
Delhi HC sets aside 2015 election of AAP’s TomarSubscriber Only
January 18, 2020 03:29 IST
Tomar’s arrest in 2015 followed a police probe into a complaint by the Bar Council of Delhi accusing him of obtaining a fake law degree from the Institute of Legal Studies College in Munger, Bihar.
Sat, Jan 18, 2020
December 16 rape-murder case: No hanging on Jan 22, High Court toldSubscriber Only
January 16, 2020 01:36 IST
Expressing displeasure over the manner in which the matter is being delayed since May 2017 on the pretext of filing appeals, review, curative and now mercy petitons before different courts and authorities at different stages by each of the convicts, the bench said, “It is a strategic plan on how to prolong the matter.”
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Can’t preserve data: WhatsApp to Delhi HC on plea for info on JNU violenceSubscriber Only
January 15, 2020 11:23 IST
The court also issued directions to Google to preserve data as per law from Google Drive as early as possible.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
Act as per law: Delhi HC to police on plea to open Shaheen Bagh roadSubscriber Only
January 15, 2020 02:32 IST
The stretch was closed on December 15, 2019, after hundreds of women staged a sit-in at Shaheen Bagh to protest against the Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
JNU violence: Seize phones of members of WhatsApp groups that plotted the attack, HC tells policeSubscriber Only
January 14, 2020 12:22 IST
The court was hearing a petition filed by three JNU professors seeking to preserve CCTV footage, WhatsApp conversations and other evidence related to the violence that unleashed on the campus of the premier institution injuring over 30 students and teachers.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020Delhi HC notice to WhatsApp, Google on preserving JNU Jan 5 dataSubscriber Only
January 14, 2020 02:11 IST
The HC issued notice to the Delhi government, police, WhatsApp, Google and Apple, to respond to the plea and listed it for hearing on Tuesday.
Tue, Jan 14, 2020
Rakesh Asthana case: Appear on Feb 10 if probe not over, Delhi HC to CBI chiefSubscriber Only
January 09, 2020 03:36 IST
Justice Vibhu Bakhru ordered the presence of CBI director Rishi Kumar Shukla if the agency fails to complete the probe and file its final report in the case.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020Delhi HC raps JNU: Let PhD scholar re-register for programmeSubscriber Only
January 09, 2020 02:26 IST
On January 9, 2018, the woman filed a complaint before the JNU’s internal complaints committee (ICC), alleging sexual harassment by two professors. After an enquiry, on August 2, the ICC submitted its report and recommended that her request for re-registration be considered.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
7 am, January 22, Tihar Jail: Delhi court orders hanging of December 16 gangrape convictsSubscriber Only
January 08, 2020 04:30 IST
Death warrant signed, Tihar prepares for execution; lawyers of convicts say filing curative pleas
Wed, Jan 08, 2020Delhi HC upholds man’s jail term for sexually assaulting nieceSubscriber Only
January 07, 2020 02:41 IST
Dismissing the appeal filed by the accused against the verdict on Monday, the Delhi High Court said it did not concur with the trial court’s conviction based on the victim’s sketches.
Tue, Jan 07, 2020Delhi HC refuses to quash 2012 wall collapse case against builderSubscriber Only
January 03, 2020 03:39 IST
The incident took place on the night of March 30, 2012, when the labourers were sleeping on the ground floor. As a wall collapsed, they got trapped under the rubble.
Fri, Jan 03, 2020
Copyright violation suit: Delhi HC rejects plea to summon Nitish KumarSubscriber Only
January 01, 2020 01:09 IST
In his lawsuit, Singh, a former JNU student alleged that the book published by Patna-based Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), through its Member Secretary Shaibal Gupta, and endorsed by Kumar, is a plagiarised version of his research work.
Wed, Jan 01, 2020Acquitted nine years ago, man convicted for minor’s rape by Delhi HCSubscriber Only
December 29, 2019 07:51 IST
The order came on an appeal by the Delhi government against the trial court’s July 2011 verdict, by which the accused, Amar Pal, was acquitted of charges on the ground that the victim appeared to be a “tutored witness” and it was not safe to rely on her testimony.
Sun, Dec 29, 2019
At centre of 50-year-old dispute, a century-old Salman Rushdie bungalow now valued at Rs 130 croreSubscriber Only
December 29, 2019 07:42 IST
For close to 50 years, a legal battle has gone on between Rushdie’s family and that of Congressman Bhiku Ram Jain, after a deal to sell the house fell through.
Sun, Dec 29, 2019
Upload list of Urdu, Persian words in FIRs with meanings: Delhi HCSubscriber Only
December 27, 2019 01:44 IST
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said: “...we deem it appropriate to clarify that we have not opined against the use of Urdu words per se. Every language is entitled to command its own respect, and we are conscious of the richness of Urdu as a language.”
Fri, Dec 27, 2019
Supreme Court acquits woman jailed for ‘strangulating newborn girl’Subscriber Only
December 26, 2019 01:50 IST
The apex court’s verdict came on the mother’s appeal against the Delhi High Court’s March 2010 verdict, which convicted her and sentenced her to life imprisonment for murder. The High Court had upheld a trial court’s December 2009 judgment.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019
Delhi HC stays ban on liquor sale in city’s department storesSubscriber Only
December 25, 2019 02:20 IST
Delhi government’s standing counsel Ramesh Singh, meanwhile, told the High Court that it was a policy decision and the court should not interfere with it.
Wed, Dec 25, 2019
Acquitted in minor’s rape case 13 years ago, two held guilty by Delhi HCSubscriber Only
December 24, 2019 02:10 IST
The trial court had acquitted the two in February 2006 on the ground that there were contradictions and discrepancies in the deposition of the girl and her parents.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
Citizenship Act protests: Delhi court dismisses Chandrashekhar Azad’s bail pleaSubscriber Only
December 21, 2019 20:59 IST
Besides Azad, 15 others — arrested under various IPC sections, including rioting — were sent to two-day judicial custody.
Sun, Dec 22, 2019Give jobs to kin of 1984 riot victims: Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
December 21, 2019 04:35 IST
The Centre’s 2006 circular had directed that the children or other family members of those killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots be provided jobs on compassionate grounds.
Sat, Dec 21, 2019
Sloganeering in Delhi High Court over Jamia issueSubscriber Only
December 20, 2019 02:41 IST
The bench issued a notice to the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Police on pleas filed by Jamia students, former students of the varsity, Okhla residents and advocates. It directed authorities to file their affidavits in the matters, and listed it for hearing on February 4.
Fri, Dec 20, 2019Journalism of Courage
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