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Sofi Ahsan
Sofi Ahsan is a Senior Correspondent reporting from the Delhi High Court. He has previously reported from the High Courts of Punjab and Haryana and J&K. He tweets @sofiahsan
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Cannot curtail opinions on social media, discussion in academic world: HC to Savarkar biographerSubscriber Only
March 04, 2022 18:38 IST
The court on February 18 had restrained Truschke, Dr. Ananya Chakrabarti and Dr. Rohit Chopra from further publication of their letter accusing historian Dr Vikram Sampath of plagiarism with respect to his two-volume biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Sat, Mar 05, 2022
Markaz case: Centre reverses its stand on reopening, wants curbsSubscriber Only
March 04, 2022 14:50 IST
The DDMA had last week ordered the lifting of all Covid restrictions in the national capital.
Sat, Mar 05, 2022
HC creates 3 more courts to expedite trial of pending UAPA cases in DelhiSubscriber Only
March 04, 2022 11:28 IST
The court, on the administrative side, last month decided to shift five Courts of Metropolitan Magistrate (Negotiable Instru-ments Act) in New Delhi district to Rouse Avenue Court Complex because of non-availability of courtrooms at Patiala House Court.
Sat, Mar 05, 2022
Delhi riots: HC raps police for failing to probe death of man made to sing national anthemSubscriber Only
February 22, 2022 18:56 IST
Questioning the police on why the report cannot be shared with the petitioner, the victim’s mother, through her counsel, the court said there was “hardly anything” in it
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
Police want to identify suspect via Aadhaar, Delhi HC seeks UIDAI reportSubscriber Only
February 18, 2022 04:02 IST
While stating that the UIDAI cannot supply the biometric information to the police, Justice Mukta Gupta asked whether it could use the evidence available with the investigating agency to identify the suspect.
Fri, Feb 18, 2022
Suspending sentence would amount to eroding public’s faith in judiciary: Delhi HC dismisses Ansals’ applicationsSubscriber Only
February 16, 2022 11:21 IST
On November 8 last year, a lower court had sentenced Sushil and Gopal Ansal to seven years in prison for tampering with evidence in the case.
Wed, Feb 16, 2022
Centre urges Delhi HC to put off marital rape hearing: Issue involves broad implicationsSubscriber Only
February 03, 2022 17:37 IST
The Centre stated that any assistance from it can be meaningful and effective only after such consultative process takes place.
Fri, Feb 04, 2022
Compromise in rape cases: Delhi HC orders vigilance inquirySubscriber Only
February 02, 2022 01:30 IST
“This court notes that non-registration of an FIR in the event that the commission of a cognizable offence is disclosed goes against the law laid down by the Supreme Court,” said Justice Subramonium Prasad, while referring to the sexual assault complaint made at Kapashera police station in July 2020 by a woman.
Wed, Feb 02, 2022
It is absurd, says Delhi HC on govt order mandating masks inside carSubscriber Only
February 01, 2022 17:31 IST
Four petitions were filed in 2020 before the court challenging the imposition of a fine of Rs 500 – the same stands now increased to Rs 2,000 – on the petitioners, for not wearing face a mask while travelling alone in a private car.
Tue, Feb 01, 2022
Police file report in Delhi HC: Probe pending in over half of 758 riot cases, 6 chargesheets filed in 3 monthsSubscriber Only
January 29, 2022 01:17 IST
🔴 Even in cases where police have already filed chargesheets and declared that the probe is completed, the supplementary investigation, according to the agency, remains pending in more than 64% of those cases.
Sat, Jan 29, 2022
Centre defends L-G appointed special public prosecutors in riots cases, farmers’ agitation: ‘Matters of national interest’Subscriber Only
January 28, 2022 02:13 IST
🔴 The Centre said they involved a huge loss to life and property and “displayed an effort on part of miscreants” to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims, “thus directly challenging the secular character of the nation”.
Fri, Jan 28, 2022
5G lawsuit: Delhi HC reduces cost imposed on Juhi Chawla, expunges adverse observations against herSubscriber Only
January 27, 2022 14:09 IST
The division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said the plaintiffs should not be made to share the blame or consequences for the manner in which the suit and applications were drafted.
Fri, Jan 28, 2022Delhi High Court to reduce Juhi Chawla’s fine in 5G suit to Rs 2 lakhSubscriber Only
January 25, 2022 13:20 IST
Last June, a single-bench order dismissed Chawla's suit against the introduction of 5G technology in India and imposed a cost of Rs 20 lakh on her and two other plaintiffs.
Wed, Jan 26, 2022
Cannot keep the matter hanging: Delhi HC to Centre on pleas against marital rapeSubscriber Only
January 24, 2022 19:43 IST
The observation came after the central government reiterated its request seeking more time to file a fresh response to the petitions.
Tue, Jan 25, 2022
Expectation can’t lead to forcible sex with wife, Delhi HC toldSubscriber Only
January 22, 2022 00:31 IST
🔴 The submissions were made before the division bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar during the hearing of the petitions challenging Exception 2 in IPC Section 375 that protects men, who have forced non-consensual intercourse with their wives, from criminal prosecution under Section 376 IPC.
Sat, Jan 22, 2022
Marital rape exception an instrument of oppression: Amicus curiae tells Delhi HCSubscriber Only
January 20, 2022 19:49 IST
Submitting that if the consequence of the exception is that a married woman can be subjected to sexual intercourse without her consent, Senior Advocate Rebecca John, an amicus curiae in the case seeking criminalisation of marital rape, argued that then it must be viewed as “an instrument of oppression”.
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Elopement case: UP Police committed forgery, can’t pick up from one place and show arrest elsewhere, says HCSubscriber Only
January 18, 2022 16:42 IST
🔴 The two persons had been arrested in connection with a woman from UP eloping and marrying a man living in Delhi in July 2021.
Wed, Jan 19, 2022
Centre seeks more time from Delhi HC to formulate stand on marital rapeSubscriber Only
January 17, 2022 17:55 IST
The court had last week said that it will not wait for the outcome of the government’s “comprehensive exercise to make amendments in the criminal laws” as that consultative process would take several years.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022Marital rape: Centre says criminal law reform in process, Delhi HC to continue hearing pleaSubscriber Only
January 14, 2022 03:09 IST
🔴 The Centre, which is likely to address the arguments next week, earlier had submitted that it was considering a “constructive approach”
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Delhi HC to hear plea against talaq al-sunnah as Centre says other forms of talaq not illegalSubscriber Only
January 12, 2022 21:51 IST
Issuing notice to the Centre, the division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh asked the authorities to file a response within eight weeks and listed it for hearing on May 2.
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Delhi Riots: Two years on, police identify one personnel in Vande Mataram video, HC questions delaySubscriber Only
January 12, 2022 02:00 IST
Faizan died in a hospital on February 26, 2020, a day after his release from a police station, where he was taken after he had been allegedly assaulted by policemen on 66 Foota Road in Northeast Delhi and, along with four others, was forced to sing Vande Mataram and the national anthem.
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
Delhi HC deliberates whether IPC Section 375 should cover non-consensual sex with wifeSubscriber Only
January 11, 2022 22:21 IST
The court was hearing a bunch of petitions which challenge the legal exception that protects men who have forced, non-consensual intercourse with their wives.
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
Woman has the ‘right to say no’, but removing exception in law on marital rape needs serious consideration: HCSubscriber Only
January 10, 2022 23:26 IST
🔴 Observing that if it is rape, then it has to be punished, Justice Shankar said that the legislature has accepted “a situation” when the parties are married and the court has to see whether there is a case made out for striking down the exception.
Mon, Jan 10, 2022
Delhi govt claims ownership of elephant surrendered in 2017, HC calls for fresh lookSubscriber Only
January 07, 2022 03:16 IST
🔴 In September last year, the court had ordered the government to transport the animal to a facility managed by the Radha Krishan Temple Management Committee in Gujarat’s Jamnagar after hearing the petition filed by Farukh Khan, the son of the original owner of the elephant called Moti.
Fri, Jan 07, 2022
Explained | Right to be forgotten: govt position, court rulings, and laws elsewhereSubscriber Only
December 27, 2021 01:20 IST
Petitions across courts have been seeking enforcement of this “right” — a legal principle that is not yet backed by statute in India.
Mon, Dec 27, 2021Journalism of Courage
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