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Sohini Ghosh
Sohini is a senior correspondent based in Delhi, primarily covering legal developments in the Delhi HC. She tweets at @thanda_ghosh
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Plea in HC claims EWS students forced to pay for ‘exorbitantly priced’ books, uniformsSubscriber Only
August 28, 2025 06:11 IST
Court seeks response from govt, CBSE, NCERT
Thu, Aug 28, 2025
Month after shift to Delhi HC, Justice Arun Monga may return to Rajasthan High CourtSubscriber Only
August 27, 2025 13:10 IST
His transfer recommendation is part of the 14 transfers recommended by the SC Collegium across high courts, notified in its statement on Wednesday
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Backed by 2 Delhi HC verdicts, new e-notary platform gains ground in legal worldSubscriber Only
August 27, 2025 12:53 IST
Legal documents are required to be signed in the presence of a notary, who is a legal practitioner empanelled by the Central and state governments, to ensure authenticity and prevent cases of forgery or coercion.
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
‘Can’t support patriarchal entitlement’: Delhi HC denies bail to man who shot at wifeSubscriber Only
August 27, 2025 05:30 IST
Raj had shot at his wife in 2018 outside a hospital where she worked as a security guard
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
‘Total silence, opacity’: Delhi HC sets aside Rs 95-crore contract to security firm SIS for guarding heritage sitesSubscriber Only
August 27, 2025 03:40 IST
The court flagged how the contracts were awarded to an agency while disqualifying 75 others, and directed the Culture Ministry to initiate the tendering process afresh and complete it within three months.
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Delhi hospital projects planned by AAP under corruption cloud. What’s next for them?Subscriber Only
August 26, 2025 23:11 IST
Former health ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain are facing corruption allegations in connection with these projects
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
PM Modi’s degree is ‘personal information’, Delhi University does not have to disclose: High CourtSubscriber Only
August 25, 2025 15:46 IST
Delhi HC on PM Modi Degree Row: In 2016, the CIC directed inspection of records of students who passed BA Programme from the varsity in 1978 — the year when Modi graduated from DU with a bachelor’s degree.
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
‘Name dropping won’t work’: Delhi HC raps Gautam Gambhir Foundation in Covid drug distribution caseSubscriber Only
August 25, 2025 14:42 IST
The complaint in the case alleged unauthorised stocking and distribution of a Covid drug during a medical camp held by the foundation during the Covid second wave. Also arraigned as accused were GGF trustees — including Gambhir.
Mon, Aug 25, 2025
“…if MRP is Rs 10, then in what capacity are you charging Rs 100?” Delhi HC questions restaurants over levying service chargesSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 20:34 IST
The single judge verdict had further recorded that while consumers are free to tip for services they enjoyed voluntarily, such “amount however, ought not to be added by default in the bill/invoice and should be left to the customer’s discretion.”
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
‘If not settled now, over for me’: Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav moves HC, seeks interim bail to get marriedSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 20:33 IST
Yadav, who has been in the prison for 23 years, was awarded life sentence for a fixed term of 25 years without remission in the case
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Not lawyer’s duty to verify truthfulness of client’s instructions: Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 16:38 IST
It is for the learned court – not lawyers – to decide on the assertions made by the parties in the form of pleadings or while setting up a case, the Delhi High Court held in a plea alleging professional misconduct.
Sat, Aug 23, 2025
‘Uniform voter list of utmost importance’: At Delhi meet, Union ministers bat for ‘One Nation One Election’Subscriber Only
August 22, 2025 10:13 IST
Dismissing Opposition criticism of ‘One Nation, One Election’, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that talks with political parties and public feedback have indicated a majority are in favour of the policy.
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
Will consider VRS request by professor ‘positively’: JNU to Delhi High CourtSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 06:44 IST
JNU also informed the Delhi High Court that the professor’s request for pensionary benefits, which he is eligible for, “will be considered.”
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
‘I’m an easy target… being relentlessly harassed,’ claims AUD student; HC seeks varsity’s responseSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 06:12 IST
After the HC intervened, the university had revoked the suspension and agreed to consider the case with due process.
Fri, Aug 22, 2025
Delhi HC quashes proceedings against ex-Canara Bank executive director accused of graft in 2018Subscriber Only
August 21, 2025 09:35 IST
CBI said Ashok Kumar Gupta was implicated as an accused as he was part of the Executive Director-Credit Approval Committee, which sanctioned the proposal for the loan.
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
‘We’ve lost a life — what else can be eye-opening?’: Delhi HC slams MCD after man crushed by treeSubscriber Only
August 21, 2025 05:31 IST
The court’s remark comes against the backdrop of the death of a 52-year-old man after a tree fell on his motorcycle in Southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji on August 14.
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
Widowed daughter-in-law entitled to claim maintenance from deceased father-in-law’s coparcenary estate: Delhi HCSubscriber Only
August 21, 2025 05:30 IST
Dubbing HAMA as “quintessentially a social welfare legislation,” the court noted that the act was “enacted with an intention to infuse traditional norms of a Hindu Society with principles of equity, fairness and family protection.”
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
Delhi HC sends notice to Civil Aviation Ministry on PIL citing vacanciesSubscriber Only
August 21, 2025 01:04 IST
Rathore, in a fresh application, has now also highlighted vacancies and underutilisation of funds.
Thu, Aug 21, 2025
‘We’re reduced to municipal commissioners’: Delhi HC raps PWD over unhygienic conditions at Mandoli JailSubscriber Only
August 20, 2025 20:41 IST
The Mandoli prison authorities informed the court that its sewer lines, laid in 1984-85, gets blocked frequently and is cleared with the help of the PWD authorities.
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Delhi HC upholds validity of Luxor Group founder DK Jain’s will, dismisses plea by daughterSubscriber Only
August 20, 2025 13:42 IST
Luxor Group founder D K Jain’s youngest daughter Priya Jain had contended that the will was forged to oust all his legal heirs and vest the entire estate solely in favour of his wife Usha.
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
‘Economic offence of exceptional magnitude’: Delhi HC denies bail to Amtek group ex-director Arvind DhamSubscriber Only
August 20, 2025 11:25 IST
Granting bail at this juncture would risk compromising both the trial and public confidence in the justice system, the Delhi High Court stated.
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Task of society to ensure inclusion of special children into mainstream: Delhi HCSubscriber Only
August 20, 2025 05:20 IST
The school’s opposition comes despite a court-constituted expert committee underlining on Tuesday that the child is fit to be admitted in a regular school with a “shadow teacher”
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Delhi HC relief to human rights group, sets aside tax dept notice on NGO statusSubscriber Only
August 20, 2025 02:35 IST
The I-T Department had cited the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative's earlier FCRA cancellation by the Centre while issuing the notice. FCRA cancellation implies the organisation can’t accept foreign contributions.
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Teen abandoned by parents, ‘raped’ by cousin, moves Delhi HC to terminate 28-week pregnancySubscriber Only
August 19, 2025 13:20 IST
In its order issued Monday, the court noted that the child has been abandoned by both parents, and the only guardian she wants to stay with is the mother of the accused. It sought a report from the Child Welfare Committee in response to the petition
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
‘Why should prisoner foot bill?’: Delhi HC reserves order on MP Engineer Rashid’s plea against cost to attend ParliamentSubscriber Only
August 19, 2025 11:55 IST
Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has been lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2019 in a case of alleged terror funding and the NIA has accused him of propagating separatism and secessionism.
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