The Delhi High Court has directed Customs authorities to quantify applicable duty on 12 gold bars seized from a passenger and facilitate their release after payment of the prescribed duty, redemption fine, penalty and interest. A Division Bench of Justice Anil Khetarpal and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav held that the petitioner could not be faulted…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought instructions from the Central Government on whether it is considering a policy framework to examine and regulate design features of social media platforms alleged to promote compulsive and prolonged user engagement. A Division Bench comprising Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Amit Sharma asked Additional Solicitor General Chetan…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that individuals who publicly identify themselves as YouTubers must exercise greater caution while expressing their views, particularly when their statements concern matters protected by special penal statutes. Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the oral observations while hearing an anticipatory bail petition filed by YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in connection with…
The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that a competent adult should be permitted to designate their partner—including a partner in a non-heterosexual or queer relationship—to make healthcare decisions on their behalf if they subsequently lose the capacity to do so. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Medical Commission…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to urgently hear a plea challenging the Delhi Police’s refusal to permit a protest at Jantar Mantar on September 20 against the recently notified University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026. The plea was mentioned before a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice…
The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of 271 appeals filed by the Union Government challenging disability pensions granted to ex-servicemen, holding that the removal of the presumption of fitness at the time of entry into service under the 2008 Entitlement Rules does not, by itself, shift the entire burden onto the serviceman. A Bench…
The Supreme Court has declined to reconstitute the five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) constituted to examine allegations of police excesses and violence surrounding the July protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana rejected the…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that under Muslim Personal Law, a Muslim boy or girl who has attained puberty is competent to exercise a choice in marriage, with puberty being presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, upon completion of 15 years. Justice Vikram Aggarwal made the observation while dealing…
The Supreme Court has held that a baptismal certificate, by itself, cannot establish the age of a child under Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice N V Anjaria said courts must follow the statutory sequence under Section 94 while…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav two more weeks to deposit Rs 5 crore with the Court registry, while cautioning that his past conduct in connection with multiple cheque bounce cases does not inspire confidence A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V…