The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an order issued by the Central government on July 30, 2023, cancelling the OCI card of Sweden-based Professor of Indian origin Ashok Swain. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta, however, granted liberty to the Union of India to issue a fresh showcause notice to Swain. The…
Following the alleged recovery of Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice DK Upadhyay has reconstituted various administrative committees of the Court comprising Justice Varma. A circular uploaded on the Delhi High Court on Thursday said the Committees comprising judges…
The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Gujarat Police against Member of Parliament (MP) Imran Pratapgarhi over a poem uploaded by him on social media. The Bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the offence of promoting enmity between religious groups under Section 196…
The Gujarat High Court on Friday delivered a spilt verdict on a temporary bail petition filed by self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu, serving life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case. In January 2025, the Apex Court had granted interim bail till March 31 to Asaram on medical grounds. The matter came up for hearing today before…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to decide on the remission plea of Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, currently serving a 20-year jail term in the Nitish Katara murder case, by April 22. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed its strong…
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma to the High Court of Calcutta. The decision was taken during the Apex Court Collegium meeting held on March 27. Justice Sharma joined the Delhi Judicial Service in 1992 and was promoted to the Higher Judicial Service in…
The Delhi High Court will hear on Friday, a petition filed by Baramulla Member of Parliament (MP) Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid, seeking deletion of the bail condition that he would have to pay expense for his commute from Tihar jail to Parliament. On March 26, the High Court had granted bail to Engineer…
The Supreme Court has quashed two demand notices issued by the Chhattisgarh government against JSW Steel Limited (formerly JSW Ispat Special Products Limited), in a case related to insolvency. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih on a contempt petition filed by JSW Ispat Special Products Limited…
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a petition filed by former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, accused of inciting violence in Jamia Nagar area during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019. The order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula. On…