Articles by Richa Banka
Delhi police propose murder charges in Sunanda Pushkar case
Counsel for Delhi police read out statements by witnesses and medical board opinions while urging the court to decide if Pushkar had been murdered or if Tharoor had been responsible for her suicide.
Published on Aug 31, 2019 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Sunanda Pushkar Case: ‘Shashi Tharoor fought with her in Dubai,’ court told
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court is hearing a case on the framing of charges against Shashi Tharoor in Sunanda Pushkar’s death
Updated on Aug 31, 2019 09:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi |
Richa Banka
Targeted because we are from a particular political party: Karti Chidambaram
Karti, who is also being probed in the INX Media case along with his father, raised questions on the nature of the probe and said, “This is just a show. It is a false case and theatrics. My father and I are being targeted because we are the part of a particular party,” he said.
Updated on Aug 23, 2019 01:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Serious allegations, says judge; sends Chidambaram to CBI custody for 4 days
Chidambaram was brought to the Rouse Avenue court complex around 3 pm after a medical check-up. His son Karti and wife Nalini had arrived much earlier. So did his team of lawyers including senior Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Jun 19, 2020 05:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka and Namita Singh
INX media case: On CBI’s ‘evasive to questioning’ charge, P Chidambaram’s firm reply in court
P Chidambaram sought to take down the CBI, which had arrested him last night from his house after scaling the complex boundary wall, telling the CBI judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar to requisition the transcript of his questioning by the agency sleuths on June 6 last year.
Updated on Jun 19, 2020 05:24 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times |
Richa Banka and Namita Singh
Chidambaram Arrest in INX Media Case: CBI gives 5 reasons for former FM’s custody
Chidambaram Arrest in INX Media Case: CBI’s arguments for custodial interrogation of highlighted Chidambaram’s alleged non-cooperation and silence during questioning in the past.
Updated on Aug 22, 2019 06:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi |
Richa Banka and Namita Singh
Prem Nagar residents forced to walk the deadly tracks, demand underpass
Prem Nagar Colony is located along the serpentine railway tracks near the Patel Nagar railway station.
Updated on Aug 22, 2019 03:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Detail plan to stop snatching, ensure safety of women: HC to L-G, govt, police
Published on Aug 21, 2019 11:11 PM IST
Anticipatory bail denied, Chidambaram gets visits by CBI, ED
Teams of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), both of which are investigating the INX media case, visited Chidambaram’s residence in the evening to arrest him but left after they couldn’t find him.
Updated on Aug 20, 2019 11:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Was going to Harvard, Shah Faesal petitions court on detention at Delhi airport
In his petition, the civil servant-turned-politician told the high court that he was at the Delhi airport on the night intervening August 14 and 15 to travel to Harvard University, Boston to pursue his academic career.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 08:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Government defends segregation of students in Chunauti format
The state government’s Chunauti scheme aims to improve the learning levels of students from classes 6 to 9.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 01:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Steel unit in Delhi challenges closure notice
Justice Vibhu Bakhru said DPCC will not take any steps to recover the EDC till next date of hearing, September 18. The court posted the matter to be heard with a bunch of other similar petitions.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Lens on Select City Walk for charging parking fee from visitors
The south civic body’s reply came while hearing a contempt plea which had contended that malls and hospitals are still charging for parking fee despite the order of the court.
Updated on Aug 15, 2019 04:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Mobile app to report missing persons in final stage
In a status report filed through advocate Rahul Mehra, standing counsel (criminal), the Delhi government apprised the court of the development and told the court that the work was issued to the department concerned on June 28.
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 09:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Delhi High Court bench orders special fund to help burn victims
The fund will be generated by the penalty (cost) that the high court bench of Justice Najmi Waziri imposes in other cases of litigation on either of the parties.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 03:35 AM IST
New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Delhi HC stops further cutting of trees near Sunder Nagar
The Delhi High Court also asked the Delhi government’s public works department (PWD) to give a detailed drainage plan to check water logging in underground U-turns.
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
High Court orders special screening of upcoming film on Batla house encounter
The plea was filed by Ariz Khan— one of the accused in the 2008 shoot out—and Shahzad Ahmad — convicted of the murder of a police officer during the encounter.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 04:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
FSL officials in dock for fake DNA report
FSL had informed the court that the DNA recovered from the victim did not match that of the accused Khurseed. The court was also informed that the sample has been destroyed.
Published on Aug 01, 2019 07:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Delhi High Court sets aside JNU V-C order on chairperson posting
JNU’s counsel contended that the plea which challenges the chairperson selection for Centre for Linguistic Study is premature but the court observed that chairpersons were appointed from same centre.
Updated on Jul 30, 2019 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
HC pulls up NBCC for copying Nauroji Nagar’s green assessment report
A bench of justice G S Sistani and justice Jyoti Singh sought to know from NBCC India as to how EIA for the Nauroji Nagar project could be given based on the report of some other project.
Updated on Jul 29, 2019 11:01 PM IST
New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Businessman at centre of CBI vs CBI row arrested
Special Judge S Malik remanded businessman Sana Satish Babu in five days in custody on Saturday
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 01:11 AM IST
New Delhi |
Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Richa Banka
Delhi HC stays general body meeting of Gymkhana Club after allegations of fraud
Justice Suresh Kait also sought the response of the Centre and the Gymkhana Club on the plea by one Sanjeev Mohan Ahluwalia, who alleged serious fraud and favouritism in the functioning of the Club.
Updated on Jul 27, 2019 03:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Man petitioned high court to ban IPL auctions, judges fine him Rs 25,000
The plea had contended that the players go through the auctioning process where they are purchased and sold through bidding corporates thus amounting to illegal human trafficking.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 04:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
HC directs Delhi LG to decide on transformers in Chandni Chowk
On July 19, the L-G had conducted a meeting with stakeholders where he had referred the matter of deciding on the location of transformers to the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC).
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 04:19 AM IST
New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Delhi govt employees health scheme can’t be extended to all family members: HC
Rejecting the plea of a retired government teacher who had sought inclusion of his widowed daughter-in-law and minor grandson in the scheme, justice Vibhu Bakhru said DGEHS is a contributory scheme.
Updated on Jul 23, 2019 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Farmhouses can’t operate as banquet halls: Delhi High Court
The ruling came as the high court heard a plea by Manaktala Farms, through its owner, which challenged an order of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 08:06 AM IST
New Delhi |
Richa Banka
FSL seeks two months to start fingerprint system
The technique called “brain fingerprinting” involves measuring of brain activity in response to different words, phrases or questions.
Published on Jul 23, 2019 03:29 AM IST
New Delhi |
Richa Banka
No weekly markets on Netaji Subhash Marg, says Dehi HC
The decision comes after the North Delhi Municipal Corporation moved the court seeking a modification of its earlier order wherein it gave temporary relief to vendors by allowing them to have weekend markets.
Updated on Jul 18, 2019 04:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Cannot videograph Sentence Review Board meetings, government tells Delhi High Court
In an affidavit submitted before a bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar, the additional standing counsel of the Delhi government, advocate Gautam Narayan told the court that no instances of bias were cited by the petitioner.
Published on Jul 13, 2019 10:08 AM IST
New Delhi |
Richa Banka
Police verification must for foreign volunteers with NGOs, says Delhi govt
On Friday, the Delhi High Court disposed off a plea, which had sought the formation of rules and regulations regarding volunteers and donors in special schools and institutions, based on the government’s submission.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 04:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Richa Banka