Articles by Shruti Kakkar
Delhi High Court pulls up agencies over untidy public toilets in Delhi
Recommending authorities to appoint an officer to monitor the urinals, the court granted the civic authorities a “final opportunity” to file a status report.
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 12:53 AM IST
HC restrains forest dept from organising walkathon at Asola Bhatti Sanctuary
Amicus curiae Gautam Narayan and Aditya Prasad told the court that the sanctuary is home to pythons, hyenas, and snakes and that humans could not be permitted to access it
Published on Dec 07, 2023 11:32 AM IST
Delhi HC orders status quo on translocation of deer from Deer Park
The translocation was approved by the technical committee of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to its natural habitat in Rajasthan and Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary on June 8
Updated on Dec 07, 2023 06:20 AM IST
Judge to assess value of Salman Rushdie’s ancestral house in Delhi
The writer’s father, Anis Ahmed Rushdie, had agreed to sell the house for ₹3.75 lakh in 1970 to Congress leader Bhiku Ram
Updated on Dec 07, 2023 08:51 AM IST
HC tells Delhi govt to raise income limit for EWS admissions
The court directed the Delhi government to immediately do away with the current system of EWS admission based on a self-declaration of income by the parents
Updated on Dec 06, 2023 05:16 AM IST
Nimisha death row: Delhi HC notice to Centre on mother’s plea to travel to Yemen
The Delhi high court has directed the Centre to take instructions for allowing Nimisha Priya’s mother to travel to Yemen at their own risk but refused to permit the travel of her 10-year-old daughter
Updated on Dec 02, 2023 07:35 PM IST
Delhi HC refuses to entertain pleas seeking UCC, cites SC observation
The Supreme Court in March observed that issues such as the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) are meant for the Parliament to decide
Published on Dec 01, 2023 04:48 PM IST
Delhi HC red-flags cyclothon in fragile Asola Bhatti
The Delhi High Court has criticized the forest department's proposal to hold a walkathon and cyclathon in a wildlife sanctuary, calling it a "haphazard exercise." The court has directed the department to submit the necessary documents and rebuked them for not keeping track of the wildlife in the sanctuary. The court also mentioned that the department needs a permit to carry out non-forest activities. The department claims that the event will be organized with caution and will not disturb the wildlife.
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 11:23 PM IST
Delhi HC: Ridge not personal fiefdom of forest department
The court also directed the department to submit the file concerning sanction from RMB to construct the trail
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 05:34 AM IST
Seats at educational institutions not for sale: Delhi HC
The court rejected a plea seeking recovery of ₹30 lakh paid by a medical student’s father to a middleman for securing a seat AIIMS
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 05:32 AM IST
HC fines BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover ₹2 lakh for defamatory content
A bench of Justice Rekha Palli took note of Grover’s unconditional apology for his past behaviour and an undertaking to not post any further content in the future
Published on Nov 28, 2023 12:33 PM IST
LG restores JD Tytler School recognition
The school’s recognition was withdrawn on July 16, 2022 for refusing to admit students belonging to the Economically Weaker Section
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 05:14 AM IST
Delhi HC tells news portal to drop ‘defamatory’ article on chief secy
Kumar claimed that the role he played in inquiries into the Delhi excise policy case “seems to be one of the foundations for the article”
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 05:40 AM IST
Delhi HC directs Wire to take down defamatory article on chief secretary’s son
A Wire article had linked Delhi chief secretary Naresh Kumar’s son, Karan Chauhan, to a case pertaining to enhanced valuation of a land, acquired by NHAI for the Dwarka Expressway road project
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 03:16 PM IST
Delhi HC upholds suspension of para-swimmer Prasanta Karmakar
Karmakar was suspended for three years by the PCI in 2018 for allegedly recording videos of his female counterparts at the National Championships in Jaipur
Published on Nov 22, 2023 02:07 PM IST
Capable but unemployed spouse can’t saddle partner with expenses: Delhi HC
Noting that the wife was voluntarily working as a social worker despite being a graduate, the court said the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, maintenance provisions are gender-neutral
Published on Nov 22, 2023 12:58 PM IST
Govt has right to regulate online gaming, HC told
The Union government has the legislative competence to regulate online gaming, according to the Centre's response to a petition challenging the validity of the IT rules. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology stated that the central government has the authority to enact laws on online gaming. The petition argued that the rules exceeded the Centre's legislative competence as gambling and betting fall under the powers of the states.
Updated on Nov 21, 2023 09:40 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi chief secretary Naresh Kumar files defamation case against The Wire
The article has had a cascading effect on social media and that the entire reporting was contrary to record, Kumar said through his lawyers
Published on Nov 20, 2023 06:27 PM IST
Delhi HC rejection WB minister’s plea against ED summons
The Delhi high court refused to quash Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons issued to West Bengal law minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with a coal pilferage case.
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 06:32 AM IST
Delhi high court stays ED’s investigation against Hero MotoCorp’s Pawan Munjal
A bench of justice Saurabh Banerjee ordered the stay on the money laundering probe against Pawan Munjal on Friday
Published on Nov 17, 2023 07:05 PM IST
Will bring in policy for fresh passports after gender change, HC told
The government will formulate a policy so that citizens who undergo gender affirmation procedures overseas can be issued fresh passports recording their gender and name changes without facing difficulties, the home ministry has told the Delhi high court.
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Issued order to pay sacked DARC fellows: Finance dept tells Delhi HC
Delhi govt's services department told the high court that it issued orders for payment of stipends to sacked DARC fellows from June 1 to August 9, 2023.
Updated on Nov 11, 2023 06:14 AM IST
Delhi HC issues notice over plea seeking to make Rapido app disabled friendly
Illustratively, on the iOS platform, the option to cancel a ride is inaccessible, there are several unlabelled buttons, the plea said
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:07 PM IST
Notify Ridge as forest land for face contempt: HC tells Delhi chief secy
The court made the remarks while considering pleas raising the issues of the creation of an alternative forest in Delhi, the well-being of the Ridge
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 05:36 AM IST
Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging Chhath Puja ban in national capital
The Delhi government told the court that the ban was imposed due to water pollution caused on the banks of Yamuna during Chhath Puja
Published on Nov 08, 2023 02:12 PM IST
Delhi HC rejects medical negligence claim in plea against cardiologist
The Delhi high court has observed that a professional can be held liable only when they are not possessed with requisite skills which they profess to have possessed
Published on Nov 07, 2023 01:28 PM IST
‘Superficial exercise’: Delhi HC rebukes forest dept for permitting tree felling
The Delhi HC was hearing a contempt plea that alleged the tree officer was not passing reasoned orders, also known as speaking orders, on requests to cut trees
Published on Nov 06, 2023 01:59 PM IST
HTLS | ‘Supreme Court is the final court of appeal’, says CJI DY Chandrachud
The American SC entertains about 5,000 to 8,000 cases a year and their nine SC judges decide about 80 to 100 cases in a year, CJI Chandrachud said
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 06:53 PM IST
Delhi HC blames forest dept for mess that Capital is in because of pollution
The Delhi high court was considering a contempt plea over the permission granted for felling trees without specifying reasons
Published on Nov 03, 2023 03:14 PM IST
HC cancels Kendriya Vidyalaya’s teacher recruitment ad over disability quota
The court said that PwDs were not claiming any charity, but their rights, which are guaranteed under the Reservation of Persons with Disability Act (RPwD Act)
Published on Nov 01, 2023 06:00 PM IST