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Shruti Kakkar

Shruti Kakkar

Articles by Shruti Kakkar

After recusal row, Kejriwal set to participate in excise policy case hearing

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal.

Updated on May 26, 2026 01:25 IST

Delhi HC lawyers abstain from work over proposal to raise district courts’ pecuniary limits

DHCBA vice-president Sacchin Puri described the strike as “substantially a success”. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 25, 2026 21:56 IST

Now CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke moves court, asks HC to restore blocked X account

A man visits the web page of the newly formed Cockroach Janta Party on a laptop in Dharamshala, on May 21 (AP Photo)

Updated on May 25, 2026 15:44 IST

Kejriwal to participate in excise policy case after judge opted out of matter

The case concerns the CBI’s revision petition challenging a trial court order issued on February 27 that discharged Kejriwal.

Updated on May 25, 2026 12:21 IST

Judge criticises Delhi High Court Bar Association’s decision to abstain from work

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav called the move improper and not an appropriate solution. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on May 25, 2026 07:29 IST

HC agrees to hear plea against Centre’s order to vacate Delhi Gymkhana Club

The club remains one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious institutional clubs. (Image sourced from Delhi Gymkhana Club)

Updated on May 25, 2026 06:43 IST

Delhi HC permits Vinesh Phogat to compete in Asian Games trials

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be allowed to participate in the Asian Games selection trials scheduled on May 30 and 31. (PTI)

Updated on May 24, 2026 06:10 IST

Delhi HC allows Vinesh Phogat in 2026 Asian Games selection trials

Phogat moved the high court through senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao. (PTI)

Updated on May 23, 2026 11:04 IST

Private schools can raise fees at start of session without govt nod: Delhi HC

The court observed in its verdict that the DoE’s regulatory powers over fee fixation in private unaided recognised schools are narrowly limited.

Updated on May 23, 2026 01:30 IST

Delhi HC Bar to boycott work on Monday over pecuniary jurisdiction issue

(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on May 22, 2026 22:22 IST

Delhi HC issues notice to AAP’s Gopal Rai, journalist in plea seeking contempt over targeting justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

An unprecedented face-off began between justice Sharma and Kejriwal on February 27, when a trial court discharged Kejriwal and others in the excise policy case. (Representative photo)

Updated on May 22, 2026 21:50 IST

Delhi HC grants interim 3-day bail to Umar Khalid

Khalid moved the high court against the trial court’s May 19 order refusing him 15 days’ interim bail to attend the Chehlum (40th day ceremony) of his deceased uncle and visit his mother, who is scheduled to undergo surgery. (Representative photo)

Updated on May 22, 2026 21:48 IST

Delhi HC pulls up WFI over decision to declare Vinesh ‘ineligible’

Vinesh Phogat. (ANI)

Updated on May 22, 2026 15:52 IST

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma row: Delhi HC issues notice to Gopal Rai, journalist

Representational image.

Updated on May 22, 2026 08:22 IST

Delhi HC grants bail to Salim Malik in 2020 northeast Delhi ‘larger conspiracy’ case

The bench ordered his release on bail, noting that other individuals accused in the case had been released on bail by the Supreme Court earlier this year.

Updated on May 21, 2026 23:46 IST

Fresh plea seeks contempt action against Kejriwal over alleged campaign targeting HC judge

Petition filed by advocate Ashok Chaitanya, following consent by Delhi government’s standing counsel (criminal) Sanjeev Bhandari, is listed for hearing on May 22 before a bench of justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 21, 2026 23:26 IST

Denied relief, Umar Khalid moved high court for interim bail

In the impugned order, additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma courts held that the grounds cited by Umar Khalid (above) for seeking interim bail were not reasonable. (PTI)

Updated on May 21, 2026 22:26 IST

HC asks Centre to take call on a spy film policy

A still from “Dhurandhar: The Revenge”. (FILE)

Updated on May 21, 2026 01:50 IST

Delhi HC awards 6-month sentence to Youtuber for defaming judiciary

Following references by two judicial officers, the court has initiated a suo motu contempt petition against the YouTuber and two advocates for making scandalous remarks about the judiciary. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 20, 2026 23:54 IST

‘Far-fetched’: Delhi HC rejects plea to deregister AAP over conduct

The bench clarified that a political party cannot be deregistered merely on allegations that it failed to uphold constitutional values

Updated on May 20, 2026 23:10 IST

PB tells Delhi HC under no obligation to acquire World Cup broadcast rights

Argentina's 1978 World Cup champion Daniel Bertoni holds the FIFA World Cup trophy. (AFP)

Updated on May 20, 2026 15:22 IST

Need guidelines, says HC on plea that films like Dhurandhar reveal secret info

Appearing through advocate Jagjeet Singh, Kumar argued that scenes in the movie Dhurandhar: The Revenge had been portrayed in a manner that could reveal information prejudicial to the country's security interests. (In picture: A still from the film Dhurandhar 2)

Updated on May 20, 2026 12:17 IST

‘Far-fetched, highly misconceived’: Delhi HC rejects petition to deregister AAP

The bench clarified that a political party cannot be deregistered merely on allegations. (Representative Image/iStock)

Updated on May 20, 2026 12:02 IST

Delhi HC dismisses Yamuna Bazar residents’ plea challenging eviction

Delhi HC dismisses Yamuna Bazar residents’ plea challenging eviction

Updated on May 19, 2026 23:00 IST

Pause eviction of slum residents near PM residence till Monday, HC tells authorities

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia orally asked the authorities to “hold their hand” while it explored the possibility of rehabilitating the residents. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 19, 2026 22:42 IST

Delhi HC declines CBI probe into activists’ ‘detention, torture’

(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on May 19, 2026 22:36 IST

Delhi HC issues notice to Kejriwal, others in contempt case

(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on May 19, 2026 22:32 IST

HC asks CBI to inform Kejriwal about excise policy case allocation to new bench

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. (ANI)

Updated on May 19, 2026 08:12 IST

HC issues contempt notice to Kejriwal; seeks preservation of social media record

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (HT PHOTO/File)

Updated on May 19, 2026 06:33 IST

‘Shoot and scoot’ violence cannot be called protest: Delhi HC

The bench observed that although protests are an important component of democracy, violence carried out in the name of protest cannot be accepted. (Photo for representation)

Updated on May 18, 2026 22:54 IST

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