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The High Court of Delhi is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the Delhi High Court Act, 1966. Below it are 11 Subordinate Courts that oversee smaller judicial districts. The court gets its powers from Chapter V in Part VI of the Constitution of India.
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SC on Delhi HC ruling: Should courts be so touchy about criticism?The Supreme Court questioned the Delhi high court's order urging Wikimedia to remove a page criticizing judiciary proceedings. The bench stated such removal orders should only be issued if content is..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC panel records top cop's statement on fire at judge's houseThe Supreme Court commission investigating the March 14 fire at former Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma's residence has recorded statements from Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora and other..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Calcutta HC can't be dumping ground': Lawyers strike over Delhi judge shiftLawyers at Calcutta High Court boycotted court proceedings on Tuesday, protesting the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma from Delhi HC. The lawyers expressed discontent with the SC collegium's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Director, who offered Monalisa a role during Maha Kumbh, arrested in sexual assault caseDelhi Police have arrested director Sanoj Mishra for allegedly raping an aspiring actress. Mishra gained attention after offering a movie role to viral sensation Monalisa during the Maha Kumbh. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC refuses PIL seeking FIR; government notifies transferThe government has transferred Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court amid allegations of cash recovery from his residence. The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Restaurants can’t enforce service charge: Delhi HCIndiaTimes - Published | |
Cash-at-home row: Centre confirms transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad high courtThe government has transferred Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi High Court to Allahabad High Court amid allegations of cash discovery at his residence following a fire. Justice Varma denied the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Can't interfere at this stage': SC junks PIL for FIR over cash recovery at Delhi HC judge Justice Yashwant Verma's homeIndiaTimes - Published | |
Each Parliament visit to cost Rs 1.5L, Engineer Rashid seeks waiverJailed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, imprisoned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, has approached Delhi High Court seeking relief from paying Rs 1.45 lakh a day for transportation and security..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi HC allows terror accused MP Engineer Rashid to attend Parliament proceedingsThe Delhi high court has allowed J&K's Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, arrested in a 2017 terror-funding case, to attend the ongoing Parliament session in-custody. Rashid, who won as an..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Allahabad HC lawyers strike work, slam 'betrayal' by judiciary's decision-makers on Varma's transferLawyers at Allahabad high court shut down judicial work Tuesday, launching an indefinite protest against the transfer of Delhi HC's Justice Yashwant Varma to their court. Repatriation is a reward, the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Our arms long and strong enough to keep him in line': Delhi HC reserves order on MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh's plea to attend ParliamentThe Delhi high court reserved its order on MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh's plea to attend Parliament while in custody for a terror funding case. The court assured stringent conditions to address the NIA's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cash-at-home case: SC panel reaches Delhi HC judge Yashwant Varma's residence for inquiryA Supreme Court panel is investigating the alleged cash recovery at Delhi HC judge Yashwant Varma's residence following a storeroom fire. The inquiry led to a recommendation for his transfer but is..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Impeach Justice Varma ... will not tolerate transfer': Allahabad HC Bar chief on cash rowThe Allahabad High Court Bar Association has condemned the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi High Court following a cash recovery from his residence. The association demanded a CBI and ED..IndiaTimes - Published |
Cash recovery row: Justice Varma dropped from Monday’s Delhi HC hearingsJustice Yashwant Varma's Monday cases have been removed from the hearing list following an in-house investigation after substantial cash was discovered at his residence during a fire. A three-judge..IndiaTimes - Published | Videos of burnt cash bundles from Delhi High Court judge's house included in Supreme Court probe reportJustice Varma has denied the allegations, calling them a conspiracy to malign him, according to the 25-page inquiry report. "I was totally shocked to see the contents of the video since that depicted..DNA - Published |
‘No evidence of forced entry’: Delhi HC Chief Justice’s findings on Justice Yashwant Varma cash rowThe Supreme Court has initiated an inquiry into the fire at Justice Yashwant Varma's residence, where burnt currency notes were allegedly found. Justice Varma denies any wrongdoing, calling the..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court releases inquiry report on Justice Varma cash row; video shows burnt currencyThe Supreme Court has released the inquiry report filed by Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay into the controversy involving High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, as per a press..DNA - Published |
Justice Yashwant Varma transfer: Delhi High Court to submit report over allegations issue, SC says, 'his transfer is...'The Supreme Court on Friday issued a statement saying on receiving the information, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court commenced the in-house enquiry procedure collecting evidence and information..DNA - Published | 'Systemic response is essential': Vice President Dhankhar, opposition on Delhi HC judge cash row in ParliamentA fire at Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma's bungalow revealed large sums of unaccounted cash, prompting the Supreme Court collegium to recommend his transfer. The incident raised concerns about..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court initiates probe against Yashwant Verma over cash recovered from Delhi HC judge's bungalowThe Supreme Court has initiated an internal probe against Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Verma after a large amount of cash was discovered at his residence during a fire incident. Judge Verma has been..IndiaTimes - Published | Huge amount of cash found at Delhi HC judge's residence; Supreme Court takes strict actionSupreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna met on Thursday and made the recommendations of Justice Varma's transfer to Centre government to his parent High Court of Allahabad.DNA - Published |
Fire at Delhi HC judge's house leads to recovery of cash pileIndiaTimes - Published | X to HC: Can’t be compelled to join Sahyog portalOnline platform X, previously known as Twitter, informed the Delhi High Court that it will not join the Centre’s Sahyog portal, as it has its own system for sharing information in cybercrime cases...IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi HC issues notice to NIA on jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid’s plea to attend Parliament sessionThe Delhi high court has issued a notice to the NIA regarding a plea by jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid to attend the ongoing Parliament session. Rashid, arrested in 2019 on terror funding charges, seeks..IndiaTimes - Published | 'No comments required': Delhi HC as woman claims machine gun injuries healed by homeopathyThe Delhi High Court dismissed a woman's petition claiming homeopathic medicines healed her from 25 gunshot injuries. The court upheld lower courts' decisions, finding her allegations absurd and..IndiaTimes - Published |
Detention close to max term, Delhi HC gives Agusta accused bailThe Delhi high court granted bail to Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case, citing his prolonged incarceration of over six years without trial. James' bail..IndiaTimes - Published | UP woman Shahzadi Khan, 33, executed in UAE for 4-month-old’s murderShahzadi Khan, an Indian woman, was executed in Abu Dhabi on February 15 for allegedly murdering a four-month-old infant. Her father approached the Delhi High Court seeking information about her..IndiaTimes - Published |
Father of UP woman Shahzadi Khan on death row in UAE moves Delhi HC, seeks MEA interventionA father from UP has sought help from the Delhi High Court for his daughter, Shahzadi Khan, facing a death sentence in the UAE for allegedly murdering an infant. He requests the court to direct the MEA..IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi HC slaps hefty fine on Amazon for violating 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' trademarkAmazon has been fined $39 million by the Delhi high court for violating the 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' trademark. The lawsuit claimed that Amazon Technologies and Cloudtail India sold items under the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Will decide Congress leader Randeep Surjewala's plea for electoral rolls in 3 months: ECI to Delhi HCThe Delhi high court was informed that the Election Commission of India would resolve Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala's request for electoral rolls from Haryana and Maharashtra by April. The court..IndiaTimes - Published | ‘Why sell excess tickets?’: HC to Railways on New Delhi station stampedeDelhi High Court directs Indian Railways to address the issue of ticket sales exceeding coach capacity after a stampede at New Delhi station claimed 18 lives. The court emphasized the need to implement..IndiaTimes - Published |
Appeal against Raja acquittal in 2G case ripe for hearing: CBIThe CBI has urged the Delhi High Court for multiple dates to hear its appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and 16 others in the 2G spectrum allocation case. The appeal,..IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi HC extends bail of Sengar's bro till March 11IndiaTimes - Published |
AI dangerous tool in anybody's hands, observes Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court highlighted the dangers of artificial intelligence, regardless of its origin, while hearing a PIL to block access to the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek. The court allowed time for the..IndiaTimes - Published | SC stays Delhi HC order directing AAP govt to sign MoU with Centre on PM-ABHIM schemeThe Supreme Court halted the Delhi high court's order for the Delhi government to sign an MoU with the Centre for the PM-ABHIM scheme. The Delhi government challenged the directive, arguing their..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ex-trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar's NEW move days after Delhi HC denied bail, she has now...Puja Khedkar is accused of cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination.DNA - Published | 'Raises doubts': HC on Delhi government's delay in tabling CAG's excise policy reportDelhi High Court criticized the AAP government for not promptly forwarding key CAG reports to the assembly for discussion on the scrapped liquor policy, raising doubts about their motives. The court..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Way you dragged your feet raises doubts': HC raps Delhi govt over delayed response on CAG reportDelhi HC rebukes AAP-led government for its delayed response to CAG's liquorgate report, pointing out significant regulatory lapses and substantial financial losses incurred between 2017 and 2021. The..IndiaTimes - Published | HC rejects plea to cancel CAT resultsDelhi High Court rejected a plea to annul the CAT 2024 results, affirming that the process was "meticulous and transparent." The petitioner, Aditya Kumar Mallick, alleged an error in the English..IndiaTimes - Published |
Contemplating terrorist act for years is also an act of terrorism: Delhi HCThe Delhi high court has ruled that contemplating a terrorist act for years, even without executing it, constitutes a punishable offense under UAPA. The court underlined that planning and recruitment..IndiaTimes - Published | Why Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' now available in India after 36-year banSalman Rushdie's banned book "The Satanic Verses" is now available in limited stock at a Delhi bookstore. The ban, imposed in 1988, ended as the Delhi High Court noted the absence of the notification...IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi HC denies anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja KhedkarDelhi high court denied anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, citing a strong prima facie case of cheating and forgery to wrongfully avail OBC and disability quota benefits in the..IndiaTimes - Published | Big trouble for ex-IAS trainee Puja Khedkar, Delhi HC denies...Puja Khedkar is accused of misrepresenting information in her application for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, 2022, to get reservation benefits.DNA - Published |
CLAT '25 admission list delayed after HC orderCLAT 2025 first admission list is delayed. Delhi HC ordered a merit list revision. Errors were found in the undergraduate exam's answer key. The court directed changes to scoring. One question was..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Be role model for other bar bodies': SC on women participation in Delhi HC bar associationThe Supreme Court urged the Delhi High Court Bar Association to find solutions for women's reservation in its elections, suggesting it could be a model for other bar bodies. The court will review..IndiaTimes - Published |
'What is the basis of making me accused in Delhi riots case?' Umar Khalid asks in HCFormer JNU student Umar Khalid questioned his UAPA charge in Delhi HC regarding the 2020 Delhi riots, citing others' non-inclusion despite attending the same meetings. His lawyer argued lack of..IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on plea regarding Rahul Gandhi’s citizenshipThe Delhi High Court has directed the Central government to clarify its stance on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's petition questioning Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship. Swamy alleges Gandhi declared..IndiaTimes - Published |
Sengar, serving life term for rape, gets 2 weeks' med bailDelhi High Court granted interim bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, serving a life sentence for rape. The court cited medical grounds and ordered a comprehensive examination at AIIMS. Sengar..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Nation's harmony not so fragile': Delhi HC grants interim protection to activist Nadeem KhanIndiaTimes - Published |
