Delhi High Court asks MCD to relocate tehbazari shops in Karol Bagh post de-sealing
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) to relocate several tehbazari’ shops (small roadside kiosks) situated at Bhagwati Market in Karol Bagh to another proposed site after de-sealing them. The high court directed the MCD, which had earlier sealed the shops on the ground of shifting them to […]
Delhi High Court dismisses challenge to restrictions on withdrawal from PMC Bank
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by depositors of the PMC Bank challenging the restrictions imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on withdrawals from their bank accounts. Justice Prateek Jalan said despite sympathising with the petitioners, he was unable to grant relief to them. Despite sympathising with the position […]
Google claims new IT rules not applicable to its search engine, Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand
NEW DELHI: US-based Google LLC has contended that India’s new IT rules for digital media are not applicable to its search engine, and urged the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to set aside its single judge order which applied them on the company while dealing with an issue related to removal of offending content from […]
Industries can wait for oxygen, not Covid-19 patients: Delhi High Court
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday said sufficient oxygen was not being supplied to COVID-19 patients in the national capital and asked the Centre if it can be diverted from industries which can wait for now. “Industries can wait. Patients cannot. Human lives are at stake,” a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha […]
Amazon moves Supreme Court against Delhi High Court stay order restraining Future-Reliance deal
NEW DELHI: Future Retail on Wednesday said Amazon has approached Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order which stayed a single judge’s order restraining Future Retail Ltd from going ahead with its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Reliance Retail to sell its business. “The company’s advocates are in receipt of communication dated April 13, […]
Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: Delhi High Court
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday said accepting the new privacy policy of social messaging app WhatsApp was a “voluntary” thing and one can choose not to use or join that platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions. “It is a private app. Don’t join it. It is a […]
Plea in Delhi High Court against Lakshmi Vilas Bank-DBS merger
NEW DELHI: A plea in the Delhi High Court has challenged the scheme of amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), contending that its shareholders have been “left in the lurch” and the Centre and the Reserve Bank have failed to protect their interests. The petition was listed before a bench […]
2G scam: CBI commences fresh arguments in Delhi High Court in appeal against acquittals
NEW DELHI: CBI commenced arguments afresh in the Delhi High Court on Thursday in its appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. However, the arguments via video conferencing before Justice Yogesh Khanna had to be stopped after only a brief hearing due to […]
Delhi High Court asks SBI to maintain status quo on accounts of Anil Ambani’s firms
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked SBI to maintain status quo with regard to accounts of Anil Ambani’s firms — RCom, Reliance Telecom and Reliance Infratel, which have been declared by the bank as fraud accounts. Justice Prateek Jalan passed the order on a plea by erstwhile directors of the three companies challenging […]
Delhi High Court seeks Modi and Delhi governments response on ownership rights in unauthorised colonies
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the Narendra Modi government (Centre) and others over a petition challenging certain sections of the act for recognising ownership rights of residents of unauthorised colonies. A division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued the notice […]
Delhi High Court seeks civic bodies’ stand on plea against commercial property tax on lawyers’ offices
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought response of the three municipal corporations here on a plea by a lawyers’ association challenging commercial property tax on advocates’ offices. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the three local bodies — South Delhi Municipal Corporation, East Delhi […]
Delhi High Court asks Enforcement Directorate to respond to Conwood Construction’s plea
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Monday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by a firm, which was acquitted in the 2G scam related money laundering case along with former telecom minister A Raja and others, seeking to release its properties worth Rs 22 crore attached by the agency. Justice Brijesh […]
Delhi High Court orders Bank of Baroda led consortium to halt declaring Reliance Home Finance as fraud account
NEW DELHI: Reliance Capital on Monday said that the high court has ordered lenders under a consortium led Bank of Baroda to keep in abeyance their action to declare its two group firms as fraud accounts. According to regulatory filings by Reliance Capital and its subsidiary Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RHFL), the companies had moved […]
INX Media case: Chidambaram moves Supreme Court for bail, ED in Delhi High Court over inadvertent error in verdict
NEW DELHI: Minutes after senior Congress leader P Chidambaram moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking bail in the INX Media money laundering case, the ED approached the Delhi High Court seeking rectification of an “inadvertent” error in the November 15 verdict denying him the relief. Chidambaram approached the apex court challenging the judgement of […]
INX Media case: Delhi High Court says Chidambaram played key role, denies bail
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Friday denied bail to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case filed by the ED, saying prima facie allegations against him are serious in nature and he played active and key role in the offence. Justice Suresh Kait said that wrong message will be […]
DK Shivakumar gets bail in money laundering case
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Congress leader and former Karnataka minister D. K. Shivakumar in a money laundering case. The high court granted bail to Shivakumar asking him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 25 lakh and two sureties of like amount each. The court directed him not […]