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Covid-19 crisis: High Court tells Delhi govt to increase RT-PCR testing

The HC asked an expert panel, set up by the Lieutenant Governor, to convene a meeting on priority basis to consider the extent to which capacity of testing by RT-PCR should be ramped up

HC dismisses plea for law exam from home, says manipulation can take place

The possibility of home exams being manipulated by participants cannot be ruled out, Delhi High Court has said while dismissing a plea that candidates be allowed to take CLAT 2020 from their homes

Coronavirus test camp to come up at Delhi High Court from Wednesday

Delhi High Court will set up a Covid-19 testing camp commencing from Wednesday for officials of the high court and law officers, who can get themselves tested via the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) method

DU teachers move HC seeking direction to pay salaries of past four months

Some teachers of DU approached Delhi HC seeking direction to the colleges which are affiliated to the varsity and fully funded by Delhi government to release their salaries pending for 4 months

PIL in Delhi HC for recognition of same-sex couple under Hindu Marriage Act

New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Despite the Supreme Court decriminalising homosexuality in the country, same-sex marriage is still not being allowed under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, said a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Delhi High Court.The public suit filed earlier this week urged to issue a declaration to the effect that since Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act of 1956 does not distinguish between homosexual and heterosexual couples, the right of same-sex couples to marry should be recognized under the said Act.The PIL, filed by advocates Raghav Awasthi and Mukesh Sharma, said that the petitioners have filed the petition for enforcement of fundamental rights granted under the Constitution of India.The petition said that as of now, the law sees the members of the LGBT community as individuals only and not as couples. It said that the LGBT community members are forced to suppress their feelings of getting married to the person of their own ...

Reassess viability of physical hearing: Senior Advocate to Delhi High Court

Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar wrote to Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court DN Patel urging him to have a re-look at the viability of continuation of physical hearings

HC asks police not to take coercive action against Alt News co-founder

Delhi HC directed the police not to take any coercive steps against fact-check website Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair for allegedly threatening and torturing of a minor girl on social media

Doxing Minor: HC to hear Alt News founder's plea seeking no coercive steps

ALT News Founder Mohd Zubair has moved the Delhi High Court seeking ex-parte relief that no coercive steps should be taken against the petitioner pursuant to the reported FIR

Doctor's prescription not mandatory for Covid-19 testing in Delhi: HC

Doctor's prescription is not mandatory from now for those voluntarily going for RT/PCR test to detect Covid-19 infection in the national capital, the Delhi HC said

Pendency of cases increases by 3% from March-July: Delhi HC data

There has been an increase in pendency of cases in the Delhi High Court from March 1 to July 31, according to the data released by it regarding the cases filed, disposed of and those remaining pending

If vendors included for foodgrain distribution, why not disabled: HC asks

The Delhi High Court said if cobblers, street vendors and domestic help can be included as categories for disbursal of subsidised foodgrains under the food security law, then why not disabled persons

HC seeks Govt, Netflix response to Choksi's plea on 'Bad Boy Billionaires'

Delhi HC sought responses from the Centre and Netflix on PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi's appeal challenging the dismissal of his plea to pre-screen the 'Bad Boy Billionaires' docuseries

Delhi HC issues notice on govt's review plea related to translation of EIA

The bench had opined that draft EIA should be translated into other languages for the effective dissemination and directed that the translations should be published through govt website

Earmarked Rs 1 cr as ex-gratia for indigent lawyers: Advocates Trust to HC

The Delhi High Court was informed by the Advocates Welfare Trust that it has decided to earmark Rs 1 crore to pay ex-gratia to indigent lawyers, whether they are suffering from COVID-19 or not.

Centre moves HC for review of direction to publish EIA in 22 languages

The Centre has moved a plea in the Delhi HC seeking review of its direction to publish the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) in all the 22 languages in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution

Students complain DU not issuing digital degrees, HC calls for data

Delhi HC has directed DU to submit the data relating to number of students who have applied online for seeking digital degree certificates and figures of such certificates which have been issued

Delhi HC permits breath analyser tests for air traffic controllers

Delhi HC permitted conducting breath analyser tests through tube process for air traffic controllers while allowing modification in its earlier order suspending the same in view of the Covid-19

Delhi HC dismisses PIL for extending consultative process on NDHM policy

Delhi HC declined to entertain a PIL seeking extension of the consultation process on NDHM, saying if such procedural aspects are made complicated the government may not come out with policies

Delhi violence: HC grants bail to Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita in connection with a case related to the northeast Delhi violence in February this year.

Northeast Delhi riots: High Court grants bail to Pinjra Tod member

Justice Suresh Kumar Kait gave the relief to JNU student Devangana Kalita on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 25,000 and a surety of the like amount