Mandhira Kapur (left), Sunjay Kapur & Karisma Kapoor family (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Friday allowed a fresh application filed by Priya Kapur seeking the removal of her late husband Sunjay Kapur ’s sister’s name from the court order in proceedings related to his purported will.Justice Jyoti Singh allowed Priya’s plea seeking…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticised the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to keep the Lodhi-era monument “Gumti of Shaikh Ali” in Defence Colony clean, remarking, “You will clean it in two hours if a dignitary is coming.”A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S V N Bhatti directed the…
New Delhi: Marks obtained, grades and answer sheets are “personal information” protected under the exemption clause of the Right to Information Act, Delhi high court held Monday as it set aside CIC orders to disclose details of PM Modi’s bachelors degree from DU, reports Abhinav Garg. HC drew a distinction between “something which is of…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday declined to stay the release of the film “Udaipur Files,” just a day ahead of its delayed premiere. A bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed a plea seeking to halt the movie’s release, stating that the petitioner had failed to…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court stayed Thursday the release of ‘Udaipur Files’ in a rare instance of judicial intervention to pause a movie on the eve of its pan-India opening, reports Abhinav Garg. The film is purportedly based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s 2022 murder in Udaipur.The court directed Islamic cleric body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and other…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the producer of ‘Udaipur Files’, a movie based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case, to arrange a screening of the film for those opposed to its release.The HC’s direction came after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the makers of the movie claimed that…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC dismissed 300 petitions filed by defence ministry challenging Armed Forces Tribunal’s order that had granted disability pensions to soldiers even when they were not posted on front lines, observing that disability pensions to armed forces personnel acknowledge their sacrifice to the nation.“It is not an act of generosity, but a rightful…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday dismissed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez’s petition seeking to quash the money laundering case filed against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged gifts received from conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Chandrasekhar and his wife Leena Paulose were arrested and are also accused under the MCOCA.The court,…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday stopped Patanjali from publishing or broadcasting advertisements that allegedly criticise Dabur Chyawanprash.Justice Mini Pushkarna passed the order while hearing interim applications filed by Dabur. The court will take up the matter again on July 14.The issue began after Patanjali aired an advertisement featuring its founder, Swami Ramdev,…
NEW DELHI: Boosting his chances of securing premature release, Delhi high court Tuesday noted “demonstrable indicators of reformation” in Santosh Kumar Singh, convicted in the 1996 rape and murder case of DU law student Priyadarshini Mattoo.Deciding a batch of petitions by murder convicts, including Singh, challenging the rejection of their plea for remission, HC asked…
