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The Latest Breaking News from The Delhi High Court

‘Better be in jail till acquitted or convicted’: Solicitor General’s departure from ‘bail is the rule’

In a striking departure from the legal principle that “bail is the rule, jail the exception”, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that those accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case should “better be in jail” until acquitted or convicted.

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Delhi HC refuses to entertain journalists’ plea for access to CIC hearings

The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a petition which sought directions to widen public access to the hearings of the Central Information Commission under the Right to Information Act, Bar and Bench reported.

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Birkenstock targets fakes amid growing pressure on India’s counterfeit trade

Birkenstock takes legal action in India against multiple manufacturers allegedly involved in producing and exporting dupes

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Delhi’s demolition drive: 27,000 displaced from 9 acres of ‘encroached’ land

“Now I have to worry about where to live,” said Sulekha Paswan, a 45-year-old domestic worker in Delhi. “And food for my children.”

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‘Sitting in rain, no money for rent’: 2 Delhi families say homes bulldozed despite court stay

“Despite a stay till September 1 from the Delhi High Court, they came and destroyed my house,” said 19-year-old Krishna as he stood next to the rubble that was his home.

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Another Delhi pond at risk as govt body builds road, dumps debris

While Delhi grapples with the rampant depletion and misuse of its water bodies, a fresh case of encroachment on a pond has emerged in the capital. And this time, the violator is a government agency.

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Rajdeep Sardesai moves HC over Shazia Ilmi defamation case order

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on Friday filed an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge’s order, which directed him to take down an allegedly defamatory video clip showing an altercation between BJP leader Shazia Ilmi and an India Today journalist.

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Remove words like ‘hafta wasooli’ from video: HC to YouTuber Mohak Mangal

Hearing ANI’s defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal, the Delhi High Court on Thursday orally suggested that certain words used by the YouTuber in his video were “offending”, LiveLaw reported.

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Digital rights group challenges notification empowering Delhi cops to take down online content

Digital rights advocacy group SFLC.in has filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court, challenging a December 2024 notification by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor that empowers Delhi Police officials to issue takedown notices for online content.

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ANI files defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal

ANI has filed a defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal before the Delhi High Court, Bar and Bench reported.

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Futile to continue with lookout circulars against Roys: Delhi HC to CBI

The Delhi High Court has told the CBI that it would be “futile” to continue with the Lookout Circulars issued against former NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, LiveLaw reported.

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Himal says will ‘resist bid to intimidate’ as HC dismisses Vantara case

The Delhi High Court has reportedly dismissed a contempt of court case filed by Vantara affiliates against Himal Southasian and its editor.

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‘Hope water doesn’t rise further this year’: Asola residents fear the monsoon

Water up to their necks. Floating plastic chairs. Houses submerged in water. This is the ordeal of the residents of Valmiki Basti in South Delhi’s Asola every monsoon.

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‘Ramdev not in anyone’s control’: HC contempt notice to Patanjali founder

Days after he was pulled up for bizarre remarks accusing Hamdard’s Rooh Afza of “sharbat jihad”, Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev has again drawn flak from the Delhi High Court, according to LiveLaw.

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TV Today moves HC against ABP, months after Chitra Tripathi shifted from Dangal to Mahadangal

TV Today Network, the owner of Aaj Tak, has moved the Delhi High Court against ABP News over the name of the latter’s Mahadangal programme, calling it “deceptively similar” to its show Dangal, Bar and Bench reported.

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Price caps on e-waste recycling will curb irresponsible disposal: Modi govt to Delhi HC

Can increased payouts to recyclers prevent irresponsible disposal of e-waste in the country? Yes, the Narendra Modi government has informed the Delhi High Court.

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BJP spokesperson, Dainik Bhaskar settle defamation suit

The Delhi High Court has been told that BJP spokesperson and senior advocate Nalin Kohli has reached a settlement with Dainik Bhaskar, days after he filed a defamation suit over a report in the Hindi daily, Bar and Bench reported.

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SC refuses plea for 100% manual counting of VVPAT slips during polls

A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan was dealing with the plea of one Hans Raj Jain against the August 12, 2024 judgement of the Delhi High Court on the issue. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi HC tells DRDO to probe malpractice allegations against firm hired to work at IAF station

The Delhi High Court has directed the Defence Research and Development Organisation to expedite its inquiry into the complaints of a company working on the agency’s project at the Air Force Station in Bhuj in Gujarat.

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Supreme Court questions Delhi HC takedown order against Wikipedia page

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned a Delhi High Court order directing Wikipedia to take down a page on the defamation suit filed by news agency Asian News International against the online encyclopedia, Live Law reported.

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HC tells Shazia Ilmi to pay Rs 25,000 for suppressing facts in case against Rajdeep Sardesai

The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on BJP leader Shazia Ilmi for suppressing facts in her defamation suit against India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, Bar and Bench reported.

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Delhi High Court orders Wikipedia to remove edits on ANI page

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order directing Wikimedia Foundation to takedown the alleged defamatory statements made on a Wikipedia page about news agency Asian News International, Bar and Bench reported.

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Lawyers bodies to abstain from swearing-in of Justice Sharma at Cal HC, may not attend his court

Expressing anguish at the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma from the Delhi High Court to the Calcutta High Court, lawyers' bodies here have jointly informed the Chief Justice that they would abstain from attending the swearing-in ceremony of the judge and may not appear before his court. Read further…

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ChatGPT violates copyright when it scrapes content from subscribers, ANI tells HC

ChatGPT has been infringing on ANI’s copyright by taking content directly from its website as well as scraping content shared with ANI subscribers, the news agency told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, according to Bar and Bench.

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‘The question is about freedom of media’: SC issues notice to ANI after Wikipedia plea

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to news agency ANI while hearing a plea filed by Wikipedia. Wikipedia’s parent organisation, Wikimedia Foundation, had approached the apex court after the Delhi High Court last year ordered it to take down a specific page on ANI’s defamation case against Wikipedia.

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