Monday, March 27, 2023

Delhi High Court

Kiren Rijiju pitches for institutional arbitration; says AI can help arbitrators

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday batted for institutional arbitration in the country and pointed at loopholes in “ad hoc” arbitration, saying such proceedings are susceptible to court interventions which delay the final outcome.He also said artificial intelligence (AI)...

Take action as per law for removal of cows from roads: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities to continue to take action in accordance with law in relation to the removal of cows from the city’s roads.The court noted that steps were being taken by officials on the...

Govt appellate panels to hear appeals of social media users

The Union government will set up appellate panels to redress the grievances the users may have against social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content following amendments to the new IT rules, the Delhi High Court...

Contempt case: HC asks Vivek Agnihotri to appear before court

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tendered a written apology in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday in a criminal contempt case for his remarks against a judge, who he had accused of bias in granting relief to activist Gautam Navlakha, but...

Md Zubair’s laptop, devices sent for data analysis

The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that a laptop and other devices seized from Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair are deposited with the forensic science laboratory for recovering data that needs to be analysed regarding an...

1984 riots: Nation still bleeding; punish retired cop who failed to act, says HC

Observing the “nation was still bleeding” years after the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted liberty to the competent authority to issue “appropriate order of punishment” to a retired city police officer who allegedly...

Batla encounter: HC to hear on September 22 convicts’ appeals

The Delhi High Court Thursday said it would hear on September 22 appeals by two convicts challenging the death sentence and life term awarded to them in the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter case in which decorated Delhi Police...

Preventing citizen from voicing opinion violates free speech right: Sonia, Rahul

Preventing a citizen from expressing a bona-fide opinion against any bill or law passed by Parliament is violative of the right to free speech and principles of democracy, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have contended before the...

AICF appoints interim secretary after HC order

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Monday appointed Vipnesh Bhardwaj as its interim secretary as the Delhi High Court reiterated its earlier decision of removing Bharat Singh Chauhan from that post, said a top official.Bhardwaj has been appointed...

UU Lalit to be next chief justice

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit is set to be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) as the current CJI, NV Ramana, Thursday formally recommended his name to the Union Law Minister.Justice Ramana is due to retire on August 26,...