New Delhi | The Delhi High Court observed that a person, who is in a consensual physical relationship, is not required to see an Aadhaar and a PAN card and verify the date of birth before sex with his/her partner. Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a bail application of a man accused of raping his alleged […]
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Sex worker entitled to decline consent, but not married woman: Delhi HC verdict
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court, in its split verdict on criminalisation of marital rape, has observed that rape is rape and a rapist remains a rapist, and while every other woman, including a sex worker, is entitled to decline consent and prosecute for rape, but the right which is not available to a […]
Delhi HC passes split verdict on marital rape criminalisation case
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict in the marital rape criminalisation case, which challenged the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. A bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C. Hari Shankar expressed different opinions in the judgement on the exception to Section 375 of the […]
‘Denial of sex’ tantamounts to cruelty but can’t be ‘exceptional hardship’ for divorce within a year: Delhi HC
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by a couple who mutually sought divorce before the mandated one-year cooling-off period, observing that though denial of conjugal relationship is a ground for divorce, and tantamounts to cruelty, it cannot be “exceptional hardship”. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice […]
HC allows withdrawal of plea challenging Delhi’s total ban on firecrackers
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court on Monday “dismissed as withdrawn” a plea challenging Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s decision of a complete ban on storage and sale of any kind of firecrackers within the national capital during Diwal. A single bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva “dismissed as withdrawn” the petition filed by Jai Kishan […]
Delhi HC asks Twitter to remove objectionable content related to Hindu Goddess
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court on Friday told Twitter to respect the people’s sentiments as it is doing business for the public at large while directing the microblogging site to remove certain objectionable material related to a Hindu Goddess from its platform. Division Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was […]
WhatsApp violates users’ rights by denying dispute resolution: Centre to Delhi HC
New Delhi | The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp has already violated the fundamental rights of users in the country by denying dispute resolution rights while opposing a plea filed by WhatsApp and Facebook against the new IT rules. Through an affidavit, the Ministry of Electronics and IT stated that the […]
Delhi riots did not take place on the spur of moment, it was pre-planned conspiracy: High Court
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court has said the last year’s riots did not take place on the spur of the moment, rather it was a “pre-planned” and “premeditated” conspiracy to disturb law and order in the capital. The three-day violence left over 50 dead and hundreds injured. The high court made these observations while […]
Relief for Future Group, SC stays all proceedings before Delhi HC in Amazon case
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed all proceedings before the Delhi High Court on Amazon’s petition seeking enforcement of Singapore emergency arbitrator’s (EA’s) award, which restrained Future group from going ahead with its Rs 24,731 crore merger with Reliance Retail. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said: “Stay all further proceedings […]
Delhi HC issues notice on plea challenging Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as top cop
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Commissioner of Delhi Police. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), submitted before a bench comprising chief justice D.N. Patel and justice Jyoti Singh that the petitioner has directly copy pasted from […]