Order reserved on recording court hearings

The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea to allow audio and video recordings of its proceedings as well as those of the trial courts. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna reserved the order after hearing arguments on behalf of the petitioner and the counsel for  [ Read More ]

Court raps medical college for easing attendance norms

The Delhi High Court Wednesday rapped the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) here for allowing its students with barely 30 percent attendance to appear in their final examination. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed the college to place before it the register with details on attendance of the  [ Read More ]

Court questions government on plea against Amod Kanth

The Delhi High Court Friday issued a notice to the central government on a plea to withdraw medals awarded to former Delhi Police officer Amod Kanth and one of his colleagues for their role in maintaining law and order during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the city. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra  [ Read More ]

MCD deflects blame on ghost employees fiasco

The Delhi government and the media were responsible for the controversy over the issue of salaries being paid to non-existent employees of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the civic agency told the Delhi High Court Thursday. The MCD’s affidavit was filed after the court took note of a public suit filed by the Jagrook  [ Read More ]

Court paves way for fresh power tariff in Delhi

The Delhi high court on Monday gave the go-ahead to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to fix the power tariff for 2010-11, lifting curbs imposed on the process by the state government. Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna held the Delhi government and private electricity distribution companies responsible for delay in the  [ Read More ]

Constructions in Delhi Ridge: court notice to ministries

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of defence (MoD) on a petition seeking a stay on the construction of staff quarters by cutting trees in Delhi’s green Ridge area. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna Wednesday issued  [ Read More ]

Jamia to continue with its minority status: High Court

Students wishing to take admission in Jamia Millia Islamia for this academic session face an uncertain future with the Delhi High Court Wednesday refusing to grant a stay on an amendment conferring it minority status.   The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) headed by Justice M.S.A. Siddiqui had recently granted ‘minority’ status to  [ Read More ]

Nukkad nataks, songs to help Delhi schools tackle sniffing intoxicants

Street plays, songs and slogans will be some of the new methods the Delhi government will be adopting to prevent schoolgoing children of the national capital from taking to inhaling intoxicants like paint thinner and eraser fluid. Delhi government has submitted its action plan before the Delhi High Court, which is to be followed in  [ Read More ]

High Court refuses to stay engineering exam results

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) results for the candidates, who appeared for it on two different occasions this month following paper leaks at several centres. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said, “At this stage we are not inclined to stay  [ Read More ]

No contempt move for now, Delhi college teachers told

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that no contempt proceedings would be initiated against the teachers of Delhi University-affiliated Dyal Singh College who had flouted the court’s order by protesting against the semester system, but asked all teachers to cooperate in the system’s implementation.   A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and  [ Read More ]