NIA seeks stricter charges against Delhi blast accused

The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to Wasim Akram Malik, an accused in the 2011 blast near the court’s gate, on a plea that the trial court charge him with conspiracy to wage war against the government. Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice S.P. Garg sought a response by Oct 16 from Malik on the  [ Read More ]

Court tells Delhi cops to protect newly-wed couple

The Delhi High Court Monday came to the rescue of a newly-wed couple from Uttar Pradesh who complained of threats from their relatives and asked the city police to protect them during their stay here. justice S.P. Garg said: “Take their (the couple) address and provide them security.” The petition said that the man married  [ Read More ]

Geelani aide moves high court for dropping of charges

Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, suspected aide of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Monday moved Delhi High Court against the trial court order of framing charges against him for his alleged involvement in money laundering to fund terror. Bhat in his petition challenged the trial court order dated March 3 when National Investigation Agency (NIA)  [ Read More ]

Plot to abduct Sachin: Eight-year jail terms for six

Six Harkat-ul Jihad-al-Islami terrorists, including three from Pakistan, who plotted to abduct cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly in 2002 were Monday sentenced to eight-year jail terms by the Delhi High Court. A trial court had earlier awarded them life terms. A division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice S.P. Garg modified the  [ Read More ]

Nod given for occupying flats in Dwarka society:Court

An official representing the registrar of cooperative societies (RCS) told the Delhi High Court Monday that he has cleared names of a housing society’s members eligible to occupy flats in Dwarka in west Delhi. The court had earlier asked the registrar to appear before it in person to explain the delay in clearing names of  [ Read More ]

Court quashes man’s life term for dowry death

Slamming police investigators, the Delhi High Court Thursday set aside the life term awarded to a man for the 1996 dowry death of a woman, who claimed to be his wife. “There is no cogent proof on record to prove valid marriage between the deceased (Rajni) and the appellant (Lalit),” said the division bench of  [ Read More ]

Court curbs on free cricket match passes in Delhi

The Delhi High Court Monday restrained the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) from distributing more than 10,000 complementary passes for matches at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice S.P. Garg set aside the court’s Oct 13 order allowing DDCA’s plea to distribute 15,000 passes.