The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for an over 30-year delay in allotting plots to around 25,000 applicants in a housing scheme. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by applicants of north Delhi’s Rohini Residential Scheme, 1981. “It is pathetic to hear that some of the applicants [ Read More ]
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Delhi High Court rejects plea seeking spot for peaceful protestsThe Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to hear a public suit seeking to earmark a site in the national capital for holding peaceful protests, saying the plea was “dual” in nature. “There is a lot on confusion in you petition. The prayer has to be in consonance with your plaeding. One one hand you say [ Read More ] No stay on govt order for seizing Dawood’s kins’ propertiesThe Delhi High Court has refused to stay its single-judge bench order upholding the Centre s decision to forfeit the properties of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim s mother Amina Bi and his sister Hasina Ibrahim Parker Refusing to grant any interim stay on the government s order on a division bench of the high [ Read More ] Derogatory word to be removed from caste certificatesThe Delhi government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will withdraw the word “chura” from certificates issued to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) stating that the revenue department of the Delhi government used the [ Read More ] Notice to Delhi government on parole rulesThe Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of a parole guideline which denies the benefit of liberty to those whose appeals against conviction are pending decision. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: ‘Issue notice to Government of [ Read More ] Court puts off decision on temporary night sheltersThe Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on the Delhi government’s plea for permission to shut down temporary night shelters for which there are few takers now. Accepting the report submitted by a three-member committee set up by it, the division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: ‘We have [ Read More ] No banned pesticides in Delhi vegetablesThe Delhi High Court was Wednesday informed that no banned pesticides were detected in tests conducted on vegetable samples collected from markets in the national capital. The levels of pesticide residue, found in some of the samples, were within the limits prescribed under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, the central government told the court. [ Read More ] Government mulls curbs on junk food in schoolsThe central government Monday admitted before the Delhi High Court that junk food causes health hazards, including heart problem, and said guidelines would be framed to serve good quality food in schools and colleges. The government said it has invited proposals from experienced agencies, organisation and institutions for framing guidelines for providing safe food in [ Read More ] Court summons MCD chief over zoo flooding threatThe Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner to appear before it to explain alleged lapses in a drain pipe repair which poses a threat of flooding to animals in the city’s zoo. A flooding caused by backflow from the drain resulted in the death of over two dozen black [ Read More ] Court questions Delhi government on education of disabledThe Delhi High Court has questioned the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and a group of schools over a petition seeking facilities in private and aided schools for differently-abled students. A division bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna July 6 issued notice and asked the government, the MCD and [ Read More ] |
