Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while dismissing the appeal of convict man, affirmed his conviction under Section 18 read with Sections 5(m) and 5(n) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and Section 511 read with Section 376AB of the IPC, holding that the ev
In a significant addition to the Delhi High Court's strength and diversity, Justices Dinesh Mehta, Avneesh Jhingan, and Chandrasekharan Sudha were formally sworn in as judges of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.
A Division Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed a batch of appeals filed by teachers as well as schools, finding that the single judge's November 2023 judgment directing the Delhi government to set up "High-Powered Committees" at the Central and Zonal
A Division Bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Vinod Kumar, while hearing a plea filed by Suresh Kumar, a farmer based in Gurugram, Haryana, directed that the matter be listed for hearing on November 24, to decide the question of vires (constitutionality) of the impugned provision
In line with the Government of India's focus on efficiency, transparency, and digital governance under Special Campaign 5.0, the Department of Legal Affairs (DLA), Ministry of Law & Justice, is successfully achieving a major milestone in procedural simplification by integrating the Le
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has formally withdrawn its earlier press release dated August 5, 2025, and issued a fresh statement following its submission before the Delhi High Court in Atul Sharma vs Bar Council of India and Another. The new release reiterates that any unauthorised or u
India at the United Nations in Geneva called Justice Singh's appointment a "proud moment for India" as she will lead a group of international judges at WIPO.
Justice Prateek Jalan issued the direction while hearing a writ petition filed by Gaurav Gulati, who claimed ownership of 13 Bighas and 15 Biswas of farmland. The judge observed that the process of land demarcation cannot be stalled merely because the jurisdictional dispute between the GN
The Delhi High Court has directed multiple digital platforms, AI developers, and intermediaries to immediately take down all unauthorised content imitating playback singer Kumar Sanu's voice, likeness, and persona, marking a major development in the growing field of celebrity rights and a
Justice Sanjeev Narula, pronouncing the judgment, ruled that the ground floor of the property in Old Gobindpura Extension, Delhi, qualifies as a "shared household" under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). The Court held that the daughter-in-law cannot be di
Delhi High Court, in a recent order, has quashed the dismissal of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Personnel over his second marriage after getting a customary divorce from his first wife in the presence of the village Panchayat.