The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the decision of the Delhi High Court's in having upheld a Magistrate courts' (JMFC) order that dismissed social activist Medha Patkar's plea seeking examination of an additional witness in a defamation case filed by her against Lieutenant Gover
The strike has been suspended in view of a statement issued from the office of Commissioner of police saying that operation of the LG's notification would only be carried out after hearing all stakeholders.
Lawyers of the District courts of Delhi will continue their strike on Thursday. They have decided to hold a mass protest outside L-G House against a notification issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday.
Lawyers from All Delhi District Court Bar Association decided to continue their strike on Wednesday after a meeting of coordination committee of All Delhi Bar Associations on Tuesday, against a notification issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena which designates video conferencing roo
Lawyers staged a protest in the national capital on Tuesday against a notification issued by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, which designates video conferencing rooms in police stations as authorised locations for recording evidence.
The Council, led by Rajya Sabha member Manan Kumar Mishra, along with Co-Chairman Ved Prakash Sharma, urged the LG to withdraw the order with immediate effect. While acknowledging that technology can play a constructive role in speeding up criminal trials, the BCI said recording testimonies
Delhi's legal community strongly opposes a Lieutenant Governor notification permitting video recording of police officers' depositions at police stations. The SCBA, DHCBA, and district bar associations protested with a two-day court shutdown, demanding immediate withdrawal of the directive.
Former Delhi LG Najeeb Jung criticised the Supreme Court's order to start removing stray dogs from all localities within eight weeks and house them in dedicated dog shelters, and said that the decision has been taken in haste. He said that the Delhi government should request the Supreme Cour
The proposal, submitted by the Law Department of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), cited a growing number of disputes in the banking and financial sectors as well as gas supply services in the city. It recommended their inclusion under "Public Utility Services" t
In the second petition, she had challenged the trial court's order denying her permission to call additional witnesses in a defamation case filed by her. Justice Shalinder Kaur dismissed the two petitions after hearing submissions of counsel for the petitioner and the respondent, LG VK Saxen
Social activist Medha Patkar's counsel on Monday concluded his arguments against conviction in a defamation case. Counsel for Delhi LG VK Saxena will continue his arguments on Tuesday.