The plea challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which lays down the automatic disqualification of a legislator while terming it illegal.
Justice Prathiba M Singh on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the plea and listed the matter on April 13 for further hearing.
The Supreme Court of Monday will hear a batch of pleas challenging the premature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots.
In the court today, the former premier arrived at the LHC in tight security. A two-member bench comprising Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Anwaar Hussain heard Imran's plea and extended the bail till March 27.
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on a plea filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in relation to his tweet revealing the identity of the relatives of the minor's rape and murder victim in 2021.
Fourteen opposition political parties have filed petitions in the Supreme Court seeking guidelines for the arrest, remand, and bail of persons in matters being probed by various agencies including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday reserved the order on the bail plea moved by Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in CBI's case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of GNCTD.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the plea filed by 14 political parties led by Congress alleging arbitrary use of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in arresting the opposition leader.
A Delhi Court dismissed a revision plea filed by Delhi Police challenging the order for registration of FIR concerning a cylinder blast at Madina Masjid and an acid attack on the complainant.
The Delhi High court on Thursday reserved the order on the plea challenging discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in Jamia violence of 2019.