Delhi HC directs DJB to inspect areas getting contaminated water

The court asked the counsel for the DJB to get instructions from authorities on the issue and apprise it on Friday.

Delhi: Jasmine Shah withdraws from HC plea over removal from DDCD post

The counsel for the Delhi government told the court that the petition did not survive as the clear stand of the authorities was that Shah had been rightly removed from the position.

Delhi HC allows rusticated JNU students to write exams

Justice Vikas Mahajan directed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) not to take any coercive action against the students to vacate their hostels till May 28, when the matter would be heard next.

Woman leaving job for child care not voluntary desertion of work, entitled to alimony: Delhi HC

The court, as a result, refused to set aside a trial court's order granting interim maintenance to a woman and her minor son.

Extraction of water through illegal borewells not less than sin: Delhi HC

The high court lamented that if such illegal borewells are not stopped, Delhi might end up facing a similar situation as happened in South Africa's Johannesburg a few years back when the city had no water.

Delhi HC asks Centre response after PIL demands closure of abattoirs near IGI airport

The PIL said the encounter of birds or wildlife with aircraft at the IGI Airport not only posed a threat to the life and safety of the passengers in the aircraft, but also put to risk the local residents in the event of a crash.

Delhi HC reserves order on Engineer Rashid’s plea for custody parole to attend Parliament

The counsel appearing for the NIA opposed the grant of custody parole, saying Rashid had no vested right to attend Parliament.

Delhi HC seeks NIA stand on letting Engineer Rashid attend Parliament

"He can, in the meantime, attend the session in judicial custody. He is an elected MP. What is the difficulty in sending him in custody?" asked Justice Vikas Mahajan.