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Sexual harassment has potential to cause mental trauma, dictate child’s thought process for years: HC

Sexual harassment has potential to cause mental trauma, dictate child’s thought process for years: HC

The court said a minor's mental psyche is vulnerable, impressionable and in a developing stage and sexual harassment has the…

December 20, 2022

HC directs Delhi govt to ensure admission to EWS category kids in private schools

It said these kids are being forced to knock on the doors of the court for availing their fundamental right…

December 16, 2022

Agnipath: Delhi HC reserves judgement on pleas opposing the scheme

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked the counsel for the petitioners and the…

December 15, 2022

HC recognises woman’s choice to give birth; allows termination of 33-week pregnancy

In the present case, the petitioner sought to terminate her pregnancy after she found out that the foetus was suffering…

December 6, 2022

Delhi HC upholds man’s 12-year jail term for 6-year-old daughter’s rape

The court rejected the convict's argument that the child was tutored by her mother to falsely implicate him as the…

November 16, 2022

HC asks Delhi Police to trace man, 3-yr-old Ukrainian son on mother’s plea

The high court issued notice to the ministries of home and external affairs, Delhi Police and the man on the…

November 2, 2022

Rohini Ashram still running despite suspicious activities

A day after Gandhi Jayanti, the Delhi High Court asked assistance from retired police officer Kiran Bedi in a plea…

October 13, 2022

As dengue cases rise, HC asks Delhi govt about proposal to hike fine for mosquito breeding

The high court had earlier asked the government to examine increasing the quantum of fine imposed on erring institutions from…

October 7, 2022

Delhi HC quashes stalking case as woman wants quietus, slaps Rs 30K cost on man

However, the judge said he was of the view that considerable time of the police and judiciary has been wasted,…

October 4, 2022