Delhi HC affirms right to be identified by name fundamental to identity

The court took into account documents, such as Aadhaar and domicile, to conclude that it is difficult to retain doubts about the petitioner's father's name, adding that when one transliterates a name from vernacular to English, the spellings might differ

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to hear grandson’s plea alongside convict’s appeal in May

The veteran Congress leader and senior cabinet minister had suffered fatal injuries in grenade blasts at Samastipur while inaugurating a broad gauge line on January 2, 1975. He was later transferred for treatment from Samastipur to Danapur where he succumbed to injuries on January 3, 1975

On wrestlers’ plea, Delhi HC seeks Centre’s clear stand on management of ‘headless’ WFI

The petitioners, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and her husband Satyawart Kadian, previously protested at Jantar Mantar against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment

Arvind Kejriwal moves Delhi HC against arrest in excise policy case

The ED's arrest of Kejriwal came shortly after the high court declined to grant him protection from coercive measures by the central anti-money laundering agency

‘Matter complex’: Centre seeks more time to frame policy on online sale of medicines, Delhi HC grants ‘last opportunity’

A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora emphasised that failure to produce the draft policy before the next hearing would prompt the court to proceed with the matter

Delhi HC declines permission for ‘jagran’ in Kalkaji mandir without ‘proper authorisation’

The court emphasised that the Kalkaji Mandir is for the use of the public, and no individual or entity can exercise exclusive control over any part of it. Therefore, any event must have the administrator's approval

Delhi HC refuses to permit Shab-e-Barat prayers at Akhoondji mosque in Mehrauli

The 'Akhoondji mosque,' believed to be more than 600 years old, and the Behrul Uloom madrasa in the vicinity were declared illegal structures in Sanjay Van and were demolished by the DDA on January 30

Zomato summoned by Delhi Court for misrepresenting food delivery from ‘iconic’ eateries

The court acted on a petition filed by a resident of Gurugram, alleging that Zomato was engaging in "false and fraudulent" practices by delivering fresh food from renowned restaurants under its sub-category, 'Dilli ke Legends'