Freezing of bank accounts | Delhi High Court asks Vivo to approach PMLA appellate tribunal

Freezing of bank accounts | Delhi High Court asks Vivo to approach PMLA appellate tribunal

A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court has asked Chinese smartphone maker Vivo to approach the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) appellate tribunal in relation to the freezing of its bank accounts by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money […]

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Delhi HC restrains use of Amitabh Bachchan’s pictures, voice and name without his consent

Delhi HC restrains use of Amitabh Bachchan’s pictures, voice and name without his consent

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an interim order restraining persons at large from infringing the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. Mr. Bachchan approached the court seeking an omnibus order protecting his name, image, voice or any of his characteristics without […]

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Delhi HC rejects plea against absolute firecracker ban

Delhi HC rejects plea against absolute firecracker ban

The HC said it was not appropriate to independently examine such a challenge when the issue “does appear to be engaging the attention” of the top court The HC said it was not appropriate to independently examine such a challenge when the issue “does appear to be engaging the attention” of the top court Noting […]

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Delhi High Court takes cognizance of deaths while sewer cleaning, registers PIL

Delhi High Court takes cognizance of deaths while sewer cleaning, registers PIL

On September 9, two people in Delhi’s Mundka area died after they inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer they had gone down to clean On September 9, two people in Delhi’s Mundka area died after they inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer they had gone down to clean The Delhi High Court on Monday took […]

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Delhi HC dismisses challenge to minimum NEET percentile criteria for admission to PG courses

Delhi HC dismisses challenge to minimum NEET percentile criteria for admission to PG courses

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the regulation prescribing a minimum 50th percentile in the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) as a mandatory requirement for admission to post-graduate medical courses, saying there cannot be any compromise on the issue of quality of doctors as it involves a risk to human lives. A […]

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Morning digest: June 6, 2022

Morning digest: June 6, 2022

Gulf countries protest statement by BJP leaders, demand public apology from government Meanwhile the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also issued a “strong condemnation” of what it called “abuses by an official of the ruling party of India (BJP)”, linking the comments to previous decisions to ban the hijab at educational institutions in certain […]

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