HC orders appointment of visually impaired candidate to IAS

HC orders appointment of visually impaired candidate to IAS

‘Welfare State expected to create conducive conditions for differently abled’ ‘Welfare State expected to create conducive conditions for differently abled’ A welfare State is expected to create conducive conditions for its differently-abled citizens by providing them avenues for employment, the Delhi High Court observed while ordering a person with visual impairment to be appointed to […]

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HC rejects plea against withdrawal of DTC buses from schools

HC rejects plea against withdrawal of DTC buses from schools

The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking to direct the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to reconsider its decision to withdraw bus services to private schools in the Capital. A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took note of the fact that due to the spurt in the population […]

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Delhi High Court rejects WhatsApp, Facebook appeals against CCI probe

Delhi High Court rejects WhatsApp, Facebook appeals against CCI probe

The Delhi High Court on Thursday, August 25, 2022, rejected appeals by WhatsApp and Facebook against the decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) calling for an investigation into the instant messaging app’s 2021 updated privacy policy. Refusing to stay the probe by the anti-trust regulator, a Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma […]

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Delhi HC tells Centre to move single-judge Bench on service charge issue

Delhi HC tells Centre to move single-judge Bench on service charge issue

The Bench will now hear the matter on August 31 ‘Stay order was passed by the single-judge Bench without giving an opportunity to file replies’ ‘Stay order was passed by the single-judge Bench without giving an opportunity to file replies’ The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to approach a single-judge Bench for […]

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High Court refuses interim order to stay decision permitting Sikhs to carry kirpans on flights

High Court refuses interim order to stay decision permitting Sikhs to carry kirpans on flights

The bench asked the respondents to file their response to the petition which seeks the constitution of a committee to examine “workable solutions” to ensure that a kirpan permitted to be carried on the flight is “appropriately designed and crafted” The bench asked the respondents to file their response to the petition which seeks the […]

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Supreme Court orders status quo; Delhi HC-appointed CoA not to take over affairs of Indian Olympic Association

Supreme Court orders status quo; Delhi HC-appointed CoA not to take over affairs of Indian Olympic Association

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo and said the Delhi High Court’s decision to appoint a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association will not come into effect for the time being. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana ordered the case to be […]

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Delhi HC forces Sports Code on Indian Olympics Association

Delhi HC forces Sports Code on Indian Olympics Association

Compliance with the Sports Code is non-negotiable, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday while reigning in a slew of reforms for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) including appointing a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to take over its affairs. It is high time that structural reforms are implemented to remove the mismanagement in the […]

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Why should service charge be recovered from consumers as additional levy, Delhi HC asks

Why should service charge be recovered from consumers as additional levy, Delhi HC asks

‘You increase the salary. We will hear you’: Delhi High Court on restaurant associations’ argument of service charge benefiting employees ‘You increase the salary. We will hear you’: Delhi High Court on restaurant associations’ argument of service charge benefiting employees The Delhi High Court on Tuesday questioned why restaurants should recover service charges from consumers […]

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Paddler Diya excited about her maiden CWG appearance

Paddler Diya excited about her maiden CWG appearance

The teenager admits the selection controversy unsettled her; looking forward to pairing with Manika and meeting Sindhu The teenager admits the selection controversy unsettled her; looking forward to pairing with Manika and meeting Sindhu Diya Chitale, a teenager from western Mumbai, has been dominating the domestic table tennis circuit for almost a decade. But more […]

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Delhi High Court remark on conversion ‘right’ raises questions

Delhi High Court remark on conversion ‘right’ raises questions

Recent observations by the Delhi High Court that religious conversion, unless forced, is not prohibited raise a question if proselytism is also protected under the right to religious freedom in the Constitution. A few days ago, the High Court, hearing a petition by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay to frame laws to prohibit religious conversions by force […]

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