Dog lovers fear man-bite, move High Court for protection

Thursday 13 August '09

A group of dog lovers in the Capital have moved court with a strange plea — save us from rabid neighbours; they beat us up if we feed strays.

NRI custody row: HC asks woman to take her battle back to UK

Monday 10 August '09

Are foreign courts in a better position to decide marital disputes and child custody battles between NRI couples? In a decision that may act as a judicial precedent, the Delhi High Court said that a court in the couple’s city of residence will be better placed to decide what is best for the couple and their children.

No water, no clothes, foreign detainees in Delhi look to High Court for succour

Saturday 8 August '09

Nearly 20 foreign detainees are languishing in the Capital’s deportation centre at Narela — for years and under depressing conditions....

No water, no clothes, foreign detainees look to court for succour

Saturday 8 August '09

Nearly 20 foreign detainees are languishing in the Capital’s deportation centre at Narela — for years and under depressing conditions, the Delhi High Court learnt on Thursday.

Jamia taken to court for mixing up roll number, agrees to re-exam

Thursday 6 August '09

Mahira Khan has just finished her entrance examination for a Bachelor’s in Business Studies (BBS) programme at Jamia Millia Islamia, and as expected, she is pleased as punch.

3 decades since buying bungalow, slight relief from HC

Wednesday 5 August '09

Owning a bungalow on Prithviraj Road is a dream for every Delhiite, and Monica Burman is no different. She bought one, back in 1973, but the Urban Development Ministry is playing spoilsport ever since.

CAT says govt lacks grace, asks ITDC to pay arrears to ‘relieved’ employee

Friday 19 June '09

The Central Administrative Tribunal, country’s apex public services disputes redressal court, has slammed the government for dealing with difficult employees in manner that lacks grace.

Dialling 100 to complain? Your call details may be shared

Friday 12 June '09

Dialling 100 may not be as confidential as you think. The Central Information Commission has categorised telephone calls to the police control room as a “public activity”.

NHRC to Delhi Secy: Explain two sewer workers’ death

Thursday 11 June '09

The National Human Rights Commission wants the Delhi Chief Secretary to explain deaths of two workers who were trapped in a sewer on June 4.

CIC takes note: govt clueless on martyrs, freedom fighters

Tuesday 9 June '09

The Ministry of Home Affairs says it has no means to identify freedom fighters and martyrs of the national freedom struggle.

High Court sifts out old files to recycle paper

Saturday 6 June '09

Thirty Delhi High Court officials would not go on a vacation this summer. Instead, they would brave the dust from decades-old court files to save the Capital’s trees and give Delhiites another day’s oxygen.

In jail, man wants 3-month parole to pay mother’s bill; HC says no

Thursday 4 June '09

Kamal Kishore, 31, wants to help his mother pay her electricity bill — a simple task if your heart is in the right place.

‘ITDC hotels in trade at par with private’

Wednesday 3 June '09

Five-star Hotel Ashoka and its two cousins-Samrat and Janpath-run by the India Tourism Development Corporation is hardly in the business for charity.

Mandatory to buy helmet with bike, govt tells HC

Saturday 30 May '09

If you are eyeing to buy a motorbike, remember to take enough money for a helmet as well.

No teacher for over 10,000 disabled kids

Friday 29 May '09

In the National Capital, over 10,000 disabled students of the government and the MCD schools do not have a single teacher special enough to understand their world.

Court okays 25% hike in school fees

Friday 29 May '09

In a decision that comes as a major blow to parents, the Delhi High Court has agreed to an increase in school fees by up to 25 per cent.

Hearing ‘spy’ who spent 8 years in Pak jail, HC asks Centre to come clean

Tuesday 26 May '09

Penniless, Bougal Ram walks down from New Delhi railway station to the Delhi High Court every time his case comes up for hearing. Monday was one such day.

HC: Rain swept DDA man’s ‘mental balance’, made him molest officer

Sunday 24 May '09

Even as Delhi celebrates brief showers during the mercurial summer, the rain makes Sunil Kumar shudder.

Soon, building completion certificates in 7 days

Saturday 23 May '09

If there is snide gossip that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) takes forever to issue building completion certificates, then that will soon be put to rest.

High Court pulls up MCD for bad roads, says progress not visible, claim hollow

Monday 18 May '09

While the MCD claims to be taking pains to ensure smooth roads for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Capital, the Delhi High Court is hardly impressed, saying “progress, if made, should be visible”.

Parcel bomb case: HC acquits ex-armyman

Saturday 16 May '09

Torn pieces of typescripts, an expert who destroyed his case notes as it was his “usual practice” and a star witness who toed the CBI line, saw the end of an almost three-decade long murder case on Friday.

Librarian bids Tihar adieu: Found juvenile at time of crime, HC releases convict

Wednesday 13 May '09

Central Jail 5 in Tihar will lose its librarian “immediately”, as per a High Court order.

HC raps trial judge for ‘suspicion’ judgment

Tuesday 12 May '09

Seven years after the death of a young woman, the Delhi High Court on Monday acquitted her husband and three of his family, who were earlier found guilty by a trial court.

Court stops Debonair from publishing content owned by Playboy Inc

Sunday 10 May '09

Debonair magazine has lost a copyright violation battle against Playboy Enterprises International Inc. over the use of photographs and work content.