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Court raps cops for shoddy murder probe

A city court rapped the Delhi police for conducting a “sham and bogus” probe into the kidnapping and murder of a wealthy school owner.
While acquitting the victim’s three friends — Chattar Singh, Manoj Kumar and Miraj Hussain Khan — of the charges of kidnapping and murder of Balbir Singh, the

HC imposes `75K fine for PIL ‘misuse’

The Delhi high court imposed a heavy cost of `75,000 on a man ‘misusing’ the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) provision.

HC denies divorce to man 25 yrs after split

Even if his better half left him within a couple of years after their marriage and remained isolated for 25 continuous years, the Delhi high court has upheld the order of the trial court and refused to grant him divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.

Website of high court restructured

The website of the Delhi high court, www.delhihighcourt.nic.in, has been redesigned and restructured with more features and content. The new website was made public on Monday
The website will show status of each case more accurately and in an easy to read format.

Court issues notices to govt, MCD, hospital

Moved by the plight of a 23-year-old pregnant woman who was denied admission to a city hospital due to non-availability of bed and delivered a baby boy at the hospital emergency gate, the Delhi high court on Friday issued notices to the Delhi government, the MCD and Centre and sought their detailed response.

Court wants speedy forensic lab reports

Seeking to expedite the trial in a rape case in which a three-year-old-girl is the victim, a city court has asked the Delhi chief secretary and principal secretary (home) to issue appropriate directives to the director of the Rohini-based Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for its alleged failure to deliver the report at the right time.

Plea moved to expedite Soumya case

M.K. Vishwanathan, the father of the slain 27-year-old TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, the first Prosecution Witness in the case, deposed before a city court on Monday.

Court refuses plea against dismissal

The Delhi high court has upheld the dismissal of an Armyman from service, saying that there were no violations of procedures in his removal.

HC grants relief to ‘wronged’ IIT aspirant

Coming to the rescue of an 18-year-old student who qualified the IIT joint entrance examination (JEE) but was denied admission due to a technical error while applying online for counselling, the Delhi high court on Friday issued notice to the IIT-JEE chairman and the Centre to explain the reasons for denial of admission to him.

Finally, justice done after 34-year trial

Despite our judiciary being among the best, the huge pendency of cases and protracted trial makes the delivery of justice difficult at times. This case could be the best example of the long-drawn trial running into years and years.

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