The petition has been filed by Adv Pankaj Mehta who submitted that cause of action arouse when he saw that used swabs were being thrown out in public and tests were being carried out over a pile of used swabs for COVID-19 testing at the office of the District Magistrate, South East Delhi in Lajpat Nagar.
During the hearing, the bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the petitioner's grievance is simple, that in prison reports that you release, you’re not taking account of transgenders distinctly.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday will hear a plea seeking a direction to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), to recognise and classify Transgenders as a separate third gender in their Annual Publication of Prison Statistics India.
The mother of the prosecutrix submitted that the petitioner has married the prosecutrix and she has no objection if the petitioner is released on anticipatory bail
The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear, on December 1, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s plea challenging the summons issued against him in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Delhi High Court has said an adult woman is free to reside wherever she wants and with whoever she wishes. The court said this while providing relief to an adult woman who left her home to marry the man of her choice.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Delhi High Court judge, Justice Navin Chawla, today asked the Delhi government why spas were not allowed to open even though other public places, such as markets, gyms, restaurants, metro and buses have been operating in the city.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Delhi High Court has directed Indian Air Force (IAF) to pay arrears of pro-rata pension within 12 weeks and continue paying it to the Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) / Persons below Officer Rank (PsBOR) of the Defence Services.