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Delhi HC quashes 2020 rape case against retd armyman

India, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi High Court has quashed a rape case against a 72-year-old retired army officer, holding that false cases can gravely tarnish an individual's reputation in society and subje... Read More


Delhi HC tells couple to feed underprivileged to quash FIR

India, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi High Court has directed a couple to organise a "bhandara", or community feast, for underprivileged children during Navratri and Diwali, as a condition for quashing a first... Read More


Child laws cannot be used for vendetta: HC

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Child protection laws cannot be misused for personal vendetta, the Delhi high court has held while imposing a cost of Rs.10,000 on a woman who used her minor daughter "as a weap... Read More


Delhi HC initiates criminal contempt against lawyer for calling judiciary 'corrupt'

India, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi High Court has initiated criminal contempt of court proceedings against a lawyer for making "reckless allegations of corruption in judiciary", saying it amounted to scanda... Read More


Delhi HC asks couple to organise 'bhandara' for children during Navratri, Diwali

India, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi High Court has directed a couple to hold "bhandara" for poor children on Navratri and Diwali, as a condition for quashing first information report (FIR) registered after a... Read More


Dowry, domestic violence grim reality of our times: Delhi HC

India, Sept. 30 -- Incidents of dowry death serve as grim reminders that the battle against deep-rooted social evils such as dowry and domestic violence is far from over, even to this day, the Delhi H... Read More


Child laws cannot be used for vendetta: Delhi HC

India, Sept. 30 -- Child protection laws cannot be misused for personal vendetta, the Delhi High Court has held while imposing a cost of Rs.10,000 on a woman who used her minor daughter "as a weapon" ... Read More


Why stars are turning to courts for personality rights

India, Sept. 29 -- Not long ago, the idea that a person's style, voice, or even a famous mannerism could need legal protection might have seemed far-fetched. But a wave of recent litigation by film fi... Read More


Dowry demands not only strip women of dignity but also claim their lives: Delhi HC

India, Sept. 29 -- Dowry demands not only strip women of their dignity but, in many cases, also claim their lives, the Delhi High Court observed while rejecting anticipatory bail pleas of a father-in-... Read More


Delhi hC says ucc should SERIOUSLY be considered

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The Delhi High Court has sought serious consideration of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and underscored the urgent need for legislative clarity on the conflict between Islamic and I... Read More