Shruti Kakkar

New Delhi

Special Legal Correspondent at The New Indian Express

Principal correspondent @httweets | ✉️[email protected] | previously @LiveLawIndia @NewIndianXpress/ @TheMornStandard

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Articles

HT Syndication: Hizb chief's two sons move HC, seek restoration of calling right

5 days ago | htsyndication.com | Shruti Kakkar

New Delhi, May 10 -- Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's two sons, who are presently in Tihar Jail in connection with a terror funding case, have approached the Delhi high court to restore their phone call facility, claiming that its been a year they have been able to speak to their family after this facility was denied by the jail authorities.
HT Syndication: Delhi HC closes Hamdard's lawsuit against Ramdev

5 days ago | htsyndication.com | Shruti Kakkar

India, May 10 -- The Delhi high court on Friday closed the trademark disparagement lawsuit after Yoga instructor and entrepreneur Ramdev told the court that the video containing his remarks of "sharbat jihad" on Hamdard's Rooh Afza has been taken down from all his social media accounts. Justice Amit Bansal passed the order while dealing with the lawsuit by Hamdard National Foundation India against Ramdev and his Patanjali Foods Ltd over the controversial remarks.
Delhi HC closes Hamdard’s lawsuit against Ramdev

5 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Shruti Kakkar

The Delhi high court on Friday closed the trademark disparagement lawsuit after Yoga instructor and entrepreneur Ramdev told the court that the video containing his remarks of “sharbat jihad” on Hamdard’s Rooh Afza has been taken down from all his social media accounts. Justice Amit Bansal passed the order while dealing with the lawsuit by Hamdard National Foundation India against Ramdev and his Patanjali Foods Ltd over the controversial remarks.
HT Syndication: Felling 50+ trees needs CEC nod: Delhi HC aligns order with SC

5 days ago | htsyndication.com | Shruti Kakkar

India, May 10 -- The Delhi high court on Friday modified its earlier orders that required government-designated "tree officers" to seek judicial permission before allowing tree felling or transplantation for major infrastructure projects in the city.
Felling 50+ trees needs CEC nod: Delhi HC aligns order with SC

5 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Shruti Kakkar

The Delhi high court on Friday modified its earlier orders that required government-designated “tree officers” to seek judicial permission before allowing tree felling or transplantation for major infrastructure projects in the city. The court’s fresh order aligns with a December 2024 directive of the Supreme Court, which stated that any request involving the felling of 50 or more trees must be approved by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), a statutory body appointed by the apex court.
HT Syndication: Hizb chief's sons in HC for phone call facility

5 days ago | htsyndication.com | Shruti Kakkar

New Delhi, May 10 -- Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's two sons, who are presently in Tihar Jail in connection with a terror funding case, have approached the Delhi high court to restore their phone call facility, claiming that it has been a year they have been able to speak to their family after this facility was denied by the jail authorities.
Hizbul chief’s 2 sons in Tihar jail approach HC, say let us phone our family

5 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Shruti Kakkar

NEW DELHI: Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s two sons, who are presently in Tihar Jail in a terror funding case, have approached the Delhi high court to restore their phone call facility, complaining that they have been unable to speak with their family for a year after the facility was denied by jail authorities. Syed Ahmad Shakeel and Syed Shahid Yusuf have asked the high court to direct jail authorities to restore the phone call facility available to inmates.
HT Syndication: chandrasekhar moves hc over defamation case

6 days ago | htsyndication.com | Shruti Kakkar

New Delhi, May 9 -- Former Union minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar has moved the Delhi high court against city court's decision dismissing his criminal defamation complaint filed against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The defamation complaint stemmed from the remarks made by Tharoor in a TV interview given to a Malayalam news channel, "24 News", accusing Chandrashekhar of bribing voters in Thiruvananthapuram constituency during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
HT Syndication: Property rights are sacrosanct, says Delhi high court in possession case

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Shruti Kakkar

New Delhi, May 8 -- The right to property, despite no longer being a fundamental right, continues to hold a sacrosanct position as a constitutional and legal right, the Delhi high court observed, as it directed the Centre to pay about Rs.1.77 crore to a man whose property was unlawfully occupied for over two decades by the government in the aftermath of proceedings initiated against him during Emergency.
HT Syndication: Property rights are sacrosanct, says HC in possession case

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Shruti Kakkar

New Delhi, May 7 -- The right to property, despite no longer being a fundamental right, continues to hold a sacrosanct position as a constitutional and legal right, the Delhi high court observed, as it directed the Centre to pay about Rs.1.77 crore to a man whose property was unlawfully occupied for over two decades by the government in the aftermath of proceedings initiated against him during Emergency.