Soibam Rocky Singh

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Principal Law Correspondent at The Hindu

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Only 12% of High Court judges declare assets

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

Among the 769 judges currently serving in the 25 High Courts of India, only 95 — or a mere 12.35% — have chosen to disclose their assets and liabilities on their official websites. The recent incident involving Justice Yashwant Varma has intensified discussions about transparency within India’s judiciary. On March 14, a fire broke out in the storeroom of Justice Varma’s official residence in Delhi.
Over half of district judges in Delhi lack official residences

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

There is an acute shortage of official accommodation for judicial officers in Delhi, with over half of the district judges lacking government housing. Against the sanctioned strength of 897 judicial officers, only 348 residences are available, leaving a shortfall of 549 residences, as per a Delhi High Court document issued in March. This shortfall has not been addressed despite the judiciary’s growing strength. The number of government homes has remained stagnant since 2018-19.
Restaurants cannot enforce service charge, against consumer rights: Delhi HC

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

The Delhi High Court on Friday (March 28, 2025) ruled that service charge or tips is a voluntary payment by the customer, and it cannot be made compulsory or mandatory by hotels and restaurants. “The practice undertaken by restaurant establishments of collecting service charge, that too on a mandatory basis in a coercive manner, is contrary to consumer interest and is violative of consumer rights,” Justice Prathiba M. Singh said.
Few Delhi HC judges disclose assets, transparency declines over years

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

Only seven Delhi High Court judges have disclosed their assets on the official website out of a current strength of 39 judges.
Few Delhi HC judges disclose assets, transparency declines over years

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

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Delhi Court rejects Indonesia’s extradition request for American chiropractor

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

A Delhi court on Thursday (March 6, 2025) discharged an American chiropractor whose extradition was sought by Indonesia over an alleged case of malpractice following the death of a patient in the southeast Asian country in 2015. Also Read | Wanted American chiropractor offering services to devotees in city gurdwaraRandall John Cafferty had fled Indonesia for the U.S. soon after the death of his 32-year-old patient, Allya Siska Nadya, on August 7, 2015.
Law should evolve to respect adolescent love: Delhi HC

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

The Delhi High Court has advocated “a compassionate approach that prioritises understanding over punishment in cases involving adolescent love” noting that the “legal system must safeguard the rights of young individuals to love while ensuring their safety and well-being”. The court’s observation came while adjudicating a case of sexual assault registered against a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by the father of a 16-year-old girl.
Hope to be able to afford food, send children to schools: homeless voters

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

Among those who stepped out to exercise their franchise on Wednesday were the city’s homeless citizens. Several such voters told The Hindu that they had cast their ballot in the hope of seeing their children in schools and being able to afford two square meals a day. Kheru Nisha, who stays in a night shelter in Lodhi Colony, voted early in the morning. The 30-year-old said she voted with the hope of being able to afford food for her five children.
Delhi Assembly elections: Homeless brave uncertainty to cast their vote

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

. Delhi’s homeless citizens stepped out from night shelters and roadside dwellings to vote in the Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday (February 5, 2025). Delhi Assembly election 2025 LIVE updatesCurrently residing in a night shelter at Lodhi Colony, Ms. Kheru Nisha (30) said she went to vote early in the morning. Asked what influenced her decision, the mother of five said, “Everything is so expensive. Six months ago, we were living in a one-room rented apartment in the Nizamuddin area.
Shaheen Bagh residents seek revamp of amenities, improved law and order

2 months ago | thehindu.com | Soibam Rocky Singh

Five years after it made headlines during the last Assembly election for hosting a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Shaheen Bagh is looking towards an overhaul of its civic infrastructure. Residents of the area, which falls in Okhla constituency, rue the lack of functional sewerage and modern schools and hospitals. Shaheen Kauser, 46, an area resident, said, “The law and order situation here has deteriorated over the past 10 years.