Delhi High Court held that organ donation by minors is not completely prohibited, and is permissible in exceptional medical circumstances. The court added that a donation by a minor shall be allowed only when there is no potential risk to the donating minor. The order was passed in an urgent writ petition filed by a 17-year-old girl seeking permission to donate
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a futile petition challenging Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta’s election as the president of Badminton Association of India in the year 2014. The petition was filed by Dr. Surendra Poonia, who stated that the election were illegitimate, capricious, without any reasoning and against the rules and regulations relevant to the Badminton Association of India. HC
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Centre to ensure 5% quota for disabled people in shop allotment through Roster system. This decision was taken while listening to a petition by Mr. Amit Kumar Mit, who had aspired proper execution of Section 43 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. Section 43 provides
All India Football Federation has moved to the Supreme Court against Delhi High Court’s order of setting aside the elections of the office holders incorporating its president Mr. Praful Patel, while ordering for re-elections within 5 months. SC has agreed to hear the matter on friday. Shikha TiwariI am a law student who is a pluviophile and loves to sing.
The Delhi High Court has quashed the election of the office holders of All India Football Federation (AIFF), comprising their President Mr. Praful Patel, demanding re-election within 5 months. Meanwhile S.Y. Quraishi, the former Chief Election Comissioner has been appointed as the Administrator. This decision was taken on hearing a petition filed by Mr. Rahul Mehra, who stated that last
The Delhi High Court has upheld the upper age limit advised by the AAP government for admission to nursery schools though it elucidated that the admissions processed during the stay on the notification will not be interrupted. This decision was taken during a recent hearing of two petitions filed challenging a notification passed in December, 2015, whereby the Government of Delhi had
The Delhi High Court stated that a mere physical contact whether welcomed or not but without any sexual nature cannot be termed as sexual harassment. This statement was issued while hearing an appeal challenging the decision by the Complaint Committee as well as the Disciplinary Authority regarding an employee of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research accused of sexual harassment.
The Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of an 11 year old daughter of Mohammad Jaki, a daily wage labourer, who approached the court regarding a life saving surgery of her daughter who is suffering from structural heart defect. HC ordered Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital to immediately admit the girl and provide her with necessary treatment. It also
Union Minister Arun Jaitely has filed a criminal defamation case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Deepak Bajpai and four others for presumably making malicious proclamations against him regarding his term as the Chief of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). Mr. Bajapi approached the Delhi High Court but it refused to quash the summons against him.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the judgement enforced on the appellants under section 376(2)(g) (gang rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioners claimed that they were falsely involved and the victim did not bear any injury marks on her body. HC stated that a rape survivor’s testimony cannot be mistrusted solely on the basis of
