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High Court Refuses To Pause Demolition Of National Shooting Coach's Delhi Home
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to stay the demolition of the house of national pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung in the Civil Lines here, saying in the absence of any legal right over the property which was sub-leased to Jung's family, no r
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"Normalisation Of Abuse...": Court Convicts Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Girl
A court in Delhi has convicted a man for committing aggravated sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in 2022, observing that sexual abuse of children is seldom reported because of shame, guilt and family honour.
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Can't Allow Victim Shaming As Legal Strategy In Sexual Assault Cases: Court
Shaming a victim and her family must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual offences against minors as it deters them from reporting such offences to the authorities, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Not Just Pics, Prove Adultery By Evidence: Court Amid Deepfake Menace
In the era of deepfakes, photographs placed by a spouse alleging adultery by the other partner would have to be proved by way of evidence before the family court, the Delhi High Court said.
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Delhi Court Allows Jailed BRS Leader K Kavitha To Meet Sons, Mother In Custody
A Delhi court has allowed BRS leader K Kavitha, currently in the Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, to meet her two sons, mother and other family members.
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Wife's Complaint Against Husband, His Family Must Be Scrutinised: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the courts must scrutinise a wife's complaint or FIR against her husband or his family to determine whether the allegations carry elements of truth or are merely an instance of "clever drafting".
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Husband Expecting Wife To Do Household Chores Is Not Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Asking a husband to live separately from his family amounts to cruelty by his wife, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Court Raps Delhi Government For Claiming Covid Patient Died Of Cardiac Arrest
The Delhi High Court has directed the city government to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to the family of a man who had contracted coronavirus and died due to COVID-19 complications.
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Manual Scavenging Deaths: Pay 20 Lakh More To Workers' Families, Delhi Told
The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to make an endeavour to pay additional Rs 20 lakh to the families of workers, who lost their lives in manual scavenging, in pursuance to a Supreme Court's verdict.
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Law Prohibiting Hindus From Marrying In Extended Family Valid: High Court
Delhi High Court upheld the constitutional validity of a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act which prohibits marriages between people who are related to each other through ancestors from their parents' side unless their custom allows them to do so.
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"Dish Was Invented When...": Moti Mahal On Butter Chicken Court Battle
The lawsuit - which has become a hot topic in India - was brought by the family behind Moti Mahal, a famed Delhi restaurant brand that has counted late US President Richard Nixon and India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru among its guests.
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Society Must Be Educated That Man's Chromosomes Decide Child's Gender: High Court
Parents who give daughter-in-laws a hard time for not being able to fulfil their desire of "preserving the family tree", need to be educated that it is their son and not his wife whose chromosomes will decide the child's gender, the High Court said.
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"Attempting Suicide, Putting Blame On Husband Extreme Cruelty": Delhi High Court
Attempting suicide and then trying to put the blame on the husband and his family members is an act of extreme cruelty by the wife, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.
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Withholding Mutual Consent In Failed Marriage Nothing But Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Withholding mutual consent for divorce in a failed marriage or unilaterally withdrawing such consent amounts to cruelty to the other spouse, the Delhi High Court has said while upholding the divorce granted to a husband by a family court in Delhi.
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"Expect Them To Forgive Her": Mother Of Kerala Nurse On Death Row In Yemen
Following the Delhi High Court's approval for Nimisha Priya's mother to travel to Yemen, Prem Kumari, expressed joy and said that she is hoping that the victim's family would forgive her daughter.
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High Court Refuses To Pause Demolition Of National Shooting Coach's Delhi Home
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to stay the demolition of the house of national pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung in the Civil Lines here, saying in the absence of any legal right over the property which was sub-leased to Jung's family, no r
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"Normalisation Of Abuse...": Court Convicts Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Girl
A court in Delhi has convicted a man for committing aggravated sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in 2022, observing that sexual abuse of children is seldom reported because of shame, guilt and family honour.
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Can't Allow Victim Shaming As Legal Strategy In Sexual Assault Cases: Court
Shaming a victim and her family must not be allowed as tools of legal strategy in cases of sexual offences against minors as it deters them from reporting such offences to the authorities, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Not Just Pics, Prove Adultery By Evidence: Court Amid Deepfake Menace
In the era of deepfakes, photographs placed by a spouse alleging adultery by the other partner would have to be proved by way of evidence before the family court, the Delhi High Court said.
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Delhi Court Allows Jailed BRS Leader K Kavitha To Meet Sons, Mother In Custody
A Delhi court has allowed BRS leader K Kavitha, currently in the Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, to meet her two sons, mother and other family members.
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Wife's Complaint Against Husband, His Family Must Be Scrutinised: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the courts must scrutinise a wife's complaint or FIR against her husband or his family to determine whether the allegations carry elements of truth or are merely an instance of "clever drafting".
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Husband Expecting Wife To Do Household Chores Is Not Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Asking a husband to live separately from his family amounts to cruelty by his wife, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Court Raps Delhi Government For Claiming Covid Patient Died Of Cardiac Arrest
The Delhi High Court has directed the city government to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to the family of a man who had contracted coronavirus and died due to COVID-19 complications.
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Manual Scavenging Deaths: Pay 20 Lakh More To Workers' Families, Delhi Told
The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to make an endeavour to pay additional Rs 20 lakh to the families of workers, who lost their lives in manual scavenging, in pursuance to a Supreme Court's verdict.
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Law Prohibiting Hindus From Marrying In Extended Family Valid: High Court
Delhi High Court upheld the constitutional validity of a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act which prohibits marriages between people who are related to each other through ancestors from their parents' side unless their custom allows them to do so.
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"Dish Was Invented When...": Moti Mahal On Butter Chicken Court Battle
The lawsuit - which has become a hot topic in India - was brought by the family behind Moti Mahal, a famed Delhi restaurant brand that has counted late US President Richard Nixon and India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru among its guests.
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Society Must Be Educated That Man's Chromosomes Decide Child's Gender: High Court
Parents who give daughter-in-laws a hard time for not being able to fulfil their desire of "preserving the family tree", need to be educated that it is their son and not his wife whose chromosomes will decide the child's gender, the High Court said.
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"Attempting Suicide, Putting Blame On Husband Extreme Cruelty": Delhi High Court
Attempting suicide and then trying to put the blame on the husband and his family members is an act of extreme cruelty by the wife, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.
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Withholding Mutual Consent In Failed Marriage Nothing But Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Withholding mutual consent for divorce in a failed marriage or unilaterally withdrawing such consent amounts to cruelty to the other spouse, the Delhi High Court has said while upholding the divorce granted to a husband by a family court in Delhi.
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"Expect Them To Forgive Her": Mother Of Kerala Nurse On Death Row In Yemen
Following the Delhi High Court's approval for Nimisha Priya's mother to travel to Yemen, Prem Kumari, expressed joy and said that she is hoping that the victim's family would forgive her daughter.
