Delhi High Court
Elevation of Union Law Secretary as HC Judge
In October 2019, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta became the first serving judge to be appointed as Union Law Secretary, among 60 candidates. On February 25, 2022, he became the first Union Law Secretary to be appointed as a judge in High ..
Tags: Appointment of Judges • Delhi High Court • Indian Judicial System • Indian Judiciary
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Plea to declare PM CARES fund a ‘State’
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to respond to a plea that seeks to declare “Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund a State under the Constitution. Key Points Petition was filed by a ..
Tags: COVID-19 • Delhi High Court • PM CARES Fund • State under article 12 • Transparency
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
PayPal To Stop Domestic Payment Services
The American Digital payment solutions provider PayPal announced that it will stop offering the domestic payment services within India beginning from April 1, 2021. Highlights The PayPal has further said that it will now focus on enabling more international sales ..
Tags: Delhi High Court • Domestic Payment Services • Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) • PayPal • Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Railways propose to Decriminalise Begging
The Ministry of Railways has proposed to decriminalise begging on trains or railway premises as part of an exercise to decriminalise or rationalise penalties under the provisions of the Railway Act, 1989. It also compounds the offence of smoking by ..
Tags: 1989 • begging • Delhi High Court • Indian Railway • Ministry of Railways
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
K K Venugopal appointed as Attorney General of India
On June 30, 2020, K K Venugopal was re-appointed as Attorney General of India. He has been appointed for a year. Highlights K K Venugopal, a senior advocate was re-appointed as attorney General of India. Also, Tushar Mehta was re-appointed ..
Tags: Additional Solicitor General of India • Delhi High Court • Legal aid • Solicitor General of India • Supreme court
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Nirbhaya Case Convicts Hanged to Death in Tihar Jail
On March 20, 2020, four convicts of the Nirbhaya Gang Rape were hanged to death in Tihar Jail. Highlights In September 2013, a fast track court convicted them with death sentence. Several curative and mercy petitions were filed by them ..
Tags: 2012 Delhi gang-rape • CLAT • Criminal Law Amendment Act 2018 • Death Penalty • Delhi High Court