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In Delhi High Court, the Centre government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice, has filed an affidavit and opposed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and other petitions seeking the drafting of a UCC to secure gender justice, equality and dignity for women.

On November 9, Special Judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court dismissed the appeals filed by AAP leaders Satyendar Jain and Chadha.

In this case, then BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted of raping the minor.

On Monday, the Supreme Court decided to postpone the hearing of petitions filed by Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Newsclick, along with the website's Human Resources Head, Amit Chakraborty.

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to decide representation seeking change in the books of history pertaining to the construction of the Taj Mahal, claiming there is no historical evidence of demolition of palace of Raja Man Singh and fresh construction of Taj Mahal on the same site.

The court sought a status report from the central government after it was informed the draft guidelines are under consideration and the process of finalisation will take some time.

The couple had sought protection after getting married in defiance of their families' wishes and the court directed the Delhi Police to provide protection to the couple

On Friday, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma requested the probe agency to provide a response regarding the plea's validity.

The bench expressed concern about the deplorable condition of some public toilets in the city and acknowledged the significance of the issues raised by the petitioner regarding their condition.

The high court had sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) which opposed the interim bail plea.

In a relief to Chadha, the Delhi HC on Tuesday allowed the MP's plea challenging the trial court's vacation of its interim order preventing the Rajya Sabha Secretariat from evicting him from the bungalow

The Delhi High Court allowed AAP MP Raghav Chadha to stay on in his government bungalow, setting aside a trial court order evicting him from the accommodation in a prime location in the city allotted to him

A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the governments on the petition which has challenged provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

Raghav Chadha had moved the Delhi high court and told it that his eviction was selective and that there are other first-time MPs as well with identical accommodation above their entitlement, who have not been targeted

The court's observations came while holding as arbitrary a decision of the Delhi University to terminate the services of a contractual employee while she was on maternity leave

This comes in an order by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani in the case of Saleem vs the State of NCT of Delhi, in which he directed the court Registry to scrutinise all filings related to sexual offences and maintain the anonymity of the victim

The Investigating Officer (IO) of the case at hand shall exercise utmost discretion during the investigation and ensure the anonymity of the women involved, said the Bench.

A communication issued by the high court said that the streaming link will be available on its official website and for now, live streaming will be done on a case-to-case basis.

The bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh noted that Satyakam, Additional Standing Counsel (ASC) appeared for DG Prison, that every endeavour is being made for holding the meeting and shall continue to be so done.

The family court had granted divorce to a husband under Section 13 (1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956, on grounds of cruelty by the wife.