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The High Court of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; IAST: dillī uchcha nyāyālaya) is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the Delhi High Court Act, 1966. [1] Below it are 11 Subordinate Courts that oversee smaller judicial districts.
Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2009) [1] is a landmark Indian case decided by a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court, which held that treating consensual homosexual sex between adults as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's Constitution. The verdict resulted in the decriminalization of homosexual acts ...
[37] [38] In June 2015, the Delhi High Court refused to set aside Meena's appointment but asked him to act in "accordance with law". [39] Consequently, the Delhi government reduced Meena's mandate, asking him to look after training and cases undergoing trial. Yadav was asked to handle—among other things—investigations and functioning of the ...
There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1114 of which 840 judges are permanent and remaining 274 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 7 January 2024, 361 of the seats, about 32.3% are vacant. Allahabad High Court, has the largest number (160) of judges while Sikkim High Court has the smallest number (3) of judges. The lists of high ...
He is the highest judicial authority below a high court judge. Below him, there are courts of civil jurisdiction, known by different names in different states. Under Article 141 of the constitution, all courts in India, including high courts – are bound by the judgements and orders of the Supreme Court of India by precedence.
Patiala House Court: New Delhi: 1977 7 courts (7 MM) 3 Karkardooma Court (Anand Vihar) East, North-East & Shahdara: 1993 6 courts (6 MM) 4 Rohini Court North-West & North Delhi 2005 2 courts (2 MM) 5 Dwarka Court South-West Delhi 2008 3 courts (3 MM) 6 Saket Court South & South-East Delhi 2010 6 courts (5 MM + 1 CJ) 7 Rouse Avenue Court (ITO ...
In India, landmark court decisions come most frequently from the Supreme Court of India, which is the highest judicial body in India. High courts of India may also make such decisions, particularly if the Supreme Court chooses not to review the case or if it adopts the holding of the lower court.
Consequently, the court directed local authorities to monitor the petitioner under the provisions of the Mental Health Act. [6] On 14 October 2024, the Delhi High Court bench, comprising Manmohan and Gedela, criticised a Wikipedia page dedicated to the defamation lawsuit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF