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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 ...
There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1122 of which 846 judges are permanent and remaining 276 sanctioned for additional judges. As of 27 January 2025, 367 of the seats, about 32.71% 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 ...
This judgement thus overruled Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation (2013): [19] Upheld and reinstated the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalising Anal sex: This judgement thus overruled Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2009): [20] Decriminalization of homosexual acts involving consenting adults throughout India. Deepika ...
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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
In 2000, he was appointed as central government counsel in the Delhi High Court, serving until 2003. He was later appointed as senior panel counsel for the central government at the Delhi High Court in 2014 and as panel 'A' counsel for the Supreme Court of India in 2015, holding these positions until his designation as a senior advocate in ...
[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 ...