New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the Government of NCT Delhi on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction for the restoration of sanitary napkin facility for girl students of government schools and asked: "Why was it stopped?"
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police and Delhi Government to file a status report on the plea seeking direction to ensure that CCTV cameras installed in the police stations must be functioning properly and the footages are stored for a minimum period of 18 months or one year as directed by the Supreme Court.
New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Calling it a very disturbing state of affairs the Delhi High Court on Monday voiced displeasure over the failure of the police to prevent the incident of vandalism at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals residence last month and directed the city police commissioner to fix responsibility for the serious lapse Scores of protesters belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha BJYM the youth wing of the BJP had allegedly breached the barricades to reach the entrance of the chief ministers residence and destroyed public property in the presence of police A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi which was hearing a plea by AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj about the March 30 attack during a protest against Kejriwals remarks on The Kashmir Files a film on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits said it was clear that there was a failure on the part of the police and that the bandobast security arrangement was inadequate The bandobast made outside the residence of the CM and the road leading to the residence in the wake of the permission sought on behalf of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha which was declined was not adequate said the bench also comprising Justice Navin Chawla The court took note of the status report filed by the police on the incident which said certain miscreants breached the barricades and reached the gate of the residence and said In our view the aforesaid lapse is a serious lapse and should be looked at by the Commissioner of Police Delhi Police This kind of incident happening at the residence of any constitutional functionary whether it is the CM it could be a judge of the high court or Supreme Court it could be any other Union Minister this is a very disturbing state of affairs that this kind of a thing could in the first place occur or such miscreants should succeed in their endeavour the court said Wondering how could the protesters breach three layers of barricades the court said if it so happened the police should look at its own efficiency and functioning It is very clear that there has been a failure on part of the force to prevent the incident We want the Commissioner of Police to look into the lapse on part of the police the court observed The court questioned if additional force was called in when the first barricade was broken or the mob reached the chief ministers residence and said the issue of security arrangement needs investigation at the highest level He CP should inquire into firstly whether bandobast was adequate secondly the reasons for the failure of the arrangements made and thirdly fix the responsibility for the lapse which admittedly has occurred the court stated The bench noted it was not satisfied with the status report which was submitted in a sealed cover as far as the security arrangement was concerned and granted two weeks to the police commissioner to file a further status report including on the aspect of the review of the chief ministers security In case of any lapse in the investigation in the matter the magistrate concerned may look into it and there are judicial remedies available it added Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain appearing for the Delhi Police contended that since the investigation was going on and a review of the CMs security has been undertaken the petition should be closed He added that although the incident ought to not have happened a failure does not mean that the bandobast was fundamentally flawed Once there is a failure it has to come with consequences Responsibility has to be fixed so that remedial action is taken This is a very important facet of democracy irrespective of our ideology just like we say nobody can say he is not our PM It is the constitutional office we are concerned with It is not about A individual or B individual the court said Senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Rahul Mehta appearing for the petitioner urged the court to constitute an SIT for an impartial and independent probe into the incident which was no laughing matter Singhvi claimed that certain persons who were seen in the videos and pictures of the incident were later felicitated by a political party Bhardwaj in his petition filed through advocate Bharat Gupta has sought constitution of an SIT to probe the attack and argued that the vandalisation of the official residence of the chief minister during a protest against his remarks on The Kashmir Files appears to have been carried out with Delhi Polices tacit complicity On March 30 2022 several BJP goons in the garb of a protest launched an attack on the official residence of the Delhi CM Videos and photographs show that these goons casually walked through the security cordon maintained by Delhi Police kicked and broke the boom barrier broke the CCTVs cameras with lathis threw paint on the gate of the residence and almost climbed over the gate while Delhi Police personnel simply looked on doing little to stop the protestors the plea alleged On April 1 the high court had sought a status report from the police on the incident and said an element of fear was sought to be created by the unruly crowd and the police force at the spot was inadequate and outnumbered The matter would be heard next on May 17 PTI ADS RKS SK SK
New Delhi Apr 20 PTI The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the stand of the Delhi government and Director General Prisons on a PIL to fill up various vacant posts in jails here and asked the authorities to initiate the process of recruitment A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla issued notice on the plea by a lawyer and sought a status report from the respondents concerning the sanctioned strength and status of vacancies in prisons The respondents must immediately initiate the process of filling vacancies if not already initiated and expedite the process the court said Advocate Amit Sahni claimed that the Delhi Prisons are facing a staff shortage of over 20 per cent and urged the court to issue directions to the authorities to fill vacancies of medical officers welfare officers counsellors teachers vocational counsellors etc The plea has stated that although there are about 18000 prisoners lodged in jails and the requirement of guarding staff is 3000there is an acute shortage of guarding staff which results in hindrance in prison administration The petition has also prayed for the constitution of the Board of Visitors Service Board State Advisory Board and Prison Development Board in terms of the Delhi Prison Act 2000 and DelhiPrison Rules 2018 in the larger interest of prisoners lodged in Delhi jails and the prison administration The matter would be heard next in July PTI ADS RKS RKS
New Delhi Apr 19 PTI The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the city government on a public interest litigation against the withdrawal of DTC bus services from schools A bench headed by Justice Acting Vipin Sanghi issued notice to the city government and Delhi Transport Corporation DTC on the petition by social activist Baba Alexander and asked the respondents to place on record the material which led to the decision and noted that private schools had been using DTC buses for decades as means of transport for studentsThe bench also comprising Justice Navin Chawla further observed that the parents as well as the students were suffering due to the withdrawal of the DTC buses and that the decision is also leading to more traffic on the roads Delhi government lawyer Sameer Vashisht stated that only private schools were using DTC buses for their students and the arrangement was contractual in nature He informed the court that more buses were needed for the public and the private schools were free to use other private carriages for transporting their students You cant take advantage of Covid situation Schools are also transporting childrenChildren are also public Nobody is saying that you do it for free You produce your record to justify your decision the court stated The decision to withdraw DTC buses from schools has led to children and parents suffering as the responsibility of transporting the children has fallen on the parents This is also leading to more traffic on the roads Issue notice said the court The petitioner has contended that the withdrawal of DTC buses from schools without any justifiable reason has caused deep sense of agony and disappointment among the parents and also impinges on the right to clean environment under Article 21 of the Constitution In the petition filed through lawyer Robin Raju Deepa Joseph and Blessan Mathews the petitioner has stated that the decision would increase vehicular pollution and traffic woes The decision also causes anxiety to parents and increases their financial burden as they would have to pay more in the name of transportation charges at a time when COVID-19 is still around it added The matter would be heard next on August 3 PTI ADS DV DV
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Government to take a decision on the matters related to no-confidence motion against Delhi Waqf Board chairman Amanatullah Khan.
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Delhi government to file a status report relating to accessibility of foot over bridges and other public utilities to persons with disabilities and senior citizensA bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla issued notice to the Centre Delhi government Public Works Department PWD and Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and asked them respond to the petition while listing it for further hearing on September 6The court was hearing a petition by a lawyer seeking directions to the authorities to ensure convenience of and full accessibility to lifts foot over bridges and other public amenities and structures to specially-abled and senior citizens of the country and ensure compliance with the provisions under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 protecting the fundamental right to equality right of freedom to move freely and right to life with dignity under the ConstitutionThe bench directed the Delhi government and PWD to file status report indicating the position on access to foot over bridges and other public utilities as to whether they are accessible to persons with disabilities and senior citizens and also on specific instances pointed out by the petitionerIt also directed the Centre to file a report on compliance of earlier directions issued by the high court in another petition relating to amenities for specially-abled personsPetitioner Pankaj Mehta submitted that the state of public amenities such as elevators and escalators for disabled people and senior citizens of the country is in ruins and are non-functional in the capital of the country which is a metropolitan and developed cityThe petition filed through advocate R K Mehta said due to the undue hardships caused to disabled people and senior citizens the petitioner filed several RTIs which were transferred from one department to another without any substantial responseWithin the NCT of Delhi various foot over bridges have been installed by the respondents which come with an elevator for ease of access for those who are with disabilities and the elderly However the maintenance and upkeep for almost all these foot over bridges have been forgotten by the respondentsAs a result of such ignorance the elevators in the foot over fridges are not operational across the year and absolutely no steps are being taken by the respondents to rectify the same That it is pertinent to mention that most of these foot over bridges have been constructed on extremely busy roads and the non-functional state of the elevators and escalators have effectively rendered the persons with disability and the elderly in a state of helplessness as they are unable to access even the roads which is prima facie violative of the fundamental rights of such citizens the plea said PTI SKV SA
New Delhi Mar 20 PTI The Delhi High Court has sought the Delhi governments response on a plea by an NGO seeking to make functional a government school here which was constructed and developed back in 2011-12 and is lying unutilised A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla issued a notice and sought the response of the Delhi government and Directorate of Education DoE on the petition which also sought to take action against the officials who are answerable for their lackadaisical attitude and dereliction of duties The court listed the matter for further hearing on March 29 The petition by NGO Lakshya submitted that a full-fledged school -- Rajkiya Uchh Madhyammik Balika Vidyalaya -- in Joshi Colony in IP Extension here was constructed and developed in 2011-12 and lying unutilised in a poor conditionThe NGO through its president Sanju claimed that anti-social elements are stealing articles including iron gates windows water taps and washbasins from the building and consuming alcohol and other contraband substances thereAdvocate Sanjay Bhardwaj appearing for the NGO said the petitioner sought information from DoE under RTI regarding the school building and the authorities responded that the building has not been handed over to themHowever the department was mute with regard to information about the reason for non-operation of the buildingIt said the school building was constructed with funds of the exchequer and if the petition is allowed it will benefit students and society the plea saidThe school building was inaugurated by a Member of Parliament and other higher officials of DoE in 2014 it said PTI SKV RHL
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Saturday asked the national capital's government to file a response to a plea seeking directions to provide medicines required for post-renal transplant to two patients free of cost.
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