Important cases heard by Delhi High Court on Monday, December 4:
* HC sought the Centre’s stand on a PIL against the alleged use of public servants and defence personnel to spread “political propaganda” by showcasing the achievements of the government in the last nine years.
* HC sought the Centre’s response on a public interest litigation against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence and deepfakes.
* HC asked the Centre whether it was willing to grant permission to the mother of a Kerala woman, who is on death row in Yemen for killing a Yemeni national, along with three others to travel to that country to negotiate with the victim’s family about paying blood money to save her daughter from the gallows.
* HC said it will hear on December 6 a plea by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar seeking quashing of a case lodged against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the anti-money laundering law in connection with the 2017 Election Commission bribery matter.
* HC has asked the Delhi University to endeavour to include the quota of foreign students in its newly introduced integrated five-year law course from the next academic session as per the extant regulations.
* Following recent reports of leopard- spotting in Sainik Farm area, the HC asked the forest department to not take steps pursuant to its proposal to hold a ‘Walk with Wildlife’ event inside a nearby wildlife sanctuary later this month as it cannot expose people to the risk of an encounter with the big cat there.
* HC heard a public interest litigation by a Mehrauli resident against the “annoyance” caused to the area inhabitants due to the traffic issues and noise pollution on account of “mushrooming” of restaurants and pubs there.
