Important cases heard in Delhi High Court on Friday

Important cases heard in the Delhi High Court on Friday, March 22: * HC admitted a CBI appeal against the acquittal of former telecom minister A Raja and 16 others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, paving the way for hearing in the matter six years after the plea was filed by the agency.

* In a massive setback to the Congress party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the HC dismissed its pleas challenging the reassessment proceedings initiated against it by the Income Tax Department, saying the tax authority has collated ''substantial and concrete'' evidence warranting further scrutiny and examination.

* A PIL was filed in the HC seeking AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's removal from the post of chief minister following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.

* HC asked the Delhi government and NDMC to file response on a plea seeking Rs 50 lakh compensation for the death of a one-and-a half-year-old girl who was allegedly mauled by a pack of dogs in Dhobi Ghat area of Tuqhlaq Lane here last month.

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