LiveLaw reported 1808 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2025. Here are some of the important decisions:1. Woman's Consent For Sexual Relations Does Not Extend To Capturing Private Moments, Posting Them On Social Media: Delhi High CourtTitle: SUDHIR KUMAR v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHICitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 74The Delhi High Court has observed that the consent given by a woman for engaging...
LiveLaw reported 1808 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2025. Here are some of the important decisions:
Title: SUDHIR KUMAR v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 74
The Delhi High Court has observed that the consent given by a woman for engaging in sexual relations with a man does not extend to capturing her private moments and posting inappropriate videos on social media.
“Even if the consent for sexual relations had been given at any point of time by the complainant, such consent cannot, in any manner, be construed as consent to capture and post her inappropriate videos on social media platforms,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said.
Title: SAIF ALI @ SOHAN v. THE STATE GNCT OF DELHI and other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 93
A five judge bench of the Delhi High Court has ruled that the obligation and duty casted upon the trial courts to compute and award quantum of victim compensation cannot be delegated to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority Statutory Authority (DSLSA) as the same would run contrary to the scheme of Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The full bench comprised Justice Rekha Palli, Justice Prathiba M Singh, Justice Subramonium Prasad, Justice Saurabh Banerjee and Justice Manoj Jain.
The larger bench was constituted after a single judge in 2021 took note of the inordinate delay in passing of orders on sentence as a result of the implementation of the directions issued by a Full Bench in Karan v. State of NCT of Delhi.
Case Title: BACHITTAR SINGH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 116
The Delhi High Court has directed the Secretary of Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to ensure that an appropriate mechanism is put in place to monitor the appearance of legal aid counsels in cases where they have been appointed in all the District Courts in the national capital.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that it must be ensured that legal aid counsels duly inform the Secretary of the concerned DLSA about their regular appearances in the cases assigned to them.
Title: Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 156
The Delhi High Court granted custody parole of two days to Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer, who is detained in relation to a terror funding case registered under UAPA.
Rashid sought custody parole in order to attend the Parliamentary budget session. The Court has granted custody parole to Rashid for February 11 and 13.
Title: ROJALINI PARIDA v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI THROUGH ITS VICE-CHANCELLOR & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 168
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi University and the Bar Council of India to evolve mechanism to enable students to attend LLB classes online and for specific time-frame in which they may make representation regarding short attendance.
Title: STATE v. HITESH
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 197
While dealing with a POCSO case, the Delhi High has observed that adolescents should be allowed to engage in romantic and consensual relationships without the fear of criminalization.
Title: THOKCHOM SHYAMJAI SINGH & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH HOME SECRETARY & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 207
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the mandate of serving grounds of arrest in writing to an arrestee under UAPA will apply to arrests from the date of pronouncement of Supreme Court ruling in Pankaj Bansal case delivered on October 03, 2023, and not from the date of pronouncement of subsequent decision in Prabir Purkayastha case.
Title: ADDICTIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED & ANR v. ADITYA GARG & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 224
The Delhi High Court has observed that the utterances in the nature of tweets in a conversational thread on X platform (formerly Twitter) are not to be assessed in isolation for determining the claim of defamation.
“The Court has to consider that nature of the medium (X) is casual and fast paced, conversational in character and an elaborate analysis of a 140-character tweet (or even more than that) may be disproportional,” Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said.
Title: ISHA FOUNDATION v. GOOGLE LLC & ORS.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 312
The Delhi High Court directed the take down of YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh's recent, allegedly defamatory YouTube video on Isha Foundation and its founder spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.
The video titled “Sadhguru EXPOSED: What's happening in Jaggi Vasudev's Ashram” was uploaded by Singh on his YouTube channel on February 24 and he shared it on his 'X' page with allegations suggesting that minors were being exploited in the Ashram.
Title: SH VIJAI PRATAP SINGH v. DELHI HIGH COURT, THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 374
The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the rule prohibiting retired judges of other States to apply for senior advocate designation in Delhi.
Case Title: National Restaurant Association v. Union Of India & Anr
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 378
The Delhi High Court held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.
Justice Prathiba M Singh thus rejected two petitions filed by Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), challenging CCPA guidelines of 2022 prohibiting hotels and restaurants from levying service charges “automatically or by default” on food bills.
12. Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Allegedly Defamatory Description Of ANI On Its Wikipedia Page
Title: Wikimedia Foundation v. ANI & Ors.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 402
The Delhi High Court ordered take down or removal of allegedly defamatory content and description of news agency ANI Media Private Limited on its Wikipedia page.
Justice Subramonium Prasad directed Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia platform, to remove allegedly defamatory statements published against ANI on its Wikipedia page titled “Asian News International.”
Title: SHAZIA ILMI v. RAJDEEP SARDESAI & ORS.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 415
The Delhi High Court granted partial relief to BJP leader Shazia Ilmi in her defamation case against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai over a video posted by him on 'X' alleging that she abused a video journalist of India Today during a televised debate.
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora however imposed Rs. 25,000 costs on Ilmi for willfully suppressing two tweets made by her, forming part of the same conversation thread of which Sardesai's tweet was part of.
Title: MINOR S (THR. FATHER B) v. State & Anr
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 453
The Delhi High Court has issued slew of guidelines for providing prompt and appropriate legal guidance and medical support to minor rape victims who have to undergo medical termination of pregnancy.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that victims of sexual assault, particularly those who are minors and come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, often remain unaware of the appropriate legal forum to approach or the procedure to be followed in cases involving termination of pregnancy resulting from sexual assault.
Case : CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES VS. MASTER ADITYA SINGH, MINOR and other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 462
The Delhi High Court directed the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to republish and renotify within four weeks the final list of selected candidates who gave the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG examination 2025.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela decided a batch of petitions challenging the results of the CLAT UG examination 2025, held in December last year for admissions to undergraduate law course in various National Law Universities.
16. Delhi High Court Orders Attachment Of Saket Gokhale's Salary In Defamation Case By Lakshmi Puri
Title: LAKSHMI MURDESHWAR PURI v. SAKET GOKHALE
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 465
The Delhi High Court has ordered attachment of salary of Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale in the defamation case filed against him by Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations.
17.Section 377 IPC Can't Be Applied To Prosecute Husband In Marital Relationship: Delhi High Court
Title: SK v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 587
The Delhi High Court has ruled that in a marital relationship, Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, cannot be applied to criminalise non-penile-vaginal intercourse between a husband and wife.
“Such an interpretation would be in line with the reasoning and observations of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Navtej Singh Johar (supra),” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said.
18.CLAT PG : Delhi High Court Finds Errors In Two Questions; Asks NLU Consortium To Revise Marks
Title: Anam Khan v. Consortium of National Law Universities and other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 668
The Delhi High Court asked the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to take steps to avoid “excessive” fee charged for raising objections to questions for future examinations.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of the pleas challenging the results of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) PG, 2025 held on December 01 last year.
Case title: Vikram Yadav v. State Govt of NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 675
The Delhi High Court took exception to the practice of members of Sentence Review Board (SRB), appointed in their official capacity, not personally attending SRB meetings and rather sending their representatives.
Justice Girish Kathpali was dealing with the case of a life convict, whose successive applications for premature release were rejected by the SRB
Title: BELVEDERE RESOURCES DMCC v. OCL IRON AND STEEL LTD & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 740
The Delhi High Court has ruled that communications between the parties through WhatsApp and emails can constitute a valid arbitration agreement.
Justice Jasmeet Singh perused Section 7(4)(b) of the Arbitration Act and said that it is not necessary for a concluded contract to be in existence for a valid arbitration agreement to be existing between the parties.
Case title: CELEBI AIRPORT SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 761
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by Turkey based company Celebi Airport Services Private Limited challenging the decision of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) revoking its security clearance in the "interest of national security".
Case title: Gulshan Babbar Advocate v. GNCTD (and batch)
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 771
The Delhi High Court dismissed with costs a batch of writ petitions seeking court-monitored ED probe into real estate company M/s IREO Residences for allegedly duping homebuyers and siphoning of funds worth over ₹4,000 crore.
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the Petitioner was neither a homebuyer nor was otherwise directly or indirectly affected by the alleged acts of the company.
Title: DR. SUBHASH VIJAYRAN v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 801
The Delhi High Court directed the Union and Delhi Governments to take a decision on framing a standard operating procedure (SOP) or guidelines to avoid unnecessary references being made to the forensic science laboratories (FSLs).
Case Title: MOHD ANWAR & ORS. v. STATE NCT OF DELHI and other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 811
The Delhi High Court quashed 16 cases registered against 70 Indian nationals accused of sheltering attendees of Tablighi Jamaat congregation in their homes or mosques during COVID-19.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna quashed the chargesheets registered against the Indian nationals and disposed of their pleas seeking quashing of 16 FIRs registered against them.
Title: NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY v. SATYA NISHTH & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 942
The Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to streamline the biometric process while conducting National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) for future examinations.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Sachin Datta upheld the direction of a single judge asking NTA to constitute a Standing Grievance Redressal Committee to resolve issues of candidates who suffer loss of time due to technical issues, without any fault on their part.
Title: MOHDMMED JAVED v. UNION OF INIDIA AND ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 944
The Delhi High Court refused to stay the release of “Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder" which is scheduled for release on Friday, i.e., August 8.
The court rejected one of the accused in the case Mohammad Javed's plea for interim relief seeking stay on the release of the film. It however issued notice on the main petition against the order passed by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) clearing the certification of the film.
Tile: MAHUA MOITRA v. NISHIKANT DUBEY & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 946
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra moved the Delhi High Court against the alleged media leak of the news of CBI submitting its report to Lokpal of India in relation to the alleged cash-for-query scam.
Justice Sachin Datta directed that confidentiality shall be “strictly maintained by all the concerned.”
28.Delhi High Court Asks CBI To Probe Alleged 'Extortion Racket' Inside Tihar Jail
Title: Mohit Kumar Goyal v. State of NCT of Delhi And Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 947
The Delhi High Court told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR over the allegations of extortion racket being run inside the Tihar jail involving its officials and inmates.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela perused the status report as well as the preliminary enquiry report of Delhi Government's Principal Secretary (Home).
Case title: Court On Its Own Motion v. Dhanraj & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 960
The Delhi High Court found flaws in the investigation and subsequent trial conducted into the killings of three Sikh men in Delhi NCR region, following assasination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Title: PRINCE TYAGI AND ANR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 967
The Delhi High Court has ruled that family disapproval cannot curtail the autonomy of two consenting adults to choose life partners.
“The right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and to live together in peace is a facet of their personal liberty, privacy, and dignity protected under Article 21. Family disapproval cannot curtail that autonomy,” Justice Sanjeev Narula said.
Title: GEETA SHARMA v. KANCHANA RAI & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 996
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a daughter-in-law, who becomes a widow after the demise of her father-in-law, is entitled to claim maintenance from the estate derived from his coparcenary property.
Title: ELSEVIER LTD. AND ORS v. ALEXANDRA ELBAKYAN AND ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1008
The Delhi High Court has ordered blocking of shadow library website Sci-Hub and its mirror websites in India in a copyright infringement suit filed by publishing houses Elsevier, Wiley and American Chemical Society.
33.Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order Directing Disclosure Of Information On PM Modi's Degree
Title: University of Delhi v. Neeraj and other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1012
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Delhi University (DU) to disclos information with respect to the bachelor's degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Justice Sachin Datta allowed DU's plea filed in 2017 against CIC's order which allowed inspection of records of the students who had passed BA programme in 1978, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also stated to have cleared the examination. The order was stayed on the first date of hearing on January 24 in 2017.
Case title: Tanvi Chaturvedi v. Smita Shrivastava & Anr
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1041
The Delhi High Court has held that it is not only necessary but mandatory to implead the alleged paramour of one's spouse when seeking divorce on the ground of adultery.
35.Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam And 7 Others In UAPA Case
Title: Sharjeel Imam v. State & other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1050
The Delhi High Court dismissed the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven other accused persons in the 2020 Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.
A division bench of Justice Naveen Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur pronounced the verdict.
Also from the judgment - Trial Against Umar Khalid & Others Will Progress In Natural Pace; Hurried Trial Will Affect Rights : Delhi High Court
Title: ANKIT RAJ v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1072
The Delhi High Court has observed that when an independent and educated woman willingly continues to engage in a romantic relationship even with knowledge of her partner's marital status, it cannot be said that she was misled or exploited in law.
Title: ASIF HAMID KHAN v. STATE & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1074
Citing Shakespeare, the Delhi High Court recently observed that despite stringent law and repeated lamentation about gender neutrality and equality, the psychology and mindset of men in workplace where sexual harassment continues to haunt women has remained unchanged, especially when it involves “Power-Dynamics.”
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1078
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the presumption of a valid marriage is not diminished simply because there is no direct or positive proof of the ceremony of Saptapadi having taken place between the parties.
Title: AMAN SATYA KACHROO TRUST v. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION AND ORS and other connected matter
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1087
Observing that students suicide are becoming more frequent, the Delhi High Court has emphasised that a proper, functional and effective Anti-Ragging Helpline is an immediate and utmost necessity.
Case title: AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN v/s AISHWARYAWORLD.COM & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1089
The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, observing that unauthorized exploitation of personal attributes of an individual violates right to privacy and undermines the right to live with dignity.
Title: ABHISHEK BACHCHAN v. THE BOLLYWOOD TEE SHOP & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1094
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan by restraining various entities from misusing his image, name, voice or other elements of his persona for monetary gains without his consent or authorization.
Title: XX v. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1103
The law must clearly delineate the balance between maternal autonomy and foetal rights at the stage of viability, the Delhi High Court observed.
Title: GAUTAM SHARMA v. GOVT.OF NCT,DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1105
The Delhi High Court has observed that the relationship between two consenting adults, even when one is married, cannot be approached by Courts with an outdated lens, adding that judges cannot impose their personal morality upon such individuals.
Title: MS. JAHANVI NAGPAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1124
The Delhi High Court has asked the Law Commission of India to bring amendment in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, to include a provision for carrying forward a vacancy in higher educational institutions which could not be filled in on account of non-availability of persons with benchmark disabilities for admission, to the next academic year.
Title: DR SHAMA MOHAMED v. SMT SANJU VERMA AND ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1125
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an application filed by BJP spokesperson Sanju Verma seeking rejection of a defamation suit filed against her by Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed.
Title: MD SHAKIR v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1151
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps to provide security to the areas of hospital buildings in the national capital which are deserted or isolated and may be misused for committing rapes and sexual assault.
Title: KARAN JOHAR v. ASHOK KUMAR/JOHN DOE & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1152
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood filmmaker and producer Karan Johar.
Title: SHELLY MAHAJAN v. MS BHANUSHREE BAHL & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1156
The Delhi High Court has held that a civil suit by a spouse claiming damages from the other spouse's lover for intentionally interfering with the marriage is maintainable. The High Court discussed the novel concept of "Alienation of Affection" to hold that such an action is maintainable.
49.Delhi High Court Quashes Assault FIRs; Asks Parties To Provide Chaach, Pizzas To Ashram Inmates
Title: ARVIND KUMAR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER and other connected matter
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1162
While quashing two FIRs alleging assault and misbehaviour between neighbours, the Delhi High Court has directed the parties to provide Amul Chaach and Mix Vegetable Pizzas to the inmates residing at an Ashram in city's Dilshad Garden.
Case title: PATANJALI AYURVED LIMITED & ANR. V/s DABUR INDIA LIMITED
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1164
The Delhi High Court disposed of Patanjali Ayurved's appeal against single judge's order restraining it from running advertisements allegedly disparaging to Dabur's Chyawanprash product, while directing Patanjali to remove reference to Chyawanprash "made with 40 herbs".
Title: G.D. GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL v. AADRITI PATHAK & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1168
The Delhi High Court observed that private schools must take adequate measures to overcome the learning disabilities of children and provide “reasonable accommodation” to them under Section 16 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.
Case title: M/S S K Overseas v. Superintendent Range 20 Central Gst Division
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1169
The Delhi High Court has flagged the trend of lawyers filing GST cases on behalf of 'fictitious' firms, without even meeting the client, even for the purpose of attestation and notary.
Title: A R Rahman v. Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar & Ors.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1174
The Delhi High Court set aside an interim injunction order granted in favour of veteran Indian classical singer Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar in his suit alleging copyright infringement of his “Shiva Stuti” composition by music composer A.R. Rahman and other producers in Tamil film Ponniyan Selvan 2 song "Veera Raja Veera.”
Case Title: Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh v. Union of India & Ors.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1179
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking the removal of the graves of Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt and Mohammad Afzal Guru, who were executed for terrorism-related offences, from Central Jail, Tihar.
Title: NIKHIL JAIN v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1185
The Delhi High Court has called for action against two judicial officers for staying the arrest of an accused in a cheating case, despite the dismissal of his anticipatory bail applications by the High Court as well by Supreme Court in SLP.
Case title: Aam Aadmi Party vs. Union Of India Through Its Secretary, Ministry Of Housing And Urban Affairs & Anr
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1187
The Central Government informed the Delhi High Court that Arvind Kejriwal will be allotted “appropriate” residential accommodation within 10 days, given his position as the National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party.
57. 'Is It Not Time For UCC?': Delhi High Court Flags Conflicts In Islamic, Indian Laws On Criminality Of Child Marriages
Title: HAMID RAZA v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1189
“Is it not the time to move towards a Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?,” the Delhi High Court has said, while flagging the conflicts in Islamic and Indian laws on the legality and criminality of child marriages.
Title: DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT & ANR v. M/S VIKAS WSP LTD & ORS & other connected matter
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1191
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the suo motu directions of the Supreme Court extending limitation periods in light of COVID-19 pandemic also apply to adjudication process and confirmation of attachment of properties under Section 8 of the PMLA.
Case: Gaura Bhatia v. Samajwadi party Media Cell & Ors.
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1193
The Delhi High Court has directed take down of two allegedly defamatory social media posts made over a video of Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia's recent appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.
Case title: NEWSLAUNDRY MEDIA PVT LTD V/s UNION OF INDIA with RAVISH KUMAR V/s UNION OF INDIA
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1194
The Delhi High Court closed two pleas filed by digital news platform Newslaundry and journalist Ravish Kumar challenging Centre's direction asking them to take down multiple reports and videos concerning the Adani Group of Companies, after noting that the parties have reached an 'understanding'.
61. Denial Of Parole To Perform Parent's Last Rites Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court
Title: AJMER SINGH ALIAS PINKA v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO KANJAWALA
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1225
The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to perform last rites of a parent is an essential religious and moral duty and denial of parole in such a case violates a convict's right to dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Title: Akkineni Nagarjuna v. X & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1235
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Telugu actor Nagarjuna Akkineni by restraining various entities from misusing his image, name, voice or other elements of his persona for monetary gains without his consent or authorization.
Title: RAVI SHANKAR v. JOHN DOE(S) / ASHOK KUMAR(S) & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1242
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of “The Art of Living” foundation founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Title: LALIT @ LUCKY v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1296
The Delhi High Court has slammed the State authorities for defying the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018, observing that they do not have any sensitivity towards the prisoners who are suffering long incarceration.
Title: HRITHIK ROSHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1309
The Delhi High Court directed the removal of certain links and listings on various internet and e-commerce websites, which allegedly infringed the personality rights of Actor Hrithik Roshan.
66. Will Protect Personality Rights Of Singer Kumar Sanu: Delhi High Court
Title: KUMAR SANU BHATTACHARJEE v. JAMMABLE LIMITED & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1310
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim injunction order in a plea by Indian playback singer Kumar Sanu Bhattacharjee, seeking protection of his personality rights
Title: ED v. M/S. HI-TECH MERCANTILE INDIA PVT LTD & ORS. & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1320
The Delhi High Court has held that coal block allocation obtained through misrepresentation or fraud leading to proceeds of crime amounts to an offence of money laundering under the PMLA.
Title: SHAHID NASIR v. NIA & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1342
The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to life under Article 21 of Constitution of India includes observing an individual's religious duties and personal obligations.
Title: BHUPENDER SINGH v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1369
The Delhi High Court has observed that the practice of sex determination undermines value of female life and strikes at the hope of a discrimination free society.
70. Legal Heirs Have Right To Seek Impleadment In Pending Appeals Under FEMA: Delhi High Court
Title: ABDUL HAMEED REHMANI v. SPECIAL DIRECTOR ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1377
The Delhi High Court has observed that legal heirs have right to seek Impleadment after the appellant's death in pending appeals under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973, and the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
Title: UDAI PAL v. STATE
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1379
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the prosecution must prove that the minor rape victim was below the age of 16 years, for securing conviction of the accused in cases commencing prior to Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.
Title: P S JAYAKUMAR & ANR v. STATE (NCT of Delhi) & ANR and other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1383
The Delhi High Court has held that banks cannot be summoned as an accused for defamation as they lack the state of mind or mens rea necessary to constitute the offence.
73. Renting/Leasing Residential Premises For Use As Residence Exempt From GST: Delhi High Court
Case title: Mr. Gurdev Raj Kumar v. Collector Of Stamps (Government Of Nct Of Delhi)
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1384
The Delhi High Court has held that GST cannot be levied on renting/ leasing of residential premises for use as residence.
Title: RUSHANT MALHOTRA & ORS v. THE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1395
The Delhi High Court ordered retrospective payment of enhanced remuneration of Rs. 80,000 per month to its law researchers with effect from October 01, 2022.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1397
The Delhi High Court set out the key principles to be followed while determining maintenance to the wife and child, while also calling for reasoned orders by Family and Mahila Courts in the national capital.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1405
The Delhi High Court has observed that when the residential rights of a daughter in law have been protected under the Domestic Violence Act, the right of senior citizens, being the in-laws, to live in their house without distress cannot be suspended indefinitely.
Title: COURTS ON ITS OWN MOTION IN RE: SUICIDE COMMITTED BY SUSHANT ROHILLA, LAW STUDENT OF I.P. UNIVERSITY
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1425
The Delhi High Court ruled that no student enrolled in any recognized law college university or institution in India shall be detained from taking examination or be prevented from further academic pursuits of career progression on the ground of lack of minimum attendance.
Title: Arnab Goswami v. State & Ors and other connected matters
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1436
The Delhi High Court quashed summons issued against journalist Arnab Goswami in a criminal defamation case filed against him.
Title: SHRAVAN GUPTA v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1438
The Delhi High Court flagged a “disturbing trend” of media reporting innocuous remarks made during the hearings “only to create sensation.”
Title: RENEW WIND ENERGY (AP2) PVT. LTD v. SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1447
The Delhi High Court has observed that the briefing lawyers and law firms must verify the case laws before citing them, highlighting that relying on decisions which are under review may mislead adjudicatory process.
Title: Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1456
The Delhi High Court delivered split verdict in the plea moved by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging costs imposed on him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament.
Title: PJ v. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1458
The Delhi High Court has ordered administrative inquiry action against two judicial officers of the national capital for their alleged role in influencing a young lawyer for influencing and coercing her to retract her allegations in a rape case filed against a lawyer.
Title: Jaya Bachchan v. Bollywood Bubble & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1463
The Delhi High Court passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of actor and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Jaya Bachchan
Title: Shujaat Ali v. Union of India
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1481
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a free and fair probe into three FIRs registered overI love Muhammad” posters displayed by individuals in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, commemorating the birth and passing of the Prophet.
Title: Sanyukt Ahir Regiment Morcha & Ors v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1539
The Delhi High Court allowed the pan India theatrical release of Farhan Akhtar starrer movie “120 Bahadur” based on the Battle of Rezang La in 1962.
Title: RAJ SHAMANI & ANR v. JOHN DOE/ ASHOK KUMAR & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1551
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of podcaster Raj Shamani, observing that he is a known face in India, especially in the field of content creation.
86. Delhi High Court Quashes COVID Drugs Hoarding Case Against Gautam Gambhir, His Foundation
Title: Gautam Gambhir Foundation & Ors v. State
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1564
The Delhi High Court allowed a plea filed by Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir, his foundation and its members seeking quashing of a case involving allegations of hoarding and unlicensed distribution of drugs during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Title: SARWAR RAZA v. OMBUDSMAN RBI & ANR
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1616
The Delhi High Court issued directions to strengthen the system to deal with customer complaints by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Ombudsman.
Title: ANU DUGGAL v. STATE & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1619
The Delhi High Court has ordered Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into death of a 23-year-old hotel manager in 2017, while flagging lapses in the investigation conducted by the Delhi Police.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1626
The Delhi High Court has directed a family court judge to undergo an “appropriate and comprehensive refresher training program” in matrimonial laws, citing serious misapplication of law and by him while dealing with divorce cases.
Title: Sushila Sharma & Anr v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1634
The Delhi High Court closed a plea moved by parents of Ashoka Chakra awardee late Major Mohit Sharma seeking urgent stay on the release of the film “Dhurandhar.”
Justice Sachin Datta directed the Board to consider and examine the grievances of the parents raised in their plea, before deciding on the film certification.
Case Title: Salman Khan v. Ashok Kumar v. Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1693
The Delhi High Court directed various social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by actor Salman Khan seeking protection of his personality rights as a complaint under the Information Technology Rules and take steps within three days.
Case Title: Salman Khan v. Ashok Kumar v. Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1693
The Delhi High Court directed various social media intermediaries to treat a suit filed by actor Salman Khan seeking protection of his personality rights as a complaint under the Information Technology Rules and take steps within three days.
Title: Surinder Kumar Choudhary v. Google LLC & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1720
The Delhi High Court ordered removal of objectionable content on social media against Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Title: CASC v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1727
The Delhi High Court has declined a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking four times compensation for flight tickets recently cancelled by Indigo airlines, as well as a judicial inquiry against the DGCA over recent lapses which left millions of travellers stranded.
Tile: MAHUA MOITRA v. LOKPAL OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1733
The Delhi High Court granted relief to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra and set aside an order passed by the Lokpal of India granting sanction to the CBI to file chargesheet against her in relation to the cash for query row.
Title: RANGANTHAN MADHAVAN v. G FIMLZ STUDIOZ & ORS
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1754
The Delhi High Court passed an interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of actor R Madhavan, including restrain on the sale of commercial merchandise using his image and likeness as well as takedown of obscene material.
Title: SUNIL GAVASKAR v. CRICKET TAK & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1763
The Delhi High Court passed an ad interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.
98.Delhi High Court Suspends Life Sentence Of Kuldeep Singh Sengar In Unnao Rape Case
Case Title: Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1765
The Delhi High Court suspended the life sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in the Unnao rape case.
Title: Richa Dubey v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1770
The Delhi High Court refused to halt the release of web series “UP 77” purportedly based on the life of gangster Vikas Dubey who was killed in a police encounter in July 2020.
Case title: Sachin Dev Duggal v. Directorate Of Enforcement
Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1777
The Delhi High Court has held that non-bailable warrants (NBWs) can't be issued against a person who has only been summoned as a witness or suspect in a money-laundering investigation, unless such person is shown to be accused of non-bailable offence.