Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 437 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551NOMINAL INDEXKAPIL AGARWAL v. CPIO INCOME TAX OFFICER MORADABAD & ANR, 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 437ANI v. PTI & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 438Vicky @ Gobind v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 439Vijay Singh Meena v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority Josaa & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440ARJUN KAPOOR v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS 2026...
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 437 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551
NOMINAL INDEX
KAPIL AGARWAL v. CPIO INCOME TAX OFFICER MORADABAD & ANR, 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 437
ANI v. PTI & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 438
Vicky @ Gobind v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 439
Vijay Singh Meena v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority Josaa & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440
ARJUN KAPOOR v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 441
PRAVEZ KHAN v. ED & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 442
Sonia Bansal & Anr. v. State Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 443
Toprankers Edtech Solutions Private Limited & Ors. v. Lpt Edtech Private Limited And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 444
Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 445
NxtQuantum Shift Technologies India Private Limited (Trading As Ai+ Smartphones) & Anr v. John Doe & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 446
Leena Paulose v. State & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 447
Ram Kripal v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 448
Standard Chartered Bank v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 449
MOHD MUBARAK v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 450
Dr R D Thakur v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 451
Ashish Kalra And Others v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 452
CCL S v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 453
Ms. Anju Chadha & Anr. v. Bhavesh Madan & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 454
Sube Singh v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 455
Monika Aggarwal & Ors. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 456
Rajender Sharma v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 457
Ranjit Mehto v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 458
RK v. PS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 459
NB v. SB 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 460
Shashi Tharoor v. Ashok Kumar & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 461
ANIS AHMED v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 462
State v. Pawan 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 463
Manipal Business Solutions Private Limited v. Aurigain Consultants Private Limited And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 464
Sunil Sharma v. DRI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 465
DDA v. Manmohan Singh Bedi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 466
Sonu v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 467
Raju v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 468
Sauraj Singh v. M/S Indian Airlines Ltd And Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 469
Arvind And Ors v. Registrar General High Court Of Delhi And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 470
Indrapal Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 471
Vishwas Patil v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 472
PS v. BS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 473
AMAN GUPTA v. JOHN DOE/ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 474
J & Anr. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475
Mrs. Khushnuma Khan And Others v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 476
SANJAY SHARMA AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 477
State v. MK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 478
BHAVREEN KANDHARI v. VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 479
Kamlesh Mehta v. TTFI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 480
Rajeshwar Dayal Aggarwal v. M/S Enicar Machine (India) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 481
Allahabad Bank v. RS Saini 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 482
Rajan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 483
Sabir v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 484
Aakash Goel v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 485
Rubika Thapa v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 486
TUSHAR VERMA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 487
BRIJESH KOTHIA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 488
Vimal Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 489
RIFAT ALI @ DANISH v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 490
Azad Saifi v. Akhtar Ali 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 491
RT v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 492
SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 493
KAMAL KAPOOR v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 494
CBI v. Kuldeep Singh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 495
TRIMURTI FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED v. B62 STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 496
DDPL Global Infrastructure Private Limited & Anr. v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 497
ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498
AMAN BANSAL v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 499
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 500
JAGDEEP SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 501
M/S R. C. Sood & Co. Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Eros Group) v. Shri Sharad Maheshwari & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 502
Varun Arora v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 503
Manisha Pande v. Abhijit Iyer Mitra & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 504
Ashanand Saini@Anand Saini v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 505
Deepak Kumar v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 506
SH. SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 507
M/S Velocis Systems Pvt. Ltd v. National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 508
Shashank Deo Sudhi v. UOI & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 510
RAJ MAHATO v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 509
LKS v. NS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 511
MOHD. QUASIM v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 512
PARMAL & ANR v. THE STATE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 513
Saleem Malik v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 514
M/S BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. v. Vinod Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 515
Sarfaraj v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 516
Aishvir Singh (Inspector) v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 517
GAC Logistics Pvt. Ltd. v. Acer Logistics Pvt. Ltd 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 518
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v/s ARVIND KEJRIWAL AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 519
State v. Deepak 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 520
Mr. Dileep Singh v. Smt. Girija Devi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 521
Rajinder Kumar v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 522
AJ v. KS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 523
Manoj Kumar v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 524
VINESH PHOGAT v/s WRESTLING FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 525
Sanjay Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 526
Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure Private Limited v. The Executive Engineer And Senior Manager C III Redevelopment Project Division Cpwd & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 527
M/S Progressive Finlease Ltd v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 528
Umar Khalid v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 529
Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital v. Vijender Singh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 530
Neerja v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531
Mr. C. Asok Kumar v. Bar Council Of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 532
DPS Vasant Kunj & Ors. v. GNCTD (and batch) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 533
Prithipal Singh v. Government Of Nct Of Delhi Through Its Secretary And Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 534
UNION OF INDIA & ANR v/s DELHI RACE CLUB (1940) LTD. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 535
ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 536
Ashwini Pal v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 537
Tarannum Begum & Ors. v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 538
SAIF RASHID SAEED V/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 539
Vijay Kumar Diwakar v. SDMC 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 540
Ayodhya Devi Alias Jyoti v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 541
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS, GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 542
CPL Sachin Kumar Solanki (Retd) v. Union Of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 543
M/S National Insurance Co Ltd v. Sunita Devi & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 544
Devender Kumar v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 545
SUBHASH THEEKKADAN@ SUBHASH TM v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 546
Abhijit Dipke v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 547
VARUN DHAWAN v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 548
M/S PERNOD RICARD INDIA PVT. LTD v. THE EXCISE DEPARTMENT, DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 549
Gaura Bhatia v. Samajwadi party Media Cell & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 550
Wahidur Rahman v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551
Judgments/Orders
Title: KAPIL AGARWAL v. CPIO INCOME TAX OFFICER MORADABAD & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 437
The Delhi High Court has held that income tax details of a husband cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 in relation to the matrimonial disputes with the wife.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that such information does not fall under the exception of “larger public interest” under the enactment.
The Court made the observations while setting aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) which had directed disclosure of a husband's net taxable income to his wife in connection with ongoing maintenance proceedings.
Delhi High Court Closes ANI's ₹2 Crore Copyright Infringement Suit Against PTI After Settlement
Title: ANI v. PTI & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 438
The Delhi High Court has closed a copyright infringement suit filed by news agency ANI Media Private Limited against Press Trust of India (PTI) alleging that its content was plagiarised by the latter.
Justice Jyoti Singh disposed of the suit in light of a Settlement Agreement reached between the parties and allowed ANI to withdraw the matter.
Case title: Vicky @ Gobind v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 439
The Delhi High Court has held that the fact that a co-convict is already out on parole cannot be a ground to deny furlough to another convict. It thus directed the release of a life convict to enable him to assist in his daughter's school admission.
Case title: Vijay Singh Meena v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority Josaa & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440
The Delhi High Court has permitted a student to provisionally appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026, in a case raising questions over his eligibility— arising from prior allotment of a seat at an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Title: ARJUN KAPOOR v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 441
The Delhi High Court has passed an ad-interim injunction in favour of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, restraining multiple entities from unauthorized exploitation of his personality and publicity rights, including through AI-generated deepfake content and obscene material.
Title: PRAVEZ KHAN v. ED & other connected matters
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 442
While granting bail to five accused in a money laundering case related to alleged spurious anti-cancer drugs racket, the Delhi High Court took exception to a series of reports published by The Indian Express during the course of bail hearings.
Justice Girish Kathpalia described the publications as “deeply disturbing”, noting that the articles, published on four consecutive days on front page, appeared to not only report on the case but also anticipate and respond to queries posed by the Court to the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Case title: Sonia Bansal & Anr. v. State Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 443
The Delhi High Court has flagged serious procedural lapses in the issuance of a notice by the Investigating Officer (IO), observing that an undated notice calling an accused to join investigation could be misused to later allege non-cooperation.
Case title: Toprankers Edtech Solutions Private Limited & Ors. v. Lpt Edtech Private Limited And Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 444
The Delhi High Court has cautioned against an over-expansive interpretation of the doctrine of “personality rights”, observing that not every success or individual achievement can be elevated to the level of a legally enforceable personality right.
Title: Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 445
The Delhi High Court modified its earlier order granting one-week interim bail to jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to visit his ailing father.
A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain permitted Rashid to meet his father from 8 AM to 8 PM daily till May 10 at AIIMS, New Delhi, where he is admitted.
Case title: NxtQuantum Shift Technologies India Private Limited (Trading As Ai+ Smartphones) & Anr v. John Doe & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 446
The Delhi High Court has passed an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining certain YouTubers and unknown defendants from publishing or circulating allegedly disparaging content against 'AI+ Smartphones' and its founder.
Title: Leena Paulose v. State & other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 447
The Delhi High Court denied bail to Leena Paulose, wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in the Rs 200-crore extortion case; but granted bail in a money laundering case.
Justice Prateek Jalan denied bail to Paulose in the MCOCA case but allowed her bail plea in a case probed by the Enforcement Directorate.
Case title: Ram Kripal v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 448
The Delhi High Court has permitted a 100% visually impaired adult woman to reside with her partner of choice, reiterating that a major is free to decide her residence, irrespective of parental objections.
Case title: Standard Chartered Bank v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 449
The Delhi High Court has set aside a decision of the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board in proceedings concerning Standard Chartered Bank, holding that the Board failed to adjudicate a key jurisdictional objection and did not provide reasons for its decision.
Title: MOHD MUBARAK v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 450
The Delhi High Court denied bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl under the pretext of performing spiritual healing to rid her of a “jinn”.
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea To Increase Retirement Age Of BRO Medical Officers From 60 To 65 Years
Case title: Dr R D Thakur v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 451
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking enhancement of the retirement age of doctors working in the General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF)/Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from 60 to 65 years, holding that the issue falls within the domain of executive policy.
Case title: Ashish Kalra And Others v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 452
The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR arising out of a matrimonial dispute despite a settlement between the parties, observing that serious allegations of sexual misconduct cannot be brushed aside in the name of compromise.
Case title: CCL S v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 453
The Delhi High Court has observed that organised crime syndicates are increasingly using juveniles to commit heinous offences, including crimes under special laws such as the NDPS Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Case title: Ms. Anju Chadha & Anr. v. Bhavesh Madan & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 454
The Delhi High Court has held that mere use of a property by family members does not create ownership rights in the absence of a challenge to the registered sale deed establishing title.
Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Ex-Cop In 33-Year-Old Fake Passport Verification Case
Case title: Sube Singh v. CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 455
The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a former Delhi Police Assistant Sub-Inspector in a 33-year-old fake passport verification case involving forged documents and false police reports submitted for obtaining passports.
Case title: Monika Aggarwal & Ors. v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 456
The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a lawyer accused of criminal intimidation for allegedly telling a woman litigant that she “won't be spared” if she came to court again.
Rupture Of Hymen Not Necessary To Prove Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
Case title: Rajender Sharma v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 457
While upholding the conviction of a man for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, the Delhi High Court has observed that rupture of the hymen is not necessary to establish the offence of penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Case title: Ranjit Mehto v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 458
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused in an abduction-for-ransom and murder case, observing that prolonged pre-trial incarceration in a case resting on circumstantial evidence militates against the constitutional guarantee of speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Case title: RK v. PS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 459
The Delhi High Court has upheld a Family Court order granting maintenance to a woman from her second marriage despite the absence of a formal divorce decree from her first husband, observing that the expression “wife” under Section 125 CrPC must receive a liberal interpretation to further the provision's social justice objective.
Case title: NB v. SB
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 460
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot seek to strike off his wife's defence in matrimonial proceedings for delay in filing a written statement after himself failing to comply with the Family Court's direction to pay litigation expenses.
Delhi High Court Passes Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
Case Title: Shashi Tharoor v. Ashok Kumar & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 461
passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
Delhi High Court Denies Interim Bail To PFI Leader Seeking Release To Meet Family Before Haj
Title: ANIS AHMED v. NIA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 462
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim bail to Popular Front of India leader Anis Ahmed in a UAPA case, observing that his release even for meeting family members travelling for Haj pilgrimage could pose a security threat.
Case title: State v. Pawan
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 463
The Delhi High Court has refused to condone State's delay of 541 days in filing an appeal seeking conviction of an accused under graver charges of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act and rape under the IPC, terming the explanation offered by the prosecution as “a lame excuse.”
Case title: Manipal Business Solutions Private Limited v. Aurigain Consultants Private Limited And Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 464
The Delhi High Court has directed initiation of perjury proceedings against a company after finding prima facie that it had made false averments and relied on fabricated Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in a civil suit filed against a rival company and former employees.
Case title: Sunil Sharma v. DRI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 465
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted in a 2012 heroin recovery case involving commercial quantity narcotics, while strongly criticising the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for what it termed an “extreme carelessness” and “lackadaisical approach” in handling the prosecution.
Case title: DDA v. Manmohan Singh Bedi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 466
The Delhi High Court has refused to condone a delay of 1600 days by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in filing an appeal against a trial court decree, holding that “administrative lethargy and laxity” cannot constitute sufficient cause for condonation of delay.
Case title: Sonu v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 467
The Delhi High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act despite the accused and the prosecutrix having married each other and having a child together, holding that such cases require a “careful and sensitive consideration” and that marriage cannot automatically justify closure of prosecution.
Case title: Raju v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 468
The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a husband, his mother and brother in a case involving an attempt to set a pregnant woman on fire over dowry demands, but reduced their sentence to the period already undergone after noting that the victim had reconciled with her husband and resumed family life with him.
Case title: Sauraj Singh v. M/S Indian Airlines Ltd And Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 469
The Delhi High Court has held that writ petitions challenging awards passed by Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals remain maintainable even after Air India's privatization.
Candidates Not Entitled To 'Free Marks' For Dropped Out-Of-Syllabus Questions: Delhi High Court
Case title: Arvind And Ors v. Registrar General High Court Of Delhi And Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 470
The Delhi High Court has upheld the evaluation mechanism adopted in its Junior Judicial Assistant (JJA)/Restorer departmental examination, holding that candidates were not entitled to “free marks” for out-of-syllabus questions that were subsequently dropped from the paper.
Case title: Indrapal Singh v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 471
The Delhi High Court refused to quash an FIR registered under the Arms Act against a builder accused of threatening a man with a revolver and firing in the air at a busy public place, holding that such “brazen acts of lawlessness” cannot be wiped out merely because the parties have entered into a compromise.
Case title: Vishwas Patil v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 472
The Delhi High Court rejected a bail applicant's contention that his arrest was illegal because his family members were not informed, observing that it is for the accused himself to indicate the person whom he wishes to be informed about his arrest.
Case title: PS v. BS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 473
The Delhi High Court has held that a second wife is neither a necessary nor a proper party in maintenance proceedings initiated by the first wife and children under Section 125 CrPC, observing that such proceedings cannot be unnecessarily widened by impleading every person claiming dependence on the husband.
Title: AMAN GUPTA v. JOHN DOE/ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 474
In a first for entrepreneurs, the Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting personality rights of Shark Tank India judge Aman Gupta against alleged misuse of his name, image, voice, catchphrases and personality attributes across multiple online platforms, including AI-generated deepfake and obscene content.
Case title: J & Anr. v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475
The Delhi High Court has held that while a man has a legal and moral obligation to maintain his elderly parents, however, such parents receiving regular pension cannot be treated as “fully dependent” on him so as to substantially reduce the maintenance payable to his wife and minor child.
Case title: Mrs. Khushnuma Khan And Others v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 476
The Delhi High Court has held that mere eviction of jhuggi dwellers and their rehabilitation at an alternative site would not violate their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, so long as the safeguards prescribed under the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) Policy and Protocol are complied with.
Title: SANJAY SHARMA AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 477
The Delhi High Court has ordered restoration of YouTube channel “4PM”, which was blocked pursuant to directions issued by the Centre citing concerns of national security, sovereignty and public order, subject to temporary suspension of 26 allegedly objectionable videos.
Case title: State v. MK
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 478
The Delhi High Court has held that repeated taunts directed at a woman over allegedly bringing insufficient dowry, including remarks about a “small car” and lesser quantity of gold, prima facie amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
High Court Stays Delhi Government's SOP Allowing Tree Pruning Without Prior Permission
Title: BHAVREEN KANDHARI v. VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 479
The Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) issued by the Delhi Government last year permitting “general tending and light pruning” of tree branches having girth less than 15.7 cm without prior permission from the Tree Officer.
Case title: Kamlesh Mehta v. TTFI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 480
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) suspending its Secretary General Kamlesh Mehta — described by the Court as an “illustrious veteran” of Indian table tennis.
Case title: Rajeshwar Dayal Aggarwal v. M/S Enicar Machine (India)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 481
The Delhi High Court has held that the situs of employment and the place where termination takes effect are the determinative factors for identifying the “appropriate Government” in industrial disputes.
Case title: Allahabad Bank v. RS Saini
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 482
The Delhi High Court has held that Labour Courts exercising jurisdiction under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 cannot adjudicate disputed service entitlements and are confined only to computation or recovery of pre-existing rights.
Case title: Rajan v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 483
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an interim bail plea moved by a gang rape convict seeking temporary suspension of sentence on the ground that his mother required gallbladder surgery, while observing that the repeated filing of similar applications amounted to an abuse of the judicial process.
Case title: Sabir v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 484
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a gym trainer accused in a rape case while observing that “morality has to be kept separate from the offence” when deciding questions concerning personal liberty.
'Highly Misconceived': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL To Impose Tax On Agricultural Income
Title: Aakash Goel v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 485
The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking imposition of tax on agricultural income of citizens in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rejected the plea calling it “highly misconceived.”
Title: Rubika Thapa v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 486
The Delhi High Court asked Google LLC and Apple Inc to take strict action to ensure that dissemination of obscene and pornographic content through mobile applications on their play-stores is immediately checked.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the intermediaries not only have the responsibility to act when they receive any complaint but they also need to exercise due diligence while permitting applications displaying obscene and vulgar content at the time of getting uploaded.
Title: TUSHAR VERMA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 487
The Delhi High Court has directed the HDFC Bank to immediately defreeze bank account of a man whose account had been frozen following a complaint from the Cyber Police Station in Vadodara, Gujarat, observing that continued seizure of the account without any FIR, accusation or material connecting him to an offence was wholly arbitrary and unsustainable in law.
Title: BRIJESH KOTHIA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 488
The Delhi High Court granted bail to an accused booked under the NDPS Act, holding that arrest memo containing mere reasons for arrest cannot substitute “grounds of arrest” which are personal and specific to the accused.
Case title: Vimal Singh v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 489
The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man for murdering his wife and teenage daughter, relying on his extra-judicial confession, PCR call and recovery of a blood-stained hammer used in the crime.
Title: RIFAT ALI @ DANISH v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 490
The Delhi High Court granted bail to an accused booked under the NDPS Act, while strongly criticising the approach of the Delhi Police in handling matters concerning personal liberty.
Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that despite repeated judicial directions, the approach of the police towards bail matters had not improved.
Case title: Azad Saifi v. Akhtar Ali
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 491
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of ₹50,000 on an accused for repeatedly attempting to stall a criminal trial pending since 2016, describing the case as a “classic case of abuse of the procedural law.”
Case title: RT v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 492
The Delhi High Court has upheld the eviction of a daughter-in-law and her son from her in-laws' house under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, holding that the senior citizens' right to peaceful residence must prevail in the facts of the case.
Title: SIDDHARTH VARADARAJAN v. Union of India
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 493
The Delhi High Court said that The Wire's Founding Editor Siddharth Varadarajan is prima facie guilty of “suppressing material facts”, regarding bail conditions imposed upon him by the Allahabad High Court, in his plea seeking OCI card.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Varadarajan to file an affidavit explaining his conduct, while also recalling its earlier order setting aside Central Government's decision rejecting his request for conversion of his PIO card to OCI card.
Recalling the earlier orders passed in the matter, the Court restored the petitioner to its original number.
Title: KAMAL KAPOOR v. STATE
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 494
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted for adultery, holding that the conviction could not survive after Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Joseph Shine v. Union of India judgment.
Case Title: CBI v. Kuldeep Singh & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 495
Delhi High Court's Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma initiated criminal contempt proceedings against AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Vinay Mishra, Durgesh Pathak and Saurabh Bharadwaj in the excise policy case noting that they had posted defamatory, contemptuous and vilifying things against her.
Justice Sharma passed the order after taking note of note various social media posts and videos shared by the respondents in connection with the recusal proceedings.
Title: TRIMURTI FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED v. B62 STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 496
The Delhi High Court refused to grant interim relief to Trimurti Films Private Limited in its copyright infringement suit concerning the alleged unauthorized use of the iconic song “Tirchi Topiwale” from the film Tridev in the movie Dhurandhar: The Revenge.
Delhi High Court Quashes ED Attachment Orders In PACL Case, Refers Matter To Justice Lodha Committee
Case title: DDPL Global Infrastructure Private Limited & Anr. v. ED
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 497
The Delhi High Court has set aside provisional attachment orders issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with PACL-linked properties, holding that the matter ought to be dealt with under the Supreme Court-monitored framework headed by the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee.
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Jailed MP Engineer Rashid Following Father's Demise
Title: ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498
The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency, following the demise of his father.
A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after noting that Rashid's father passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi, in the intervening night of May 17 and 18.
Students With 0% Attendance Cannot Seek Promotion To Next Semester: Delhi High Court
Title: AMAN BANSAL v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 499
The Delhi High Court has upheld refusal to grant direct admission to Semester-IV to a law student of Delhi University who had neither attended classes nor appeared in Semester-III examinations.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that students with 0% attendance cannot claim parity with those suffering from mere shortage of attendance.
Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 500
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months' simple imprisonment in two criminal contempt cases for scandalising the judiciary and lowering the authority of courts through his videos targeting judicial officers.
Title: JAGDEEP SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 501
The Delhi High Court has observed that violence in the guise of protest “cannot be acceptable to any tenet of demosprudence” while refusing to discharge several persons accused of throwing a burning effigy at the official bungalow of a prominent political leader in 2022.
Builder Can't Forfeit Homebuyer's Money Without Proving Actual Loss: Delhi High Court
Case title: M/S R. C. Sood & Co. Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Eros Group) v. Shri Sharad Maheshwari & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 502
The Delhi High Court has held that a builder cannot forfeit money paid by a homebuyer unless it proves actual loss arising from the alleged breach of contract.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by Eros Group against a trial court decree directing refund of ₹18 lakh to homebuyers.
Case title: Varun Arora v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 503
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a finance company employee accused of fraudulently transferring shares belonging to 18 clients into his own DMAT account, observing that “professional services cannot extend to granting any benefit to the concerned professional himself.”
Title: Manisha Pande v. Abhijit Iyer Mitra & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 504
The Delhi High Court has set aside a sessions court order staying a magisterial order directing registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande, accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media.
Case title: Ashanand Saini@Anand Saini v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 505
The Delhi High Court has criticized a lawyer for filing a criminal writ petition seeking registration of an FIR without examining the settled legal position governing such reliefs.
Title: Deepak Kumar v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 506
The Delhi High Court directed the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as well as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide a plea claiming that “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” movie scenes have potential of revealing information related to the armed forces which is not in the interest of security of the nation, even though it is claimed as a work of fiction.
Title: SH. SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 507
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking disqualification of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting any elections in view of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma's order initiating criminal contempt against them.
Case title: M/S Velocis Systems Pvt. Ltd v. National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 508
The Delhi High Court has held that interim protection granted against a blacklisting order does not dispense with a bidder's obligation to make complete and candid disclosure about pending action in a tender process.
Title: Shashank Deo Sudhi v. UOI & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 510
The Delhi High Court asked the authorities, including the Central Government, University Grants Commission (UGC) and Delhi Government to indicate the steps taken by them against mushrooming of fake higher educational institutions.
Calling for action against such varsities, the Court requested ASG Chetan Sharma to draw attention of authorities of education departments about the issue raised in the petition and to impress upon them to take necessary action.
Title: RAJ MAHATO v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 509
The Delhi High Court has observed that though consent is legally irrelevant under the POCSO Act, relationships among young adults involving “de facto approval” for a sexual relationship must be viewed differently while considering bail pleas.
Case title: LKS v. NS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 511
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot evade his obligation to maintain his wife and children merely by claiming that he does not have a regular source of income.
Title: MOHD. QUASIM v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 512
The Delhi High Court acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and rape in a 2004 case, observing that the prosecutrix had voluntarily accompanied him, married him under the Special Marriage Act and later appeared to have changed her stand due to “social and family pressure”.
Title: PARMAL & ANR v. THE STATE & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 513
The Delhi High Court has held that neither the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, nor the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, contemplates grant of “permanent accommodation” to a daughter-in-law, but onlyrecognizes right of shared-household.
UAPA | High Court Grants Bail To Accused Salim Malik In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
Title: Saleem Malik v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 514
The Delhi High Court granted bail to Salim Malik, accused in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.
A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after hearing Malik's counsel as well as the prosecutor appearing for the Delhi Police.
Compassionate Appointment Cannot Become Alternate Mode Of Public Employment: Delhi High Court
Case title: M/S BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. v. Vinod Kumar
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 515
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that compassionate appointment cannot be treated as an alternate mode of public employment or a mechanism for long-term financial rehabilitation of a deceased employee's family.
Case title: Sarfaraj v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 516
The Delhi High Court has observed that absence of public witnesses and lack of videography or photography of contraband recovery are relevant considerations while deciding bail applications in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Case title: Aishvir Singh (Inspector) v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 517
The Delhi High Court has held that once a trial court disposes of a bail application, it becomes functus officio and cannot continue to monitor the matter by directing departmental inquiries or passing adverse remarks against police officials over alleged delay in investigation.
Case title: GAC Logistics Pvt. Ltd. v. Acer Logistics Pvt. Ltd
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 518
The Delhi High Court has held that mere mention of a Mumbai administrative office address on freight invoices and airway bills would not oust the territorial jurisdiction of Delhi courts when the defendant company's registered office is situated in Delhi and part of the cause of action arose within the capital.
Case title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v/s ARVIND KEJRIWAL AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 519
The Delhi High Court has appointed senior advocate Rajdipa Behura as amicus curiae in the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Vinay Mishra, Durgesh Pathak and Saurabh Bharadwaj for their posts 'scandalizing' Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
Case title: State v. Deepak
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 520
The Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of probation cannot be granted in serious offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act which are punishable with imprisonment for life.
Case title: Mr. Dileep Singh v. Smt. Girija Devi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 521
The Delhi High Court has held that once probate is granted in respect of a Will, the document need not be proved afresh in subsequent civil proceedings under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act.
Having Public Witnesses Who Turn Hostile May Do More Harm Than Good: Delhi High Court
Case Title: Rajinder Kumar v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 522
The Delhi High Court has observed that while independent public witnesses lend credibility to criminal investigations, their absence is not always fatal to the prosecution case, particularly when the witnesses produced are otherwise truthful and reliable.
Case title: AJ v. KS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 523
The Delhi High Court has held that ownership disputes between in-laws and a daughter-in-law over a self-acquired property do not fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of Family Courts merely because the parties are related through marriage.
Case title: Manoj Kumar v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 524
The Delhi High Court has observed that courts must remain conscious of the social stigma, fear of ostracisation and societal pressure faced by women while assessing their testimony in sexual assault cases, particularly that took place decades ago.
Case title: VINESH PHOGAT v/s WRESTLING FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 525
The Delhi High Court permitted wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games which are scheduled for May 30 and 31.
In doing so the court observed that Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) selection policy was "clearly exclusionary in nature" as it does not give any discretion to WFI to consider iconic players like Phogat in view of the sabbatical taken on account of her maternity leave, as a woman cannot be prejudiced for taking maternity leave.
Case title: Sanjay Singh v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 526
In a case involving a drunken altercation between two friends over liquor payment, the Delhi High Court has converted murder conviction into culpable homicide not amounting to murder, holding that the incident occurred in the heat of passion without premeditation.
Case title: Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure Private Limited v. The Executive Engineer And Senior Manager C III Redevelopment Project Division Cpwd & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 527
The Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot supply a “deeming fiction” absent from tender conditions, while examining eligibility disputes in public contracts.
Case Title: M/S Progressive Finlease Ltd v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 528
The Delhi High Court has held that even where a Magistrate declines to order registration of an FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC, the complainant must ordinarily be given an opportunity to lead pre-summoning evidence before the complaint is dismissed as being “purely civil” in nature.
Delhi High Court Grants 3 Days Interim Bail To Umar Khalid Ahead Of Mother's Surgery
Title: Umar Khalid v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 529
The Delhi High Court granted three days interim bail to Umar Khalid in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots.
A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain ordered that he be released between June 01 till June 03, on strict conditions.
Case title: Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital v. Vijender Singh & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 530
The Delhi High Court has held that minimum wages payable to a workman under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act during the pendency of litigation cannot remain frozen and must reflect periodic statutory revisions notified by the Government.
Case title: Neerja v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531
The Delhi High Court has directed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) to examine a petitioner's allegation that the web copy of an order uploaded on its portal differed from the certified copy later supplied to him.
Case title: Mr. C. Asok Kumar v. Bar Council Of India
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 532
The Delhi High Court has held that an appeal under Section 37 of the Advocates Act, 1961 is maintainable only against orders passed by the Disciplinary Committee of a State Bar Council under Section 35 of the Act, and not against resolutions or orders passed by the State Bar Council itself.
Case title: DPS Vasant Kunj & Ors. v. GNCTD (and batch)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 533
The Delhi High Court has held that private unaided schools are not required to obtain prior approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE) for increasing fees at the commencement of an academic session, provided they have filed their statement of fees with the DoE in terms of Section 17(3) of the Delhi School Education Act.
Case title: Prithipal Singh v. Government Of Nct Of Delhi Through Its Secretary And Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 534
The Delhi High Court has held that mere registration under the Chief Minister's Advocates Welfare Scheme does not entitle an advocate to insurance benefits unless the advocate's Voter ID (EPIC) details are duly verified.
Case title: UNION OF INDIA & ANR v/s DELHI RACE CLUB (1940) LTD.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 535
The Delhi High Court allowed Centre's appeal against the single judge's interim order staying proceedings before the Estate Officer pursuant to a April 17 show cause notice ssued to Delhi Race Club under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Ac after the Club's lease had expired.
Title: ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 536
The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh (Engineer Rashid) in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency, to attend the rituals and 40th day ceremony of his late father in Kashmir.
Case title: Ashwini Pal v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 537
The Delhi High Court has held that a rape FIR quashed on the basis of settlement and subsequent marriage between the parties cannot be revived merely because the marriage later breaks down or the husband allegedly abandons the wife.
Justice Amit Mahajan observed that subsequent matrimonial disputes or allegations arising after quashing of the FIR cannot, by themselves, invalidate a judicial order that had attained finality.
Case Title: Tarannum Begum & Ors. v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 538
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to proactively assist in tracing employers who have gone untraceable, in order to ensure recovery of back wages owed to rescued child labourers.
Exam For Law Students Celebrating Bakrid Will Be Held After July 4: DU Tells Delhi High Court
Case title: SAIF RASHID SAEED V/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 539
Delhi University told the Delhi High Court (May 26) that examination for those students of Faculty of Law, who are celebrating Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) on May 28, shall be rescheduled to after July 4.
The submission was made by the varsity's counsel before Justice Jasmeet Singh as it disposed of a student's plea challenging the varsity's decision to hold the exam on May 28, the date on which Centre has declared a holiday for Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid).
Case title: Vijay Kumar Diwakar v. SDMC
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 540
The Delhi High Court has observed that residential colonies in Delhi's Yamuna floodplain area, classified as Zone 'O', are “completely impermissible”, while noting that 91 unauthorised colonies in the area continue to enjoy temporary protection from punitive action till December 31, 2026 under the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011.
Case Title: Ayodhya Devi Alias Jyoti v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 541
The Delhi High Court has observed that courts must exercise “heightened vigilance” while considering bail in cases where young brides die under suspicious circumstances within a short span of marriage.
Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS, GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 542
The Delhi High Court has observed that delay in accepting bail bonds defeat the very purpose of bail orders, while directing all Jail Superintendents across the national capital to use Aadhaar QR code-based verification to expedite release of prisoners.
Case title: CPL Sachin Kumar Solanki (Retd) v. Union Of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 543
The Delhi High Court has upheld the removal of an Indian Air Force airman from service for uploading a social media video while in uniform, holding that public airing of service-related grievances by uniformed personnel amounts to serious misconduct prejudicial to military discipline.
Case title: M/S National Insurance Co Ltd v. Sunita Devi & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 544
The Delhi High Court has upheld compensation awarded to the family of a truck driver who was murdered by unknown assailants while on duty, holding that the incident amounted to an “accidental death” arising out of and during the course of employment under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923.
Case title: Devender Kumar v. CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 545
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order framing charges in a CBI corruption case after finding that the trial court proceeded without hearing audio recordings that it had itself summoned to examine allegations relating to demand of bribe.
Title: SUBHASH THEEKKADAN@ SUBHASH TM v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 546
The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation filed against nomination of veteran BJP leader C Sadanandan Master to the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he lacks demonstrable special knowledge or practical experience as required in law.
Title: Abhijit Dipke v. Union of India
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 547
The Delhi High Court issued notice on a plea by Abhijit Dipke–founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party', challenging the blocking of the party's X account, while directing Review Committee of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to examine Dipke's case granting him liberty to appear virtually.
"The courts attention is drawn to Rule 14 of IT Rules which provides review committee to meet once in two months and records its findings. And if it is of opinion, it may set aside directions and order unblocking….Rule 14 clearly empower review committee to examine all aspects which are sought to be put forth by petitioner. If committee is satisfied that directions are to be set aside and unblocking order can be passed. It is directed that before next date of hearing, the review committee examine all those aspects. Decision be taken on record. Petitioner is granted liberty to appear virtually. Let the request for authorisizing someone can be seen by review committee," the Court said.
Delhi High Court Passes Interim Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Actor Varun Dhawan
Title: VARUN DHAWAN v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 548
The Delhi High Court passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan.
Justice Jyoti Singh said that the infringing links of defendants relating to unauthorized sale of merchandise, pornographic content and material using likeness of the actor will be ordered to be taken down.
Delhi High Court Dismisses Pernod Ricard's Plea Against Rejection Of Liquor License Applications
Title: M/S PERNOD RICARD INDIA PVT. LTD v. THE EXCISE DEPARTMENT, DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 549
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea filed by multinational company Pernod Ricard against rejection of its L-1 liquor license applications solely on account of pending criminal prosecution by Directorate of Enforcement (ED).
Title: Gaura Bhatia v. Samajwadi party Media Cell & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 550
The Delhi High Court directed an X user to delete or takedown a tweet posted by her against Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia over his appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.
Participation In Protest No Ground To Deny Bail In PMLA Case: Delhi High Court
Title: WAHIDUR RAHMAN v. ED
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551
The Delhi High Court held that participation on protests is no ground to deny bail to an accused in a money laundering case under PMLA.
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observation while granting bail to an accused in a PMLA case linked to the alleged activities of the banned outfit Popular Front of India and its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of India.