Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 249NOMINAL INDEXKUSUM SEHGAL v. HERITAGE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE & ORS & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125NA Sebastian & Anr v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 126BHASKAR YADAV v. ED & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 127MRS. AJIT INDER SINGH v. MR. SIMRANJIT SINGH GREWAL & Ors 2026 LiveLaw...
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 249
NOMINAL INDEX
KUSUM SEHGAL v. HERITAGE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE & ORS & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125
NA Sebastian & Anr v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 126
BHASKAR YADAV v. ED & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 127
MRS. AJIT INDER SINGH v. MR. SIMRANJIT SINGH GREWAL & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 128
Shivam v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 129
ASIAN PATENT ATTONRNEYS ASSOCIATION (INDIAN GROUP) v. REGISTRAR GENERAL DELHI HIGH COURT 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 130
SAMEER DNYANDEV WANKHEDE v. RED CHILLIES ENTERTAINMENTS PVT. LTD. & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 131
Rahul Singh Tolia v. Union Of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 132
SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 133
Okoli Anayo Franklin v. The State NCT Of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 134
Meet Bhadresh Shah v. All India Institute Of Medical Sciences & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 135
HARPREET SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 137
ALL INDIA PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 138
YANGCHEN DRAKMARGYAPON v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 139
Manoj Kumar v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 140
SONU @ SONU SINGH @ GOPAL v. STATE (GNCT) OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 141
Amit Gulia v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 142
VARUN KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (SHO RAJINDER NAGAR) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 143
Pramod @ Parmal v. State (Nct Of Delhi) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 144
VICKY KASHYAP v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 145
Delhi Medical Technical Employees Association (Regd.) And Anr v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 146
SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 147
CAG v. Manoj Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 148
Great Legislation Movement India Trust v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 149
Amardeep Sharma v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 150
Mr Raj Kumar Gupta Sole Proprietor Of M/S Kanwarji Raj Kumar v. Delhi Pollution Control Committee & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 151
SAHIL ARSH v. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 152
X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 153
HANUMANT LAL PATEL & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 154
X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 155
SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 156
DEVYANSHU SURYAVANSHI & ORS v. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION & ANR & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 157
PRABHROOP KAUR KAPOOR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 158
SHLOK BHARDWAJ v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 159
LAXMI DEVI & ANR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 160
UNION OF INDIA v. INDER 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 161
SURESH SHARMA v. KRISHAN LAL THUKRAL 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 162
PARVEEN TANEJA v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 163
AYUSHMAN INITIATIVE FOR CHILD RIGHTS & ANR v. HIGH COURT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 164
PRERNA GUPTA v. REGISTRAR GENERAL OF DELHI HIGH COURT & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 165
MALABAR GOLD AND DIAMOND LIMITED & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 166
SURJEET KUMAR @ KALU v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 167
AMAN PRATAP SINGH v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 168
Vivek Anand Oberoi v. Collector Bazar & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 169
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v/s GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 171
THE FORUM OF MINORITY SCHOOLS v. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 172
GBL Chemicals Limited & Ors. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 173
Mahender Chaturvedi v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 174
Rohit Lamba & Anr. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 176
X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 177
VIKAS PUNDHIR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 178
SH. SUNIL KUMAR v. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 179
DR. VINOD KUMAR JAIN AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 180
ANUP KUMAR RAMPAL v. DELHI POLICE THROUGH JOINT COMMISSIONER 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 181
SARVESH SINGH v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 182
Life Insurance Corporation of India v. G.K. Nijhawan 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 183
X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 184
M/S CSAT System (P) Ltd v. Appellant Authority Under The Payment Of Gratuity Act, 1972 And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 185
VIKAS YADAV v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 186
Madanjit Kumar v. Central Electronics Limited 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 187
MARIA RAMESH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 188
Rohit Gagerna v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 189
Aman@ Prince @ Bhura v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 190
Dr. Bahubali N. Shetti v. AIIMS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 191
Arvind Kejriwal v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 192
Mohan @ Akkar v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 193
Savitri v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 194
Feroz Ahmad v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 195
Union of India & Anr. vs. Raj Kumar Manocha 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 196
DEEPANSHU SAHU v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 197
Union of India & Ors. vs. Rajesh 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 198
SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 199
Dinesh & Anr. v. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research through its Director General & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 200
SANCHIT SETH v. NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION IN MEDICAL SCIENCES & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 201
Mrs. Priya S. Kapur v. Mandhira Kapur Smith & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 202
Moideen Kutty K @ M. K. Faizy v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 203
Sunita Rani v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 204
MAHESH CHAND v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 205
M/S Dhanvine Engineering Pvt. Ltd. v. DJB 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 206
UoI v. B Srinivasa Rao & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 207
Reckitt Benckiser (India) Limited v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 208
Palika Bazar Shopkeepers Welfare Association v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 209
MS A v. STATE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 210
Vikas Garg & Anr. v. State through CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 211
Gaurav Verma & Ors. v. AAI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 212
Shivmani Yadav v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 213
Anand Legal Aid Trust v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 214
DEEPA SINGH v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 215
KAJOL VISHAL DEVGAN v. KASH COLLECTIVE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 216
X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 217
ARUN SURI v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 218
RACHIT GUPTA v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 219
NARENDER KUMAR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 220
OM PRAKSH MALHOTRA & ANR v. SACHIN MALHOTRA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 221
RAJ KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 222
Heritage Foods Limited v. Jagati Publications Limited & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 223
Asif @ Naeem v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 224
JAYANT VATS v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 225
Save India Foundation v. MCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 226
JUBIN NAUTIYAL v. JAMMABLE LIMITED & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 227
Mujeeb Khan For And On Behalf Of Aftab Khan Missing v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 228
NOOR MOHAMMAD v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 229
UJJWAL v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 230
SWAMI RAMDEV v. JOHN DOE (S) AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 231
Sakshi Sharma v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 232
Neeraj Kumar v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 233
SURESH CHAND SHRIVASTVA v. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BUREAU 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 234
Himanshu Gupta v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 235
R. Usha @ G. Usha v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 236
PRATAP CHANDRA v. MR. MANISH SISODIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 237
VIDYA DEVI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 238
Master Athrava Tripathi & Anr. v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 239
Master Athrava Tripathi & Anr. v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 240
MTNL v. Shri Ram Ratan 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 241
Ms. X v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 242
RAMBIR SINGH.GOLA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 243
Bachu Singh v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 244
Union of India v. Sameer Wankhede 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 245
UoI v. Brijendra Kumar Sharma & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 246
NS v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 247
Aviation Services LLC v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 248
THE FORUM OF MINORITY SCHOOLS v. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND ANR & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 249
Title: KUSUM SEHGAL v. HERITAGE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE & ORS & Other Connected Matters
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 125
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to conduct a comprehensive survey of buildings located in the vicinity of notified heritage properties in the national capital to check if there are any illegal constructions.
Labour Code Rules To Be Finalized By February End: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
Title: NA Sebastian & Anr v. Union of India
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 126
The Central Government told the Delhi High Court that the Rules under the new Industrial Relations Code, 2020, will be finalised by the end of February.
Noting the said development, the Court closed a PIL filed by one NA Sebastian challenging the notification issued by the Central Government on November 21 bringing the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, into force.
PMLA Bail Requires Delicate Balance, Not Final Verdict On Guilt Or Innocence: Delhi High Court
Title: BHASKAR YADAV v. ED & Other Connected Matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 127
The Delhi High Court has ruled that under the PMLA, a delicate balance has to be maintained between the final judgment of acquittal or conviction and an order granting or denying bail.
Title: MRS. AJIT INDER SINGH v. MR. SIMRANJIT SINGH GREWAL & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 128
The Delhi High Court has held that the duty to maintain an unmarried minor daughter of a pre-deceased son may constitute a “pre-existing right” capable of enlarging her limited estate into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.
Case title: Shivam v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 129
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of stealing high-voltage cables from Delhi Metro infrastructure, observing that such acts amount to “playing with the lives of the general public” and have serious implications for public safety.
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Administrative Order Barring Execution Petitions Below ₹2 Crore
Title: ASIAN PATENT ATTONRNEYS ASSOCIATION (INDIAN GROUP) v. REGISTRAR GENERAL DELHI HIGH COURT
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 130
The Delhi High Court has held that no litigant can be barred at the threshold from filing execution petitions before the Registry, even in cases where the decree amount is Rs. 2 crore or below.
Case Title: SAMEER DNYANDEV WANKHEDE v. RED CHILLIES ENTERTAINMENTS PVT. LTD. & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 131
The Delhi High Court allowed IRS officer Sameer Wankhede to approach the City Civil & Sessions Court, Dindoshi, Mumbai to file a suit over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan.
Case title: Rahul Singh Tolia v. Union Of India & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 132
The Delhi High Court has refused to reopen the Indian Forest Service (IFS) cadre allocation of an officer, holding that even an admitted error in vacancy calculation cannot justify unsettling cadre allocations after a long lapse of time, given the serious cascading consequences such a move would entail.
Title: SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 133
The Delhi High Court directed Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav to surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent by February 04, after coming down heavily on him for repeatedly breaching undertakings given to the Court regarding payment of settlement amounts in cheque dishonour cases.
Case title: Okoli Anayo Franklin v. The State NCT Of Delhi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 134
The Delhi High Court has held that the presence of an absconding co-accused can be a relevant factor while considering bail under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Case title: Meet Bhadresh Shah v. All India Institute Of Medical Sciences & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 135
The Delhi High Court has quashed a decision of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) cancelling the candidature of a top-rank holder for admission to the DM (Critical Care Medicine) course, holding that postgraduate residency of 1,095 days can be cumulative across institutions when the prospectus does not mandate training from a single institute.
Title: HARPREET SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 137
Citing writer Franz Kafka, the Delhi High Court has ordered premature release of a former President's Bodyguard, who is serving life sentence for the 2003 robbery and gang rape of a young woman.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that the authorities, including the Sentence Review Board (SRB) acted arbitrarily in repeatedly denying him premature release despite over two decades of incident‑free custody and consistent positive reform reports.
Title: ALL INDIA PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 138
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) challenging the Union Government's decision to recognise the Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for the sport in the country.
Title: MS. YANGCHEN DRAKMARGYAPON v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 139
The Delhi High Court has declared a Tibetan-origin woman born in Dharamshala in 1966 as an Indian citizen by birth under Section 3(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and directed that she be issued an Indian passport.
Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Police Sub-Inspector In 1995 CBI Bribery Trap Case
Case title: Manoj Kumar v. CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 140
The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and sentence awarded to a Delhi Police Sub-Inspector in a 1995 corruption case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Title: SONU @ SONU SINGH @ GOPAL v. STATE (GNCT) OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 141
The Delhi High Court has strongly deprecated a 13-year delay in securing the custody of a life convict whose criminal appeal had already been dismissed, calling it a serious systemic failure that corrodes the credibility of the criminal justice system.
Elective Nature Of Surgery Doesn't Bar Interim Bail On Medical Grounds: Delhi High Court
Case title: Amit Gulia v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 142
The Delhi High Court has held that the elective or non-emergency nature of a medical procedure cannot by itself be ground to deny interim bail to an accused, particularly where the ailment causes continuing pain and requires timely surgical intervention.
Title: VARUN KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (SHO RAJINDER NAGAR)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 143
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, observing that while consent of a minor has no legal value, the romantic nature of the relationship and the prosecutrix's age being close to 18 years are relevant considerations at the stage of bail.
Case title: Pramod @ Parmal v. State (Nct Of Delhi)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 144
The Delhi High Court has held that the fact that an accused is not named in the FIR is not decisive at the stage of bail if the investigation reveals financial transactions establishing active coordination and involvement in an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Title: VICKY KASHYAP v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 145
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to ensure that name, parentage or address of victim of sexual assault are not disclosed in the status reports or documents filed in the Court.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma requested the Commissioner of Police to reiterate appropriate instructions to all SHOs and Investigating Officers, in strict compliance with law.
Case title: Delhi Medical Technical Employees Association (Regd.) And Anr v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 146
The Delhi High Court has held that the principle of “equal pay for equal work” is not automatic and cannot be invoked merely on the basis of similarity in job designation or duties, particularly when educational qualifications and recruitment rules differ.
Title: SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 147
The Delhi High Court refused to extend the deadline granted to Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav to surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent in relation to his conviction in cheque dishonour cases.
Case title: CAG v. Manoj Kumar
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 148
The Delhi High Court has held that a government employee who furnishes a false medical certificate to justify unauthorised absence commits grave misconduct, warranting the penalty of dismissal from service.
Delhi High Court Refuses To Decriminalise 'Ganja', Asks Centre To Review NDPS Act
Case title: Great Legislation Movement India Trust v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 149
The Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government to review whether the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the NDPS Rules relating to the use of cannabis (ganja) require dilution.
Case title: Amardeep Sharma v. CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 150
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to two directors of a private company accused of fraudulently procuring and misusing bulk mobile SIM connections for activities linked to cybercrime.
Case title: Mr Raj Kumar Gupta Sole Proprietor Of M/S Kanwarji Raj Kumar v. Delhi Pollution Control Committee & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 151
The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a Chandni Chowk-based sweet manufacturing unit for discharging untreated effluent into public sewers leading to the Yamuna river.
Title: SAHIL ARSH v. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 152
The Delhi High Court has quashed Regulation 18 of the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023, which imposed a complete prohibition on migration of MBBS students from one medical college to another.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 153
The Delhi High Court has held that mere allegations of adultery, unsupported by proof, cannot be a ground to deny interim maintenance to a wife under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDV Act).
Title: HANUMANT LAL PATEL & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 154
The Delhi High Court has rejected challenge to Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023, particularly Paper-II (CSAT), observing that judicial review in competitive examinations is extremely limited.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 155
The Delhi High Court has held that a mother's right to personal development, dignity and autonomy, including the pursuit of higher education abroad, is an intrinsic facet of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, and cannot be curtailed merely because custody and visitation proceedings are pending.
Title: SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 156
The Delhi High Court refused to recall its order directing Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav to surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent in relation to his conviction in cheque dishonour cases.
Title: DEVYANSHU SURYAVANSHI & ORS v. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION & ANR & Other Connected Matters
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 157
The Delhi High Court has asked the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to adopt a more systematic and rigorous approach in framing, vetting and finalising question papers and answer keys in the recruitment examinations.
Title: PRABHROOP KAUR KAPOOR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 158
The Delhi High Court has quashed two CBSE notifications which had withdrawn the facility for Class XII pass-outs of the year 2025 to appear in an “Additional Subject” as private candidates, holding that the decision was arbitrary, retrospectively applied, and violative of the doctrine of legitimate expectation .
Title: SHLOK BHARDWAJ v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 159
The Delhi High Court has permitted a JEE 2026 aspirant to reappear in the Main Session-I examination who faced repeated biometric authentication failures, observing that the prejudice suffered cannot be dismissed as insignificant.
Title: LAXMI DEVI & ANR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 160
The Delhi High Court has held that consenting adults do not need societal approval for choosing their respective life partners and that society or their parents cannot interfere in such matters.
'Half-Baked Petition': Delhi High Court Dismisses Centre's Plea With ₹25,000 Costs
Title: UNION OF INDIA v. INDER PAL
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 161
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Union Government challenging orders passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), observing that it was filed after an inordinate delay of three years and was a “half-baked” attempt lacking the complete record.
Title: SURESH SHARMA v. KRISHAN LAL THUKRAL
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 162
The Delhi High Court has issued detailed practice directions to all the district courts in the national capital to ensure that every judicial order clearly reflects the numbers of applications decided, as well as the appearance of parties or their counsel.
Title: PARVEEN TANEJA v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 163
The Delhi High Court has called for integration of data of complaint cases which do not result in FIRs as also cases which are pending or decided by the competent Courts on the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) portal.
Title: AYUSHMAN INITIATIVE FOR CHILD RIGHTS & ANR v. HIGH COURT OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 164
The Delhi High Court asked a PIL petitioner, who sought the formulation of structured 'Child Access and Custody Guidelines' and a 'Parenting Plan', to approach the HC on its Administrative Side for policy formulation regarding the issue.
Title: PRERNA GUPTA v. REGISTRAR GENERAL OF DELHI HIGH COURT & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 165
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking revision of the final result of Delhi Judicial Services Examination, 2023, observing that judicial interference may open floodgates, leading to cascading consequences and rendering the process unworkable.
Title: MALABAR GOLD AND DIAMOND LIMITED & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 166
The Delhi High Court has held that blanket and disproportionate freezing of bank accounts, especially where the account holder is neither an accused nor even a suspect, is “manifestly arbitrary” and violates Articles 21 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India.
Title: SURJEET KUMAR @ KALU v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 167
The Delhi High Court has directed all trial courts in the national capital to ensure that testimony of witnesses already being examined should be recorded on day-to-day basis till its conclusion, in order to minimise the possibility of pressurising witnesses .
Title: AMAN PRATAP SINGH v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 168
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a probationary officer of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) challenging the termination of his services following circulation of a viral courtroom video, holding that the decision was a termination simpliciter based on overall unsuitability, and not a punitive or stigmatic action.
Title: Vivek Anand Oberoi v. Collector Bazar & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 169
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe interim order protecting the personality rights of actor and entrepreneur Vivek Oberoi.
Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted an ex-parte ad-interim dynamic injunction in favour of the actor, while restraining multiple defendants and unidentified (John Doe) entities from misappropriating and exploiting his personality and publicity rights, including his name, image, voice, likeness and other distinctive attributes, through artificial intelligence and other digital technologies.
Case title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v/s GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 171
The Delhi High Court directed the Police to provide round-the-clock security to a lawyer who has alleged that he was beaten up inside a court room in Tis Hazari courts in front of the presiding judge last week.
Title: THE FORUM OF MINORITY SCHOOLS v. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 172
The Delhi High Court directed that schools in the national capital which have not yet constituted the School-Level Fee Regulation Committee (SLFRC) shall not be compelled to do so until February 20, while it considers challenges to the Delhi School Education (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026.
Case title: GBL Chemicals Limited & Ors. v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 173
The Delhi High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings in a cheque dishonour case, holding that dropping the cheque signatory from the array of accused does not invalidate prosecution against the company and its directors under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
Film 'Ghooskhor Pandat' Will Be Renamed: Netflix Tells Delhi High Court
Title: Mahender Chaturvedi v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 174
Netflix told the Delhi High Court that the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer film “Ghooskhor Pandat” will be renamed.
The statement was made before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav who was hearing the plea challenging the proposed release of the film.
Accordingly, the Court disposed of the plea, noting that nothing more was required to be adjudicated.
Case title: Rohit Lamba & Anr. v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 176
The Delhi High Court has expressed “extreme shock” at the conduct of parties and their advocate misleading a Family Court into passing a divorce decree in respect of a void marriage.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 177
The Delhi High Court has held that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 does not confer an indefeasible right upon an aggrieved woman to insist on residence in a particular property which was abandoned by her, when suitable alternate accommodation is available.
Title: VIKAS PUNDHIR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 178
The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to associate with political parties and being actively involved in politics is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Title: SH. SUNIL KUMAR v. JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 179
The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no fundamental right to possess firearms under the Constitution of India, holding that the grant of an arms licence is a matter falling squarely within the domain of executive discretion under the Arms Act, 1959 and the Arms Rules, 2016.
Delhi High Court Upholds Rule Barring Doctors From Holding Administrative Posts After 62 Years
Title: DR. VINOD KUMAR JAIN AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS & Other Connected Matters
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 180
The Delhi High Court has upheld the Union government's 2018 amendment to Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(bb), which allows doctors of the Central Health Service and other allied services to serve up to 65 years only in non‑administrative roles, while treating 62 years as the normal age of superannuation.
Delhi High Court Directs Police Commissioner To Address Lapses In Filing Motor Accident Reports
Title: ANUP KUMAR RAMPAL v. DELHI POLICE THROUGH JOINT COMMISSIONER
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 181
The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to take appropriate decision and steps to ensure that monitoring mechanism for motor accident cases is appropriately implemented.
Title: SARVESH SINGH v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 182
The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take corrective measures to ensure that investigating officers brief the prosecutors before hearing in bail matters commences.
Case Title: Life Insurance Corporation of India v. G.K. Nijhawan
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 183
The Delhi High Court has held that a workman is not entitled to wages under Section 17(B) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, after attaining the age of superannuation, as the provision operates only during the period when the employer–employee relationship subsists.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 184
The Delhi High Court has cautioned against casual appearances by proxy counsel and urged the young lawyers to read case briefs.
Case title: M/S CSAT System (P) Ltd v. Appellant Authority Under The Payment Of Gratuity Act, 1972 And Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 185
The Delhi High Court has held that State-appointed authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 lack jurisdiction to adjudicate gratuity claims where the establishment has branches in more than one State, as in such cases the Central Government is the “appropriate government” under the Act.
Title: VIKAS YADAV v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 186
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition moved by Vikas Yadav, serving a 25-year jail term without remission for the murder of business executive Nitish Katara in 2002, seeking release on furlough.
Case title: Madanjit Kumar v. Central Electronics Limited
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 187
The Delhi High Court has held that tweeting or publicly disseminating allegations of corruption against one's employer can amount to misconduct under applicable service rules.
Title: MARIA RAMESH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 188
The Delhi High Court has observed that mere pendency of investigation or registration of a criminal case cannot justify the prolonged operation of a look out circular against an accused.
Case title: Rohit Gagerna v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 189
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to an accused in a cyber fraud case involving a fake trading application, observing that the material on record prima facie indicated money laundering of approximately ₹43.33 crore through circular and layered transactions.
Case title: Aman@ Prince @ Bhura v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 190
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to an accused in a murder case while directing action against police officials for filing a misleading status report by concealing vital evidence from the Court.
Case title: Dr. Bahubali N. Shetti v. AIIMS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 191
The Delhi High Court has held that the remuneration received by a doctor during Junior Residency constitutes “income” for the purpose of determining eligibility under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category.
Will Challenge Arvind Kejriwal's Acquittal In Cases Over Skipping Summons: ED Tells Delhi High Court
Title: Arvind Kejriwal v. ED
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 192
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the Delhi High Court that it will challenge the acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in cases concerning non compliance of its summons in relation to the alleged liquor policy scam.
This was after Kejriwal's counsel sought withdrawal of the plea challenging the summons issued to the AAP leader by the ED.
The Court thereafter allowed the withdrawal of the plea. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, it said.
Case title: Mohan @ Akkar v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 193
The Delhi High Court has upheld the life sentence of a murder convict nearly 24 years after the crime, while analysing how police officers performing para-police functions perceive and respond to emergencies.
Case title: Savitri v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 194
The Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail to a woman accused of trafficking and using a minor child for the purpose of carrying out illicit liquor trade, observing that the exploitation of children as instruments to commit crimes has become a growing menace.
Case title: Feroz Ahmad v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 195
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted in a robbery case nearly 23 years after the trial court convicted him, holding that the prosecution failed to establish his identity beyond reasonable doubt and that the test identification parade (TIP) was unreliable.
Case Name : Union of India & Anr. vs. Raj Kumar Manocha
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 196
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that chronic degenerative diseases like osteoarthritis qualify as “severe illness” under Railway Board circulars, entitling an employee to regularization of retained government accommodation and it exempts from penal or special licence fee.
Title: DEEPANSHU SAHU v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 197
The Delhi High Court has asked the Union Government to decide a plea seeking mandatory disclosure of cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets by election candidates in their nomination affidavits.
Disqualification For Public Employment Is Removed When Offender Is Released On Probation: Delhi HC
Case Name : Union of India & Ors. vs. Rajesh
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 198
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that release on probation under Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act removes the disqualification attached to a conviction for purposes of public employment, even though the conviction itself is not wiped out.
Cheque Bounce Cases: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Suspension Of Sentence To Actor Rajpal Yadav
Title: SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 199
The Delhi High Court suspended for the interim, the sentence imposed on Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav in relation to his conviction in cheque dishonour cases.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted interim suspension of sentence till March 18.
Case Name : Dinesh & Anr. v. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research through its Director General & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 200
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that recruitment authorities can prescribe minimum qualifying marks after the recruitment process begins but before the relevant stage of examination, if such discretion is reserved in the advertisement.
NEET-PG 2025: Delhi High Court Upholds Cut-Off Reduction, Says No Arbitrariness In Policy Decision
Title: SANCHIT SETH v. NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION IN MEDICAL SCIENCES & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 201
The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) reducing the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET-PG 2025 examination after commencement of the admission process.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the decision to reduce the eligibility criteria was taken after due deliberations and the eligibility criteria was recalibrated to ensure the optimal utilisation of the vacant seats.
Title: Mrs. Priya S. Kapur v. Mandhira Kapur Smith & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 202
The Delhi High Court restrained late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur and her sister in law Mandhira Kapur Smith from making defamatory statements against each other.
Justice Mini Pushkarna said that the Kapurs should conduct themselves with dignity and must not defame each other publicly.
Leadership Role In PFI Before It Was Banned Doesn't By Itself Attract PMLA: Delhi High Court
Case title: Moideen Kutty K @ M. K. Faizy v. ED
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 203
The Delhi High Court has held that merely holding a leadership position in the Popular Front of India (PFI) at a time when the organisation was lawful does not, by itself, constitute an offence of money laundering under PMLA.
Case title: Sunita Rani v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 204
The Delhi High Court has held that a candidate who was over-age on the cut-off date cannot claim appointment to a regular post merely because she had rendered long years of service as a part-time librarian.
Justice Sanjeev Narula thus dismissed the challenge to a selection process for the post of Librarian in a Delhi Government-aided school.
Title: MAHESH CHAND v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 205
The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to operate and run a bar or pub must be balanced with the citizens' and children's right to a noise-free, peaceful, and orderly environment.
“The age old proverb given to ordinary citizens is “don't take the law into your own hand”, the rationale obviously being that is for the authorities to wield the proverbial stick of the law, and enforce the same,” Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said.
Case title: M/S Dhanvine Engineering Pvt. Ltd. v. DJB
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 206
The Delhi High Court has upheld the Delhi Jal Board's tender condition disqualifying bidders if they are facing FIRs, charge sheets or criminal proceedings relating to corruption, fraud or economic offences, even in the absence of a conviction.
Case title: UoI v. B Srinivasa Rao & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 207
The Delhi High Court has held that transfer and posting are matters of administrative discretion, and the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) cannot interdict such decisions through ad-interim orders, especially at a preliminary stage of proceedings.
Case title: Reckitt Benckiser (India) Limited v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 208
The Delhi High Court is examining whether the requirement of mandatory vegetarian/ non-vegetarian labelling through red, brown or green dots on toothpaste and other toiletry packaging can be enforced under existing law, amid conflicting positions taken by regulatory authorities.
Accordingly, the Court has directed that a joint meeting shall be held between the Director, Drug Controller General of India as also the Director, Legal Metrology and a comprehensive joint decision shall be arrived at as to the implementation of incorporation of the Red, Brown and Green dot on packaging of various products.
Case title: Palika Bazar Shopkeepers Welfare Association v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 209
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to hear representatives of shopkeepers and street vendors before taking a final decision on the Town Vending Plan proposed for Connaught Place and Palika Bazar, which were designated as no-vending zones by the Supreme Court in Sudhir Madan & Ors. v. MCD & Ors (2007).
Title: MS A v. STATE & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 210
The Delhi High Court has ruled that consent given by a woman cannot be retrospectively withdrawn so as to convert a consensual relationship into a criminal offence merely because the relationship has broken down.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that while law must remain vigilant in protecting women from genuine sexual exploitation, coercion, and abuse, it must equally guard against the misuse of its process.
Case title: Vikas Garg & Anr. v. State through CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 211
The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the criminal charges framed against a due diligence firm and its authorised signatory in a ₹600 lakh bank loan fraud case, holding that the material on record discloses grave suspicion warranting a full-fledged trial.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed, “in view of the positive Report submitted by the Petitioners despite the glaring irregularities and contradictions, there arises grave suspicion regarding involvement of the Petitioners in the alleged offence and which can be only tested in trial.”
Case title: Gaurav Verma & Ors. v. AAI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 212
The Delhi High Court has held that ex-servicemen who avail age relaxation in recruitment cannot claim consideration against unreserved (UR) posts, even if they secure higher marks than candidates shortlisted in the unreserved category.
Justice Sanjeev Narula thus dismissed a writ petition filed by ex-servicemen candidates against the Airport Authority of India (AAI), for recruitment to Non-Executive Cadres under the UR category.
Title: Shivmani Yadav v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 213
The Delhi High Court directed the Union Government on Wednesday to take a decision on issuing a notification for appointment of a presiding officer to head the Appellate Tribunal under Section 253 of the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the Government of India to take a decision as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four weeks.
Title: Anand Legal Aid Trust v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 214
The Delhi High Court rejected a public interest litigation seeking “omnibus” prayers over the recent issue of persons being missing from the national capital.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rapped the petitioner- Anand Legal Aid Forum Trust, noting that the PIL did not contain specific instances or details on the issue.
Delhi High Court Urges More Judicial Appointments For MCOCA Cases, Calls For Administrative Action
Title: DEEPA SINGH v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & Other Connected Matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 215
The Delhi High Court has called for more judicial appointments to deal with cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999.
Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha said that a sessions judge or an additional sessions judge would be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Special Court under Section 5(3) of the MCOCA.
Title: KAJOL VISHAL DEVGAN v. KASH COLLECTIVE
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 216
The Delhi High Court passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actress Kajol Devgan.
Justice Jyoti Singh restrained various defendant entities from using the actress' image and likeness while selling commercial merchandise as well as ordered takedown of obscene material.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 217
The Delhi High Court has observed that a homemaker does not sit idle and the law must recognise the economic value of her contribution to the domestic relationship.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the assumption that a non-earning spouse is “idle” reflects a misunderstanding of domestic contribution, as describing non-employment as idleness is easy but to recognise the labour involved in sustaining a household is far more difficult.
Ancestral Or Inherited Properties Can Be Attached Under PMLA: Delhi High Court
Title: ARUN SURI v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 218
The Delhi High Court has held that ancestral or inherited properties can be attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
“The statute does not carve out an exception for ancestral or inherited properties, and thus, they are not immune from attachment,” a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja said.
Presence Of Public Urinal, Open Garbage Bin Next To Residence Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court
Title: RACHIT GUPTA v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 219
The Delhi High Court has held that presence of a public urinal and an open garbage bin right next to an individual's residence violates the right to live with dignity in a clean and healthy environment under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Justice Amit Bansal underscored that one of the integral aspects of a healthy life is hygienic environment, absence of which will affect an individual's right to live with dignity.
Title: NARENDER KUMAR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 220
The Delhi High Court ordered non disclosure of the identity of the 17 year old minor accused in relation to the recent SUV accident in Dwarka which claimed the life of a 23 year old.
“The respondents no. 1, 2 and 4 (Union of India, Press Council of India and Press Trust of India) and those under them are restrained from disclosing the record of the child for the purpose of character certificate or otherwise of the juvenile accused in relation to the FIR till the next date of hearing,” Justice Saurabh Banerjee directed.
Delhi High Court Fines Lawyer For Failing To Inform Opposite Side's Counsel While Seeking Adjournmen
Title: OM PRAKSH MALHOTRA & ANR v. SACHIN MALHOTRA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 221
The Delhi High Court has fined a lawyer for failing to inform the opposite side's counsel while seeking an adjournment.
Justice Anish Dayal imposed costs of Rs. 15,000 on the lawyer appearing for the respondent side in a plea filed under Section 115 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
Title: RAJ KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 222
The Delhi High Court closed a plea seeking to stop the continued streaming of the film Lady Chatterley's Lover in India on OTT platform Netflix on the grounds of containing “excessively graphic sexual scenes and frontal nudity.”
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted liberty to the litigant, Raj Kumar, to approach Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council which is a tier-two body under Information Technology Rules 2021 to resolve viewer complaints.
Case title: Heritage Foods Limited v. Jagati Publications Limited & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 223
The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to a Hyderabad-based dairy company in a defamation suit filed against a media house, television channel and digital platforms over reports allegedly linking it to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) ghee/laddus adulteration.
The suit has been instituted by Heritage Foods Limited alleging that a series of newspaper reports, television broadcasts and online publications falsely associated it with the supply of adulterated ghee to the Tirupati temple.
Case title: Asif @ Naeem v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 224
The Delhi High Court has ordered premature release of a Bangladeshi national, sentenced to life in a dacoity and murder case, holding that the gravity of the offence by itself cannot be the sole ground to deny premature release once the eligibility threshold under the applicable policy has been crossed.
Justice Sanjeev Narula thus set aside the decision of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) which had rejected his plea for premature release despite prolonged incarceration and satisfactory prison conduct.
Title: JAYANT VATS v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 225
The Delhi High Court has observed that refusing marriage citing kundli mismatch after establishing physical relations and repeated assurances of marriage attracts Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Section 69 BNS criminalizes sexual intercourse achieved through deceitful means.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to grant regular bail to a man accused of establishing sexual relations with a woman on the false promise of marriage and later refusing to marry her on the ground of non-matching of kundalis.
Case title: Save India Foundation v. MCD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 226
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging a 46 years old Wakf notification listing certain mosques in the city's Jahangirpuri area, holding that the plea was an “unnecessary attempt to rake up the past” by reopening settled issues after several decades.
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Singer Jubin Nautiyal
Title: JUBIN NAUTIYAL v. JAMMABLE LIMITED & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 227
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of singer Jubin Nautiyal.
Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of the singer restraining multiple AI platforms, websites and e-commerce intermediaries from unauthorized use and commercial exploitation of his personality and publicity rights.
Case title: Mujeeb Khan For And On Behalf Of Aftab Khan Missing v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 228
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central government to grant consular access and legal assistance to the family of an Indian worker who allegedly went missing after being swept away by strong sea currents while snorkelling in the Republic of Maldives.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the direction while disposing of a Letters Patent Appeal filed by the brother of the worker, Aftab Khan, who was employed as a Chef at a resort in Maldives.
Mere Breaking Up Of Relationship Not 'Instigation' For Abetment Of Suicide: Delhi High Court
Title: NOOR MOHAMMAD v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 229
The Delhi High Court has ruled that mere breaking up of a relationship does not constitute “instigation” to constitute the offence of abetment of suicide under Section 108 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
“Though, broken relationship and heartbreaks have become common these days, mere breaking-up of relationship may not per se constitute instigation so as to make it to be a case of abetment under Section 108 BNS (corresponding Section 306 IPC),” Justice Manoj Jain said.
Title: UJJWAL v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 230
The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of abetting the suicide of his former partner, observing that mere refusal to marry or failure to respond to messages does not constitute instigation or abetment under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee held that a suicide note, by itself, is not sufficient to deny bail in the absence of any clear, proximate act of instigation.
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Swami Ramdev, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content
Title: SWAMI RAMDEV v. JOHN DOE (S) AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 231
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of Yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Ramdev.
Justice Jyoti Singh restrained various individuals, including unknown entities, from misusing his name, image, voice and other personality attributes through AI-generated deepfakes and unauthorised commercial listings.
Case title: Sakshi Sharma v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 232
The Delhi High Court has upheld the removal of an officer from the Bank of Baroda, holding that the maker–checker system is only a risk-control mechanism and does not confer immunity on an officer who initiates unauthorised or self-serving transactions.
Case title: Neeraj Kumar v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 233
The Delhi High Court has clarified that only the period during which an accused is in actual custody can be counted for the purpose of computing the maximum permissible period of police remand under Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), and that time spent on interim bail cannot be treated as custody.
Title: SURESH CHAND SHRIVASTVA v. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BUREAU
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 234
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking “reading down” of the preliminary investigation report on the Air India plane crash that took place in Ahmedabad on June 12 last year, claiming 270 lives.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the prayer was “highly misconceived” as the doctrine of reading down is applied by superior courts while interpreting provisions of some statute.
Case title: Himanshu Gupta v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 235
The Delhi High Court has refused anticipatory bail to contractors accused in a case where a young man lost his life after falling into a 20-foot-deep pit dug on a public road without any caution boards, barricading, or safety measures, observing that “public roads can't be turned into death traps.”
Case title: R. Usha @ G. Usha v. CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 236
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a woman accused in a ₹2 crore fraud case, while criticising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to apprehend her for nearly 13 years.
Justice Girish Kathpalia remarked,
“The fact that it took 13 years for a premier central investigating agency to even apprehend a Proclaimed Offender speaks volumes about their interest or lack thereof in arresting the accused/applicant.”
Title: PRATAP CHANDRA v. MR. MANISH SISODIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 237
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain an appeal challenging a single judge order rejecting the challenge to election of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia from Patparganj constituency in the 2020 Assembly polls.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the appeal was not maintainable before the High Court and has to be filed before the Supreme Court, under Section 116A of Representation of People Act.
Title: VIDYA DEVI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 238
The Delhi High Court has held that a woman whose marriage was solemnised during the subsistence of her husband's first marriage is not entitled to family pension under the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961, even if the first wife subsequently passes away.
A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora underscored that Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act clearly stipulates that marriage between a Hindu man and woman is void if the marriage took place during the subsistence of his first marriage.
Case title: Master Athrava Tripathi & Anr. v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 239
The Delhi High Court has held that wards of such armed forces personnel who suffered disability during military operations but were retained in service and completed their tenure are not entitled to Priority-II reservation under the Defence quota.
Case title: Master Athrava Tripathi & Anr. v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 23
The Delhi High Court has held that wards of such armed forces personnel who suffered disability during military operations but were retained in service and completed their tenure are not entitled to Priority-II reservation under the Defence quota.
Case title: MTNL v. Shri Ram Ratan
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 241
The Delhi High Court has held that once a Labour Court upholds the fairness and validity of a domestic enquiry, it cannot thereafter re-appreciate evidence or act as an appellate authority to substitute the findings of the Enquiry Officer.
Case title: Ms. X v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 242
The Delhi High Court has refused to condone a 281-day delay in filing a criminal revision petition, holding that a litigant cannot claim the benefit of an earlier filing date after allowing a petition to remain under objections for months and later withdrawing it on technical grounds.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was dealing with a criminal revision petition filed against a trial court order setting aside the summoning of the accused in a forgery case.
Title: RAMBIR SINGH.GOLA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 243
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a petition filed by a husband seeking Rs. 100 crore compensation, a judicial enquiry and fixation of accountability over the death of his wife, an Indian citizen, during violent civil unrest in Kathmandu, Nepal, in September 2025.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was informed by the husband's counsel that he was restricting the relief to seeking a declaration on the violation of his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and that the Union Government must formulate a protocol for Indians travelling to sensitive nations.
Case title: Bachu Singh v. CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 244
The Delhi High Court has held that the period of limitation under Section 469 CrPC begins from the date on which the police officer acquires knowledge of the commission of an offence, and not from a later date when the FIR is formally registered.
Title: Union of India v. Sameer Wankhede
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 245
The Delhi High Court set aside an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quashing the disciplinary proceedings against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in the 2021 Cordelia cruise drug bust case.
A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan allowed the plea filed by the Central Government challenging the order passed by the Tribunal on January 19.
Case title: UoI v. Brijendra Kumar Sharma & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 246
The Delhi High Court has refused to restore a writ petition filed by the Union of India, holding that government departments are not entitled to any preferential or lenient treatment in matters of delay and procedural defaults.
Justice Renu Bhatnagar also dismissed the Centre's application seeking condonation of a 395-days delay and restoration of a writ petition that had been dismissed for non-prosecution on three separate occasions.
Case title: NS v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 247
The Delhi High Court has held that a wife cannot be permitted to continue criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC in India after having accepted a divorce decree and monetary settlement passed by a competent court in the United States.
Case title: Aviation Services LLC v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 248
The Delhi High Court has held that the subsequent denial of bail to co-accused persons cannot, by itself, be treated as a “supervening circumstance” warranting cancellation of bail already granted to an accused, in the absence of any allegation that the accused has misused the liberty granted by the court.
Title: THE FORUM OF MINORITY SCHOOLS v. LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI AND ANR & other connected matters
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 249
The Delhi High Court deferred implementation of Delhi government's mandate to private schools to constitute a school level fee regulation committee (SLFRC) for the upcoming academic session.
A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia was dealing with a petitions filed by various school associations, including the Forum of Minority Schools and the Forum for Promotion of Quality Education for All, assailing the notification issued by the Delhi Government on February 01.