Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 395
NOMINAL INDEX
JASPREET KAUR v. JAGJEET SINGH & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371
RISHABH GEHLOT v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 372
BALBIR CHAND TIWARI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 373
ONKAR SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 374
SUMIT v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 375
Gayassudin v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 376
Mujabil v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 377
VK Sood PIL JV v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 378
UA v. IPA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 379
Manish Kumar Gupta v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 380
Justice on Trial v. BBC 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 381
Ms X v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 382
MAHESH KUMAR YADAV v. MANISH KUMAR GUPTA AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 383
TEHSIN RAZA RAFIULLAH SHAIKH ALIS BAPU v. State & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 384
Rohit v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 385
CHINMOYJIT SEN v. LOKPAL OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 386
DK v. N 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 387
Mohd Aman Rana v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 388
HARMEET SINGH v. STATE OF GNCT DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 389
Sudarshan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 390
KIRTI AND ANR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 391
Mr. Sunil Malhotra & Ors. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 392
X & Anr v. X CORP AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 393
ANISH ARUN & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 394
CHARANJIT LAL AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 395
Unfavourable Order No Ground To Allege Bias Against Judge, Seek Case Transfer: Delhi High Court
Title: JASPREET KAUR v. JAGJEET SINGH & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371
The Delhi High Court has observed that mere passing of an unfavourable order cannot, by itself, be a ground to allege prejudice and bias against a judge and seek transfer of the case.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed a petition filed by a woman seeking transfer of a criminal matrimonial case from a Mahila Court to another court on allegations of bias against the judge.
Title: RISHABH GEHLOT v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 372
The Delhi High Court ordered strict compliance with Supreme Court directions regarding release of undertrial prisoners who have completed one-third or one-half of their maximum sentence.
Justice Girish Kathpalia directed that a copy of the order be circulated to Principal District & Sessions Judges, Director General (Prisons), Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee (DHCLSC) and Delhi State Legal Services Authority (D
Title: BALBIR CHAND TIWARI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS and other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 373
The Delhi High Court has held that a case cannot be transferred depending upon a “hypersensitive” litigant's imaginary apprehension of bias who jumped to unwarranted conclusion.
Delhi High Court Declines Plea For Daily Grievance Hearing By Union Ministers Via Video Conferencing
Title: ONKAR SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 374
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Union Government to formulate a policy mandating all Union Ministers to interact with citizens and hear their grievances for at least two hours daily through video conferencing.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that the relief sought squarely falls within the executive domain and cannot be enforced through a writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
Title: SUMIT v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 375
Emphasising the grave and irreversible impact of circulating obscene content online, the Delhi High Court has refused bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor and uploading her explicit photographs and videos on social media platforms.
Case title: Gayassudin v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 376
The Delhi High Court has held that marriage between an accused and the prosecutrix after she attains majority cannot absolve the accused of criminal liability for acts of rape allegedly committed when she was a minor.
Case title: Mujabil v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 377
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to an accused in a drugs case, observing that cannabis leaves and stalks cannot be treated as “ganja” for the purpose of determining commercial quantity contraband, thereby raising doubt over whether the alleged recovery fell within the stringent bar under Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
Case title: VK Sood PIL JV v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation And Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 378
The Delhi High Court has referred to a larger bench an issue concerning the filing of written statements under the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.
Justice Subramonium Prasad has framed the following question for reference:
“whether the filing of a Written Statement within the statutory period prescribed under the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018, but without being accompanied by an affidavit of admission/denial of documents, renders such filing non-est in law or whether the absence of such affidavit constitutes a curable defect, permitting the Written Statement to be taken on record upon subsequent compliance of filing an affidavit of admission/denial of documents.”
Case title: UA v. IPA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 379
The Delhi High Court has held that no adverse inference can be drawn against a party for refusing to provide a handwriting sample, if the Court has not disclosed that such sample is being sought for comparison under Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Case title: Manish Kumar Gupta v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 380
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to initiate steps for framing appropriate rules and regulations to prevent persons with criminal antecedents from holding managerial positions in cooperative societies.
Title: Justice on Trial v. BBC
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 381
The Delhi High Court imposed costs of Rs. 20,000 on a Gujarat-based NGO for seeking repeated adjournments in its defamation suit against British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Justice Mini Pushkarna fined NGO 'Justice On Trial', noting that despite final opportunity granted in December last year, the NGO sought an accommodation even today citing engagement of an arguing counsel.
Delhi High Court Permits Sperm Retrieval Of Soldier In Coma, Holds Prior IVF Consent Sufficient
Title: Ms X v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 382
The Delhi High Court has permitted the extraction and cryopreservation of sperm of an Indian Army soldier in a persistent vegetative state, holding that his prior consent to undergo IVF treatment with his wife constituted valid consent under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021.
Title: MAHESH KUMAR YADAV v. MANISH KUMAR GUPTA AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 383
The Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure with the Delhi Government over its failure to constitute the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee under the Streets Vendors Act, despite earlier directions passed in 2024.
Title: TEHSIN RAZA RAFIULLAH SHAIKH ALIS BAPU v. State & other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 384
The Delhi High Court refused to stay trial court proceedings against two men accused of attacking Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at her Civil Lines residence during a public hearing in August last year.
Case title: Rohit v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 385
The Delhi High Court has held that an accused cannot rely on the plea that he was “not legally married” but only in a live-in relationship with another woman to rebut allegations of false promise of marriage.
Title: CHINMOYJIT SEN v. LOKPAL OF INDIA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 386
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Lokpal of India must form a prima facie opinion regarding the existence of a case before issuing a show-cause notice following a preliminary inquiry report.
Case title: DK v. N
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 387
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a husband cannot evade obligation to pay maintenance by claiming a low income while withholding material details about his financial status.
Case title: Mohd Aman Rana v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 388
The Delhi High Court has clarified that an accused facing charges under rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cannot be declared a “proclaimed offender” under Section 82 CrPC, as such offences do not fall within the category specified under Section 82(4).
Title: HARMEET SINGH v. STATE OF GNCT DELHI AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 389
The Delhi High Court laid down various principles for quashing of cases registered under the POCSO Act where the de-juré victim denies actual harm to her.
Citing Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani held that while the law treats a minor as a victim (de-juré victim), Courts must assess whether any actual (de-facto) victim exists before allowing prosecution to continue.
Case title: Sudarshan v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 390
The Delhi High Court has held that an accused cannot be convicted for a completed offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act if the charge framed against him was only for an attempt to commit the offence.
Title: KIRTI AND ANR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 391
The Delhi High Court has observed that consenting adults who take “cerebral vow of marriage” are entitled to live with liberty and dignity and deserve protection from threats by their family.
Case title: Mr. Sunil Malhotra & Ors. v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 392
The Delhi High Court has held that the custody of animals cannot be treated on par with inanimate property, emphasising that the emotional bond between pets and their caregivers must be given due consideration while deciding such disputes.
Title: X & Anr v. X CORP AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 393
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order restraining the circulation of allegedly defamatory and communally provocative social media posts against two advocates, observing that such material affects their dignity and personal lives.
Title: ANISH ARUN & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 394
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking age relaxation and additional attempts for candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in direct recruitments and employment under the Central Government.
Title: CHARANJIT LAL AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 395
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by retired personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), holding that those who had already crossed the age of 60 years as on January 31, 2019 are not entitled to consequential pensionary benefits arising from the enhancement of retirement age.