LiveLaw Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: August 2026 [Citations 714 - 794]

National Insurance Company Ltd v. Yashpal & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 714

YUVRAJ SINGH v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 715

Naresh Balyan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717

Bilal Mir v. NIA & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 718

KULDEEP KUMAR v. STATE & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 719

Saleem Iqbal Shervani v. Meta Platforms & Ors. (CS(OS)-676/2026) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 720

THE FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS GUILD OF INDIA & ORS. v/s ARG OUTLIER MEDIA PVT LTD & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 721

HURBA PETRO AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 722

Raj Singh v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 723

JUSTICE FOR RIGHTS FOUNDATION AND ANR v. GNCTD & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 724

DR. POONAM MISHRA v. STATE v. ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 725

Harsh Vardhan v. Mandeep Mittal & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 726

Shri Islahuddin Khan v. Jamia Millia Islamia University Jamia Nagar And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 727

YUVRAJ AND ORS v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI NORTH ZONE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 728

DR KIRAN NINAD HEBBALKAR & ORS v. APEX COMMITTEE FOR PHARMA MARKETING PRACTICES & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 729

MANOJ KUMAR JHA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 730

VIKASH v. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 731

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 732

DHARMENDRA HANSRAJ KOTAK & ORS v. STATE OF DELHI & ANR & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 733

Dabur India Limited v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 734

ALL INDIA DALIT CHRISTIAN RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMITTEE v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 735

Alakh Pandey v. John Doe & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 736

TABASSUM JAMAL HASHMI v. ASHOK KUMAR & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 737

SUSHIL KUMAR v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 738

Rohit Vij v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 739

SHRI SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST, SHIRDI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 740

Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 741

KUSHAGRA MITTAL MINOR & ANR v. NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 742

RAJESH RANJAN @ PAPPU YADAV v. UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 743

MOHAMMAD AHMAD v. ASHA MALIK AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 744

X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 745

KHALID JAHANGIR QAZI THROUGH HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER MS FARIDA SIDDIQI v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ANR & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 746

Khushi Kapoor v. Ashok Kumar/John Does & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 747

RISHAV KUMAR v. GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 748

Ramesh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 749

Court on its own motion v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 750

NETRAM KUMAR v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 751

RAJENDRA PRASAD NARGIS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 752

Employees State Insurance Corporation & Anr. v. G P Capt. Jagdish Chandra Sharma (Retd.) & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 753

Yogesh @ Monu @ Harvinder v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 754

STATE v. SAJID ALI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 755

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 782

DR RAJ SHEKHAWAT v/s GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 783

DELHI PROSECUTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION v/s STATE GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 784

PARINAY SHARMA v/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 785

INDIAN PROFESSIONAL NURSES ASSOCIATION v/s UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 786

ADITYA SINGH & ORS. v/s UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 787

RAKESH BANSAL AND ORS v/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 788

SH. HARI NATH SHARMA v/s SH. UMESH KUMAR & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 789

Nivedika Ojha v. Union Of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 790

MANIK CHAND & ORS. v/s MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 791

PINAKI MISRA v. STATE & ANR. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 792

Case title: National Insurance Company Ltd v. Yashpal & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 714

The Delhi High Court has held that an accident suffered by a worker during a lunch break at the worksite would still be treated as one arising out of and in the course of employment under the Employee's Compensation Act.

Delhi High Court Protects Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's Personality Rights Against AI Misuse, Orders Take Down Of Deepfakes

Title: YUVRAJ SINGH v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 715

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh.

Justice Jyoti Singh observed that Yuvraj Singh had made out a prima facie case for grant of an ex parte ad interim injunction, holding that the balance of convenience was in his favour and that he would suffer irreparable harm if protection was denied.

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan In MCOCA Case

Title: Naresh Balyan v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in a case registered against him under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, related to an alleged organised crime.

Justice Manoj Jain said that there was discernible nexus between Balyan and other members of syndicate as well as head of the alleged syndicate.

Stray Dogs Issue: Delhi High Court Directs Launch Of Pilot Sterilisation Camp, Says Dogs Won't Be Sent To Dog Pounds Or Killed

Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717

The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to identity one ward each in their area and organize a camp for sterlization and vaccination of stray dogs there, as a pilot project.

A division bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajnish Kumar Gupta ordered that the initiative shall be taken as a pilot project, which shall be done in consultation with the amicus curaie- Ms. Gauri Maulekhi.

NIA Courts Must Independently Assess Threat To Each Witness Before Declaring Them 'Protected' Under UAPA: Delhi High Court

Title: Bilal Mir v. NIA & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 718

The Delhi High Court has held that Special NIA Courts must independently assess the threat perception concerning each witness before declaring them “protected” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that blanket or omnibus orders granting witness protection in such cases, without recording proper individual reasons, are impermissible.

Delhi High Court Quashes FIRs Against AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar Over 2021 Tiranga Yatra Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Title: KULDEEP KUMAR v. STATE & other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 719

The Delhi High Court has quashed two FIRs registered against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kuldeep Kumar over an Independence Day Tiranga Yatra conducted in 2021 amid the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also quashed the FIR registered over the same incident against four other individuals- Ravinder, Yogesh, Anita Bhatt and Dhirender.

Delhi High Court Orders Meta To Takedown AI Videos Linking Former Union Minister Saleem Iqbal Shervani To Atiq Ahmed

Case: Saleem Iqbal Shervani v. Meta Platforms & Ors. (CS(OS)-676/2026)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 720

The Delhi High Court has ordered Meta, which owns and runs social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, to takedown two AI generated videos against former Union Minister Saleem Iqbal Shervani from Samajwadi Party, linking him with alleged gangster late Atiq Ahmed.

Delhi High Court Exempts X Corp From Appearing In Film Producers' Defamation Suit Against Media, Directs Compliance With Future Orders

Case title: THE FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS GUILD OF INDIA & ORS. v/s ARG OUTLIER MEDIA PVT LTD & ORS.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 721

The Delhi High Court exempted X Corp from appearing in proceedings pertaining to a 2020 defamation suit filed by 38 film production houses against various media channels and other entities over alleged defamatory reporting.

Order Extending Time For UAPA Investigation Only Postpones Default Bail, Not Appealable: Delhi High Court

Title: HURBA PETRO AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 722

The Delhi High Court has held that an order extending the period of investigation from 90 days to 180 days under Section 43D(2)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is an interlocutory order and is not appealable under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act.

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Review Of Parliament's Security Framework, Says Matter Is Beyond Writ Jurisdiction

Title: Raj Singh v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 723

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking a direction on the Union Government to review the existing framework governing the safety, security and “uninterrupted constitutional functioning” of the Parliament of India.

Delhi High Court Orders Survey Of Women-Only Washrooms, Sanitary Pad Vending Machines In Police Stations

Title: JUSTICE FOR RIGHTS FOUNDATION AND ANR v. GNCTD & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 724

The Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Police to conduct a survey on availability of functional sanitary pad vending machines in all police stations in the national capital, as well as washroom facilities for use exclusively by women police personnel.

Minor's Signature Alone Not Valid Consent For Medical Termination Of Pregnancy: Delhi High Court

Title: DR. POONAM MISHRA v. STATE v. ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 725

The Delhi High Court has held that a minor's signature, even if genuine, does not constitute valid consent for termination of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.

Tree Officer Can't Permit Tree Felling Merely Because They Obstruct Building Entrance: Delhi High Court Holds Two Officials Guilty Of Contempt

Case title: Harsh Vardhan v. Mandeep Mittal & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 726

The Delhi High Court has held two government officials guilty of contempt for violating its earlier directions requiring Tree Officers to record reasons and apply their mind before granting permission for felling or transplantation of trees.

'Employees Can't Be Left On Inferior Terms For Decades': Delhi High Court Directs Jamia, UGC To Examine Pay Parity Claims

Case title: Shri Islahuddin Khan v. Jamia Millia Islamia University Jamia Nagar And Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 727

The Delhi High Court has directed Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Central government to jointly examine the longstanding demands for regularisation and pay parity raised by teaching and non-teaching employees of Syed Abid Husain Senior Secondary School, a self-financing institution administered by the varsity.

Delhi High Court Directs Police Action Against Street Vendors Selling Counterfeit Branded Goods In Karol Bagh

Title: YUVRAJ AND ORS v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI NORTH ZONE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 728

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take action against street vendors found selling counterfeit products of well-known brands such as Louis Vuitton, H&M, Zara, Allen Solly, Puma and Calvin Klein in city's Karol Bagh area.

Delhi High Court Stays Action Against 30 Doctors In Pharma Freebies Case, Says Anonymous Complaint Require Examination

Title: DR KIRAN NINAD HEBBALKAR & ORS v. APEX COMMITTEE FOR PHARMA MARKETING PRACTICES & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 729

The Delhi High Court has stayed disciplinary proceedings initiated against 30 healthcare professionals, including dermatologists, in connection with alleged unethical pharmaceutical marketing practices conducted by AbbVie Healthcare India Private Limited.

Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Posing As Judge, Flags Police Failure To Arrest Him

Title: MANOJ KUMAR JHA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 730

The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of impersonating a civil servant and even a judge of the Patna High Court to obtain sensitive and confidential information from various senior authorities.

Presumption Of Guilt Under POCSO Act Not Automatic, Prosecution Must Prove Offence Through Reliable Evidence: Delhi High Court Reiterates

Title: VIKASH v. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 731

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the statutory presumption of guilt under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act does not arise automatically merely because an accused is facing trial under the enactment.

PC Act | No Prior Sanction Needed If Cognizance Was Taken Against Former Public Servants Before 2018 Amendment: Delhi High Court

Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 732

The Delhi High Court has held that the 2018 amendment to Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which extended the requirement of prior sanction to prosecute former public servants, operates prospectively and does not reopen cases in which cognizance had already been taken before July 26, 2018.

Delhi High Court Quashes Cases Over Maggi Noodles' Lead Content Allegations

Title: DHARMENDRA HANSRAJ KOTAK & ORS v. STATE OF DELHI & ANR & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 733

The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against food business operators in connection with the Maggi Noodles controversy of 2015, over allegations that the product was “unsafe” due to lead content allegedly exceeding the prescribed limit.

Delhi High Court Stays FSSAI Order Prohibiting Dabur From Selling Honey & Other Products With '100 Per Cent' Claims

Title: Dabur India Limited v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 734

The Delhi High Court stayed an order passed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prohibiting Dabur India from selling food products like honey, cow ghee and edible oils with "100 per cent" claims.

'Don't Think Protests Should Happen At Jantar Mantar, Can't Put Delhi To Ransom': Delhi High Court Judge Remarks

Title: ALL INDIA DALIT CHRISTIAN RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMITTEE v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 735

Delhi High Court judge Justice Amit Mahajan on Friday orally observed that protests should ideally not be held at Jantar Mantar or within the city, remarking that the national capital cannot be "put to ransom" because of demonstrations.

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Content Infringing Rights Of Physics Wallah Founder Alakh Pandey

Title: Alakh Pandey v. John Doe & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 736

The Delhi High Court directed the removal of infringing content posted against educator and Physics Wallah founder Alakh Pandey.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the interim order while hearing a suit filed by Pandey seeking protection of his personality rights.

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Derogatory Content Against Actress Tabu In Suit To Protect Personality Rights

Title: TABASSUM JAMAL HASHMI v. ASHOK KUMAR & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 737

The Delhi High Court ordered takedown of derogatory and obscene content posted against Bollywood actress Tabassum Jamal Hashmi, famously known as Tabu.

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Sagar Dhankar Murder Case

Title: SUSHIL KUMAR v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 738

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea filed by Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar seeking bail in relation to the case of murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar in May 2021.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that there was no genuine change in circumstances within the meaning of the liberty reserved by the Supreme Court, or, independently, for the grant of regular bail.

PMLA Case Can't Be Erased Merely Because Predicate Offence Was Quashed On Basis Of Compromise: Delhi High Court

Case title: Rohit Vij v. ED

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 739

The Delhi High Court has held that a money laundering prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can survive even after the predicate offence is quashed on the basis of a compromise, observing that such a settlement does not amount to a judicial finding that the scheduled offence never occurred.

Decide Plea To Remove Derogatory YouTube Videos Against Shirdi Sai Baba: Delhi High Court Asks Centre

Title: SHRI SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST, SHIRDI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 740

The Delhi High Court directed the Union Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide complaints and an appeal seeking removal of several YouTube videos, and other online publications allegedly containing false, derogatory and inflammatory content concerning Shirdi Sai Baba.

Delhi High Court Asks Supreme Court, High Court Judges To Share PAN Details Amid Dispute Over Taxability Of Judicial Allowance

Case Title : Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 741

The Delhi High Court has directed Private Secretaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges who have filed their income tax returns under the new tax regime, pursuant to the Court's earlier interim order concerning the taxability of judicial allowances, to furnish details including their PAN and return particulars to the Income Tax Department.

NEET-UG 2026: Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With NTA's Final Answer Key For Biology Question

Title: KUSHAGRA MITTAL MINOR & ANR v. NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 742

The Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the final answer key of NEET-UG examination, 2026, observing that courts cannot substitute their own assessment over that of subject experts, unless the answer is demonstrably and manifestly incorrect.

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Provide Additional Personal Security Officer To MP Pappu Yadav Pending Decision On Enhanced Cover

Title: RAJESH RANJAN @ PAPPU YADAV v. UNION OF INDIA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 743

The Delhi High Court directed the Central Government to provide one additional personal security officer (PSO) to MP Pappu Yadav without any further delay.

Justice Manoj Jain said that the temporary measure will be in place till the time Centre decides Yadav's representation for enhanced security cover.

Delhi High Court Fines Litigant ₹25K For Seeking Transfer Of Case Following Judge's Oral Remarks

Title: MOHAMMAD AHMAD v. ASHA MALIK AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 744

The Delhi High Court has fined a litigant seeking transfer of a commercial dispute, observing that allegations against a Judicial Officer cannot be made lightly, merely on the basis of oral observations or remarks made during court proceedings.

Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar deprecated the manner in which the allegations were made in the transfer petition and dismissed the same while imposing costs of Rs. 25,000 on the litigant.

Wife Can't Be Awarded Interim Maintenance Solely Based On Husband's Income, Ignoring Other Factors Like Her Qualifications: Delhi High Court

Title: X v. Y

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 745

The Delhi High Court has held that a Family Court cannot award interim maintenance to a wife being titled solely towards a husband's income while ignoring other factors relevant for grant of the relief.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that even though the husband is a man of means, the Family Court granting interim maintenance cannot be oblivious of the cumulative variables which ought to be considered.

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Entry To OCI Cardholder Facing Blacklisting Over Alleged Anti-India Activities

Title: KHALID JAHANGIR QAZI THROUGH HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER MS FARIDA SIDDIQI v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ANR & Other Connected Matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 746

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an interim order permitting an 81-year-old Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder, facing blacklisting over alleged “pro-Kashmir separatist activities” and “anti-India propaganda”, to visit India to attend family wedding festivities.

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Unauthorised Merchandise, Obscene Content On Actress Khushi Kapoor

Title: Khushi Kapoor v. Ashok Kumar/John Does & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 747

The Delhi High Court directed takedown of obscene and pornographic content posted on social media against Bollywood actress Khushi Kapoor.

Justice Jyoti Singh also ordered removal of impugned content concerning unauthorized sale of merchandise using her personality elements or commercial exploitation of her personality.

Delhi High Court Orders Action On Plea Seeking Basic Facilities For Lawyers Visiting Clients In Jails

Title: RISHAV KUMAR v. GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 748

The Delhi High Court asked the Director General of Prisons to decide and take action on a plea seeking adequate infrastructure and basic amenities for advocates visiting prison complexes for conducting legal interviews with inmates.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the DG Prisons to take stock of the situation and take an appropriate decision as warranted in law.

'Wrong Message' To Society Can't Justify Denial Of Premature Release: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Two Life Convicts

Case title: Ramesh v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 749

The Delhi High Court has held that the possibility of a premature release sending a “wrong” or “negative” message to society against the justice system, as well as baseless or unsubstantiated apprehensions expressed by victims or witnesses, cannot be treated as relevant factors while deciding a convict's plea for premature release.

'Quite Shocking': Delhi High Court Finds 400 Ventilators, 910 Oxygen Concentrators Lying Unused At Govt Hospital

Title: Court on its own motion v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 750

The Delhi High Court has flagged large quantum of medical equipment lying unused across 26 government hospitals in the national capital, including 400 ventilators and 910 oxygen concentrators alone at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital.

A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet PrItam Singh Arora observed that several hospitals were unable to use equipment due to lack of technical manpower, accessories or principal equipment.

Schools Must Encourage Children To Speak Up Against Discomfort Or Fear: Delhi High Court Upholds Teacher's POCSO Conviction

Title: NETRAM KUMAR v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 751

The Delhi High Court has emphasised that schools must encourage children to speak up against any conduct which makes them feel discomfort or fear and that they must he aware of their rights.

Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge To Black Money Act Provisions With ₹60K Costs, Says It Was Filed To Avoid Prosecution

Title: RAJENDRA PRASAD NARGIS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and Other Connected Matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 752

Delhi High Court has dismissed challenge to the constitutional validity of the proviso to Section 3(1) and Clause (c) of Section 72 of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta said that the challenge was a “subterfuge to obviate prosecution” and dismissed three writ petitions against the provisions with Rs. 20,000 costs each.

Retired Armed Forces Personnel Applying For Re-employment After Completing Qualifying Service Entitled To Ex-Serviceman Status : Delhi HC

Case Name : Employees State Insurance Corporation & Anr. v. G P Capt. Jagdish Chandra Sharma (Retd.) & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 753

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Vinod Kumar held that a retired Armed Forces personnel who applies for re-employment after completing the prescribed qualifying service is entitled to ex-serviceman status, and eligibility cannot be denied by supplementing fresh reasons later.

'Not Acceptable': Delhi High Court On Jail Doctor Signing Medical Report As 'Senior Medical Officer' Despite Not Holding Rank

Case title: Yogesh @ Monu @ Harvinder v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 754

The Delhi High Court has pulled up jail authorities after it emerged that a doctor who signed a medical status report describing himself as the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) did not hold that rank, observing that such a practice was “certainly not acceptable.”

Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while dismissing an interim bail application filed by a rape accused in a POCSO case, on medical grounds.

'Woman Wearing Jeans Is A Personal Choice': Delhi High Court Criticizes Advocate's Questions On Victim's Clothing In Sexual Harassment Case

Title: STATE v. SAJID ALI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 755

The Delhi High Court has criticized the line of cross-examination adopted by a defence counsel in a sexual harassment case, observing that questions directed at the survivor's clothing were "wholly irrelevant" and appeared intended to embarrass, humiliate and morally judge her.

Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha remarked that a woman's choice to wear jeans is a matter of personal choice and no one has the right to dictate her clothing.

Delhi High Court Bats For Redevelopment Of 25 Industrial Areas To Prevent Untreated Sewage Flowing Into Yamuna River

Case title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 782

The Delhi High Court has directed the DDA to convene a meeting with other authorities over redevelopment of 25 non-confirming industrial areas in the city, observing that the redevelopment work was necessary to ensure that untreated sewage water does not flow into the Yamuna river.

A division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora in its order said that the work for re-development of 25 non-confirming industrial areas was to commence pursuant to several orders passed by the Court.

Delhi High Court Says Kshatriya Karni Sena Head Free To Move Around But Participation In Any Protest Must Be As Per Law

Case title: DR RAJ SHEKHAWAT v/s GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 783

The Delhi High Court has said that while President of Kshatriya Karni Sena Dr. Raj Shekhawat is free to move around, however if he wishes to participate in any protest the same must be in accordance with law.

The court passed the order while hearing habeas corpus plea seeking production of President of Kshatriya Karni Sena/Akhand Karni Party Dr. Raj Shekhawat, wherein it was alleged that he had been illegally confined.

Delhi High Court Directs State To Decide Representation Objecting To Biometric Attendance Of Public Prosecutors

Case title: DELHI PROSECUTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION v/s STATE GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 784

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to decide within four weeks a representation filed by Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association objecting to requirement of biometric attendance of public prosecutors.

The court was hearing a plea moved by the Association seeking directions to quash Delhi Government circulars on mandatory biometric attendance of public prosecutors or in the alternative, keep the implementation of the Circulars in abeyance and introduce a practical and court-centric attendance mechanism for Public Prosecutors.

'Unclean Hands': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging IFCI's NSE Share Divestment, Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs

Case title: PARINAY SHARMA v/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 785

The Delhi High Court imposed Rs. 5 Lakh cost on a PIL litigant seeking disclosure of information on divestment of Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd's (IFCI) shareholding in National Stock Exchange of India Limited, observing that petitioner had suppressed pendency of another plea with overlapping issues before the Bombay High Court.

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Decide In Two Months Plea Seeking Constitution Of National Nursing & Midwifery Commission

Case title: INDIAN PROFESSIONAL NURSES ASSOCIATION v/s UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 786

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to decide within two months a plea by Indian Professional Nurses Association seeking expeditious constitution of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission.

The petitioner had sought a direction to the Centre to constitute, execute and implement the provisions of National Nursing and Midwifery Commission (NNMC) in terms of Section 3 of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023. It had also sought a direction to the Centre to repeal the Respondent no.2 body - Indian Nursing Council in terms of Section 56 of the Act as delay in constitution of NNMC is arbitrary, discriminatory and violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India when commissions of other healthcare professionals have been constituted.

3-Year LLM Course Enables Lawyers To Continue Practice While Simultaneously Pursuing Masters Program: Delhi High Court

Case title: ADITYA SINGH & ORS. v/s UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 787

The Delhi High Court has observed that purpose of 3-year LL.M. course is to enable students to continue practice before Courts while simultaneously pursuing their Masters program.

In doing so the court permitted a lawyer to appear in his second semester LLM exam at Delhi University after he was earlier prohibited for not completing the mandatory attendance requirement.

Delhi High Court Grants 6-Weeks To Three Slum Clusters Near PM's Residence For Relocating To DUSIB Colony

Case title: RAKESH BANSAL AND ORS v/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 788

The Delhi High Court has granted six weeks to residents of three slum clusters located near the Prime Minister's residence in the Race Course area to vacate the premises and move to a DUSIB Colony at Savda Ghevra where alternative accommodation has been provided by the authorities.

Barber Hit By Vehicle While Running Shop On Footpath Can't Be Blamed For Contributory Negligence: Delhi High Court

Case title: SH. HARI NATH SHARMA v/s SH. UMESH KUMAR & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 789

The Delhi High Court has held that a barber hit by a vehicle while running his shop on a footpath cannot be held responsible for contributory negligence to reduce amount of accident compensation he is entitled to.

Delhi High Court Upholds August 1 Cut-Off Date For CSE Age Eligibility, Says Courts Must Defer To Executive's Discretion

Case Name : Nivedika Ojha v. Union Of India & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 790

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Amit Mahajan held that a cut-off date for age eligibility in competitive exams is not arbitrary or violative of Articles 14 and 16 merely because it is not 1 January, as the executive has wide discretion to fix such dates.

Street Vendors Can't Claim Fixed Sites Under Provisional Certificate Of Vending: Delhi High Court

Case title: MANIK CHAND & ORS. v/s MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 791

The Delhi High Court has street vendors cannot claim to vend on fixed or stationary vending sites under a provisional certificate of vending, and asked the MCD to verify whether 42 vendors who had approached the court even possessed a provisional certificate of vending.

Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Senior Advocate Pinaki Misra, Finds No 'Prima Facie' Case

Case title: PINAKI MISRA v. STATE & ANR.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 792

The Delhi High Court has quashed a 2019 criminal defamation case against senior advocate Pinaki Misra over allegations of calling the complainant a "crook‟ and a "black mailer" in an interview to a news portal.

It was alleged that the complainant had filed a complaint with Bar Council of Delhi in 2018 against the petitioner, alleging that Misra's appearance on behalf of power distribution companies before the National Green Tribunal amounted to professional misconduct. On 26.08.2018, an article was published in a newspaper regarding this complaint.