LiveLaw Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026 [Citations 598 - 713]

RAGHAV CHADHA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 599

ANKIT MAAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 600

UNION OF INDIA v. SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV AND ANR and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 601

TV TODAY NETWORK LIMITED v. ABC & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 602

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. v. Central Information Commission & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 603

SHYAM SUNDAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 604

R v. H 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 605

Kashish Malik v. Union Of India And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 606

Major General Anand Kumar Kapur (Retd) v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 607

ANJANA OM KASHYAP & ANR v. FAISAL KHAN & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 608

SN v. TA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 609

Ms.Karnika Khandelwal, Represented By Abhinav Khandelwal And Hema Pandey v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 610

Subedar Major Ashok Kumar Verma (Retd) v. Ministry Of Defence & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 611

Narender Gupta & Anr. v. CA Vaibhav Jalan & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 612

KC v. State & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 613

Justice For All v. LG 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 614

Amita Sachdeva v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 615

RAHUL BAJAJ v. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 616

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd V. Vinay Jain 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 617

KR v. Google LLC & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 618

Pisal Sagar Vishnu v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 619

Union Of India Through Its Secretary Department Of Telecommunication & Ors. v. All India Retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Executive Welfare Association And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 620

ST. Anthony's Boys Secondary School v. DoE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 621

Simbal Singh v. Amarjit Singh & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 622

E Neeta Devi & Ors. v. Ashwani Kumar & Ors (Bharti Axa General Insurance Co Ltd) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 623

National Institute Of Public Co-Operation & Child Development And Anr v. Tejinder Kaur 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 624

X v. Y & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

Shashi v. Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

Abhijit Dipke v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 626

Athar Khan v State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 627

ANSHAD BADRUDDIN v. ED and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 628

Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 629

BHAGAT PRASHANT HARIBHAU v. NATIONAL SEEDS CORPORATION LIMITED AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 630

Court on its own motion v. UOI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 631

RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR (JOHN DOE) & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 632

ARUN MUTHU v. STATE OF NCT DELHI and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 633

Amit Ranjan & Ors. v. Union Of India And Others 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 634

Hema Bajaj v. Rao Mehar Chand Saraswati Vidya Mandir School And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 635

9X MEDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS v. TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 636

Chitra Ramakrishna v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 637

Satender Kumar Srivastava v. GNCTD 2026 (Del) 638

SBI v. Umed Singh 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 639

YOGA FEDERATION OF INDIA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 640

Ram Naresh Tiwari And Ors v. Union Of India And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 641

SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 642

Rajendra Bharti v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 643

Ashok Kumar Yadav & Ors. v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 644

Chintan Agrawal v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 645

Amar Thapa v. State (NCT of Delhi) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 646

Union of India v. Preeti Vaid & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED v. META PLATFORMS & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 648

Kanhaiya Lal v. State (NCT of Delhi) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 649

ABHISHEK SHARMA v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 650

ED v. MS VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION AND ORS GUANGWEN KUANG @ ANDREW 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 651

Santosh Tiwari v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 652

Ritu Gauba v. Commissioner of Police 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 653

XXX v. YYY 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 654

Savitri Devi v. Bank Of Maharashtra And Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 655

E TRAV TECH LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 656

State v. K 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 657

Rakesh Kumar Saini v. Union of India & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 658

ABID ALI @ AABI v. State & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 659

GNCTD v. Manu & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 660

GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 661

Union Of India & Ors. vs Col Amardeep Singh 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 662

NARESH KUMAR v. THE WIRE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 663

Anjali v. State of NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 664

Master Sorabh v. North Delhi Public School & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 665

Rohit Sehrawat v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 666

V v. P 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 667

NIA v. Khurram Parvez and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 668

GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 669

Ashish Alies Vicky v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 670

United India Insurance Company Ltd. v. Digambar & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 671

ANUPAM SHAHU v. THE STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 672

Sushil Kumar v. Telangana State Handloom Weavers Housing Society Co-op. Ltd. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 673

Pravasi Legal Cell v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 674

Ram Naresh Tiwari&Ors. v. Union of India&Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 675

Aneel Kapoor v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 676

Shakeel Ahmed v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 678

Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 679

Christine Swaroop Raj & Ors. v. State & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 680

Daksh Singhal Through His Father and Natural Guardian v. Union of India & Ors. and Paras Batra v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 681

MOHD. FARUQUE ALWANDER @ FARUKH @ GENDA v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 682

M/s R.S.S. Estate LLP & Ors. v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 683

Syed Mohd Umar v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 684

Mithlesh Solanki v. MCD & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 685

RAM CHANDER @ CHHOTU v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686

ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 687

SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 688

Save India Foundation v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 689

Ocular Trauma Society of India v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 690

Dharamveer & Ors. v. MCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 691

Smt. Sahana & Ors. v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 692

Vinod Ram v. MCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 693

Phool Chand & Ors. v. MCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 694

Delhi High Court Allows 17-Year-Old To Donate Part Of Liver To Father On Exceptional Medical Grounds

Case title: Pratik Shaw (Minor) v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 598

The Delhi High Court has permitted a 17-year-old boy to donate a portion of his liver to his ailing father, holding that the proposed transplant falls within the exceptional circumstances contemplated under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (THO Act) and the Rules framed thereunder.

Delhi High Court Orders Take Down Of Obscene Content Against BJP MP Raghav Chadha, But Says No Personality Rights Involved

Title: RAGHAV CHADHA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 599

The Delhi High Court directed take down of certain “obscene and explicit ” content posted against BJP MP Raghav Chadha on social media, while clarifying that there was no element of personality rights involved in his suit.

Tattoos Not Completely Barred In Armed Police Forces, But Must Conform To Prescribed Norms: Delhi High Court

Title: ANKIT MAAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 600

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no absolute prohibition on tattoos in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), but the candidates must ensure that such tattoos conform to prescribed standards regarding their content, location and size.

January 1 To Be Approved Service Date For Delhi, Andaman Civil & Police Service Officers Till Fresh Rules Are Framed: Delhi High Court

Title: UNION OF INDIA v. SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV AND ANR and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 601

The Delhi High Court has directed that until fresh rules are framed, January 01 following the year of examination will be treated as the crucial date for determining “approved service” of officers belonging to the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS) and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS).

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Directing TV Today To Pay ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Breach Of Child Sexual Abuse Victim's Privacy

Title: TV TODAY NETWORK LIMITED v. ABC & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 602

The Delhi High Court upheld a single judge order awarding Rs. 5 lakh as damages against TV Today Network Limited, holding that it violated the privacy and confidentiality rights of a child sexual abuse victim by airing details capable of revealing her identity.

National Stocks Exchange Is 'Public Authority' Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court

Title: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. v. Central Information Commission & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 603

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) falls within the ambit of a “public authority” under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Delhi High Court Awards ₹18 Lakh Compensation In Custodial Death Case, Cites State's 'Heightened Duty Of Care'

Title: SHYAM SUNDAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 604

The Delhi High Court has awarded compensation of Rs. 18.44 lakh to the father of a 19-year-old who died an unnatural death while in police custody, observing that the State bears an “absolute and inalienable duty” to protect the life and dignity of persons in its custody.

Justice Sachin Datta underscored that when a person is deprived of liberty and placed in the custody of the State, the authorities assume a heightened duty of care.

Delhi High Court Declines Contempt Action Against Husband, Lawyers For Filing Wife's Intimate Photos In Divorce Case; Calls It 'Grave Lapse'

Case title: R v. H

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 605

The Delhi High Court has declined to initiate contempt proceedings against a husband and his lawyers for filing the wife's intimate photographs along with a divorce petition, holding that although the act was a "grave lapse", there was no material to establish wilful disobedience of its directions governing the filing of sensitive material in matrimonial proceedings.

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Consider Taekwondo Player's Name For Asian Games, Rejects Exclusion Over Merged Weight Category

Case title: Kashish Malik v. Union Of India And Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 606

The Delhi High Court set aside the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' decision declaring taekwondo player Kashish Malik ineligible for the 2026 Asian Games.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed the competent authority to consider forwarding her name for participation, holding that an athlete cannot be denied selection merely because the weight category in which she had qualified was subsequently merged with another category.

Delhi High Court Acquits Former Army Major General In Disproportionate Assets Case After 10 Years

Case Title: Major General Anand Kumar Kapur (Retd) v. CBI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 607

A decade after a special CBI court convicted former Army Major General Anand Kumar Kapur in a disproportionate assets case, the Delhi High Court has acquitted him, holding that a fair trial is the "heart of criminal jurisprudence" and that the denial of a meaningful opportunity to lead defence evidence vitiated the entire trial.

Delhi High Court Refers Anjana Om Kashyap-Khan Sir Defamation Dispute To Mediation

Title: ANJANA OM KASHYAP & ANR v. FAISAL KHAN & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 608

The Delhi High Court referred to mediation a defamation dispute between TV Today journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and coaching teacher Faisal Khan–popularly known as Khan sir and other educators.

The dispute pertains to the journalist's coverage on "star teachers" and the subsequent allegedly defamatory remarks made by the educators.

Delhi High Court Orders INTERPOL Red Corner Notice To Arrest UK-Based Man For Defying Maintenance Orders

Title: SN v. TA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 609

The Delhi High Court has sentenced a UK-based man to six months' of simple imprisonment after finding him guilty of wilfully disobeying multiple judicial orders directing payment of maintenance for the welfare of his minor daughter.

Inter-Country Adoptions | Delhi High Court Grants Relief To OCI Couple, Directs CARA To Issue NOC For Child's Adoption

Case title: Ms.Karnika Khandelwal, Represented By Abhinav Khandelwal And Hema Pandey v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 610

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in respect of the adoption of a minor child by an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) couple residing in Australia.

No Vested Right To Appointment Merely By Topping Merit List; Recruitment Can Be Cancelled For Bona Fide Administrative Reasons: Delhi High Court

Case title: Subedar Major Ashok Kumar Verma (Retd) v. Ministry Of Defence & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 611

The Delhi High Court has held that a candidate topping a selection process does not confer on him an indefeasible right to appointment.

A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed that a recruitment process can be cancelled for bona fide administrative reasons, provided the decision is not arbitrary or tainted by mala fides.

Whether Time Spent In Mediation Be Excluded While Computing Limitation For Filing Written Statement? Delhi High Court Larger Bench To Decide

Case title: Narender Gupta & Anr. v. CA Vaibhav Jalan & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 612

The Delhi High Court has referred to a larger Bench the question of whether the time spent by parties in mediation should be excluded while computing the limitation period prescribed for filing a written statement or replication under the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

Parent Can't Benefit From Retaining Child In Defiance Of Foreign Court Order: Delhi High Court

Title: KC v. State & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 613

The Delhi High Court has directed the return of a minor child to the father in Canada in an international custody dispute, holding that a parent cannot derive legal advantage from non-compliance with a continuing foreign court order.

Delhi High Court Upholds Rule Allowing Private Colleges To Fill 10% Management Quota Seats From CET-Qualified Candidates

Case title: Justice For All v. LG

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 614

The Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Rule 8(2)(a)(v) of the Delhi Professional Colleges or Institutions Rules, 2007, holding that private unaided professional institutions are empowered to prepare a separate merit list and conduct admissions for 10% Management Quota Seats (MQS) from amongst candidates who have qualified the Common Entrance Test (CET).

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Expeditiously Decide Plea Seeking Removal Of Dhruv Rathee's YouTube Video On Hindu Deities

Title: Amita Sachdeva v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 615

The Delhi High Court directed Union Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide expeditiously within 15 days on whether to remove a video uploaded by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on Hindu deities, which is alleged to be defamatory and hurting religious feelings.

Delhi High Court Asks ZEE5 To Make Streaming Platform Accessible To Persons With Disabilities

Title: RAHUL BAJAJ v. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 616

The Delhi High Court has directed expeditious steps to ensure that OTT platform ZEE5 is compliant with accessibility guidelines which ensure that the streaming services can be enjoyed by everyone, including persons with disabilities.

"Compensation Can't Be Viewed Through Patriarchal Lens": Delhi High Court Upholds Husband's Claim Over Wife's Death In Accident

Case Title: Oriental Insurance Co Ltd V. Vinay Jain

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 617

The Delhi High Court has held that an earning husband can claim compensation under the head of loss of dependency for the death of his wife in a motor accident and that such a claim cannot be rejected on the assumption that a husband, merely because he is earning, is not financially dependent on his wife.

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On IPS Officer's Plea To Remove Matrimonial Dispute Reports From Digital Platforms

Case Title: KR v. Google LLC & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 618

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by a serving Indian Police Service (IPS) officer seeking removal and de-indexing of online content relating to his matrimonial dispute which was later amicably settled.

CISF Personnel Held To High Standards Of Conduct; Public Drinking, Violent Altercation Warrant Dismissal: Delhi High Court

Case title: Pisal Sagar Vishnu v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 619

The Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a CISF constable, observing that personnel of a disciplined armed force entrusted with maintaining public confidence are held to high standards of conduct and restraint.

BSNL/MTNL Employees Absorbed From DoT Not Entitled To 7th CPC Pension Revision: Delhi High Court Sets Aside CAT Order

Case title: Union Of India Through Its Secretary Department Of Telecommunication & Ors. v. All India Retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Executive Welfare Association And Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 620

The Delhi High Court has held that employees of BSNL and MTNL who were permanently absorbed from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) are not entitled to revision of pension under the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

Department Of Education Cannot Impose Recruitment Restrictions On Aided Minority Schools: Delhi High Court

Case title: ST. Anthony's Boys Secondary School v. DoE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 621

The Delhi High Court has held that the Directorate of Education's (DoE) regulatory powers over aided minority educational institutions do not extend beyond prescribing qualifications and experience required for teaching and non-teaching staff.

Can Borrowed Vehicle Driver Maintain Claim Before MACT Under Comprehensive Insurance Policy? Delhi High Court Answers

Case title: Simbal Singh v. Amarjit Singh & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 622

The Delhi High Court has held that a driver, who is neither a paid driver nor the owner, driving an insured vehicle cannot maintain a claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) under a Comprehensive/Package insurance policy.

Allowances Benefiting Family Must Be Included While Computing Deceased MLA's Income For MACT Compensation: Delhi High Court

Case title: E Neeta Devi & Ors. v. Ashwani Kumar & Ors (Bharti Axa General Insurance Co Ltd)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 623

The Delhi High Court has held that while assessing compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, allowances received by a deceased employee that accrue to the benefit of the family must be included in computing the deceased's income.

Discharging Duties Of Higher Post Doesn't Entitle Employee To Higher Pay Without Formal Appointment: Delhi High Court

Case title: National Institute Of Public Co-Operation & Child Development And Anr v. Tejinder Kaur

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 624

The Delhi High Court has held that an employee cannot claim the salary and emoluments of a higher post merely because she allegedly performed duties associated with that post, in the absence of a formal appointment.

Adult's Reputation Can't Override Child's Right To Know Parentage: Delhi High Court Upholds DNA Test

Title: X v. Y & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

The Delhi High Court has held that an adult's concern over reputational harm cannot outweigh a child's right to know their biological parentage, observing that “reputation cannot become a shield against truth” and that “children cannot become casualties of adult choices.”

Delhi Govt Has Created 'Utter Chaos' In OBC Reservation Rules Through Confusing Notifications: High Court

Case title: Shashi v. Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board And Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that the Delhi Government (GNCTD) has created "utter chaos" in the implementation of OBC reservation by issuing multiple notifications, circulars and letters with ambiguous wording.

Delhi High Court Orders Unblocking Of 'Cockroach Janata Party's X Account

Title: Abhijit Dipke v. Union of India

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 626

The Delhi High Court ordered the unblocking of the X (formerly Twitter) account of Cockroach Janata Party. A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma allowed the plea of CJP founder Abhijit Dipke, noting that the primary concern of the Centre is no longer of relevance since the NEET exam is over.

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Athar Khan In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

Case title: Athar Khan v State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 627

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea filed by Athar Khan, who has been booked in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.

A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain upheld the trial court order denying bail to him.

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In PFI Money Laundering Case, Says ED Failed To Establish Payments Were 'Proceeds Of Crime'

Title: ANSHAD BADRUDDIN v. ED and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 628

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to two alleged Physical Education trainers of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a money laundering case, holding that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) failed to prima facie establish that the payments received by them constituted “proceeds of crime” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

2008 Delhi Serial Bomb Blasts: High Court Denies Bail To 'Indian Mujahideen' Operative Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy

Title: Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 629

The Delhi High Court denied bail to an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative in relation to the 2008 serial bomb blasts case.

A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain dismissed the appeal filed by Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, challenging a trial court order denying bail to him.

Courts Can't Read 'Equivalent Qualification' Into Recruitment Advertisement After Selection Process Begins: Delhi High Court

Title: BHAGAT PRASHANT HARIBHAU v. NATIONAL SEEDS CORPORATION LIMITED AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 630

The Delhi High Court has held that a recruitment advertisement is the “charter of the selection process” and courts cannot enlarge the eligibility criteria by recognising equivalent qualifications not contemplated in the notification.

Delhi High Court Orders Surprise Audit Of 38 Govt Hospitals After Patient Denied ICU Bed Despite Portal Showing Availability

Case title: Court on its own motion v. UOI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 631

The Delhi High Court has directed a surprise audit of 38 Delhi government hospitals where the NextGen e-Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) has been implemented, after a patient was allegedly denied ICU bed despite the online portal reflecting bed availability.

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Ravi Kishan's Personality Rights; Orders Takedown Of AI-Generated, Obscene Content

Title: RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR (JOHN DOE) & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 632

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan.

Justice Jyoti Singh restrained several individuals and online entities from unauthorizedly using his name, image, likeness and other attributes of his persona through artificial intelligence, deepfakes and other technologies.

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Sukesh Chandrashekhar's Alleged Associates In Extortion Case, Cites Long Incarceration And Protracted Trial

Title: ARUN MUTHU v. STATE OF NCT DELHI and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 633

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Arun Muthu, B. Mohanraj, Sudheer and Kamlesh Kothari, accused in the Rs. 217-crore extortion case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

Large Number Of Affected Investors Doesn't Convert Crypto Dispute Into Public Law Issue: Delhi High Court

Case title: Amit Ranjan & Ors. v. Union Of India And Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 634

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere fact that a large number of investors are affected does not convert an essentially private dispute involving a cryptocurrency exchange into a public law issue warranting exercise of writ jurisdiction.

Private School Employee's Suspension Automatically Ends If DOE Approval Isn't Received Within 15 Days: Delhi High Court Full Bench

Case title: Hema Bajaj v. Rao Mehar Chand Saraswati Vidya Mandir School And Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 635

A Full Bench of the Delhi High Court has held that suspension of an employee of a recognised private school automatically lapses if the Director of Education (DOE) does not approve it within 15 days.

“Any later order of approval passed by the Director of Education would not revive the said suspension,” the Full Bench comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar, Om Prakash Shukla and Renu Bhatnagar added.

Delhi High Court Dismisses Broadcasters' Challenge To TRAI's 12-Minute Per Hour Cap On TV Advertisements

Title: 9X MEDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS v. TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 636

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) regulations limiting television advertisements to 12 minutes per clock hour, observing that the regulations do not fail to meet the rights envisaged under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India.

NSE Co-Location Scam: Delhi High Court Rejects Chitra Ramakrishna's Plea Against PC Act Provisions

Title: Chitra Ramakrishna v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 637

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by former CEO of National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna, challenging the constitutional validity of definitions of public duty and public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Manual Scavenging: Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Engineer In 2017 Delhi Jal Board Sewer Deaths Case

Case title: Satender Kumar Srivastava v. GNCTD

2026 LiveLaw (Del) 638

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR and all consequential criminal proceedings against a Junior Engineer of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in connection with the 2017 sewer deaths case, holding that criminal prosecution cannot continue when the accused has already been exonerated on merits in departmental proceedings on identical allegations.

Delhi High Court Asks SBI To Pay ₹1 Lakh To Worker For Illegal Termination, Sets Aside Regularisation Order

Case title: SBI v. Umed Singh

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 639

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Labour Court award directing the State Bank of India (SBI) to regularise the services of a worker whose termination was held to be illegal.

Justice Shail Jain held that violation of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 does not automatically confer a right to regularisation in public employment.

Delhi High Court Quashes Recognition Of Yogasana Bharat As National Sports Federation, Says Sports Ministry 'Surrendered' To AYUSH

Title: YOGA FEDERATION OF INDIA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 640

The Delhi High Court today quashed the Union government's recognition of Yogasana Bharat as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for Yogasana, holding that the decision was contrary to the National Sports Development Code and suffered from non-application of mind.

Delhi High Court Upholds Grade Pay-Based Financial Upgradation Under Centre's Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme

Case title: Ram Naresh Tiwari And Ors v. Union Of India And Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 641

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Central government's Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS), which grants financial upgradation to the immediate next higher Grade Pay instead of the Grade Pay attached to the next promotional post.

A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Amit Mahajan rejected a batch of petitions challenging the scheme as arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.

Delhi High Court Sentences Actor Rajpal Yadav To Three Months Imprisonment In Cheque Bounce Cases

Title: SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 642

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of actor Rajpal Yadav in various cheque bounce cases registered against him.

While upholding the conviction and sentence, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also sentenced Yadav to undergo simple imprisonment of three months in each seven cases. All sentences have been directed to run concurrently.

Delhi High Court Rejects Disqualified Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti's Plea To Suspend Conviction In Rural Development Bank Fraud Case

Title: Rajendra Bharti v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 643

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by disqualified Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti, seeking a stay on his conviction in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011.

Consequential Arrears Can't Be Denied Once Pay Parity Is Restored: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Prasar Bharati Technicians

Case title: Ashok Kumar Yadav & Ors. v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 644

The Delhi High Court has held that once pay parity between similarly placed employees is restored, consequential arrears cannot be denied.

A Division Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan thus directed Prasar Bharati to extend the upgraded pay scale of ₹5,000-8,000 to eligible Technicians and Senior Technicians with effect from January 1, 1996, along with consequential benefits, including arrears of pay.

Passport Dispute From UP Can't Be Filed In Delhi Merely Because Ministry Of External Affairs Is Located Here: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Chintan Agrawal v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 645

The Delhi High Court has held that a passport dispute cannot be brought before it merely because the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is located in the national capital. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution depends on whether any part of the cause of action arose within the court's jurisdiction.

No Prescribed Format For Providing Written Grounds Of Arrest: Delhi High Court Upholds NDPS Accused's Custody

Case Title: Amar Thapa v. State (NCT of Delhi)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 646

The Delhi High Court has refused bail to an accused booked under the NDPS Act, holding that there is no legislatively or judicially prescribed format for communicating written grounds of arrest and that substantial compliance with the constitutional requirement would suffice in the facts of the case.

Multiple Sclerosis Qualifies As 'Specified Disability' Under RPWD Act, Delhi High Court Upholds PwD Reservation In SSC Recruitment

Case Title: Union of India v. Preeti Vaid & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647

The Delhi High Court has upheld the grant of reservation benefits under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act) to a candidate suffering from multiple sclerosis and low vision, holding that multiple sclerosis is a “specified disability” under the statute.

Delhi High Court Directs Take Down Of Facebook Links Unauthorizedly Hosting Zee Content

Title: ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED v. META PLATFORMS & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 648

The Delhi High Court on Monday passed a john doe order directing take down and removal of various URLs on Facebook unauthorizedly hosting content of Zee.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the ex parte ad interim order in a suit filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited against various Facebook profiles uploading and hosting its content without any authorisation.

Section 354 IPC Not Covered By Section 42 POCSO Act, Trial Court Erred In Not Awarding Separate Sentence: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Kanhaiya Lal v. State (NCT of Delhi)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 649

The Delhi High Court has observed that a trial court erred in not awarding a separate sentence for the offence under Section 354 IPC (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) in a case involving sexual assault on a six-year-old girl, clarifying that the provision is not among the IPC offences covered by Section 42 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act).

Delhi High Court Protects Cricketer Abhishek Sharma's Personality Rights, Orders Takedown Of Deepfakes And Unauthorized Merchandise

Title: ABHISHEK SHARMA v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 650

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma restraining several social media accounts, online sellers and e-commerce platforms from using his name, image, voice, likeness and other personality attributes without his consent.

No Extradition Treaty With China: Delhi High Court Refuses Vivo Executive's Plea To Visit Ailing Father Amid PMLA Probe

Title: ED v. MS VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION AND ORS GUANGWEN KUANG @ ANDREW

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 651

The Delhi High Court has refused permission to Vivo executive Guangwen Kuang alias Andrew, an accused in the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case against Vivo Mobile Communication, to travel to Guangzhou, China to visit his critically ill father.

Justice Madhu Jain observed that humanitarian considerations cannot override the need to secure the presence of an accused facing prosecution in a case involving alleged proceeds of crime exceeding Rs. 2 lakh crores.

Delhi High Court Upholds Temple Priest's Conviction For Rape Of Intellectually Disabled Woman, Calls Act 'Satanic And Unholy

Case title: Santosh Tiwari v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 652

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a temple priest for rape of an intellectually disabled woman, describing his conduct as a “satanic and unholy deed” that shattered not only the victim's dignity but also the sanctity of the temple and the trust reposed in the priesthood.

Dismissing the convict's appeal, the Court observed that the victim's family had initially attempted to suppress the incident owing to their religious beliefs and the priest's promise to leave the temple, but were eventually “woken up from the spell of the opium of Marxist influence” by his betrayal and the outrage suffered by their daughter.

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking FIR Against Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi For Not Notifying BNS 'Hit-And-Run' Provision

Title: Ritu Gauba v. Commissioner of Police

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 653

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking registration of FIR against all MPs, as well as Union Minister Amit Shah and LoP Rahul Gandhi for failing to notify Section 106(2) of Bharitiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The provision defines penalty for hit-and-run incidents, where a driver causes death by rash and negligent driving and flees the scene without reporting the incident to the police or a Magistrate.

Wife Entitled To Interim Maintenance Under Hindu Marriage Act During Pendency Of Appeal Against Divorce Decree: Delhi High Court

Case title: XXX v. YYY

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 654

The Delhi High Court has held that a wife is entitled to continue receiving interim maintenance during the pendency of appeal against divorce decree under Hindu Marriage Act 1955, observing that an appeal is merely a continuation of the original matrimonial proceedings.

A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar directed an Army officer to continue paying interim maintenance to his wife at the rate of 30% of his gross salary, after statutory deductions, during the pendency of her appeal challenging the dissolution of their marriage.

Cannot Disregard Express Terms Of Pension Scheme Due To Beneficial Nature: Delhi High Court Refuses Family Pension To Bank Employee's Widow

Case title: Savitri Devi v. Bank Of Maharashtra And Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 655

The Delhi High Court has refused to extend the benefit of family pension scheme to the widow of a deceased Bank of Maharashtra employee, observing that the beneficial nature of a welfare scheme does not permit courts to disregard its express terms and conditions.

Delhi High Court Quashes MEA's Consular, Passport And Visa Service Tenders For Four Indian Missions

Title: E TRAV TECH LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 656

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) tender process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra (Australia).

A division bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Shail Jain held that the technical evaluation of bidders was arbitrary, opaque and violative of the principles of fairness and transparency.

Delhi High Court Cancels Bail Granted To Teacher Accused In Janakpuri School Rape Case

Case title: State v. K

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 657

The Delhi High Court has set aside the bail granted to a teacher accused in the Janakpuri school rape case involving the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old nursery student.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that a child of such tender age cannot be expected to disclose every detail of the incident at the first instance and that the victim's subsequent statements and identification of the accused could not be ignored merely because the teacher was not named in the initial complaint.

“Every Life Is Precious”: Delhi High Court Orders Daily Medical Monitoring, Necessary Treatment Of Sonam Wangchuk Amid Hunger Strike

Title: Rakesh Kumar Saini v. Union of India & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 658

The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to ensure daily clinical monitoring of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, and observed that any medical intervention required to improve his deteriorating health should be undertaken by the government.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the direction while hearing a public interest litigation seeking urgent medical intervention for Wangchuk.

Press Freedom Can't Shield Irresponsible Journalism By 'Self-Styled' Reporters: Delhi High Court Calls For Media Regulation

Title: ABID ALI @ AABI v. State & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 659

The Delhi High Court has observed that while freedom of the press is an indispensable pillar of democracy, it cannot be used as a shield for irresponsible journalism, intimidation or dissemination of content that jeopardises public order.

Justice Girish Kathpalia said that with the proliferation of social media, virtually anyone armed with a mobile phone and microphone now claims to be a “reporter”, often without journalistic training, ethical grounding or accountability.

Master's Candidates Lacking Prescribed Bachelor's Degree Not Eligible For Recruitment As Govt School Teachers: Delhi High Court

Case title: GNCTD v. Manu & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 660

The Delhi High Court has held that possession of a Master's degree does not automatically make a candidate eligible for a post requiring a Bachelor's degree in the same subject.

A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar thus set aside a CAT order directing the appointment of certain candidates as Domestic Science Teachers (TGTs) in Delhi government schools.

'Govt Was Right In Shifting Sonam Wangchuk To Hospital' : Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Plea For Private Hospital Transfer

Case : GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 661

Hearing A plea moved by activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo, the Delhi High Court refused to pass any interim order allowing him to be shifted to a private hospital of his own choice.

The High Court did not find the Government's decision to shift him to a hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site - where he had been holding a hunger strike since June 28- to be "an arbitrary action."

Promotion To Equivalent Civil Post Doesn't Automatically Confer Substantive Military Rank: Delhi HC

Case Name : Union Of India & Ors. vs Col Amardeep Singh

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 662

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that the substantive military rank of Brigadier or Major General is not automatically conferred upon holding an equivalent civil post; it remains subject to satisfaction of Army promotion norms, including medical eligibility.

Delhi High Court Recalls Gag Order Against 'The Wire', Says Prior Restraint On Future Publications In Defamation Cases Is Legally Unsustainable

Title: NARESH KUMAR v. THE WIRE & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 663

The Delhi High Court on Monday recalled its earlier direction restraining news portal “The Wire” from publishing any future content similar to an article alleged to be defamatory by former Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani that such a direction was over-broad, presumptive in nature and based purely on a hypothetical situation.

POCSO Act | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Sexual Assault On Minor Boy, Notes Victim's Mother Has No Objection

Case Title: Anjali v. State of NCT of Delhi

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 664

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 20-year-old woman booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 on allegations of sexually assaulting a minor boy, after noting that the victim's mother had no objection to her release, subject to her refraining from any such conduct in future.

No Violation Of RTE Act In Asking EWS Student To Repeat Class V After Failing Re-Examination: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Master Sorabh v. North Delhi Public School & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 665

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a private school's decision to detain an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) student in Class V after he failed to clear the annual examination as well as the re-examination.

Can A Woman Act On Promise Of Marriage Made By Two Different Men Simultaneously? Delhi High Court Stays Rape Trial

Case Title: Rohit Sehrawat v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 666

The Delhi High Court has stayed proceedings in a rape case after observing that the complainant had made similar allegations of entering into sexual relationships on the false promise of marriage against two different individuals during the same period, raising a prima facie doubt as to whether she could have acted on both promises simultaneously.

Mere Absence Of Allegations In Domestic Incident Report No Ground To Refuse Summons In DV Case: Delhi High Court

Case Title: V v. P

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 667

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere absence of specific allegations against a respondent in a Domestic Incident Report (DIR) cannot be a ground to refuse summons in proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Bail Granted To Activist Khurram Parvez, Journalist Irfan Mehraj In UAPA Case

Title: NIA v. Khurram Parvez and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 668

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the trial court order granting bail to human rights activist Khurram Parvez and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 UAPA case.

Mehraj and Parvez were accused in the alleged NGO Terror funding case registered by NIA in October 2020.

Delhi High Court Allows Shifting Sonam Wangchuk To Medanta Hospital, Cites Need For Continuous Monitoring

Title: GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 669

The Delhi High Court allowed shifting activist Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital, noting a broad consensus among government and private doctors that he requires continuous medical monitoring in view of his ongoing hunger strike.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia was hearing an appeal filed by Wangchuk's wife, Dr. Gitanjali Angmo, challenging a single judge's refusal to permit his transfer to a private hospital.

'Extremely Disconcerting': Delhi High Court Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage After Life Convict Alleges Assault By Tihar Jail Warden

Case title: Ashish Alies Vicky v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 670

The Delhi High Court has directed preservation and production of CCTV footage and ordered the personal appearance of a Tihar Jail Head Warden after a convict serving life sentence there alleged that he was physically assaulted in custody and denied medical treatment.

Functional Disability Must Be Proven; Loss Of Four Fingers Doesn't Necessarily Result In Total Loss f Earning Capacity: Delhi High Court

Case Title: United India Insurance Company Ltd. v. Digambar & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 671

The Delhi High Court has held that amputation of a person's four fingers does not by itself establish a 100% loss of earning capacity under the Employees' Compensation Act, adding that functional disability must be assessed on the basis of the employee's vocation and evidence on record.

Mere Presence On Road During COVID-19 Lockdown Not An Offence: Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Man

Title: ANUPAM SHAHU v. THE STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 672

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a man for allegedly violating the COVID-19 lockdown by venturing out for a walk.

Justice Madhu Jain held that mere presence on a public road during the lockdown, unaccompanied by any circumstance capable of attracting the consequences envisaged under Section 188 of IPC, does not constitute an offence under the provision.

Regularization Of Daily-Rated Employees Contingent On Sanctioned Vacant Posts Or Identical Duties :Delhi HC

Case Name : Sushil Kumar v. Telangana State Handloom Weavers Housing Society Co-op. Ltd.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 673

A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Amit Mahajan held that a daily-rated employee cannot claim regularization unless he was appointed against a duly sanctioned vacant post through a competent authority and performs the same duties as the regular post.

Decide Plea Challenging Passport Fee Hike Within Three Months: Delhi High Court To Centre

Title: Pravasi Legal Cell v. Union of India

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 674

The Delhi High Court directed the Central Government to decide a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, which substantially revised passport fees across various categories with effect from July 01.

Financial Upgradation Under MACPS Limited To Next Higher Grade Pay Upheld; Not A Basis To Claim Parity With Promotional Hierarchies: Delhi HC

Case Name : Ram Naresh Tiwari&Ors. v. Union of India&Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 675

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that financial upgradation under MACPS limited to next higher grade pay is valid; it is not a promotion and does not create enforceable parity with promotional hierarchies.

Delhi High Court Stays Coercive Action Against Accused In ₹24-Lakh Visa Fraud Case Challenging Cancellation Of Anticipatory Bail

Case Title: Aneel Kapoor v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 676

The Delhi High Court restrained any coercive action against a man accused in a ₹24-lakh visa fraud case, who has challenged the cancellation of his anticipatory bail by sessions court.

Petitioner Aneel Kapoor approached the High Court assailing the July 13 order of the Tis Hazari Court cancelling the anticipatory bail granted to him in connection with an FIR registered under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) IPC.

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking FIR Over 'Forceful' Removal Of Sonam Wangchuk From Jantar Mantar Protest Site

Title: Shakeel Ahmed v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 678

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking a declaration that removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar last Saturday, while he was on hunger strike during the ongoing protest against NEET-paper leak, was illegal.

With respect to petitioner's prayer for lodging an FIR on this incident, the court said that it was open for petitioner to take recourse to BNSS provisions.

Delhi High Court Passes Interim Order Allowing Judges To File ITRs Claiming Judicial Allowances As Non-Taxable Income

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

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 679

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order permitting judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts to file their income tax returns by disclosing judicial allowances prescribed under Section 22D of the High Court Judges (Salaries & Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and 23D of the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958— as “receipts not in the nature of income”.

Caste Abuse Inside Private Office Without 'Public View' Not Offence Under SC/ST Act: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Christine Swaroop Raj & Ors. v. State & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 680

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that casteist remarks allegedly made inside the office chambers, in the absence of any member of the public or an independent witness, would not attract the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Children Study For Hours And Months, Can't Lose Admissions Because CBSE & IIT/SPA Timelines Are Not In Sync: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Daksh Singhal Through His Father and Natural Guardian v. Union of India & Ors. and Paras Batra v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 681

The Delhi High Court has observed that students who spend “hours and months” preparing for admission to premier institutions cannot be made to suffer merely because the timelines of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) are not aligned.

Foreign Convict Not Entitled To Parole Merely Due To Long Incarceration: Delhi High Court

Title: MOHD. FARUQUE ALWANDER @ FARUKH @ GENDA v. STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 682

The Delhi High Court has observed that long incarceration alone cannot justify release of a foreign convict on parole, in light of the restrictions imposed under the Delhi Prison Rules.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav refused to grant parole to a Bangladeshi national convicted of murder in connection with an FIR registered at Seemapuri Police Station.

Investors Have Right To Know Antecedents Of Real Estate Developers: Delhi High Court Rejects Masking Plea After FIR Quashed

Case Title: M/s R.S.S. Estate LLP & Ors. v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 683

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct masking and anonymisation of the names of a real estate firm and its promoters from judicial records pertaining to a criminal case that was quashed on the basis of a settlement, observing that prospective investors and stakeholders have a right to know the antecedents of the persons with whom they propose to engage in business.

'General Allegations': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Removal Of All Illegal Religious Structures From Public Land

Case: Syed Mohd Umar v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 684

The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest petition seeking directions for removal of all unauthorized religious structures and other encroachments from public land across the national capital.

'Delhi In Dire Need Of Clean Air': High Court Declines Contempt Action Against MCD For Locking Park, Notes Residents 'Uprooted Plantations'

Case title: Mithlesh Solanki v. MCD & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 685

The Delhi High Court has refused to initiate contempt proceedings against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the police over allegations that public access to a park in city's Janakpuri area was being restricted.

Delhi High Court Acquits Man In 2006 Rape Case; Says Godly Name Like 'Ram' Or 'Mohammad' Doesn't Make One Virtuous

Title: RAM CHANDER @ CHHOTU v. STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and raping a young girl aged 13 years in 2006, holding that the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and that material inconsistencies in the evidence, coupled with inconclusive forensic proof, entitled the him to benefit of doubt.

Delhi High Court Rejects ANI's Interim Plea Against ChatGPT, Says It Would Harm Public Interest

Title: ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 687

The Delhi High Court dismissed the interim injunction application filed by Asian News International (ANI) in its copyright infringement suit against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT.

Justice Amit Bansal ruled in favour of ANI on the issue of territorial jurisdiction.

Jantar Mantar Student Protests | Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking NIA Probe, Says ''It's For Centre To Decide'

Title: SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 688

The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” protest over the NEET paper leak.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that in terms of Section 6 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, the NIA can be activated only upon on satisfaction of the Central Government, which the Courts cannot substitute.

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Criminal Action Against Protestors Who 'Assaulted' Police

Title: Save India Foundation v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 689

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking criminal action against those allegedly involved in violence, assault on police personnel and damage to public property during the July 20 student protest at Jantar Mantar.

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Consider Plea On Alleged Gaps In Firecracker Safety Guidelines

Title: Ocular Trauma Society of India v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 690

The Delhi High Court disposed of a public interest litigation seeking a comprehensive regulatory framework for the safe use of firecrackers.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the Union Government has recently issued guidelines on the subject and should first be given an opportunity to consider suggestions regarding any perceived shortcomings.

Town Vending Committee Elections 'Extremely Crucial', Can't Be Derailed By Individual Nomination Disputes: Delhi High Court

Case title: Dharamveer & Ors. v. MCD

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 691

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the ongoing Town Vending Committee (TVC) elections in the national capital, observing that the polls are "extremely crucial" and cannot be derailed over individual candidates aggrieved by the rejection of their nominations.

Delhi High Court Orders Railway Accident Compensation, Says No Scheduled Halt Can't Automatically Mean Passenger Tried To Deboard Moving Train

Case Title: Smt. Sahana & Ors. v. Union of India

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 692

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because a train did not have a scheduled stoppage at a particular station, it cannot automatically be presumed that a passenger attempted to get off a moving train, so as to deny compensation under the Railways Act.

Delhi High Court Pulls Up Street Vendor For Filing Misleading Photos To Conceal Encroachment, Imposes ₹25,000 Costs

Case title: Vinod Ram v. MCD

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 693

The Delhi High Court has pulled up a street vendor for filing misleading photographs to conceal the extent of encroachment at his vending site, observing that he had attempted to hide the true factual position from the Court.

Union Housing Ministry Recommendation For Govt Loan Can't Change Mobile Vendor's Category To Fixed Vendor: Delhi High Court

Case title: Phool Chand & Ors. v. MCD

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 694

The Delhi High Court has held that a recommendation issued by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to enable a street vendor to avail loan under a government scheme cannot convert a mobile vendor into a fixed vendor or alter the category specified in the vendor's Certificate of Vending (CoV).