Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 737
NOMINAL INDEX
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.