LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 31 To September 06, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 793 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 819
NOMINAL INDEX
Nirmaljeet Singh v. Guljeet Singh & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 793
A v. M 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 794
X v/s UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 795
Bhisham Mehta v. Mrs. Gita Vig & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 796
INDU PRAKASH SINGH v/s GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 797
Striker Beverages Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 798
ANOOP GEORGE CHAUDHARI v/s STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 799
Rakhi Bisht v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 800
Utimaco Technologies Pvt Ltd. v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 801
SHIVDHAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 802
SANJAY DANGI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 803
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ANR v. DEEPAK AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 804
ADITYA CHAUHAN v. Bar councillor India & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 805
Taaran Chandna v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 806
Gopala Krishna Kosaraju v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 807
STATE v. MUNNA KUMAR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 808
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND ANR v. MR. KRISHAN KUMAR PASI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 809
DEVENDER YADAV & ANR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 810
ANANYA RATURI & ANR v. Delhi University & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 811
CMYK Printech Limited v. K Kavitha & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 812
KAMRAN ASHRAF RESHI v. NIA & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 813
BRIJ SHARADBHAI BHATT AND ORS v. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 814
KXXXXX v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 815
M.K. STEPHEN v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 816
DESALEGN ATNAFU ABEBA v. NCB 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 817
SHRI AMIT KUMAR@DABBOO v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 818
RAMAN SONI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 819
WhatsApp Transmission Of Summons Not Conclusive Proof Of Actual Notice: Delhi High Court
Case title: Nirmaljeet Singh v. Guljeet Singh & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 793
The Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp transmission of summons is not by itself conclusive proof that the defendant actually received or had notice of the summons.
Husband Cannot Reagitate Settled Marriage Dispute To Escape Maintenance Liability: Delhi High Court
Case title: A v. M
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 794
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot reopen a marriage dispute that has already been finally decided in earlier proceedings in order to avoid his liability to maintain his wife under Section 125 CrPC.
Student Must Be Caught 'Actually Using' Cheating Material For Major Penalty: Delhi High Court
Case title: X v/s UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 795
The Delhi High Court modified the punishment of a law student who was accused of cheating inside a urinal, after noting that he was entitled to benefit of doubt as nothing was shown to prove that he was found 'actually using' the material for cheating and so the penalty of cancelling all his papers in the semester was disporportionate.
Case title: Bhisham Mehta v. Mrs. Gita Vig & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 796
The Delhi High Court has held that a General Power of Attorney (GPA) is an instrument of agency and does not transfer right, title or interest in an immovable property to the attorney holder.
Case title: INDU PRAKASH SINGH v/s GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 797
The Delhi High Court has dismissed PIL seeking directions to ensure the inclusion of homeless persons and those rendered homeless or displaced due to demolition drives in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital.
Case title: Striker Beverages Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. State NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 798
The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Section 33 of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 against a liquor and beverages company, after finding that the omission to obtain a one-day liquor permit for a soft launch party was an inadvertent mistake.
Case title: ANOOP GEORGE CHAUDHARI v/s STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 799
The Delhi High Court has directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to pay Rs. 78,65,000 along with interest of 9% per annum to senior advocate Anoop George Chaudhari for appearing before the Supreme Court in a matter, rejecting the State's claim that the senior counsel had effectively appeared only twice.
Case title: Rakhi Bisht v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 800
The Delhi High Court has held that the statutory protection available to women during maternity leave is not confined to continuity of employment or wages, but extends to their professional status, responsibilities, managerial authority and prospects of career advancement.
Case title: Utimaco Technologies Pvt Ltd. v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 801
The Delhi High Court has upheld the Centre's decision to appoint the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) as the sole agency for implementing a nationwide Cell Broadcasting system, which is designed to send emergency alerts directly to people's mobile phones during disasters and other public emergencies.
Title: SHIVDHAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 802
The Delhi High Court has held that a victim of an offence can prefer an appeal against an order of acquittal or conviction for a lesser offence under the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), without being required to seek leave to appeal, unlike the State or a complainant challenging an order of acquittal.
Title: SANJAY DANGI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS & Other Connected Matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 803
The Delhi High Court has observed that applications seeking temporary suspension of Look out Circular (LOC) for foreign travel should, in the first instance, be moved before the competent Special Court seized of the prosecution complaint.
Title: UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ANR v. DEEPAK AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 804
The Delhi High Court has held that a University can keep appointments in abeyance pending an enquiry into suspected use of unfair means in a public recruitment examination, particularly where the material discloses serious doubts as to whether the declared merit list reflects genuine merit.
Title: ADITYA CHAUHAN v. Bar councillor India & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 805
The Delhi High Court has asked the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) to decide a plea seeking removal or masking of advocates' personal information, including residential addresses, mobile numbers, dates of birth and parents' names, from its publicly accessible online “Enrolment Status” portal.
Title: Taaran Chandna v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 806
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities to consider and take appropriate steps to ensure compliance of an advisory issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on handling of arrests and detention, including imprisonment and search, involving transgender persons.
Title: Gopala Krishna Kosaraju v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 807
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a plea against the closure of Visakhapatnam Airport for commercial flights. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the petitioner, Gopala Krishna Kosaraju, should approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court raising his grievance.
Title: STATE v. MUNNA KUMAR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 808
The Delhi High Court has observed that the testimony of a child victim of sexual assault cannot be assessed by placing undue emphasis on technical, legal or medical terminology.
Title: INDIAN COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND ANR v. MR. KRISHAN KUMAR PASI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 809
The Delhi High Court has questioned a predecessor Bench's approach of quizzing a litigant during proceedings concerning the withholding of his exam result for recruitment to the post of Assistant in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Title: DEVENDER YADAV & ANR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 810
The Delhi High Court held that a booth level agent (BLA) can only be made liable for verifying that the photograph in the enumeration form matches with the identity of electors in relation to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the national capital.
Title: ANANYA RATURI & ANR v. Delhi University & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 811
The Delhi High Court said that anyone, who is in a position to pay Rs. 1 lakh in terms of Delhi University's mandate, including guardian, can stand as a surety for the students contesting the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, and not necessarily only parents.
Title: CMYK Printech Limited v. K Kavitha & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 812
The Delhi High Court restrained Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) leader K Kavitha and various others, including YouTube channels, from publishing any content containing imputations and allegations against “The Pioneer” newspaper.
Title: KAMRAN ASHRAF RESHI v. NIA & other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 813
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to two accused in an alleged Jammu and Kashmir terror conspiracy case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Foreign Medical Degrees Must Be Authenticated For Candidates To Appear In FMGE: Delhi High Court
Title: BRIJ SHARADBHAI BHATT AND ORS v. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 814
The Delhi High Court has upheld the requirement of authentication of foreign medical degrees to enable the candidates to appear in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE).
Title: KXXXXX v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 815
The Delhi High Court has observed that DNA evidence establishes sexual intercourse between an accused and a prosecutrix but does not establish whether the relationship was consensual or non-consensual.
Title: M.K. STEPHEN v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 816
The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising out of a quarrel between friends after they amicably settled their differences, observing that continuation of the case would serve no meaningful purpose and only perpetuate discord and animosity.
Title: DESALEGN ATNAFU ABEBA v. NCB
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 817
The Delhi High Court has flagged assigning of two legal-aid advocates to the same accused in a bail matter, observing that such an arrangement results in “double expenditure on the exchequer.”
Title: SHRI AMIT KUMAR@DABBOO v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 818
The Delhi High Court has held that the seriousness of an offence cannot eclipse the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial, while granting bail to a man who remained incarcerated for more than 13 years while facing trial in a case alleging kidnapping and murder of two minor children.
Trial Court Can Summon Witness After Reserving Judgment When Evidence Is Necessary: Delhi High Court
Title: RAMAN SONI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 819
The Delhi High Court has held that a trial court is not barred from exercising powers under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to summon or recall a witness, after reserving judgment, where the evidence is considered necessary for a just decision of the case.