LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 05 To October 10, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 959 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 990
NOMINAL INDEX
ZUBER ALI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 959
SHAIKH MUJTABA FAROOQ & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 960
MS. PRIYA SAHANI @ POOJA & ORS v. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 961
ABHAY GUPTA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 962
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 963
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 963
RAM DEVI v. THE STATE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 965
FEDERATION OF NEHRU PLACE ASSOCIATIONS v. GYANESH BHARTI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 966
ASHOK KUMAR AGGARWAL v. SUSHIL DEWAN & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 967
LUV BHARDWAJ v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 968
M/S SUJATA HOTELS PVT LTD v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 969
Chahat Raghav v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 970
HARINDER DAHIYA v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 971
VICKY @ VIKKY v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 972
JYOTI SINGH & ANR v. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 973
SUNIL RAJAN JAAT v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 974
MINOR P THR HER GUARDIAN K v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 975
DIPINDER KAUR v. BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 976
Mrs. Shakti Sagar v. The Delhi Law House & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 977
Vishal Sharma v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 978
SACHIN KUMAR DAKSH v. DIRECTOR-ADMIN AND FINANCE & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 979
JAIVEER SINGH v. STATE (N.C.T. OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 980
CENTRAL SECRETARIAT CLUB v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 981
SAURABH DIKSHIT v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 982
DELHI PROSECUTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 983
TAJINDER MOHAN SINGH v. THE STATE (GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 984
Shishir Chand v. Jai Anant Dehadrai & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 985
CBI v. Kuldeep Singh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 986
AMITABH BACHCHAN v. RAJAT NAGI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 987
Janta Live Press Network Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Google LLC & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 988
VIJAY SAI DEVERAKONDA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 989
X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 990
Case Title : ZUBER ALI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 959
The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take appropriate steps to decide a plea seeking the setting up of dedicated POCSO investigation teams in every police district of the national capital.
Case Title : SHAIKH MUJTABA FAROOQ & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matters
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 960
The Delhi High Court dismissed a batch of petitions seeking SIT or independent investigation into the 2020 North East Delhi riots and 2019 violence which broke out in Jamia Milia Islamia University.
Case Title : MS. PRIYA SAHANI @ POOJA & ORS v. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 961
The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered for attempt to murder as well as under provisions of Arms Act after the parties amicably settled their dispute, while directing four accused to pay costs of Rs. 25,000 each to an environmental organisation.
Case Title : ABHAY GUPTA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 962
The Delhi High Court has asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to consider and decide a plea seeking prescription of a timeframe for deciding applications for cancellation or surrender of duplicate Permanent Account Numbers (PANs).
Case Title : Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 963
The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to hold a camp for training of its officials for veterinary, para-veterinary and catching stray dogs in the national capital.
Case Title : ANI MEDIA PVT LTD v. RSY NEWS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 964
Observing that wholesale reproduction of copyrighted news videos cannot be treated as “fair dealing” for reporting current events, the Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of news agency Asian News International (ANI) in its copyright infringement suit against RSY News.
Case Title : RAM DEVI v. THE STATE & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 965
The Delhi High Court has held that mere matrimonial discord, emotional outbursts or disappointment in a marriage cannot by themselves constitute abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), unless there is a positive act of encouragement or incitement by the accused.
Case Title : FEDERATION OF NEHRU PLACE ASSOCIATIONS v. GYANESH BHARTI & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 966
The Delhi High Court has declared the Nehru Place District Centre area as a “No-hawking zone” and “No-vending zone”.
Case Title : ASHOK KUMAR AGGARWAL v. SUSHIL DEWAN & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 967
The Delhi High Court has directed registration of a criminal complaint against six CBI officers for making a false statement before the court regarding correspondence with the administrative Ministry.
Case Title : LUV BHARDWAJ v. CBI
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 968
The Delhi High Court has observed that an accused's compliance with conditions imposed during previous foreign travel cannot, by itself, confer an “indefeasible entitlement” to seek permission for foreign travel at successive intervals.
IRCTC Scam: Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Order Framing Money Laundering Charges Against Hotel
Case Title : M/S SUJATA HOTELS PVT LTD v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT & ANR
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 969
The Delhi High Court has stayed a trial court order directing framing of charges against Sujata Hotels in a money laundering case connected to the alleged IRCTC scam case.
Case Title : Chahat Raghav v. Union of India & Ors
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 970
The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to treat a PIL seeking directions for framing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) making body-worn cameras (BWCs) compulsory and “always-on” for personnel deployed on crowd-control and protest-management duties, as a representation and decide it within 6 months.
Case Title : HARINDER DAHIYA v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT & ANR
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 971
The Delhi High Court has permitted Vivo Mobile India Private Limited's Senior Director (Finance and Accounts) to travel to Bangkok, Thailand, for four days.
Case Title : VICKY @ VIKKY v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 972
The Delhi High Court has observed that the young age of an accused and a minor victim, coupled with their intimate and romantic relationship, can constitute mitigating factors while considering a bail plea in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act).
Case Title : JYOTI SINGH & ANR v. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 973
The Delhi High Court has held that an absconding husband, being the judgment debtor, cannot be permitted to frustrate a maintenance order by evading the process of the Court.
Case Title : SUNIL RAJAN JAAT v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 974
The Delhi High Court allowed a murder convict sentenced to life imprisonment to lead additional evidence based on a PTI news report concerning the identity of the deceased, observing that the report may have a bearing on the outcome of his appeal.
Case Title : MINOR P THR HER GUARDIAN K v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 975
The Delhi High Court has permitted a 16-year-old girl, who has been abandoned by her parents, to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy at around 26 weeks following a sexual assault.
Mere Fabricated Caste Certificate Not Enough To Remove Advocate From State Rolls: Delhi High Court
Case Title : DIPINDER KAUR v. BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 976
The Delhi High Court has held that merely furnishing a fabricated caste certificate cannot justify removal of an advocate from the State Bar rolls unless the alleged fraud or misrepresentation is shown to have a nexus with obtaining enrolment.
Case Title : Mrs. Shakti Sagar v. The Delhi Law House & Ors.
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 977
The Delhi High Court has refused to restrain Delhi Law House and its associated entities or persons from publishing and selling 47 law books, holding that Shakti Sagar, who filed the suit, failed to establish a prima facie copyright right in the works.
Case Title : Vishal Sharma v. State NCT of Delhi
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 978
The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Delhi Police's investigating officer for conducting a cyber-fraud investigation through what it termed “sham paperwork”, while granting bail to a 27-year-old man who had remained in custody for nearly 10 months.
Case Title : SACHIN KUMAR DAKSH v. DIRECTOR-ADMIN AND FINANCE & ANR
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 979
The Delhi High Court has held that merely because certain benefits availed by a government employee involve expenditure from public funds, it does not make the underlying personal information liable to disclosure under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Case Title : JAIVEER SINGH v. STATE (N.C.T. OF DELHI)
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 980
The Delhi High Court has held that an inordinate delay in filing a chargesheet can violate an accused's fundamental right to a speedy investigation and trial under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Case Title : CENTRAL SECRETARIAT CLUB v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 981
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to allow two officers of the Central Secretariat Club to access its premises and collect their belongings, after its office bearers were evicted from the property.
Appoint State Commissioner For Persons With Disabilities Within Four Weeks: High Court To Delhi Govt
Case Title : SAURABH DIKSHIT v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 982
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to take steps to appoint the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities for the National Capital Territory within four weeks.
Case Title : DELHI PROSECUTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 983
The Delhi High Court has stayed an order issued by the Delhi Government's Directorate of Prosecution making Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance compulsory for public prosecutors, additional public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors.
Delhi High Court Directs Trial Courts To Verify Accused's Address Before Declaring Them Absconders
Case Title : TAJINDER MOHAN SINGH v. THE STATE (GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI)
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 984
The Delhi High Court has directed all trial courts in the national capital to verify whether an accused is deliberately evading summons or arrest before declaring them an absconder or a proclaimed offender, cautioning that the pendency of criminal cases cannot justify such orders without cogent grounds.
Bench Change Can't Be Sought As A Matter Of Right After Roster Change: Delhi High Court
Case Title : Shishir Chand v. Jai Anant Dehadrai & Anr
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 985
The Delhi High Court has observed that a litigant cannot claim a change of Bench as a matter of right merely because of a change in the roster, noting that the decision to release a part-heard matter depends on the facts and circumstances of each case.
Case Title : CBI v. Kuldeep Singh & Ors
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 986
The Delhi High Court rejected a plea seeking a preliminary hearing on the objection to the maintainability of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) revision petition challenging the discharge of 23 accused persons in the alleged liquor policy scam case.
Case Title : AMITABH BACHCHAN v. RAJAT NAGI & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 987
The Delhi High Court has granted time to actor Amitabh Bachchan to complete the formalities of an amicable settlement reached with some defendants in his personality rights suit.
Google Does Not Perform Public Functions Merely By Providing Email Services: Delhi High Court
Case Title : Janta Live Press Network Pvt Ltd & Anr v. Google LLC & Ors
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 988
The Delhi High Court has held that Google LLC does not perform a public function merely by providing email services. It further held that the provision of email accounts and their suspension or disabling on security grounds does not, by itself, constitute the discharge of a public duty.
Case Title : VIJAY SAI DEVERAKONDA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE & ORS
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 989
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim injunction order protecting actor Vijay Deverakonda's personality rights.
Retirement Corpus Can't Be Treated As Monthly Income While Deciding Maintenance: Delhi High Court
Case Title : X v. Y
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 990
The Delhi High Court has observed that a spouse's retirement corpus cannot be treated as recurring monthly income while deciding a claim for interim maintenance.