LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 21 To September 27, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 885 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 915
NOMINAL INDEX
KUNAL YADAV & ORS v. MANAN KUMAR MISHRA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 885
Ghanshyam D. Uphadhyay v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 886
Pappu Singh v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 887
LOVKESH BAJAJ v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 888
ASHWIKA SINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 889
MUSKAN RATHI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 890
SMT. MEENA DEVI AND ANR v. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 891
NINA PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 892
CBI v. Chitra Ramakrishna & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 893
Anita v. Punjab and Sind Bank 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 894
KAMLESH SHARMA v. NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 895
BSES YAMUNA POWER LIMITED v. MOHD. GULZAR & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 896
Ami Sisodia v. GNCTD & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 897
INDUS BIRRA BEVERAGES & ORS v. ISHAAN ASSOCIATES 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 898
Students' Federation of India & Anr v. Union of India & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 899
GURMEET SINGH @ HARPREET SINGH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 900
DR MANISH KAMRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 901
Ajeet Bharti v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 902
ANAND SINGH RAWAT v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 903
MASTER SHUBH CHOWDHARI THROUGH HIS FATHER v. EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 904
M/S HITECH ENTERPRISES v. M/S MODERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 905
MASASASONG AO v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 906
SUMIT SHAKYA v. STATEOFNCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 907
United Forum of Bank Unions Delhi State v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 908
RAJNISH GUPTA v. CBI & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 909
X v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 910
SMT.SIMRAN KAUR v. STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI ) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 911
Union Of India & Ors. v. Himanshi & 34 Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 912
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. v. Mrs Nirmala Bai Shanthilal & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 913
Shahbuddin v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 914
Anil Ahluwalia v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 915
Title: KUNAL YADAV & ORS v. MANAN KUMAR MISHRA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 885
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking a CBI or other independent agency probe into an alleged assault on advocates inside and outside the Bar Council of India (BCI) premises in late August.
Title: Ghanshyam D. Uphadhyay v. Union of India & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 886
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR and investigation by CBI or SIT into the alleged unaccounted cash-at-home discovery during a fire incident at former Justice Yashwant Varma's residence.
Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the petition filed by advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay, calling it a “wild witch hunt.”
Complainant Can't Force Unwilling Accused To Undergo Narco Test: Delhi High Court
Case Title: Pappu Singh v. State NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 887
The Delhi High Court has held that a complainant cannot seek to compel an accused who has expressly refused consent to undergo a Narco Analysis Test.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that consent is a personal and non-derogable safeguard available to the subject of the test.
Malviya Nagar Fire: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Hotel Owner On Medical Grounds
Title: LOVKESH BAJAJ v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 888
The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building in Malviya Nagar where a devastating fire killed 21 people in June.
Title: ASHWIKA SINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 889
The Delhi High Court has prima facie held that the requirement of producing a legal guardianship certificate under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, for NEET-UG candidates seeking admission under the NRI quota does not apply to candidates who have already attained the age of 18 years.
Title: MUSKAN RATHI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 890
The Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot interfere with a decision to exclude an athlete from participation in a particular category which has been objectively taken by the authorities and subject experts.
Delhi High Court Finds Someone Added 'Interim Stay' Para To Its Order, Calls For Investigation
Title: SMT. MEENA DEVI AND ANR v. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 891
The Delhi High Court has flagged an apparent fabrication of one of its orders, observing that an unknown person seemed to have added the words “interim stay granted” in it.
Justice Purushaindra Kumarav was hearing a plea filed by one Meena Devi and another individual, alleging police inaction on their complaint concerning alleged fraud and forgery in an attempt to grab their property in city's Khera Khurd area.
Title: NINA PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 892
The Delhi High Court has permitted a 64-year-old woman, accused in a 2021 abetment of suicide case, to temporarily take back her passport to travel to the United States for her son's engagement and court marriage.
Title: CBI v. Chitra Ramakrishna & other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 893
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea filed by Central Bureau of Investigation challenging bail granted to former managing director and chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna in a case related to alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE employees.
Case Name : Anita v. Punjab and Sind Bank
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 894
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that the compassionate appointment cannot be denied by treating family pension, terminal benefits, or notional interest on terminal benefits as family income. Such inclusion defeats the object of providing immediate financial assistance to the deceased employee's family.
Case Title: KAMLESH SHARMA v. NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 895
The Delhi High Court has permitted four female heirs to exercise their rights to perform pooja sewa at city's Kalkaji Mandir by appointing male representatives from within their family.
Title: BSES YAMUNA POWER LIMITED v. MOHD. GULZAR & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 896
The Delhi High Court has directed the BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), Delhi Fire Service and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to devise a procedure for obtaining Fire Safety Certificates for electricity connections, particularly in old buildings where connections are being denied on account of the buildings exceeding prescribed height limits.
Title: Ami Sisodia v. GNCTD & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 897
The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Government and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to ensure that entire fleet of DTC buses ply on roads in the city providing the services to all.
Title: INDUS BIRRA BEVERAGES & ORS v. ISHAAN ASSOCIATES
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 898
The Delhi High Court has waived costs of Rs. 50,000 imposed on a company while directing its counsel to distribute samosas and tea to all employees of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) within a week.
Title: Students' Federation of India & Anr v. Union of India & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 899
The Delhi High Court asked the Central Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide Students' Federation of India (SFI) appeal against permanent disabling of its official Instagram account.
Title: GURMEET SINGH @ HARPREET SINGH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 900
The Delhi High Court has held that an accused's liberty cannot be made conditional upon fulfilment of a monetary settlement with the complainant, observing that a financial undertaking cannot be allowed to turn custody into a means of enforcing a monetary bargain.
Title: DR MANISH KAMRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 901
The Delhi High Court has held that the right to pursue higher education cannot be curtailed lightly, even though it is not declared as a fundamental right.
Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case
Case Title: Ajeet Bharti v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 902
The Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail to commentator Ajeet Bharti in a case under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee while pronouncing the verdict, said that the offence under SC/ST Act was prima facie made out against Bharti.
POCSO Offence Can't Be Settled Through Compromise By Victim Or Her Family: Delhi High Court
Title: ANAND SINGH RAWAT v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 903
The Delhi High Court has held that an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) cannot be settled through a compromise between the accused and the child victim or her family.
Title: MASTER SHUBH CHOWDHARI THROUGH HIS FATHER v. EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 904
The Delhi High Court has directed the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to ensure that its selection criteria and timelines for future international sporting events are framed and implemented with sufficient clarity and precision.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that ambiguity in the selection process can create avoidable uncertainty for athletes representing the country.
Title: M/S HITECH ENTERPRISES v. M/S MODERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 905
The Delhi High Court has held that parties are entitled to a full refund of court fees when a suit, counter-claim or appeal is disposed of upon an amicable settlement.
Title: MASASASONG AO v. ED
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 906
The Delhi High Court has observed that the seriousness of allegations in a predicate case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act cannot, by itself, justify prolonged incarceration in a separate proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Title: SUMIT SHAKYA v. STATEOFNCT OF DELHI & ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 907
The Delhi High Court has directed the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to print and hand over to a 10-year-old POCSO survivor a message penned by the trial court judge who had convicted the accused, along with the compensation awarded to her family.
Title: United Forum of Bank Unions Delhi State v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 908
The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Police to decide a plea filed by Delhi State unit of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) seeking permission to hold a peaceful protest at any alternate site other than Jantar Mantar on September 28, 29 and 30.
Title: RAJNISH GUPTA v. CBI & other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 909
The Delhi High Court has held that a condition, imposed while quashing a look-out circular (LOC), requiring an accused to obtain prior permission for every foreign visit cannot be sustained where the individual was never arrested during investigation, the chargesheet stands filed, cognizance has not been taken and there is no material showing any non-cooperation or default.
Title: X v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 910
The Delhi High Court granted police protection to a woman who has alleged that Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh posted and circulated an alleged deepfake picture of her alongside PM Narendra Modi on social media pursuant to which she allegedly received threats.
Refusal To Permit Foreign Travel Must Not Impede Pregnant Foreigner's Medical Care: Delhi High Court
Title: SMT.SIMRAN KAUR v. STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI )
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 911
The Delhi High Court has directed the police to ensure that its refusal to permit foreign travel to an Afghan national, who is carrying twins, does not obstruct or delay her access to appropriate antenatal, diabetic or other medical care.
Case title: Union Of India & Ors. v. Himanshi & 34 Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 912
The Delhi High Court has held that when authorities choose to cancel the candidature and penalise individual candidates for allegedly adopting unfair means in an examination, they must establish the allegation against each candidate individually and cannot adopt a “one size fits all” approach.
Case title: Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. v. Mrs Nirmala Bai Shanthilal & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 913
The Delhi High Court has held that a litigant cannot resile from an order passed on the basis of submissions made by its counsel, observing that permitting such a course would create a “chaotic situation”.
Case title: Shahbuddin v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 914
The Delhi High Court has set aside a 2013 rape conviction of a man, after finding material inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's testimony and contradictions between her account and the medical, forensic and documentary evidence.
Case title: Anil Ahluwalia v. State NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 915
The Delhi High Court has held that a party cannot ordinarily invoke its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) as a “backdoor entry” to challenge an order after having unsuccessfully exhausted the revisional remedy, unless the case involves grave miscarriage of justice.