Delhi High Court Flags 'Deeply Disturbing' Coverage Of PMLA Bail Hearing By Indian Express, Cautions Against Media Influence

While granting bail to five accused in a money laundering case related to alleged spurious anti-cancer drugs racket, the Delhi High Court took exception to a series of reports published by The Indian Express during the course of bail hearings.Justice Girish Kathpalia described the publications as “deeply disturbing”, noting that the articles, published on four consecutive days on front...

Delhi High Court Protects Arjun Kapoor's Personality Rights Against AI-Generated Deepfakes, Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court has passed an ad-interim injunction in favour of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, restraining multiple entities from unauthorized exploitation of his personality and publicity rights, including through AI-generated deepfake content and obscene material.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela protected the personality rights of the actor, observing that a prima facie case was made out by...

Delhi High Court Allows Student To Provisionally Appear In JEE (Advanced) Amid Dispute Over Prior IIT Seat Allotment

The Delhi High Court has permitted a student to provisionally appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026, in a case raising questions over his eligibility— arising from prior allotment of a seat at an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).Petitioner-aspirant challenged his ineligibility under the JEE (Advanced) 2026 criteria, which bars candidates who have previously accepted admission to an IIT....

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: April 2026 [Citations 328 - 436]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 436NOMINAL INDEXMR. NIDISH GOPALKRISHNAN NAIR v. X & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. PADMA JAISWAL IAS (AGMUT:2003) & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 329COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 330ANIL KUMAR TIWARI ANIRUDHACHARYA v. JOHN DOE ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

Co-Convict Being On Parole No Bar To Furlough: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict For Daughter's School Admission

The Delhi High Court has held that the fact that a co-convict is already out on parole cannot be a ground to deny furlough to another convict. It thus directed the release of a life convict to enable him to assist in his daughter's school admission.Justice Manoj Jain passed the order while dealing with a plea filed by a convict serving a life sentence, who had been granted furlough for two...

Delhi High Court Closes ANI's ₹2 Crore Copyright Infringement Suit Against PTI After Settlement

The Delhi High Court has closed a copyright infringement suit filed by news agency ANI Media Private Limited against Press Trust of India (PTI) alleging that its content was plagiarised by the latter.Justice Jyoti Singh disposed of the suit in light of a Settlement Agreement reached between the parties and allowed ANI to withdraw the matter.In its suit filed in 2024, ANI accused PTI of...

Wife Can't Seek Husband's Income Tax Details Under RTI Act To Support Maintenance Claim: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that income tax details of a husband cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 in relation to the matrimonial disputes with the wife. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that such information does not fall under the exception of “larger public interest” under the enactment. The Court made the observations while setting aside an order...

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Deepfake Content Misusing YouTuber Bhuvan Bam's Personality Rights

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order directing take down of deepfake content misusing the personality rights of YouTuber Bhuvan Bam. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order while hearing a suit filed by Bam against various entities, including john does, e-commerce platforms and social media intermediaries. Bam filed a fresh application alleging that despite an order passed on January...

Delhi High Court Restrains Priya Kapur From Dissipating Sunjay Kapur's Assets, Grants Interim Relief To Karisma Kapoor's Children

The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained Priya Kapur, wife of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, from dissipating the assets left behind by him, while granting interim relief to Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor's children- Samaira Kapur and her brother in their suit seeking a share in their late father's personal assets.Justice Jyoti Singh observed that suspicious circumstances were raised...

Delhi High Court Refuses Habeas Corpus Plea In Transnational Custody Dispute, Directs Father To NCPCR Mediation Mechanism

The Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a habeas corpus petition filed by a father seeking production of his minor son currently residing in the United States with his ex-wife.The Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain directed the Petitioner to approach the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which is specially constituted to deal with...

High Court Refuses To Interfere In Delhi Govt's Sports Equipment Tenders, Says Belated Challenge By Non-Bidders Not Maintainable

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with multiple tender processes initiated by the Directorate of Education for procurement of sports and outdoor gym equipment, holding that a belated challenge by non-participating bidders is not maintainable.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by GeM-registered sellers and MSME...

Co-Convicts Can Be Granted Parole/Furlough Together In Appropriate Cases, No Absolute Bar: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that there is no absolute prohibition on the simultaneous grant of parole or furlough to co-convicts, holding that such release can be permitted in appropriate cases subject to stricter scrutiny by the competent authority.A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja was dealing with a batch of petitions challenging Note (2) to Rule 1212 and...