'Highly Misconceived': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL To Impose Tax On Agricultural Income

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking imposition of tax on agricultural income of citizens in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rejected the plea calling it “highly misconceived.”The Court remarked that it cannot issue a mandamus upon the Delhi Government to make a law imposing tax...

'Morality Has To Be Kept Separate From Offence In Matters Of Liberty': Delhi High Court While Granting Bail To Rape Accused

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a gym trainer accused in a rape case while observing that “morality has to be kept separate from the offence” when deciding questions concerning personal liberty.Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while allowing the regular bail plea in connection with offences under Sections 308(2), 351(2), 64(2)(m) and 79 of the Bharatiya...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Gang Rape Convict's Repeated Interim Bail Pleas For Mother's Surgery, Imposes Costs

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an interim bail plea moved by a gang rape convict seeking temporary suspension of sentence on the ground that his mother required gallbladder surgery, while observing that the repeated filing of similar applications amounted to an abuse of the judicial process.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha imposed costs of ₹25,000 on the convict, directing that the amount...

Labour Court Cannot Adjudicate Disputed Service Entitlements Like TA/DA Under Section 33C(2) ID Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that Labour Courts exercising jurisdiction under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 cannot adjudicate disputed service entitlements and are confined only to computation or recovery of pre-existing rights.Justice Shail Jain made the observation while allowing a writ petition filed by Allahabad Bank challenging a 2007 order of the...

Industrial Dispute | Employer's Head Office In Delhi Not Enough To Confer Territorial Jurisdiction In Delhi Labour Courts: High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the situs of employment and the place where termination takes effect are the determinative factors for identifying the “appropriate Government” in industrial disputes.Justice Shail Jain observed that the mere existence of an employer's office in Delhi would not by itself confer territorial jurisdiction on Delhi labour authorities.“The existence of...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside TTFI Order Suspending Olympian Kamlesh Mehta From Post Of Secretary General Without Hearing

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) suspending its Secretary General Kamlesh Mehta — described by the Court as an “illustrious veteran” of Indian table tennis.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav held that the Federation violated basic principles of natural justice by acting without giving him any opportunity of hearing and thus...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 04 To May 10, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 474NOMINAL INDEXVijay Singh Meena v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority Josaa & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440 ARJUN KAPOOR v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 441 PRAVEZ KHAN v. ED & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 442 Sonia Bansal & Anr. v. State Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Free-To-Air Broadcast Of FIFA World Cup 2026 On Doordarshan

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking directions on the Union Government and Prasar Bharti to ensure that FIFA World Cup 2026 is broadcasted in India through free-to-air public broadcasting platforms like Doordarshan and DD Sports.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav sought response of the Union Government through Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as well as...

High Court Stays Delhi Government's SOP Allowing Tree Pruning Without Prior Permission

The Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) issued by the Delhi Government last year permitting “general tending and light pruning” of tree branches having girth less than 15.7 cm without prior permission from the Tree Officer. Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the SOP was contrary to an earlier binding judgment of the Court.The Court said that...

Delhi High Court Quashes Centre's Decision Refusing OCI Card To The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a communication of Central Government rejecting the request of The Wire's Founding Editor Siddharth Varadarajan for conversion of his PIO card to OCI card. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that the communication is unreasoned and cannot be sustained, while also restoring Varadarajan's application for OCI card. The Court directed the...

Taunting Wife Over 'Small Car', Insufficient Gold Prima Facie Amounts To Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that repeated taunts directed at a woman over allegedly bringing insufficient dowry, including remarks about a “small car” and lesser quantity of gold, prima facie amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while partly allowing revision petitions filed by the State and the father of a...

Delhi High Court Orders Restoration Of '4PM' YouTube Channel, Directs Temporary Blocking Of 'Objectionable' Videos

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered restoration of YouTube channel “4PM”, which was blocked pursuant to directions issued by the Centre citing concerns of national security, sovereignty and public order, subject to temporary suspension of 26 allegedly objectionable videos. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order while disposing of a plea filed by channel's editor,...