Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Consider Plea On Alleged Gaps In Firecracker Safety Guidelines

The Delhi High Court on Friday disposed of a public interest litigation seeking a comprehensive regulatory framework for the safe use of firecrackers. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 690]A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the Union Government has recently issued guidelines on the subject and should first be given an opportunity to consider...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Criminal Action Against Protestors Who 'Assaulted' Police

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking criminal action against those allegedly involved in violence, assault on police personnel and damage to public property during the July 20 student protest at Jantar Mantar. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 689]A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked NGO Save India Foundation to approach...

PIL In Delhi High Court Challenges Internet Shutdown Around Jantar Mantar, Seeks Publication Of Suspension Orders

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging the suspension of mobile internet services in parts of Central Delhi during student protest over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET examination.The matter was mentioned for an urgent hearing today morning before a division bench headed by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya. Even though the...

'OpenAI's Act Of Storing ANI's Works Does Not Amount To Copyright Infringement': Delhi High Court While Refusing Interim Injunction

The Delhi High Court on Friday (July 24) observed that Artificial Intelligence company OpenAI's act of storing media platform Asian News International's original works does not amount to copyright infringement under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957. The court said so while dismissing the interim injunction application filed by ANI in its copyright infringement suit against OpenAI...

Centre Defends Before Delhi High Court Police Surveillance Of Jantar Mantar Protests, Calls Claim Of Privacy In Public Space 'Ironical'

The Central Government on Tuesday defended the videography of protesters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar before the Delhi High Court, contending that "every protest is videographed" as a routine law-and-order measure and that a "claim of privacy in a public place is ironical." The submission was made before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia in response to...

Jantar Mantar Student Protests | Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking NIA Probe, Says ''It's For Centre To Decide'

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” protest over the NEET paper leak. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 688]A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that in terms of Section 6 of the...

Delhi High Court Rejects ANI's Interim Plea Against ChatGPT, Says It Would Harm Public Interest

The Delhi High Court on Friday (July 24) dismissed the interim injunction application filed by Asian News International (ANI) in its copyright infringement suit against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 687]Justice Amit Bansal while pronouncing the judgment said that he had ruled in favour of ANI on the issue of territorial jurisdiction. The court further said:"I am of...

Can Election Commission Do Whatever It Likes? Delhi High Court Seeks Stand On PIL Against Mass Deployment Of Govt Teachers For SIR Duty

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought stand of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation challenging the large-scale deployment of government school teachers as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and enumeration staff for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice...

Delhi High Court Hearing PIL Alleging Foreign Funding Behind NEET Exam Leak Protest [Live Updates]

Delhi High Court to hear today PIL seeking NIA probe into the students protest over NEET exam leak issue. Plea alleges there is foreign funding behind the agitation. Matter to be heard by CJ...

Delhi High Court Designates Special Judge To Fast Track Paper Leak Cases

The Delhi High Court has designated Judge Anu Grover Baliga as the Special Judge at Rouse Avenue Courts as a fast-track court to exclusively deal with criminal cases arising out of paper leaks and the use of unfair means in public examinations.The designation has been made in furtherance of efforts to ensure the expeditious trial of offences relating to examination malpractices,...

Delhi High Court Acquits Man In 2006 Rape Case; Says Godly Name Like 'Ram' Or 'Mohammad' Doesn't Make One Virtuous

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and raping a young girl aged 13 years in 2006, holding that the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and that material inconsistencies in the evidence, coupled with inconclusive forensic proof, entitled the him to benefit of doubt. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686]Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed the appeal...

'Delhi In Dire Need Of Clean Air': High Court Declines Contempt Action Against MCD For Locking Park, Notes Residents 'Uprooted Plantations'

The Delhi High Court has refused to initiate contempt proceedings against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the police over allegations that public access to a park in city's Janakpuri area was being restricted. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 685]Observing that the city is in “dire need of increased green cover and cleaner air”, Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed a contempt petition filed...