Liquor Policy Case: After Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Boycotts Hearing Before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

After Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia has also written to Delhi High Court judge, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, stating that he will not participate in further proceedings in the CBI liquor policy case pending before her. In his letter, Sisodia has said that like Kejriwal, he too accepts Gandhiji's principle of Satyagraha and that his conscience has left him with no...

Delhi High Court Allows AITA Election Results To Be Declared For Interim Management, Orders Fresh Polls Under New Sports Law

The Delhi High Court has allowed the declaration of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) election results held in September 2024, permitting the newly elected body to function as an interim arrangement to manage the day-to-day affairs of the federation, while directing that fresh elections be conducted in accordance with the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 and the Sports Governance...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 20 To April 26, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 396 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 424NOMINAL INDEXShri Mohkam Singh v. Delhi Jal Board 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 396 CBI v. Kuldeep Singh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 397 Rajkiran Yadav v. State Bank Of India Through Its Chief General Manager And Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 398 Gur Kaur Minor & Ors. v. Union Of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 399 ALLU ARJUN v. FRANKLY...

Delhi High Court Closes Lawrence Bishnoi's Plea Against Web Series; Allows Him To Intervene In Zee5's Challenge To Centre's Advisories

The Delhi High Court on Monday closed a petition filed against the release of upcoming web series “Lawrence of Punjab” on OTT platform ZEE5, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. The web series was scheduled for release on April 27.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav disposed of the plea filed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi opposing the release, after Zee5 said that it is in the...

Delhi High Court Quashes Case Against Bina Modi Over Alleged Assault On Samir Modi Following Settlement

The Delhi High Court on Monday quashed a case registered against industrialist Bina Modi and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with an alleged assault of former Godfrey Philips India (GPI) executive director Samir Modi during a board meeting in 2024.Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the order after being informed that the matter has been settled between the parties. Samir Modi, appearing...

Arvind Kejriwal Boycotts Hearing In Liquor Policy Case Before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, Invokes 'Gandhian Satyagraha'

Kejriwal stated that his decision was inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on satyagraha

Employer Can't Set Up Ad Hoc Fact-Finding Committee Before ICC Inquiry; Violates PoSH Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an employer cannot constitute an ad hoc fact-finding committee to examine allegations of sexual harassment prior to referring the complaint to the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), observing that such a course is dehors the statutory scheme of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Advocate In Cheating Case To Arrange Funds For Children's School Admission

The Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to an advocate who is in judicial custody in a cheating case investigated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police, to enable him to arrange funds for the school admission of his children.Justice Manoj Jain allowed the plea seeking temporary release in connection with a FIR registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,...

False Declaration Of Own Educational Qualification Not 'Corrupt Practice' U/S 123(4) RP Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a false declaration regarding one's own educational qualification in the nomination affidavit does not amount to a “corrupt practice” under Section 123(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.A division bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vinod Kumar made the observation while answering a reference arising from an election petition challenging...

Absence Of Suspension Provision In PoSH Act Doesn't Bar Employer From Suspending Employee Facing Inquiry: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that even though the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) does not expressly provide for suspension, an employer retains the inherent power to suspend an employee facing inquiry under the Act.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed,“Despite the PoSH Act, not providing for the interim measure...

Delhi High Court Upholds Man's 15-Year Sentence For Rape Of Stepdaughters; Notes Mother Was 'Torn Between Devil And Deep Sea'

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and 15-years rigorous sentence of a man for raping his minor stepdaughters, noting that minor contradictions in prosecutirx testimony do not affect the prosecution case.Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav also noted that the victims' biological mother seemingly acquiesced to the trauma undergone by the girls as she kept quiet and did not take the...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2026 [Citations 01 - 324]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 324NOMINAL INDEXSandeepa Virk v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1Nippon Steel Corporation v. The Controller Of Patents 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 2Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax -7, Delhi M/S TCK Advisers Pvt. Ltd. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 3U.S. Green Building Council v. Deming Certification Services Pvt Ltd 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 4TENZIN YOUTEN & ANR v. THE STATE...