ART Act Is Regulatory, Not Meant To Create Insurmountable Barriers To Parenthood: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, is fundamentally regulatory in character and is not meant to create insurmountable barriers defeating legitimate continuation of treatment processes already lawfully undertaken.“This Court is also conscious of the fact that reproductive rights and access to parenthood in the...

Delhi High Court Urges Courts To Fast-Track FIR Registration Pleas In Cases Concerning 'Unnatural Death' Of Young Bride

The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over delays in registration of FIRs in cases involving the unnatural death of young married women.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma urged the courts to give greater urgency to pleas seeking registration of FIRs where allegations of dowry-related harassment are raised and the police fail to act within time. “This Court hopes that, in future,...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Naga Chaitanya's Personality Rights Against Pornographic Content, Unauthorised Merchandise

The Delhi High Court recently passed an ex parte ad interim order protecting the personality rights of Telugu actor Akkineni Naga Chaitanya.Justice Jyoti Singh restrained several websites, online sellers and unidentified persons from exploiting the actor's name, image, voice, likeness and other personality attributes through pornographic content, AI-generated deepfakes and...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 To May 31, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551NOMINAL INDEXNeerja v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531 Mr. C. Asok Kumar v. Bar Council Of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 532 DPS Vasant Kunj & Ors. v. GNCTD (and batch) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 533 Prithipal Singh v. Government Of Nct Of Delhi Through Its Secretary And Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 534 UNION OF INDIA & ANR v/s DELHI RACE CLUB...

Special Marriage Act | 1-Year Waiting Period For Filing Divorce Plea Can Be Waived In Cases Of 'Exceptional Hardship': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the statutory one-year waiting period for filing a divorce petition under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, can be waived in exceptional circumstances where continuation of the marriage would only prolong the parties' hardship.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar allowed an appeal filed by a husband challenging a...

CBSE OSM Row : NSUI Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Independent Inquiry

National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has filed a plea before the Delhi High Court alleging “large scale irregularities and deficiencies” under the newly introduced On- Screen Marking (OSM) system by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The public interest litigation, filed through NSUI's President Vinod Jhakhar, seeks an independent inquiry, citing technical issues...

Acquittal In Sexual Offence Cases Warrants De-Indexing Of Name-Based Search Results To Protect Reputation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that acquittal in sexual offence cases warrants de-indexing of such accused from name based search results to protect reputation. “This Court is of the view that in cases of acquittal from charges of sexual offences, where the petitioner is a private individual and no specific articulable continuing public interest in their identification can be established,...

Delhi High Court Recognises Right To Be Forgotten, Lays Down Framework For De-Indexing Judicial Records

The Delhi High Court has held that the right to be forgotten is a constitutionally protected facet of informational privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.Justice Sachin Datta laid down the framework governing de-indexing and masking of personal information from judicial records available online.In a 144-page judgment delivered on May 29, Justice Datta decided a batch of...

Participation In Protest No Ground To Deny Bail In PMLA Case: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that participation on protests is no ground to deny bail to an accused in a money laundering case under PMLA. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observation while granting bail to an accused in a PMLA case linked to the alleged activities of the banned outfit Popular Front of India and its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of...

Delhi High Court Directs X User To Take Down Tweet Against Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia Over His TV Appearance

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed an X user to delete or takedown a tweet posted by her against Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia over his appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the user “Ranting Gola” to takedown the tweet forthwith, observing that prejudice shall be caused to Bhatia if the tweet is allowed to continue...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Pernod Ricard's Plea Against Rejection Of Liquor License Applications

The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 29) dismissed a plea filed by multinational company Pernod Ricard against rejection of its L-1 liquor license applications solely on account of pending criminal prosecution by Directorate of Enforcement (ED).Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav rejected the plea, observing that pendency of the investigation gives Pernod Ricard a “criminal background”...

Delhi High Court Passes Interim Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Actor Varun Dhawan

The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan.Justice Jyoti Singh said that the infringing links of defendants relating to unauthorized sale of merchandise, pornographic content and material using likeness of the actor will be ordered to be taken down.Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi appeared for Dhawan and took the...