S.175(3) BNSS | Can Plea Seeking FIR Be Sent To Magistrate When Special Judge Finds No Offence Under Special Statute? Delhi High Court To Decide

The Delhi High Court is set to decide a question as to whether a Special Court, after finding that no offence under any special statute is prima facie made out, should transmit an application seeking registration of an FIR under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to the concerned Magistrate.Justice Girish Kathpalia raised the question while hearing two pleas filed...

Advocate Can't Challenge BCI's Disciplinary Order In Criminal Proceedings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) ordering disciplinary action against a lawyer can be challenged only by way of an appeal before the Supreme Court of India under Section 38 of the Advocates Act.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that a litigant cannot indirectly assail disciplinary orders of the BCI by invoking criminal proceedings...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges, Additional Judges At Four High Courts

The Central Government on Saturday (September 19) notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges for High Courts at Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following Judicial Officers as Judges/Additional Judges in the...

Delhi High Court Directs Govt To Clear Pending Bills Of Lawyers, Fix Problems On Online Portal

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps for expeditious clearance of bills submitted by lawyers appearing on behalf of the Government, after counsel complained of repeated queries, non-issuance of Brief Transmission Forms (BTFs) and lack of clarity over the status of their bills.Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Delhi Government upload the status of pending bills on its Online Single Window System (OSWS) portal and ensure issuance of BTFs in cases where the order...

Being Foreign National, Flight Risk Not Enough To Deny Bail Under UAPA After Long Incarceration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere fact that an accused is a foreign national or may pose a flight risk cannot, by itself, justify denying him bail under UAPA, particularly where the individual has undergone prolonged incarceration. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 864]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja made the observation while granting bail to...

Lawyer's Office Can Be Searched If His Own Prima Facie Involvement Shown, Advocate-Client Privilege No Bar: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that advocate-client privilege cannot operate as an absolute bar against an investigation into the conduct of the lawyer where the investigating authorities place prima facie material indicating that such an individual may have acted beyond the role of a legal adviser and may have been involved in the affairs under investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 869]“There...

Delhi High Court Grants 30-Day Custody Bail To Alleged ISIS Operative For Surgery At Private Hospital Of Choice

The Delhi High Court has granted custody bail for 30 days to an alleged ISIS operative to undergo surgery for an umbilical hernia at a private hospital of his choice in Delhi-NCR. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 868]A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan, however, declined Farhan Ansar Suse's request to travel to Bombay for treatment, citing the alleged network he...

DUSU Polls: Delhi High Court Bars Victory Processions, Summons Student Bodies Asking Why Exemplary Damages Should Not Be Imposed

The Delhi High Court on Friday barred any kind of victory processions by the students organizations, candidates or anyone else in the ongoing Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 867]A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notices to all student organizations and their candidates asking them to show...

Order Confirming Attachment Of Property Under UAPA Appealable Under NIA Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an order passed under Section 25(6) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), confirming seizure or attachment of property as “proceeds of terrorism”, can be challenged before the High Court under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 866]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla...

No Blanket Injunction In Personality Rights Suits: Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Obscene Content Against Actress Meenakshi Chaudhary

The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an ex parte ad interim injunction directing takedown of obscene and sexually explicit content posted against actress Meenakshi Chaudhary. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 865]Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani however clarified that it cannot pass any blanket injunction order in the actress' suit seeking protection of her personality rights qua other reliefs, at the ex...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To British National Jagtar Singh Johal In Murder, UAPA Cases

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to British national Jagtar Singh Johal in seven murder and UAPA cases being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 864]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja allowed the bail appeals filed by Johal in the UAPA cases alleging series of targeted killings during 2016-2017 in Ludhiana...

Kanjhawala Hit-And-Run Case: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Amit Khanna, Cites Gravity Of Alleged Murder

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to Amit Khanna, an accused in the Kanjhawala hit-and-run case in which a 20-year old girl was killed after she was dragged under a car for around 13 km. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 863]Justice Girish Kathpalia said that the gravity and manner in which the alleged murder was committed dissuaded the Court from granting bail to Khanna. The Court dismissed the...