UAPA | High Court Grants Bail To Accused Salim Malik In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to Salim Malik, accused in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after hearing Malik's counsel as well as the prosecutor appearing for the Delhi Police. The Bench also listed co-accused Athar Khan's bail plea for hearing...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 11 To May 17, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 497NOMINAL INDEXJ & Anr. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475 Mrs. Khushnuma Khan And Others v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 476 SANJAY SHARMA AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 477 State v. MK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 478 BHAVREEN KANDHARI v. VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 479 Kamlesh Mehta v. TTFI 2026...

'Criticism Of Political Decision Not Violation Of Personality Rights': Delhi High Court Tells BJP MP Raghav Chadha

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved order on a plea moved by BJP MP Raghav Chadha seeking take down of “defamatory” content allegedly showing that he “sold himself for money.”Justice Subramonium Prasad said that prima facie, the impugned posts were criticism of Chadha's political decision to shift to BJP and that the line between defamation and criticism is quite thin.At the...

No Right To Permanent Alternate Accommodation For Daughter-In-Law Under DV Act Or Senior Citizens Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that neither the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, nor the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, contemplates grant of “permanent accommodation” to a daughter-in-law, but onlyrecognizes right of shared-household.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a plea filed by elderly parents challenging an appellate authority's...

Social Resistance To Consensual Inter-Faith Relationship Made Prosecutrix Shift Blame On Accused: Delhi High Court Acquits Man In Rape Case

The Delhi High Court recently acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and rape in a 2004 case, observing that the prosecutrix had voluntarily accompanied him, married him under the Special Marriage Act and later appeared to have changed her stand due to “social and family pressure”.Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav said that fragmented, stratified and deeply divided Indian society across all...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Meta, Others In Satirist Sanjay Rajoura's Defamation Suit Over 'Malicious' Posts

The Delhi High Court last week issued summons in a defamation suit filed by satirist Sanjay Rajoura over an alleged 'defamatory campaign' and a series of 'malicious' and 'false' social media posts targeting him. A bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan, however, did not grant any interim relief in the matter and only issued notice on the temporary injunction plea. The matter has been listed...

Husband Can't Avoid Paying Maintenance To Wife, Children By Claiming Lack Of Regular Income: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot evade his obligation to maintain his wife and children merely by claiming that he does not have a regular source of income.Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the observation while dismissing a revision petition filed by a husband challenging a Family Court order directing him to pay maintenance of Rs.11,000 per month each to his wife and...

Delhi High Court To Hear BJP MP Raghav Chadha's Suit For Protection Of Personality Rights Tomorrow

BJP MP Raghav Chadha has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Subramonium Prasad. Chadha has sought a john doe relief against unknown entities, as well as various other known defendants, to restrain them from exploiting his personal traits, including his photos, without his consent. Chadha is...

'De Facto Approval' For Sexual Relationship In Young Adults Can't Be Ignored Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that though consent is legally irrelevant under the POCSO Act, relationships among young adults involving “de facto approval” for a sexual relationship must be viewed differently while considering bail pleas.Justice Prateek Jalan made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to a 19-year-old student accused in connection with a case concerning...

Delhi High Court Seeks Crackdown On Fake Universities; ASG Warns Of Emerging Threat From 'AI Institutes'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities, including the Central Government, University Grants Commission (UGC) and Delhi Government to indicate the steps taken by them against mushrooming of fake higher educational institutions. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notice on a PIL against proliferation of “fake...

Interim Protection Against Blacklisting Does Not Dispense With Bidder's Obligation Of Disclosure In Tender: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that interim protection granted against a blacklisting order does not dispense with a bidder's obligation to make complete and candid disclosure about pending action in a tender process.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan observed,“The tendering authority, being the author of the RFE, is entitled to insist upon complete disclosure of...

'Highly Misconceived': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL To De-Register AAP, Disqualify Arvind Kejriwal From Contesting Polls

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking disqualification of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting any elections in view of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma's order initiating criminal contempt against them.Calling the petition 'highly misconceived', a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...