Arvind Kejriwal Files Application In Delhi High Court Seeking Recusal Of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma From Liquor Policy Case

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has filed a fresh application before the Delhi High Court seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing the petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation's petition (CBI) challenging his discharge in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. The application is likely to be heard tomorrow by Justice Sharma. The...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 30 To April 05, 2026

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CPF Option Exercised Can't Be Reversed To Claim Pension Under CCS Rules: Delhi HC

A Delhi High Court bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Narula held that an employee who has exercised an option to remain under the CPF scheme cannot later claim pension benefits under the CCS Pension Rules, as deemed conversion applies only where no option was exercised. Background Facts The petitioners are a group of former employees of the Export Inspection Council (EIC) and...

Combatised BSF Person Retire At 57, Can't Claim Civilian Retirement Age Of 60 - Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that a re-employed ex-serviceman appointed to a combatised post in the Border Security Force, who enjoys the benefits of that combatised cadre, is governed by the BSF's statutory superannuation age of 57 years and not by the 60-year retirement age applicable to...

'Gag Order': Activist Moves Delhi High Court Against Injunction In Hardeep Puri's Daughter's Defamation Suit Over Epstein Files Link Claims

Kunal Shukla, a Raipur based social activist, had moved the Delhi High Court challenging an injunction order directing him, as well as various others, to take down posts linking Himayani Puri, Union Minister Hardeep Puri's daughter, to American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The matter is slated to be heard on Monday by a division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary...

Legal Research, Understanding Impugned Order No Ground To Condone Delay: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that conducting legal research or understanding the impugned order cannot be a ground for condoning the delay. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that if such a ground were to be accepted as a sufficient explanation, it would render the law of limitation and the principles of delay and laches largely otiose. The Court dismissed an application seeking condonation...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actor Mohanlal Against AI-Generated Content, Unauthorized Merchandise

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal. Justice Jyoti Singh restrained multiple entities, including unknown entities, from unauthorized commercial exploitation of his personality attributes, including through AI-generated content.The Court held that the actor had made out a prima facie case for protection of...

Unidentified Minors No Ground To Drop POCSO Charges In Cases Involving Child Sexual Exploitation Material: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the absence of identifiable child victims or conclusive proof of their age cannot be a ground to discharge accused persons under POCSO Act in cases involving child sexual abuse material (CSEM).Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed noted that in majority of CSEM cases, children remain unidentified and untraceable, and cannot be produced before the Court,...

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Lawyer, Cop For Falsely Implicating Man In Gang Rape Case And Tortured In Police Custody

The Delhi High Court has upheld conviction of a lawyer and a cop for extortion and falsely implicating a man, now deceased, in a false gang rape case who was later on beaten up and tortured in police custody. Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha said that a strong message must be sent to the people occupying positions like a lawyer or a police officer that Courts would not treat such crimes lightly...

Pay Parity Can't Be Claimed On Common Recruitment When Pay Commission Maintains Cadre Distinction: Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that pay parity cannot be claimed solely on basis of historical parity, common recruitment, or similar designation and overlap in functional duties, when the Pay Commission has maintained a distinction between different service cadres i.e. Secretariat and...

June 30 Retirement No Bar To July 1 Annual Increment- Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that a government employee retiring on 30 June is entitled to increment due on 1 July, as the increment is earned for the completed year of service preceding retirement and cannot be denied merely because it becomes payable after retirement. Background Facts The...

“Bail Conditions Can't Invade Privacy Of Accused's Family”: Delhi High Court Sets Aside 'Surveillance' Directions On Wife

The Delhi High Court has observed that bail conditions cannot extend to invasion of privacy of the family members of an accused or a convict. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani set aside conditions that required police to monitor and collect personal data of wife of an accused during his interim bail.The Court modified the conditions imposed by a trial court in a case where interim bail had...