Delhi High Court

Stray Dogs Issue: Delhi High Court Directs Launch Of Pilot Sterilisation Camp, Says Dogs Won't Be Sent To Dog Pounds Or Killed
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to identity one ward each in their area and organize a camp for sterlization and vaccination of stray dogs there, as a pilot project. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717]A division bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajnish Kumar Gupta ordered that the initiative...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 27 To August 02, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 695 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 715NOMINAL INDEXSalman Khan v/s John Doe & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 695SFLC.in (SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER, INDIA) v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 696ZARNIGAR FATIMA V/s THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, DELHI & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 697Mohd. Arfin & Anr. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi 2026...

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA's Response On Appeals Filed By Kashmiri Separatist Asiya Andrabi, Others Against UAPA Conviction
Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) Chief Asiya Andrabi and two other women associates have moved the Delhi High Court against their conviction in a UAPA case. The trial court had convicted them for their involvement in a terror conspiracy and seditious activities aimed at waging war against the Government of India and promoting secession of Jammu & Kashmir.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan In MCOCA Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in a case registered against him under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, related to an alleged organised crime. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716]Justice Manoj Jain said that there was discernible nexus between Balyan and other members of syndicate as well as head of the...

Central Secretariat Club Moves Delhi High Court Against Centre's Derecognition, Eviction Orders
The Central Secretariat Club has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Union Government's decision to withdraw its recognition and evict it from its premises.Filed through Advocate Nakul Gandhi, the plea seeks quashing of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) derecognition order passed on July 14 and the Estate Officer's eviction order dated July 17. According to the Club, the...

Delhi High Court Protects Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's Personality Rights Against AI Misuse, Orders Take Down Of Deepfakes
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 715]Justice Jyoti Singh observed that Yuvraj Singh had made out a prima facie case for grant of an ex parte ad interim injunction, holding that the balance of convenience was in his favour and that he would suffer irreparable harm if protection...

Employee's Compensation Act | Accident During Lunch Break At Worksite Arises Out Of Employment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an accident suffered by a worker during a lunch break at the worksite would still be treated as one arising out of and in the course of employment under the Employee's Compensation Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 714]Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri observed that a temporary break for meals does not sever the nexus between employment and the accident.The Court made...

Delhi High Court Grants 30 Days Interim Bail To Life Convict After Medical Report Confirms Fracture In Alleged Tihar Jail Assault
The Delhi High Court has granted 30 days interim bail to a life convict, after his medical report revealed that he had suffered a fracture in his forearm, lending prima facie corroboration to his allegations that he was assaulted inside Tihar Jail by the Head Warden. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 713]The division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan passed the direction while hearing...

Times Now Navbharat Moves Delhi High Court Against Network 18, Journalist Sushant Sinha Over 'Pathshala' Show
Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, which owns Times Now Navbharat, has filed a copyright infringement suit before the Delhi High Court against Network18 and journalist Sushant Sinha, alleging that Sinha's new show, "Desh Ki Pathshala", copies the format of its programme "News Ki Pathshala."For context, Sinha hosted "News Ki Pathshala" on Times Now Navbharat before leaving the channel....

Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Delhi High Court Refuses To Fix Timeline For Trial, Notes Case Being Heard On Daily Basis
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass urgent directions in a plea seeking time-bound conclusion of the trial in the Shraddha Walkar murder case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 712]Aaftab Poonawalla allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in 2022. It has been alleged that he chopped her body into 35 pieces and disposed the pieces in batches in forests of the national capital.Filed...

High Court Seeks Delhi Police Response On Umar Khalid's Third Bail Plea In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by former JNU scholar Umar Khalid challenging the rejection of his third bail application in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan directed...

Delhi High Court Orders Tamil Weekly To Takedown 44 More 'Defamatory' Videos On Sadhguru's Isha Foundation
The Delhi High Court recently ordered takedown of additional 39 short videos and five English-language videos on Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, in its defamation suit filed against Tamil media outlet Nakkheeran Publications. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 711]Justice Subramonium Prasad clarified and modified its interim injunction order passed on March 19 in favour of Isha Foundation in the defamation...
