Delhi High Court Rejects ANI's Interim Plea Against ChatGPT, Says It Would Harm Public Interest

The Delhi High Court on Friday (July 24) dismissed the interim injunction application filed by Asian News International (ANI) in its copyright infringement suit against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 687]Justice Amit Bansal while pronouncing the judgment said that he had ruled in favour of ANI on the issue of territorial jurisdiction. The court further said:"I am of...

Can Election Commission Do Whatever It Likes? Delhi High Court Seeks Stand On PIL Against Mass Deployment Of Govt Teachers For SIR Duty

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought stand of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation challenging the large-scale deployment of government school teachers as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and enumeration staff for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice...

Delhi High Court Hearing PIL Alleging Foreign Funding Behind NEET Exam Leak Protest [Live Updates]

Delhi High Court to hear today PIL seeking NIA probe into the students protest over NEET exam leak issue. Plea alleges there is foreign funding behind the agitation. Matter to be heard by CJ...

Delhi High Court Designates Special Judge To Fast Track Paper Leak Cases

The Delhi High Court has designated Judge Anu Grover Baliga as the Special Judge at Rouse Avenue Courts as a fast-track court to exclusively deal with criminal cases arising out of paper leaks and the use of unfair means in public examinations.The designation has been made in furtherance of efforts to ensure the expeditious trial of offences relating to examination malpractices,...

Delhi High Court Acquits Man In 2006 Rape Case; Says Godly Name Like 'Ram' Or 'Mohammad' Doesn't Make One Virtuous

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and raping a young girl aged 13 years in 2006, holding that the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and that material inconsistencies in the evidence, coupled with inconclusive forensic proof, entitled the him to benefit of doubt. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686]Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed the appeal...

'Delhi In Dire Need Of Clean Air': High Court Declines Contempt Action Against MCD For Locking Park, Notes Residents 'Uprooted Plantations'

The Delhi High Court has refused to initiate contempt proceedings against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the police over allegations that public access to a park in city's Janakpuri area was being restricted. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 685]Observing that the city is in “dire need of increased green cover and cleaner air”, Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed a contempt petition filed...

'General Allegations': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Removal Of All Illegal Religious Structures From Public Land

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a public interest petition seeking directions for removal of all unauthorized religious structures and other encroachments from public land across the national capital. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 684]A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that the prayers were “general and omnibus” and lacked...

Investors Have Right To Know Antecedents Of Real Estate Developers: Delhi High Court Rejects Masking Plea After FIR Quashed

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct masking and anonymisation of the names of a real estate firm and its promoters from judicial records pertaining to a criminal case that was quashed on the basis of a settlement, observing that prospective investors and stakeholders have a right to know the antecedents of the persons with whom they propose to engage in business. [2026 LiveLaw...

Foreign Convict Not Entitled To Parole Merely Due To Long Incarceration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that long incarceration alone cannot justify release of a foreign convict on parole, in light of the restrictions imposed under the Delhi Prison Rules. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 682]Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav refused to grant parole to a Bangladeshi national convicted of murder in connection with an FIR registered at Seemapuri Police Station. The Court...

Children Study For Hours And Months, Can't Lose Admissions Because CBSE & IIT/SPA Timelines Are Not In Sync: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that students who spend “hours and months” preparing for admission to premier institutions cannot be made to suffer merely because the timelines of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) are not aligned. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 681]Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while hearing petitions filed...

Caste Abuse Inside Private Office Without 'Public View' Not Offence Under SC/ST Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that casteist remarks allegedly made inside the office chambers, in the absence of any member of the public or an independent witness, would not attract the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 680]Justice Madhu Jain observed that the requirement that the...

'Common Man Is Really Troubled': Delhi High Court Initiates Suo Motu PIL On Stray Dogs Management

The Delhi High Court on Thursday registered a suo motu PIL to monitor compliance with Supreme Court directions to remove dogs from the premises of educational institutions, hospitals, bus stands, railway stations, etc.The Apex Court had warned that continued non-compliance by officials may invite contempt proceedings.A division bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajneesh...