Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere In BCD Election Process, Says Result Shall Be Declared Only After Reconciliation Of Votes

The Delhi High Court on Thursday clarified that the results of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections 2026, shall be declared only after the reconciliation of votes and ballots is concluded. Justice Amit Bansal said so while dealing with the petition filed by 9 candidates alleging discrepancy in the votes polled and officially counted during the elections. The BCD polls were conducted from...

Delhi High Court Bar Association To Abstain From Work On Working Saturdays, Urges Reconsideration Of Mandate

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has unanimously resolved to abstain from work on the first and third Saturdays which have been announced as court sitting days, commencing this week. In a resolution passed today, the lawyers' body has said that its Executive Committee has unanimously taken the decision after duly noting that though multiple representations were made to the High...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Preacher Aniruddhacharya Against AI Deepfakes, Meme Content

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of spiritual preacher Aniruddhacharya, restraining unauthorised use of his persona through AI-generated content, deepfakes and meme-based material across digital platforms.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the john doe order while hearing a suit filed by the preacher, who alleged large-scale misuse of his identity,...

Delhi High Court Frames Criminal Contempt Charges Against Lawyer Over 'Scandalous' Remarks, LinkedIn Post Against Judge

The Delhi High Court recently framed charges of criminal contempt against a woman advocate for allegedly making scandalous allegations against a judicial officer, both in court and through a social media post on LinkedIn. A division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja passed the order in a suo motu contempt case initiated on a reference from the trial court. The...

'Delhi Has Become Mandi For Child Trafficking': High Court Seeks Response On PIL Over Surge In Incidents On Railway Stations

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation over surge in the incidents of child trafficking from railway stations and trains. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of the Delhi Government Delhi Police and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The plea has been filed by Just...

No Judge-Specific Information Maintained On Corruption Complaints Against Judges : Supreme Court Tells Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that no judge-specific information is maintained regarding complaints of corruption or misconduct.The Court was hearing a petition filed by journalist and RTI activist Saurav Das seeking information under the Right to Information Act on whether any complaints of corruption or improper conduct have been received by Supreme Court...

Ministry Of Home Affairs Competent To Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings Against AGMUT IAS Officers: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), acting as a delegatee of the Joint Cadre Authority (JCA), is legally competent to initiate disciplinary proceedings and impose penalty upon IAS officers borne on the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) cadre. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit...

Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On ED's Plea Against Arvind Kejriwal's Acquittal In Cases Over Skipping Summons

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against the acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in cases concerning non compliance of its summons in relation to the alleged liquor policy scam.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of Kejriwal and listed the matter for hearing on April...

'Digital Vigilantism': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Media, Actress Richa Chadha For Defamatory Posts Against Man Over Indigo Flight Incident

The Delhi High Court recently pulled up various media platforms including a journalist and actress Richa Chadha for their social media posts labelling a man a “molester” over allegations of sexual harassment arising out of an in-flight incident.Justice Vikas Mahajan said that the narratives set by the media houses and digital platforms clearly breached the contours of the FIR, and that...

Writ Petition Not Maintainable Before Final Order In Court Martial Process: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a writ petition challenging disciplinary and court martial proceedings is not maintainable before the passing of a final order.A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed,“...it is a settled position of law that till such time a final order is passed in the proceedings of this nature, any interference without...

Delhi High Court Upholds Bidder's Disqualification From Sri Lanka Consular Services Tender, Cites Lack Of Independent Experience

The Delhi High Court has upheld the disqualification of a bidder from a tender process for outsourcing consular, passport and visa (CPV) services in Sri Lanka, holding that the bidder failed to demonstrate the requisite independent contractual experience as mandated under the tender conditions.A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora dismissed a writ...

Driving Licence Not Fake Merely Because It Was Not Converted To Smart Card: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a driving licence cannot be treated as fake merely because it was in a booklet form and had not been converted into a smart card.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna thus dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company against a decree in favour of the insured.The bench upheld the trial court's decision directing The New India Assurance Company Ltd. to...