Private School Can't Be Treated As Closed Without Prior Approval Of DoE, Staff Entitled To Salary: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a recognised private school cannot be treated as “closed in law” merely because it stopped functioning without obtaining prior approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE), and that such unilateral cessation does not extinguish employees' salary and service rights.Justice Sanjeev Narula was dealing with a batch of pleas concerning a private...

X Asks Centre To Reconsider 'Disproportionate' Order To Block 12 User Accounts

X Corp has asked the Central Government to review the order directing to block 12 Twitter accounts, including parody account “Dr. Nimo Yadav”, calling the blocking order disproportionate. On March 19, X wrote an objection letter to the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, saying that the blocking order issued on March 18 fails to comply with Section 69A of...

Delhi High Court Orders ₹1 Crore Ex-Gratia To Kin Of School Vice Principal Who Died Of COVID-19 While Supervising Relief Work

The Delhi High Court has set aside the Delhi Government's decision denying ex-gratia compensation to the kin of a government school Vice Principal who succumbed to COVID-19 during the second wave. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav allowed the plea filed by the widow of late Dr. Raja Ram Singh and directed the authorities to release ₹Rs. 1 crore compensation under the Delhi Government's...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Shift Former PFI Chief E Abubacker From Jail To Private Hospital, Says No Deficiency In Medical Treatment

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an order shifting former Popular Front of India (PFI) Chief E Abubacker to a private multi specialty hospital of his choice for his medical treatment.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that there was nothing on record to show any deficiency or inadequacy in the medical treatment being provided to Abubacker, who is in custody in a UAPA case. However,...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 23 To March 29, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 292 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 322NOMINAL INDEXManish Yadav v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 292 SONAKSHI SINHA v. CHARACTER TECHNOLOGIES INC & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 293 PRESIDENT, INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION & ANR v. SKI AND SNOWBOARD INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 294 NADIA v. DR B R AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 295 JUDICIAL SERVICE...

Dr. Nimo Yadav's Account Blocked On MEITY Orders For Showing PM Modi In Bad Taste: X Tells Delhi High Court

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has informed the Delhi High Court that the parody account of Dr. Nimo Yadav has been blocked on the orders of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for controversial posts and defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an affidavit filed before the High Court, the blocking order says that the X account contains “defamatory posts”...

Delhi High Court Warns Against Misuse Of Perjury Pleas To 'Arm-Twist' Opponents, Dismisses S.340 CrPC Application

The Delhi High Court has cautioned against the growing misuse of perjury proceedings, observing that applications under Section 340 CrPC are increasingly being filed to “arm-twist” opponents and delay trials, rather than to address genuine instances of false evidence.Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation while dismissing an application seeking initiation of perjury...

Delhi High Court Acquits Life Convicts In Decade-Old Murder Case, Flags Unreliable Eyewitness

The Delhi High Court has set aside the conviction and life sentence of two men in a 2016 murder case, holding that the prosecution's case rested on an unreliable eyewitness whose testimony did not inspire confidence.A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain allowed the appeals filed by the accused, who had been convicted under Sections 302/34 IPC and sentenced to...

Guilt Can Be Established On Basis Of Preliminary Inquiry Statements Even If Key Witnesses Turn Hostile During Departmental Proceedings : Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that in departmental proceedings, the guilt of an employee can be established on the basis of circumstantial evidence and initial statements made during a preliminary inquiry, even if the key witnesses subsequently turn hostile during the departmental enquiry. Background Facts...

Earlier Buyer Can Seek Cancellation Of Later Sale; Subsequent Transactions Cannot Override Prior Rights: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a buyer under an earlier transaction is entitled to challenge and seek cancellation of a subsequent sale of the same property by the same seller, affirming that such later deals cannot override prior rights.Justice Mini Pushkarna in her 86-page judgment observed,“where two successive transfers of the same immovable property have been made, the one prior...

CPC | Amendment Can't Be Used To Retract Admissions Conferring Rights On Opposite Party: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an amendment of pleadings cannot be permitted to retract clear admissions that confer valuable rights on the opposite party, thereby setting aside an order which had allowed a defendant to substantially alter his written statement after more than four years.A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar observed,“While the power of...

"No Compensation Without Proof Of Bona Fide Travel": Delhi HC Dismisses Claim Despite Amputation Of Both Hands After Train Accident

The Delhi High Court has upheld the rejection of a railway accident compensation claim, holding that even the grievous injury of losing both hands cannot substitute proof of an “untoward incident” under the Railways Act, 1989.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the Railway Claims Tribunal, which had denied compensation to the claimant who...