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Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Killing Live-In Partner, Cremating Body Without Informing Family

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of murdering his live-in partner and subsequently cremating her body without informing her parents or getting a medical examination or post-mortem conducted. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 826]Justice Madhu Jain observed that the material on record prima facie indicated that the accused had not only caused the death of the woman but had also...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging ICSIs Decision To Introduce Electronic Voting In 2026 Elections

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the decision of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) to conduct its 2026 Council elections through electronic voting.Justice Amit Bansal issued notice on the petition filed by one Subhash Bharti, seeking quashing of the decisions taken by the ICSI Council on May 22, 23 and June 10, approving electronic voting for...

Satya Niketan PG Collapse: Delhi High Court Refuses To Urgently List PIL Seeking Hostel Facilities In All Delhi University Colleges

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to urgently list a public interest litigation seeking hostel facilities in all the colleges being run by the Delhi University in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that such a direction cannot be issued in the interim, and said that the matter will be auto-listed. A lawyer mentioned...

NEET-UG Paper Leak: Delhi High Court Dismisses Accuseds Challenge To Arrest With ₹25K Costs

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande, an accused in relation to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) paper leak case, challenging his arrest. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 825]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja rejected the plea, observing that it was an abuse of process of law. Observing...

ANI Moves Delhi High Court Against Rejection Of Interim Relief In Copyright Infringement Suit Against ChatGPT

Asian News International (ANI) on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge's order rejecting its interim injunction application filed in its copyright infringement suit against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT.The matter was listed today before a division bench headed by Justice V Kameswar Rao which did not assemble today.For context, Justice Rao has been appointed as...

CBSE On-Screen Marking: Delhi High Court Says Students Must Approach Individually For Re-Evaluation Grievances, Rejects PIL

The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a PIL filed by National Students' Union of India (NSUI) alleging “large scale irregularities and deficiencies” under the newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 824]A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that prayer...

Satya Niketan PG Collapse: Delhi High Court Orders High Level MCD Enquiry, Directs Doubling Of Rescue Efforts

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the authorities to double their efforts to save the lives of students affected by the collapse of a five-storeyed PG or hostel building at city's Satya Niketan area yesterday. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 823]The collapse has reportedly resulted in multiple deaths and injuries to students.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...

Delhi High Court Rejects Swatantra Bhardwajs Plea Against Arrest In CJP Protester Assault Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday (September 7) rejected a habeas corpus plea filed by Swatantra Bhardwaj in relation to his arrest in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 822]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja passed the order. The Counsel...

Student Activist Sues Sudhir Chaudhary Over Allegedly Defamatory News Broadcast During CJP Protest

A defamation case has been filed by a 20 year old activist and UPSC aspirant before the Delhi High Court against journalist Sudhir Chaudhary over his broadcast published on July 27 on his daily prime time show “Decode” on DD News. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on the interim injunction plea filed by Vijay Sherawat and sought response of Chaudhary and the news channel....

UGC Equity Regulations: Delhi High Court Directs Police To Decide Fresh Plea For Sept 20 Jantar Mantar Protest

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi Police to decide a plea seeking permission to hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar on September 20 opposing the recently notified University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 821]Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed Dr. Raj Shekhawat, President of Kshatriya Karni...

Satya Niketan PG Collapse: PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Independent Probe, ₹1 Crore Compensation

A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking an independent investigation into the collapse of a five-storeyed PG or hostel building at Satya Niketan yesterday, which reportedly resulted in multiple deaths and injuries to students.The matter was mentioned today before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia. The petition, filed by law...