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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Regularize Contractual Sewer Workers, ₹1 Crore Compensation For Each Death

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL seeking regularisation of around 2,000 contractual sewer workers engaged by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), along with retrospective payment of wages and statutory benefits.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of the Delhi Government and Delhi Jal Board and listed the matter for...

Delhi Lakshmi Yojana: PIL Challenges Mandatory MP/MLA Recommendation For ₹2,500 Monthly Aid To Eligible Women

A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the mandatory requirement of obtaining an MP/MLA Endorsement or Recommendation Letter as a pre-condition for registration and availing benefits under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana.The scheme provides financial assistance of Rs. 2,500 per month to eligible women belonging to economically weaker sections.A division bench comprising Chief...

Is This Some Commercial Activity?: Delhi High Court Questions DDA Stand On E-Auction Of Land For Christian Burial Grounds

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL seeking earmarked suitable land for establishment of cemeteries or burial grounds for Christians in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of Delhi Government, Delhi Development Authority and Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The Court directed the MCD to file...

University Can Stall Appointments Pending Enquiry Into Unfair Means In NTA Recruitment Exam: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a University can keep appointments in abeyance pending an enquiry into suspected use of unfair means in a public recruitment examination, particularly where the material discloses serious doubts as to whether the declared merit list reflects genuine merit. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 804]A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and...

Persons Facing LOC Must First Approach Trial Court For Temporary Suspension To Travel Abroad: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that applications seeking temporary suspension of Look out Circular (LOC) for foreign travel should, in the first instance, be moved before the competent Special Court seized of the prosecution complaint. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 803]Justice Madhu Jain however clarified that the same shall have no bearing on the merits of the challenge to the LOCs raised in the...

S.413 BNSS| Victim Need Not Seek Leave To Appeal Against Acquittal Or Conviction For Lesser Offence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a victim of an offence can prefer an appeal against an order of acquittal or conviction for a lesser offence under the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), without being required to seek leave to appeal, unlike the State or a complainant challenging an order of acquittal. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 802]A Division Bench comprising...

Delhi Riots: High Court Seeks Police Response On Tahir Hussains Plea Against Conviction In Ankit Sharma Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on an appeal preferred by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain challenging his conviction for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan called for the nominal roll and sought response of the...

Delhi High Court Upholds Sole Agency For Nationwide Emergency Alert System, Says Govt Can Depart From Open Tender In Public Interest

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Centre's decision to appoint the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) as the sole agency for implementing a nationwide Cell Broadcasting system, which is designed to send emergency alerts directly to people's mobile phones during disasters and other public emergencies. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 801]Justice Sachin Datta dismissed a petition filed by...

Maternity Leave Cant Cost Women Their Jobs Or Promotions: Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Frame Safeguards

The Delhi High Court has held that the statutory protection available to women during maternity leave is not confined to continuity of employment or wages, but extends to their professional status, responsibilities, managerial authority and prospects of career advancement. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 800]Justice Sachin Datta made the observations while disposing of a writ petition concerning a...

Delhi High Court Directs MP Govt To Pay Over ₹78 Lakhs Fee To Senior Advocate, Says State Cant Deny Payment After Taking Legal Services

The Delhi High Court has directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to pay Rs. 78,65,000 along with interest of 9% per annum to senior advocate Anoop George Chaudhari for appearing before the Supreme Court in a matter, rejecting the State's claim that the senior counsel had effectively appeared only twice. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 799]Justice Sachin Datta referred to the order sheets of the Supreme Court...

Delhi High Court Quashes Excise FIR Against Liquor Company Over Mistaken Omission Of One-Day Permit For Soft Launch

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Section 33 of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 against a liquor and beverages company, after finding that the omission to obtain a one-day liquor permit for a soft launch party was an inadvertent mistake. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 798]Justice Saurabh Banerjee noted that liquor was found being served without a valid licence during a raid at Soul...