'Urgent': Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, Delhi Govt Stand On Plea Seeking To End Sonam Wangchuk's Hunger Strike

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will hear tomorrow a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking urgent medical intervention for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar.Calling the matter 'urgent', a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia has sought the Central and Delhi governments...

Delhi High Court Upholds Temple Priest's Conviction For Rape Of Intellectually Disabled Woman, Calls Act 'Satanic And Unholy'

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a temple priest for rape of an intellectually disabled woman, describing his conduct as a “satanic and unholy deed” that shattered not only the victim's dignity but also the sanctity of the temple and the trust reposed in the priesthood. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 652]Dismissing the convict's appeal, the Court observed that the victim's family...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Hospitalisation, Force-Feeding Of Sonam Wangchuk Amid Indefinite Hunger Strike

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking urgent medical intervention for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. The plea has been filed by lawyer Rakesh Kumar Saini. Saini seeks urgent directions to the Central Government and the Delhi Government to shift Wangchuk to a hospital and administer...

'Please Stand By The Cause': Delhi High Court Bar President Appeals To Lawyers Appearing Despite Call For Abstention

The Delhi High Court Bar Association's (DHCBA) President, Senior Advocate N Hariharan, appealed to the lawyers not to appear before the High Court today, in protest against the proposed enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi's District Courts from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 10 crore.The incident happened before a bench headed by Justice Navin Chawla where Hariharan appeared and urged...

No Extradition Treaty With China: Delhi High Court Refuses Vivo Executive's Plea To Visit Ailing Father Amid PMLA Probe

The Delhi High Court has refused permission to Vivo executive Guangwen Kuang alias Andrew, an accused in the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case against Vivo Mobile Communication, to travel to Guangzhou, China to visit his critically ill father. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 651]Justice Madhu Jain observed that humanitarian considerations cannot override the need to secure the presence of...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 06 To July 12, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 626 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647NOMINAL INDEXShashi v. Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625 Abhijit Dipke v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 626 Athar Khan v State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 627 ANSHAD BADRUDDIN v. ED and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 628 Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

Right To Be Forgotten: Indian Kanoon Moves Delhi High Court Against Ruling To Disable Name-Based Search Of Court Records

Legal database platform Indian Kanoon has moved the Delhi High Court against a recent single bench judgment recognising the “right to be forgotten” and laying down the framework for de-indexing and masking of personal information from judicial records available online.Indian Kanoon contends that the ruling unduly curtails the principles of open justice and the public's right to...

Delhi High Court Protects Cricketer Abhishek Sharma's Personality Rights, Orders Takedown Of Deepfakes And Unauthorized Merchandise

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma restraining several social media accounts, online sellers and e-commerce platforms from using his name, image, voice, likeness and other personality attributes without his consent. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 650]Justice Jyoti Singh passed the sentence interim order in a suit filed by Sharma alleging...

Section 354 IPC Not Covered By Section 42 POCSO Act, Trial Court Erred In Not Awarding Separate Sentence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a trial court erred in not awarding a separate sentence for the offence under Section 354 IPC (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) in a case involving sexual assault on a six-year-old girl, clarifying that the provision is not among the IPC offences covered by Section 42 of the Protection of Children from Sexual...

Delhi High Court Directs Take Down Of Facebook Links Unauthorizedly Hosting Zee Content

The Delhi High Court on Monday passed a john doe order directing take down and removal of various URLs on Facebook unauthorizedly hosting content of Zee. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 648]Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the ex parte ad interim order in a suit filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited against various Facebook profiles uploading and hosting its content without any authorisation....

Multiple Sclerosis Qualifies As 'Specified Disability' Under RPWD Act, Delhi High Court Upholds PwD Reservation In SSC Recruitment

The Delhi High Court has upheld the grant of reservation benefits under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act) to a candidate suffering from multiple sclerosis and low vision, holding that multiple sclerosis is a “specified disability” under the statute. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647]A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar dismissed a plea by the...

No Prescribed Format For Providing Written Grounds Of Arrest: Delhi High Court Upholds NDPS Accused's Custody

The Delhi High Court has refused bail to an accused booked under the NDPS Act, holding that there is no legislatively or judicially prescribed format for communicating written grounds of arrest and that substantial compliance with the constitutional requirement would suffice in the facts of the case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 646]Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that the arrest memo prepared by...