Litigants Seeking Takedown Of Objectionable Content Must First Approach Social Media Platform Before Seeking Injunction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that individuals seeking urgent takedown of objectionable online content must first approach the social media platforms first before directly seeking judicial injunction. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the social media intermediaries appearing in Court proceedings do not object to such complaints for taking down of the unsavoury...

'Dhurandhar' Film: Delhi High Court Asks CBFC To Consider Concerns Of Late Major Mohit Sharma's Parents; No Stay On Release For Now

The Delhi High Court on Monday closed a plea moved by parents of Ashoka Chakra awardee late Major Mohit Sharma seeking urgent stay on the release of the film “Dhurandhar.”The Ranveer Singh starrer, directed by Aditya Dhar, is slated to release on December 05.Justice Sachin Datta directed the Board to consider and examine the grievances of the parents raised in their plea, before deciding...

Delhi High Court Allows Consolidated Appeal Against Single GST Demand Order Covering Multiple Financial Years

The Delhi High Court has allowed the filing of a consolidated appeal in a matter where a 'common and single' order was issued, although the demand pertained to multiple financial years. In an order dated November 18, 2025, the Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain allowed the Petitioner to take recourse to a single consolidated appeal...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Apple's Plea Against Global-Turnover Penalty Rule; CCI Says Company Trying To Stall Probe

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Apple INC challenging the amendment to the Competition Act, 2002, allowing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to impose penalties based on a company's global turnover.The impugned provision empowers the CCI to impose fines of up to 10% of the average turnover of the preceding three financial years on enterprises found...

Delhi High Court Asks School To Restore Admission Of Class X Student After Advocate Offers ₹2.5 Lakh Fee Support

The Delhi High Court has asked a private school in the national capital to restore a Class X student's admission whose name was struck off over non payment of fees, after a lawyer volunteered to contribute Rs. 2.5 lakh to clear the outstanding dues.Justice Vikas Mahajan appreciated the gesture of Advocate RK Kapoor, in coming to the aid of the student and ensuring that his family's...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Accused With Tuberculosis After Condition Worsens Due To Air Pollution

The Delhi High Court recently granted interim bail to an accused in a murder case suffering from tuberculosis after his condition worsened due to severe air pollution in the city. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted 15 days interim bail to Mohd Shaukat Ali alias Dolly, noting that he was earlier granted similar relief but never misused the liberty. Ali is accused in an FIR registered for...

Delhi High Court Deletes Bail Condition On Accused To Share 24x7 Location Through Google With Police

The Delhi High Court has deleted a bail condition imposed on an accused mandating him to share his location 24 x 7 through Google with the Investigating Officer. Justice Vikas Mahajan relied on the ruling of the Supreme Court in Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau wherein it was held that court cannot impose a condition on the accused to keep the police constantly informed about his...

Delhi High Court Orders MEA To Ensure Safety Of Woman Allegedly Held Captive By Foreign National In Dubai

The Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Consulate General of India in Dubai to take urgent steps to ensure safety of a 25-year-old Indian woman allegedly being held captive and physically abused by a foreign national in Dubai.Justice Sachin Datta directed MEA and the Consulate General of India in Dubai to take immediate steps to ensure the safety...

SFIO Probe No Bar To PMLA Proceedings: Delhi High Court Upholds ED's Provisional Attachment In ₹6000 Cr Forex Scam

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that probe by Serious Fraud Investigation Office into the affairs of a company does not bar parallel proceedings under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar thus dismissed the plea moved by certain accused, challenging provisional attachment of their movable and immovable...

Delhi High Court Rejects Woman's Claim Of Panchayati Divorce In Jat Community, Says Custom Must Be Strictly Proved

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that while Section 29 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 recognises customary divorce, the burden to prove prevalence of such a custom is heavy.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed,“Customary divorce, if validly proved, is saved by the provision of the HMA. However, to prove custom, the parties are required...

Delhi High Court Directs Judge To Undergo Training In Matrimonial Laws Citing 'Troubling Lack Of Legal Understanding'

The Delhi High Court has directed a family court judge to undergo an “appropriate and comprehensive refresher training program” in matrimonial laws, citing serious misapplication of law and by him while dealing with divorce cases. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the Judge has, in several matters, repeatedly ignored...

'Factually Correct Reporting Not Defamation': Delhi High Court Quashes Case Against Journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed a defamation case filed against journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick over an article published in 2010 in the Times Magazine, observing that factually correct reporting cannot be termed as defamatory. “The manner in which a Journalist or an Article Writer presents the facts, is his skill of writing, but when the reported matter is factually correct, then...