Delhi High Court Chief Justice Nominates Sr Advocate Sonia Mathur & Advocate Monika Arora As Members Of Delhi Bar Council

Delhi High Court's Chief Justice, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, has co-opted two lawyers as women members of the Bar Council of Delhi.The two women lawyers are Senior Advocate Sonia Mathur and Advocate Monika Arora. The information has been provided in a letter issued by the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court. “I am directed to refer to your letter No. 183/Gen/SF/2026...

Delhi High Court To Decide On November 26 Shehla Rashid's Plea Seeking Apology From Zee News, Sudhir Chaudhary Over 2020 Broadcast

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it will decide on November 26 a plea filed by social activist and former JNU scholar Shehla Rashid seeking unambiguous and unequivocal apology from Zee News and its then anchor Sudhir Chaudhary, in relation to a programme aired by the news channel in November 2020.Noting that pleadings have been completed in the plea which was filed by Rashid in...

Custodial Torture Is Prohibited, But Police Can't Be Held Liable On Disputed Allegations: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that no person, whether a witness or an accused, can be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment while in police custody. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 850]Justice Madhu Jain held that a finding of custodial violence against individual police officials cannot be returned merely on the basis of disputed assertions.The Court said that the safeguards...

'College Should Be Large Hearted': Delhi High Court Allows Five Candidates To Contest In DUSU Polls Despite Nomination Defects

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted relief to five students challenging the rejection of their nomination papers for two colleges in the Delhi University Students' Union elections 2026-2027. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 849]Justice Amit Bansal allowed the candidates to appear for various posts in the elections conducted for Campus Law Centre and Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce. During...

Delhi High Court Criticizes ITAT For 'Undue Haste', 'Recklessness' While Deciding Patanjali Ayurved's Tax Appeals

The Delhi High Court has criticized the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for “procedural lapses”, lack of transparency and “undue haste” while passing an order disposing of seven appeals concerning Patanjali Ayurved Limited. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 848]A Division Bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed that the Tribunal, being the...

POCSO Act | Minor's Consent Legally Immaterial But Her 'Approval-In-Fact' Relevant While Deciding Bail: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that while the consent of a minor is legally immaterial under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the minor's “approval-in-fact” to a physical relationship can be considered as a relevant circumstance while deciding an accused's bail plea. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 847]Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observation while granting...

'Lackadaisical Attitude' Of Delhi Police Leads Public Witnesses To Turn Hostile: High Court

The Delhi High Court has flagged the “lackadaisical attitude” of the police machinery over public witnesses frequently turning hostile to the prosecution case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 846]Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while dealing with a bail plea filed by an accused in a murder case. The prosecution alleged that the accused, along with a co-accused, killed a person with whom...

Minor Rape Survivor Can't Be Compelled To Carry Pregnancy, Has Right To Decide On Motherhood: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a minor rape survivor cannot be compelled to carry the pregnancy and deliver the child and has the right to decide it she wants to be a mother or not. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 845]Justice Madhu Jain said that in cases arising out of sexual assault, compelling a survivor to continue with a pregnancy resulting from the assault and fastening upon her...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On ANI's Appeal Against Denial Of Interim Relief In Copyright Case Against ChatGPT

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed by Asian News International (ANI) challenging a single judge's order rejecting its interim injunction application filed in its copyright infringement suit against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT.A division bench comprising Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought response of Open AI and listed...

Long Separation Does Not Extinguish Wife's Right To Maintenance If Marriage Subsists: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because a husband and wife have been living separately for several decades, the latter's statutory right to claim maintenance is not extinguished so long as the marriage continues to subsist. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 844]Justice Madhu Jain made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by a retired Army personnel challenging an order of the...

NEET-UG: Delhi High Court Questions Requirement For NRI Sponsor To Prove They 'Looked After' Student As Guardian

The Delhi High Court has questioned the requirement for an NRI sponsor to establish that they had actually looked after a student as his or her guardian for the purpose of NRI quota admission following the NEET-UG examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 843]Justice Jasmeet Singh said that the requirement “appears to introduce a subjective criterion,” which may vary from case to case.The Court...

Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow PIL Alleging DUSU Election Process Violates Lyngdoh Committee Norms

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging the election notification concerning the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls for the academic year 2026–27.The matter was mentioned today by a counsel before a division bench headed by Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya which allowed listing for tomorrow.The DUSU elections are scheduled for September 18....