Delhi High Court
'Digital Vigilantism': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Media, Actress Richa Chadha For Defamatory Posts Against Man Over Indigo Flight Incident
The Delhi High Court recently pulled up various media platforms including a journalist and actress Richa Chadha for their social media posts labelling a man a “molester” over allegations of sexual harassment arising out of an in-flight incident.Justice Vikas Mahajan said that the narratives set by the media houses and digital platforms clearly breached the contours of the FIR, and that...
Writ Petition Not Maintainable Before Final Order In Court Martial Process: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a writ petition challenging disciplinary and court martial proceedings is not maintainable before the passing of a final order.A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed,“...it is a settled position of law that till such time a final order is passed in the proceedings of this nature, any interference without...
Delhi High Court Upholds Bidder's Disqualification From Sri Lanka Consular Services Tender, Cites Lack Of Independent Experience
The Delhi High Court has upheld the disqualification of a bidder from a tender process for outsourcing consular, passport and visa (CPV) services in Sri Lanka, holding that the bidder failed to demonstrate the requisite independent contractual experience as mandated under the tender conditions.A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora dismissed a writ...
Driving Licence Not Fake Merely Because It Was Not Converted To Smart Card: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a driving licence cannot be treated as fake merely because it was in a booklet form and had not been converted into a smart card.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna thus dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company against a decree in favour of the insured.The bench upheld the trial court's decision directing The New India Assurance Company Ltd. to...
Private School Can't Be Treated As Closed Without Prior Approval Of DoE, Staff Entitled To Salary: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a recognised private school cannot be treated as “closed in law” merely because it stopped functioning without obtaining prior approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE), and that such unilateral cessation does not extinguish employees' salary and service rights.Justice Sanjeev Narula was dealing with a batch of pleas concerning a private...
X Asks Centre To Reconsider 'Disproportionate' Order To Block 12 User Accounts
X Corp has asked the Central Government to review the order directing to block 12 Twitter accounts, including parody account “Dr. Nimo Yadav”, calling the blocking order disproportionate. On March 19, X wrote an objection letter to the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, saying that the blocking order issued on March 18 fails to comply with Section 69A of...
Delhi High Court Orders ₹1 Crore Ex-Gratia To Kin Of School Vice Principal Who Died Of COVID-19 While Supervising Relief Work
The Delhi High Court has set aside the Delhi Government's decision denying ex-gratia compensation to the kin of a government school Vice Principal who succumbed to COVID-19 during the second wave. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav allowed the plea filed by the widow of late Dr. Raja Ram Singh and directed the authorities to release ₹Rs. 1 crore compensation under the Delhi Government's...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Shift Former PFI Chief E Abubacker From Jail To Private Hospital, Says No Deficiency In Medical Treatment
The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an order shifting former Popular Front of India (PFI) Chief E Abubacker to a private multi specialty hospital of his choice for his medical treatment.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that there was nothing on record to show any deficiency or inadequacy in the medical treatment being provided to Abubacker, who is in custody in a UAPA case. However,...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 23 To March 29, 2026
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 292 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 322NOMINAL INDEXManish Yadav v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 292 SONAKSHI SINHA v. CHARACTER TECHNOLOGIES INC & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 293 PRESIDENT, INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION & ANR v. SKI AND SNOWBOARD INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 294 NADIA v. DR B R AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 295 JUDICIAL SERVICE...
Dr. Nimo Yadav's Account Blocked On MEITY Orders For Showing PM Modi In Bad Taste: X Tells Delhi High Court
X Corp, formerly Twitter, has informed the Delhi High Court that the parody account of Dr. Nimo Yadav has been blocked on the orders of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for controversial posts and defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an affidavit filed before the High Court, the blocking order says that the X account contains “defamatory posts”...
Delhi High Court Warns Against Misuse Of Perjury Pleas To 'Arm-Twist' Opponents, Dismisses S.340 CrPC Application
The Delhi High Court has cautioned against the growing misuse of perjury proceedings, observing that applications under Section 340 CrPC are increasingly being filed to “arm-twist” opponents and delay trials, rather than to address genuine instances of false evidence.Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation while dismissing an application seeking initiation of perjury...
Delhi High Court Acquits Life Convicts In Decade-Old Murder Case, Flags Unreliable Eyewitness
The Delhi High Court has set aside the conviction and life sentence of two men in a 2016 murder case, holding that the prosecution's case rested on an unreliable eyewitness whose testimony did not inspire confidence.A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain allowed the appeals filed by the accused, who had been convicted under Sections 302/34 IPC and sentenced to...