NSE Co-Location Scam: Delhi High Court Rejects Chitra Ramakrishna's Plea Against PC Act Provisions

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by former CEO of National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna, challenging the constitutional validity of definitions of public duty and public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 637]A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja held that there is no vagueness in the definition...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons In Cricketer Abhishek Sharma's Personality Rights Suit, Orders Take Down Of Infringing Content

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it will pass an interim order directing take down of various offending posts and links misusing the personality traits and likeness of cricketer Abhishek Sharma.Justice Jyoti Singh said that she will pass an interim order in the suit filed by Sharma seeking protection of his personality rights. The counsel appearing for the cricketer said that an...

Delhi High Court To Decide Next Week Mahua Moitra's Plea For Visitation Rights To Pet Dog Henry

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will hear next week the dispute between Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and her former partner Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, over the custody of Henry, a Rottweiler.Justice Jasmeet Singh today asked Dehadrai's lawyer, Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria if he was agreeable to letting Moitra have visitation rights to the pet who is presently in...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Broadcasters' Challenge To TRAI's 12-Minute Per Hour Cap On TV Advertisements

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) regulations limiting television advertisements to 12 minutes per clock hour, observing that the regulations do not fail to meet the rights envisaged under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 636]A Division Bench comprising Justice...

Private School Employee's Suspension Automatically Ends If DOE Approval Isn't Received Within 15 Days: Delhi High Court Full Bench

A Full Bench of the Delhi High Court has held that suspension of an employee of a recognised private school automatically lapses if the Director of Education (DOE) does not approve it within 15 days. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 635]“Any later order of approval passed by the Director of Education would not revive the said suspension,” the Full Bench comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar, Om...

Large Number Of Affected Investors Doesn't Convert Crypto Dispute Into Public Law Issue: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere fact that a large number of investors are affected does not convert an essentially private dispute involving a cryptocurrency exchange into a public law issue warranting exercise of writ jurisdiction. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 634]Dismissing an appeal filed by users of cryptocurrency platform BitBNS, the Court refused to direct a CBI or Special...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Sukesh Chandrashekhar's Alleged Associates In Extortion Case, Cites Long Incarceration And Protracted Trial

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Arun Muthu, B. Mohanraj, Sudheer and Kamlesh Kothari, accused in the Rs. 217-crore extortion case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 633]Justice Prateek Jalan granted the relief primarily on the ground of prolonged incarceration and the unlikely early conclusion of trial.The prosecution alleged that Muthu was a...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Court-Monitored Measures To Prevent Recurring Waterlogging, Disclosure Of Monsoon Preparedness

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi Government and civic agencies to prevent recurring waterlogging in the national capital, disclose pre-monsoon preparedness measures and ensure accountability for repeated flooding during every monsoon season.Filed by advocate Akansha Saini, the petition seeks institutional...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 29 To July 05, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 592 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625NOMINAL INDEXShri Dhanpat Rai Gupta v. Shri Kashmiri Lal Gupta (Since Deceased) & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 592A v. V 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 593Sudipti Hajela v. Equestrian Federation Of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 594State v. Lalit Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 595Major Jayati Chandra v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 596Delhi High Court...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Ravi Kishan's Personality Rights; Orders Takedown Of AI-Generated, Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 632]Justice Jyoti Singh restrained several individuals and online entities from unauthorizedly using his name, image, likeness and other attributes of his persona through artificial intelligence, deepfakes and other technologies. The Court passed the...

Delhi High Court Orders Surprise Audit Of 38 Govt Hospitals After Patient Denied ICU Bed Despite Portal Showing Availability

The Delhi High Court has directed a surprise audit of 38 Delhi government hospitals where the NextGen e-Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) has been implemented, after a patient was allegedly denied ICU bed despite the online portal reflecting bed availability. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 631]HMIS is a platform designed to digitize healthcare workflows, alongside the “Delhi ICU...

Courts Can't Read 'Equivalent Qualification' Into Recruitment Advertisement After Selection Process Begins: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a recruitment advertisement is the “charter of the selection process” and courts cannot enlarge the eligibility criteria by recognising equivalent qualifications not contemplated in the notification. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 630]Justice Sanjeev Narula made the observation while upholding the National Seeds Corporation's (NSC) decision to reject the candidature...