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...

2008 Delhi Serial Bomb Blasts: High Court Denies Bail To 'Indian Mujahideen' Operative Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative in relation to the 2008 serial bomb blasts case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 629]A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain dismissed the appeal filed by Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, challenging a trial court order denying bail to him. Peerbhoy was denied bail by the trial court on July...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In PFI Money Laundering Case, Says ED Failed To Establish Payments Were 'Proceeds Of Crime'

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to two alleged Physical Education trainers of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a money laundering case, holding that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) failed to prima facie establish that the payments received by them constituted “proceeds of crime” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 628]Justice Purushaindra...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Athar Khan In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea filed by Athar Khan, who has been booked in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 627]A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain upheld the trial court order denying bail to him. The Court said that Khan repeatedly sent messages on WhatsApp group and...

BREAKING| Delhi High Court Orders Unblocking Of 'Cockroach Janata Party's X Account

The Centre said it has no objection to the unblocking of the account.

Can't Proactively Monitor And Remove Unauthorized Videos Of Court Proceedings From Social Media: Meta, Google Tell Delhi High Court

Google LLC and Meta Platforms have told the Delhi High Court that they cannot proactively identify, monitor and remove content related to unauthorized recording of court proceedings circulating on social media. The tech giants have made the submission while opposing the plea filed by one Vaibhav Singh against Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders, alleging that they unauthorizedly recorded...

Cricketer Abhishek Sharma Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Personality Rights

Cricketer Abhishek Sharma has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter was listed today before Justice Jyoti Singh who asked Sharma's counsel to file an additional affidavit bringing on record relevant screenshots of the impugned content matching with the tables mentioned in the plaint. The counsel appearing for Meta took the Court through 8 URLs....

Delhi Govt Has Created 'Utter Chaos' In OBC Reservation Rules Through Confusing Notifications: High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that the Delhi Government (GNCTD) has created "utter chaos" in the implementation of OBC reservation by issuing multiple notifications, circulars and letters with ambiguous wording. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625]A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla remarked,"We are constrained to observe, with some sense of dismay, that the...

High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea By Delhi Gymkhana Club Members Against Show Cause Notice For Eviction

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Central Government on pleas filed by members and staff of Delhi Gymkhana Club against the show cause notice issued to it for eviction from its premises on Safdarjung Road.Justice Avneesh Jhingan issued notice to the Centre on the applications filed seeking stay on the operation of the show cause notice. The Court asked Solicitor General...

LiveLaw Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: June 2026 [Citations 552 - 597]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 552 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 596NOMINAL INDEXLAKSH VIR SINGH YADAV v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 552SK v. KS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 553AKKINENI NAGA CHAITANYA v. WWW.SEXVID.XXX & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 554SANDEEP @ SUNNY v. STATE & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 555SHEWTA TUTEJA & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw...

Discharging Duties Of Higher Post Doesn't Entitle Employee To Higher Pay Without Formal Appointment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an employee cannot claim the salary and emoluments of a higher post merely because she allegedly performed duties associated with that post, in the absence of a formal appointment. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 624]A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed, “even if a person holding a particular post is made, by her or his employer,...

Allowances Benefiting Family Must Be Included While Computing Deceased MLA's Income For MACT Compensation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that while assessing compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, allowances received by a deceased employee that accrue to the benefit of the family must be included in computing the deceased's income. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 623]Applying this principle, Justice Anish Dayal enhanced the compensation payable to the family of late Manipur MLA E. Suraj Singh by over...