Delhi High Court
Using Children As 'Weapons' To Commit Crimes A Growing Menace: Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail In Trafficking Case
The Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail to a woman accused of trafficking and using a minor child for the purpose of carrying out illicit liquor trade, observing that the exploitation of children as instruments to commit crimes has become a growing menace.“Grant of anticipatory bail in such cases where a child is exploited in commission of crimes would send very wrong signals across...
Delhi High Court Upholds Murder Convict's Life Sentence, Flags 'Tunnel Vision' In Policing Over Omission In Dying Declaration Details
The Delhi High Court has upheld the life sentence of a murder convict nearly 24 years after the crime, while analysing how police officers performing para-police functions perceive and respond to emergencies.The appeals arose from a murder case in which the prosecution relied heavily on an oral dying declaration made by the victim soon after the incident. The defence sought to discredit...
Will Challenge Arvind Kejriwal's Acquittal In Cases Over Skipping Summons: ED Tells Delhi High Court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the Delhi High Court on Thursday that it will challenge the acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in cases concerning non compliance of its summons in relation to the alleged liquor policy scam.The statement was made by ASG SV Raju before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and...
Priya Kapur Sues Sister-In-Law, Podcast Host For Defamation; Seeks ₹20 Crore Damages Before Delhi High Court
Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against her sister-in-law Mandhira Kapur Smith and host of “InControversial” podcast Pooja Chaudhri.Priya Kapur has sought Rs. 20 crore as damages in relation to the allegedly defamatory statements and allegations "injurious to her reputation" made by them in the public domain.As per...
Remuneration Of Junior Resident Doctor Counts As Income: Delhi High Court Upholds Cancellation Of EWS Appointment To AIIMS
The Delhi High Court has held that the remuneration received by a doctor during Junior Residency constitutes “income” for the purpose of determining eligibility under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan thus upheld the cancellation of Petitioner's Senior Resident appointment on the ground that the prescribed...
Delhi High Court Grants Bail In Murder Case, Orders Action Against Police For Misleading Status Report
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to an accused in a murder case while directing action against police officials for filing a misleading status report by concealing vital evidence from the Court.Justice Girish Kathpalia said, “case of a shocking situation where the then SHO PS Bawana filed an incomplete and misleading status report dated 14.07.2025. The erstwhile SHO PS Bawana is stated...
'Severely Hit Country's Economy': Delhi High Court Refuses Bail To Man Booked For Laundering ₹43.33 Crore Through Fake Trading App
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to an accused in a cyber fraud case involving a fake trading application, observing that the material on record prima facie indicated money laundering of approximately ₹43.33 crore through circular and layered transactions.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed,“It is not a case of simple cheating in the course of transactions. It is an intricate...
Right To Travel Abroad | Mere Pendency Of FIR Or Investigation Can't Justify Prolonged Operation Of LOC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that mere pendency of investigation or registration of a criminal case cannot justify the prolonged operation of a look out circular against an accused.While quashing an LOC issued against a woman accused in a Rs. 22.5 crore real estate investment dispute, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that mere pendency of investigation cannot justify...
Tweeting Corruption Allegations Against Employer Can Amount To Misconduct Under Service Rules: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that tweeting or publicly disseminating allegations of corruption against one's employer can amount to misconduct under applicable service rules.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed, “Petitioner publicly amplified allegations against the organisation through tweets and re-tweets, pursued representations beyond the internal framework, and was found to have attempted...
Delhi High Court Denies Furlough To Convict Vikas Yadav In Nitish Katara Murder Case, Cites Ineligibility Under Prison Rules
The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition moved by Vikas Yadav, serving a 25-year jail term without remission for the murder of business executive Nitish Katara in 2002, seeking release on furlough.Justice Ravinder Dudeja reiterated that furlough is a discretionary relief and not an enforceable right.The Court dismissed Yadav's plea challenging the rejection of his application for...
State Gratuity Authorities Lack Jurisdiction Where Establishment Has Branches In Multiple States: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that State-appointed authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 lack jurisdiction to adjudicate gratuity claims where the establishment has branches in more than one State, as in such cases the Central Government is the “appropriate government” under the Act.Justice Shail Jain observed,“the appropriate Government under the present case would be...
Following Alleged Surge In Missing Person Cases, PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Recognition Of 'Right To Be Found'
A plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking recognition and enforcement of the “Right to be Found” as an integral facet of the Right to Life, in the backdrop of what has been described as an “unprecedented crisis” of missing persons in the national capital.The petition, filed by NGO Freedom Reclaimed, states that more than 800 persons were reported missing in Delhi...