Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 06 To April 12, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 346 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 370NOMINAL INDEXGNCTD vs Najma & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 346 Kunal Shukla v. Himayani Puri & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 347 Prateek Sharma v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 348 RAJAB ALI v. STATE & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 349 GODREJ AGROVET LTD v. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 350 Shri Shashi Shekhar Prasad v. Lokpal of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 351 Reepak Kansal v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 352 Madan Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 353 Christian Michel James v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 354 Meena Akhilesh Yadav & Anr. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 355 AMITA SACHDEVA v. UOI & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 356 Aman Kathpal v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 357 Rahul Chauhan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 358 Dinesh Garg v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 359 Indian Professional Nurses Association v. Union Of India Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 360 Subodh Chandra Saha v. Punjab National Bank And Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 361 Sanjay Bhandari v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 362 NB SUB RAMAKANT SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 363 Ms. Parul Daware & Anr. v. Regional Passport Officer & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 364 Ambika Gupta v. CPIO LIC 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 365 Uma Shankar Sharma v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 366 SAROJ (WIDOW OF KHEMCHAND) v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 367 Ranjit Kaur v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 368 Perch A Unit of Sunrise F and B Restaurant Pvt Ltd v. NDMC & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 369 NANDU @ RAM KISHORE v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 370Delhi High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Directive To Enforce Former CM Arvind Kejriwal's Speech Promising Rent Relief For PoorCase Title: GNCTD vs Najma & OrsCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 346The Delhi High Court set aside a single judge directive making promises extended by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for payment of rent on behalf of poor tenants in 2020 “legally enforceable.”A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla modified the single judge ruling and rejected the prayer in the petition seeking a direction to hold statement made by Kejriwal in the press conference as an assurance, by calling it “misconceived.”Delhi High Court Expedites Hearing On Activist's Plea To Vacate Injunction Over Posts Linking Hardeep Puri's Daughter To EpsteinTitle: Kunal Shukla v. Himayani Puri & OrsCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 347The Delhi High Court asked the single judge to expeditiously decide an application filed by Kunal Shukla, a Raipur based social activist, seeking stay or vacation of the injunction order directing him to take down posts linking Himayani Puri, Union Minister Hardeep Puri's daughter, to American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar has directed the single judge to hear both the sides and decide the application as expeditiously as possible.Delhi High Court Directs Immediate Restoration Of X Accounts 'Dr Nimo Yadav', 'Nehr Who'Case Title: Prateek Sharma v. Union of IndiaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 348The Delhi High Court ordered immediate restoration of the parody account “Dr. Nimo Yadav”, operated by petitioner Prateek Sharma on X.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Prateek Sharma against blocking of his parody account “Dr. Nimo Yadav”.The court also passed similar direction with respect to a petition filed by Kumar Nayan, who operates the account Nehr Who— one of the 12 X accounts blocked under MeiTY's directives.Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of Life Convict After 22 Yrs, Slams 'Mechanical' Rejections Based Solely On Gravity Of OffenceTitle: RAJAB ALI v. STATE & ANRCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 349The Delhi High Court has directed the premature release of a life convict who had undergone over 22 years of actual imprisonment, holding that repeated rejection of remission by the Sentence Review Board (SRB) on the sole ground of the “heinousness” of the offence was arbitrary and contrary to settled principles of reformative justice.FSSAI Can't Regulate Animal Feed Under Food Safety Law, Scheme Limited To Food For Human Consumption: Delhi High CourtTitle: GODREJ AGROVET LTD v. FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ANRCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 350The Delhi High Court held that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) cannot regulate animal or cattle feed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as the legislation is confined to food meant for human consumption.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia allowed a plea filed by Godrej Agrovet Ltd. and struck down Note (c) appended to Regulation 2.5.2 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, as amended in...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 06 To April 12, 2026

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