Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 13 To April 19, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 395NOMINAL INDEXJASPREET KAUR v. JAGJEET SINGH & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371 RISHABH GEHLOT v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 372 BALBIR CHAND TIWARI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 373 ONKAR SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 374 SUMIT v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 375 Gayassudin v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 376 Mujabil v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 377 VK Sood PIL JV v. South Delhi Municipal Corporation And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 378 UA v. IPA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 379 Manish Kumar Gupta v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 380 Justice on Trial v. BBC 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 381 Ms X v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 382 MAHESH KUMAR YADAV v. MANISH KUMAR GUPTA AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 383 TEHSIN RAZA RAFIULLAH SHAIKH ALIS BAPU v. State & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 384 Rohit v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 385 CHINMOYJIT SEN v. LOKPAL OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 386 DK v. N 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 387 Mohd Aman Rana v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 388 HARMEET SINGH v. STATE OF GNCT DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 389 Sudarshan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 390 KIRTI AND ANR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 391 Mr. Sunil Malhotra & Ors. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 392 X & Anr v. X CORP AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 393 ANISH ARUN & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 394 CHARANJIT LAL AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 395 Unfavourable Order No Ground To Allege Bias Against Judge, Seek Case Transfer: Delhi High CourtTitle: JASPREET KAUR v. JAGJEET SINGH & ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 371The Delhi High Court has observed that mere passing of an unfavourable order cannot, by itself, be a ground to allege prejudice and bias against a judge and seek transfer of the case.Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed a petition filed by a woman seeking transfer of a criminal matrimonial case from a Mahila Court to another court on allegations of bias against the judge.Delhi High Court Orders Strict Compliance With SC Directions On Release Of Undertrials Completing 1/3rd SentenceTitle: RISHABH GEHLOT v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 372The Delhi High Court ordered strict compliance with Supreme Court directions regarding release of undertrial prisoners who have completed one-third or one-half of their maximum sentence.Justice Girish Kathpalia directed that a copy of the order be circulated to Principal District & Sessions Judges, Director General (Prisons), Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee (DHCLSC) and Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DCase Can't Be Transferred On 'Hypersensitive' Litigant's Imaginary Apprehension Of Bias: Delhi High CourtTitle: BALBIR CHAND TIWARI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ORS and other connected matterCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 373The Delhi High Court has held that a case cannot be transferred depending upon a “hypersensitive” litigant's imaginary apprehension of bias who jumped to unwarranted conclusion.Delhi High Court Declines Plea For Daily Grievance Hearing By Union Ministers Via Video ConferencingTitle: ONKAR SHARMA v. UNION OF INDIACitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 374The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Union Government to formulate a policy mandating all Union Ministers to interact with citizens and hear their grievances for at least two hours daily through video conferencing.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that the relief sought squarely falls within the executive domain and cannot be enforced through a writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.Uploading Minor's Obscene Content Online Has Far-Reaching Consequences, Harm Goes Beyond Punishment: Delhi High CourtTitle: SUMIT v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHICitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 375Emphasising the grave and irreversible impact of circulating obscene content online, the Delhi High Court has refused bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor and uploading her explicit photographs and videos on social media platforms.Marriage With Victim After She Attains Majority Doesn't Absolve Accused Of Rape Committed When She Was Minor: Delhi High CourtCase title: Gayassudin v. StateCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 376The Delhi High Court has held that marriage between an accused and the prosecutrix after she attains majority cannot absolve the accused of criminal liability for acts of rape allegedly committed when she was a minor.Cannabis Leaves, Stalks Not 'Ganja': Delhi High Court Grants Bail In NDPS Case, Doubts Commercial QuantityCase title: Mujabil v. GNCTDCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 377The Delhi High Court has granted bail to an accused in a drugs case, observing that cannabis leaves and stalks cannot be treated as “ganja” for the purpose of determining commercial quantity contraband, thereby raising doubt over whether the alleged recovery...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 13 To April 19, 2026

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