Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 20 To April 26, 2026
Nupur Thapliyal
27 April 2026 8:09 PM IST
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 396 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 424
NOMINAL INDEX
Shri Mohkam Singh v. Delhi Jal Board 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 396
CBI v. Kuldeep Singh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 397
Rajkiran Yadav v. State Bank Of India Through Its Chief General Manager And Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 398
Gur Kaur Minor & Ors. v. Union Of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 399
ALLU ARJUN v. FRANKLY RETAIL PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 400
Gaurav Bhardwaj v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 401
Rihan Khan @ Dulare v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 402
Md. Karimunnisa v. National Highways Authority Of India Through Its Chairman & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 403
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 404
NG Dev v. State & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 405
J L Wali & Others v. Union Of India & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 406
M/S Kaushik Medical Store v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 407
Syeed Asima Ali v. Hockey India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 408
Rakesh Kumar Mittal v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 409
Vikram Kumar Jha v. Union Of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 410
Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 411
Ashok Kumar v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 412
NDMC v. Bharat Hotels Ltd 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 413
VAIBHAV SINGH v. DELHI HIGH COURT & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 414
Gurpreet Kaur Maini v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 415
AMAR JAIN AND ANR v. ROPPEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD (RAPIDO) AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 416
WINNER CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED v. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 417
LAXMI DEVI AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 418
State v. Ishrat Jahan 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 419
MOHD.SAQUIB ANSARI v. STATE OF DELHI & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 420
RM v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 421
RS v. DU 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 422
Yogender Chandolia v. Vishesh Ravi & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 423
Sanjay v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 424
Break In Service Bars Regularisation Claim Of Daily Wager: Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeal
Case title: Shri Mohkam Singh v. Delhi Jal Board
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 396
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an intra-court appeal filed by a daily wage worker seeking regularisation, holding that a break in service disentitles a workman from claiming parity with others who were regularised under an existing scheme.
Title: CBI v. Kuldeep Singh & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 397
The Delhi High Court rejected the applications filed by Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal and other accused seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing the liquor policy case.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that merely because her children are central government panel counsel, it cannot be presumed that she carries any bias against Kejriwal.
Case title: Rajkiran Yadav v. State Bank Of India Through Its Chief General Manager And Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 398
The Delhi High Court has upheld the termination of a bank guard for suppressing information about a pending criminal case at the time of recruitment, observing that the nature of the post requires strict and truthful disclosure of antecedents.
CARA Must Secure Foreign Clearances For Inter-Country Adoption Before Issuing NOC: Delhi High Court
Case title: Gur Kaur Minor & Ors. v. Union Of India & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 399
The Delhi High Court has held that the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is obligated to secure necessary foreign clearances in inter-country adoption cases and cannot discharge its duty by merely issuing a “support letter” instead of a No Objection Certificate (NOC).
Title: ALLU ARJUN v. FRANKLY RETAIL PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 400
The Delhi High Court has passed an ex parte ad-interim order protecting the personality rights of Telugu actor Allu Arjun, restraining multiple entities from unauthorised commercial exploitation of his personality, including misuse through artificial intelligence tools, deepfakes and sale of infringing merchandise.
Case title: Gaurav Bhardwaj v. State NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 401
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a Road Transport Authority (RTA) clerk accused of being part of a pan-India syndicate involved in fraudulent vehicle registrations using fake documents and tampered chassis numbers.
Case title: Rihan Khan @ Dulare v. State NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 402
The Delhi High Court has granted 15 days' interim bail to an accused in a dowry death case to enable him to secure his daughter's school admission.
Justice Girish Kathpalia allowed the plea filed by the accused, Rihan Khan @ Dulare, who is facing charges under Sections 498A, 304B, 120B, 313, and 511 of the IPC along with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Case title: Md. Karimunnisa v. National Highways Authority Of India Through Its Chairman & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 403
The Delhi High Court has called upon the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to put in place an automated, technology-driven monitoring system to track toll collections in real time and promptly identify “windfall gain” situations, stressing the need to prevent loss to the public exchequer.
Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS and other connected matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 404
The Delhi High Court has observed that criticism aimed at judges must be responsible and backed by cogent evidence as they cannot defend themselves publicly when faced with attacks, especially on a social media platform.
Case title: NG Dev v. State & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 405
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that financial transactions, particularly those involving large sums, must be supported by cogent evidence and cannot rest solely on claims of trust between parties.
Case title: J L Wali & Others v. Union Of India & Others
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 406
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an intra-court appeal filed by contractors who migrated from Jammu & Kashmir during the late 1980s unrest, seeking payment of dues for works allegedly executed prior to their displacement.
Case title: M/S Kaushik Medical Store v. UoI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 407
The Delhi High Court has held that the mere existence of subsisting contracts does not bar the State from initiating a fresh tender process for a future period.
The division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan added that merely because the Petitioner-contractor apprehended that the fresh tender may “overlap” contractual arrangements, would not be grounds to entertain a writ petition.
Case title: Syeed Asima Ali v. Hockey India & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 408
The Delhi High Court has held officials of Hockey India guilty of contempt for willfully disobeying its directions to provide a duly elected Executive Board member access to meetings.
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Over LPG Shortage, Says Issue Lies In Executive Domain
Title: Rakesh Kumar Mittal v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 409
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a PIL over acute shortage of LPG in the national capital, observing that the issue lies completely in realm of the Executive.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that no such mandamus can be issued when the Government of India has already and is taking action to meet the exigencies.
Case title: Vikram Kumar Jha v. Union Of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 410
The Delhi High Court has upheld the requirement of possessing a valid Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) driving licence for male candidates seeking appointment as Sub-Inspectors (SI) in Delhi Police, ruling that the absence of a similar requirement for female candidates does not amount to discrimination.
Title: Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. CBI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 411
The Delhi High Court rejected a plea filed by victim of Unnao rape case to lead further evidence against former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the case.
Case title: Ashok Kumar v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 412
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to four accused persons in a ₹22 crore “digital arrest” cyber fraud case involving a senior citizen, observing that such offences have a massive societal impact and require a strict approach.
Case title: NDMC v. Bharat Hotels Ltd
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 413
The Delhi High Court has allowed the appeals filed by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and restored a demand of over ₹1,063 crore raised against Bharat Hotels Ltd. in a long-standing licence fee dispute, observing that any transaction involving scarce public land that results in loss of public revenue cannot be permitted to burden taxpayers.
Title: VAIBHAV SINGH v. DELHI HIGH COURT & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 414
The Delhi High Court directed taken down of social media posts containing videos of court proceedings wherein AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal and others had sought recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
Case title: Gurpreet Kaur Maini v. GNCTD
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 415
The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no legal embargo under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act) on granting “total support” to a person with disability requiring such assistance, and that the absence of framed rules cannot be a ground to refuse exercise of statutory powers.
Delhi High Court Directs Rapido To Ensure Continued Accessibility For Visually Impaired Users
Title: AMAR JAIN AND ANR v. ROPPEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD (RAPIDO) AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 416
The Delhi High Court has directed Indian ride-hailing service Rapido to ensure that its application continues to be 'disabled friendly' for its users in all respects, for as long as it remains in operation.
Title: WINNER CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED v. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 417
The Delhi High Court set aside debarment of a contractor by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in connection with structural defects in the Signature View Apartments project, holding that the decision-making process was vitiated due to violation of principles of natural justice.
Uttam Nagar Holi Violence: Delhi High Court Grants Police Protection To Deceased's Family
Title: LAXMI DEVI AND ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 418
The Delhi High Court has ordered police protection for the family members of 27-year old Tarun Butolia, who died in a violent clash during Holi celebrations at Uttam Nagar this year.
Justice Girish Kathpalia requested the Additional DCP to direct the concerned SHO to provide his personal mobile phone number to the family so that they may contact him at the time of distress.
Case Title: State v. Ishrat Jahan
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 419
The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the Delhi Police challenging the bail granted to former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan in FIR 59/2020 which alleges a larger conspiracy in the Delhi Riots that happened in 2020.
Title: MOHD.SAQUIB ANSARI v. STATE OF DELHI & Other Connected Matter
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 420
The Delhi High Court denied bail to two men accused in a UAPA case, observing that they were in touch with Indian Mujahideen not only in India but also in Pakistan and spread jihadi material.
A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain observed that despite being in custody for almost 12 years, they were not entitled to be released as there existed a continuing threat that they were likely to indulge in similar behaviour if granted bail.
Case title: RM v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 421
The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and 15-years rigorous sentence of a man for raping his minor stepdaughters, noting that minor contradictions in prosecutirx testimony do not affect the prosecution case.
Case title: RS v. DU
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 422
The Delhi High Court has held that even though the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) does not expressly provide for suspension, an employer retains the inherent power to suspend an employee facing inquiry under the Act.
Case title: Yogender Chandolia v. Vishesh Ravi & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 423
The Delhi High Court has held that a false declaration regarding one's own educational qualification in the nomination affidavit does not amount to a “corrupt practice” under Section 123(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Case title: Sanjay v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 424
The Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to an advocate who is in judicial custody in a cheating case investigated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police, to enable him to arrange funds for the school admission of his children.