Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 26 To February 01, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 105 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 124NOMINAL INDEXNarender Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 105 SMT. LAKSHMI DEVI AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 106 MAHILA HAWKER WELFARE ASSOCIATION v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHAHDRA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 107 Karan Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 108 Harsh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 109 X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 110 SSB v. DBC 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 111 NARENDRA SHARMA V/s GNCTD & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 112 ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH VS. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 113 Aduram v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 114 CHANDANI CHOWK SARV VYAPAR MANDAL (REGD.) V/s GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 115 Sarita Tiwari v. M/S Deccan Charters Pvt Ltd 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 116 SAMEER DNYANDEV WANKHEDE v. RED CHILLIES ENTERTAINMENTS PVT. LTD. & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 117 Baldev Singh v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 118 VIJAY GUPTA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 119 CBI v. I M QUDDUSI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 120 MANJEET v. INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION (IOA) AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 121 Jamia Millia Islamia v. Roshan Ara & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 122 State v. Sunil @ Pahalwan & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 123 The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Haazari Singh Rawat & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 124Departmental Findings Can't Substitute Primary Evidence In Criminal Trial: Delhi High Court Discharges Process Server In Forged Summons CaseCase title: Narender Singh v. StateCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 105The Delhi High Court has discharged a process server who was accused of fabricating a false service report to facilitate an ex parte divorce, holding that the material on record did not disclose "grave suspicion" against him to justify framing of charges.The Court ruled that findings in departmental proceedings cannot be elevated to substantive evidence in a criminal case, nor can prosecution be founded on oral assertions regarding a document that was never seized or produced before the Court.Delhi High Court Upholds Rule Allowing Childless Widow To Continue Family Pension After RemarriageTitle: SMT. LAKSHMI DEVI AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 106The Delhi High Court upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, entitling a childless widow to continue to receive family pension after remarriage.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by the parents of a deceased CRPF personnel seeking grant of family pension to them after the remarriage of their son's widow.Delhi High Court Directs MCD To Clear Hawkers From Anand Vihar ISBT, Orders Beautification PlanTitle: MAHILA HAWKER WELFARE ASSOCIATION v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHAHDRA & ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 107The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to remove all hawkers and vendors from the congested area around the Anand Vihar ISBT, while permitting only 105 vendors, who were found eligible to vend through mobile carts and without any permanent structures.Supreme Court's 'Mihir Rajesh Shah' Ruling On Written Grounds Of Arrest Operates Prospectively: Delhi High CourtCase title: Karan Singh v. StateCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 108The Delhi High Court has held that the Supreme Court's judgment in Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra (2025), which mandates the furnishing of written grounds of arrest to an accused before remand in all offences, will operate prospectively and cannot be applied to arrests made prior to the date of the ruling.Attempt To Hoodwink Court: Delhi HC Rejects Anticipatory Bail Application Noting Parallel Plea Before Sessions CourtCase title: Harsh v. StateCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 109The Delhi High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail application after finding that the accused had filed parallel anticipatory bail pleas before two different courts, which were being heard on the same day, terming the conduct a "clear abuse of process in the name of liberty".Marriage Registration Not Proof Of Marital Harmony, Can't Be Used To Deny Mutual Divorce Before One Year: Delhi High CourtTitle: X v. YCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 110The Delhi High Court has held that mere registration of marriage between two individuals cannot determine matrimonial harmony or their intention to cohabit together.“Registration of marriage is merely a statutory mandate, and by itself, cannot be determinative of matrimonial harmony, intention to cohabit, or the viability of the marital relationship,” a division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar observed.'Childhood Not Lived On Screens': Delhi High Court Rejects 'Stereotypical' Tender Years Doctrine, Grants Custody To FatherCase title: SSB v. DBCCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 111The Delhi High Court has held that the long-standing "Tender Years Doctrine", which presumes that custody of young children should...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 26 To February 01, 2026

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