Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 626 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647

NOMINAL INDEX

Shashi v. Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

Abhijit Dipke v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 626

Athar Khan v State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 627

ANSHAD BADRUDDIN v. ED and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 628

Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 629

BHAGAT PRASHANT HARIBHAU v. NATIONAL SEEDS CORPORATION LIMITED AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 630

Court on its own motion v. UOI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 631

RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR (JOHN DOE) & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 632

ARUN MUTHU v. STATE OF NCT DELHI and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 633

Amit Ranjan & Ors. v. Union Of India And Others 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 634

Hema Bajaj v. Rao Mehar Chand Saraswati Vidya Mandir School And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 635

9X MEDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS v. TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 636

Chitra Ramakrishna v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 637

Satender Kumar Srivastava v. GNCTD 2026 (Del) 638

SBI v. Umed Singh 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 639

YOGA FEDERATION OF INDIA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 640

Ram Naresh Tiwari And Ors v. Union Of India And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 641

SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 642

Rajendra Bharti v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 643

Ashok Kumar Yadav & Ors. v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 644

Chintan Agrawal v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 645

Amar Thapa v. State (NCT of Delhi) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 646

Union of India v. Preeti Vaid & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647

Delhi Govt Has Created 'Utter Chaos' In OBC Reservation Rules Through Confusing Notifications: High Court

Case title: Shashi v. Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board And Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that the Delhi Government (GNCTD) has created "utter chaos" in the implementation of OBC reservation by issuing multiple notifications, circulars and letters with ambiguous wording.

Delhi High Court Orders Unblocking Of 'Cockroach Janata Party's X Account

Title: Abhijit Dipke v. Union of India

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 626

The Delhi High Court ordered the unblocking of the X (formerly Twitter) account of Cockroach Janata Party. A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma allowed the plea of CJP founder Abhijit Dipke, noting that the primary concern of the Centre is no longer of relevance since the NEET exam is over.

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Athar Khan In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

Case title: Athar Khan v State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 627

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea filed by Athar Khan, who has been booked in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.

A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain upheld the trial court order denying bail to him.

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In PFI Money Laundering Case, Says ED Failed To Establish Payments Were 'Proceeds Of Crime'

Title: ANSHAD BADRUDDIN v. ED and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 628

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to two alleged Physical Education trainers of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a money laundering case, holding that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) failed to prima facie establish that the payments received by them constituted “proceeds of crime” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

2008 Delhi Serial Bomb Blasts: High Court Denies Bail To 'Indian Mujahideen' Operative Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy

Title: Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 629

The Delhi High Court denied bail to an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative in relation to the 2008 serial bomb blasts case.

A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain dismissed the appeal filed by Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy, challenging a trial court order denying bail to him.

Courts Can't Read 'Equivalent Qualification' Into Recruitment Advertisement After Selection Process Begins: Delhi High Court

Title: BHAGAT PRASHANT HARIBHAU v. NATIONAL SEEDS CORPORATION LIMITED AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 630

The Delhi High Court has held that a recruitment advertisement is the “charter of the selection process” and courts cannot enlarge the eligibility criteria by recognising equivalent qualifications not contemplated in the notification.

Delhi High Court Orders Surprise Audit Of 38 Govt Hospitals After Patient Denied ICU Bed Despite Portal Showing Availability

Case title: Court on its own motion v. UOI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 631

The Delhi High Court has directed a surprise audit of 38 Delhi government hospitals where the NextGen e-Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) has been implemented, after a patient was allegedly denied ICU bed despite the online portal reflecting bed availability.

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Ravi Kishan's Personality Rights; Orders Takedown Of AI-Generated, Obscene Content

Title: RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN v. ASHOK KUMAR (JOHN DOE) & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 632

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan.

Justice Jyoti Singh restrained several individuals and online entities from unauthorizedly using his name, image, likeness and other attributes of his persona through artificial intelligence, deepfakes and other technologies.

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Sukesh Chandrashekhar's Alleged Associates In Extortion Case, Cites Long Incarceration And Protracted Trial

Title: ARUN MUTHU v. STATE OF NCT DELHI and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 633

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Arun Muthu, B. Mohanraj, Sudheer and Kamlesh Kothari, accused in the Rs. 217-crore extortion case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

Large Number Of Affected Investors Doesn't Convert Crypto Dispute Into Public Law Issue: Delhi High Court

Case title: Amit Ranjan & Ors. v. Union Of India And Others

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 634

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere fact that a large number of investors are affected does not convert an essentially private dispute involving a cryptocurrency exchange into a public law issue warranting exercise of writ jurisdiction.

Private School Employee's Suspension Automatically Ends If DOE Approval Isn't Received Within 15 Days: Delhi High Court Full Bench

Case title: Hema Bajaj v. Rao Mehar Chand Saraswati Vidya Mandir School And Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 635

A Full Bench of the Delhi High Court has held that suspension of an employee of a recognised private school automatically lapses if the Director of Education (DOE) does not approve it within 15 days.

“Any later order of approval passed by the Director of Education would not revive the said suspension,” the Full Bench comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar, Om Prakash Shukla and Renu Bhatnagar added.

Delhi High Court Dismisses Broadcasters' Challenge To TRAI's 12-Minute Per Hour Cap On TV Advertisements

Title: 9X MEDIA PVT. LTD. & ORS v. TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 636

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) regulations limiting television advertisements to 12 minutes per clock hour, observing that the regulations do not fail to meet the rights envisaged under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India.

NSE Co-Location Scam: Delhi High Court Rejects Chitra Ramakrishna's Plea Against PC Act Provisions

Title: Chitra Ramakrishna v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 637

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by former CEO of National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna, challenging the constitutional validity of definitions of public duty and public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Manual Scavenging: Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Engineer In 2017 Delhi Jal Board Sewer Deaths Case

Case title: Satender Kumar Srivastava v. GNCTD

2026 LiveLaw (Del) 638

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR and all consequential criminal proceedings against a Junior Engineer of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in connection with the 2017 sewer deaths case, holding that criminal prosecution cannot continue when the accused has already been exonerated on merits in departmental proceedings on identical allegations.

Delhi High Court Asks SBI To Pay ₹1 Lakh To Worker For Illegal Termination, Sets Aside Regularisation Order

Case title: SBI v. Umed Singh

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 639

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Labour Court award directing the State Bank of India (SBI) to regularise the services of a worker whose termination was held to be illegal.

Justice Shail Jain held that violation of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 does not automatically confer a right to regularisation in public employment.

Delhi High Court Quashes Recognition Of Yogasana Bharat As National Sports Federation, Says Sports Ministry 'Surrendered' To AYUSH

Title: YOGA FEDERATION OF INDIA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 640

The Delhi High Court today quashed the Union government's recognition of Yogasana Bharat as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for Yogasana, holding that the decision was contrary to the National Sports Development Code and suffered from non-application of mind.

Delhi High Court Upholds Grade Pay-Based Financial Upgradation Under Centre's Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme

Case title: Ram Naresh Tiwari And Ors v. Union Of India And Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 641

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Central government's Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS), which grants financial upgradation to the immediate next higher Grade Pay instead of the Grade Pay attached to the next promotional post.

A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Amit Mahajan rejected a batch of petitions challenging the scheme as arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.

Delhi High Court Sentences Actor Rajpal Yadav To Three Months Imprisonment In Cheque Bounce Cases

Title: SH. RAJPAL NAURANG YADAV & ANR v. M/S. MURLI PROJECTS PVT. LTD & ANR and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 642

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction of actor Rajpal Yadav in various cheque bounce cases registered against him.

While upholding the conviction and sentence, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also sentenced Yadav to undergo simple imprisonment of three months in each seven cases. All sentences have been directed to run concurrently.

Delhi High Court Rejects Disqualified Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti's Plea To Suspend Conviction In Rural Development Bank Fraud Case

Title: Rajendra Bharti v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 643

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by disqualified Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti, seeking a stay on his conviction in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011.

Consequential Arrears Can't Be Denied Once Pay Parity Is Restored: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Prasar Bharati Technicians

Case title: Ashok Kumar Yadav & Ors. v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 644

The Delhi High Court has held that once pay parity between similarly placed employees is restored, consequential arrears cannot be denied.

A Division Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan thus directed Prasar Bharati to extend the upgraded pay scale of ₹5,000-8,000 to eligible Technicians and Senior Technicians with effect from January 1, 1996, along with consequential benefits, including arrears of pay.

Passport Dispute From UP Can't Be Filed In Delhi Merely Because Ministry Of External Affairs Is Located Here: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Chintan Agrawal v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 645

The Delhi High Court has held that a passport dispute cannot be brought before it merely because the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is located in the national capital. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that territorial jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution depends on whether any part of the cause of action arose within the court's jurisdiction.

No Prescribed Format For Providing Written Grounds Of Arrest: Delhi High Court Upholds NDPS Accused's Custody

Case Title: Amar Thapa v. State (NCT of Delhi)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 646

The Delhi High Court has refused bail to an accused booked under the NDPS Act, holding that there is no legislatively or judicially prescribed format for communicating written grounds of arrest and that substantial compliance with the constitutional requirement would suffice in the facts of the case.

Multiple Sclerosis Qualifies As 'Specified Disability' Under RPWD Act, Delhi High Court Upholds PwD Reservation In SSC Recruitment

Case Title: Union of India v. Preeti Vaid & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 647

The Delhi High Court has upheld the grant of reservation benefits under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act) to a candidate suffering from multiple sclerosis and low vision, holding that multiple sclerosis is a “specified disability” under the statute.