Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 30 To April 05, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 323 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 345NOMINAL INDEXPREM SHEELA KUMARI v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 323VISHWAJYOTI v. VIRENDER KUMAR SARDANA & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 324The New India Assurance Company Ltd v. M/S Kapoor Diesels Garage Pvt Ltd 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 325International Visa Services Pvt Ltd Formerly Known As Ivs Lanka Pvt Ltd v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 326Ajit Kumar Singh Through Smt. Poonam Singh Wife And Pairokar v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 327MR. NIDISH GOPALKRISHNAN NAIR v. X & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328 UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. PADMA JAISWAL IAS (AGMUT:2003) & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 329 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 330 ANIL KUMAR TIWARI ANIRUDHACHARYA v. JOHN DOE ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 331 ANUSHKAA ARORA & ORS v. BCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 332 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 333 HINDU SHAKTI DAL & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 334 ANJU TANWAR v. LAWYERS CHAMBERS ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 335 POOJA AS GUARDIAN OF BABY DEVANSHI JAISAWAR v. AADHARSHILA VIDYAPEETH & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 336 SANDEEP @ KALA @ KALE @ SONU @ SINOTHIA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 337 Union of India & Ors. v. Naresh Kumar Gupta 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 338 ITGOA & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 339 HAJI MOHD. ALTAF v. STATE & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 340 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 341 MOHANLAL VISWANATHAN NAIR v. JOHN DOE/ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 342 AJIT KUMAR GOLA v. STATE (GNCTD) AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 343 UOI & Ors. Vs B.N. Chaubey & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 344 Debasis Das Gupta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 345 Delhi High Court Orders ₹1 Crore Ex-Gratia To Kin Of School Vice Principal Who Died Of COVID-19 While Supervising Relief WorkTitle: PREM SHEELA KUMARI v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE & ANRCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 323The Delhi High Court has set aside the Delhi Government's decision denying ex-gratia compensation to the kin of a government school Vice Principal who succumbed to COVID-19 during the second wave.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav allowed the plea filed by the widow of late Dr. Raja Ram Singh and directed the authorities to release ₹Rs. 1 crore compensation under the Delhi Government's COVID relief scheme within six weeks.Private School Can't Be Treated As Closed Without Prior Approval Of DoE, Staff Entitled To Salary: Delhi High CourtTitle: VISHWAJYOTI v. VIRENDER KUMAR SARDANA & other connected mattersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 324The Delhi High Court has held that a recognised private school cannot be treated as “closed in law” merely because it stopped functioning without obtaining prior approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE), and that such unilateral cessation does not extinguish employees' salary and service rights.Driving Licence Not Fake Merely Because It Was Not Converted To Smart Card: Delhi High CourtCase title: The New India Assurance Company Ltd v. M/S Kapoor Diesels Garage Pvt LtdCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 325The Delhi High Court has held that a driving licence cannot be treated as fake merely because it was in a booklet form and had not been converted into a smart card.Delhi High Court Upholds Bidder's Disqualification From Sri Lanka Consular Services Tender, Cites Lack Of Independent ExperienceCase title: International Visa Services Pvt Ltd Formerly Known As Ivs Lanka Pvt Ltd v. UoICitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 326The Delhi High Court has upheld the disqualification of a bidder from a tender process for outsourcing consular, passport and visa (CPV) services in Sri Lanka, holding that the bidder failed to demonstrate the requisite independent contractual experience as mandated under the tender conditions.Writ Petition Not Maintainable Before Final Order In Court Martial Process: Delhi High CourtCase title: Ajit Kumar Singh Through Smt. Poonam Singh Wife And Pairokar v. UoICitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 327The Delhi High Court has held that a writ petition challenging disciplinary and court martial proceedings is not maintainable before the passing of a final order.'Digital Vigilantism': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Media, Actress Richa Chadha For Defamatory Posts Against Man Over Indigo Flight IncidentTitle: MR. NIDISH GOPALKRISHNAN NAIR v. X & ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328The Delhi High Court pulled up various media platforms including a journalist and actress Richa Chadha for their social media posts labelling a man a “molester” over allegations of sexual harassment arising out of an in-flight incident.Justice Vikas Mahajan said that the narratives set by the media houses and digital platforms clearly breached the contours of the FIR, and that the publications did not merely report the allegations in...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 30 To April 05, 2026

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