Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 18 To May 24, 2026
Nupur Thapliyal
27 May 2026 11:11 AM IST
Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 530
NOMINAL INDEX
ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498
AMAN BANSAL v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 499
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 500
JAGDEEP SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 501
M/S R. C. Sood & Co. Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Eros Group) v. Shri Sharad Maheshwari & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 502
Varun Arora v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 503
Manisha Pande v. Abhijit Iyer Mitra & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 504
Ashanand Saini@Anand Saini v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 505
Deepak Kumar v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 506
SH. SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 507
M/S Velocis Systems Pvt. Ltd v. National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 508
Shashank Deo Sudhi v. UOI & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 510
RAJ MAHATO v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 509
LKS v. NS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 511
MOHD. QUASIM v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 512
PARMAL & ANR v. THE STATE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 513
Saleem Malik v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 514
M/S BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. v. Vinod Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 515
Sarfaraj v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 516
Aishvir Singh (Inspector) v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 517
GAC Logistics Pvt. Ltd. v. Acer Logistics Pvt. Ltd 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 518
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v/s ARVIND KEJRIWAL AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 519
State v. Deepak 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 520
Mr. Dileep Singh v. Smt. Girija Devi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 521
Rajinder Kumar v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 522
AJ v. KS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 523
Manoj Kumar v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 524
VINESH PHOGAT v/s WRESTLING FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 525
Sanjay Singh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 526
Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure Private Limited v. The Executive Engineer And Senior Manager C III Redevelopment Project Division Cpwd & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 527
M/S Progressive Finlease Ltd v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 528
Umar Khalid v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 529
Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital v. Vijender Singh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 530
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Jailed MP Engineer Rashid Following Father's Demise
Title: ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498
The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency, following the demise of his father.
A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after noting that Rashid's father passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi, in the intervening night of May 17 and 18.
Students With 0% Attendance Cannot Seek Promotion To Next Semester: Delhi High Court
Title: AMAN BANSAL v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 499
The Delhi High Court has upheld refusal to grant direct admission to Semester-IV to a law student of Delhi University who had neither attended classes nor appeared in Semester-III examinations.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that students with 0% attendance cannot claim parity with those suffering from mere shortage of attendance.
Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 500
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months' simple imprisonment in two criminal contempt cases for scandalising the judiciary and lowering the authority of courts through his videos targeting judicial officers.
Title: JAGDEEP SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 501
The Delhi High Court has observed that violence in the guise of protest “cannot be acceptable to any tenet of demosprudence” while refusing to discharge several persons accused of throwing a burning effigy at the official bungalow of a prominent political leader in 2022.
Builder Can't Forfeit Homebuyer's Money Without Proving Actual Loss: Delhi High Court
Case title: M/S R. C. Sood & Co. Developers Pvt. Ltd. (Eros Group) v. Shri Sharad Maheshwari & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 502
The Delhi High Court has held that a builder cannot forfeit money paid by a homebuyer unless it proves actual loss arising from the alleged breach of contract.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by Eros Group against a trial court decree directing refund of ₹18 lakh to homebuyers.
Case title: Varun Arora v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 503
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a finance company employee accused of fraudulently transferring shares belonging to 18 clients into his own DMAT account, observing that “professional services cannot extend to granting any benefit to the concerned professional himself.”
Title: Manisha Pande v. Abhijit Iyer Mitra & Anr
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 504
The Delhi High Court has set aside a sessions court order staying a magisterial order directing registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande, accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media.
Case title: Ashanand Saini@Anand Saini v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 505
The Delhi High Court has criticized a lawyer for filing a criminal writ petition seeking registration of an FIR without examining the settled legal position governing such reliefs.
Title: Deepak Kumar v. Union of India & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 506
The Delhi High Court directed the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as well as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide a plea claiming that “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” movie scenes have potential of revealing information related to the armed forces which is not in the interest of security of the nation, even though it is claimed as a work of fiction.
Title: SH. SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 507
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking disqualification of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting any elections in view of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma's order initiating criminal contempt against them.
Case title: M/S Velocis Systems Pvt. Ltd v. National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 508
The Delhi High Court has held that interim protection granted against a blacklisting order does not dispense with a bidder's obligation to make complete and candid disclosure about pending action in a tender process.
Title: Shashank Deo Sudhi v. UOI & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 510
The Delhi High Court asked the authorities, including the Central Government, University Grants Commission (UGC) and Delhi Government to indicate the steps taken by them against mushrooming of fake higher educational institutions.
Calling for action against such varsities, the Court requested ASG Chetan Sharma to draw attention of authorities of education departments about the issue raised in the petition and to impress upon them to take necessary action.
Title: RAJ MAHATO v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 509
The Delhi High Court has observed that though consent is legally irrelevant under the POCSO Act, relationships among young adults involving “de facto approval” for a sexual relationship must be viewed differently while considering bail pleas.
Case title: LKS v. NS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 511
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot evade his obligation to maintain his wife and children merely by claiming that he does not have a regular source of income.
Title: MOHD. QUASIM v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 512
The Delhi High Court acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and rape in a 2004 case, observing that the prosecutrix had voluntarily accompanied him, married him under the Special Marriage Act and later appeared to have changed her stand due to “social and family pressure”.
Title: PARMAL & ANR v. THE STATE & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 513
The Delhi High Court has held that neither the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, nor the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, contemplates grant of “permanent accommodation” to a daughter-in-law, but onlyrecognizes right of shared-household.
UAPA | High Court Grants Bail To Accused Salim Malik In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
Title: Saleem Malik v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 514
The Delhi High Court granted bail to Salim Malik, accused in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.
A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after hearing Malik's counsel as well as the prosecutor appearing for the Delhi Police.
Compassionate Appointment Cannot Become Alternate Mode Of Public Employment: Delhi High Court
Case title: M/S BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. v. Vinod Kumar
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 515
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that compassionate appointment cannot be treated as an alternate mode of public employment or a mechanism for long-term financial rehabilitation of a deceased employee's family.
Case title: Sarfaraj v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 516
The Delhi High Court has observed that absence of public witnesses and lack of videography or photography of contraband recovery are relevant considerations while deciding bail applications in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Case title: Aishvir Singh (Inspector) v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 517
The Delhi High Court has held that once a trial court disposes of a bail application, it becomes functus officio and cannot continue to monitor the matter by directing departmental inquiries or passing adverse remarks against police officials over alleged delay in investigation.
Case title: GAC Logistics Pvt. Ltd. v. Acer Logistics Pvt. Ltd
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 518
The Delhi High Court has held that mere mention of a Mumbai administrative office address on freight invoices and airway bills would not oust the territorial jurisdiction of Delhi courts when the defendant company's registered office is situated in Delhi and part of the cause of action arose within the capital.
Case title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v/s ARVIND KEJRIWAL AND ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 519
The Delhi High Court has appointed senior advocate Rajdipa Behura as amicus curiae in the suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated against AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Vinay Mishra, Durgesh Pathak and Saurabh Bharadwaj for their posts 'scandalizing' Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
Case title: State v. Deepak
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 520
The Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of probation cannot be granted in serious offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act which are punishable with imprisonment for life.
Case title: Mr. Dileep Singh v. Smt. Girija Devi
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 521
The Delhi High Court has held that once probate is granted in respect of a Will, the document need not be proved afresh in subsequent civil proceedings under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act.
Having Public Witnesses Who Turn Hostile May Do More Harm Than Good: Delhi High Court
Case Title: Rajinder Kumar v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 522
The Delhi High Court has observed that while independent public witnesses lend credibility to criminal investigations, their absence is not always fatal to the prosecution case, particularly when the witnesses produced are otherwise truthful and reliable.
Case title: AJ v. KS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 523
The Delhi High Court has held that ownership disputes between in-laws and a daughter-in-law over a self-acquired property do not fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of Family Courts merely because the parties are related through marriage.
Case title: Manoj Kumar v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 524
The Delhi High Court has observed that courts must remain conscious of the social stigma, fear of ostracisation and societal pressure faced by women while assessing their testimony in sexual assault cases, particularly that took place decades ago.
Case title: VINESH PHOGAT v/s WRESTLING FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 525
The Delhi High Court permitted wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games which are scheduled for May 30 and 31.
In doing so the court observed that Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) selection policy was "clearly exclusionary in nature" as it does not give any discretion to WFI to consider iconic players like Phogat in view of the sabbatical taken on account of her maternity leave, as a woman cannot be prejudiced for taking maternity leave.
Case title: Sanjay Singh v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 526
In a case involving a drunken altercation between two friends over liquor payment, the Delhi High Court has converted murder conviction into culpable homicide not amounting to murder, holding that the incident occurred in the heat of passion without premeditation.
Case title: Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure Private Limited v. The Executive Engineer And Senior Manager C III Redevelopment Project Division Cpwd & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 527
The Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot supply a “deeming fiction” absent from tender conditions, while examining eligibility disputes in public contracts.
Case Title: M/S Progressive Finlease Ltd v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 528
The Delhi High Court has held that even where a Magistrate declines to order registration of an FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC, the complainant must ordinarily be given an opportunity to lead pre-summoning evidence before the complaint is dismissed as being “purely civil” in nature.
Delhi High Court Grants 3 Days Interim Bail To Umar Khalid Ahead Of Mother's Surgery
Title: Umar Khalid v. State
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 529
The Delhi High Court granted three days interim bail to Umar Khalid in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots.
A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain ordered that he be released between June 01 till June 03, on strict conditions.
Case title: Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital v. Vijender Singh & Ors
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 530
The Delhi High Court has held that minimum wages payable to a workman under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act during the pendency of litigation cannot remain frozen and must reflect periodic statutory revisions notified by the Government.
