RAGHAV CHADHA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 599

ANKIT MAAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 600

UNION OF INDIA v. SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV AND ANR and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 601

TV TODAY NETWORK LIMITED v. ABC & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 602

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. v. Central Information Commission & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 603

SHYAM SUNDAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 604

R v. H 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 605

Kashish Malik v. Union Of India And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 606

Major General Anand Kumar Kapur (Retd) v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 607

ANJANA OM KASHYAP & ANR v. FAISAL KHAN & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 608

SN v. TA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 609

Ms.Karnika Khandelwal, Represented By Abhinav Khandelwal And Hema Pandey v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 610

Subedar Major Ashok Kumar Verma (Retd) v. Ministry Of Defence & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 611

Narender Gupta & Anr. v. CA Vaibhav Jalan & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 612

KC v. State & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 613

Justice For All v. LG 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 614

Amita Sachdeva v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 615

RAHUL BAJAJ v. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 616

Oriental Insurance Co Ltd V. Vinay Jain 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 617

KR v. Google LLC & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 618

Pisal Sagar Vishnu v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 619

Union Of India Through Its Secretary Department Of Telecommunication & Ors. v. All India Retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Executive Welfare Association And Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 620

ST. Anthony's Boys Secondary School v. DoE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 621

Simbal Singh v. Amarjit Singh & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 622

E Neeta Devi & Ors. v. Ashwani Kumar & Ors (Bharti Axa General Insurance Co Ltd) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 623

National Institute Of Public Co-Operation & Child Development And Anr v. Tejinder Kaur 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 624

X v. Y & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

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

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED v. META PLATFORMS & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 648

Kanhaiya Lal v. State (NCT of Delhi) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 649

ABHISHEK SHARMA v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 650

ED v. MS VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION AND ORS GUANGWEN KUANG @ ANDREW 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 651

Santosh Tiwari v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 652

Ritu Gauba v. Commissioner of Police 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 653

XXX v. YYY 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 654

Savitri Devi v. Bank Of Maharashtra And Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 655

E TRAV TECH LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 656

State v. K 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 657

Rakesh Kumar Saini v. Union of India & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 658

ABID ALI @ AABI v. State & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 659

GNCTD v. Manu & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 660

GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 661

Union Of India & Ors. vs Col Amardeep Singh 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 662

NARESH KUMAR v. THE WIRE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 663

Anjali v. State of NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 664

Master Sorabh v. North Delhi Public School & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 665

Rohit Sehrawat v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 666

V v. P 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 667

NIA v. Khurram Parvez and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 668

GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 669

Ashish Alies Vicky v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 670

United India Insurance Company Ltd. v. Digambar & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 671

ANUPAM SHAHU v. THE STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 672

Sushil Kumar v. Telangana State Handloom Weavers Housing Society Co-op. Ltd. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 673

Pravasi Legal Cell v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 674

Ram Naresh Tiwari&Ors. v. Union of India&Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 675

Aneel Kapoor v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 676

Shakeel Ahmed v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 678

Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 679

Christine Swaroop Raj & Ors. v. State & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 680

Daksh Singhal Through His Father and Natural Guardian v. Union of India & Ors. and Paras Batra v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 681

MOHD. FARUQUE ALWANDER @ FARUKH @ GENDA v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 682

M/s R.S.S. Estate LLP & Ors. v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 683

Syed Mohd Umar v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 684

Mithlesh Solanki v. MCD & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 685

RAM CHANDER @ CHHOTU v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686

ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 687

SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 688

Save India Foundation v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 689

Ocular Trauma Society of India v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 690

Dharamveer & Ors. v. MCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 691

Smt. Sahana & Ors. v. Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 692

Vinod Ram v. MCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 693

Phool Chand & Ors. v. MCD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 694

National Insurance Company Ltd v. Yashpal & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 714

YUVRAJ SINGH v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 715

Naresh Balyan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717

Bilal Mir v. NIA & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 718

KULDEEP KUMAR v. STATE & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 719

Saleem Iqbal Shervani v. Meta Platforms & Ors. (CS(OS)-676/2026) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 720

THE FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS GUILD OF INDIA & ORS. v/s ARG OUTLIER MEDIA PVT LTD & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 721

HURBA PETRO AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 722

Raj Singh v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 723

JUSTICE FOR RIGHTS FOUNDATION AND ANR v. GNCTD & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 724

DR. POONAM MISHRA v. STATE v. ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 725

Harsh Vardhan v. Mandeep Mittal & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 726

Shri Islahuddin Khan v. Jamia Millia Islamia University Jamia Nagar And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 727

YUVRAJ AND ORS v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI NORTH ZONE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 728

DR KIRAN NINAD HEBBALKAR & ORS v. APEX COMMITTEE FOR PHARMA MARKETING PRACTICES & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 729

MANOJ KUMAR JHA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 730

VIKASH v. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 731

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 732

DHARMENDRA HANSRAJ KOTAK & ORS v. STATE OF DELHI & ANR & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 733

Dabur India Limited v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 734

ALL INDIA DALIT CHRISTIAN RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMITTEE v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 735

Alakh Pandey v. John Doe & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 736

TABASSUM JAMAL HASHMI v. ASHOK KUMAR & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 737

SUSHIL KUMAR v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 738

Rohit Vij v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 739

SHRI SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST, SHIRDI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 740

Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 741

KUSHAGRA MITTAL MINOR & ANR v. NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 742

RAJESH RANJAN @ PAPPU YADAV v. UNION OF INDIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 743

MOHAMMAD AHMAD v. ASHA MALIK AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 744

X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 745

KHALID JAHANGIR QAZI THROUGH HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER MS FARIDA SIDDIQI v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ANR & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 746

Khushi Kapoor v. Ashok Kumar/John Does & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 747

RISHAV KUMAR v. GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 748

Ramesh v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 749

Court on its own motion v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 750

NETRAM KUMAR v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 751

RAJENDRA PRASAD NARGIS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 752

Employees State Insurance Corporation & Anr. v. G P Capt. Jagdish Chandra Sharma (Retd.) & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 753

Yogesh @ Monu @ Harvinder v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 754

STATE v. SAJID ALI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 755

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 782

DR RAJ SHEKHAWAT v/s GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 783

DELHI PROSECUTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION v/s STATE GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 784

PARINAY SHARMA v/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 785

INDIAN PROFESSIONAL NURSES ASSOCIATION v/s UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 786

ADITYA SINGH & ORS. v/s UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 787

RAKESH BANSAL AND ORS v/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 788

SH. HARI NATH SHARMA v/s SH. UMESH KUMAR & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 789

Nivedika Ojha v. Union Of India & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 790

MANIK CHAND & ORS. v/s MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 791

PINAKI MISRA v. STATE & ANR. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 792

Bhisham Mehta v. Mrs. Gita Vig & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 796

INDU PRAKASH SINGH v/s GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 797

Striker Beverages Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 798

ANOOP GEORGE CHAUDHARI v/s STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 799

Rakhi Bisht v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 800

Utimaco Technologies Pvt Ltd. v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 801

SHIVDHAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 802

SANJAY DANGI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS & Other Connected Matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 803

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ANR v. DEEPAK AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 804

ADITYA CHAUHAN v. Bar councillor India & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 805

Taaran Chandna v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 806

Gopala Krishna Kosaraju v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 807

STATE v. MUNNA KUMAR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 808

INDIAN COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND ANR v. MR. KRISHAN KUMAR PASI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 809

DEVENDER YADAV & ANR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 810

ANANYA RATURI & ANR v. Delhi University & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 811

CMYK Printech Limited v. K Kavitha & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 812

KAMRAN ASHRAF RESHI v. NIA & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 813

BRIJ SHARADBHAI BHATT AND ORS v. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 814

KXXXXX v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 815

M.K. STEPHEN v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 816

DESALEGN ATNAFU ABEBA v. NCB 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 817

SHRI AMIT KUMAR@DABBOO v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 818

RAMAN SONI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 819

DR RAJ SHEKHAWAT v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 821

SWATANTRA BHARDWAJ THROUGH HIS FATHER RANDHIR KUMAR JHA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 822

ANIKET KUMAR GUPTA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 823

NATIONAL STUDENTS' UNION OF INDIA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 824

Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande v. CBI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 825

SANDEEP KUMAR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 826

DILBAGH SINGH v. DEEPAK GANDHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 827

POONAM v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 828

PROF SUJATA ASHWARYA v. JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 829

ALL INDIA CARROM FEDERATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 830

UNION OF INDIA v. MITHAI LAL AND ORS & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 831

HURBA PETRO AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 832

Union of India & Ors. v. Sh. Jamuna Dass 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 833

Gaurav Bhatia v. Saurav Das & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 834

DEVENDER YADAV & ANR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 835

Neha v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 836

Rajinder Kumar Gupta v. The Chief Secretary, Government of NCT Delhi and Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 837

Sanmati Sabha (Regd.) v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 838

Vinesh Phogat v/s Wrestling Federation of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 839

P B AGRO LLP v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 840

AJAY KUMAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 841

SHIVAM GUPTA v. THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 842

ANISH SANDEEP PATIL (MINOR) THROUGH HIS FATHER SANDEEP HEMANT PATIL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 843

X v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 844

MINOR S THR HER GUARDIAN B v. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 845

MS. FAIZAL & ANR v. STATE (GNCT) OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 846

HARERAM v. STATE OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 847

Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-1, Delhi v. Patanjali Ayurved Limited & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 848

Kanhaiya Ranjan and Anr v. Campus Law Centre & Ors & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 849

AKASH & ANR v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 850

Ravi Kant Thakral v. Bank Of Baroda 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 851

Nitin Naresh v. Union of India & Ors [WP (C) 13480/2026] 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 852

Advocate Ramkishan Saraswat v. Union of India & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 853

Nitin Soni Advocate v. Honble High Court of Delhi through its Registrar General & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 854

VIJETA v/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 855

Mohammad Saqib@ Saqib Iftekar v. NI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 856

PARVESH MANN @ SAGAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 857

ANWAR HUSSAIN v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 858

Union of India v. CHRI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 859

PRASHANT KUMAR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 860

Jai Anshul Anil Ambani v. Bureau of Immigration & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 861

KUSHAGRA DUA & ORS v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 862

AMIT KHANNA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 863

JAGTAR SINGH JOHAL @ JAGGI v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 864

MEENAKSHI CHAUDHARY v. JOHN DOE & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 865

AQUIL AHMED v. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY THROUGH THE CHIEF INVESTIGATING OFFICER 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 866

Prashant Manchanda v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 867

FARHAN ANSAR SUSE (IN JC) v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 868

PUNEET BATRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 869

ANJANA GOSAIN v. GNCTD & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 870

P BALASUBRAMANIYAN v. SHRI VINAY KUMAR GUPTA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 871

MR C ARJUN & ORS v. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 872

MANISH KUMAR PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 873

KRISHAN LAL v. INDERJEET SINGH & ANOTHER 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 874

S v. STATE (GOVT. NCT OF DELHI) & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 875

VAASVI KHAITAN MINOR THROUGH HER FATHER MR VEDANT KHAITAN v. AD-HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 876

COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. ADEESHWAR SINGHAL 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 877

MEENAL AGARWAL & ANR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 878

SANJAY SACHDEVA v. BHOLA MAHATO & ORS (M/S RELIANCE GENERAL INSRUANCE CO LTD) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 879

B v. N 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 880

SOCIAL JURIST, A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 881

Naveen Kumar Verma & Anr. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 882

VEER PAL v. STATE 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 883

Nazre Alam @ Ravi & Anr v. State 2026 LiveLa4 (Del) 884

KUNAL YADAV & ORS v. MANAN KUMAR MISHRA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 885

Ghanshyam D. Uphadhyay v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 886

Pappu Singh v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 887

LOVKESH BAJAJ v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 888

ASHWIKA SINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 889

MUSKAN RATHI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 890

SMT. MEENA DEVI AND ANR v. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 891

NINA PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 892

CBI v. Chitra Ramakrishna & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 893

Anita v. Punjab and Sind Bank 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 894

KAMLESH SHARMA v. NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 895

BSES YAMUNA POWER LIMITED v. MOHD. GULZAR & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 896

Ami Sisodia v. GNCTD & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 897

INDUS BIRRA BEVERAGES & ORS v. ISHAAN ASSOCIATES 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 898

Students' Federation of India & Anr v. Union of India & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 899

GURMEET SINGH @ HARPREET SINGH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 900

DR MANISH KAMRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 901

Ajeet Bharti v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 902

ANAND SINGH RAWAT v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 903

MASTER SHUBH CHOWDHARI THROUGH HIS FATHER v. EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 904

M/S HITECH ENTERPRISES v. M/S MODERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 905

MASASASONG AO v. ED 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 906

SUMIT SHAKYA v. STATEOFNCT OF DELHI & ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 907

United Forum of Bank Unions Delhi State v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 908

RAJNISH GUPTA v. CBI & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 909

X v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 910

SMT.SIMRAN KAUR v. STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI ) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 911

Union Of India & Ors. v. Himanshi & 34 Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 912

Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. v. Mrs Nirmala Bai Shanthilal & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 913

Shahbuddin v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 914

Anil Ahluwalia v. State NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 915

Delhi High Court Allows 17-Year-Old To Donate Part Of Liver To Father On Exceptional Medical Grounds

Case title: Pratik Shaw (Minor) v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 598

The Delhi High Court has permitted a 17-year-old boy to donate a portion of his liver to his ailing father, holding that the proposed transplant falls within the exceptional circumstances contemplated under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (THO Act) and the Rules framed thereunder.

Delhi High Court Orders Take Down Of Obscene Content Against BJP MP Raghav Chadha, But Says No Personality Rights Involved

Title: RAGHAV CHADHA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 599

The Delhi High Court directed take down of certain “obscene and explicit ” content posted against BJP MP Raghav Chadha on social media, while clarifying that there was no element of personality rights involved in his suit.

Tattoos Not Completely Barred In Armed Police Forces, But Must Conform To Prescribed Norms: Delhi High Court

Title: ANKIT MAAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 600

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no absolute prohibition on tattoos in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), but the candidates must ensure that such tattoos conform to prescribed standards regarding their content, location and size.

January 1 To Be Approved Service Date For Delhi, Andaman Civil & Police Service Officers Till Fresh Rules Are Framed: Delhi High Court

Title: UNION OF INDIA v. SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV AND ANR and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 601

The Delhi High Court has directed that until fresh rules are framed, January 01 following the year of examination will be treated as the crucial date for determining “approved service” of officers belonging to the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS) and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS).

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Directing TV Today To Pay ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Breach Of Child Sexual Abuse Victim's Privacy

Title: TV TODAY NETWORK LIMITED v. ABC & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 602

The Delhi High Court upheld a single judge order awarding Rs. 5 lakh as damages against TV Today Network Limited, holding that it violated the privacy and confidentiality rights of a child sexual abuse victim by airing details capable of revealing her identity.

National Stocks Exchange Is 'Public Authority' Under Right To Information Act: Delhi High Court

Title: National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. v. Central Information Commission & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 603

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) falls within the ambit of a “public authority” under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Delhi High Court Awards ₹18 Lakh Compensation In Custodial Death Case, Cites State's 'Heightened Duty Of Care'

Title: SHYAM SUNDAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 604

The Delhi High Court has awarded compensation of Rs. 18.44 lakh to the father of a 19-year-old who died an unnatural death while in police custody, observing that the State bears an “absolute and inalienable duty” to protect the life and dignity of persons in its custody.

Justice Sachin Datta underscored that when a person is deprived of liberty and placed in the custody of the State, the authorities assume a heightened duty of care.

Delhi High Court Declines Contempt Action Against Husband, Lawyers For Filing Wife's Intimate Photos In Divorce Case; Calls It 'Grave Lapse'

Case title: R v. H

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 605

The Delhi High Court has declined to initiate contempt proceedings against a husband and his lawyers for filing the wife's intimate photographs along with a divorce petition, holding that although the act was a "grave lapse", there was no material to establish wilful disobedience of its directions governing the filing of sensitive material in matrimonial proceedings.

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Consider Taekwondo Player's Name For Asian Games, Rejects Exclusion Over Merged Weight Category

Case title: Kashish Malik v. Union Of India And Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 606

The Delhi High Court set aside the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' decision declaring taekwondo player Kashish Malik ineligible for the 2026 Asian Games.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed the competent authority to consider forwarding her name for participation, holding that an athlete cannot be denied selection merely because the weight category in which she had qualified was subsequently merged with another category.

Delhi High Court Acquits Former Army Major General In Disproportionate Assets Case After 10 Years

Case Title: Major General Anand Kumar Kapur (Retd) v. CBI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 607

A decade after a special CBI court convicted former Army Major General Anand Kumar Kapur in a disproportionate assets case, the Delhi High Court has acquitted him, holding that a fair trial is the "heart of criminal jurisprudence" and that the denial of a meaningful opportunity to lead defence evidence vitiated the entire trial.

Delhi High Court Refers Anjana Om Kashyap-Khan Sir Defamation Dispute To Mediation

Title: ANJANA OM KASHYAP & ANR v. FAISAL KHAN & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 608

The Delhi High Court referred to mediation a defamation dispute between TV Today journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and coaching teacher Faisal Khan–popularly known as Khan sir and other educators.

The dispute pertains to the journalist's coverage on "star teachers" and the subsequent allegedly defamatory remarks made by the educators.

Delhi High Court Orders INTERPOL Red Corner Notice To Arrest UK-Based Man For Defying Maintenance Orders

Title: SN v. TA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 609

The Delhi High Court has sentenced a UK-based man to six months' of simple imprisonment after finding him guilty of wilfully disobeying multiple judicial orders directing payment of maintenance for the welfare of his minor daughter.

Inter-Country Adoptions | Delhi High Court Grants Relief To OCI Couple, Directs CARA To Issue NOC For Child's Adoption

Case title: Ms.Karnika Khandelwal, Represented By Abhinav Khandelwal And Hema Pandey v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 610

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in respect of the adoption of a minor child by an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) couple residing in Australia.

No Vested Right To Appointment Merely By Topping Merit List; Recruitment Can Be Cancelled For Bona Fide Administrative Reasons: Delhi High Court

Case title: Subedar Major Ashok Kumar Verma (Retd) v. Ministry Of Defence & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 611

The Delhi High Court has held that a candidate topping a selection process does not confer on him an indefeasible right to appointment.

A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed that a recruitment process can be cancelled for bona fide administrative reasons, provided the decision is not arbitrary or tainted by mala fides.

Whether Time Spent In Mediation Be Excluded While Computing Limitation For Filing Written Statement? Delhi High Court Larger Bench To Decide

Case title: Narender Gupta & Anr. v. CA Vaibhav Jalan & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 612

The Delhi High Court has referred to a larger Bench the question of whether the time spent by parties in mediation should be excluded while computing the limitation period prescribed for filing a written statement or replication under the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018.

Parent Can't Benefit From Retaining Child In Defiance Of Foreign Court Order: Delhi High Court

Title: KC v. State & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 613

The Delhi High Court has directed the return of a minor child to the father in Canada in an international custody dispute, holding that a parent cannot derive legal advantage from non-compliance with a continuing foreign court order.

Delhi High Court Upholds Rule Allowing Private Colleges To Fill 10% Management Quota Seats From CET-Qualified Candidates

Case title: Justice For All v. LG

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 614

The Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Rule 8(2)(a)(v) of the Delhi Professional Colleges or Institutions Rules, 2007, holding that private unaided professional institutions are empowered to prepare a separate merit list and conduct admissions for 10% Management Quota Seats (MQS) from amongst candidates who have qualified the Common Entrance Test (CET).

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Expeditiously Decide Plea Seeking Removal Of Dhruv Rathee's YouTube Video On Hindu Deities

Title: Amita Sachdeva v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 615

The Delhi High Court directed Union Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide expeditiously within 15 days on whether to remove a video uploaded by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on Hindu deities, which is alleged to be defamatory and hurting religious feelings.

Delhi High Court Asks ZEE5 To Make Streaming Platform Accessible To Persons With Disabilities

Title: RAHUL BAJAJ v. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 616

The Delhi High Court has directed expeditious steps to ensure that OTT platform ZEE5 is compliant with accessibility guidelines which ensure that the streaming services can be enjoyed by everyone, including persons with disabilities.

"Compensation Can't Be Viewed Through Patriarchal Lens": Delhi High Court Upholds Husband's Claim Over Wife's Death In Accident

Case Title: Oriental Insurance Co Ltd V. Vinay Jain

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 617

The Delhi High Court has held that an earning husband can claim compensation under the head of loss of dependency for the death of his wife in a motor accident and that such a claim cannot be rejected on the assumption that a husband, merely because he is earning, is not financially dependent on his wife.

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On IPS Officer's Plea To Remove Matrimonial Dispute Reports From Digital Platforms

Case Title: KR v. Google LLC & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 618

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by a serving Indian Police Service (IPS) officer seeking removal and de-indexing of online content relating to his matrimonial dispute which was later amicably settled.

CISF Personnel Held To High Standards Of Conduct; Public Drinking, Violent Altercation Warrant Dismissal: Delhi High Court

Case title: Pisal Sagar Vishnu v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 619

The Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a CISF constable, observing that personnel of a disciplined armed force entrusted with maintaining public confidence are held to high standards of conduct and restraint.

BSNL/MTNL Employees Absorbed From DoT Not Entitled To 7th CPC Pension Revision: Delhi High Court Sets Aside CAT Order

Case title: Union Of India Through Its Secretary Department Of Telecommunication & Ors. v. All India Retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Executive Welfare Association And Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 620

The Delhi High Court has held that employees of BSNL and MTNL who were permanently absorbed from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) are not entitled to revision of pension under the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

Department Of Education Cannot Impose Recruitment Restrictions On Aided Minority Schools: Delhi High Court

Case title: ST. Anthony's Boys Secondary School v. DoE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 621

The Delhi High Court has held that the Directorate of Education's (DoE) regulatory powers over aided minority educational institutions do not extend beyond prescribing qualifications and experience required for teaching and non-teaching staff.

Can Borrowed Vehicle Driver Maintain Claim Before MACT Under Comprehensive Insurance Policy? Delhi High Court Answers

Case title: Simbal Singh v. Amarjit Singh & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 622

The Delhi High Court has held that a driver, who is neither a paid driver nor the owner, driving an insured vehicle cannot maintain a claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) under a Comprehensive/Package insurance policy.

Allowances Benefiting Family Must Be Included While Computing Deceased MLA's Income For MACT Compensation: Delhi High Court

Case title: E Neeta Devi & Ors. v. Ashwani Kumar & Ors (Bharti Axa General Insurance Co Ltd)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 623

The Delhi High Court has held that while assessing compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, allowances received by a deceased employee that accrue to the benefit of the family must be included in computing the deceased's income.

Discharging Duties Of Higher Post Doesn't Entitle Employee To Higher Pay Without Formal Appointment: Delhi High Court

Case title: National Institute Of Public Co-Operation & Child Development And Anr v. Tejinder Kaur

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 624

The Delhi High Court has held that an employee cannot claim the salary and emoluments of a higher post merely because she allegedly performed duties associated with that post, in the absence of a formal appointment.

Adult's Reputation Can't Override Child's Right To Know Parentage: Delhi High Court Upholds DNA Test

Title: X v. Y & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 625

The Delhi High Court has held that an adult's concern over reputational harm cannot outweigh a child's right to know their biological parentage, observing that “reputation cannot become a shield against truth” and that “children cannot become casualties of adult choices.”

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.

Delhi High Court Directs Take Down Of Facebook Links Unauthorizedly Hosting Zee Content

Title: ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED v. META PLATFORMS & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 648

The Delhi High Court on Monday passed a john doe order directing take down and removal of various URLs on Facebook unauthorizedly hosting content of Zee.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the ex parte ad interim order in a suit filed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited against various Facebook profiles uploading and hosting its content without any authorisation.

Section 354 IPC Not Covered By Section 42 POCSO Act, Trial Court Erred In Not Awarding Separate Sentence: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Kanhaiya Lal v. State (NCT of Delhi)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 649

The Delhi High Court has observed that a trial court erred in not awarding a separate sentence for the offence under Section 354 IPC (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) in a case involving sexual assault on a six-year-old girl, clarifying that the provision is not among the IPC offences covered by Section 42 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act).

Delhi High Court Protects Cricketer Abhishek Sharma's Personality Rights, Orders Takedown Of Deepfakes And Unauthorized Merchandise

Title: ABHISHEK SHARMA v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 650

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Indian cricketer Abhishek Sharma restraining several social media accounts, online sellers and e-commerce platforms from using his name, image, voice, likeness and other personality attributes without his consent.

No Extradition Treaty With China: Delhi High Court Refuses Vivo Executive's Plea To Visit Ailing Father Amid PMLA Probe

Title: ED v. MS VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION AND ORS GUANGWEN KUANG @ ANDREW

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 651

The Delhi High Court has refused permission to Vivo executive Guangwen Kuang alias Andrew, an accused in the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case against Vivo Mobile Communication, to travel to Guangzhou, China to visit his critically ill father.

Justice Madhu Jain observed that humanitarian considerations cannot override the need to secure the presence of an accused facing prosecution in a case involving alleged proceeds of crime exceeding Rs. 2 lakh crores.

Delhi High Court Upholds Temple Priest's Conviction For Rape Of Intellectually Disabled Woman, Calls Act 'Satanic And Unholy

Case title: Santosh Tiwari v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 652

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a temple priest for rape of an intellectually disabled woman, describing his conduct as a “satanic and unholy deed” that shattered not only the victim's dignity but also the sanctity of the temple and the trust reposed in the priesthood.

Dismissing the convict's appeal, the Court observed that the victim's family had initially attempted to suppress the incident owing to their religious beliefs and the priest's promise to leave the temple, but were eventually “woken up from the spell of the opium of Marxist influence” by his betrayal and the outrage suffered by their daughter.

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking FIR Against Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi For Not Notifying BNS 'Hit-And-Run' Provision

Title: Ritu Gauba v. Commissioner of Police

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 653

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking registration of FIR against all MPs, as well as Union Minister Amit Shah and LoP Rahul Gandhi for failing to notify Section 106(2) of Bharitiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The provision defines penalty for hit-and-run incidents, where a driver causes death by rash and negligent driving and flees the scene without reporting the incident to the police or a Magistrate.

Wife Entitled To Interim Maintenance Under Hindu Marriage Act During Pendency Of Appeal Against Divorce Decree: Delhi High Court

Case title: XXX v. YYY

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 654

The Delhi High Court has held that a wife is entitled to continue receiving interim maintenance during the pendency of appeal against divorce decree under Hindu Marriage Act 1955, observing that an appeal is merely a continuation of the original matrimonial proceedings.

A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar directed an Army officer to continue paying interim maintenance to his wife at the rate of 30% of his gross salary, after statutory deductions, during the pendency of her appeal challenging the dissolution of their marriage.

Cannot Disregard Express Terms Of Pension Scheme Due To Beneficial Nature: Delhi High Court Refuses Family Pension To Bank Employee's Widow

Case title: Savitri Devi v. Bank Of Maharashtra And Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 655

The Delhi High Court has refused to extend the benefit of family pension scheme to the widow of a deceased Bank of Maharashtra employee, observing that the beneficial nature of a welfare scheme does not permit courts to disregard its express terms and conditions.

Delhi High Court Quashes MEA's Consular, Passport And Visa Service Tenders For Four Indian Missions

Title: E TRAV TECH LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 656

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) tender process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra (Australia).

A division bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Shail Jain held that the technical evaluation of bidders was arbitrary, opaque and violative of the principles of fairness and transparency.

Delhi High Court Cancels Bail Granted To Teacher Accused In Janakpuri School Rape Case

Case title: State v. K

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 657

The Delhi High Court has set aside the bail granted to a teacher accused in the Janakpuri school rape case involving the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old nursery student.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that a child of such tender age cannot be expected to disclose every detail of the incident at the first instance and that the victim's subsequent statements and identification of the accused could not be ignored merely because the teacher was not named in the initial complaint.

“Every Life Is Precious”: Delhi High Court Orders Daily Medical Monitoring, Necessary Treatment Of Sonam Wangchuk Amid Hunger Strike

Title: Rakesh Kumar Saini v. Union of India & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 658

The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to ensure daily clinical monitoring of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, and observed that any medical intervention required to improve his deteriorating health should be undertaken by the government.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the direction while hearing a public interest litigation seeking urgent medical intervention for Wangchuk.

Press Freedom Can't Shield Irresponsible Journalism By 'Self-Styled' Reporters: Delhi High Court Calls For Media Regulation

Title: ABID ALI @ AABI v. State & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 659

The Delhi High Court has observed that while freedom of the press is an indispensable pillar of democracy, it cannot be used as a shield for irresponsible journalism, intimidation or dissemination of content that jeopardises public order.

Justice Girish Kathpalia said that with the proliferation of social media, virtually anyone armed with a mobile phone and microphone now claims to be a “reporter”, often without journalistic training, ethical grounding or accountability.

Master's Candidates Lacking Prescribed Bachelor's Degree Not Eligible For Recruitment As Govt School Teachers: Delhi High Court

Case title: GNCTD v. Manu & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 660

The Delhi High Court has held that possession of a Master's degree does not automatically make a candidate eligible for a post requiring a Bachelor's degree in the same subject.

A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Vinod Kumar thus set aside a CAT order directing the appointment of certain candidates as Domestic Science Teachers (TGTs) in Delhi government schools.

'Govt Was Right In Shifting Sonam Wangchuk To Hospital' : Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Plea For Private Hospital Transfer

Case : GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 661

Hearing A plea moved by activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo, the Delhi High Court refused to pass any interim order allowing him to be shifted to a private hospital of his own choice.

The High Court did not find the Government's decision to shift him to a hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site - where he had been holding a hunger strike since June 28- to be "an arbitrary action."

Promotion To Equivalent Civil Post Doesn't Automatically Confer Substantive Military Rank: Delhi HC

Case Name : Union Of India & Ors. vs Col Amardeep Singh

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 662

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that the substantive military rank of Brigadier or Major General is not automatically conferred upon holding an equivalent civil post; it remains subject to satisfaction of Army promotion norms, including medical eligibility.

Delhi High Court Recalls Gag Order Against 'The Wire', Says Prior Restraint On Future Publications In Defamation Cases Is Legally Unsustainable

Title: NARESH KUMAR v. THE WIRE & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 663

The Delhi High Court on Monday recalled its earlier direction restraining news portal “The Wire” from publishing any future content similar to an article alleged to be defamatory by former Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani that such a direction was over-broad, presumptive in nature and based purely on a hypothetical situation.

POCSO Act | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Sexual Assault On Minor Boy, Notes Victim's Mother Has No Objection

Case Title: Anjali v. State of NCT of Delhi

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 664

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 20-year-old woman booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 on allegations of sexually assaulting a minor boy, after noting that the victim's mother had no objection to her release, subject to her refraining from any such conduct in future.

No Violation Of RTE Act In Asking EWS Student To Repeat Class V After Failing Re-Examination: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Master Sorabh v. North Delhi Public School & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 665

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a private school's decision to detain an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) student in Class V after he failed to clear the annual examination as well as the re-examination.

Can A Woman Act On Promise Of Marriage Made By Two Different Men Simultaneously? Delhi High Court Stays Rape Trial

Case Title: Rohit Sehrawat v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 666

The Delhi High Court has stayed proceedings in a rape case after observing that the complainant had made similar allegations of entering into sexual relationships on the false promise of marriage against two different individuals during the same period, raising a prima facie doubt as to whether she could have acted on both promises simultaneously.

Mere Absence Of Allegations In Domestic Incident Report No Ground To Refuse Summons In DV Case: Delhi High Court

Case Title: V v. P

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 667

The Delhi High Court has held that the mere absence of specific allegations against a respondent in a Domestic Incident Report (DIR) cannot be a ground to refuse summons in proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Bail Granted To Activist Khurram Parvez, Journalist Irfan Mehraj In UAPA Case

Title: NIA v. Khurram Parvez and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 668

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the trial court order granting bail to human rights activist Khurram Parvez and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 UAPA case.

Mehraj and Parvez were accused in the alleged NGO Terror funding case registered by NIA in October 2020.

Delhi High Court Allows Shifting Sonam Wangchuk To Medanta Hospital, Cites Need For Continuous Monitoring

Title: GITANJALI J. ANGMO v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 669

The Delhi High Court allowed shifting activist Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital, noting a broad consensus among government and private doctors that he requires continuous medical monitoring in view of his ongoing hunger strike.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia was hearing an appeal filed by Wangchuk's wife, Dr. Gitanjali Angmo, challenging a single judge's refusal to permit his transfer to a private hospital.

'Extremely Disconcerting': Delhi High Court Orders Preservation Of CCTV Footage After Life Convict Alleges Assault By Tihar Jail Warden

Case title: Ashish Alies Vicky v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 670

The Delhi High Court has directed preservation and production of CCTV footage and ordered the personal appearance of a Tihar Jail Head Warden after a convict serving life sentence there alleged that he was physically assaulted in custody and denied medical treatment.

Functional Disability Must Be Proven; Loss Of Four Fingers Doesn't Necessarily Result In Total Loss f Earning Capacity: Delhi High Court

Case Title: United India Insurance Company Ltd. v. Digambar & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 671

The Delhi High Court has held that amputation of a person's four fingers does not by itself establish a 100% loss of earning capacity under the Employees' Compensation Act, adding that functional disability must be assessed on the basis of the employee's vocation and evidence on record.

Mere Presence On Road During COVID-19 Lockdown Not An Offence: Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Man

Title: ANUPAM SHAHU v. THE STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 672

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a man for allegedly violating the COVID-19 lockdown by venturing out for a walk.

Justice Madhu Jain held that mere presence on a public road during the lockdown, unaccompanied by any circumstance capable of attracting the consequences envisaged under Section 188 of IPC, does not constitute an offence under the provision.

Regularization Of Daily-Rated Employees Contingent On Sanctioned Vacant Posts Or Identical Duties :Delhi HC

Case Name : Sushil Kumar v. Telangana State Handloom Weavers Housing Society Co-op. Ltd.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 673

A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Amit Mahajan held that a daily-rated employee cannot claim regularization unless he was appointed against a duly sanctioned vacant post through a competent authority and performs the same duties as the regular post.

Decide Plea Challenging Passport Fee Hike Within Three Months: Delhi High Court To Centre

Title: Pravasi Legal Cell v. Union of India

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 674

The Delhi High Court directed the Central Government to decide a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, which substantially revised passport fees across various categories with effect from July 01.

Financial Upgradation Under MACPS Limited To Next Higher Grade Pay Upheld; Not A Basis To Claim Parity With Promotional Hierarchies: Delhi HC

Case Name : Ram Naresh Tiwari&Ors. v. Union of India&Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 675

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that financial upgradation under MACPS limited to next higher grade pay is valid; it is not a promotion and does not create enforceable parity with promotional hierarchies.

Delhi High Court Stays Coercive Action Against Accused In ₹24-Lakh Visa Fraud Case Challenging Cancellation Of Anticipatory Bail

Case Title: Aneel Kapoor v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 676

The Delhi High Court restrained any coercive action against a man accused in a ₹24-lakh visa fraud case, who has challenged the cancellation of his anticipatory bail by sessions court.

Petitioner Aneel Kapoor approached the High Court assailing the July 13 order of the Tis Hazari Court cancelling the anticipatory bail granted to him in connection with an FIR registered under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) IPC.

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking FIR Over 'Forceful' Removal Of Sonam Wangchuk From Jantar Mantar Protest Site

Title: Shakeel Ahmed v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 678

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking a declaration that removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar last Saturday, while he was on hunger strike during the ongoing protest against NEET-paper leak, was illegal.

With respect to petitioner's prayer for lodging an FIR on this incident, the court said that it was open for petitioner to take recourse to BNSS provisions.

Delhi High Court Passes Interim Order Allowing Judges To File ITRs Claiming Judicial Allowances As Non-Taxable Income

Case Title: Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 679

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order permitting judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts to file their income tax returns by disclosing judicial allowances prescribed under Section 22D of the High Court Judges (Salaries & Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and 23D of the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958— as “receipts not in the nature of income”.

Caste Abuse Inside Private Office Without 'Public View' Not Offence Under SC/ST Act: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Christine Swaroop Raj & Ors. v. State & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 680

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that casteist remarks allegedly made inside the office chambers, in the absence of any member of the public or an independent witness, would not attract the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Children Study For Hours And Months, Can't Lose Admissions Because CBSE & IIT/SPA Timelines Are Not In Sync: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Daksh Singhal Through His Father and Natural Guardian v. Union of India & Ors. and Paras Batra v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 681

The Delhi High Court has observed that students who spend “hours and months” preparing for admission to premier institutions cannot be made to suffer merely because the timelines of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) are not aligned.

Foreign Convict Not Entitled To Parole Merely Due To Long Incarceration: Delhi High Court

Title: MOHD. FARUQUE ALWANDER @ FARUKH @ GENDA v. STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 682

The Delhi High Court has observed that long incarceration alone cannot justify release of a foreign convict on parole, in light of the restrictions imposed under the Delhi Prison Rules.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav refused to grant parole to a Bangladeshi national convicted of murder in connection with an FIR registered at Seemapuri Police Station.

Investors Have Right To Know Antecedents Of Real Estate Developers: Delhi High Court Rejects Masking Plea After FIR Quashed

Case Title: M/s R.S.S. Estate LLP & Ors. v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 683

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct masking and anonymisation of the names of a real estate firm and its promoters from judicial records pertaining to a criminal case that was quashed on the basis of a settlement, observing that prospective investors and stakeholders have a right to know the antecedents of the persons with whom they propose to engage in business.

'General Allegations': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Removal Of All Illegal Religious Structures From Public Land

Case: Syed Mohd Umar v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 684

The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest petition seeking directions for removal of all unauthorized religious structures and other encroachments from public land across the national capital.

'Delhi In Dire Need Of Clean Air': High Court Declines Contempt Action Against MCD For Locking Park, Notes Residents 'Uprooted Plantations'

Case title: Mithlesh Solanki v. MCD & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 685

The Delhi High Court has refused to initiate contempt proceedings against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the police over allegations that public access to a park in city's Janakpuri area was being restricted.

Delhi High Court Acquits Man In 2006 Rape Case; Says Godly Name Like 'Ram' Or 'Mohammad' Doesn't Make One Virtuous

Title: RAM CHANDER @ CHHOTU v. STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and raping a young girl aged 13 years in 2006, holding that the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt and that material inconsistencies in the evidence, coupled with inconclusive forensic proof, entitled the him to benefit of doubt.

Delhi High Court Rejects ANI's Interim Plea Against ChatGPT, Says It Would Harm Public Interest

Title: ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 687

The Delhi High Court dismissed the interim injunction application filed by Asian News International (ANI) in its copyright infringement suit against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT.

Justice Amit Bansal ruled in favour of ANI on the issue of territorial jurisdiction.

Jantar Mantar Student Protests | Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking NIA Probe, Says ''It's For Centre To Decide'

Title: SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 688

The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” protest over the NEET paper leak.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that in terms of Section 6 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, the NIA can be activated only upon on satisfaction of the Central Government, which the Courts cannot substitute.

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Criminal Action Against Protestors Who 'Assaulted' Police

Title: Save India Foundation v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 689

The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking criminal action against those allegedly involved in violence, assault on police personnel and damage to public property during the July 20 student protest at Jantar Mantar.

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Consider Plea On Alleged Gaps In Firecracker Safety Guidelines

Title: Ocular Trauma Society of India v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 690

The Delhi High Court disposed of a public interest litigation seeking a comprehensive regulatory framework for the safe use of firecrackers.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the Union Government has recently issued guidelines on the subject and should first be given an opportunity to consider suggestions regarding any perceived shortcomings.

Town Vending Committee Elections 'Extremely Crucial', Can't Be Derailed By Individual Nomination Disputes: Delhi High Court

Case title: Dharamveer & Ors. v. MCD

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 691

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the ongoing Town Vending Committee (TVC) elections in the national capital, observing that the polls are "extremely crucial" and cannot be derailed over individual candidates aggrieved by the rejection of their nominations.

Delhi High Court Orders Railway Accident Compensation, Says No Scheduled Halt Can't Automatically Mean Passenger Tried To Deboard Moving Train

Case Title: Smt. Sahana & Ors. v. Union of India

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 692

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because a train did not have a scheduled stoppage at a particular station, it cannot automatically be presumed that a passenger attempted to get off a moving train, so as to deny compensation under the Railways Act.

Delhi High Court Pulls Up Street Vendor For Filing Misleading Photos To Conceal Encroachment, Imposes ₹25,000 Costs

Case title: Vinod Ram v. MCD

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 693

The Delhi High Court has pulled up a street vendor for filing misleading photographs to conceal the extent of encroachment at his vending site, observing that he had attempted to hide the true factual position from the Court.

Union Housing Ministry Recommendation For Govt Loan Can't Change Mobile Vendor's Category To Fixed Vendor: Delhi High Court

Case title: Phool Chand & Ors. v. MCD

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 694

The Delhi High Court has held that a recommendation issued by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to enable a street vendor to avail loan under a government scheme cannot convert a mobile vendor into a fixed vendor or alter the category specified in the vendor's Certificate of Vending (CoV).

Case title: National Insurance Company Ltd v. Yashpal & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 714

The Delhi High Court has held that an accident suffered by a worker during a lunch break at the worksite would still be treated as one arising out of and in the course of employment under the Employee's Compensation Act.

Delhi High Court Protects Cricketer Yuvraj Singh's Personality Rights Against AI Misuse, Orders Take Down Of Deepfakes

Title: YUVRAJ SINGH v. ASHOK KUMAR & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 715

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh.

Justice Jyoti Singh observed that Yuvraj Singh had made out a prima facie case for grant of an ex parte ad interim injunction, holding that the balance of convenience was in his favour and that he would suffer irreparable harm if protection was denied.

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Former AAP MLA Naresh Balyan In MCOCA Case

Title: Naresh Balyan v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in a case registered against him under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, related to an alleged organised crime.

Justice Manoj Jain said that there was discernible nexus between Balyan and other members of syndicate as well as head of the alleged syndicate.

Stray Dogs Issue: Delhi High Court Directs Launch Of Pilot Sterilisation Camp, Says Dogs Won't Be Sent To Dog Pounds Or Killed

Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717

The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to identity one ward each in their area and organize a camp for sterlization and vaccination of stray dogs there, as a pilot project.

A division bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajnish Kumar Gupta ordered that the initiative shall be taken as a pilot project, which shall be done in consultation with the amicus curaie- Ms. Gauri Maulekhi.

NIA Courts Must Independently Assess Threat To Each Witness Before Declaring Them 'Protected' Under UAPA: Delhi High Court

Title: Bilal Mir v. NIA & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 718

The Delhi High Court has held that Special NIA Courts must independently assess the threat perception concerning each witness before declaring them “protected” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that blanket or omnibus orders granting witness protection in such cases, without recording proper individual reasons, are impermissible.

Delhi High Court Quashes FIRs Against AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar Over 2021 Tiranga Yatra Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Title: KULDEEP KUMAR v. STATE & other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 719

The Delhi High Court has quashed two FIRs registered against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kuldeep Kumar over an Independence Day Tiranga Yatra conducted in 2021 amid the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also quashed the FIR registered over the same incident against four other individuals- Ravinder, Yogesh, Anita Bhatt and Dhirender.

Delhi High Court Orders Meta To Takedown AI Videos Linking Former Union Minister Saleem Iqbal Shervani To Atiq Ahmed

Case: Saleem Iqbal Shervani v. Meta Platforms & Ors. (CS(OS)-676/2026)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 720

The Delhi High Court has ordered Meta, which owns and runs social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, to takedown two AI generated videos against former Union Minister Saleem Iqbal Shervani from Samajwadi Party, linking him with alleged gangster late Atiq Ahmed.

Delhi High Court Exempts X Corp From Appearing In Film Producers' Defamation Suit Against Media, Directs Compliance With Future Orders

Case title: THE FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS GUILD OF INDIA & ORS. v/s ARG OUTLIER MEDIA PVT LTD & ORS.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 721

The Delhi High Court exempted X Corp from appearing in proceedings pertaining to a 2020 defamation suit filed by 38 film production houses against various media channels and other entities over alleged defamatory reporting.

Order Extending Time For UAPA Investigation Only Postpones Default Bail, Not Appealable: Delhi High Court

Title: HURBA PETRO AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 722

The Delhi High Court has held that an order extending the period of investigation from 90 days to 180 days under Section 43D(2)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is an interlocutory order and is not appealable under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act.

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Review Of Parliament's Security Framework, Says Matter Is Beyond Writ Jurisdiction

Title: Raj Singh v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 723

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking a direction on the Union Government to review the existing framework governing the safety, security and “uninterrupted constitutional functioning” of the Parliament of India.

Delhi High Court Orders Survey Of Women-Only Washrooms, Sanitary Pad Vending Machines In Police Stations

Title: JUSTICE FOR RIGHTS FOUNDATION AND ANR v. GNCTD & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 724

The Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Police to conduct a survey on availability of functional sanitary pad vending machines in all police stations in the national capital, as well as washroom facilities for use exclusively by women police personnel.

Minor's Signature Alone Not Valid Consent For Medical Termination Of Pregnancy: Delhi High Court

Title: DR. POONAM MISHRA v. STATE v. ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 725

The Delhi High Court has held that a minor's signature, even if genuine, does not constitute valid consent for termination of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.

Tree Officer Can't Permit Tree Felling Merely Because They Obstruct Building Entrance: Delhi High Court Holds Two Officials Guilty Of Contempt

Case title: Harsh Vardhan v. Mandeep Mittal & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 726

The Delhi High Court has held two government officials guilty of contempt for violating its earlier directions requiring Tree Officers to record reasons and apply their mind before granting permission for felling or transplantation of trees.

'Employees Can't Be Left On Inferior Terms For Decades': Delhi High Court Directs Jamia, UGC To Examine Pay Parity Claims

Case title: Shri Islahuddin Khan v. Jamia Millia Islamia University Jamia Nagar And Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 727

The Delhi High Court has directed Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Central government to jointly examine the longstanding demands for regularisation and pay parity raised by teaching and non-teaching employees of Syed Abid Husain Senior Secondary School, a self-financing institution administered by the varsity.

Delhi High Court Directs Police Action Against Street Vendors Selling Counterfeit Branded Goods In Karol Bagh

Title: YUVRAJ AND ORS v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI NORTH ZONE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 728

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take action against street vendors found selling counterfeit products of well-known brands such as Louis Vuitton, H&M, Zara, Allen Solly, Puma and Calvin Klein in city's Karol Bagh area.

Delhi High Court Stays Action Against 30 Doctors In Pharma Freebies Case, Says Anonymous Complaint Require Examination

Title: DR KIRAN NINAD HEBBALKAR & ORS v. APEX COMMITTEE FOR PHARMA MARKETING PRACTICES & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 729

The Delhi High Court has stayed disciplinary proceedings initiated against 30 healthcare professionals, including dermatologists, in connection with alleged unethical pharmaceutical marketing practices conducted by AbbVie Healthcare India Private Limited.

Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Posing As Judge, Flags Police Failure To Arrest Him

Title: MANOJ KUMAR JHA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 730

The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of impersonating a civil servant and even a judge of the Patna High Court to obtain sensitive and confidential information from various senior authorities.

Presumption Of Guilt Under POCSO Act Not Automatic, Prosecution Must Prove Offence Through Reliable Evidence: Delhi High Court Reiterates

Title: VIKASH v. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 731

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the statutory presumption of guilt under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act does not arise automatically merely because an accused is facing trial under the enactment.

PC Act | No Prior Sanction Needed If Cognizance Was Taken Against Former Public Servants Before 2018 Amendment: Delhi High Court

Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 732

The Delhi High Court has held that the 2018 amendment to Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which extended the requirement of prior sanction to prosecute former public servants, operates prospectively and does not reopen cases in which cognizance had already been taken before July 26, 2018.

Delhi High Court Quashes Cases Over Maggi Noodles' Lead Content Allegations

Title: DHARMENDRA HANSRAJ KOTAK & ORS v. STATE OF DELHI & ANR & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 733

The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against food business operators in connection with the Maggi Noodles controversy of 2015, over allegations that the product was “unsafe” due to lead content allegedly exceeding the prescribed limit.

Delhi High Court Stays FSSAI Order Prohibiting Dabur From Selling Honey & Other Products With '100 Per Cent' Claims

Title: Dabur India Limited v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 734

The Delhi High Court stayed an order passed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prohibiting Dabur India from selling food products like honey, cow ghee and edible oils with "100 per cent" claims.

'Don't Think Protests Should Happen At Jantar Mantar, Can't Put Delhi To Ransom': Delhi High Court Judge Remarks

Title: ALL INDIA DALIT CHRISTIAN RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMITTEE v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 735

Delhi High Court judge Justice Amit Mahajan on Friday orally observed that protests should ideally not be held at Jantar Mantar or within the city, remarking that the national capital cannot be "put to ransom" because of demonstrations.

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Content Infringing Rights Of Physics Wallah Founder Alakh Pandey

Title: Alakh Pandey v. John Doe & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 736

The Delhi High Court directed the removal of infringing content posted against educator and Physics Wallah founder Alakh Pandey.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the interim order while hearing a suit filed by Pandey seeking protection of his personality rights.

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Derogatory Content Against Actress Tabu In Suit To Protect Personality Rights

Title: TABASSUM JAMAL HASHMI v. ASHOK KUMAR & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 737

The Delhi High Court ordered takedown of derogatory and obscene content posted against Bollywood actress Tabassum Jamal Hashmi, famously known as Tabu.

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Sagar Dhankar Murder Case

Title: SUSHIL KUMAR v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 738

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea filed by Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar seeking bail in relation to the case of murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar in May 2021.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that there was no genuine change in circumstances within the meaning of the liberty reserved by the Supreme Court, or, independently, for the grant of regular bail.

PMLA Case Can't Be Erased Merely Because Predicate Offence Was Quashed On Basis Of Compromise: Delhi High Court

Case title: Rohit Vij v. ED

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 739

The Delhi High Court has held that a money laundering prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can survive even after the predicate offence is quashed on the basis of a compromise, observing that such a settlement does not amount to a judicial finding that the scheduled offence never occurred.

Decide Plea To Remove Derogatory YouTube Videos Against Shirdi Sai Baba: Delhi High Court Asks Centre

Title: SHRI SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST, SHIRDI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 740

The Delhi High Court directed the Union Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide complaints and an appeal seeking removal of several YouTube videos, and other online publications allegedly containing false, derogatory and inflammatory content concerning Shirdi Sai Baba.

Delhi High Court Asks Supreme Court, High Court Judges To Share PAN Details Amid Dispute Over Taxability Of Judicial Allowance

Case Title : Delhi Tax Bar Association Through Its Secretary K G Bansal v. Union of India & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 741

The Delhi High Court has directed Private Secretaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges who have filed their income tax returns under the new tax regime, pursuant to the Court's earlier interim order concerning the taxability of judicial allowances, to furnish details including their PAN and return particulars to the Income Tax Department.

NEET-UG 2026: Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With NTA's Final Answer Key For Biology Question

Title: KUSHAGRA MITTAL MINOR & ANR v. NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 742

The Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the final answer key of NEET-UG examination, 2026, observing that courts cannot substitute their own assessment over that of subject experts, unless the answer is demonstrably and manifestly incorrect.

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Provide Additional Personal Security Officer To MP Pappu Yadav Pending Decision On Enhanced Cover

Title: RAJESH RANJAN @ PAPPU YADAV v. UNION OF INDIA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 743

The Delhi High Court directed the Central Government to provide one additional personal security officer (PSO) to MP Pappu Yadav without any further delay.

Justice Manoj Jain said that the temporary measure will be in place till the time Centre decides Yadav's representation for enhanced security cover.

Delhi High Court Fines Litigant ₹25K For Seeking Transfer Of Case Following Judge's Oral Remarks

Title: MOHAMMAD AHMAD v. ASHA MALIK AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 744

The Delhi High Court has fined a litigant seeking transfer of a commercial dispute, observing that allegations against a Judicial Officer cannot be made lightly, merely on the basis of oral observations or remarks made during court proceedings.

Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar deprecated the manner in which the allegations were made in the transfer petition and dismissed the same while imposing costs of Rs. 25,000 on the litigant.

Wife Can't Be Awarded Interim Maintenance Solely Based On Husband's Income, Ignoring Other Factors Like Her Qualifications: Delhi High Court

Title: X v. Y

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 745

The Delhi High Court has held that a Family Court cannot award interim maintenance to a wife being titled solely towards a husband's income while ignoring other factors relevant for grant of the relief.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that even though the husband is a man of means, the Family Court granting interim maintenance cannot be oblivious of the cumulative variables which ought to be considered.

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Entry To OCI Cardholder Facing Blacklisting Over Alleged Anti-India Activities

Title: KHALID JAHANGIR QAZI THROUGH HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER MS FARIDA SIDDIQI v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ANR & Other Connected Matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 746

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an interim order permitting an 81-year-old Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder, facing blacklisting over alleged “pro-Kashmir separatist activities” and “anti-India propaganda”, to visit India to attend family wedding festivities.

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Unauthorised Merchandise, Obscene Content On Actress Khushi Kapoor

Title: Khushi Kapoor v. Ashok Kumar/John Does & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 747

The Delhi High Court directed takedown of obscene and pornographic content posted on social media against Bollywood actress Khushi Kapoor.

Justice Jyoti Singh also ordered removal of impugned content concerning unauthorized sale of merchandise using her personality elements or commercial exploitation of her personality.

Delhi High Court Orders Action On Plea Seeking Basic Facilities For Lawyers Visiting Clients In Jails

Title: RISHAV KUMAR v. GOVT. OF NCT DELHI & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 748

The Delhi High Court asked the Director General of Prisons to decide and take action on a plea seeking adequate infrastructure and basic amenities for advocates visiting prison complexes for conducting legal interviews with inmates.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed the DG Prisons to take stock of the situation and take an appropriate decision as warranted in law.

'Wrong Message' To Society Can't Justify Denial Of Premature Release: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Two Life Convicts

Case title: Ramesh v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 749

The Delhi High Court has held that the possibility of a premature release sending a “wrong” or “negative” message to society against the justice system, as well as baseless or unsubstantiated apprehensions expressed by victims or witnesses, cannot be treated as relevant factors while deciding a convict's plea for premature release.

'Quite Shocking': Delhi High Court Finds 400 Ventilators, 910 Oxygen Concentrators Lying Unused At Govt Hospital

Title: Court on its own motion v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 750

The Delhi High Court has flagged large quantum of medical equipment lying unused across 26 government hospitals in the national capital, including 400 ventilators and 910 oxygen concentrators alone at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital.

A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet PrItam Singh Arora observed that several hospitals were unable to use equipment due to lack of technical manpower, accessories or principal equipment.

Schools Must Encourage Children To Speak Up Against Discomfort Or Fear: Delhi High Court Upholds Teacher's POCSO Conviction

Title: NETRAM KUMAR v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 751

The Delhi High Court has emphasised that schools must encourage children to speak up against any conduct which makes them feel discomfort or fear and that they must he aware of their rights.

Delhi High Court Rejects Challenge To Black Money Act Provisions With ₹60K Costs, Says It Was Filed To Avoid Prosecution

Title: RAJENDRA PRASAD NARGIS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS and Other Connected Matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 752

Delhi High Court has dismissed challenge to the constitutional validity of the proviso to Section 3(1) and Clause (c) of Section 72 of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta said that the challenge was a “subterfuge to obviate prosecution” and dismissed three writ petitions against the provisions with Rs. 20,000 costs each.

Retired Armed Forces Personnel Applying For Re-employment After Completing Qualifying Service Entitled To Ex-Serviceman Status : Delhi HC

Case Name : Employees State Insurance Corporation & Anr. v. G P Capt. Jagdish Chandra Sharma (Retd.) & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 753

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Vinod Kumar held that a retired Armed Forces personnel who applies for re-employment after completing the prescribed qualifying service is entitled to ex-serviceman status, and eligibility cannot be denied by supplementing fresh reasons later.

'Not Acceptable': Delhi High Court On Jail Doctor Signing Medical Report As 'Senior Medical Officer' Despite Not Holding Rank

Case title: Yogesh @ Monu @ Harvinder v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 754

The Delhi High Court has pulled up jail authorities after it emerged that a doctor who signed a medical status report describing himself as the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) did not hold that rank, observing that such a practice was “certainly not acceptable.”

Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while dismissing an interim bail application filed by a rape accused in a POCSO case, on medical grounds.

'Woman Wearing Jeans Is A Personal Choice': Delhi High Court Criticizes Advocate's Questions On Victim's Clothing In Sexual Harassment Case

Title: STATE v. SAJID ALI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 755

The Delhi High Court has criticized the line of cross-examination adopted by a defence counsel in a sexual harassment case, observing that questions directed at the survivor's clothing were "wholly irrelevant" and appeared intended to embarrass, humiliate and morally judge her.

Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha remarked that a woman's choice to wear jeans is a matter of personal choice and no one has the right to dictate her clothing.

Delhi High Court Bats For Redevelopment Of 25 Industrial Areas To Prevent Untreated Sewage Flowing Into Yamuna River

Case title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 782

The Delhi High Court has directed the DDA to convene a meeting with other authorities over redevelopment of 25 non-confirming industrial areas in the city, observing that the redevelopment work was necessary to ensure that untreated sewage water does not flow into the Yamuna river.

A division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora in its order said that the work for re-development of 25 non-confirming industrial areas was to commence pursuant to several orders passed by the Court.

Delhi High Court Says Kshatriya Karni Sena Head Free To Move Around But Participation In Any Protest Must Be As Per Law

Case title: DR RAJ SHEKHAWAT v/s GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 783

The Delhi High Court has said that while President of Kshatriya Karni Sena Dr. Raj Shekhawat is free to move around, however if he wishes to participate in any protest the same must be in accordance with law.

The court passed the order while hearing habeas corpus plea seeking production of President of Kshatriya Karni Sena/Akhand Karni Party Dr. Raj Shekhawat, wherein it was alleged that he had been illegally confined.

Delhi High Court Directs State To Decide Representation Objecting To Biometric Attendance Of Public Prosecutors

Case title: DELHI PROSECUTORS WELFARE ASSOCIATION v/s STATE GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 784

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to decide within four weeks a representation filed by Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association objecting to requirement of biometric attendance of public prosecutors.

The court was hearing a plea moved by the Association seeking directions to quash Delhi Government circulars on mandatory biometric attendance of public prosecutors or in the alternative, keep the implementation of the Circulars in abeyance and introduce a practical and court-centric attendance mechanism for Public Prosecutors.

'Unclean Hands': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging IFCI's NSE Share Divestment, Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs

Case title: PARINAY SHARMA v/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 785

The Delhi High Court imposed Rs. 5 Lakh cost on a PIL litigant seeking disclosure of information on divestment of Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd's (IFCI) shareholding in National Stock Exchange of India Limited, observing that petitioner had suppressed pendency of another plea with overlapping issues before the Bombay High Court.

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Decide In Two Months Plea Seeking Constitution Of National Nursing & Midwifery Commission

Case title: INDIAN PROFESSIONAL NURSES ASSOCIATION v/s UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 786

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to decide within two months a plea by Indian Professional Nurses Association seeking expeditious constitution of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission.

The petitioner had sought a direction to the Centre to constitute, execute and implement the provisions of National Nursing and Midwifery Commission (NNMC) in terms of Section 3 of the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023. It had also sought a direction to the Centre to repeal the Respondent no.2 body - Indian Nursing Council in terms of Section 56 of the Act as delay in constitution of NNMC is arbitrary, discriminatory and violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India when commissions of other healthcare professionals have been constituted.

3-Year LLM Course Enables Lawyers To Continue Practice While Simultaneously Pursuing Masters Program: Delhi High Court

Case title: ADITYA SINGH & ORS. v/s UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 787

The Delhi High Court has observed that purpose of 3-year LL.M. course is to enable students to continue practice before Courts while simultaneously pursuing their Masters program.

In doing so the court permitted a lawyer to appear in his second semester LLM exam at Delhi University after he was earlier prohibited for not completing the mandatory attendance requirement.

Delhi High Court Grants 6-Weeks To Three Slum Clusters Near PM's Residence For Relocating To DUSIB Colony

Case title: RAKESH BANSAL AND ORS v/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 788

The Delhi High Court has granted six weeks to residents of three slum clusters located near the Prime Minister's residence in the Race Course area to vacate the premises and move to a DUSIB Colony at Savda Ghevra where alternative accommodation has been provided by the authorities.

Barber Hit By Vehicle While Running Shop On Footpath Can't Be Blamed For Contributory Negligence: Delhi High Court

Case title: SH. HARI NATH SHARMA v/s SH. UMESH KUMAR & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 789

The Delhi High Court has held that a barber hit by a vehicle while running his shop on a footpath cannot be held responsible for contributory negligence to reduce amount of accident compensation he is entitled to.

Delhi High Court Upholds August 1 Cut-Off Date For CSE Age Eligibility, Says Courts Must Defer To Executive's Discretion

Case Name : Nivedika Ojha v. Union Of India & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 790

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Amit Mahajan held that a cut-off date for age eligibility in competitive exams is not arbitrary or violative of Articles 14 and 16 merely because it is not 1 January, as the executive has wide discretion to fix such dates.

Street Vendors Can't Claim Fixed Sites Under Provisional Certificate Of Vending: Delhi High Court

Case title: MANIK CHAND & ORS. v/s MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 791

The Delhi High Court has street vendors cannot claim to vend on fixed or stationary vending sites under a provisional certificate of vending, and asked the MCD to verify whether 42 vendors who had approached the court even possessed a provisional certificate of vending.

Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Senior Advocate Pinaki Misra, Finds No 'Prima Facie' Case

Case title: PINAKI MISRA v. STATE & ANR.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 792

The Delhi High Court has quashed a 2019 criminal defamation case against senior advocate Pinaki Misra over allegations of calling the complainant a "crook‟ and a "black mailer" in an interview to a news portal.

It was alleged that the complainant had filed a complaint with Bar Council of Delhi in 2018 against the petitioner, alleging that Misra's appearance on behalf of power distribution companies before the National Green Tribunal amounted to professional misconduct. On 26.08.2018, an article was published in a newspaper regarding this complaint.

Student Must Be Caught 'Actually Using' Cheating Material For Major Penalty: Delhi High Court

Case title: X v/s UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 795

The Delhi High Court modified the punishment of a law student who was accused of cheating inside a urinal, after noting that he was entitled to benefit of doubt as nothing was shown to prove that he was found 'actually using' the material for cheating and so the penalty of cancelling all his papers in the semester was disporportionate.

General Power of Attorney Holder Can't Claim Ownership Of Property, Must Remit Sale Proceeds To Principal: Delhi High Court

Case title: Bhisham Mehta v. Mrs. Gita Vig & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 796

The Delhi High Court has held that a General Power of Attorney (GPA) is an instrument of agency and does not transfer right, title or interest in an immovable property to the attorney holder.

'Mechanism For Inclusion Already Exists': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Apprehending Exclusion Of Homeless, Displaced Persons In SIR

Case title: INDU PRAKASH SINGH v/s GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 797

The Delhi High Court has dismissed PIL seeking directions to ensure the inclusion of homeless persons and those rendered homeless or displaced due to demolition drives in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital.

Delhi High Court Quashes Excise FIR Against Liquor Company Over Mistaken Omission Of One-Day Permit For Soft Launch

Case title: Striker Beverages Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. State NCT of Delhi

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 798

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Section 33 of the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 against a liquor and beverages company, after finding that the omission to obtain a one-day liquor permit for a soft launch party was an inadvertent mistake.

Delhi High Court Directs MP Govt To Pay Over ₹78 Lakhs Fee To Senior Advocate, Says State Can't Deny Payment After Taking Legal Services

Case title: ANOOP GEORGE CHAUDHARI v/s STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 799

The Delhi High Court has directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to pay Rs. 78,65,000 along with interest of 9% per annum to senior advocate Anoop George Chaudhari for appearing before the Supreme Court in a matter, rejecting the State's claim that the senior counsel had effectively appeared only twice.

Maternity Leave Can't Cost Women Their Jobs Or Promotions: Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Frame Safeguards

Case title: Rakhi Bisht v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 800

The Delhi High Court has held that the statutory protection available to women during maternity leave is not confined to continuity of employment or wages, but extends to their professional status, responsibilities, managerial authority and prospects of career advancement.

Delhi High Court Upholds Sole Agency For Nationwide Emergency Alert System, Says Govt Can Depart From Open Tender In Public Interest

Case title: Utimaco Technologies Pvt Ltd. v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 801

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Centre's decision to appoint the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) as the sole agency for implementing a nationwide Cell Broadcasting system, which is designed to send emergency alerts directly to people's mobile phones during disasters and other public emergencies.

S.413 BNSS| Victim Need Not Seek Leave To Appeal Against Acquittal Or Conviction For Lesser Offence: Delhi High Court

Title: SHIVDHAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 802

The Delhi High Court has held that a victim of an offence can prefer an appeal against an order of acquittal or conviction for a lesser offence under the proviso to Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), without being required to seek leave to appeal, unlike the State or a complainant challenging an order of acquittal.

Persons Facing LOC Must First Approach Trial Court For Temporary Suspension To Travel Abroad: Delhi High Court

Title: SANJAY DANGI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS & Other Connected Matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 803

The Delhi High Court has observed that applications seeking temporary suspension of Look out Circular (LOC) for foreign travel should, in the first instance, be moved before the competent Special Court seized of the prosecution complaint.

University Can Stall Appointments Pending Enquiry Into Unfair Means In NTA Recruitment Exam: Delhi High Court

Title: UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ANR v. DEEPAK AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 804

The Delhi High Court has held that a University can keep appointments in abeyance pending an enquiry into suspected use of unfair means in a public recruitment examination, particularly where the material discloses serious doubts as to whether the declared merit list reflects genuine merit.

Why Make It Public? Delhi High Court Asks BCD To Decide Plea Against Disclosure Of Advocates' Personal Info On 'Enrolment Status' Portal

Title: ADITYA CHAUHAN v. Bar councillor India & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 805

The Delhi High Court has asked the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) to decide a plea seeking removal or masking of advocates' personal information, including residential addresses, mobile numbers, dates of birth and parents' names, from its publicly accessible online “Enrolment Status” portal.

High Court Asks Centre, Delhi Police To Take Steps For Complying With NHRC Advisory On Arrest, Search Of Transgender Persons

Title: Taaran Chandna v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 806

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities to consider and take appropriate steps to ensure compliance of an advisory issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on handling of arrests and detention, including imprisonment and search, involving transgender persons.

Delhi High Court Refuses Plea Against Closure Of Visakhapatnam Airport, Says Andhra Pradesh HC Is Appropriate Forum

Title: Gopala Krishna Kosaraju v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 807

The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a plea against the closure of Visakhapatnam Airport for commercial flights. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the petitioner, Gopala Krishna Kosaraju, should approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court raising his grievance.

Child Victim Need Not Say 'Penetration' To Prove Rape, Testimony Must Be Understood In Context Of Age & Trauma: Delhi High Court

Title: STATE v. MUNNA KUMAR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 808

The Delhi High Court has observed that the testimony of a child victim of sexual assault cannot be assessed by placing undue emphasis on technical, legal or medical terminology.

'Limits Of Certiorari Jurisdiction': Delhi High Court Questions Predecessor Bench Approach Of Grilling Exam Topper

Title: INDIAN COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND ANR v. MR. KRISHAN KUMAR PASI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 809

The Delhi High Court has questioned a predecessor Bench's approach of quizzing a litigant during proceedings concerning the withholding of his exam result for recruitment to the post of Assistant in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Booth Level Agent Liable Only To Verify Photo Matches Elector's Identity, Not All Details In SIR Form: Delhi High Court

Title: DEVENDER YADAV & ANR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 810

The Delhi High Court held that a booth level agent (BLA) can only be made liable for verifying that the photograph in the enumeration form matches with the identity of electors in relation to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the national capital.

Anyone Who Can Pay ₹1 Lakh Can Stand As Surety For DUSU Poll Candidates, Not Just Parents: Delhi High Court

Title: ANANYA RATURI & ANR v. Delhi University & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 811

The Delhi High Court said that anyone, who is in a position to pay Rs. 1 lakh in terms of Delhi University's mandate, including guardian, can stand as a surety for the students contesting the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, and not necessarily only parents.

Delhi High Court Restrains Politician K Kavitha, Others From Publishing Defamatory Allegations Against 'The Pioneer'

Title: CMYK Printech Limited v. K Kavitha & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 812

The Delhi High Court restrained Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) leader K Kavitha and various others, including YouTube channels, from publishing any content containing imputations and allegations against “The Pioneer” newspaper.

Almost 5 Years In Jail, UAPA Trial Nowhere Near Conclusion: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Two In J&K Terror Conspiracy Case

Title: KAMRAN ASHRAF RESHI v. NIA & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 813

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to two accused in an alleged Jammu and Kashmir terror conspiracy case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Foreign Medical Degrees Must Be Authenticated For Candidates To Appear In FMGE: Delhi High Court

Title: BRIJ SHARADBHAI BHATT AND ORS v. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 814

The Delhi High Court has upheld the requirement of authentication of foreign medical degrees to enable the candidates to appear in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE).

DNA Proves Sexual Intercourse, Not Whether Relationship Was Consensual: Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal For Rape

Title: KXXXXX v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 815

The Delhi High Court has observed that DNA evidence establishes sexual intercourse between an accused and a prosecutrix but does not establish whether the relationship was consensual or non-consensual.

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR After Friends Settle Assault Dispute, Directs Accused To Do Community Service In Manipur

Title: M.K. STEPHEN v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 816

The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising out of a quarrel between friends after they amicably settled their differences, observing that continuation of the case would serve no meaningful purpose and only perpetuate discord and animosity.

'Complete Lack Of Communication': Delhi High Court Flags Two Legal Aid Lawyers Being Assigned To Same Accused

Title: DESALEGN ATNAFU ABEBA v. NCB

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 817

The Delhi High Court has flagged assigning of two legal-aid advocates to the same accused in a bail matter, observing that such an arrangement results in “double expenditure on the exchequer.”

Gravity Of Offence Can't Eclipse Right To Speedy Trial: Delhi High Court Grants Bail After 13 Years In Custody

Title: SHRI AMIT KUMAR@DABBOO v. STATE NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 818

The Delhi High Court has held that the seriousness of an offence cannot eclipse the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial, while granting bail to a man who remained incarcerated for more than 13 years while facing trial in a case alleging kidnapping and murder of two minor children.

Trial Court Can Summon Witness After Reserving Judgment When Evidence Is Necessary: Delhi High Court

Title: RAMAN SONI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 819

The Delhi High Court has held that a trial court is not barred from exercising powers under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to summon or recall a witness, after reserving judgment, where the evidence is considered necessary for a just decision of the case.

PM Modi Documentary: Gujarat Based NGO Withdraws Defamation Suit Against BBC From Delhi High Court

Title: Justice on Trial v. BBC

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 820

A Gujarat-based NGO has withdrawn from the Delhi High Court its defamation suit filed against British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 2023 over a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Justice Tushar Rao Gedela allowed the withdrawal on September 03 after the NGO's counsel said that he has instructions to withdraw the suit, with liberty to file fresh suit for the same cause of action.

UGC Equity Regulations: Delhi High Court Directs Police To Decide Fresh Plea For Sept 20 Jantar Mantar Protest

Title: DR RAJ SHEKHAWAT v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 821

The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Police to decide a plea seeking permission to hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar on September 20 opposing the recently notified University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.

Delhi High Court Rejects Swatantra Bhardwaj's Plea Against Arrest In CJP Protester Assault Case

Title: SWATANTRA BHARDWAJ THROUGH HIS FATHER RANDHIR KUMAR JHA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 822

The Delhi High Court rejected a habeas corpus plea filed by Swatantra Bhardwaj in relation to his arrest in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.

Satya Niketan PG Collapse: Delhi High Court Orders High Level MCD Enquiry, Directs Doubling Of Rescue Efforts

Title: ANIKET KUMAR GUPTA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 823

The Delhi High Court asked the authorities to double their efforts to save the lives of students affected by the collapse of a five-storeyed PG or hostel building at city's Satya Niketan area.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia noted the assurance given by SGI Tushar Mehta, appearing for Union Government, Delhi Police and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), that all possible steps are being taken and that the rescue operation is carried out in full swing.

CBSE On-Screen Marking: Delhi High Court Says Students Must Approach Individually For Re-Evaluation Grievances, Rejects PIL

Title: NATIONAL STUDENTS' UNION OF INDIA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 824

The Delhi High Court rejected a PIL filed by National Students' Union of India (NSUI) alleging “large scale irregularities and deficiencies” under the newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 824]

NEET-UG Paper Leak: Delhi High Court Dismisses Accused's Challenge To Arrest With ₹25K Costs

Title: Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande v. CBI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 825

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande, an accused in relation to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) paper leak case, challenging his arrest.

A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja rejected the plea, observing that it was an abuse of process of law.

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Killing Live-In Partner, Cremating Body Without Informing Family

Title: SANDEEP KUMAR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 826

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of murdering his live-in partner and subsequently cremating her body without informing her parents or getting a medical examination or post-mortem conducted.

Bed Rest During Pregnancy Is Sufficient Cause For Lawyer's Absence: Delhi High Court Waives ₹25K Costs

Title: DILBAGH SINGH v. DEEPAK GANDHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 827

The Delhi High Court has waived costs of Rs. 25,000 imposed on a litigant after his counsel remained unavailable for cross-examination due to pregnancy-related medical circumstances.

Justice Ajay Digpaul observed that the lawyer's advised bed rest constituted “sufficient cause” for the absence before the trial court.

Plea Challenging Order In Divorce Proceedings Not Maintainable Against State: Delhi High Court

Title: POONAM v. STATE NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 828

The Delhi High Court has held that an appeal challenging an order passed in divorce proceedings cannot be maintained against the State.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar was dealing with a plea filed by a wife who had filed the appeal against the State even though the husband's pleadings and conduct formed the subject matter of the proceedings.

Delhi High Court Directs Jamia To Ensure Exclusive Toilet Facility For All Female Faculty Members

Title: PROF SUJATA ASHWARYA v. JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 829

The Delhi High Court has said that an exclusive toilet facility specially earmarked for female faculty members in the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is to be used by all female faculty members, and no particular person shall be allowed to put any lock and key on it.

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Restraining Carrom Federation From Using 'India', 'Indian' In Name

Title: ALL INDIA CARROM FEDERATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 830

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order passed by the single judge restraining the All India Carrom Federation (AICF) from using the expression “India” or “Indian” in its name or logo or in the further competitions conducted by it.

Delhi High Court Slams Railways For Making Low-Paid Commission Vendors Fight For Decades, Upholds Regularisation

Title: UNION OF INDIA v. MITHAI LAL AND ORS & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 831

The Delhi High Court strongly criticised the Indian Railways for making low-paid commission vendors and bearers litigate for decades to secure their employment rights, observing that courts must protect the interests of weaker sections and persons drawing “paltry wages”.

Delhi High Court Upholds Extension Of UAPA Detention Of Six Ukrainian Nationals Accused Of Training Myanmar Armed Groups In Drone Warfare

Title: HURBA PETRO AND OTHERS v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 832

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by six Ukrainian nationals challenging the extension of their detention beyond 90 days and up to 180 days in a UAPA case concerning allegations of involvement in drone warfare-related activities for Myanmar-based ethnic armed groups.

Gratuity Can Be Withheld Until All Judicial Proceedings, Including Criminal Appeals, Conclude: Delhi High Court

Case Name : Union of India & Ors. v. Sh. Jamuna Dass

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 833

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Vinod Kumar held that under Rule 69(1)(c) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, gratuity cannot be paid until all pending judicial proceedings (including criminal appeals) are finally concluded, not just disciplinary proceedings.

Will Take Down Posts Against Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia In 24 Hours: CJP's Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Tell Delhi High Court

Title: Gaurav Bhatia v. Saurav Das & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 834

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka told the Delhi High Court that they will delete social media posts against BJP leader and senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, which purportedly falsely attributed to him that he described Swatantra Bhardwaj as a “dimagi naxali” and “jaatiwaadi.”

This, after Justice Tushar Rao Gedela orally suggested both Das and Ranka to take instructions on taking down the posts on X on their own.

Delhi SIR: High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against 'First-Time Applicant' Declaration For Deleted Voters, Says File PIL

Title: DEVENDER YADAV & ANR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 835

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Election Commission of India's requirement that certain voters affected by the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls submit declarations stating that they are applying for inclusion in the electoral roll for the first time.

Delhi High Court Directs Nationwide Biometric Aadhaar Verification For GST Registrations

Case title: Neha v. UoI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 836

The Delhi High Court has ordered GST authorities across the country to ensure that no fresh GST registration is granted unless the applicant undergoes biometric-based Aadhaar authentication.

The division bench of Justices Anil Khetarpal and Shail Jain passed the order amid continuing problem of fraudulent GST registrations obtained by misusing PAN and Aadhaar particulars belonging to unsuspecting individuals.

Unproven Misconduct No Ground To Deny Back Wages Entirely; Delhi HC Grants 50% Relief

Case Name : Rajinder Kumar Gupta v. The Chief Secretary, Government of NCT Delhi and Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 837

A Delhi High Court Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Narula held that the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, Rule 121 mandates that the Managing Committee must make a reasoned, fair determination on back wages upon reinstatement, and cannot deny wages based on unproven allegations or assumptions.

'Clearly An Illegal Structure': Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Temple Built Illegally On Nursery School Land

Case title: Sanmati Sabha (Regd.) v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 838

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking regularisation of a temple constructed on land earmarked for a nursery school, observing that the temple was constructed without sanction and contrary to the applicable rules governing disposal of government land.

Delhi High Court Denies Interim Relief To Vinesh Phogat Seeking To Participate In World Wrestling Championship Selection Trials

Title: Vinesh Phogat v/s Wrestling Federation of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 839

The Delhi High Court has refused interim relief to wrestler Vinesh Phogat seeking to participate in the women's selection trials for the 2026 Senior World Championships.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was not inclined to grant an interim exemption from the eligibility criteria to allow Phogat to participate in the selection trials on September 14.

Delhi High Court Dismisses Vimal Elaichi's Plea Challenging FDA Notice To Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff

Title: P B AGRO LLP v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 840

The Delhi High Court rejected a plea filed by makers of Vimal Elaichi seeking to quash show-cause notices issued to their brand ambassadors, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff, by the Maharashtra FDA for alleged misrepresentation of the product in their advertisement.

High Court Raps Delhi Police For Failure To Brief Prosecutor In Bail Matter, Directs DCP To Appear

Title: AJAY KUMAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 841

The Delhi High Court has criticised the Delhi Police for failing to brief prosecutor in time in bail matters, observing that such lapses reflect how the police “appear to be treating” the issue of individual liberty.

Gravity Of Offence No Bar To Grant Of Bail When Trial Fails To Progress With Reasonable Pace: Delhi High Court

Title: SHIVAM GUPTA v. THE STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 842

The Delhi High Court has held that the gravity of an offence, by itself, is not an absolute bar on the grant of bail when the trial does not progress with reasonable expedition.

NEET-UG: Delhi High Court Questions Requirement For NRI Sponsor To Prove They 'Looked After' Student As Guardian

Title: ANISH SANDEEP PATIL (MINOR) THROUGH HIS FATHER SANDEEP HEMANT PATIL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 843

The Delhi High Court has questioned the requirement for an NRI sponsor to establish that they had actually looked after a student as his or her guardian for the purpose of NRI quota admission following the NEET-UG examination.

Long Separation Does Not Extinguish Wife's Right To Maintenance If Marriage Subsists: Delhi High Court

Title: X v. Y

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 844

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because a husband and wife have been living separately for several decades, the latter's statutory right to claim maintenance is not extinguished so long as the marriage continues to subsist.

Minor Rape Survivor Can't Be Compelled To Carry Pregnancy, Has Right To Decide On Motherhood: Delhi High Court

Title: MINOR S THR HER GUARDIAN B v. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 845

The Delhi High Court has observed that a minor rape survivor cannot be compelled to carry the pregnancy and deliver the child and has the right to decide it she wants to be a mother or not.

'Lackadaisical Attitude' Of Delhi Police Leads Public Witnesses To Turn Hostile: High Court

Title: MS. FAIZAL & ANR v. STATE (GNCT) OF DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 846

The Delhi High Court has flagged the “lackadaisical attitude” of the police machinery over public witnesses frequently turning hostile to the prosecution case.

POCSO Act | Minor's Consent Legally Immaterial But Her 'Approval-In-Fact' Relevant While Deciding Bail: Delhi High Court

Title: HARERAM v. STATE OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 847

The Delhi High Court has observed that while the consent of a minor is legally immaterial under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the minor's “approval-in-fact” to a physical relationship can be considered as a relevant circumstance while deciding an accused's bail plea.

Delhi High Court Criticizes ITAT For 'Undue Haste', 'Recklessness' While Deciding Patanjali Ayurved's Tax Appeals

Title: Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-1, Delhi v. Patanjali Ayurved Limited & other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 848

The Delhi High Court has criticized the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for “procedural lapses”, lack of transparency and “undue haste” while passing an order disposing of seven appeals concerning Patanjali Ayurved Limited.

'College Should Be Large Hearted': Delhi High Court Allows Five Candidates To Contest In DUSU Polls Despite Nomination Defects

Title: Kanhaiya Ranjan and Anr v. Campus Law Centre & Ors & other connected matters

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 849

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted relief to five students challenging the rejection of their nomination papers for two colleges in the Delhi University Students' Union elections 2026-2027.

Custodial Torture Is Prohibited, But Police Can't Be Held Liable On Disputed Allegations: Delhi High Court

Title: AKASH & ANR v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 850

The Delhi High Court has observed that no person, whether a witness or an accused, can be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment while in police custody.

Being First In Reserve List Doesn't Create Right To Promotion Merely Because Vacancies Arise: Delhi High Court

Case title: Ravi Kant Thakral v. Bank Of Baroda

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 851

The Delhi High Court has held that an employee's first placement in a Reserve List does not by itself create a right to promotion merely because vacancies arise during the validity of the list.

'No Public Interest': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Inquiry Into Conflicting Claims Of Lathi-Charge During CJP Protest

Case title: Nitin Naresh v. Union of India & Ors [WP (C) 13480/2026]

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 852

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking fact-finding into lathi charge claims against Delhi Police during the NEET paper leak protest which took place at Jantar Mantar earlier in June, orally remarking that there was no public interest in the plea.

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Decide Plea Against Sept 21 Cut-Off For Old Digital Signature Tokens, Questions Different Deadline For Govt Users

Title: Advocate Ramkishan Saraswat v. Union of India & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 853

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to decide a representation challenging the September 21, 2026, deadline for private individuals and professionals to continue using FIPS 140-2 tokens for their Digital Signature Certificates (DSCs).

Delhi High Court Asks Its Committee To Consider Lawyer's Suggestions On Upgrading Hybrid Hearings Infra In District Courts

Title: Nitin Soni Advocate v. Honble High Court of Delhi through its Registrar General & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 854

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked its appropriate Committee to consider a lawyer's suggestions on upgrading the hybrid hearings infrastructure in the district courts in the national capital.

DUSU Polls: Delhi High Court Says Student Wing Members Can Contest But Warns Against Political Party Interference

Case title: VIJETA v/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 855

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (September 16) held that a student, being a member of a political party's student wing, is not barred from contesting Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls.

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To UAPA Accused After Nearly 8 Years In Custody, Says Trial Not Likely To End Soon

Case title: Mohammad Saqib@ Saqib Iftekar v. NIA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 856

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to an accused in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, noting that he has remained in custody for nearly eight years and that the trial is unlikely to conclude anytime soon.

'Clear Case Of Forum Shopping': Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Murder Accused Who Concealed Earlier Bail Rejections

Title: PARVESH MANN @ SAGAR v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 857

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday denied bail to a murder accused after finding that he had concealed the fact that his earlier bail applications had been rejected by another bench and sought transfer of the fresh bail plea to a different bench.

Delhi High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Tihar Jail Superintendent For Delaying Prisoner's Parole Release

Title: ANWAR HUSSAIN v. STATE NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 858

The Delhi High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against a Tihar Jail Superintendent, holding that his conduct in preventing the release of an undertrial prisoner on parole amounted to a wilful violation of the judicial order.

FCRA Case: Delhi High Court Allows Centre To Seek Vacation Of Order Permitting NGO Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative To Withdraw ₹20 Lakh

Title: Union of India v. CHRI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 859

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Central Government to file before a single judge an application seeking vacation of an interim order permitting the NGO Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to withdraw Rs. 20 lakh from its own reserve/domestic funds.

Delhi High Court Asks CBFC To Decide Makers' Proposal To Replace 'Shoorveer' Song In Mirzapur Movie

Title: PRASHANT KUMAR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 860

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide within a week, a proposal by the makers of Mirzapur: The Movie to replace the song 'Shoorveer' in the film's climax with background music.

Delhi High Court Asks Bureau Of Immigration To Inform Anshul Ambani If Any Look Out Circular Is Subsisting Against Him

Title: Jai Anshul Anil Ambani v. Bureau of Immigration & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 861

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Bureau of Immigration to inform Jai Anshul Ambani, son of industrialist Anil Ambani, whether any look out circular (LOC) is issued against him and is subsisting.

Donate ₹50K Worth Of Furniture To Govt Schools: Delhi High Court Directs Accused While Quashing Assault FIR After Settlement

Title: KUSHAGRA DUA & ORS v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 862

The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered against five persons for offences including attempt to culpable homicide and assault on public servant after the parties amicably settled their dispute.

Kanjhawala Hit-And-Run Case: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Amit Khanna, Cites Gravity Of Alleged Murder

Title: AMIT KHANNA v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 863

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to Amit Khanna, an accused in the Kanjhawala hit-and-run case in which a 20-year old girl was killed after she was dragged under a car for around 13 km.

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To British National Jagtar Singh Johal In Murder, UAPA Cases

Title: JAGTAR SINGH JOHAL @ JAGGI v. NIA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 864

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to British national Jagtar Singh Johal in seven murder and UAPA cases being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

No Blanket Injunction In Personality Rights Suits: Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Obscene Content Against Actress Meenakshi Chaudhary

Title: MEENAKSHI CHAUDHARY v. JOHN DOE & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 865

The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an ex parte ad interim injunction directing takedown of obscene and sexually explicit content posted against actress Meenakshi Chaudhary.

Order Confirming Attachment Of Property Under UAPA Appealable Under NIA Act: Delhi High Court

Title: AQUIL AHMED v. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY THROUGH THE CHIEF INVESTIGATING OFFICER

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 866

The Delhi High Court has held that an order passed under Section 25(6) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), confirming seizure or attachment of property as “proceeds of terrorism”, can be challenged before the High Court under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act).

DUSU Polls: Delhi High Court Bars Victory Processions, Summons Student Bodies Asking Why Exemplary Damages Should Not Be Imposed

Title: Prashant Manchanda v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 867

The Delhi High Court on Friday barred any kind of victory processions by the students organizations, candidates or anyone else in the ongoing Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections.

Delhi High Court Grants 30-Day Custody Bail To Alleged ISIS Operative For Surgery At Private Hospital Of Choice

Title: FARHAN ANSAR SUSE (IN JC) v. NIA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 868

The Delhi High Court has granted custody bail for 30 days to an alleged ISIS operative to undergo surgery for an umbilical hernia at a private hospital of his choice in Delhi-NCR.

Lawyer's Office Can Be Searched If His Own Prima Facie Involvement Shown, Advocate-Client Privilege No Bar: Delhi High Court

Title: PUNEET BATRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 869

The Delhi High Court has held that advocate-client privilege cannot operate as an absolute bar against an investigation into the conduct of the lawyer where the investigating authorities place prima facie material indicating that such an individual may have acted beyond the role of a legal adviser and may have been involved in the affairs under investigation.

Delhi High Court Directs Govt To Clear Pending Bills Of Lawyers, Fix Problems On Online Portal

Title: ANJANA GOSAIN v. GNCTD & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 870

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps for expeditious clearance of bills submitted by lawyers appearing on behalf of the Government, after counsel complained of repeated queries, non-issuance of Brief Transmission Forms (BTFs) and lack of clarity over the status of their bills.

Advocate Can't Challenge BCI's Disciplinary Order In Criminal Proceedings: Delhi High Court

Title: P BALASUBRAMANIYAN v. SHRI VINAY KUMAR GUPTA

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 871

The Delhi High Court has held that an order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) ordering disciplinary action against a lawyer can be challenged only by way of an appeal before the Supreme Court of India under Section 38 of the Advocates Act.

University Students Have Right To Dissent, Smiling At Protestors Or Cheering For Demonstrations Not Indiscipline: Delhi High Court

Title: MR C ARJUN & ORS v. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 872

The Delhi High Court has observed that university students have a valuable right to express dissent, demonstrate or show support for a demonstration, holding that merely smiling at protestors cannot be treated as an act of indiscipline.

Leaves, Seeds, Grass-Like Material Not 'Ganja' Under NDPS Act: Delhi High Court Grants Bail

Title: MANISH KUMAR PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 873

The Delhi High Court has held that a substance comprising “leafy, seed-bearing, grass-like” material does not fall within the definition of “ganja” under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

Delhi High Court Rejects 6,290 Days Delay In 1988 Appeal, Says Losing Contact With Lawyer No Ground To Condone Delay

Title: KRISHAN LAL v. INDERJEET SINGH & ANOTHER

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 874

The Delhi High Court has refused to condone a delay of 6,290 days, or over 17 years, in seeking restoration of an appeal filed in 1988, that was dismissed for non-prosecution in the year. 2002.

Delhi High Court Orders Police Protection For Woman Lawyer Facing Family Pressure To Marry Against Her Will

Title: S v. STATE (GOVT. NCT OF DELHI) & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 875

The Delhi High Court has directed the police to provide protection to a 26-year-old woman advocate who alleged that she was facing threats, coercion and interference from her parents and relatives over her refusal to marry a person chosen by them.

Delhi High Court Directs Equestrian Federation Of India To Ensure Transparency In Future Selection Processes

Title: VAASVI KHAITAN MINOR THROUGH HER FATHER MR VEDANT KHAITAN v. AD-HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 876

The Delhi High Court has directed the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to ensure greater clarity and transparency in its future selection processes, observing that uncertainty in selection procedures concerning athletes representing the country ought to be avoided.

Delhi High Court Directs Interpol's Red Corner Notice Against Man Facing Contempt For Abusing Judges

Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. ADEESHWAR SINGHAL

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 877

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to issue a Red Corner Notice through INTERPOL against a man who is facing criminal contempt proceedings over allegations of threatening judges and making scandalous and abusive remarks against them.

Delhi High Court Upholds Summoning Of Two For Assaulting Man In Supreme Court Premises, Circulating Video

Title: MEENAL AGARWAL & ANR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 878

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the summoning of two persons accused of assaulting and abusing a man at the Supreme Court premises and subsequently circulating a video of the incident on Instagram.

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Must Consider Claimant's Need Before Refusing Release Of Compensation Kept In FDR: Delhi High Court

Title: SANJAY SACHDEVA v. BHOLA MAHATO & ORS (M/S RELIANCE GENERAL INSRUANCE CO LTD)

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 879

The Delhi High Court has held that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) cannot mechanically reject applications seeking release of compensation kept in fixed deposits and must consider the genuine requirements of claimants before deciding whether the amount should be released.

Wife Not Entitled To Interim Maintenance For Period She Was Employed: Delhi High Court Modifies Family Court Order

Case title: B v. N

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 880

The Delhi High Court has held that a wife is not entitled to interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act for the period during which she was employed and earning.

'No Responsibility Fixed': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Agencies Over Mahipalpur Waterlogging, Traffic Congestion

Title: SOCIAL JURIST, A CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 881

The Delhi High Court has pulled up the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and other agencies over the continuing waterlogging and traffic congestion in city's Mahipalpur area.

Dowry Demand For Setting Up Business Still 'Dowry' Under S. 304B IPC: Delhi High Court

Case title: Naveen Kumar Verma & Anr. v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 882

The Delhi High Court has held that a demand for money connected with the marital relationship does not cease to be a dowry demand merely because the money is sought for setting up a business rather than for personal use.

Delhi High Court Highlights Poor Pay, Neglect Of Labourers; Says Society Has Failed To Value Their Work

Title: VEER PAL v. STATE

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 883

The Delhi High Court has observed that the society has failed to value and respect physical labour as labourers in the country are “least paid, least cared and least bothered.”

Mere Concealment Or Confinement Insufficient For Conviction Without Proof Of Knowledge Of Kidnapping: Delhi High Court

Case title: Nazre Alam @ Ravi & Anr v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 884

The Delhi High Court has held that a person cannot be convicted under Section 368 of the Indian Penal Code for wrongfully concealing or confining a kidnapped or abducted person unless the prosecution proves that the accused knew that the person had been kidnapped or abducted.

Delhi High Court Declines CBI Probe Into Lawyers' Assault During Protest Against BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra

Title: KUNAL YADAV & ORS v. MANAN KUMAR MISHRA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 885

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking a CBI or other independent agency probe into an alleged assault on advocates inside and outside the Bar Council of India (BCI) premises in late August.

'Wild Witch Hunt': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Row

Title: Ghanshyam D. Uphadhyay v. Union of India & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 886

The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR and investigation by CBI or SIT into the alleged unaccounted cash-at-home discovery during a fire incident at former Justice Yashwant Varma's residence.

Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the petition filed by advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay, calling it a “wild witch hunt.”

Complainant Can't Force Unwilling Accused To Undergo Narco Test: Delhi High Court

Case Title: Pappu Singh v. State NCT of Delhi

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 887

The Delhi High Court has held that a complainant cannot seek to compel an accused who has expressly refused consent to undergo a Narco Analysis Test.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that consent is a personal and non-derogable safeguard available to the subject of the test.

Malviya Nagar Fire: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Hotel Owner On Medical Grounds

Title: LOVKESH BAJAJ v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 888

The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building in Malviya Nagar where a devastating fire killed 21 people in June.

[NEET-UG NRI Quota] Guardianship Certificate Prima Facie Not Required For Candidates Above 18: Delhi High Court

Title: ASHWIKA SINGHAL v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 889

The Delhi High Court has prima facie held that the requirement of producing a legal guardianship certificate under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, for NEET-UG candidates seeking admission under the NRI quota does not apply to candidates who have already attained the age of 18 years.

Asian Games | Decision To Exclude Athlete Taken By Authorities & Experts, Courts Can't Interfere: Delhi High Court

Title: MUSKAN RATHI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 890

The Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot interfere with a decision to exclude an athlete from participation in a particular category which has been objectively taken by the authorities and subject experts.

Delhi High Court Finds Someone Added 'Interim Stay' Para To Its Order, Calls For Investigation

Title: SMT. MEENA DEVI AND ANR v. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 891

The Delhi High Court has flagged an apparent fabrication of one of its orders, observing that an unknown person seemed to have added the words “interim stay granted” in it.

Justice Purushaindra Kumarav was hearing a plea filed by one Meena Devi and another individual, alleging police inaction on their complaint concerning alleged fraud and forgery in an attempt to grab their property in city's Khera Khurd area.

Delhi High Court Permits Accused To Travel Abroad For Son's Wedding, Directs ₹2 Lakh Furniture Donation For Delayed Passport Surrender

Title: NINA PRASAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 892

The Delhi High Court has permitted a 64-year-old woman, accused in a 2021 abetment of suicide case, to temporarily take back her passport to travel to the United States for her son's engagement and court marriage.

Delhi High Court Rejects CBI's Plea Challenging Bail Granted To Chitra Ramakrishna In NSE Phone Tapping Case

Title: CBI v. Chitra Ramakrishna & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 893

The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea filed by Central Bureau of Investigation challenging bail granted to former managing director and chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna in a case related to alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE employees.

Family Pension & Terminal Benefits Can't Be Substitute Or Bar To Compassionate Employment: Delhi High Court

Case Name : Anita v. Punjab and Sind Bank

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 894

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that the compassionate appointment cannot be denied by treating family pension, terminal benefits, or notional interest on terminal benefits as family income. Such inclusion defeats the object of providing immediate financial assistance to the deceased employee's family.

Delhi High Court Allows Female Heirs To Perform Kalkaji Temple Pooja Sewa Through Male Representatives

Case Title: KAMLESH SHARMA v. NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 895

The Delhi High Court has permitted four female heirs to exercise their rights to perform pooja sewa at city's Kalkaji Mandir by appointing male representatives from within their family.

Delhi High Court Orders Meeting To Devise Procedure For Fire NOC Needed For Electricity Connections In Old Buildings

Title: BSES YAMUNA POWER LIMITED v. MOHD. GULZAR & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 896

The Delhi High Court has directed the BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), Delhi Fire Service and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to devise a procedure for obtaining Fire Safety Certificates for electricity connections, particularly in old buildings where connections are being denied on account of the buildings exceeding prescribed height limits.

Ensure Entire Fleet Of DTC Buses Ply On Roads: High Court Tells Delhi Govt, Closes PIL Against Drivers' Strike

Title: Ami Sisodia v. GNCTD & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 897

The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Government and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to ensure that entire fleet of DTC buses ply on roads in the city providing the services to all.

Delhi High Court Waives ₹50K Costs On Litigant, Asks Counsel To Distribute Samosas And Tea To DHCBA Employees

Title: INDUS BIRRA BEVERAGES & ORS v. ISHAAN ASSOCIATES

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 898

The Delhi High Court has waived costs of Rs. 50,000 imposed on a company while directing its counsel to distribute samosas and tea to all employees of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) within a week.

Delhi High Court Asks Centre's Grievance Appellate Committee To Decide SFI's Appeal Against Disabling Of Instagram Account

Title: Students' Federation of India & Anr v. Union of India & Anr

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 899

The Delhi High Court asked the Central Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide Students' Federation of India (SFI) appeal against permanent disabling of its official Instagram account.

Bail Can't Be Granted Or Cancelled Based On Fulfilment Of Monetary Settlement With Complainant: Delhi High Court

Title: GURMEET SINGH @ HARPREET SINGH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 900

The Delhi High Court has held that an accused's liberty cannot be made conditional upon fulfilment of a monetary settlement with the complainant, observing that a financial undertaking cannot be allowed to turn custody into a means of enforcing a monetary bargain.

Right To Pursue Higher Education Can't Be Curtailed Lightly Even Though Not Declared As Fundamental Right: Delhi High Court

Title: DR MANISH KAMRA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 901

The Delhi High Court has held that the right to pursue higher education cannot be curtailed lightly, even though it is not declared as a fundamental right.

Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case

Case Title: Ajeet Bharti v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 902

The Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail to commentator Ajeet Bharti in a case under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Justice Saurabh Banerjee while pronouncing the verdict, said that the offence under SC/ST Act was prima facie made out against Bharti.

POCSO Offence Can't Be Settled Through Compromise By Victim Or Her Family: Delhi High Court

Title: ANAND SINGH RAWAT v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 903

The Delhi High Court has held that an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) cannot be settled through a compromise between the accused and the child victim or her family.

Youth Olympics Equestrian Selection: Delhi High Court Upholds EFI's Selection, Directs Clearer Criteria & Timelines To Avoid Future Disputes

Title: MASTER SHUBH CHOWDHARI THROUGH HIS FATHER v. EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA & ORS and other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 904

The Delhi High Court has directed the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to ensure that its selection criteria and timelines for future international sporting events are framed and implemented with sufficient clarity and precision.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that ambiguity in the selection process can create avoidable uncertainty for athletes representing the country.

Full Court Fee Refund Is Statutory Entitlement When Dispute Is Settled, No Separate Plea Required: Delhi High Court

Title: M/S HITECH ENTERPRISES v. M/S MODERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DELHI

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 905

The Delhi High Court has held that parties are entitled to a full refund of court fees when a suit, counter-claim or appeal is disposed of upon an amicable settlement.

Seriousness Of UAPA Predicate Offence Can't Justify Prolonged PMLA Custody, Article 21 Not Eclipsed: Delhi High Court Grants Bail

Title: MASASASONG AO v. ED

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 906

The Delhi High Court has observed that the seriousness of allegations in a predicate case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act cannot, by itself, justify prolonged incarceration in a separate proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Delhi High Court Directs DLSA To Hand Over Trial Court's 'Encouraging' Message To POCSO Survivor With Compensation

Title: SUMIT SHAKYA v. STATEOFNCT OF DELHI & ANR

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 907

The Delhi High Court has directed the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to print and hand over to a 10-year-old POCSO survivor a message penned by the trial court judge who had convicted the accused, along with the compensation awarded to her family.

Decide Bank Unions' Plea To Hold Peaceful Protest At Site Other Than Jantar Mantar: Delhi High Court Tells Police

Title: United Forum of Bank Unions Delhi State v. Union of India & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 908

The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Police to decide a plea filed by Delhi State unit of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) seeking permission to hold a peaceful protest at any alternate site other than Jantar Mantar on September 28, 29 and 30.

Prior Permission For Each Foreign Travel, Imposed While Rescinding LOC, Can't Continue Where Accused Was Never Arrested: Delhi High Court

Title: RAJNISH GUPTA v. CBI & other connected matter

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 909

The Delhi High Court has held that a condition, imposed while quashing a look-out circular (LOC), requiring an accused to obtain prior permission for every foreign visit cannot be sustained where the individual was never arrested during investigation, the chargesheet stands filed, cognizance has not been taken and there is no material showing any non-cooperation or default.

Delhi High Court Directs Police To Protect Woman Alleging CJP Leaders Circulated Deepfake Image With PM Modi, Meta To Remove Content

Title: X v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 910

The Delhi High Court granted police protection to a woman who has alleged that Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh posted and circulated an alleged deepfake picture of her alongside PM Narendra Modi on social media pursuant to which she allegedly received threats.

Refusal To Permit Foreign Travel Must Not Impede Pregnant Foreigner's Medical Care: Delhi High Court

Title: SMT.SIMRAN KAUR v. STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI )

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 911

The Delhi High Court has directed the police to ensure that its refusal to permit foreign travel to an Afghan national, who is carrying twins, does not obstruct or delay her access to appropriate antenatal, diabetic or other medical care.

Authorities Must Establish Unfair Means Against Each Candidate, Can't Apply 'One Size Fits All' Approach: Delhi High Court

Case title: Union Of India & Ors. v. Himanshi & 34 Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 912

The Delhi High Court has held that when authorities choose to cancel the candidature and penalise individual candidates for allegedly adopting unfair means in an examination, they must establish the allegation against each candidate individually and cannot adopt a “one size fits all” approach.

Litigant Can't Resile From Orders Passed Based On Counsel's Submissions; Would Create 'Chaotic Situation': Delhi High Court

Case title: Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. v. Mrs Nirmala Bai Shanthilal & Ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 913

The Delhi High Court has held that a litigant cannot resile from an order passed on the basis of submissions made by its counsel, observing that permitting such a course would create a “chaotic situation”.

Forensic Evidence Positively Contradicted Prosecutrix's Version: Delhi High Court Overturns Rape Conviction After 13 Years

Case title: Shahbuddin v. State

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 914

The Delhi High Court has set aside a 2013 rape conviction of a man, after finding material inconsistencies in the prosecutrix's testimony and contradictions between her account and the medical, forensic and documentary evidence.

Can't Use Inherent Powers U/S.528 BNSS As 'Backdoor Entry' After Revision Fails Unless Gross Injustice Shown: Delhi High Court

Case title: Anil Ahluwalia v. State NCT of Delhi

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 915

The Delhi High Court has held that a party cannot ordinarily invoke its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) as a “backdoor entry” to challenge an order after having unsuccessfully exhausted the revisional remedy, unless the case involves grave miscarriage of justice.