LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 02 To November 08, 2026

  • LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 02 To November 08, 2026

    Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1055 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1070

    NOMINAL INDEX

    GURMUKH DASS KOHLI v. GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1055

    Angomcha Bimol Akoijam v. JNU 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1056

    PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER v. P.D.GUPTA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1057

    Mayank Jain V/S Union Of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1058

    Sushil Dewan v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1059

    Suvan Yaduvanshi v. University of Delhi & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1060

    ABD MAESTRO PRIVATE LIMITED v. GREAT GALLEON VENTURES LTD and other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1061

    NACHIKETA BHATIA & ANR v. UOI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1062

    NILLUM BATRA v. STATE & ORS And other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1063

    KRITI SANON v. BBE MARKETING INC & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1064

    Internet Freedom Foundation v. UOI and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1065

    ARJUN DEV BHATIA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1066

    Sourav Ganguly & And v. Abhinay Deo & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1067

    DHCBA v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1068

    AMITABH BACHCHAN v. RAJAT NEGI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1069

    Smt Rekha Gupta v. Aam Aadmi Party & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1070

    Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Ban On Non-Delhi Pre-BS-VI Vehicles From Entering Capital

    Case Title : GURMUKH DASS KOHLI v. GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI AND ORS

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1055

    The Delhi High Court refused to grant interim relief against the Delhi government's decision to prohibit entry of non-Delhi-registered vehicles that do not comply with BS-VI emission standards into the national capital from November 01, to January 31.

    A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma issued notice on a plea challenging the restriction and directed that the matter be listed along with a related case on November 27.

    Delhi High Court Stays Termination Of JNU Professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

    Case Title : Angomcha Bimol Akoijam v. JNU

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1056

    The Delhi High Court stayed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration's decision to terminate the services of Congress MP and professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam over allegations of sexual harassment.

    Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued notice to the varsity on Akoijam's plea challenging the termination order and listed the matter for hearing in January 2027.

    Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order Directing HC To Disclose Data On 'Delayed' Judgments

    Case Title : PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER v. P.D.GUPTA

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1057

    The Delhi High Court has set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the High Court to locate and disclose details of cases in which judgments were reserved but not pronounced within two months.

    LinkedIn Doesn't Perform Public Function, Account Restriction Can't Be Challenged In Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

    Case Title : Mayank Jain V/S Union Of India & Ors

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1058

    The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the restriction of a user's LinkedIn account, holding that the social networking platform does not perform a public function or discharge a public duty and is therefore not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

    Delhi High Court Keeps In Abeyance Its Order Directing Criminal Complaint Against 6 CBI Officers For Making False Statement In Court

    Title: Sushil Dewan v. UoI

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1059

    The Delhi High Court has kept in abeyance its order directing registration of a criminal complaint against six former CBI officers for making a false statement before the court regarding correspondence with the administrative Ministry.

    Right To Education Doesn't Mean Right To Secure Seat In Course Of Choice Without Meeting Eligibility Criteria: Delhi High Court

    Case Title : Suvan Yaduvanshi v. University of Delhi & Ors

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1060

    The Delhi High Court has held that the right to education under Article 21 of the Constitution of India does not extend to a right to secure admission in a programme of one's choice without satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

    Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while upholding the University of Delhi's subject-mapping criteria for undergraduate admissions through CUET-UG 2025.

    Mere Website Accessibility Can't Confer Territorial Jurisdiction In IP Suits, Courts Must Draw 'Lakshman Rekha': Delhi High Court

    Title: ABD MAESTRO PRIVATE LIMITED v. GREAT GALLEON VENTURES LTD and other connected matters

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1061

    The Delhi High Court has held that mere accessibility of a website offering allegedly infringing goods or services within its territorial limits does not confer jurisdiction to entertain an intellectual property infringement suit.

    Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Stay On Sunny Deol's 'Suryaa' Release

    Case Title : NACHIKETA BHATIA & ANR v. UOI & ORS

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1062

    The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking stay on the theatrical release of the upcoming film “Suryaa: Ant Se Aarambh Tak” starring Bollywood actor Sunny Deol.

    Anissia Batra Death Case: Delhi High Court Discharges Husband Of Cruelty, Abetment Of Suicide Charges

    Case Title : NILLUM BATRA v. STATE & ORS And other connected matters

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1063

    The Delhi High Court has discharged Mayank Singhvi, husband of late flight attendant Anissia Batra, of charges of cruelty and abetment of suicide in the 2018 suicide case.

    Justice Madhu Jain held that the prosecution material did not disclose the essential ingredients of either offence.

    Delhi High Court Protects Actress Kriti Sanon's Personality Rights Against AI Deepfakes, Impersonation

    Title: KRITI SANON v. BBE MARKETING INC & ORS

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1064

    The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to actor Kriti Sanon against the alleged misuse of her name, image, likeness and voice through AI-generated content, sexually explicit deepfakes and impersonating accounts.

    Takedown Notices For IFF, SFLC Were Sent By Impostor, Not Delhi Police: X Corp Tells Delhi High Court

    Title: Internet Freedom Foundation v. UOI and other connected matter

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1065

    X Corp (formerly Twitter) informed the Delhi High Court that the takedown notices sent to Internet Freedom Foundation and SFLC were by some impostor and not by the Delhi Police.

    X's counsel told Justice Amit Mahajan that a complaint has been filed with the Delhi Police to find the impostor and that no action is taken against IFF and SFLC.

    Delhi High Court Transfers Case After Lawyer Repeatedly Says 'I Cry My Beloved Justice System' And Walks Out Of Court, Calls It Misconduct

    Title: ARJUN DEV BHATIA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1066

    The Delhi High Court has transferred a case to another Bench after expressing strong displeasure over the conduct of an advocate who repeatedly remarked “I cry my beloved justice system” during a hearing and walked out of the courtroom.

    Delhi High Court Directs 'Doosra' Makers To Add Disclaimer Stating Film Doesn't Have Sourav Ganguly's Consent To Use His Name

    Title: Sourav Ganguly & And v. Abhinay Deo & Ors

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1067

    The Delhi High Court directed the producers and directors of upcoming film “Doosra” to add disclaimer in the starting and end of the movie clearly stating that it is not intended to infringe the personality rights of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly.

    Justice Tejas Karia directed the producers to state clearly in the disclaimer that the use of Ganguly's name in the movie shall not be construed as an acknowledgement or consent to such use.

    Delhi High Court Exempts NCR-Based Court Staff, Lawyers From Winter Ban On Non-BS-VI Vehicles

    Title: DHCBA v. GNCTD

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1068

    The Delhi High Court said that the court staff and lawyers will be exemption from the winter vehicle-entry restrictions imposed on vehicles registered outside the national capital and below BS-VI emission standards.

    Delhi High Court Decrees Amitabh Bachchan's Personality Rights Suit Against Multiple Defendants

    Case Title : AMITABH BACHCHAN v. RAJAT NEGI & ORS

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1069

    The Delhi High Court has decreed Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's personality rights suit against multiple defendants, restraining them from unauthorised commercial use of his name, image, voice, likeness and other aspects of his persona.

    'Political Satire Can't Attack Dignity': Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of AAP's Deepfake Videos Targeting CM Rekha Gupta

    Case Title : Smt Rekha Gupta v. Aam Aadmi Party & Ors

    CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 1070

    The Delhi High Court directed the removal of certain AI-generated videos, images and posts allegedly depicting Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in a defamatory and demeaning manner, observing that political satire cannot be permitted to attack an individual's dignity.

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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