Delhi High Court Restrains YouTubers From Publishing 'Disparaging' Content Against AI+ Smartphones And Its Founder

The Delhi High Court has passed an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining certain YouTubers and unknown defendants from publishing or circulating allegedly disparaging content against 'AI+ Smartphones' and its founder.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a commercial suit filed by NxtQuantum Shift Technologies India, which markets smartphones under the brand 'AI+', along with its founder Madhav Sheth. The plaintiffs alleged that certain YouTube videos contained false, misleading and...

Delhi High Court Allows Jailed MP Engineer Rashid To Visit Ailing Father At AIIMS Under Police Escort

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday modified its earlier order granting one-week interim bail to jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to visit his ailing father.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain permitted Rashid to meet his father from 8 AM to 8 PM daily till May 10 at AIIMS, New Delhi, where he is admitted. For context, on April 28, the Court had granted interim bail to Rashid for a week. Later, the MP filed an application seeking modification of the...

Every Success Or Milestone Can't Be Elevated To 'Personality Right', Expanding Doctrine Would Lead To Absurdity: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has cautioned against an over-expansive interpretation of the doctrine of “personality rights”, observing that not every success or individual achievement can be elevated to the level of a legally enforceable personality right.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the observation while dealing with a commercial dispute between rival edtech platforms in the context of the...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 27 To May 03, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 425 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 439NOMINAL INDEXBina Modi v. State & Anr and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 425Lawrence Bishnoi v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 426Anil Dhupar v. Chintan N Parikh & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 427Const. Satish Kumar v. State Of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 428Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

Undated Police Notice Could Be Used To Claim Non-Cooperation By Accused: Delhi High Court Flags “Shocking” Lapse, Seeks Action Against IO

The Delhi High Court has flagged serious procedural lapses in the issuance of a notice by the Investigating Officer (IO), observing that an undated notice calling an accused to join investigation could be misused to later allege non-cooperation.Justice Girish Kathpalia was hearing a petition seeking protection from alleged police harassment in connection with an FIR. Petitioners contended that despite the offences being bailable, the police were not accepting bail bonds and were subjecting them...

Delhi High Court Flags 'Deeply Disturbing' Coverage Of PMLA Bail Hearing By Indian Express, Cautions Against Media Influence

While granting bail to five accused in a money laundering case related to alleged spurious anti-cancer drugs racket, the Delhi High Court took exception to a series of reports published by The Indian Express during the course of bail hearings.Justice Girish Kathpalia described the publications as “deeply disturbing”, noting that the articles, published on four consecutive days on front page, appeared to not only report on the case but also anticipate and respond to queries posed by the Court to...

Delhi High Court Protects Arjun Kapoor's Personality Rights Against AI-Generated Deepfakes, Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court has passed an ad-interim injunction in favour of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, restraining multiple entities from unauthorized exploitation of his personality and publicity rights, including through AI-generated deepfake content and obscene material.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela protected the personality rights of the actor, observing that a prima facie case was made out by...

Delhi High Court Allows Student To Provisionally Appear In JEE (Advanced) Amid Dispute Over Prior IIT Seat Allotment

The Delhi High Court has permitted a student to provisionally appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026, in a case raising questions over his eligibility— arising from prior allotment of a seat at an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).Petitioner-aspirant challenged his ineligibility under the JEE (Advanced) 2026 criteria, which bars candidates who have previously accepted admission to an IIT....

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: April 2026 [Citations 328 - 436]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 436NOMINAL INDEXMR. NIDISH GOPALKRISHNAN NAIR v. X & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 328UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. PADMA JAISWAL IAS (AGMUT:2003) & Other Connected Matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 329COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 330ANIL KUMAR TIWARI ANIRUDHACHARYA v. JOHN DOE ASHOK KUMAR AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

Co-Convict Being On Parole No Bar To Furlough: Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict For Daughter's School Admission

The Delhi High Court has held that the fact that a co-convict is already out on parole cannot be a ground to deny furlough to another convict. It thus directed the release of a life convict to enable him to assist in his daughter's school admission.Justice Manoj Jain passed the order while dealing with a plea filed by a convict serving a life sentence, who had been granted furlough for two...

Delhi High Court Closes ANI's ₹2 Crore Copyright Infringement Suit Against PTI After Settlement

The Delhi High Court has closed a copyright infringement suit filed by news agency ANI Media Private Limited against Press Trust of India (PTI) alleging that its content was plagiarised by the latter.Justice Jyoti Singh disposed of the suit in light of a Settlement Agreement reached between the parties and allowed ANI to withdraw the matter.In its suit filed in 2024, ANI accused PTI of...

Wife Can't Seek Husband's Income Tax Details Under RTI Act To Support Maintenance Claim: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that income tax details of a husband cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 in relation to the matrimonial disputes with the wife. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that such information does not fall under the exception of “larger public interest” under the enactment. The Court made the observations while setting aside an order...