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

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.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia set aside...

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

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.Justice Madhu Jain however clarified that the same shall have no bearing on the merits of the challenge to the LOCs raised in the writ petitions, which shall...

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

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.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra...

Delhi Riots: High Court Seeks Police Response On Tahir Hussain's Plea Against Conviction In Ankit Sharma Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on an appeal preferred by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain challenging his conviction for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan called for the nominal roll and sought response of the Delhi Police.Advocate Rajiv Mohan appearing for Hussain told the Court that Hussain was convicted for only...

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

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.Justice Sachin Datta dismissed a petition filed by Utimaco Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a provider of Cell Broadcast-based products and services, challenging the October 2024 Office Memorandum...

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

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.Justice Sachin Datta made the observations while disposing of a writ petition concerning a Chartered Accountant who had proceeded on maternity leave as a Manager-Accounting and, upon her return, was assigned work in the...

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

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. Justice Sachin Datta referred to the order sheets of the Supreme Court in its constitution...

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

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.Justice Saurabh Banerjee noted that liquor was found being served without a valid licence during a raid at Soul Club, Hotel Ashoka, Chanakyapuri, on the intervening night of September 11-12, 2019. The FIR was subsequently registered under...

LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 24 To August 30, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 782 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 792NOMINAL INDEXCOURT 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...

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

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. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 797]In doing so the court noted that the Election Commission of India's Manual already provides for mechanism for determining the address of homeless persons. A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...

Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Decide Plea For Guidelines Curbing Social Media Access For Children Below 13 Yrs

The Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government to consider a plea seeking guidelines for protecting children under 13 years by imposing curbs on access to social media and regulation of content for children between 13-16 years of age. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 769]This comes after the Centre told the division bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora that the...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Wrestler Vinesh Phogat's Plea For Policy Protecting Women Athletes Returning After Maternity Leave

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (September 1) issued notice on wrestler Vinesh Phogat's plea seeking a policy for women athletes who return to sports following pregnancy and maternity leave. Phogat welcomed her first child in July 2025. Senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao appearing for Phogat submitted before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma that the plea concerned a larger question of policy. "This is...