Delhi High Court Designates Special Judge To Fast Track Paper Leak Cases

The Delhi High Court has designated Judge Anu Grover Baliga as the Special Judge at Rouse Avenue Courts as a fast-track court to exclusively deal with criminal cases arising out of paper leaks and the use of unfair means in public examinations.The designation has been made in furtherance of efforts to ensure the expeditious trial of offences relating to examination malpractices, including question paper leaks and other fraudulent practices affecting recruitment and public examinations.The...

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

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. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686]Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed the appeal...

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

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. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 685]Observing that the city is in “dire need of increased green cover and cleaner air”, Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed a contempt petition filed...

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

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a public interest petition seeking directions for removal of all unauthorized religious structures and other encroachments from public land across the national capital. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 684]A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that the prayers were “general and omnibus” and lacked...

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

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. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 683]Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed an application moved by M/s R.S.S. Estate LLP and others...

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

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. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 682]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. The Court...

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

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. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 681]Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while hearing petitions filed by two students whose admissions to IIT Delhi and the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Delhi, were...

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

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. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 680]Justice Madhu Jain observed that the requirement that the alleged insult or intimidation must occur “in any place within public view” is a foundational ingredient of the...

'Common Man Is Really Troubled': Delhi High Court Initiates Suo Motu PIL On Stray Dogs Management

The Delhi High Court on Thursday registered a suo motu PIL to monitor compliance with Supreme Court directions to remove dogs from the premises of educational institutions, hospitals, bus stands, railway stations, etc.The Apex Court had warned that continued non-compliance by officials may invite contempt proceedings.A division bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta directed the Delhi Government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to file a...

Delhi High Court Agrees To Hear Tomorrow PIL Seeking NIA Probe Into CJP Protest Over Alleged Foreign Funding

The Delhi High Court has allowed urgent listing for tomorrow of 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.The plea claims that the agitation was part of a larger conspiracy involving foreign-funded organisations and political actors.The plea was mentioned by Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice...

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

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...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks NIA Probe Into CJP Protest, Alleges Foreign Funding Behind NEET Agitation

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking directions for an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” protest over the NEET paper leak.The plea claims that the agitation was part of a larger conspiracy involving foreign-funded organisations and political actors.The petition has been filed by...