Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Delhi High Court Refuses To Fix Timeline For Trial, Notes Case Being Heard On Daily Basis

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass urgent directions in a plea seeking time-bound conclusion of the trial in the Shraddha Walkar murder case. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 712]Aaftab Poonawalla allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in 2022. It has been alleged that he chopped her body into 35 pieces and disposed the pieces in batches in forests of the national capital.Filed by the deceased's brother, the plea contended that the prolonged proceedings have prevented the family...

High Court Seeks Delhi Police Response On Umar Khalid's Third Bail Plea In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by former JNU scholar Umar Khalid challenging the rejection of his third bail application in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan directed the Delhi Police to file its reply within two weeks and granted Khalid two weeks thereafter to file a...

Delhi High Court Orders Tamil Weekly To Takedown 44 More 'Defamatory' Videos On Sadhguru's Isha Foundation

The Delhi High Court recently ordered takedown of additional 39 short videos and five English-language videos on Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, in its defamation suit filed against Tamil media outlet Nakkheeran Publications. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 711]Justice Subramonium Prasad clarified and modified its interim injunction order passed on March 19 in favour of Isha Foundation in the defamation suit against Google LLC which operates YouTube, Tamil weekly and its publisher/editor. The Court...

Delhi High Court Strikes Down Mandatory CET Requirement For Admission To Full-Time Diploma Courses In BTE-Affiliated Private Institutions

The Delhi High Court has struck down the compulsory requirement of undergoing Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions to diploma courses in private institutions affiliated to the Board of Technical Education (BTE), while exempting institutions under the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) from the requirement. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 710]Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that...

Umar Khalid Moves High Court Seeking Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case, Hearing Tomorrow

Umar Khalid has moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the case alleging larger conspiracy into the commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under UAPA.The matter will be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan. Khalid has challenged the trial court order denying him bail on July 04. Vide the impugned order, the trial court had said that the judgment of Gulfisha Fatima and Syed Iftikhar Andrabi has already been referred to...

Ministry Of Corporate Affairs' Investigation Orders Can't Be Disclosed At Preliminary Stage Of SFIO Probe: Delhi High Court In Reliance Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that the investigation-related material and orders of Ministry of Corporate Affairs' (MCA) cannot be disclosed at the preliminary stage of an ongoing Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) probe. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 709]Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held that such disclosure could prejudice the investigation and connected proceedings.The Court dismissed a petition filed by Mandke Foundation, seeking copies of MCA orders directing an SFIO investigation into the...

Delhi High Court Seeks Report On Constructing Storm Water Drain Along NH-48 Near Airport To Tackle Waterlogging

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking construction of a functional storm water drainage system along the National Highway-48 stretch between Mahipalpur and Rangpuri Village, a route frequently affected by severe waterlogging during the monsoon.A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought response of the authorities, noting...

Resolving Split Verdict, Delhi High Court Says Courts Can't Ordinarily Direct De-Reservation Of Reserved Medical Seats After Counselling

The Delhi High Court has observed that while vacant medical seats may amount to wastage of resources, courts cannot direct de-reservation of a reserved seat after the counselling process is over. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 708]Answering a reference arising out of a split verdict, Justice Dinesh Mehta held that once the seat matrix is declared and candidates exercise their choices,...

YouTube Failed To Remove Dhruv Rathee's Video On Hindu Deities Despite Govt Committee Order: Lawyer Tells Delhi High Court

A plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking immediate compliance of an order passed by Union Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to remove a video uploaded by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on Hindu deities, which is alleged to be defamatory and hurting religious feelings.The matter was listed before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who was on leave today. The plea will now...

Right To Enjoy Property Doesn't Include Right To Access Land Through Any Particular State Road Or Highway Route: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the right to enjoy property under Article 300A of Constitution of India does not include any vested right to choose access through land of road belong to the State or a route forming part of a highway. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 707]“The right to hold and enjoy property under Article 300A of the Constitution does not carry with it an inherent or vested right...

Mother Who Dismissed Complaints, Let Accused Stay At Home "Intentionally Aids" POCSO Offence By Illegal Omission: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a mother who dismisses her children's complaints of sexual abuse and continues to allow the accused to reside in the house "intentionally aids" the offence by illegal omission under Section 16(iii) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 706]Section 16(iii) provides that a person abets an offence under the...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹11 Lakh Penalty On School Bus Operator For Parking Buses On 'Environmentally Sensitive' Yamuna Floodplains

The Delhi High Court has upheld ₹11 lakh penalty imposed on a school bus operator for parking 22 buses on the Yamuna floodplains, holding that commercial parking in the ecologically sensitive area is an illegality in itself and cannot be justified merely because the buses were not involved in dumping waste. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 705]Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed a petition filed by...