Participation In Protest No Ground To Deny Bail In PMLA Case: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that participation on protests is no ground to deny bail to an accused in a money laundering case under PMLA. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observation while granting bail to an accused in a PMLA case linked to the alleged activities of the banned outfit Popular Front of India and its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of...

Delhi High Court Directs X User To Take Down Tweet Against Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia Over His TV Appearance

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed an X user to delete or takedown a tweet posted by her against Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia over his appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the user “Ranting Gola” to takedown the tweet forthwith, observing that prejudice shall be caused to Bhatia if the tweet is allowed to continue...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Pernod Ricard's Plea Against Rejection Of Liquor License Applications

The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 29) dismissed a plea filed by multinational company Pernod Ricard against rejection of its L-1 liquor license applications solely on account of pending criminal prosecution by Directorate of Enforcement (ED).Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav rejected the plea, observing that pendency of the investigation gives Pernod Ricard a “criminal background”...

Delhi High Court To Pass Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Actor Varun Dhawan

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will pass interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan.Justice Jyoti Singh said that the infringing links of defendants relating to unauthorized sale of merchandise, pornographic content and material using likeness of the actor will be ordered to be taken down.Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi appeared for Dhawan and...

Delhi High Court Directs MeiTY's Review Committee To Examine Abhijeet Dipke's Plea For Unblocking Cockroach Janta Party's X Account

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by Abhijit Dipke–founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party', challenging the blocking of the party's X account, while directing Review Committee of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to examine Dipke's case granting him liberty to appear virtually. The court however did not grant any interim relief today, while orally remaking...

'Devoid Of Merits': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Rajya Sabha Nomination Of C Sadanandan Master

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation filed against nomination of veteran BJP leader C Sadanandan Master to the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he lacks demonstrable special knowledge or practical experience as required in law.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rejected the PIL, saying that the same is devoid of...

Delhi High Court Quashes Charge Orders In CBI Corruption Case, Says Trial Court Ignored Audio Evidence It Had Summoned

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order framing charges in a CBI corruption case after finding that the trial court proceeded without hearing audio recordings that it had itself summoned to examine allegations relating to demand of bribe.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the order while hearing a revision petition filed by the accused public servant challenging orders passed by a...

Driver Killed While On Duty Entitled To Compensation Unless Murder Was Personal And Targeted: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld compensation awarded to the family of a truck driver who was murdered by unknown assailants while on duty, holding that the incident amounted to an “accidental death” arising out of and during the course of employment under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed the ruling while dismissing appeals filed by the insurer and...

Airing Service Grievances On Social Media While In Uniform Is Serious Misconduct: Delhi High Court Upholds Removal Of Air Force Personnel

The Delhi High Court has upheld the removal of an Indian Air Force airman from service for uploading a social media video while in uniform, holding that public airing of service-related grievances by uniformed personnel amounts to serious misconduct prejudicial to military discipline.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by a...

Delhi High Court Orders Aadhaar QR Verification To Speed Up Prisoners Release, Flags Delay In Accepting Bail Bonds

The Delhi High Court has observed that delay in accepting bail bonds defeat the very purpose of bail orders, while directing all Jail Superintendents across the national capital to use Aadhaar QR code-based verification to expedite release of prisoners.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit Mahajan was dealing with a suo motu petition initiated over delays...

Courts Must Show "Heightened Vigilance" When Young Brides Die Suspiciously: Delhi High Court Denies Bail In Dowry Death Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that courts must exercise “heightened vigilance” while considering bail in cases where young brides die under suspicious circumstances within a short span of marriage.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma thus denied bail to a mother-in-law accused in a dowry death case involving a minor husband.The Court noted that both the deceased and her husband were minors at...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 18 To May 24, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 530NOMINAL INDEXABDUL RASHID SHEIKH v. NIA 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 498 AMAN BANSAL v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 499 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 500 JAGDEEP SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 501 M/S R. C....