LiveLaw Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2026 [Citations 598 - 938]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 598 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 938NOMINAL INDEXPratik Shaw (Minor) v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 598RAGHAV CHADHA v. ASHOK KUMAR JOHN DOE AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 599ANKIT MAAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 600UNION OF INDIA v. SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV AND ANR and other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 601TV TODAY NETWORK LIMITED...

'Matter Has Not Moved An Inch': Delhi High Court Issues Contempt Notice To DG Prisons Over Open Prison Reforms

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (October 28) issued a contempt notice to the Director General (Prisons), Delhi, for failing to personally swear an affidavit detailing compliance with the Supreme Court's directions on open prison reforms and instead having a subordinate file an affidavit containing incomplete information.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma observed that the DG Prisons had shown “complete disregard” for the High Court's orders...

Delhi High Court Declines PIL Seeking ₹50 Crore Compensation From CJP For Public Inconvenience During Anti-CEC Protests

Court said similar issues were already under consideration before the Supreme Court.

'Even Roads Outside High Court Are Used For Parking': Delhi High Court Remarks In PIL Against Footpath Encroachments

While hearing a PIL seeking removal of encroachments from footpaths in the national capital, the Delhi High Court today remarked that even roads just outside High Court premises are being used for parking."You're talking about footpaths? Even roads are used for parking...go outside High Court, you'll find four lanes covered by parking...by your colleagues" Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre told Petitioner's counsel.The counsel submitted that the footpath on the stretch from Jaipur House...

67% Hike In Passport Fees For Overseas Indians After 14 Years Not Unreasonable: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL challenging Centre's decision to increase passport fees for Indians living abroad, observing that a 67% hike after 14 years cannot be considered unreasonable or exorbitant.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma observed that the last increase in passport fees was effected in 2012 and that the government had revised the fees after a gap of 14 years. It held that the decision to determine passport processing...

Delhi Riots: High Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term For Five Men Convicted Of Culpable Homicide

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and seven-year jail term awarded to five men for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the killing of 22-year-old man during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Justice Madhu Jain dismissed the appeals filed by Aman Kashyap, Devinder Kumar, Pradeep Rai, Ashish and Arun Kumar, challenging their conviction under Sections...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Protect Race Course Masjid, Centre Assures No Demolition Till Next Hearing

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by a worshipper seeking protection of the Race Course Masjid against its apprehended demolition.Justice Anish Dayal sought response of the Central Government through Land and Development Office and the Delhi Waqf Board while listing the matter for hearing on Thursday. The mosque is located inside the Race Course Club, which...

Mahua Moitra Tells Delhi High Court She Will Remove Post Targetting BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that she will remove her social media post on X Corp (formerly Twitter) calling BJP MP Nishikant Dubey a "blackmailing kism ke aadmi" (a person of blackmailing kind).The statement was made by Mahua's counsel before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela who was hearing the defamation suit filed by Dubey against Moitra and...

No Stay For Now On Investigation Into SC/ST Act FIR Lodged By ACP Vivek Bhagat Against Woman Journalist: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that there will be no stay on the investigation in the FIR lodged by Delhi Police's ACP Vivek Bhagat under the SC/ST Act against a woman journalist who accused him of sexual harassment during CEC protest.Justice Mini Pushkarna issued notice on the pleas filed by the woman journalist as well as another male journalist- owner of the organization...

Mere Photocopy Of Insurance Cover Note Insufficient To Prove Existence Of Valid Insurance Policy: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that merely producing a photocopy of an insurance cover note is insufficient to establish the existence of a valid insurance policy when the insurance company produces evidence showing that the document was not issued for the vehicle involved in the accident.Justice Anish Dayal observed that the principle of preponderance of probabilities applicable to motor...

Drivers Must Anticipate Pedestrians, Keep Vehicles Under Control: Delhi High Court Upholds ₹1.16 Crore Accident Compensation

The Delhi High Court has observed that drivers must remain alert to pedestrians crossing roads and keep their vehicles under control, adding that it would be “extremely fanciful” to assume that drivers in crowded areas would not encounter unpredictable situations.Justice Anish Dayal made the observations while dismissing an appeal filed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) against...

Govt Bodies Can't Escape Accident Compensation Liability Even If Statutory Fund Isn't Maintained: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that government authorities and local bodies claiming exemption from compulsory motor insurance cannot escape their liability to pay accident compensation merely because the statutory fund required to meet such claims has not been established or maintained.“Even if the fund is not maintained for any reason or is not being established, that cannot be to...