YouTuber Dhruv Rathee's Video On Hindu Deities Withheld In India, Not Globally: Google Tells Delhi High Court

Global takedown issue is pending before division bench, Google said.

Delhi High Court To Order Takedown Of Obscene Content Against Actress Janhvi Kapoor, But Questions Blanket Restraint On Fanpages

"How can you shut down all fanclubs? Who is immune from all this today?" the Court asked.

Decide Plea To Remove Derogatory YouTube Videos Against Shirdi Sai Baba: Delhi High Court Asks Centre

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide complaints and an appeal seeking removal of several YouTube videos, and other online publications allegedly containing false, derogatory and inflammatory content concerning Shirdi Sai Baba.The plea alleges that the content has the potential to promote religious hostility and communal disharmony.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the matter requires urgent consideration and said that...

PMLA Case Can't Be Erased Merely Because Predicate Offence Was Quashed On Basis Of Compromise: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a money laundering prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can survive even after the predicate offence is quashed on the basis of a compromise, observing that such a settlement does not amount to a judicial finding that the scheduled offence never occurred.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav made the observation while dismissing a bail application filed by an accused in a money laundering network allegedly linked to fraudulent investment...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Sagar Dhankar Murder Case

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea filed by Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar seeking bail in relation to the case of murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar in May 2021.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that there was no genuine change in circumstances within the meaning of the liberty reserved by the Supreme Court, or, independently, for the...

LiveLaw Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 03 To August 09, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 737NOMINAL INDEXNaresh Balyan v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 716 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION REGARDING COMPLAINCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 717 Bilal Mir v. NIA & other connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 718 KULDEEP KUMAR v. STATE & other connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 719 Saleem Iqbal Shervani v. Meta Platforms & Ors. (CS(OS)-676/2026) 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

'Not Acceptable': Delhi High Court On Jail Doctor Signing Medical Report As 'Senior Medical Officer' Despite Not Holding Rank

The Delhi High Court has pulled up jail authorities after it emerged that a doctor who signed a medical status report describing himself as the Senior Medical Officer (SMO) did not hold that rank, observing that such a practice was “certainly not acceptable.”Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while dismissing an interim bail application filed by a rape accused in a POCSO case, on medical grounds.The allegations against the accused were that he had raped a minor girl, who subsequently...

'Woman Wearing Jeans Is A Personal Choice': Delhi High Court Criticizes Advocate's Questions On Victim's Clothing In Sexual Harassment Case

The Delhi High Court has criticized the line of cross-examination adopted by a defence counsel in a sexual harassment case, observing that questions directed at the survivor's clothing were "wholly irrelevant" and appeared intended to embarrass, humiliate and morally judge her. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 736]Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha remarked that a woman's choice to wear jeans is a matter...

LiveLaw Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026 [Citations 598 - 713]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 598 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 713NOMINAL 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...

CJI Surya Kant Calls Mediation A 'Psychological' Process, Says India Can Emerge As Global Centre For Dispute Resolution

Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Friday said that the sine qua non of mediation is “deeply psychological” in nature and that there is no reason why India cannot establish itself as a genuine centre of mediation for the global community.He said that it is not enough to merely have adequate dispute resolution infrastructure but it is essential that India develops itself into...

'Don't Think Protests Should Happen At Jantar Mantar, Can't Put Delhi To Ransom': Delhi High Court Judge Remarks

Delhi High Court judge Justice Amit Mahajan on Friday orally observed that protests should ideally not be held at Jantar Mantar or within the city, remarking that the national capital cannot be "put to ransom" because of demonstrations. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 735]Justice Mahajan orally remarked that he personally does not think that protests should happen inside the city as the same...

Delhi High Court Stays FSSAI Order Prohibiting Dabur From Selling Honey & Other Products With '100 Per Cent' Claims

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed an order passed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prohibiting Dabur India from selling food products like honey, cow ghee and edible oils with "100 per cent" claims. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 734]Justice Amit Mahajan observed that prima facie, the impugned prohibitory notice of FSSAI ought not to have been passed without granting...