Frame Rules To Ensure Execution Of Delhi School Tribunal Orders: High Court To Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Government to take steps and frame appropriate Rules to ensure that the Delhi School Tribunal is vested with appropriate legal authority to get its orders executed. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that in case any such proposal is made or amendment is suggested, the Central Government shall attend yo the same and consider approving it at the earliest. “We hope and expect that the need for having...

Husband Must Pay Maintenance To Wife & Child Living With Her Despite Other Child Staying With Him: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a husband's legal obligation to pay maintenance to his wife and minor child living with her does not get diluted merely because another child from their marriage is residing with him.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed, “the mere fact that one child is in the custody of the petitioner-husband cannot, by itself, be a ground to absolve him of his obligation to maintain respondent no.1-wife and the minor child residing with her.”The bench reasoned that...

'Delhi Govt Can't Shirk Responsibility': High Court Orders Emergency Shelter Measures For Homeless Sleeping Outside Hospitals In Winter Cold

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that the Delhi Government or its agencies cannot shirk away from their responsibility to provide shelter to patients, attendants and their family members forced to sleep outside city hospitals in the biting winter cold due to lack of shelter.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued urgent short term directions, after it recently took suo motu cognizance of the situation. The Court said that it is the bounden duty...

'These Petitions Disturb Us': Delhi High Court Pulls Up NGO For Repeatedly Filing PILs Alleging Illegal Encroachment By Mosques

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) pulled up an NGO for repeatedly filing public interest litigations alleging illegal encroachments by mosques and dargahs in various areas in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia noted that the petitions seeking similar relief were being listed every second day, calling it sheer misuse of PIL jurisdiction. The plea was filed by NGO Save India Foundation. It concerned alleged illegal...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Extend Benefit Of CM Advocates Welfare Scheme To Lawyers' Parents

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) refused to entertain a PIL seeking extension of benefits of the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme to the eligible lawyers' parents.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that a mandamus cannot be issued in the matter, while citing autonomy to contract between two parties, one of them being the Delhi Government. The Court disposed of a plea moved by First Generation Lawyers Association, raising the...

High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking SIT Probe Into 2020 Delhi Riots, 2019 Jamia Violence On January 23

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) listed for hearing on January 23 a batch of petition seeking SIT or independent investigation into the 2020 North East Delhi riots and 2019 violence which broke out in Jamia Milia Islamia University. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that the matter was “part heard” before a coordinate bench. The Court, before which the petitions were listed for the first time, took note of an order passed by the...

'Passing Of Order In Delhi Not Enough To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction': Delhi High Court Refuses To Hear Challenge Against Preventive Detention

The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition challenging preventive detention order under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS), holding that although it possessed territorial jurisdiction, it was not the appropriate forum to adjudicate the dispute.A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain observed that though the impugned preventive detention order was passed in Delhi, the criminal cases forming the...

100 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2025

LiveLaw reported 1808 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2025. Here are some of the important decisions:1. Woman's Consent For Sexual Relations Does Not Extend To Capturing Private Moments, Posting Them On Social Media: Delhi High CourtTitle: SUDHIR KUMAR v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHICitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 74The Delhi High Court has observed that the consent given by a woman for engaging...

IFS Cadre Allocation | Home State Must Be First Preference To Claim Insider Cadre: Delhi High Court

​​The Delhi High Court has held that an officer seeking allocation to their home State cadre under the All India Services Cadre Allocation Policy must necessarily indicate the home State as their first preference, and that merely expressing willingness to serve in the home State or listing it as a lower preference does not create any enforceable right.A Division Bench of Justices Navin...

Delhi High Court Upholds Bar On IFS Probationers Appearing In Civil Services Exam During Training

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld bar on Indian Forest Service (IFS) probationers from appearing in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) during their training period. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various IFS probationers challenging a 2023 amendment prohibiting them from appearing in the CSE or any...

MCD's Own Lapses Bar It From Withholding Dues: Delhi High Court Upholds ₹1.01 Crore Decree In Favour Of Contractor

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) against a decree of over ₹1.01 crore passed in favour of a contractor, holding that the civic body could not withhold payments when delays were caused by its own lapses.A division bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Anish Dayal observed,“The appellant themselves created the situation...

PM Cares Fund Is Juristic Personality But Has Right To Privacy Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Remarks

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the PM Cares Fund, despite being a juristic or government entity, cannot be denied the right to privacy under the Right to Information Act. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that even if the Fund is a State, it does not lose its right to privacy merely because it is a public authority...