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 Chawla and Madhu Jain observed,“In our view, the respondent was rightly not considered for the insider vacancy...

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 other open competitive exam during their probationary training. The Court upheld the validity of the Indian...

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 wherein impediments arose due to their failure to remove the trees which affected the smooth execution of the...

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 and discharges certain public functions. The Court was hearing an appeal filed by one Girish Mittal challenging...

Registered Title Of Property Prevails Over Claims Of Oral Family Settlement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a registered conveyance deed confers decisive title, and vague or unsubstantiated claims of an oral family settlement cannot be used to defeat such ownership.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar thus dismissed the appeals preferred by a man claiming joint ownership over a residential property on the basis of an alleged family arrangement, and upheld the decree in favour of his brother who held a registered conveyance deed...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of YouTuber Bhuvan Bam's Unauthorised Images, But Declines Finding Of 'Personality Rights' At Outset

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed a john doe order directing take down or removal of images of YouTuber and actor Bhuvan Bam being used by various entities and individuals without his consent. Justice Jyoti Singh however said that a prima facie finding cannot be given on personality rights on the first day. “It is very difficult to give such a finding at the outset. I can give...

EWS Income Ceiling Raised To ₹5 Lakh For Free Treatment In Govt, Identified Private Hospitals: Govt Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has taken on record the Delhi Government's decision to enhance the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) income threshold for availing free treatment in government hospitals and private hospitals built on concessional land from Rs. 2.25 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per annum.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed that wide publicity be given to the decision so that eligible persons can avail the benefit.The Court was dealing...

Advocate-Client Privilege | Court Can't Compel Lawyers To Reveal Source Of Documents Filed On Client's Instructions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a lawyer cannot be compelled to disclose the source of document given by the client as it falls within privileged communication, without there being any prima facie judicial finding of fraud. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that when a client hands over a document to their lawyer for legal defense, such an act regarding origin of the document is part of...

Delhi High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Patients, Attendants Sleeping Outside Hospitals Amid Cold Wave

The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the “pitiable conditions” of patients, attendants and family members forced to sleep outside city hospitals in the biting winter cold due to lack of shelter.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla took cognizance of a newspaper report published in The Hindu on January 11. The report is...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 05 To January 11, 2026

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Right To Pursue Higher Or Professional Education Is A Fundamental Right, Can't Be Curtailed Lightly: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the right to pursue higher or professional education is a fundamental right of an individual which cannot be curtailed lightly. “The right to pursue higher or professional education even though not explicitly spelt out as a fundamental right in part III of the Constitution of India, it is an affirmative obligation on the part of the state to ensure this...

Landlord Being 'Best Judge' Of His Needs Doesn't Dispense With Proof Of Genuine Need For Tenant's Eviction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that while a landlord is ordinarily considered the “best judge” of his requirements, this principle does not relieve him of the legal burden to prove a bona fide and genuine need with cogent evidence while seeking eviction under the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the observation while dismissing a revision petition filed by...