NEET PG 2026 : Delhi High Court Declines Two Army Doctors Plea To Appear In Exam Pending Challenge To Eligibility Rule

The Delhi High Court has refused interim relief to two Army doctors seeking permission to apply for and appear in the NEET PG 2026 examination while their challenge to the revised eligibility criteria under the Training and Professional Progression Rules for Medical/Non-Technical Officers of the Armed Forces Medical Services, 2025 is pending before the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT).A Division Bench of Justices Mini Pushkarna and Vinod Kumar dismissed the writ petitions challenging the AFT's orders...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 22 To June 28, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 583 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 591NOMINAL INDEXD v. G 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 583BSES Rajdhani Power Limited & Anr v. GNCTD 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 584Grew Energy Private Limited v. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 585AITA v. Somdev Kishore Devvarman & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 586Minor R (Thr. Her Father R) v. State & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 587G v. M 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 588Maheshwar Narayan Sharma And Ors v. M V Babu Svaminath And Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del)...

Delhi High Court Cancels Bail In Janakpuri School Rape Case, Says 3-Year-Old Victim's Version Can't Be Rejected Due To Absence Of Injuries

The Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a school caretaker accused of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a three-year-old nursery student, holding that the trial court failed to adequately consider the child's consistent version of events.Justice Vinod Kumar allowed petitions filed by the State and the victim's mother challenging the order of the Additional Sessions Judge granting regular bail to the accused in an FIR registered under Section 64(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya...

Delhi High Court Declines To Interfere With Asian Games Dressage Team Selection, Upholds EFI's Selection Criteria

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the selection of the Indian Dressage team for the upcoming Asian Games 2026, holding that the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) had adhered to its notified selection criteria and that courts cannot substitute the opinion of expert bodies in sports selection matters unless the decision-making process is shown to be arbitrary, capricious...

Source Of Father's Vacation Expenses Can't Be Basis To Deny Interim Custody Of Child: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the source from which a parent proposes to incur expenses of a vacation for his children is not a relevant consideration while determining interim custody of minor children.A Division Bench of Justices Tejas Karia and Madhu Jain made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by a father seeking interim custody of his two children for a week during...

Memorandum Recording Past Oral Family Settlement Doesn't Require Registration If No Fresh Rights Created: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a memorandum merely recording an earlier oral family settlement does not require compulsory registration if it does not itself create or extinguish rights in immovable property, but only evidences a past arrangement already acted upon by the parties.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation while allowing a second appeal filed by a man challenging...

Challenge To Correctness Of Model Answer Key Maintainable, Not Same As Seeking Re-Evaluation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a challenge to the correctness of a public exam's official answer key cannot be equated with a plea for re-evaluation of answer sheets, observing that courts are empowered to interfere where the suggested answers in an answer key are patently incorrect.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla made the observation while setting aside...

'Such Petitions Burden Our Docket': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against CAT Adjournment Order

The Delhi High Court recently declined to entertain a writ petition filed by the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) challenging a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order that merely adjourned a service dispute while continuing interim protection, observing that such petitions unnecessarily burden the Court's docket.A Division Bench of Justices C....

Principle Of 'Forum Conveniens' Can't Override CAT Rules Giving Primacy To Applicant's Location To Decide Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) refusing to transfer a service dispute from its Ernakulam Bench to the Principal Bench in Delhi, holding that the principle of forum conveniens cannot override the statutory scheme under the CAT (Procedure) Rules, which accords primacy to the applicant's place of posting.A Division Bench of Justices C....

Delay In Deciding Custody Matters Causes Prejudice To Child: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that delay in deciding child custody disputes itself causes prejudice to the child, while cautioning against a recurring pattern of approaching courts to stall handover of child to the spouse.A Division Bench of Justices Tejas Karia and Madhu Jain made the observation while dismissing a mother's appeal against a Family Court order granting the father...

Delhi High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim To Terminate 26-Week Pregnancy, AIIMS To Bear Expenses

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed a 15 year old rape victim to undergo medical termination of pregnancy with over 26 weeks of gestational period, noting that the medical board had given an opinion that the minor is fit to undergo the procedure. Vacation judge Justice Mini Pushkarna directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to bear the cost of the procedure. The...

Delhi High Court Directs Fresh Elections To All India Tennis Association By September 30, Lays Down Timeline For Constitutional Amendments

The Delhi High Court has directed the All India Tennis Association (AITA) to complete amendments to its Constitution and hold fresh elections by September 30, 2026.A Division Bench of Justices Tejas Karia and Madhu Jain modified an earlier Single Judge order which allowed the declaration of results for the election held in September 2024.issued the interim directions while hearing...