Court Can't Order, Monitor Inquiry Against Cops For Delay In Investigation After Deciding Bail Plea: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that once a trial court disposes of a bail application, it becomes functus officio and cannot continue to monitor the matter by directing departmental inquiries or passing adverse remarks against police officials over alleged delay in investigation.Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the observation while allowing petitions filed by a police inspector and another...

Umar Khalid Moves High Court Seeking Interim Bail In Delhi Riots Case, Hearing Tomorrow

Umar Khalid has moved the Delhi High Court seeking interim bail in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain will hear the matter tomorrow.Khalid has challenged the trial court order of May 19 denying him interim bail in the case. He had sought interim bail for 15 days for attending the Chehlum ritual after death of his late uncle and to attend to his mother's...

Lack Of Public Witnesses, Videography Of Contraband Recovery Relevant Factors For Bail In NDPS Cases: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that absence of public witnesses and lack of videography or photography of contraband recovery are relevant considerations while deciding bail applications in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.Justice Prateek Jalan made the observation while granting bail to an accused booked in a case involving alleged recovery of over...

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Become Alternate Mode Of Public Employment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that compassionate appointment cannot be treated as an alternate mode of public employment or a mechanism for long-term financial rehabilitation of a deceased employee's family.Justice Shail Jain made the observation while allowing a plea filed by BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. challenging an Industrial Tribunal award directing the company to consider...

UAPA | High Court Grants Bail To Accused Salim Malik In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to Salim Malik, accused in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after hearing Malik's counsel as well as the prosecutor appearing for the Delhi Police. A detailed order is awaited.The Bench also listed co-accused Athar Khan's bail plea for hearing on Monday.Notice in Malik's appeal was issued in February. He...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 11 To May 17, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 497NOMINAL INDEXJ & Anr. v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 475 Mrs. Khushnuma Khan And Others v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 476 SANJAY SHARMA AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 477 State v. MK 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 478 BHAVREEN KANDHARI v. VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI AND ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 479 Kamlesh Mehta v. TTFI 2026...

'Criticism Of Political Decision Not Violation Of Personality Rights': Delhi High Court Tells BJP MP Raghav Chadha

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved order on a plea moved by BJP MP Raghav Chadha seeking take down of “defamatory” content allegedly showing that he “sold himself for money.”Justice Subramonium Prasad said that prima facie, the impugned posts were criticism of Chadha's political decision to shift to BJP and that the line between defamation and criticism is quite thin.At the outset, the Court orally told Chadha's counsel, Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar that prima facie, there is no...

No Right To Permanent Alternate Accommodation For Daughter-In-Law Under DV Act Or Senior Citizens Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that neither the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, nor the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, contemplates grant of “permanent accommodation” to a daughter-in-law, but onlyrecognizes right of shared-household.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a plea filed by elderly parents challenging an appellate authority's...

Social Resistance To Consensual Inter-Faith Relationship Made Prosecutrix Shift Blame On Accused: Delhi High Court Acquits Man In Rape Case

The Delhi High Court recently acquitted a man convicted for kidnapping and rape in a 2004 case, observing that the prosecutrix had voluntarily accompanied him, married him under the Special Marriage Act and later appeared to have changed her stand due to “social and family pressure”.Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav said that fragmented, stratified and deeply divided Indian society across all...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Meta, Others In Satirist Sanjay Rajoura's Defamation Suit Over 'Malicious' Posts

The Delhi High Court last week issued summons in a defamation suit filed by satirist Sanjay Rajoura over an alleged 'defamatory campaign' and a series of 'malicious' and 'false' social media posts targeting him. A bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan, however, did not grant any interim relief in the matter and only issued notice on the temporary injunction plea. The matter has been listed...

Husband Can't Avoid Paying Maintenance To Wife, Children By Claiming Lack Of Regular Income: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot evade his obligation to maintain his wife and children merely by claiming that he does not have a regular source of income.Justice Saurabh Banerjee made the observation while dismissing a revision petition filed by a husband challenging a Family Court order directing him to pay maintenance of Rs.11,000 per month each to his wife and...

Delhi High Court To Hear BJP MP Raghav Chadha's Suit For Protection Of Personality Rights Tomorrow

BJP MP Raghav Chadha has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Subramonium Prasad. Chadha has sought a john doe relief against unknown entities, as well as various other known defendants, to restrain them from exploiting his personal traits, including his photos, without his consent. Chadha is...