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Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court is one of the principal High Courts of India, established in 1966. It has jurisdiction over the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
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Shriram Finance Cheque Bounce Case: Md. Nasir Convicted Over ₹2 Lakh Cheque: Delhi Court
A Judicial Magistrate First Class court at Dwarka, New Delhi, has convicted Md. Nasir in a cheque dishonour case filed by Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. The judgment was delivered on October 9, 2026, by Ms. Meena Chauhan, Presiding Officer of the NI Act-08 court in the South-West District. The complaint was filed…
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Google’s Gmail Services Do Not Constitute a Public Function, Janta Live’s Plea Dismissed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to actor Vijay Sai Deverakonda against the alleged unauthorised use of his name, image, voice and other personality attributes, directing online platforms and government authorities to act against identified infringing content, including AI-generated deepfakes and…
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Vijay Deverakonda’s Personality Rights Protected, Takedown of AI Deepfakes and Unauthorised Merchandise Ordered: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to actor Vijay Sai Deverakonda against the alleged unauthorised use of his name, image, voice and other personality attributes, directing online platforms and government authorities to act against identified infringing content, including AI-generated deepfakes and…
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Amitabh Bachchan Asked to Appear Personally if Personality Rights Dispute Remains Unsettled: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has given actor Amitabh Bachchan more time to complete a settlement with some defendants in a case concerning the protection of his personality rights. The order was passed by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav on October 9, 2026, in the case titled Amitabh Bachchan v. Rajat Nagi & Ors. The suit…
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125 Websites Ordered Suspended Over Alleged Misuse of Jio Trademark in Lottery and Gaming Services: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has restrained websites allegedly using Reliance Industries Limited’s registered “JIO” trademark to promote lottery and gaming services. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the interim order on October 7, 2026, in CS(COMM) 1043/2026, filed against Rahul Meena and others. Reliance Industries…
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Interim Halt on Sale of 47 Law Books Refused in Shakti Sagar Copyright Dispute: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant an interim injunction to Shakti Sagar, who sought to restrain The Delhi Law House and three individuals from publishing and selling 47 legal titles over which she claimed copyright. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed her application on October 7, 2026, holding that…
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Cognizance Against Flat Buyers Quashed, Cancellation Report in Mortgage Dispute Upheld: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has partly allowed a petition filed by Deepak Malhotra and Ruchi Malhotra in connection with FIR No. 86/2016 registered at P.S. Inderpuri under Sections 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioners had purchased two flats in property No. WZ-276, F/3, Upper Ground Floor, Village Naraina,…
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Banks Cannot Unilaterally Reduce Interest on Fixed Deposits Maintained Pursuant to Court Orders: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Upholds Order Requiring NatWest to Pay Higher Interest on Frozen Deposit The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by NatWest Markets PLC, holding that the bank was required to pay interest on a frozen deposit at the higher rates applicable before it reduced the rate to 3.5%. The judgment was…
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Wholesale Reproduction of ANI News Videos on YouTube Is Not Fair Dealing, Summary Judgment Granted Against RSY News: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has passed an ex parte decree against RSY News, permanently restraining it from reproducing, uploading, publishing or distributing ANI Media Pvt. Ltd.’s copyrighted videos without authorisation. The court also directed Google LLC to keep the identified infringing videos blocked and unavailable on…
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No Prescribed Time Limit for Duplicate PAN Cancellation; Taxpayer Can Approach CBDT: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking a fixed timeframe for deciding applications for cancellation or surrender of duplicate Permanent Account Numbers (PANs). A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on 30 September 2026 in…
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POCSO Case Quashing Denied After Minor Married Accused, Had Child and Sought End to Trial: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by Ankit Kumar Singh seeking to quash FIR No. 106/2024 registered at P.S. Roop Nagar, Delhi, in a case involving allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). The order was passed by Justice Sanjeev Narula on 01.10.2026 in CRL.M.C.…
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Praises Junior Counsel for Preparedness, Says Seniors Should Give Young Lawyers a Chance to Argue: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a challenge by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) against a tribunal order that restored Girdhari Lal Jakhar’s candidature for the post of Driver (Ordinate). A bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Nivedita Anil Sharma passed the judgment on 29.09.2026 in…
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Banks Cannot Unilaterally Reduce Interest on Fixed Deposits Maintained Pursuant to Court Orders: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Upholds Order Requiring NatWest to Pay Higher Interest on Frozen Deposit The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by NatWest Markets PLC, holding that the bank was required to pay interest on a frozen deposit at the higher rates applicable before it reduced the rate to 3.5%. The judgment was…
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Wholesale Reproduction of ANI News Videos on YouTube Is Not Fair Dealing, Summary Judgment Granted Against RSY News: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has passed an ex parte decree against RSY News, permanently restraining it from reproducing, uploading, publishing or distributing ANI Media Pvt. Ltd.’s copyrighted videos without authorisation. The court also directed Google LLC to keep the identified infringing videos blocked and unavailable on…
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Court Upholds Rule Allowing Senior Citizens to Evict Children from Property: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the eviction of Punam, a daughter-in-law, from a property occupied by her mother-in-law, who is a senior citizen. The judgment was delivered on 30 September 2026 in W.P.(C) 11683/2022 by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia. Punam had…
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Failure to Control Adult Son Does Not Make Father-in-Law Liable Under DV Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on August 19, 2026 dismissed a petition filed by Smt. Deepali Mahajani against the decision to drop her father-in-law from proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Mahajani married respondent No. 3 on 30.01.2006 and later lived with her husband and father-in-law,…
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Disciplinary Inquiry Against CCI Officer Over Alleged Witness Statement Tampering in ONGC Cement Probe Upheld: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Vijay Bishnoi challenging disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The judgment was delivered on 30 September 2026 by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia. Bishnoi, who…
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Life Sentence in POCSO Case Not Suspended, Judge’s Message Directed to Be Conveyed to Child Survivor: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to suspend the sentence of Sumit Shakya, who was convicted in a case involving aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a child. The appeal, CRL.A. 849/2026, challenges the judgment dated 20 May 2026 and the sentencing order dated 11 July 2026 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-01…
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Inherent Powers Under Section 528 BNSS Cannot Be Used as a ‘Backdoor Entry’ After Revision Fails Unless Gross Injustice Is Shown: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Anil Ahluwalia seeking directions to register an FIR over the death of his wife during the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Girish Kathpalia pronounced the judgment on September 23, 2026, in CRL.M.C. 119/2026. Ahluwalia alleged that his wife, who tested positive for…
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Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman After Marriage Promise Using Multiple Matrimonial Profiles Denied Bail: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to Gaurav Jaiswal, who is facing charges in a case registered at Karol Bagh police station. The case involves allegations that he had sex with a woman after promising to marry her, and later threatened to circulate her obscene photographs. The woman told police that she met Jaiswal…
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Full Court Fee Refund Is a Statutory Right After Amicable Settlement of Suit or Appeal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that parties settling a suit or appeal are entitled to a full refund of the court fee under the amended Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870. The order was passed on 21 September 2026 by a Bench of Justice Anil Khetarpal and Justice Bharat Parashar. The order came while considering the…
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Mere Confinement Insufficient for Conviction Without Proof of Knowledge of Kidnapping: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has allowed an appeal filed by Nazre Alam @ Ravi and Noorjahan against their conviction under Section 368, Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The case arose from an incident reported at Police Station Burari on 5 July 2011. The prosecutrix had alleged that she was brought to Delhi by Babul on a…
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Wife Not Entitled to Interim Maintenance for Period During Which She Was Employed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has partly allowed an appeal filed by Brijesh Rajkumar Suri against an order directing him to pay Rs. 5,000 per month as interim maintenance to his wife, Navita Brijesh Suri. The couple married on 25.10.2015 and have a daughter born on 26.08.2016, who is in the custody of the respondent. They have…
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Medical Termination of 30-Week Pregnancy of 15-Year-Old Rape Survivor Allowed, Citing Dignity and Reproductive Choice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has allowed the medical termination of pregnancy of a 15-year-old minor rape survivor whose pregnancy had reached approximately 30 weeks and 5 days. Justice Madhu Jain passed the order on September 8, 2026, in W.P.(CRL) 2763/2026. The minor approached the court through her guardian after…
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Personality Rights of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Protected; Deepfake and Morphed Content Injuncted: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, on October 1, 2025, granted significant protection to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of The Art of Living Foundation, against the misuse of his personality traits, such as his name, voice, image, and likeness, by unknown persons. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed an ad interim ex-parte…
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FIR Against Man Accused of Assaulting Doctor Quashed; Community Service at Same Hospital Ordered: Delhi High Court
In a case dealing with offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR against a man accused of assaulting a doctor, after both parties settled the matter amicably.…
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Centre Pulled Up for Failing to Respond to Pleas on Implementation of Rights Under Transgender Persons Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised the Central Government for failing to respond to three long-pending petitions seeking enforcement of statutory rights under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019. The petitions were filed by Riya Sharma, Aarav Singh, and Raghav P R in the years 2017 and…
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Inquiry Initiated Against Personnel for Violating Inter-State Arrest Guidelines: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently examined serious allegations of violation of inter-State arrest protocols under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, after two individuals, allegedly minors aged 15 and 17, were picked up from Delhi by Rajasthan Police without informing the local police or following due legal process.…
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Release Under Section 436A CrPC Not Automatic Even When Offence Doesn't Involve Death Penalty: Delhi High Court
In an important clarification on the scope of Section 436A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the Delhi High Court has ruled that release on bail under this provision is not automatic, even in cases where the alleged offence does not carry the death penalty. The Court emphasized that judicial discretion remains…
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Warning of Costs for Filing Petitions Without Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
In a strongly worded judgment, the Delhi High Court has deprecated the growing trend of filing writ petitions in matters where jurisdiction clearly lies with the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). The Court warned that it may soon begin imposing costs, even when such petitions are withdrawn, to deter this misuse…
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False Cases Tarnish Reputation, Courts Must Scrutinize Complaints; Rape Case Against Retired Army Officer Quashed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice Amit Mahajan, has quashed a rape and sexual assault FIR against Lt General Inderjit Singh AVSM VSM (Retired). The Court noted that the allegations were “inherently absurd” and lacked any credible evidence, stating that continuing the trial would amount to an abuse of the…
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After GST Rate Cut, Price Non-Reduction Can't Be Justified by Secretly Increasing Product Quantity at Same MRP: Delhi High Court
A significant case under the Section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 came before the Delhi High Court, concerning alleged profiteering by a manufacturer in violation of GST rate reduction mandates. The case was filed by a Petitioner, who had purchased a product after the GST rate had been reduced,…
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Trademark Infringer's Goal Achieved by Diverting Customer's Initial Attention; 'Hotelscom' Loses Suit by Hotels.com: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, has issued a permanent injunction against the Defendants for infringing upon the trademark of global hotel booking platform Hotels.com. The decision was rendered by Justice Tejas Karia in the case of Hotels.com LLP v. Barath M L & Anr.,…
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Mother Fined, Court Says Shield Under POCSO Act Can't Be Used as Sword for Vindictive Prosecutions: Delhi High Court
In a stern judgment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, the Delhi High Court has criticized a mother for misusing child protection laws to target her estranged husband. The case arose from an FIR registered in 2020, in which the mother alleged that her minor daughter was sexually abused by…
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Notice Issued on Plea Alleging Manipulation in CSI South Kerala Diocese Voter List: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has taken serious note of alleged voter list manipulation in the upcoming triennial elections of the Church of South India (CSI) South Kerala Diocese. The petitioners, Jovin Jose V J and another parishioner, approached the Court alleging that their names were deliberately omitted from the…
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Court Upholds 20 Year Jail Term For Father Convicted For Repeatedly Raping Minor Daughter: Delhi High Court
Grave case of sexual violence against a minor has led the Delhi High Court to uphold the 20-year rigorous imprisonment sentence awarded to a father for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter. The judgment was delivered on September 16, 2025 by Justice Sanjeev Narula, dismissing the appeal filed by the…
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About the Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court is one of the principal High Courts of India, established in 1966. It has jurisdiction over the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Seat
New Delhi
State / UT
Delhi
Region
North India
