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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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Gautam Gambhir's Defamation Suit Against Punjab Kesari Settled Before Delhi High Court
In a recent development in the Delhi High Court, a settlement agreement has been reached between renowned cricketer Gautam Gambhir and Punjab Kesari & Ors. The matter was being heard under CS(OS) 309/2023. Key Points of the Settlement Agreement: 1. Withdrawal of Suit: Gautam Gambhir, referred to as the First Party,…
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Delhi High Court refuses to pass directions in PIL against laws providing direct appeal to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has recently delivered a significant judgment regarding the jurisdiction and appeals under various acts, including the Consumer Protection Act, Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, Competition Act, and others. Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 In a case concerning the…
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Court Stresses Impact of Cheating in Govt Exams on Merit-Based Selection and Public Service: Delhi High Court
In a recent development, the Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of Vedpal, who was seeking bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The case in question, FIR No. 807/2023 registered at Police Station Ranhola, New Delhi, pertains to offences under Sections 420/120B/34 of the…
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Court Introduces New Rules for Designating Senior Advocates: Delhi High Court
In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has announced the implementation of new rules for designating senior advocates. These rules, known as 'The High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2024', come into force following a recent notification dated 14th March 2024. The High Court's…
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Elections For All Bar Associations Shall Be Held In One Day For Uniform Period Of Two Years: Delhi High Court Full Bench
In a landmark decision, the Delhi High Court has issued comprehensive guidelines for the conduct of elections to Bar Associations across Delhi. This ruling, which comes under Writ Petition (Civil) No. 10363 of 2021, addresses various aspects of the election process, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability.…
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Forcing Wife To Do Household Chores Even If Her Health Doesn't Permit It Amounts To Cruelty: Delhi High Court
In a significant legal development, the Delhi High Court has granted divorce to a petitioner under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The case revolved around allegations of mental cruelty and irretrievable breakdown of the matrimonial bond. The case, involving Mr. X (petitioner) and Ms. Y…
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Court Paves Way For Ukrainian Woman To Leave India With 5-Yr-Old Child, Rejects Former Husband's Custody Plea: Delhi High Court
NEW DELHI, March 19, 2024 – In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal under the Guardians and Wards Act 1890, involving an international child custody dispute. The case revolved around the custody of a minor child between Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Gupta, the appellant, and Ms. Gupta Snizhana Grygorivna,…
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Court Rejects Lawyer's Plea With ₹1 Lakh Costs, Says Extreme View To Be Taken When Process Is Abused By Members Of Legal Fraternity: Delhi High Court
New Delhi, March 14, 2024: In a recent judgment delivered by Justice C. Hari Shankar of the Delhi High Court, a long-standing legal dispute revolving around property ownership and allegations of fraud has reached its conclusion. The Background: The case began with Suresh Bala & Ors. filing a suit (CS 417/2009) against…
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Court Emphasizes Scrutiny of Wife's FIR for Truth Amid Allegations: 'Clever Drafting' vs. Genuine Claims: Delhi High Court
In a significant ruling, the High Court of Delhi has quashed an FIR registered under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code against family members accused of dowry harassment. The decision came in response to a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking the quashing of the FIR.…
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Court orders police probe after lawyer forges court order: Delhi High Court
In a startling revelation, the Delhi High Court has uncovered a case of forgery involving a fabricated court order. The matter came to light during a suo-motu hearing initiated by Smt. Saira Bano, whose daughter Shabnam is in judicial custody in connection with FIR No. 22/2019, registered at Police Station Kotla…
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Court Asks WhatsApp To Explain Mechanism Followed By It For Implementing Directions To Remove Or Block Groups: Delhi High Court
In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has granted an application to extend the injunction order dated 24th January, 2024, in the case of Peak XV Partners Advisors India LLP & Anr. vs. John Doe & Ors. The court allowed the Plaintiffs to implead WhatsApp LLC as Defendant No. 10 and directed them to extend…
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Court Imposes ₹50k Fine on AAP Government for Contesting Maternity Benefits to Contractual Employee under Maternity Benefit Act, 1961: Delhi High Court
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court affirmed the entitlement of a contractual worker to maternity benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. The case, Rehmat Fatima vs. Govt. NCT of Delhi through State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Others, centered on the petitioner's plea for maternity and…
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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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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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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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Valid Visa Does Not Confer an Unconditional Right to Enter India: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Annagurbanova Yazbibi Hummetgulyyevna, a citizen of Turkmenistan, challenging the refusal to allow her entry into India. The judgment was delivered on September 30, 2026, by Justice Amit Mahajan in W.P.(C) 5740/2026. The petitioner arrived at Terminal 3 of Indira…
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Sympathy Cannot Override JEE Advanced Eligibility Rules, Delhi HC Rejects IIT Delhi Admission Plea Based on JEE Main 2025: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by Ms. Ashi Agarwal seeking relief against the rejection of her candidature for JEE (Advanced) 2026 and admission to an IIT. The judgment was delivered by Justice Jasmeet Singh on October 1, 2026, in W.P.(C) 7955/2026. Agarwal, who completed Class XII from Army Public School,…
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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
