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Delhi High Court
New Delhi
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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Client Failed to Prove Payment of Agreed Legal Fees; Advocate’s ₹36,000 Counterclaim Upheld: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court dealt with a long-standing dispute between Prem Singh and advocate C.S. Rathore concerning professional fees arising out of writ and contempt proceedings connected with employment termination litigation. The case revolved around whether an agreed legal fee of ₹36,000 had been paid or remained…
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Confirmation of Accounts Signed by Debtor Sufficient to Maintain Summary Suit Under Order 37 CPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a signed confirmation of accounts acknowledging a loan transaction and interest liability can be treated as a written contract and can be used as the basis for filing a summary suit under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court passed the ruling while dismissing…
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Removal of Employee From Service in Private Unaided School Invalid Without Prior Approval of Director of Education: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the removal of a teacher from service by a private unaided school was illegal as it was carried out without obtaining prior approval from the Director of Education as mandated under Section 8(2) Of The Delhi School Education Act, 1973. The Court set aside the dismissal order and…
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'Reformative Approach Prevails Over Retribution': Premature Release of 1993 Bowbazar Blast Life Convict Ordered: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of Md. Rashid Khan, a life convict in the 1993 Bowbazar blast case, holding that the Indian criminal justice system follows a reformative approach towards punishment. The Court observed that reformation and rehabilitation of a prisoner are important considerations…
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Wife Cannot Continue Occupying Sister-in-Law's Property After Husband Vacates It: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman cannot continue to occupy a property owned by her sister-in-law after her husband, who was residing in the property with permission, has vacated the premises. The judgment was delivered by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna while dismissing a second appeal filed by the…
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Trade Marks Act, 1999 | High Court Issues Case Management Directions for Faster Listing of Trademark Matters in K S Oils Dispute: Delhi High Court
The present order was passed by the Bombay High Court in matters involving K S Oils Ltd and other connected petitions concerning disputes before the Registrar of Trade Marks. The proceedings were heard by a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Gautam A. Ankhad on 10 June 2026.…
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FIR and ED Proceedings Against NewsClick & Prabir Purkayastha Quashed Over Foreign Funding Allegations: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has delivered a significant judgment in the foreign funding case involving news portal NewsClick and its Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha. The Court quashed the FIR registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and also set aside the Enforcement Directorate's ECIR that had been initiated on the…
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Social Media Content Targeting Sitting Judge Ordered to Be Taken Down Immediately; Notice Issued in Contempt Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the immediate removal and blocking of social media content containing serious allegations against a sitting judge, holding that such material prima facie interferes with the administration of justice and undermines public confidence in the judicial system. The order was passed in a…
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UAPA: Bail Granted to Activist Khurram Parvez in Alleged Terror Funding Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez in a terror funding case investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). The Court held that prolonged incarceration, slow progress of trial and the constitutional…
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Trademark “GLASS SKIN” Declared Descriptive; Registration Cancelled Under Sections 47 and 57 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999: Delhi High Court
The dispute arose before the High Court of Delhi between Renee Cosmetics Private Limited (Petitioner/Plaintiff) and Ms. Rupali Sharma & Anr (Respondents/Defendants). The petitioner challenged the trademark registration of the word mark “GLASS SKIN” registered in favour of respondent no.1 under Class 03 covering…
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Criminal Defamation and Reporting of Police Complaints: Summons Quashed in Case Involving Godfrey Phillips Board Dispute: Delhi High Court
The case before the Court arose from a corporate dispute involving the family and board members connected with Godfrey Phillips India Limited. The Petitioner, Samir Kumar Modi, who served as Executive Director of Godfrey Phillips India Limited from January 1994 to September 2024, became involved in a physical…
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Compensation Enhanced to ₹17.01 Lakh for Death of 11-Year-Old Child; Skilled Worker Minimum Wages and 40% Future Prospects Applied: Delhi High Court
In a significant judgment under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Delhi High Court substantially enhanced compensation awarded to the parents of an 11-year-old child who died in a road accident. The Court held that compensation for the death of a minor child should be calculated on the basis of minimum wages of a…
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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
