Will Acknowledge Complaint Alleging Use Of Pellet Guns, Electric Shock During CJP Protest: Delhi Police Tells High Court

The Delhi Police on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will give acknowledgement regarding receipt of a complaint against senior cops over the alleged use of force, including pellet guns and lathis, against protesters during the July 20 demonstration at Jantar Mantar. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 704]The Delhi Police told Justice Prateek Jalan that the acknowledgement was not given earlier on...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay HPV Vaccination Drive After Centre Assures 'No Immediate Harm'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay administration of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, to adolescent girls, noting that there is no immediate harm from the same. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 703]A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the data presented by the Central Government showed that there is no harm in administering...

Delhi High Court's Justice Tejas Karia Recuses From Hearing PIL To Restrict Social Media Access For Children Below 13 Years

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking issuance of guidelines or enactment of a legislation to protect children under the age of 13 years by imposing restrictions on their access to social media platforms and to regulate the content for minors from the age of 13 years to 16 years.The matter was listed for hearing today before a division...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Blanket Direction To Identify, Deport Alleged Illegal Migrants In Shaheen Bagh, MKT, Other Areas

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions to the authorities to identify and deport alleged illegal migrants residing at the bank of Yamuna river near city's Batla House, Shaheen Bagh and Majnu Ka Tila areas. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 702]Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that the plea was founded on sweeping allegations unsupported by any prima...

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Infringing Content Against Cricketer Yuvraj Singh In Suit To Protect Personality Rights

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh moved the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter was heard by Justice Jyoti Singh who said that she will pass an interim order directing take down of infringing content against Singh. The counsel appearing for the cricketer took the Court through a list of infringing links as of yesterday and said that two of them have...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside SC Commission's Recommendations Against Delhi Police In Caste Discrimination Complaint

The Delhi High Court set aside the recommendations issued by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) against the Delhi Police in a complaint alleging caste discrimination, after the complainant informed the Court that she would pursue her challenge before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 701]Justice Sanjeev Narula was hearing a writ petition filed by...

Right To Livelihood Must Coexist With Residents' Right To Peaceful Living: Delhi High Court Orders Relocation Of Shalimar Bagh Weekly Market

The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to relocate the Monday weekly market operating at BH Block, Shalimar Bagh, holding that while street vendors have a right to livelihood, it must coexist with the residents' right to lead a peaceful life free from severe congestion and inconvenience. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 700]A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh...

'Fundamental Breakdown Of Civic Governance': Delhi High Court Orders Compensation For Parents Of Boy Who Died In Sewer Pit 12 Years Ago

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board to jointly compensate parents of a 10-year-old boy who died after falling into an unsecured sewer pit in northeast Delhi in 2014. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 699]Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that the tragedy reflected a "fundamental breakdown of civic governance" and a blatant failure of public authorities to ensure...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Halt Town Vending Committee Elections Over OBC Reservation Dispute

The Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the ongoing elections for the constitution of the Town Vending Committee (TVC) in pleas filed by two street vendors who challenged the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) decision to treat them as general category candidates instead of OBC candidates. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 698]A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 20 To July 26, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 662 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 694NOMINAL INDEXUnion Of India & Ors. vs Col Amardeep Singh 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 662 NARESH KUMAR v. THE WIRE & ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 663 Anjali v. State of NCT of Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 664 Master Sorabh v. North Delhi Public School & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 665 Rohit Sehrawat v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. 2026...

'Stop Discrediting The Institution': Delhi High Court Refuses To Remove Cop Accused Of Slapping Woman During CJP Protest From Police Inquiry

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking transfer of a court-directed police inquiry from the supervision of Additional DCP (North-East) Sandeep Lamba, who rose to controversy after viral videos of him slapping a woman during recent protests at Jantar Mantar. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 697]Justice Girish Kathpalia orally observed that if the officer had committed any wrong, he would...

Jantar Mantar Protests: Delhi High Court Suggests Filing Fresh Plea On Police Surveillance After Examining SOPs, Data Protection Act

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (July 28) orally suggested the petitioner alleging "continuous surveillance" of peaceful protesters during their agitation against NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar, to examine existing legal framework including statutory provisions and Standard Operating Procedures on the issue, and take a call if a fresh petition needs to be filed. A division bench of...