Delhi High Court
Mere Absence Of Allegations In Domestic Incident Report No Ground To Refuse Summons In DV Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the mere absence of specific allegations against a respondent in a Domestic Incident Report (DIR) cannot be a ground to refuse summons in proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 667]Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that a DIR is only intended to facilitate and assist the Magistrate and...
'Don't Drag Court Into This': Delhi High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of PIL Alleging Excessive Police Force During CJP Parliament March
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court alleging excessive force was used by the Delhi Police on protesters during yesterday's Parliament march of the Cockroach Janta Party. The matter was mentioned by a lawyer before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Teias Karia. Refusing urgent listing of the matter for today,...
Can A Woman Act On Promise Of Marriage Made By Two Different Men Simultaneously? Delhi High Court Stays Rape Trial
The Delhi High Court has stayed proceedings in a rape case after observing that the complainant had made similar allegations of entering into sexual relationships on the false promise of marriage against two different individuals during the same period, raising a prima facie doubt as to whether she could have acted on both promises simultaneously. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 666]Justice Prateek...
No Violation Of RTE Act In Asking EWS Student To Repeat Class V After Failing Re-Examination: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a private school's decision to detain an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) student in Class V after he failed to clear the annual examination as well as the re-examination. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 665]Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that Section 16 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) needs to be read in...
POCSO Act | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Sexual Assault On Minor Boy, Notes Victim's Mother Has No Objection
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 20-year-old woman booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 on allegations of sexually assaulting a minor boy, after noting that the victim's mother had no objection to her release, subject to her refraining from any such conduct in future. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 664]Justice Manoj Jain passed the order in a bail...
'Only Ensuring Law & Order': Delhi Police Opposes PIL Alleging Surveillance Of Protesters At Jantar Mantar
The Delhi Police on Monday opposed before the Delhi High Court a public interest litigation alleging "continuous surveillance" of peaceful protesters at Jantar Mantar.Appearing for the Delhi Police, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta told a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia that the measures in question were undertaken solely to maintain law...
Delhi High Court Recalls Gag Order Against 'The Wire', Says Prior Restraint On Future Publications In Defamation Cases Is Legally Unsustainable
The Delhi High Court on Monday recalled its earlier direction restraining news portal “The Wire” from publishing any future content similar to an article alleged to be defamatory by former Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 663]Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani that such a direction was over-broad, presumptive in nature and based purely on a hypothetical situation. The...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On NIA's Plea Against Bail Granted To Activist Khurram Parvez, Journalist Irfan Mehraj In UAPA Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on the appeals filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) against bail granted to human rights activist Khurram Parvez and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 UAPA case.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan sought response of Mehraj and Khurram, and listed the matter for hearing tomorrow.No order...
Promotion To Equivalent Civil Post Doesn't Automatically Confer Substantive Military Rank: Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that the substantive military rank of Brigadier or Major General is not automatically conferred upon holding an equivalent civil post; it remains subject to satisfaction of Army promotion norms, including medical eligibility. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 662] Background Facts...
Appeal Against Refusal To Shift Sonam Wangchuk To Private Hospital : Live Updates From Delhi High Court Hearing
Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo has preferred an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging single judge's refused to pass any interim order allowing Wangchuk to be shifted to a private hospital of his choice.Follow this page for live...