CBSE Class XII OSM Row: 'Education Can't Be Politicised', CBSE Opposes NSUI's Plea For Inquiry; Delhi High Court Issues Notice

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice in a plea filed by National Students' Union of India (NSUI) alleging “large scale irregularities and deficiencies” under the newly introduced On- Screen Marking (OSM) system by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).A division bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain sought response of Union Government...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Social Media Posts Calling Sitting Judge 'Murderer' Over Saket Building Collapse Deaths

The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered removal and take down of social media videos and posts containing “contemptuous” allegations against a sitting High Court judge by a man who blamed the judge over a recent incident wherein a building collapsed in Saket area claiming 6 lives.A division bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain directed social media...

Journalist Anjana Om Kashyap Files Defamation Suit Against Khan Sir Before Delhi High Court

Journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network have filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against exam coaching teacher Faisal Khan, also known popularly as Khan sir.The suit has been filed over his allegedly defamatory remarks against the journalist in reference to her coverage on "star teachers".Kashyap and the TV Today Network have sought removal of allegedly...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Order Fresh Elections For Delhi Bar Council Over Ballot Tampering Allegations

The entire BCD Election does not warrant a fresh poll merely because such manipulated ballot papers were identified during the counting process, the Court held.

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: May 2026 [Citations 437 - 551]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 437 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551NOMINAL INDEXKAPIL AGARWAL v. CPIO INCOME TAX OFFICER MORADABAD & ANR, 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 437ANI v. PTI & Anr 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 438Vicky @ Gobind v. State 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 439Vijay Singh Meena v. Joint Seat Allocation Authority Josaa & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 440ARJUN KAPOOR v. ARTIST BOOKING COMPANY & ORS 2026...

Delhi Riots: High Court Vacates Interim Order Restraining Trial Court From Passing Final Orders On Framing Of Charge

The Delhi High Court on Friday (June 5) vacated its 2024 interim order restraining the trial court from passing any final order on framing of charges against the accused persons in relation to the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy into 2020 North East Delhi riots.For context, the trial court is at the final stages of reserving the matter on framing of charges in the larger conspiracy...

Delhi High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of PIL Seeking Preventive Action Against Cockroach Janta Party's Protest

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to urgently hear a public interest litigation seeking urgent preventive directions to the authorities in relation to a proposed protest by Cockroach Janta Party, scheduled to take place at Jantar Mantar on June 06.The petition, filed by Save India Foundation, seeks a direction on the Union Government, Delhi Police and other authorities to take preventive...

ART Act Is Regulatory, Not Meant To Create Insurmountable Barriers To Parenthood: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, is fundamentally regulatory in character and is not meant to create insurmountable barriers defeating legitimate continuation of treatment processes already lawfully undertaken.“This Court is also conscious of the fact that reproductive rights and access to parenthood in the...

Delhi High Court Urges Courts To Fast-Track FIR Registration Pleas In Cases Concerning 'Unnatural Death' Of Young Bride

The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over delays in registration of FIRs in cases involving the unnatural death of young married women.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma urged the courts to give greater urgency to pleas seeking registration of FIRs where allegations of dowry-related harassment are raised and the police fail to act within time. “This Court hopes that, in future,...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Naga Chaitanya's Personality Rights Against Pornographic Content, Unauthorised Merchandise

The Delhi High Court recently passed an ex parte ad interim order protecting the personality rights of Telugu actor Akkineni Naga Chaitanya.Justice Jyoti Singh restrained several websites, online sellers and unidentified persons from exploiting the actor's name, image, voice, likeness and other personality attributes through pornographic content, AI-generated deepfakes and...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 25 To May 31, 2026

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531 to 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 551NOMINAL INDEXNeerja v. UoI 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 531 Mr. C. Asok Kumar v. Bar Council Of India 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 532 DPS Vasant Kunj & Ors. v. GNCTD (and batch) 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 533 Prithipal Singh v. Government Of Nct Of Delhi Through Its Secretary And Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 534 UNION OF INDIA & ANR v/s DELHI RACE CLUB...

Special Marriage Act | 1-Year Waiting Period For Filing Divorce Plea Can Be Waived In Cases Of 'Exceptional Hardship': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the statutory one-year waiting period for filing a divorce petition under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, can be waived in exceptional circumstances where continuation of the marriage would only prolong the parties' hardship.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar allowed an appeal filed by a husband challenging a...