Delhi High Court
'Delhi Govt Can't Shirk Responsibility': High Court Orders Emergency Shelter Measures For Homeless Sleeping Outside Hospitals In Winter Cold
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that the Delhi Government or its agencies cannot shirk away from their responsibility to provide shelter to patients, attendants and their family members forced to sleep outside city hospitals in the biting winter cold due to lack of shelter.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued urgent short term...
'These Petitions Disturb Us': Delhi High Court Pulls Up NGO For Repeatedly Filing PILs Alleging Illegal Encroachment By Mosques
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) pulled up an NGO for repeatedly filing public interest litigations alleging illegal encroachments by mosques and dargahs in various areas in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia noted that the petitions seeking similar relief were being listed every second day, calling it sheer misuse...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Extend Benefit Of CM Advocates Welfare Scheme To Lawyers' Parents
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) refused to entertain a PIL seeking extension of benefits of the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme to the eligible lawyers' parents.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that a mandamus cannot be issued in the matter, while citing autonomy to contract between two parties, one of them being the...
High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking SIT Probe Into 2020 Delhi Riots, 2019 Jamia Violence On January 23
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 14) listed for hearing on January 23 a batch of petition seeking SIT or independent investigation into the 2020 North East Delhi riots and 2019 violence which broke out in Jamia Milia Islamia University. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that the matter was “part heard” before a coordinate bench....
'Passing Of Order In Delhi Not Enough To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction': Delhi High Court Refuses To Hear Challenge Against Preventive Detention
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition challenging preventive detention order under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS), holding that although it possessed territorial jurisdiction, it was not the appropriate forum to adjudicate the dispute.A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain...
100 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2025
LiveLaw reported 1808 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2025. Here are some of the important decisions:1. Woman's Consent For Sexual Relations Does Not Extend To Capturing Private Moments, Posting Them On Social Media: Delhi High CourtTitle: SUDHIR KUMAR v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHICitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 74The Delhi High Court has observed that the consent given by a woman for engaging...
IFS Cadre Allocation | Home State Must Be First Preference To Claim Insider Cadre: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an officer seeking allocation to their home State cadre under the All India Services Cadre Allocation Policy must necessarily indicate the home State as their first preference, and that merely expressing willingness to serve in the home State or listing it as a lower preference does not create any enforceable right.A Division Bench of Justices Navin...
Delhi High Court Upholds Bar On IFS Probationers Appearing In Civil Services Exam During Training
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld bar on Indian Forest Service (IFS) probationers from appearing in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) during their training period. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various IFS probationers challenging a 2023 amendment prohibiting them from appearing in the CSE or any...
MCD's Own Lapses Bar It From Withholding Dues: Delhi High Court Upholds ₹1.01 Crore Decree In Favour Of Contractor
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) against a decree of over ₹1.01 crore passed in favour of a contractor, holding that the civic body could not withhold payments when delays were caused by its own lapses.A division bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Anish Dayal observed,“The appellant themselves created the situation...
PM Cares Fund Is Juristic Personality But Has Right To Privacy Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Remarks
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the PM Cares Fund, despite being a juristic or government entity, cannot be denied the right to privacy under the Right to Information Act. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that even if the Fund is a State, it does not lose its right to privacy merely because it is a public authority...
Registered Title Of Property Prevails Over Claims Of Oral Family Settlement: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a registered conveyance deed confers decisive title, and vague or unsubstantiated claims of an oral family settlement cannot be used to defeat such ownership.A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar thus dismissed the appeals preferred by a man claiming joint ownership over a residential property on the basis of an...
Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of YouTuber Bhuvan Bam's Unauthorised Images, But Declines Finding Of 'Personality Rights' At Outset
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed a john doe order directing take down or removal of images of YouTuber and actor Bhuvan Bam being used by various entities and individuals without his consent. Justice Jyoti Singh however said that a prima facie finding cannot be given on personality rights on the first day. “It is very difficult to give such a finding at the outset. I can give...