Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Blocks 26 Websites From Streaming Italy's 'Serie A' Football Matches Illegally, Grants Dynamic Injunction To DAZN
The Delhi High Court has restrained 26 websites from illegally streaming live matches of the ongoing 'Serie A Championship', after finding that they were broadcasting the content without authorization from DAZN Limited which is the exclusive rights holder of the sporting event. Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 6, 2025, in a suit filed by DAZN Limited...
Administrative Delay And Seniority: When Favouring A Junior Over Seniors Becomes Discriminatory: Delhi High Court
A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that administrative delay in the employees' joining created a shortfall in their qualifying service for promotion. Hence the employees were eligible for promotion as the delay was attributable to the administrative process of UOI and not to any fault of...
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actor Jaya Bachchan, No Interim Relief Against Movie Posters
The Delhi High Court on Monday passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of actor and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Jaya BachchanJustice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the interim order against various defendants using Bachchan's images and personality traits unauthorizedly, without her consent. However no interim order was passed qua the defendants using her images...
Delhi High Court Refers EBC–Rupa Trademark Dispute on Constitution Pocket Edition To Mediation
The Delhi High Court has recently referred a trademark dispute between EBC Publishing Pvt. Ltd. and Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. to mediation before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The dispute concerns the alleged deceptive similarity between the publishers' coat-pocket editions of the Constitution of India. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order...
NIA Requests Private Hearing From Delhi High Court In Plea Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to hold private hearings in its appeal seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case.The request was made by NIA SPP Akshai Malik before a division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manoj Jain. Malik requested that the proceedings be heard on a private...
Jaya Bachchan Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Her Personality Rights
Actress and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Jaya Bachchan has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality rights.The matter was heard by a bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi was appearing for Bachchan. He referred to the first defendant, saying that morphed images of the actress have been published. He also told the Court...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 03 To November 09, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1423 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1462NOMINAL INDEXRAJIV KHOSLA v. HIGH COURT OF DELHI & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1423 DR REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1424 COURTS ON ITS OWN MOTION IN RE: SUICIDE COMMITTED BY SUSHANT ROHILLA, LAW STUDENT OF I.P. UNIVERSITY 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1425 SUMIT v. STATE NCT OF DELHI...
Inter-Caste Unions In National Interest, Must Be Protected From Familial Or Communal Interference: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that inter caste unions are in the national interest and must be protected from familial or communal interference. Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that when two consenting adults decide to marry or cohabit, neither family nor community can lawfully obstruct that choice or subject them to pressure, social sanctions or threats.“Supreme Court has recognised...
Transit Bail 'Short Lived' Safeguard, Effect Ceases When Competent Court's Jurisdiction Invoked: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the grant of transit bail is a short lived safeguard whose effect ceases when the jurisdiction of the competent court is invoked.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the relief is not intended to confer a continuing protection or to adjudicate upon the merits of the allegations against the accused.“Once the person avails of that opportunity and...
Courts Can't Compel University To Conduct Fresh Round Of Counselling For Admissions Even If Unfilled Vacancies Exist: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot pass a mandamus compelling a University to conduct a fresh round of counselling in its admission process. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected a plea filed by a candidate who gave CUET-PG 2025 for admission in the Delhi University. He challenged an order of the single judge which held...
Delhi High Court Rejects Lawyer's Plea To Contest Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections Citing Pendency Of Disciplinary Proceedings
The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea filed by a lawyer seeking to contest elections of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. Justice Mini Pushkarna found no merit in the plea filed by Advocate Lokinder Singh Phougat and rejected the same. The fresh application was filed in the pending petition filed by Phougat challenging an order passed by the Bar Council of India prohibiting him from...
Delhi High Court Orders Enquiry Against Judges For Allegedly Attempting To Influence Woman Lawyer To Drop Rape Case
The Delhi High Court has ordered administrative inquiry action against two judicial officers of the national capital for their alleged role in influencing a young lawyer for influencing and coercing her to retract her allegations in a rape case filed against a lawyer. “Before delving into the same, this Court considers it apposite to mention that it is conscious that considering the...