The Delhi High Court has dismissed Ashi Agarwal’s writ petition seeking an IIT seat for 2026 on the basis of her JEE (Main) 2025 result, holding that alleged discrepancies in NTA’s audit log raise disputed facts unfit for writ review and that Criterion A4 of the JEE (Advanced) 2026 brochure cannot be relaxed on grounds of sympathy.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Poonam Tanwar’s challenge to a 2012 revisional order discharging her in-laws under Section 498A and all accused under Section 406 IPC, holding the accused-wise view was reasonably open, while disapproving the Sessions Judge’s reasoning on the car variant, her return to the matrimonial home and women implicating relatives.
Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition by Shri Sanatan Dharam Ramleela Samiti against the DDA’s cancellation of its booking of Chintoo Park, Naraina for a Ramlila from September 30 to October 25, 2026, holding that maintaining the park as a green space for residents, as earlier directed, outweighs temporary use for the event.
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to take instructions on advocate Uttam Kumar’s PIL seeking an independent, technically competent audit of the IRCTC passenger reservation system, which alleges recurring technical failures, payment deductions without tickets and rapid exhaustion of displayed availability, and has listed the matter for next Wednesday.
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has granted bail to Naim @ Mohd. Naeem, accused by the NIA of arranging weapons for an alleged ISIS-linked terror module, noting that he has been in custody since January 2019, that only 42 of 112 witnesses have been examined, and that there is no possibility of the trial concluding soon.
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has dismissed a daughter-in-law’s challenge to Rule 22(3)(1)(i) and (iv) of the Delhi Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2009, holding that the eviction rules are referable to Sections 22 and 32 of the Senior Citizens Act, and upheld an order directing her to vacate her mother-in-law’s property, noting that she has a separate house in Bahadurgarh and is employed as a Post Graduate Teacher.
Justice Sanjeev Narula of the Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR under Section 64(1) of the BNS and Section 6 of POCSO against a man who married a 16-year-old girl, holding that a marriage recognised under Muslim personal law confers no immunity, since the age of eighteen under POCSO and the BNS cannot be replaced by puberty.
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to take instructions on a PIL by Pulkit Luthra, a person with a certified 75% visual disability, challenging the Petroleum Ministry’s decision to make biometric Aadhaar authentication mandatory for booking domestic LPG refills at the regulated price from October 1, which the plea says could affect about 3.16 crore consumers.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre, the Delhi Government, Delhi Police, Uber India, Roppen Transportation Services (Rapido) and ANI Technologies (Ola) on a PIL by Aditya Sehgal seeking mandatory safety protocols and SOPs for women using app-based cabs, bike-taxis and other ride-hailing services in the capital.
Justice Girish Kathpalia of the Delhi High Court has refused regular bail to Sanam Dagar in a 2018 attempt to murder case from Bawana, holding that his role differs from that of a bailed co-accused, that the CCTV footage and the unchallenged testimony of the injured weigh against him, and that the defence has itself delayed the trial. The allegations are yet to be tested at trial.