The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to commentator Ajeet Bharti in a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, holding the plea not maintainable in view of the statutory bar on anticipatory bail under the special law, and that an offence was prima facie made out. The case arises from an FIR alleging casteist and derogatory remarks; the allegations are untested and Bharti is presumed innocent. A detailed order is awaited.
The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government’s Grievance Appellate Committee to decide, within three to four weeks, an appeal by the Students’ Federation of India against the permanent disabling of its Instagram account. Justice Amit Mahajan disposed of SFI’s plea alleging that the Committee, constituted under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, had failed to decide the appeal within the prescribed period. The Court did not rule on the merits of the account’s disabling.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a PIL challenging the requirement of three years’ prior practice at the Bar for direct recruitment as an Assistant Public Prosecutor, and its application to the ongoing recruitment for 140 APP posts. The plea contends the condition arbitrarily excludes fresh law graduates, newly enrolled advocates and candidates with disabilities, in violation of Articles 14 and 16. The Court sought the response of the Union, the Delhi Government and the Directorate of Prosecution.
Actor Rakesh Bedi has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, the suit initially listed before Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani and then sent to the Intellectual Property Division bench. The suit, titled Rakesh Bedi v. John Doe, adds to a growing line of celebrity personality-rights cases in which courts have restrained the unauthorised commercial use of a public figure’s name, voice, image and likeness, including through AI and deepfakes.
The Delhi High Court has flagged a fabricated version of one of its own orders, in which an unknown person added a line reading ‘interim stay granted’ to a genuine order passed in a second appeal, and has directed that the matter be investigated. Hearing a petition over alleged property fraud, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav gave the petitioners liberty to approach the Registrar General and the Commissioner of Police, and directed the Commissioner to inquire and take action within two months.
Journalist Sudhir Chaudhary has told the Delhi High Court that he has voluntarily removed all his social-media posts misidentifying activist Vijay Sherawat as the person who allegedly raised slogans about ‘destroying’ Parliament during a protest, in a Rs 5 crore defamation suit filed by Sherawat against Chaudhary and DD News. Chaudhary’s counsel submitted that nothing survives in the matter, but the plaintiff said he wishes to continue. The Court, which also noted a court-fee shortfall, will hear the matter in January.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition by a Kurash athlete challenging her exclusion from the selection for the 2026 Asian Games, after the authorities decided not to send anyone in her +87 kg category on the basis of its comparative medal-winning probability. The Court held that it cannot, under Article 226, direct an expert body to take a different view on an objectively taken selection decision, and that, in any event, no relief could be granted as the Games had already begun.
The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to an adult NEET-UG candidate seeking admission under the NRI quota, staying, in her case, a Medical Counselling Committee requirement that a candidate produce a guardianship certificate under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 proving that her NRI sponsor is her legal guardian. The Court held that, prima facie, the Guardians and Wards Act applies only to minors, and that a candidate who has crossed 18 need not obtain such a certificate. The matter is listed for October 12.
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a writ petition contending that pension, gratuity, provident fund, leave encashment and fixed deposits created out of statutory retirement dues do not constitute ‘proceeds of crime’ under Section 2(1)(u) of the PMLA in the absence of a direct nexus with a scheduled offence, and that the Enforcement Directorate’s continued freezing of such benefits, despite favourable orders, violates Articles 14, 21 and 300A. The Court sought the ED’s response and listed the matter for December.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed as not maintainable a writ petition by a group of advocates, represented by Prashant Bhushan, seeking a CBI or independent probe into an alleged assault on protesting advocates at the Bar Council of India premises in August 2026, in which they wanted the role of BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra examined. The Court held that the petitioners had an alternate efficacious remedy in a complaint to the Magistrate, that the conduct alleged made out at most a non-cognizable offence, and disapproved the submission that the Delhi Police would not act fairly because the respondent is a ruling-party MP.