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The Delhi High Court declined immediate restoration of satirical group Cockroach Janta Party’s X account, directing an IT Rules review committee to reconsider the blocking before July 7. The court allowed virtual representation while examining whether the entire account or specific posts warranted action

The Delhi High Court will hear a petition challenging the blocking of the Cockroach Janta Party’s X account. The satirical digital outfit, founded by Abhijeet Dipke, claims its account was withheld after controversial remarks linked to a Supreme Court hearing and subsequent public debate

The high court had observed that Phogat's exclusion from the selection trials was directly attributable to her "sabbatical and temporary retirement"

The Wrestling Federation of India approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order permitting wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games 2026 selection trials. The high court had cited her maternity break and directed video-recorded trials under independent observation by SAI and IOA representatives

The Centre informed the Delhi High Court that no forceful possession of Delhi Gymkhana Club land will take place on June 5. The court issued summons on lawsuits filed by club members and staff challenging the government’s order to hand over the premises

The Supreme Court of India stayed a Delhi High Court order that barred law colleges from stopping students with low attendance from appearing in exams. The apex court observed that national law universities were suffering due to poor attendance and sought responses in related pleas

The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to Sheikh Abdul Rashid from June 25 to 30 to attend his father’s post-death rituals in Srinagar. The Baramulla MP, jailed in a terror-funding case, must surrender on June 2 after his current bail period ends

Lawyers at the Delhi High Court abstained from work to protest a proposal increasing district courts’ pecuniary jurisdiction from Rs 2 crore to Rs 20 crore. The strike disrupted hearings, while district bar associations backed the move, saying it would reduce pendency and improve access to justice

The court also ordered that the entire selection process be video-recorded and monitored by independent observers from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

The Delhi High Court has allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to compete in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials, ruling that motherhood cannot be treated as a disability or a reason for exclusion.

The Delhi High Court has allowed Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games selection trials, calling the Wrestling Federation of India’s policy exclusionary for not considering athletes returning from maternity break. The court also ordered video recording and independent monitoring of trials

The Delhi High Court issued notices to Gopal Rai and journalist Saurav Das over a plea alleging a social media campaign targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma during the Delhi excise policy case, while linking it with pending contempt proceedings against AAP leaders

The Delhi High Court granted jailed activist Umar Khalid three days interim bail from June 1-3 in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, allowing him to care for his ailing mother ahead of surgery under strict movement and communication restrictions

The Delhi High Court granted bail to Salim Malik in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case under UAPA. His counsel cited Supreme Court relief to co-accused. Malik, arrested in June 2020, was accused of organising anti-CAA/NRC protests

Umar Khalid has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order rejecting his interim bail plea in the UAPA 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. He sought temporary release for his uncle’s Chehlum and his mother’s surgery care arrangements

The Delhi High Court observed that the boundary between political criticism and defamation is “thin” while hearing MP Raghav Chadha’s plea seeking removal of alleged defamatory AI-generated social media posts following his political switch from AAP to BJP

The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi.

The Delhi High Court scheduled May 25 hearing on the CBI’s plea against discharge of Arvind Kejriwal and others in the liquor policy case. The court directed the agency to inform unrepresented respondents about the bench change and upcoming proceedings

Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said she would initiate contempt proceedings over allegedly defamatory and contemptuous posts targeting her during hearings in the liquor policy case. The matter involves CBI’s challenge to the discharge of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others

The Delhi High Court sought responses from the Centre and Delhi government on the Congress party’s plea seeking execution of a sale deed for its former headquarters at 7, Jantar Mantar Road. The court questioned the petition’s maintainability and scheduled the next hearing for September 14