All High Courts Case Commentaries

Government Memo Cannot Convert Assigned Rehabilitation Land into Alienable Ownership; Resumption Stands Without Land Acquisition, Subject to Earlier Compensation Directions

Date: May 12, 2026

Government Memo Cannot Convert Assigned Rehabilitation Land into Alienable Ownership; Resumption Stands Without Land Acquisition, Subject to Earlier Compensation Directions 1) Introduction This...

Compromise Cannot Quash FIR Involving Arms Act Offences and Public Firing: Public Interest Limits Section 482 CrPC

Date: May 11, 2026

Compromise Cannot Quash FIR Involving Arms Act Offences and Public Firing: Public Interest Limits Section 482 CrPC Case: INDRAPAL SINGH v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER (2026 DHC 4082) Court: Delhi High...

Writ Maintainability to Challenge Industrial Awards Against a Privatised Employer & Proportional Compensation for Section 25-F Breach

Date: May 11, 2026

Writ Maintainability to Challenge Industrial Awards Against a Privatised Employer & Proportional Compensation for Section 25-F Breach 1) Introduction The Delhi High Court (Shail Jain, J.) decided a...

Nazool Lease Regularization Must Follow the Correct Regime (1981 Policy), Not Roshni; Unrelated Prior Writs Are Not “Material Suppression”

Date: May 11, 2026

Nazool Lease Regularization Must Follow the Correct Regime (1981 Policy), Not Roshni; Unrelated Prior Writs Are Not “Material Suppression” 1. Introduction This decision of the High Court of Jammu &...

Quashing Custody-Visitation Incident Prosecutions for Lack of Mens Rea, Material Contradictions, and Interested-Only Witnesses

Date: May 9, 2026

Quashing Custody-Visitation Incident Prosecutions for Lack of Mens Rea, Material Contradictions, and Interested-Only Witnesses Case: SUBHADEEP CHAKRABORTY v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR Court:...

Section 175(3) BNSS Cannot Be Used as a Mechanical Tool to Criminalise Debt-Recovery Disputes: FIR Quashed as Counterblast Where Core Ingredients of Sections 406/409/420 IPC Were Absent

Date: May 9, 2026

Section 175(3) BNSS Cannot Be Used as a Mechanical Tool to Criminalise Debt-Recovery Disputes: FIR Quashed as Counterblast Where Core Ingredients of Sections 406/409/420 IPC Were Absent Court: Bombay...

Equitable Writ Directions for Discharge of Medically-Fit “Overstaying” Private-Hospital Patients and Continuity of Care Through State Facilities (Non-Precedential)

Date: May 9, 2026

Equitable Writ Directions for Discharge of Medically-Fit “Overstaying” Private-Hospital Patients and Continuity of Care Through State Facilities (Non-Precedential) 1) Introduction In APOLLO...

Pre-cognizance hearing under Section 223(1) BNSS does not mandate supply of entire evidence; mechanical dismissal for non-compliance is impermissible

Date: May 9, 2026

Pre-cognizance Hearing under Section 223(1) BNSS Does Not Mandate Supply of Entire Evidence; Mechanical Dismissal for Non-compliance (Especially with a Pending Section 94 Application) is...

Mechanical Rejection of Withdrawal Under Section 321 Cr.P.C. Is Impermissible Where the Public Prosecutor’s Independent Satisfaction Is Evident

Date: May 8, 2026

Mechanical Rejection of Withdrawal Under Section 321 Cr.P.C. Is Impermissible Where the Public Prosecutor’s Independent Satisfaction Is Evident 1. Introduction The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench...

Custodial Section 50 PMLA Statements Cannot Defeat Bail; Foundational-Facts Threshold for Section 24 Presumption

Date: May 8, 2026

Custodial Section 50 PMLA Statements Cannot Defeat Bail; Foundational-Facts Threshold for Section 24 Presumption 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court, in a common judgment delivered by Justice Girish...

Delay-Based Bail Under MCOCA Requires Structured Article 21 Scrutiny; No Mechanical Override of Section 21(4)

Date: May 8, 2026

Delay-Based Bail Under MCOCA Requires Structured Article 21 Scrutiny; No Mechanical Override of Section 21(4) Case: LEENA PAULOSE v. STATE NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court) Citation: 2026 DHC 3810 |...

Preventive Detention Under Act 14 of 1982 Is Not a Bar to Considering Bail on Merits in a Criminal Case

Date: May 8, 2026

Preventive Detention Under Act 14 of 1982 Is Not a Bar to Considering Bail on Merits in a Criminal Case Case: Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v. The Inspector of Police Court: Madras High Court Date:...

High Court–Ordered Disclosure of Aadhaar/Biometric Data for Forgery Investigations Under Section 33(1) of the Aadhaar Act

Date: May 8, 2026

High Court–Ordered Disclosure of Aadhaar/Biometric Data for Forgery Investigations Under Section 33(1) of the Aadhaar Act 1. Introduction Case: Shri Sitaramanjaneyulu Elaprolu v. The Union Of India...

Franchisee Schools’ Non-Delegable Compliance Duty to Disclose Book Details; Limited Article 226 Interference with FIR/Investigation

Date: May 8, 2026

Franchisee Schools’ Non-Delegable Compliance Duty to Disclose Book Details; Limited Article 226 Interference with FIR/Investigation 1. Introduction The decision in Kangaroo Kids International Pre...

Section 153 IPC Needs Provocation Linked to Rioting: Partial Quash Under Section 482 CrPC for Social-Media “Fake News” FIRs

Date: May 8, 2026

Section 153 IPC Needs Provocation Linked to Rioting: Partial Quash Under Section 482 CrPC for Social-Media “Fake News” FIRs 1) Introduction In Lagadapati Praveen Kumar @Praveen v. State of Andhra...

Writ Jurisdiction and Private Society Elections: Government Appointment of an Election Officer Does Not Create a “Public Law Element”

Date: May 7, 2026

Writ Jurisdiction and Private Society Elections: Government Appointment of an Election Officer Does Not Create a “Public Law Element” 1) Introduction This common order of the Andhra Pradesh High...

Delay, Trauma-Linked DID/PTSD, and Continuing Conduct: Delhi High Court Refuses Bail in Father–Daughter POCSO Case and Affirms Record-Based Compliance with Section 47 BNSS

Date: May 6, 2026

Delay, Trauma-Linked DID/PTSD, and Continuing Conduct: Delhi High Court Refuses Bail in Father–Daughter POCSO Case and Affirms Record-Based Compliance with Section 47 BNSS Case: VISHWAS PATIL v....

Recruitment Timelines Are Not Relaxable on Vague Pleas: No Article 14 “Parity” or Legitimate Expectation to Reopen Document Verification

Date: May 6, 2026

Recruitment Timelines Are Not Relaxable on Vague Pleas: No Article 14 “Parity” or Legitimate Expectation to Reopen Document Verification Case: MAYUR SAKHARAM SAWANT v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE...

Conditional Quashment of SC/ST (PoA) Proceedings on Compromise Through Demonstrable Reformation and Constitutional-Education Directions

Date: May 5, 2026

Conditional Quashment of SC/ST (PoA) Proceedings on Compromise Through Demonstrable Reformation and Constitutional-Education Directions Case: G.Rajesh @ Rajeshkumar v. The State of Tamilnadu Court:...

Government Order S-432 (1966): Prior Permission for Alienation Treated as Otiose; Long-standing Single-Judge View to be Followed under Stare Decisis

Date: May 5, 2026

Government Order S-432 (1966): Prior Permission for Alienation Treated as Otiose; Long-standing Single-Judge View to be Followed under Stare Decisis Court: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at...