Probationers Are “Workmen” Under the Industrial Disputes Act: Termination Simpliciter Tests and Statutory, Non‑Recoverable Section 17‑B Wages 1. Introduction Case: Sarita Tiwari v. M/s Deccan...
“Contradictions from Section 161 Statements Must Be Proved via the Investigating Officer; Section 154 Allows Only ‘Questions as in Cross-Examination’, Not ‘Cross-Examination’ of One’s Own Witness” 1....
Family Pension Priority under CCS (Pension) Rules: Childless Widow’s Continuity After Remarriage Prevails Over Dependent Parents (and Post-Death Birth Is Irrelevant) Case: SMT LAKSHMI DEVI & ANR. v....
Prospective Operation of the “Written Grounds of Arrest” Rule and the Prejudice Test for Article 22(1) Challenges (Delhi High Court) Case: KARAN SINGH v. STATE NCT OF DELHI | Citation: 2026 DHC...
Custody Determination Must Be Child-Welfare Centric: Tender Years Doctrine Not Determinative; Alienation Defeats “Primary Caregiver” and Child’s Veto; No Foreign Relocation Case: DEBARATI BHUNIA...
Section 12 Probation of Offenders Act Removes Statutory Ineligibility for Appointment Attached to Conviction (Including “Moral Turpitude” Bars) 1. Introduction In UNION OF INDIA & ORS. v. RAJESH...
Parallel Anticipatory Bail Filings as Abuse of Process: Dismissal for Attempt to Hoodwink the Court Case: HARSH v. THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF N.C.T. OF DELHI Court: Delhi High Court Date: 23-01-2026...
RTE Uniform Entitlement Can Be Implemented Through DBT (Not Necessarily In-Kind): Limits of Judicial Interference in Welfare Policy Case: JUSTICE FOR ALL v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court,...
Fair-Trial Mandate: Recall of Witness Where Cross-Examination Was Closed in Absence of Counsel; Inherent Powers Invoked to Remedy Gross Injustice Despite Interlocutory Bar 1. Introduction In RAM...
Bail as a Constitutional Remedy: Non-supply of Written Grounds of Arrest Vitiates Arrest and Remand 1. Introduction The decision in HABIBUR MOLLA @ SONU v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. (Delhi...
Mistaken Reservation in Recruitment Advertisement Confers No Right to Appointment Absent an Actual Vacancy; Remedy Lies (If at All) in Damages Court: Delhi High Court Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil...
Ph.D.-Based Differentiation for Grant of AGP ₹10,000 Under AICTE CAS Upheld: Deference to Statutory Academic Standards 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court in SUNIL KUMAR TIWARI AND ORS. v. GOVT. OF...
Compensation (Not Reinstatement) as the Appropriate Remedy for Daily-Wage Termination Illegal Only for Section 25F Non-Compliance Case: NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION v. SHRI DARSHAN SINGH...
Threshold Quashing of Criminal Defamation: Litigation Pleadings, Authority-Complaints, and Unproven Anonymous “Publication” 1. Introduction In HARKIRAT SINGH SODHI v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR...
Primary Documentary Proof as a Precondition for Section 193 IPC Prosecution: Departmental Findings and Prior Summoning Orders Cannot Sustain Charges Where the Alleged Fabricated Record Is Not on the...
Disability Pension under 2008 Entitlement Rules: “Lifestyle/Idiopathic” Labels Insufficient Without Cogent, Individualised Medical Board Reasons Case: UNION OF INDIA v. 627281 EX MWO (HFO) TEJPAL...
Bail in POCSO Cases: Consistent Child Testimony as Prima Facie Ground to Deny Bail; Mandatory Non-Disclosure of Victim Identity in Police Court Filings 1. Introduction In VICKY KASHYAP v. STATE OF...
Amended Probation Rules Apply to Ongoing IFS Training: No Vested Right to Sit Competitive Exams During Probation 1. Introduction In ABHIMANYU SINGH AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. (Delhi High...
Failure to Clear Site Hindrances (Trees) Defeats Penal/Blacklisting Action and Cannot Be Used to Deny a Certified Running Bill Case: MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI v. M/S RAM NIWAS GOEL Citation...
Client–Advocate Privilege Shields the “Source” of Defence Documents: Revisional Courts Cannot Compel Advocates’ Disclosure Absent Prima Facie Fraud 1. Introduction In MCDONALDS INDIA LTD v. STATE OF...