Delhi High Court Case Commentaries

Debarment Operates at the Bid-Submission Stage: No Tender Participation During Currency of Debarment Absent Interim Stay

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Debarment Operates at the Bid-Submission Stage: No Tender Participation During Currency of Debarment Absent Interim Stay 1. Introduction In R.K. JAIN INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED v. NATIONAL...

Non-Appealability of Procedural/Listing Orders Under Clause 10 Letters Patent in Time-Sensitive Sports Selection Disputes

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Non-Appealability of Procedural/Listing Orders Under Clause 10 Letters Patent in Time-Sensitive Sports Selection Disputes 1. Introduction In AKSHAY MAHARA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (2026 DHC 5123-DB),...

Contempt Proceedings End Once Compliance Occurs: Merits of NCTE’s Decision Cannot Be Tested in Contempt

Date: Jun 16, 2026

Contempt Proceedings End Once Compliance Occurs: Merits of NCTE’s Decision Cannot Be Tested in Contempt Introduction In R.S.C. COLLEGE v. MS. SUKHGEET KAUR, MEMBER SECARETARY AND ANR (2026 DHC 5125,...

Ballot-Tampering During Bar Council Counting: No Automatic Re-Poll; “Doubtful Ballots” to be Segregated and Decided by ASG with Enhanced Transparency Safeguards

Date: Jun 9, 2026

Ballot-Tampering During Bar Council Counting: No Automatic Re-Poll; “Doubtful Ballots” to be Segregated and Decided by ASG with Enhanced Transparency Safeguards 1. Introduction This batch decision of...

Direct Judicial Grant of Remission (Without Remand) Where Record Shows Reformation: Reformative Primacy Even in TADA Life Convictions

Date: Jun 6, 2026

Direct Judicial Grant of Remission (Without Remand) Where Record Shows Reformation: Reformative Primacy Even in TADA Life Convictions 1) Introduction Case: MD. RASHID KHAN v. Union of INDIA & ANR....

Permissive Occupation Through Husband Does Not Create “Shared Household” Rights Against Sister-in-Law Owner; DV Act Section 26 May Be Considered in Civil Suits, But Relief Lies Against Husband

Date: Jun 6, 2026

Permissive Occupation Through Husband Does Not Create “Shared Household” Rights Against Sister-in-Law Owner; DV Act Section 26 May Be Considered in Civil Suits, But Relief Lies Against Husband 1....

Delay in FIR Caused by Police Inaction Is Not a Ground for Anticipatory Bail in Dowry-Death Allegations; Early Grief-Stage Statements Need Not Be Exhaustively Detailed

Date: Jun 4, 2026

Delay in FIR Caused by Police Inaction Is Not a Ground for Anticipatory Bail in Dowry-Death Allegations; Early Grief-Stage Statements Need Not Be Exhaustively Detailed 1. Introduction The Delhi High...

Waiver of the One-Year Bar under Section 29 SMA for Mutual-Consent Divorce in “Notional” Marriages Causing Exceptional Hardship

Date: Jun 4, 2026

Waiver of the One-Year Bar under Section 29 SMA for Mutual-Consent Divorce in “Notional” Marriages Causing Exceptional Hardship 1. Introduction In SHAHBAZ KHAN v. KOMAL SHRESTH (Delhi High Court,...

Article 21 “Right to Be Forgotten” Applied to Online Judicial Records: De-indexing (Global) and Masking as Privacy-Compatible Limits to Open Justice

Date: Jun 2, 2026

Article 21 “Right to Be Forgotten” Applied to Online Judicial Records: De-indexing (Global) and Masking as Privacy-Compatible Limits to Open Justice Case: LAKSH VIR SINGH YADAV v. UNION OF INDIA &...

“Murder Accident” under the Employees’ Compensation Act: Duty-Nexus and the Dominant Intention Test

Date: Jun 1, 2026

“Murder Accident” under the Employees’ Compensation Act: Duty-Nexus and the Dominant Intention Test 1) Introduction The Delhi High Court in M/S NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD v. SUNITA DEVI & ORS (2026...

Answer-Key Challenges Distinguished from Re-evaluation: Tribunal Must Decide Patent Errors in Model Answers

Date: May 30, 2026

Answer-Key Challenges Distinguished from Re-evaluation: Tribunal Must Decide Patent Errors in Model Answers 1. Introduction In Bisen Anshul Kumar v. Union of India and Anr (2026 DHC 5160-DB), the...

Section 8(2) DSE Act Mandates Prior DOE Approval for Termination in Unaided Private Schools (Retrospective Application) and Requires Fresh, Unbiased Disciplinary Adjudication

Date: May 30, 2026

Section 8(2) DSE Act Mandates Prior DOE Approval for Termination in Unaided Private Schools (Retrospective Application) and Requires Fresh, Unbiased Disciplinary Adjudication 1. Introduction The...

Maternity Cannot Operate as a Sporting Disqualification: Interim Inclusion in Selection Trials and Constitutional Non-Discrimination in Sports Governance

Date: May 28, 2026

Maternity Cannot Operate as a Sporting Disqualification: Interim Inclusion in Selection Trials and Constitutional Non-Discrimination in Sports Governance 1. Introduction The decision in VINESH PHOGAT...

Finality of Quashing Orders Under Section 528 BNSS: Recall Barred by Section 403 BNSS/Section 362 CrPC Absent Prima Facie Fraud on the Court

Date: May 28, 2026

Finality of Quashing Orders Under Section 528 BNSS: Recall Barred by Section 403 BNSS/Section 362 CrPC Absent Prima Facie Fraud on the Court 1. Introduction In ASHWINI PAL v. STATE NCT OF DELHI AND...

Section 17(3) DSE Act Reaffirmed: No Prior DoE Approval for Session-Start Fee Hike; Land-Clause Cannot Expand DoE Powers; Mid-Session Hike Time-Barred with Deemed Approval

Date: May 28, 2026

Section 17(3) DSE Act Reaffirmed: No Prior DoE Approval for Session-Start Fee Hike; Land-Clause Cannot Expand DoE Powers; Mid-Session Hike Requires Timely Decision with Deemed Approval 1....

Limitation for Enforcement of Share in Joint Bank Account Under a Probated Will Runs From Assertion/Non-Honour, Not Mere Knowledge of Account Operation

Date: May 28, 2026

Limitation for Enforcement of Share in Joint Bank Account Under a Probated Will Runs From Assertion/Non-Honour, Not Mere Knowledge of Account Operation 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court’s decision...

Cash-Verification and Full Disclosure as Preconditions to Proving Ticketless-Fare Misconduct in DTC Enquiries

Date: May 24, 2026

Cash-Verification and Full Disclosure as Preconditions to Proving Ticketless-Fare Misconduct in DTC Enquiries Case: DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. RAM AVTAR SHRAMAV (LPA 972/2024) Court: Delhi High...

Revisional Restraint in Maintenance Orders: No Re-agitation of Facts and Proper Remedy Lies Under Section 127 CrPC for Change in Circumstances

Date: May 21, 2026

Revisional Restraint in Maintenance Orders: No Re-agitation of Facts and Proper Remedy Lies Under Section 127 CrPC for Change in Circumstances 1) Introduction In MR. LOKESH KUMAR SINGH v. MS. NEETA...

Territorial Jurisdiction Under Section 20(c) CPC: “Part Cause of Action” Prevails Over Invoices Showing an Administrative Office (Absent an Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause)

Date: May 21, 2026

Territorial Jurisdiction Under Section 20(c) CPC: “Part Cause of Action” Prevails Over Invoices Showing an Administrative Office (Absent an Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause) 1. Introduction In GAC...

Joint Trial Not Fatal Without Demonstrable Prejudice; Police-Station Identification Before TIP Renders Dock Identification Unsafe

Date: May 21, 2026

Joint Trial Not Fatal Without Demonstrable Prejudice; Police-Station Identification Before TIP Renders Dock Identification Unsafe 1. Introduction In RAJINDER KUMAR v. THE STATE (2026 DHC 4479), the...