Delhi High Court Case Commentaries

Rejection of Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Request Does Not Justify Dismissal of Complaint Without Pre‑Summoning Evidence

Date: May 21, 2026

Rejection of Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Request Does Not Justify Dismissal of Complaint Without Pre‑Summoning Evidence 1. Introduction In M/S PROGRESSIVE FINLEASE LTD v. STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. (Delhi...

Digital Court Records and the “Same-Forum Correction” Rule: Challenges to Alleged Deletion/Replacement of Uploaded Orders Must Be Determined by the Issuing Tribunal

Date: May 21, 2026

Digital Court Records and the “Same-Forum Correction” Rule: Challenges to Alleged Deletion/Replacement of Uploaded Orders Must Be Determined by the Issuing Tribunal Case: NEERJA v. UNION OF INDIA &...

Bail Denial in Securities/D-MAT Fraud: “Professional Capacity” Is No Shield Where Alleged Self-Benefit and Forged DIS Are Involved

Date: May 20, 2026

Bail Denial in Securities/D-MAT Fraud: “Professional Capacity” Is No Shield Where Alleged Self-Benefit and Forged DIS Are Involved 1. Introduction In VARUN ARORA (IN JC) v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI...

Maximum Criminal Contempt Sentence for Persistent “Scandalising the Court” and No Review at Sentencing Stage

Date: May 20, 2026

Maximum Criminal Contempt Sentence for Persistent “Scandalising the Court” and No Review at Sentencing Stage 1. Introduction This decision of the Delhi High Court (Navin Chawla, J. and Ravinder...

Construction-Linked Instalments and Mandatory Proof of Demand-Notice Service as Preconditions to Cancellation, “Full & Final Settlement”, and Forfeiture

Date: May 20, 2026

Construction-Linked Instalments and Mandatory Proof of Demand-Notice Service as Preconditions to Cancellation, “Full & Final Settlement”, and Forfeiture 1. Introduction In M/S R C SOOD & CO...

Police-Assisted “Arrears of Land Revenue” Recovery of Child Labour Back Wages: Enforcing the Kaum Faqeer Shah SOP Timelines

Date: May 20, 2026

Police-Assisted “Arrears of Land Revenue” Recovery of Child Labour Back Wages: Enforcing the Kaum Faqeer Shah SOP Timelines 1. Introduction The decision in TARANNUM BEGUM & ORS. v. GNCTD & ORS....

Social-Media Grievances in Uniform: Administrative Removal Upheld and Article 226 Review Strictly Limited in Armed Forces Discipline

Date: May 20, 2026

Social-Media Grievances in Uniform: Administrative Removal Upheld and Article 226 Review Strictly Limited in Armed Forces Discipline 1. Introduction In CPL SACHIN KUMAR SOLANKI (RETD) v. UNION OF...

Digital Vilification, Edited Social-Media Narratives and Public Calls to Boycott Proceedings as Criminal Contempt

Date: May 19, 2026

Digital Vilification, Edited Social-Media Narratives and Public Calls to Boycott Proceedings as Criminal Contempt 1. Introduction The decision in CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION v. KULDEEP SINGH &...

Suppression and Prior Inaction as an Equitable Bar to Interim Copyright Injunctions in Song-Use/Synchronisation Disputes

Date: May 19, 2026

Suppression and Prior Inaction as an Equitable Bar to Interim Copyright Injunctions in Song-Use/Synchronisation Disputes 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court’s order in TRIMURTI FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED...

Morality and Religion Are Irrelevant to Bail: Evidence-First Scrutiny in Intoxication/Blackmail Rape Allegations

Date: May 19, 2026

Morality and Religion Are Irrelevant to Bail: Evidence-First Scrutiny in Intoxication/Blackmail Rape Allegations 1. Introduction In SABIR v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT DELHI) & ANR. (2026 DHC 4171), the...

Relocation of JJ Dwellers Beyond 5 km for Strategic/National Security Needs: Article 21 Compliance Through DUSIB Policy-Protocol Safeguards

Date: May 12, 2026

Relocation of JJ Dwellers Beyond 5 km for Strategic/National Security Needs: Article 21 Compliance Through DUSIB Policy-Protocol Safeguards Case: KHUSHNUMA KHAN & ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS...

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...

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 |...

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....

False Self-Disclosure in Form 26 Is Not “Publication” and Does Not Constitute Corrupt Practice under Section 123(4) RP Act

Date: Apr 29, 2026

False Self-Disclosure in Form 26 Is Not “Publication” and Does Not Constitute Corrupt Practice under Section 123(4) RP Act 1. Introduction This Delhi High Court Division Bench decision arose from a...

PoSH Complaints: Inherent Power to Suspend Survives, but Pre‑ICC Fact-Finding is Impermissible and Suspension Orders Must Be Non‑Stigmatic

Date: Apr 29, 2026

PoSH Complaints: Inherent Power to Suspend Survives, but Pre‑ICC Fact-Finding is Impermissible and Suspension Orders Must Be Non‑Stigmatic I. Introduction Case: PROF. RASAL SINGH v. UNIVERSITY OF...

Operational Writ Directions for Police Protection and Swift Social-Media Takedown of Inflammatory Content

Date: Apr 28, 2026

Operational Writ Directions for Police Protection and Swift Social-Media Takedown of Inflammatory Content 1. Introduction In LAXMI DEVI AND ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Delhi High Court, decided on...

EWS Reservation Does Not Carry a Right to Age/Attempt Relaxation: Judicial Deference to Executive Policy Choices

Date: Apr 23, 2026

EWS Reservation Does Not Carry a Right to Age/Attempt Relaxation: Judicial Deference to Executive Policy Choices Introduction In ANISH ARUN & ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Delhi High Court, Division...