Superdari of Rescued Pets: Welfare and Emotional Bond as Determinative Considerations 1. Introduction In MR. SUNIL MALHOTRA & ORS. v. STATE, NCT OF DELHI & ORS. (2026 DHC 3171), the Delhi High Court...
No Pre-Notice Hearing Before Lokpal’s Section 20(3) Show-Cause Notice: Prima Facie Opinion After CBI Preliminary Inquiry Does Not Violate Natural Justice 1. Introduction In CHINMOYJIT SEN v. LOKPAL...
POCSO Quashing Where No De-facto Victim Exists and Prosecution Would Re-victimise the Child: “De-juré Victim” Alone Is Insufficient 1. Introduction In HARMEET SINGH v. STATE OF GNCT DELHI AND ANR....
Sudarshan v. State (2026 DHC 3061): Conviction and Sentencing Must Track the Charge in POCSO Attempt Cases 1) Introduction In SUDARSHAN v. STATE (Delhi High Court, decided on 15.04.2026), the...
Minor Contradictions (Including Date Mix-up) Not Fatal in Child Sexual Assault Trials When Victim Testimony and DNA Evidence Coherently Corroborate the Core Allegation 1. Introduction In RAM MURAT v....
Section 482 Cr.P.C. Cannot Function as a “Second Revision” to Reappreciate Concurrent Findings; Complaints Based on Uncorroborated High-Value Cash Property Payments Fail at Summoning Stage 1....
Recusal Cannot Be Manufactured: Objective “Reasonable Apprehension” Test, Interim Prima Facie Orders, and Non-Lis Associations Do Not Disqualify a Judge 1. Introduction The decision in CENTRAL BUREAU...
Article 226 Limits: No Writ Adjudication of Decades-Old Public Works Payment Claims When Records Are Unverifiable 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court (Division Bench) in JL WALI & ORS v. UNION OF...
CAPF Superannuation Enhancement: Pension Notional-Benefit Cut-off at “Under 60 as on 31.01.2019” 1. Introduction This batch decision of the Delhi High Court (Division Bench: Anil Kshetarpal, J. and...
RTI Finality Clauses Do Not Bar Article 226 Review of CIC Orders; “No Policy Number” Requests Require Reasonable Identifiers 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court (Division Bench) in AMBIKA GUPTA v....
Limited Writ Review of Industrial Awards: Documentary Proof & Employee Admissions Sustain Dismissal for Misappropriation and “Loss of Confidence” Case: UMA SHANKAR SHARMA v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) &...
Deletion of Father’s Name from a Minor’s Passport Where Court-Approved Settlement Grants Sole Custody and Father Renounces All Rights 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court in Ms. Parul Daware & Anr....
FSSAI Cannot Regulate Animal Feed Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; BIS Certification Cannot Be Mandated Without Central Government Order Under the BIS Act, 2016 Case: GODREJ AGROVET LTD...
Anticipatory Bail in BNS §69: Concealment of an Existing Domestic Relationship (and Children) Can Evidence “False Promise of Marriage” Despite No Registered Marriage 1. Introduction In ROHIT v. STATE...
Judicially Enforceable, Reasoned Premature-Release Decisions: Gravity and Police Opposition Cannot Substitute Individualised Reformation Assessment Case: RAJAB ALI @ BABLOO v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI &...
Lokpal’s Section 20(3) Investigation Directions Must Be Reasoned, Material-Based, and Person-Specific 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court in SHRI SHASHI SHEKHAR PRASAD v. LOKPAL OF INDIA AND ORS...
Accomplice Evidence Without Pardon, Section 33 Evidence Act, and Enhanced Victim Compensation: Delhi High Court on Fabricated Rape Prosecution Conspiracy Case: HAJI MOHD. ALTAF v. THE STATE, 2026 DHC...
Section 82 CrPC: In IPC 376/POCSO prosecutions, an absconding accused can be proclaimed only as a “proclaimed person”, not a “proclaimed offender”; anticipatory bail pendency does not stall...
Section 482 CrPC Must Be Invoked Within a Reasonable Time: “Legal Research” and Bona Fide Belief About No Limitation Do Not Excuse Inordinate Delay 1) Introduction In AJIT KUMAR GOLA v. STATE (GNCTD)...
POCSO Section 15(2) and Unidentified Victims: “Appears to Depict a Child” and the Test of Subjective Satisfaction 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court in COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE AND ORS....