Friendship/Valentine’s Day Does Not Imply Consent: Bail to be Refused in POCSO Cases Where Minority, DNA Support, and Victim’s Consistent Opposition Are Shown 1. Introduction In WASIM AKHTAR v. STATE...
IP-Anchored Composite Commercial Suits & Targeted Interim Takedown of Ex Facie Disparaging Remarks in Media-Critique Content 1. Introduction In TV TODAY NETWORK LIMITED v. NEWS LAUNDRY MEDIA PRIVATE...
Unreliable Sole Eyewitness and Chance Dock Identification (Without TIP) Cannot Sustain a Section 302/34 IPC Conviction 1. Introduction In VIRENDER ALIAS BABLU v. STATE NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court,...
Combatisation “Inheres in the Cadre”: Ex-servicemen appointed in combatised ranks cannot claim civilian superannuation; non-combatised recruitment rules cannot be used to extend retirement to 60...
Earned Annual Increment Cannot Be Denied Merely Because It Becomes Payable the Day After Retirement Case: UNION OF INDIA & ORS. v. NARESH KUMAR GUPTA (2026 DHC 2369-DB) | Court: Delhi High Court |...
Secretariat–Non-Secretariat Pay Parity: Historical Parity and Common Recruitment Do Not Compel Judicially-Directed Pay Equality Contrary to Pay Commission Design Case: ITGOA & ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA...
Benefit of Doubt Where Demand Is Attributed to a Third Person and a Listed Trap Witness Is Withheld 1. Introduction Case: Rajinder Kumar v. C.B.I. (2026 DHC 2130), Delhi High Court, decided on...
From Dowry Death (S.304-B) to Abetment of Suicide (S.306) on Evidentiary Uncertainty of Administration of Poison Despite Proof of Dowry-Cruelty Case: VEER PAL v. STATE N.C.T. OF DELHI (Delhi High...
Injured Witness Primacy & TIP Reliability in Section 307 IPC; Sentence Leniency Denied Despite Time Lapse Where Conduct/Antecedents Adverse 1. Introduction Case: AJAY @ SHANTU v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)...
MOYA Recognition as the Decisive معيار for Railways’ Scouts & Guides Recruitment Quota: WOSM Affiliation Not a Valid Exclusionary Test Case: HINDUSTAN SCOUTS AND GUIDES ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS...
Rash and Negligent Driving Under Sections 279/304A IPC Can Be Inferred from the Site Plan and Circumstances (Res Ipsa Loquitur), Reinforced by Section 313 Cr.P.C. Admission 1. Introduction The Delhi...
Intestacy Petition Must Yield to a Propounded Will: Letters of Administration under Section 278 Not Maintainable Once Section 276 Proceedings on the Same Estate Are Filed 1) Introduction The Delhi...
Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Denied on a Vague Allegation of “Non‑Cooperation” (and an Accused Need Not Be “Not Smart” in Interrogation) 1. Introduction In RAVJEET SINGH v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF...
Removal-of-Difficulties Orders Cannot Bypass the Act’s Fee-Fixation Scheme: Interim Abeyance of Delhi’s 2026 School Fee Timelines 1) Introduction This Delhi High Court decision (Devendra Kumar...
Interim Maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Ordinarily Payable from Date of Application; Any Deviation Requires Cogent Reasons Case: SANYOGITA GUPTA & ORS. v. ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA Citation: 2026 DHC...
Non-Delegable Safety Duty in Public Excavation Works: Anticipatory Bail Denied Despite NCLT Suspension/CIRP 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court, in HIMANSHU GUPTA v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI...
Bail Cannot Be Denied Solely for Past Abscondence Where Trial Is Substantially Complete and Prosecution Shows No Concrete Flight-Risk Material 1. Introduction In R. USHA @ G. USHA v. CENTRAL BUREAU...
OTS “No-Lien” Deposits and Debt Assignment to ARCs: Civil Recovery Dispute Not Cheating/Breach of Trust Absent Dishonest Intention at Inception Case: MAHENDER SINGH v. STATE ( GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI )...
Recruitment Advertisements May Reserve Power to Fix Paper-wise Thresholds Mid-Process if Notified Before the Relevant Stage Case: DINESH & ANR. v. COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH...
Fund-raising without a proven “scheduled-offence source” is not “proceeds of crime”: Bail under PMLA cannot rest on guilt by association 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court in MOIDEEN KUTTY K @ M.K....