Tribunals Must Not Interdict Transfers/Postings by Ad-Interim Orders that Grant Substantive Relief 1. Introduction In UNION OF INDIA & ORS. v. B SRINIVASA RAO & ORS. (Delhi High Court, decided on...
False Due Diligence Reports by Empanelled Agencies Can Sustain Conspiracy Charges at the Charge-Framing Stage 1. Introduction In VIKAS GARG & ANR. v. THE STATE THROUGH CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION...
Age Relaxation as a Bar to “Migration” into Unreserved Vacancies for Ex-Servicemen under Horizontal Reservation Case: GAURAV VERMA & ORS. v. AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ANR. Court: Delhi High Court...
Link Judge’s Competence to Extend MCOCA Investigation Time When the Sole Special Judge Is Absent: CrPC/BNSS “Urgent Application” Power Fills the Vacuum (and De Facto Doctrine Defeats Default Bail)...
Premature Release Cannot Be Denied Solely on “Gravity”: SRB Must Give Evidence-Linked Reasons and Courts May Grant Mandamus After Repeated Mechanical Rejections 1. Introduction In ASIF @ NAEEM v....
Duty of Candour in Bail Status Reports: Bail in a Circumstantial Murder Case Where “Last Seen” Identification Fails and Weapon Recovery Mismatches Ballistics 1. Introduction In AMAN@ PRINCE @ BHURA...
Bail in Cyber-Fraud: Large-Scale Circular Fund Movement, Lack of Business Records, and Ongoing Complex Investigation as Grounds to Refuse Regular Bail 1) Introduction The decision in Rohit Gagerna v....
Compromise Cannot Cure Fraud on Court and Public Authorities: Refusal to Quash FIR Where Parties Misrepresented Marital Status 1. Introduction In ROHIT LAMBA & ANR. v. STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR....
EWS “Gross Annual Income” Includes Junior Resident Remuneration: Substance Over “Stipend” Nomenclature 1) Introduction In DR. BAHUBALI N. SHETTI v. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND ANR...
Post-2020 Delhi Prison Rules: No Furlough Without “Annual Good Conduct Remissions” Where Remission Is Court-Barred Case: VIKAS YADAV v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS. (2026 DHC 1171)...
Interim Bail Period Excluded from “Custody” Computation under Section 187(2) BNSS: Only Actual Detention Counts 1. Introduction In NEERAJ KUMAR v. STATE NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court, 11-02-2026;...
Police-Custody Confession Alone Cannot Sustain Continued Detention: Bail Granted for Lack of Admissible Evidence and Directions to Ensure Police Assistance in Bail Hearings 1) Introduction In SARVESH...
Judicial Review of PSU Employee Social-Media Speech: Misconduct Findings Sustained, but Termination-Type Penalty Must Meet Proportionality 1. Introduction Case: Madanjit Kumar v. Central Electronics...
Shaky Dock Identification + Dubious “Disclosure” Recovery = Benefit of Doubt in Robbery/397 IPC Prosecutions 1) Introduction Case: FEROZ AHMAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court, decided on...
Voluntary Relocation and Suitable Alternate Accommodation: No Automatic Re-entry into a Former Shared Household under the DV Act 1. Introduction In REENA GROVER v. SH. RAMESH GROVER & ORS. (Delhi...
Section 17(B) Wages Stop at Superannuation: Employer’s Liability Ends with Service Tenure Despite Pending Writ 1. Introduction In LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA v. G.K. NIJHAWAN (2026 DHC 1037,...
Probationary Judicial Officer Discharge Under Rule 14: Fact-Finding Triggered by a Viral Incident Does Not Convert Termination into Punitive Removal Absent a Formal Misconduct Finding 1. Introduction...
POCSO/Sessions Trials: Day-to-Day Recording of an “In-Box” Witness to Curb Witness Pressurisation and Preserve Evidentiary Integrity 1. Introduction The decision in SURJEET KUMAR @ KALU v. STATE OF...
IOA Cannot Add Extra-Olympic Eligibility Conditions Beyond FIS Qualification Criteria: “World Championship Participation” Not a Mandatory Athlete-Eligibility Filter; “Long List” Cannot Override Final...
Anticipatory Bail Denial Where Child Trafficking/Exploitation Is Alleged and Custodial Interrogation Is Needed 1. Introduction This decision of the Delhi High Court (Justice Girish Kathpalia), dated...