Teaching Experience “After Post Graduation” Means After the Minimum Essential PG Degree—PG Diploma Experience Cannot Be Counted Unless the Rules Say So Case: SUNIL DUTT v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS...
Non‑joinder of a Later‑Formed Partnership Is Not Fatal to Eviction Under the H.P. Public Premises Act: Burden on Occupants to Prove Firm Tenancy Introduction In Sudershan Devi and Others v....
Impleaded Sub-tenant is an “Aggrieved Person” Entitled to Revision, but Eviction Stands Absent Perversity: HP High Court on Subletting, Pleading Sufficiency, and Revisional Limits under Section 24(5)...
Sole-Testimony Convictions in Rape Cases Require “Sterling Quality” Evidence; Appellate Deference to Acquittals Reaffirmed, with Post-Judgment Bonds Directed under BNSS Section 481 Case: State of...
Bail for Foreign Nationals in NDPS Prosecutions: Co‑accused Confession Insufficient; Article 21 and Frank Vitus–compliant Safeguards Prevail Case: Tidj Mamane alias Tidy Mamane v. State of Himachal...
Married Daughters Must Be Counted in Family Size; Policy‑Induced Delay Not Fatal: HP High Court on Compassionate Appointment Case: Savita v. State of Himachal Pradesh and Others Citation: 2025 HHC...
No Probation for Section 304-A IPC Fatal Road Accidents: HP High Court Reaffirms Supreme Court Line and Sets Aside Creative Probation Orders Introduction In State of Himachal Pradesh v. Rajika Gupta...
Mandatory Panchayat Parivar Register Entry on Section 4 Notification Date as the Determinative Eligibility Criterion for R&R Oustee Benefits Commentary on Nathu Ram v. National Thermal Power...
MGNREGA Funding No Bar to Regularisation of Skilled Contractual Staff: Commentary on Hari Singh & Others v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Another 1. Introduction The decision of the Himachal Pradesh...
Only-Possible-View Threshold Reaffirmed; Specificity and Public-View Requirement for Caste-Insult Offences under the SC/ST Act: State of Himachal Pradesh v. Mam Raj Introduction This commentary...
Voluntary Adoption of a Foreign Pay-Pattern Does Not Create an Enforceable Right to Parity Commentary on Sudhir Dhiman & Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. (2025 HHC 28289, decided 21 Aug 2025)...
No “Change in Circumstances” Needed to Approach High Court After Sessions Court Rejects Bail: Himachal Pradesh High Court in Gufran v. State of HP Introduction In Gufran v. State of Himachal Pradesh...
Sub-10-Bigha Encroachments and Mens Rea: The New Limits on Criminal Prosecution – State of H.P. v. Ghambo Devi (2025 HHC 28247) 1. Introduction In State of Himachal Pradesh v. Ghambo Devi, the...
“Substance over Procedure” in Public Employment: Balbir Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2025) and the Compulsory Regularisation of Long-Serving Daily Wagers 1. Introduction CWP No. 3189 of 2025...
Suleman v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2025 HHC 27866) Commentary: The High Court Re-defines the Reach of Section 152, Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita, 2023 Introduction The Himachal Pradesh High Court,...
Execution Against a Deceased Judgment‑Debtor: No Abatement, But Impleading Legal Representatives Is Mandatory—Ex Parte Status Irrelevant Case: Ganga Jogta v. Nand Lal (deceased) through LRs, CMPMO...
Case-to-Case Cannot Mean Arbitrary: Uniform Consideration for Extension up to 68 and No Superannuation During Pending Writs — Dr. Susheela Rana v. State of HP (2025) Court: High Court of Himachal...
The “Incitement-Threshold” Bail Doctrine under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita A Comprehensive Commentary on Farooq Ahmad v. State of Himachal Pradesh, 2025 HHC 23619 1. Introduction On 22 July 2025 the...
Volunteer Status Bars Compassionate Appointment: A Comprehensive Commentary on Mano Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2025 HHC 23412) 1. Introduction Background. The petitioners, Jogindra and Mano...
“No-Deduction Rule” for Retired High Court Judges Heading State Administrative Tribunals 1. Introduction On 23 July 2025, the Himachal Pradesh High Court in Justice (Retd.) V.K. Sharma v. State of...