Delhi High Court takes Suo Motu Cognizance as Patients & Kin Brave Cold Outside Hospitals, Night Shelters Overflow
The Court said that “to our mind, this issue calls for urgent executive and/or judicial intervention.”
Continue reading
Landowners in Joint Development Agreement not “Consumer”; May approach Civil Court: SC upholds NCDRC’s order
Supreme Court granted liberty to the appellants to institute a civil suit with entitlement to claim exemption from limitation under Order VII Rule 6 CPC read with the Limitation Act, 1963.
Continue reading
Restraining entry in discharge of duty not Wrongful Restraint or Outraging Modesty; Delhi High Court quashes FIR against Security Guard
The Petitioners being Security Guards, had the bounden duty to ensure that no unauthorised person enters the office premises… act of restraining the Complainant for entering the Office for which she had no right, cannot be termed as an act of wrongful restraint.”
Continue reading
Magistrate can’t discharge accused at Section 251 CrPC stage in Summons Case after issuance of summons: Delhi High Court
“Magistrate erred in discharging the respondents of the offence under Section 452 of the Companies Act at the stage of consideration on the aspect of service of notice of accusation under Section 251 of the CrPC.”
Continue reading
Delhi HC slams Income Tax Department for 8-Year delay in Refund to Microsoft; orders refund of ₹5.37 Crore with interest
Income Tax Department officers’ “utterly negligent attitude” compelled the petitioner to approach the Court.
Continue reading
Criminal Law Roundup 2025 (Part 1): Landmark Supreme Court & High Court Rulings on Section 138 NI Act, NDPS, and more
Covering major criminal law updates from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this roundup offers a quick look at 2025 rulings on arrest, bail, terrorism and national Security, Hate speech, privacy, defamation, etc., and trial procedures.
Continue reading
Delhi High Court stays NHAI’s Termination Notice in Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Contract Dispute
The Court accepted the contention that encashment of insurance surety bonds aggregating to nearly ₹100 crores, prior to final adjudication, would result in grave and irreversible loss and injury.
Continue reading
Making minor touch private parts with sexual intent constitutes Aggravated Sexual Assault under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
Minor inconsistencies arising from age, vocabulary or manner of narration do not erode the credibility of the prosecution, particularly where the allegation relates to commission of sexual assault with sexual intent.
Continue reading
Advocates’ Electoral Roll dispute: Delhi High Court says take it up with Bar Council of Delhi’s Special Committee
For exclusion of provisionally enrolled Advocates from Bar Council Electoral Roll, remedy lies before Bar Council Election Committee, not writ court
Continue reading
Partition suit pleading acquisition from joint family funds cannot be rejected at threshold, must go to trial: Delhi High Court
“The cause of action in a suit for partition is of a recurring nature and continues so long as the joint status subsists, crystallising only upon refusal of a demand for partition.”
Continue reading
“Law can’t change with change of Bench”; Supreme Court directs refund to Adani Power; quashes customs duty on electricity supplied from SEZ to DTA
“The discipline of precedent is not a matter of personal predilection; it is an institutional necessity. Stare decisis et non quieta movere… is a working rule which secures stability, predictability and respect for judicial outcomes. The law cannot change with the change of the Bench.”
Continue reading
Delhi High Court allows foreign medical graduate to treat NTA Affidavit as NEET-UG 2019 Scorecard for FMGE 2026
“The affidavit discloses the total marks obtained, the corresponding percentile, as well as the NEET-UG 2019 rank of the petitioner.”
Continue reading
Tirupati Laddu Adulteration Case | Delhi High Court refuses ex-parte injunction in Defamation Suit
“In my prima facie view, it would only be reasonable to give an opportunity to the defendants to present their defence in respect of their publications/posts/articles.”
Continue reading
Non-Disclosure, Seat Battles and Abuse of Process: Inside Delhi High Court Ruling on Anti-Arbitration Injunctions
The core controversy centres on the effect of deliberate non-disclosure by a nominee arbitrator, the determination of the juridical seat of arbitration, and the extent of supervisory jurisdiction of Indian courts notwithstanding the fixation of a foreign venue by an arbitral institution.
Continue reading
Delhi High Court passes John Doe order protecting Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan’s Personality Rights
The grievance of the plaintiff arose from the manufacture, sale, promotion, and distribution of merchandise such as T-shirts, posters, mugs, keychains, and other products bearing his name, photographs, likeness, and persona, without authorisation.
Continue reading
Working mothers can’t be compelled exhaust themselves while fathers evade responsibility of their Children: Delhi High Court
“Maintenance of children is not confined to bare subsistence; it encompasses their overall upbringing, education, health, and standard of living, consistent with the means and status of the parents.”
Continue reading
Yamuna Flood Plains can’t be encroached under pretext of Graveyard or any other purpose; Delhi High Court issues restoration directions
In the flood plains, people cannot be allowed to make their houses, tenements, sheds, etc., under the pretext of graveyard or for any other purpose.
Continue reading
Supreme Court issues fresh directions on case listing and oral argument timelines
The Circulars are issued in order to streamline listings and ensure timely access to justice for deserving litigants.
Continue reading
Delhi High Court grants Ex-parte injunction protecting Actor Junior NTR’s Personality Rights
The grievance of the plaintiff arose from the manufacture, sale, promotion, and distribution of merchandise such as T-shirts, posters, mugs, keychains, and other products bearing his name, photographs, likeness, and persona, without authorisation.
Continue reading
Part of ICC Sponsorship Payments, for using ICC Trademark, constitutes Taxable Royalty: Delhi High Court
The Court held that the revisional authority was justified in concluding that the payment had two distinct elements, i.e., advertisement and trademark usage.
Continue reading