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As the third edition of Delhi Arbitration Weekend (September 18—21, 2025) unfolds, DAW not only cements its stature as a leading arbitration forum but also marks a pivotal evolution in the Asia‑Pacific arbitration landscape, drawing expanded participation from preeminent global institutions such as SIAC, ICC, ICSID, and PCA.
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“Regulatory failure’ occurs due to ineffective functioning of the Regulatory Commissions, excessive governmental interference, or ‘regulatory capture’.”
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“No High Court or Trial Court shall pass any order granting regular bail or anticipatory bail based on an undertaking by the accused or their family members to deposit a particular amount. All such pleas shall be decided strictly on their own merits, in accordance with law.”
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The Court concluded that all three limbs of Section 2(h)(d)(i) of the RTI Act — ownership, control, and substantial financing, stood satisfied in the case of CIAL. Hence, CIAL was held to be a “public authority” within the meaning of the Right to Information Act, 2005, and was amenable to the obligations of information disclosure under the provisions and rigours of the Act.
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“To attract the offence under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, a person should burn, mutilate, deface, defile, disfigure, destroy, trample upon or otherwise show disrespect to or bring into contempt, the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India or any part thereof, in any public place or in any other place within public view.”
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“Kannur University does not have the inherent power to review its decision. Such a power can be vested in authority only by the provisions of law and not otherwise.”
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The petition was filed alleging that soil extraction is being carried out in connection with the construction of the National Highway from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram, where soil was extracted beyond the permissible limits altering the hill topography and causing severe environmental damage with the risk of landslides.
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The Court had acknowledged that while the right to reproductive autonomy, including the right to terminate a pregnancy, as well as the dignity and privacy of the pregnant person, are paramount.
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“Section 35 of the BNSS, 2023 provides for arrest of persons by the Investigating Agency, ensuring that the person concerned appears before the Investigating Agency and cooperates with the investigation. The provision delineates the prerequisites that must be fulfilled before a person can be arrested without a warrant, keeping in mind the laudable objective of safeguarding the liberty of an individual.”
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“The accused is entitled to a fair opportunity to disprove the allegations against him. Denial of access to forensic comparison in the face of specific electronic material forming part of defence evidence amounts to curtailment of such a right.”
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“Procedure, it is said, is only a handmaiden and not a mistress of justice. However, the said adage has been followed only in the breach in this case. A simple issue of an amendment to a complaint has held up a trial under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the last nearly two years.”
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“What began as a matter of judicial concern has now evolved into a framework that promises tangible relief to affected depositors. This development, though long overdue, marks the beginning of the larger remedial process.”
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“This is a case of pure misadventure where the doctor has admitted the patient and after taking go ahead for operation from the patient’s family members, did not perform the operation in time as he was not having the requisite doctor (i.e. anaesthetist) to perform the surgery.”
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“The present being a case where the grievance sought to be raised by the petitioner is regarding alleged obstruction by his neighbour in the construction of a gate on the petitioner’s property, the same in our view would not come within the purview of provisions of the Senior Citizens Act 2007.”
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“Access to justice is inextricably connected to maintaining integrity in the process of invocation and conduct of remedial proceedings before Courts and Tribunals.”
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Considering the seriousness of the allegations against the accused, the Court viewed that custodial interrogation was necessary.
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In this case, Shreyas Talpade was linked to an alleged financial scam involving a Haryana-based cooperative society, which was accused of defrauding investors.
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A Single-Judge Bench of the High Court quashed the sale, pointing out multiple deficiencies in the valuation report issued by the commissioner.
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“We make it clear that these directions are issued in the larger public interest to uphold the dignity, and healthcare rights of prisoners with disabilities in all custodial settings. The obligations herein are rooted in India’s constitutional guarantees, statutory mandates, and international human rights commitments.”
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“The investigation conducted so far revealed that mule accounts were opened within Kerala with the assistance of persons including the accused.”
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