Delhi High Court Case Commentaries

False Self-Disclosure in Form 26 Is Not “Publication” and Does Not Constitute Corrupt Practice under Section 123(4) RP Act

Date: Apr 29, 2026

False Self-Disclosure in Form 26 Is Not “Publication” and Does Not Constitute Corrupt Practice under Section 123(4) RP Act 1. Introduction This Delhi High Court Division Bench decision arose from a...

PoSH Complaints: Inherent Power to Suspend Survives, but Pre‑ICC Fact-Finding is Impermissible and Suspension Orders Must Be Non‑Stigmatic

Date: Apr 29, 2026

PoSH Complaints: Inherent Power to Suspend Survives, but Pre‑ICC Fact-Finding is Impermissible and Suspension Orders Must Be Non‑Stigmatic I. Introduction Case: PROF. RASAL SINGH v. UNIVERSITY OF...

Operational Writ Directions for Police Protection and Swift Social-Media Takedown of Inflammatory Content

Date: Apr 28, 2026

Operational Writ Directions for Police Protection and Swift Social-Media Takedown of Inflammatory Content 1. Introduction In LAXMI DEVI AND ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Delhi High Court, decided on...

EWS Reservation Does Not Carry a Right to Age/Attempt Relaxation: Judicial Deference to Executive Policy Choices

Date: Apr 23, 2026

EWS Reservation Does Not Carry a Right to Age/Attempt Relaxation: Judicial Deference to Executive Policy Choices Introduction In ANISH ARUN & ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Delhi High Court, Division...

Superdari of Rescued Pets: Welfare and Emotional Bond as Determinative Considerations

Date: Apr 22, 2026

Superdari of Rescued Pets: Welfare and Emotional Bond as Determinative Considerations 1. Introduction In MR. SUNIL MALHOTRA & ORS. v. STATE, NCT OF DELHI & ORS. (2026 DHC 3171), the Delhi High Court...

No Pre-Notice Hearing Before Lokpal’s Section 20(3) Show-Cause Notice: Prima Facie Opinion After CBI Preliminary Inquiry Does Not Violate Natural Justice

Date: Apr 22, 2026

No Pre-Notice Hearing Before Lokpal’s Section 20(3) Show-Cause Notice: Prima Facie Opinion After CBI Preliminary Inquiry Does Not Violate Natural Justice 1. Introduction In CHINMOYJIT SEN v. LOKPAL...

POCSO Quashing Where No De-facto Victim Exists and Prosecution Would Re-victimise the Child

Date: Apr 22, 2026

POCSO Quashing Where No De-facto Victim Exists and Prosecution Would Re-victimise the Child: “De-juré Victim” Alone Is Insufficient 1. Introduction In HARMEET SINGH v. STATE OF GNCT DELHI AND ANR....

Sudarshan v. State (2026 DHC 3061): Conviction and Sentencing Must Track the Charge in POCSO Attempt Cases

Date: Apr 22, 2026

Sudarshan v. State (2026 DHC 3061): Conviction and Sentencing Must Track the Charge in POCSO Attempt Cases 1) Introduction In SUDARSHAN v. STATE (Delhi High Court, decided on 15.04.2026), the...

Minor Contradictions (Including Date Mix-up) Not Fatal in Child Sexual Assault Trials When Victim Testimony and DNA Evidence Coherently Corroborate the Core Allegation

Date: Apr 22, 2026

Minor Contradictions (Including Date Mix-up) Not Fatal in Child Sexual Assault Trials When Victim Testimony and DNA Evidence Coherently Corroborate the Core Allegation 1. Introduction In RAM MURAT v....

Section 482 Cr.P.C. Cannot Function as a “Second Revision” to Reappreciate Concurrent Findings; Complaints Based on Uncorroborated High-Value Cash Property Payments Fail at Summoning Stage

Date: Apr 21, 2026

Section 482 Cr.P.C. Cannot Function as a “Second Revision” to Reappreciate Concurrent Findings; Complaints Based on Uncorroborated High-Value Cash Property Payments Fail at Summoning Stage 1....

Recusal Cannot Be Manufactured: Objective “Reasonable Apprehension” Test, Interim Prima Facie Orders, and Non-Lis Associations Do Not Disqualify a Judge

Date: Apr 21, 2026

Recusal Cannot Be Manufactured: Objective “Reasonable Apprehension” Test, Interim Prima Facie Orders, and Non-Lis Associations Do Not Disqualify a Judge 1. Introduction The decision in CENTRAL BUREAU...

Article 226 Limits: No Writ Adjudication of Decades-Old Public Works Payment Claims When Records Are Unverifiable

Date: Apr 21, 2026

Article 226 Limits: No Writ Adjudication of Decades-Old Public Works Payment Claims When Records Are Unverifiable 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court (Division Bench) in JL WALI & ORS v. UNION OF...

CAPF Superannuation Enhancement: Pension Notional-Benefit Cut-off at “Under 60 as on 31.01.2019”

Date: Apr 16, 2026

CAPF Superannuation Enhancement: Pension Notional-Benefit Cut-off at “Under 60 as on 31.01.2019” 1. Introduction This batch decision of the Delhi High Court (Division Bench: Anil Kshetarpal, J. and...

RTI Finality Clauses Do Not Bar Article 226 Review of CIC Orders; “No Policy Number” Requests Require Reasonable Identifiers

Date: Apr 9, 2026

RTI Finality Clauses Do Not Bar Article 226 Review of CIC Orders; “No Policy Number” Requests Require Reasonable Identifiers 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court (Division Bench) in AMBIKA GUPTA v....

Limited Writ Review of Industrial Awards: Documentary Proof & Employee Admissions Sustain Dismissal for Misappropriation and “Loss of Confidence”

Date: Apr 9, 2026

Limited Writ Review of Industrial Awards: Documentary Proof & Employee Admissions Sustain Dismissal for Misappropriation and “Loss of Confidence” Case: UMA SHANKAR SHARMA v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) &...

Deletion of Father’s Name from a Minor’s Passport Where Court-Approved Settlement Grants Sole Custody and Father Renounces All Rights

Date: Apr 8, 2026

Deletion of Father’s Name from a Minor’s Passport Where Court-Approved Settlement Grants Sole Custody and Father Renounces All Rights 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court in Ms. Parul Daware & Anr....

FSSAI Cannot Regulate Animal Feed Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; BIS Certification Cannot Be Mandated Without Central Government Order Under the BIS Act, 2016

Date: Apr 8, 2026

FSSAI Cannot Regulate Animal Feed Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; BIS Certification Cannot Be Mandated Without Central Government Order Under the BIS Act, 2016 Case: GODREJ AGROVET LTD...

Anticipatory Bail in BNS §69: Concealment of an Existing Domestic Relationship (and Children) Can Evidence “False Promise of Marriage” Despite No Registered Marriage

Date: Apr 8, 2026

Anticipatory Bail in BNS §69: Concealment of an Existing Domestic Relationship (and Children) Can Evidence “False Promise of Marriage” Despite No Registered Marriage 1. Introduction In ROHIT v. STATE...

Judicially Enforceable, Reasoned Premature-Release Decisions: Gravity and Police Opposition Cannot Substitute Individualised Reformation Assessment

Date: Apr 7, 2026

Judicially Enforceable, Reasoned Premature-Release Decisions: Gravity and Police Opposition Cannot Substitute Individualised Reformation Assessment Case: RAJAB ALI @ BABLOO v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI &...

Lokpal’s Section 20(3) Investigation Directions Must Be Reasoned, Material-Based, and Person-Specific

Date: Apr 7, 2026

Lokpal’s Section 20(3) Investigation Directions Must Be Reasoned, Material-Based, and Person-Specific 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court in SHRI SHASHI SHEKHAR PRASAD v. LOKPAL OF INDIA AND ORS...