News Delhi High Court: “Procedure is the handmaid of justice but cannot be trashed; vague excuses of government delay cannot justify striking down codified timelines” – ’s plea against striking off defence dismissed for failure to file Written Statement within prescribed time RawlawSeptember 11, 20255 min read
News Gujarat High Court on Land Acquisition Compensation: “Delay in Exercising Statutory Rights Cannot Defeat Entitlement to Just Compensation” – Court Directs Reconsideration of Award RawlawAugust 21, 20255 min read
News Delhi High Court: “State Cannot Justify Delay in Compassionate Appointment by Blaming Procedural Formalities” — Court Slams Government for 13-Year Delay in Granting Job to Widow of Deceased Employee RawlawAugust 7, 20256 min read
News Delhi High Court Reiterates: “Any Amount Paid Towards Tax Under Mistake of Law Must Be Refunded Without Delay” — Relief Granted to R K Tech for Unlawfully Collected Excise Duty on Freight Charges RawlawAugust 7, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court: “Delay in delivery of possession is not just breach of contract but a denial of basic rights” – Buyer awarded compensation with interest for undelivered flat after 11 years RawlawAugust 3, 20256 min read
News Mere Delay in Filing Appeal Against Dismissal from Service Does Not Bar Relief if Dismissal Was Illegal: Supreme Court Emphasizes “Substance Over Limitation” While Setting Aside Removal Order Passed Without Inquiry RawlawAugust 3, 20255 min read
News Bombay High Court Rules in Favour of Landowner: “Rejection on Delay Does Not Bar Right to Seek Re-determination” — Section 28-A Application Maintainable Despite Failed Section 18 Reference RawlawAugust 1, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court Rules on Delay in Seeking Partition After Possession by Co-owner: “When One Co-sharer Possesses the Whole, Time Starts Running Against the Others” RawlawAugust 1, 20257 min read
News Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Alleged Murder Case of Social Activist Citing Inconsistencies in Witness Statements and Delay in Recording Eye-Witness Accounts as Ground for Doubt. “The inconsistencies between Section 161 and 164 CrPC statements of eyewitnesses create reasonable doubt in the prosecution’s story, entitling the accused to bail.” RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read
News Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Under Harassment and Outraging Modesty Charges, Citing Material Improvements and Delay in FIR: “No Cogent Explanation For Inordinate Delay” RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read
