News “Reservation cannot be reduced to a technical trap, nor can a 20-day window defeat constitutional guarantees”: Delhi High Court quashes cancellation of OBC-NCL candidates in CAPF (Assistant Commandant) examination, holds UPSC’s rigid cut-off for issuance of caste certificates arbitrary and disproportionate, affirms that OBC status is by birth and not by date of certification, and directs restoration of candidature and appointments RawlawJanuary 23, 20267 min read
News “Mere filing of complaints, even if alleged to be false, does not by itself constitute criminal offences, nor can Section 482 be used to revive a dismissed complaint”: Delhi High Court refuses to summon former employees for breach of trust, defamation and false prosecution, applies statutory bar under Section 195 CrPC, holds no ‘entrustment’ of data during employment, but upholds summoning of one respondent for criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC RawlawJanuary 23, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court grants NDPS bail for violation of Article 22(1), holds Section 37 cannot override illegal arrest RawlawJanuary 22, 20266 min read
News Delhi High Court: Commercial Court must return plaint, not dismiss suit, if dispute is non-commercial RawlawJanuary 22, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court: Trial without defence counsel vitiates fairness; witness recall mandatory to prevent injustice RawlawJanuary 22, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court reiterates narrow scope of Section 34, upholds arbitral award in CPWD contract dispute RawlawJanuary 22, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court declines to interfere where witness consented to recording of evidence without counsel RawlawJanuary 22, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court refuses to quash criminal case alleging forged Will despite pending civil disputes RawlawJanuary 22, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court upholds Ph.D. requirement for higher AGP under AICTE norms, dismisses lecturers’ plea RawlawJanuary 22, 20265 min read
News Delhi High Court grants bail in robbery case, flags CCTV-FIR mismatch and improbabilities in prosecution story RawlawJanuary 22, 20264 min read
