India: Constitutional & Administrative Law

The High Court of Delhi, through its judgment dated 17.06.2026 in Anuj Goyal v. National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi & Ors. , dismissed a writ petition by holding that High Courts ought to ordinarily refrain from invoking their extraordinary jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, where proceedings are pending before the competent tribunal.

The High Court of Delhi, through its judgment dated 19.06.2026 in M/s EG Communications Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. Election Commission of India & Ors. , dismissed a challenge to the directions prohibiting political advertisements at Delhi Metro stations during the operation of the Model Code of Conduct (“MCC”) on the ground that it is not violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India, 1949 (“Constitution”).

The High Court of Delhi, through its judgment dated 15.06.2026 in Sunita v. Bajinder Kumar , dismissed a petition challenging the Trial Court’s order permitting inter alia the filing of a replication under Order VIII Rule 9 of the CPC, holding that leave to file a replication may be granted where it is necessary for effective adjudication of issues.

Can the police arrest an accused merely because a private criminal complaint has been filed before a Magistrate? Is anticipatory bail necessary after receiving summons in a complaint case? These questions have long created uncertainty among litigants and legal practitioners, particularly in jurisdictions where anticipatory bail applications became routine immediately after the institution of complaint proceedings.

India's airport privatisation operates through Public-Private Partnership frameworks where the Airports Authority of India retains ownership while granting long-term operational rights to private concessionaires. This comprehensive analysis examines the legal architecture governing these arrangements, including the regulatory role of AERA in tariff determination, the distinction between aeronautical and non-aeronautical services, and the allocation of responsibilities between airport operators and airlines

Following the Supreme Court’s May 2026 judgment upholding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, this article analyses the constitutional basis under Article 324 and provides practical implementation priorities for Chief Electoral Officers, District Election Officers, and state election machinery to ensure accurate, inclusive, and legally compliant revision of electoral rolls.

The appeal arose from an arbitral dispute in which the appellant challenged an order of the Arbitral Tribunal rejecting an objection under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The appellant contended that various agreements executed between the parties were insufficiently stamped and, being in the nature of “conveyance”, ought to have been impounded before arbitration could proceed.

In an important decision concerning passport rights and the interpretation of Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967, the Andhra Pradesh High Court[1] has clarified that the mere registration of a criminal...

The enactment of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 was conceived as a beneficial and self-contained legislative code designed to safeguard the interests of home buyers and ensure timely...