Delhi Police Act

The petitioners, a group of hawkers, claimed a constitutional right under Article 19(1)(g) to occupy specific spots on Delhi's public pavements for street trading, alleging that the municipal authorities' refusal violated their rights under Articles 19 and 21. The respondents argued that no exclusive right to occupy pa…

The appellant, Paul George, was convicted under Sections 279 and 304A of the IPC and sentenced to fine and imprisonment. He appealed, and the High Court dismissed his criminal revision under Section 397 of the CrPC by a non‑speaking order stating merely that no illegality, impropriety or jurisdictional error was found.…

The appellants, three police constables, were convicted for the murder of Laxman Singh under Sections 302 read with 34 (and 330) of the IPC. The prosecution's case rested on a dying declaration recorded by a Metropolitan Magistrate after the victim was taken to hospital, where he alleged severe beatings and being set o…

The Supreme Court heard an application for modification of its November 2016 interim order that had suspended all licences for the sale of fireworks in the National Capital Region (NCR) after severe air‑pollution following Diwali 2016. Petitioners – fireworks manufacturers and suppliers – argued that a total ban was di…

Three police constables were dismissed after a departmental inquiry and criminal prosecution for allegedly extorting money, but were later acquitted by a Sessions Court. They sought reinstatement and back wages before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which annulled their dismissals on the ground that the puni…

The appellant, an Assistant Wireless Operator in the Delhi Police, was charged with misconduct for refusing to open a locked cabin, shouting at an inspecting officer, not being in uniform, and snatching a log‑book. A disciplinary inquiry found him guilty and dismissed him; the dismissal was upheld by the appellate auth…