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Allahabad High Court Orders Release of Minor Girl to Father; Criticizes Lack of Police Investigation

Allahabad High Court Orders Release of Minor Girl to Father; Criticizes Lack of Police Investigation

Court mandates police oversight for similar cases, emphasizing the protection of minors' rights and freedom...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR and ECIR Against Newsclick Studio

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR and ECIR Against Newsclick Studio

Court finds absence of cognizable offences under IPC and invalid predicate offence under PMLA...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Frivolous Habeas Corpus Petition; Imposes Rs. 50,000 Fine

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Frivolous Habeas Corpus Petition; Imposes Rs. 50,000 Fine

Court Finds Misuse of Judicial Process to Thwart Police Investigation; Warns Against Hindrance in Legal Proceedings...

Delhi High Court Divided on De-reservation of OBC Medical Seat

Delhi High Court Divided on De-reservation of OBC Medical Seat

Judges Differ on Whether Reserved Medical Seat Should Be Opened to Unreserved Candidates Due to Lack of Eligible OBC Can...

Allahabad High Court Orders Compensation for Illegal Detention

Allahabad High Court Orders Compensation for Illegal Detention

Court Awards Rs. 25,000 for Violation of Article 21, Allows Recovery from Officer Responsible...

Delhi High Court Upholds Bar Council of Delhi Election Integrity Despite Ballot Tampering Incident

Delhi High Court Upholds Bar Council of Delhi Election Integrity Despite Ballot Tampering Incident

Court Rejects Demand for Re-poll, Orders Resumption of Counting with Enhanced Security Measures and Transparency...

 Bombay High Court Upholds Goa Succession Law Amendments, Prioritizing Surviving Spouse Over Ascendants

Bombay High Court Upholds Goa Succession Law Amendments, Prioritizing Surviving Spouse Over Ascendants

Court Rules Amendments to Goa Succession Act, 2012 Valid and Constitutional; Retrospective Operation with Safeguards Doe...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Convictions in 1982 Haridwar Murder Case

Allahabad High Court Upholds Convictions in 1982 Haridwar Murder Case

The court affirms life imprisonment for accused in a decades-old case involving the murder of Satish Kumar, relying on e...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Over Private Society Elections

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Over Private Society Elections

Court rules writ petitions challenging private society elections are not maintainable under Article 226 without a public...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Filed by SNS Minerals on GST Refund Dispute

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Filed by SNS Minerals on GST Refund Dispute

Court Directs SNS Minerals to Approach GST Appellate Tribunal, Citing Availability of Statutory Remedy...

Uttarakhand High Court Rules Against Arbitrary Repossession by ICICI Bank

Uttarakhand High Court Rules Against Arbitrary Repossession by ICICI Bank

Court Orders Restoration of Vehicle to Petitioner, Emphasizes Due Process in Repossession Actions...

Calcutta High Court Orders Retrial in Cheque Dishonour Case, Overturns Trial Court Acquittal

Calcutta High Court Orders Retrial in Cheque Dishonour Case, Overturns Trial Court Acquittal

The court emphasizes the importance of procedural justice, allowing substitution of representatives in corporate cases u...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea to Quash Dowry and Cruelty Charges in Matrimonial Dispute

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea to Quash Dowry and Cruelty Charges in Matrimonial Dispute

Court emphasizes the need for trial to resolve disputed facts and evidence in the case involving allegations of dowry de...

'Gross abuse of process of law': HC quashes Delhi Police, ED cases against NewsClick

'Gross abuse of process of law': HC quashes Delhi Police, ED cases against NewsClick

The court also rejected the ED's attempt to sustain its money laundering case on the basis of the offence of conspiracy ...

Delhi High Court Sets Precedent by Waiving Statutory Waiting Period for Divorce

Delhi High Court Sets Precedent by Waiving Statutory Waiting Period for Divorce

Court Recognizes "Exceptional Hardship" in Shahbaz Khan v. Komal Shresth, Allows Immediate Divorce Proceedings...

Kerala HC stays till June 15 trial in Shuhaib murder case

Kerala HC stays till June 15 trial in Shuhaib murder case

There are 17 accused in the case. The case attracted significant attention after Shuhaib's family and the Congress appro...

LIC employees requisitioned for census duty: Allahabad HC stays Kanpur Nagar Nigam order

LIC employees requisitioned for census duty: Allahabad HC stays Kanpur Nagar Nigam order

Earlier, the single judge has dismissed the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner had not specifically challen...

Delhi High Court Overturns Order Holding SBI Liable for Unauthorized Transactions

Delhi High Court Overturns Order Holding SBI Liable for Unauthorized Transactions

Court Rules Customer Negligence in Clicking Suspicious Link Bars Bank Liability...

Allahabad HC orders judicial inquiry into lawyer's death due to 'medical negligence'

Allahabad HC orders judicial inquiry into lawyer's death due to 'medical negligence'

Shukla, a young woman lawyer practising at the Allahabad High Court, was rushed to the emergency wing of the SRN Hospita...

Delhi High Court Upholds Admission of Siblings of Deceased Defence Personnel in MBBS Course

Delhi High Court Upholds Admission of Siblings of Deceased Defence Personnel in MBBS Course

Court Rules that Cancellation of Admission Violates Principles of Natural Justice; Siblings Entitled to Reservation Unde...

Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in DTTDC vs Gammon India Case

Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in DTTDC vs Gammon India Case

Arbitral Tribunal's Interpretation of Contractual Clauses Deemed Plausible and Immune from Interference...

Delhi High Court Upholds Cancellation of United News of India’s Land Allotment Over Prolonged Non-Compliance

Delhi High Court Upholds Cancellation of United News of India’s Land Allotment Over Prolonged Non-Compliance

Court Rejects Claim of Irrevocable License Under Indian Easements Act, Emphasizing Conditional Nature of License and Obl...

Jharkhand HC pulls up CID for slow probe into missing Bokaro girl case

Jharkhand HC pulls up CID for slow probe into missing Bokaro girl case

The case relates to the disappearance of a class IX student from Kurma village under Pindrajora police station in Bokaro...

Calcutta HC grants interim protection to WB ex-sports minister in Messi event chaos case

Calcutta HC grants interim protection to WB ex-sports minister in Messi event chaos case

What was supposed to be a marquee football spectacle turned into widespread violence and disorder at the stadium after M...

Another HC judge recuses from hearing plea into alleged access to actor assault case memory card

Another HC judge recuses from hearing plea into alleged access to actor assault case memory card

The court, however, convicted six persons who were found to have directly participated in the abduction and sexual assau...

Social media can't be used to malign judiciary; platforms not silent spectators: Delhi HC

Social media can't be used to malign judiciary; platforms not silent spectators: Delhi HC

The court further directed them to file in a sealed cover all the available basic subscriber information, IP logs and re...

Allahabad HC directs Lucknow Commissioner of Police to submit detailed progress report on missing minor girls

Allahabad HC directs Lucknow Commissioner of Police to submit detailed progress report on missing minor girls

While expressing concern over the unresolved cases, the court acknowledged the importance of sustained efforts to safegu...

Delhi HC grants bail to Kashmiri human-rights activist Khuram Parvez in UAPA case

Delhi HC grants bail to Kashmiri human-rights activist Khuram Parvez in UAPA case

Other conditions included keeping his mobile phone switched on at all times, not changing his residence or contact detai...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Zee Entertainment Against Rogue Websites for FIFA 2026 Content

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Zee Entertainment Against Rogue Websites for FIFA 2026 Content

Court Orders Immediate Blocking of Infringing Websites and Mobile Apps Streaming Unauthorized FIFA World Cup 2026 Conten...

Kerala High Court Clarifies SARFAESI Act's Pre-Deposit Condition

Kerala High Court Clarifies SARFAESI Act's Pre-Deposit Condition

Tribunal Given Leeway to Determine Pre-Deposit Amount in Absence of Adjudicated Debt...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction Against Use of Deceptively Similar Trademark 'Liv-22'

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction Against Use of Deceptively Similar Trademark 'Liv-22'

Himalaya Global Holdings Successfully Protects Its Renowned Trademark 'Liv.52' from Alleged Infringement...

Bennett Coleman Withdraws Petition After Assurance from Lord's Mark Industries

Bennett Coleman Withdraws Petition After Assurance from Lord's Mark Industries

Delhi High Court Grants Leave for Withdrawal of Section 9 Arbitration Petition as Parties Agree on Share Entitlements...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Judicial Discipline in Interim Relief Matters

Karnataka High Court Upholds Judicial Discipline in Interim Relief Matters

Appellate Court advises against overlapping interim relief orders, reserves liberty for expedited proceedings...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Rights of Sports Participants from Outside State

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Rights of Sports Participants from Outside State

Landmark Judgment Affirms Eligibility for 'Outstanding Sports Person' Category Regardless of State Representation...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Revisional Court's Order in Armed Forces Personnel Summons Case

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Revisional Court's Order in Armed Forces Personnel Summons Case

Court mandates adherence to procedural safeguards for Armed Forces summons; matter remanded for fresh hearing...

Orissa High Court Upholds Judicial Recruitment Cut-Off Date

Orissa High Court Upholds Judicial Recruitment Cut-Off Date

Court Denies Interim Relief to Petitioners Challenging Recruitment Eligibility Criteria...