High Courts

Delhi High Court Lays Down Guidelines to Address Systemic Failures in Post-Conviction Enforcement

Court Criticizes Thirteen-Year Delay in Arresting Convict and Issues Directions to Prevent Future Lapses...

Bombay High Court Denies Termination of 28-Week Pregnancy, Citing Risk of Foeticide

Court suggests natural delivery with post-birth adoption as an alternative for the 18-year-old petitioner....

Calcutta High Court Quashes Juvenile Proceedings for Breach of Inquiry Deadline

Court Upholds Mandatory Timelines Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 for Petty Offences...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Against Lowering NEET-PG Cutoff Percentiles

Court Finds No Arbitrariness in Policy Decision to Ensure Optimal Seat Utilization...

Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Mohd Alam in Criminal Case

Court considers nature of accusation and applicant's cooperation pledge; sets conditions for bail ...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Probe into Indore Water Contamination Tragedy

Independent Commission Established to Investigate Causes and Accountability as Public Health Emergency Declared...

Madras High Court Overturns Single Judge's Order on Film Certification Process

Court emphasizes need for procedural fairness and challenges to Chairperson's decisions in CBFC film certification dispu...

Don't disclose sexual assault survivor's identity in court documents: Delhi HC to police

The accused contended that he was in a consensual physical relationship with the mother of the prosecutrix and had been ...

Allahabad HC says live-in influenced by western ideas, sets aside life term in rape case

The HC held that the conviction for kidnapping and abduction was "absolutely unwarranted" as the victim was an adult who...

'Doctor', 'Dr' not exclusive to medical professionals: Kerala HC

It further said that the NMC Act does not contain any provision for conferring the title doctor on qualified medical pro...

Failure to disclose grounds of arrest in memo amounts to dereliction of duty: HC

The High Court, in its verdict dated January 22, ordered that any police officer in Uttar Pradesh who fails to disclose ...

Manipur HC seeks progress report on blocking of video showing killing in Churachandpur

The video, which surfaced on January 21, allegedly shows a man being shot dead by suspected militants despite pleading f...

Course correction: Gujarat varsity reverses decision on appointment of chemistry prof as English HoD

The university defended its decision in the tribunal, citing that the seniority of the members in the English department...

HC quashes bail to IAS officer accused in abetment of suicide case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) informed the court that forensic analysis had confirmed the suicide notes to be in ...

Procedural Lapses Lead to Bail for NDPS Convicts in West Bengal

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to Two Convicts Due to Non-compliance with NDPS Act Provisions ...

Wife can't claim maintenance if her action contributes to husband's incapacity to earn: HC

"If a wife by her own acts or omissions causes or contributes to the incapacity of her husband to earn, she cannot be pe...

Gujarat HC questions school on administrative, security lapses over student stabbing incident

Describing the school's approach as treating education like a money-making enterprise, the court remarked that even basi...

HC gives Punjab 7 working days to decide on Amritpal's parole plea to attend Parliament session

Amritpal, the chief of the Waris Punjab De group who styled himself after slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindr...

Karnataka HC lifts ban on bike taxis

According to the company, bike taxis serve as a vital mobility lifeline for Indian cities, offering an affordable and co...

Jana Nayagan certification row: HC to pronounce order on Jan 27

the petition filed by M/s KVN Productions LLP, producer of the film "Jaya Nayagan" and gave a direction to the CBFC to g...

Two more activists get bail from HC in Elgar Parishad case; only 1 accused in jail now

At least 16 people, including prominent lawyers, activists, and academics, were booked in connection with allegedly prov...

'Delhi HC sets aside bail granted to accused in Turkman Gate violence case'

To oppose the grant of bail before the trial court, the prosecution had largely relied on CCTV footage and the disclosur...

Delhi govt can give cash to EWS students to buy school uniform: HC

The Delhi government informed the court that its cabinet believed that procurement and distribution of uniforms in kind ...

'You are not living in alien world', HC slams officials on air pollution issue, warns of pay halt

The HC was, however, not impressed with the submission and pointed out that all these anti-pollution actions had been ta...

Cash-for-query: Lokpal gets more time to decide on sanction to file chargesheet against Mahua Moitra

"The period of disposal is extended by two months while observing that no further request for extension of time will be ...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Sets Aside Adverse APAR; Orders Review of Promotion for ITBP Officer

Court Expunges Biased APAR Grading, Directs Re-evaluation of Promotion Prospects with Full Benefits...

Mahad poll violence: Sena Minister Gogawale's son surrenders before police

Clashes broke out between supporters of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the NCP, headed by Ajit Pawar, during the civic ...

HC judges recuses self from hearing Karti Chidambaram's plea in Chinese Visa case

The CBI FIR, which contained findings of the investigating officer who undertook the preliminary inquiry, alleged that a...

Bombay HC grants bail to two activists in Elgar Parishad case