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Chhattisgarh High Court Rules in Favor of Exporter, Grants Refund of Export Duty on Parboiled Rice

Chhattisgarh High Court Rules in Favor of Exporter, Grants Refund of Export Duty on Parboiled Rice

Court Holds Irrevocable Letter of Credit Condition Non-Mandatory for Exemption; Orders Refund of Over Rs. 2 Crore...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Amendment of Pleadings in Rent Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Amendment of Pleadings in Rent Case

Court dismisses tenant's revision petition against amendment allowing landlord to claim house tax arrears...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Bail Due to Perceived Judicial Bias

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Bail Due to Perceived Judicial Bias

Justice Sumeet Goel overturns Magistrate's bail order citing familial ties with the accused, upholding the principle of ...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Income Tax Department Appeal on Assessment Year Computation

Delhi High Court Dismisses Income Tax Department Appeal on Assessment Year Computation

Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision in Favor of Deepak Kumar Aggarwal, Clarifying Interpretation of Section 153C of Income...

Kerala High Court Quashes Unlawful Bail Conditions for Bangladeshi National

Kerala High Court Quashes Unlawful Bail Conditions for Bangladeshi National

Court Rules Confinement in Detention Centre Violates Article 21 Rights...

Orissa High Court Directs Police Assistance for Implementation of Injunction Order

Orissa High Court Directs Police Assistance for Implementation of Injunction Order

In a landmark decision, the Orissa High Court empowers trial courts to invoke inherent powers for police assistance in c...

Pawan Kalyan's personality rights: Delhi HC gives social media platforms 7 days to act on his plea

Pawan Kalyan's personality rights: Delhi HC gives social media platforms 7 days to act on his plea

In a similar matter concerning actor Ajay Devgn, the court clarified while granting him interim relief that the plaintif...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition by M/s J.K. Enterprises; Imposes Exemplary Costs for Concealing Material Facts

Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition by M/s J.K. Enterprises; Imposes Exemplary Costs for Concealing Material Facts

Court Upholds Consolidated Show Cause Notices Under GST Act; Advises Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies for Fraudulent ITC...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Reinstates Candidate's Candidature for IIT Jammu Post

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Reinstates Candidate's Candidature for IIT Jammu Post

Court Awards Exemplary Costs of Rs. 1,00,000 for Unlawful Cancellation of Candidature...

Delhi High Court Upholds Dismissal of Plea for Amendment in Written Statement Post Trial Commencement

Delhi High Court Upholds Dismissal of Plea for Amendment in Written Statement Post Trial Commencement

Court reaffirms strict adherence to 'due diligence' requirement under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC...

Act in 7 days to protect Sunil Gavaskar's personality rights, Delhi HC tells social media platforms

Act in 7 days to protect Sunil Gavaskar's personality rights, Delhi HC tells social media platforms

Gavaskar approached the high court seeking to prevent the unauthorised use of his name, images, persona and likeness by ...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Strict Interpretation of Teaching Experience for Headmaster Appointments

Allahabad High Court Upholds Strict Interpretation of Teaching Experience for Headmaster Appointments

Petitioners' Part-Time Instructor Experience Deemed Insufficient for Headmaster Eligibility Under Amended Rules...

Delhi High Court Upholds Tribunal's Dismissal of Petition Over Recruitment Form Error

Delhi High Court Upholds Tribunal's Dismissal of Petition Over Recruitment Form Error

Court rules candidate's clerical error in application form cannot be corrected post-submission, denies plea for eligibil...

Madras High Court Upholds Copyright Streaming Rights for Raj Television Network

Madras High Court Upholds Copyright Streaming Rights for Raj Television Network

Court Affirms Raj Television's Ownership Despite Technological Advances and Dismisses Vacate Stay Application...

MP: HC stays holding Vikram Award ceremony till disposal of plea filed by mountaineer Megha Parmar

MP: HC stays holding Vikram Award ceremony till disposal of plea filed by mountaineer Megha Parmar

Parmar, a resident of Sehore, said she did not object to Dehariya's selection, but she was the first to hoist the tricol...

J'khand HC commutes death penalty of 2 Maoists convicted of killing 6 policemen to life imprisonment

J'khand HC commutes death penalty of 2 Maoists convicted of killing 6 policemen to life imprisonment

The court held that the injured policemen, who were part of the team, were eyewitnesses to the incident, and the involve...

MP: Legal battle over top sports award continues as Everest climber Patidar files appeal

MP: Legal battle over top sports award continues as Everest climber Patidar files appeal

On December 8, a single judge of the High Court had dismissed Patidar's writ petition, stating that the government had c...

Delay in releasing Indian national's mortal remains: Raj HC issues notice to Saudi Arabia's embassy

Delay in releasing Indian national's mortal remains: Raj HC issues notice to Saudi Arabia's embassy

The court has also issued notices to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), specifically the joint secretary in charge ...

Relu Punia murder case in Haryana: HC orders interim bail for couple who killed 8 of family in 2001

Relu Punia murder case in Haryana: HC orders interim bail for couple who killed 8 of family in 2001

The directions came on petitions filed by Sonia and her husband Sanjeev Kumar, who had challenged the Haryana government...

Meghalaya HC orders govt to hand over land to AAI for Shillong airport expansion by Jan 10

Meghalaya HC orders govt to hand over land to AAI for Shillong airport expansion by Jan 10

Taking note of action taken reports filed by the state and AAI, the court said the earlier timeline, which envisaged han...

Some 'malafide' behind slashing down of Zeeshan Siddique's security cover, says HC

Some 'malafide' behind slashing down of Zeeshan Siddique's security cover, says HC

Shehzeen said in her plea that her husband had repeatedly raised security concerns and sought restoration of police prot...

Pakistani Hindu couple's family dispute reaches MP HC; woman seeks husband's deportation to Pakistan

Pakistani Hindu couple's family dispute reaches MP HC; woman seeks husband's deportation to Pakistan

The woman from Pakistan, Nikita Devi (28), has filed a writ petition in the Indore bench of the high court, in which she...

Gauhati High Court Strikes Down Assam's Office Memorandum on Compassionate Appointments

Gauhati High Court Strikes Down Assam's Office Memorandum on Compassionate Appointments

Clause Restricting Eligibility Based on Remaining Service Period Declared Unconstitutional...

Kerala govt moves HC against pre-arrest bail granted to Mamkootathil in second sexual assault case

Kerala govt moves HC against pre-arrest bail granted to Mamkootathil in second sexual assault case

In its petition, filed by an Additional Public Prosecutor, the state government said the Sessions Court order is liable ...

2020 Delhi riots accused, victims not challenging probe but outsiders moving court: HC

2020 Delhi riots accused, victims not challenging probe but outsiders moving court: HC

The high court’s observation was made while hearing a batch of petitions seeking directions for setting up a special inv...

Existing labour courts, industrial tribunals to continue till new ones formed: Govt to Delhi HC

Existing labour courts, industrial tribunals to continue till new ones formed: Govt to Delhi HC

"We appreciate the efforts made by ASG (Additional Solicitor General) Chetan Sharma and further repose our trust that at...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules Against Charging Tuition Fees During Veterinary Internship

Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules Against Charging Tuition Fees During Veterinary Internship

Court Orders Refund of Fees Charged by Private Veterinary College, Upholds VCI Regulations...

Gujarat High Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Convict in POCSO Case

Gujarat High Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment for Convict in POCSO Case

Death penalty for rape of six-year-old reduced to life imprisonment considering lack of criminal antecedents and potenti...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Cracks Down on Non-Compliance in Judicial Administration

Himachal Pradesh High Court Cracks Down on Non-Compliance in Judicial Administration

Court Issues Warning of Contempt Proceedings Against State Officials Over Delayed Judicial Appointments and Arrears...

Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Retrospective GST Registration Cancellation

Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Retrospective GST Registration Cancellation

Court Orders Fresh Opportunity for Petitioner to Present Case, Emphasizes Compliance with Natural Justice...

HC asks Punjab poll body to direct cops for non-partisan conduct in local polls

HC asks Punjab poll body to direct cops for non-partisan conduct in local polls

The petitions were filed after a purported audio clip surfaced on social media with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president ...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Dismisses Petition for Quashing Interim Compensation Order Under Negotiable Instruments Act

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Dismisses Petition for Quashing Interim Compensation Order Under Negotiable Instruments Act

Petitioner Directed to Seek Remedy Through Sessions Court Following Dismissal by High Court...

Gujarat High Court Decides on GST Detention and Confiscation Rules

Gujarat High Court Decides on GST Detention and Confiscation Rules

The court clarifies the independent functioning of Sections 129 and 130 under the CGST Act, emphasizing that confiscatio...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Single Judge's Decision in SEBI vs. Amit Jain Case

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Single Judge's Decision in SEBI vs. Amit Jain Case

SEBI's authority reaffirmed in procedural adjudication, while PIT Regulations operate independently of Chapter VIA measu...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Expedited Repatriation of Mortal Remains from Saudi Arabia

Rajasthan High Court Orders Expedited Repatriation of Mortal Remains from Saudi Arabia

Court Directs Authorities for Swift Action on Repatriation of Deceased Indian Citizen's Remains...

Act within 3 days to protect Salman Khan's personality rights, Delhi HC tells social media platforms

Act within 3 days to protect Salman Khan's personality rights, Delhi HC tells social media platforms

The high court directed the social media intermediaries to treat Khan's suit as a complaint under the Information and Te...