High Courts
Kerala HC quashes key stages in Sabarimala greenfield airport land acquisition
According to the court, this mandatory requirement under Sections 4(4)(d), 7(5)(b), and 8(1)(c) of the 2013 Act was not ...
HC judge quotes Prophet Mohammed, directs Madurai corpn to pay lawyer''s fee
"The university, which is pleading that its financial situation is such that it is unable to pay the dues of its retired...
Unanimous decision taken to suspend licences of advocates listed as history-sheeters: UP Bar Council to HC
Kafeel had filed a plea under Article 227 to challenge an order by the Additional Sessions Judge of Etawah dismissing hi...
Hold meeting to finalise modalities for student union election: HC to Rajasthan University, state
The batch of writ petitions led by one Jai Rao had charged the University of Rajasthan with not holding student union el...
Delhi HC asks petitioner to move SC with plea to remove ban on BS IV vehicles registered outside city
"During the course of hearing, it transpired that in an ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court, it has passed elab...
Jharkhand High Court Orders Eviction of Illegal Occupants from Government Land
High Court Directs Anti-Corruption Bureau Investigation and Accountability for Encroachment on RIMS Premises...
Delhi High Court Overturns Arbitration Award, Enforces Contractual Interest Clause
Arbitrator’s Failure to Enforce Contractual Terms in Award Leads to Reversal by High Court...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award in TIFAC vs. Strategic Engineering Dispute
The court found the award to be vitiated by patent illegality, affirming that the arbitrator overstepped by rewriting co...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case
Accused Fails to Rebut Presumption of Legal Liability; Ordered to Pay Double the Cheque Amount as Compensation...
Karnataka HC refuses to interfere in Ranya Rao's preventive detention in gold smuggling case
Rao was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on March 3, 2025, at the Kempegowda International Airp...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs Issuance of Character Certificate Despite Pending Criminal Case
Court rules that pendency of charges should not solely impede the issuance of character certificates for individuals see...
Delhi High Court Revives Civil Suit Over Ancestral Property, Reinforces Rights of Coparceners
In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court reinstates the civil suit, emphasizing the need for trial to adjudicate ...
Delhi High Court Stays CBI Notice Summoning Advocate as Witness in Cyber crime Case
Court Affirms Client-Advocate Privilege, Protects Independence of Legal Profession...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Safeguards Former Minor from Alleged Forced Marriage Threats
Court Directs Police to Ensure Safety of Petitioner Now a Major ...
Delhi High Court Upholds Dismissal of Frivolous Petition; Imposes Costs on Petitioner
Court Denies Application for Additional Documents, Citing Delays in Decade-Old Suit...
Uttarakhand HC takes strict view of felling of trees for Rishikesh-Bhaniyawala four-lane road
During the hearing, the petitioner informed the court that, in accordance with the earlier directions issued by it, neit...
National Herald case: ED moves Delhi HC against trial court order
The ED prayed to the HC that the stay was essential to "prevent irreparable loss" to the ongoing money laundering invest...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Lawful Tree Felling by DLF, Mandates Strict Afforestation
Court confirms compliance with environmental laws, orders planting of 10 times the trees felled in Gurugram project....
Sabarimala gold issue: Kerala HC denies bail to former TDB president N Vasu, others
At present, the SIT has registered two cases in connection with the loss of gold from the gold-clad plates of the Dwarap...
Jharkhand HC issues contempt notices to secretaries for non-compliance of orders
The officers will face contempt for non-compliance of the October 4 order for preparation of the appointment rules for t...
HC directs Jharkhand govt to stop open sale of meat, chicken
The bench expressed its annoyance at the sale of meat out in the open and directed the state government and the Ranchi M...
National Herald: ED moves Delhi HC against order refusing cognisance of charge sheet against Gandhis
The trial court said an investigation and the consequent prosecution complaint (equivalent to charge sheet) pertaining t...
Madras HC tells Tamil Nadu govt to notify SOP for road shows after deciding on views of parties
This was besides the impleading petitions from AIADMK and Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi. The petitions were filed in the w...
Cash-for-query: Delhi HC sets aside Lokpal order against Mahua Moitra
Moitra's counsel had contended that there was clear infirmity in the procedure adopted by the Lokpal. He had referred to...
Sunburn: HC questions Maharashtra govt's decision to permit liquor; urges for policy rethink
The bench did not pass any urgent order restraining the festival from being held but said it would hear the PIL on a lat...
Kerala HC bench stays single judge order putting on hold proceedings on ED notice to KIIFB
The order came on the ED's appeal, filed through advocate Jaishankar V Nair, challenging the December 16 order of the si...
Allahabad HC dismisses pleas seeking stay on arrests in codeine-based cough syrup case
The SIT, headed by an IG-rank officer and including Food and Drug Safety Authority (FDSA) officials, has been tasked wit...
Delhi HC sets aside bank’s decision to declare account of Anmol Ambani’s firm fraudulent
Taking note of the submissions, the court said it would mean no show cause notice was served on Anmol before declaring t...
Married person cannot enter into live-in relationship without obtaining divorce: Allahabad HC
The petitioners had approached the court with a prayer that both petitioners are major and living together as husband an...
Kerala HC sets aside govt order permitting brewery in Palakkad village
The state cabinet, in January, had approved a proposal by Oasis Commercial Pvt Ltd to set up the liquor plant, subject t...
HC grants bail to former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in cheating case; no stay to conviction
"The application for suspension of sentence is allowed.....The applicant has to deposit a sum of Rs one lakh as surety,"...
'Phansi ghar': Kejriwal, Sisodia's plea against notice 'pre-mature', Assembly Secretariat to HC
After the BJP came to power in Delhi in February this year, Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta had told the House that the ...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Child Welfare Committee's Order Against Oasis Girls School
Court Rules Committee Overstepped Its Jurisdiction, Child Does Not Qualify as 'In Need of Care and Protection'...
HC grants bail to former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in cheating case; suspends sentence
The court, however, refused to stay the conviction noting that prima facie evidence pointed to Kokate's involvement. The...
Kerala High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision in Gold Smuggling Case
Statements Under Section 108 of Customs Act Found Non-Admissible; Tribunal's Order to Set Aside Penalties Upheld ...
Kerala High Court Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications for Sabarimala Greenfield Airport Project Over Non-Compliance with 2013 Act
Court finds failure to prove acquisition of absolute bare-minimum land required, orders fresh Social Impact Assessment a...