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Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Anganwadi Helpers' Right to Promotion Over Marriage-Based Transfers

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Anganwadi Helpers' Right to Promotion Over Marriage-Based Transfers

Court rules that Anganwadi Helpers must be prioritized for promotion over transfer requests based on marriage, affirming...

Kerala High Court Urges Adherence to Guidelines in AIIMS Site Selection

Kerala High Court Urges Adherence to Guidelines in AIIMS Site Selection

Court Directs State to Ensure Compliance with Union Guidelines to Prevent Financial Loss...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Advocates Mediation for Swift Resolution of Cheque Bounce Cases

Punjab and Haryana High Court Advocates Mediation for Swift Resolution of Cheque Bounce Cases

Court Emphasizes Mediation as a Preferred Alternative to Lengthy Trials in Negotiable Instruments Act Cases...

Jharkhand High Court Transfers Investigation of Alleged Custodial Torture Case to CBI Amidst Accusations Against Enforcement Directorate and State Police

Jharkhand High Court Transfers Investigation of Alleged Custodial Torture Case to CBI Amidst Accusations Against Enforcement Directorate and State Police

In a landmark order, the Court mandates CBI probe into Airport PS Case No. 5 of 2026, highlighting need for impartial in...

Bombay High Court Upholds Century 21 Real Estate LLC’s Trademark Rights, Orders Removal of Infringing Marks

Bombay High Court Upholds Century 21 Real Estate LLC’s Trademark Rights, Orders Removal of Infringing Marks

Court Finds Century 21 Town Planners Pvt. Ltd.’s Use of "C21" and "Century 21" Dishonest, Orders Rectification of Tradem...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Juvenile, Directs Case Transfer to Juvenile Justice Board

Karnataka High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Juvenile, Directs Case Transfer to Juvenile Justice Board

Petition by Minor Accused Challenges Jurisdiction of Regular Courts; Court Upholds Juvenile Justice Act Provisions...

Kerala High Court Upholds Termination of Contract Over Blacklisting Suppression

Kerala High Court Upholds Termination of Contract Over Blacklisting Suppression

Court directs balance payment to secured creditors despite contract termination and blacklisting due to non-disclosure o...

Madras High Court Acquits Woman in Homicide Case Due to Lack of DNA Evidence

Madras High Court Acquits Woman in Homicide Case Due to Lack of DNA Evidence

Court Criticizes Investigators and Trial Court for Relying on Circumstantial Evidence Without DNA Analysis of Decomposed...

Kerala High Court Upholds Defamation Charges Against Online Publication in Redisplay Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Defamation Charges Against Online Publication in Redisplay Case

Accused’s plea to quash proceedings dismissed as court rules redisplaying defamatory content is punishable under IPC Sec...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Bank Employee's Dismissal, Orders Reconsideration of Disciplinary Proceedings

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Bank Employee's Dismissal, Orders Reconsideration of Disciplinary Proceedings

Court Finds Disciplinary Authority's Decision Unsupported by Evidence, Directs Fresh Review of Enquiry Report...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Eviction of State Directorate for Unlawful Occupation

Calcutta High Court Upholds Eviction of State Directorate for Unlawful Occupation

Court mandates immediate vacating of premises and appoints arbitrator for compensation assessment, emphasizing State’s v...

'How can an accused seek police protection': Uttarakhand High Court asks 'Mohd Deepak'

'How can an accused seek police protection': Uttarakhand High Court asks 'Mohd Deepak'

The bench stated that such relief at this stage is completely unnecessary and appears to be an attempt to pressure the i...

PITCUL MD Dispute: Uttarakhand Principal Secretary Meenakshi Sundaram appears in HC

PITCUL MD Dispute: Uttarakhand Principal Secretary Meenakshi Sundaram appears in HC

On the other hand, the petitioners argued that the order removing Dhyani was implemented retrospectively....

Plea challenging Rahul's citizenship: HC asks petitioner to implead Centre as party

Plea challenging Rahul's citizenship: HC asks petitioner to implead Centre as party

The petitioner has challenged the January 28 order of the Special MP-MLA Court in Lucknow that dismissed his application...

HC directs Jain idol found in Etah to be placed in Allahabad Museum

HC directs Jain idol found in Etah to be placed in Allahabad Museum

Simultaneously, it has been directed to constitute a team of experts in coordination with the Archaeological Survey of I...

Kerala HC cancels bail of 8 men accused of beating to death Jharkhand native

Kerala HC cancels bail of 8 men accused of beating to death Jharkhand native

"The upshot of the above discussion is that the bail cancellation plea raised by the prosecution is sustainable on the f...

Incorrect information leads to delay in bail: HC asks UP govt to pay Rs 50,000 to accused

Incorrect information leads to delay in bail: HC asks UP govt to pay Rs 50,000 to accused

After the accused contested the claim about his criminal history, the court summoned the additional director general of ...

DMK seeks ED probe into corruption allegations against former AIADMK ministers

DMK seeks ED probe into corruption allegations against former AIADMK ministers

"Unless the court intervened and directed the authorities to initiate proceedings under the Prevention of Money Launderi...

What did NDRF, SDRF teams do to rescue Yuvraj Mehta: Allahabad HC on Noida techie's death

What did NDRF, SDRF teams do to rescue Yuvraj Mehta: Allahabad HC on Noida techie's death

The court said in the instant matter, "we find that at the time of the incident, there was no shortage of information to...

Allahabad HC rejects IRS officer's bail plea in GST bribery case

Allahabad HC rejects IRS officer's bail plea in GST bribery case

Opposing the bail, the CBI relied on a recorded WhatsApp call between the applicant and a co-accused, which it claimed i...

Ensure peaceful, dignified Eid in Uttam Nagar: Delhi HC tells police

Ensure peaceful, dignified Eid in Uttam Nagar: Delhi HC tells police

The order was passed on a PIL filed by a civil rights group, the Association for Protection of Civil Rights, which appro...

JD(U) MLA Anant Singh gets bail in Dular Chand Yadav's murder case

JD(U) MLA Anant Singh gets bail in Dular Chand Yadav's murder case

Mokama assembly seat has remained with Singh's family since 1990, regardless of party affiliation, except for a brief in...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Cases Against Directors for Non-Joinder of Company

Allahabad High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Cases Against Directors for Non-Joinder of Company

Directors relieved from liability under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act due to absence of company...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Judicial Discretion in FIR Registration for SC/ST Applicants

Allahabad High Court Upholds Judicial Discretion in FIR Registration for SC/ST Applicants

Court Affirms Special Courts Not Obliged to Automatically Register FIRs for Scheduled Caste or Tribe Applicants...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against JDA Officer Due to Lack of Sanction

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against JDA Officer Due to Lack of Sanction

Court Rules Cognizance of Offences Against Public Servant Invalid Without Prior Sanction...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal of Copyright Registration for Deceptive "TIGER" Logo

Delhi High Court Orders Removal of Copyright Registration for Deceptive "TIGER" Logo

Heineken Asia Pacific Wins Legal Battle Against Copyright Infringement, Secures Order to Expunge Imitative Logo from Reg...

Kerala HC extends stay on ED show cause notice to CM Vijayan, others

Kerala HC extends stay on ED show cause notice to CM Vijayan, others

A single judge bench of the High Court had on December 16, 2025 observed that according to the RBI's External Commercial...

Delhi High Court Upholds MACT Award in Fatal Accident Case Involving Stationary Truck

Delhi High Court Upholds MACT Award in Fatal Accident Case Involving Stationary Truck

Court Rules Truck Driver Negligent, Affirms Rs. 35 Lakh Compensation to Victim's Family...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Cheque Dishonour Proceedings, Clarifies Scope of Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

Karnataka High Court Quashes Cheque Dishonour Proceedings, Clarifies Scope of Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

Court rules that statutory debit freeze on bank account negates offence under Section 138, emphasizing essential ingredi...

Karnataka High Court Denies Quashing of Charges Against Husband in Abetment to Suicide Case

Karnataka High Court Denies Quashing of Charges Against Husband in Abetment to Suicide Case

Court finds prima facie evidence of cruelty and abetment to suicide, dismisses petition for quashing proceedings....

Bombay High Court Dismisses Infringement Suit by Astro Dunia Against Tata Play

Bombay High Court Dismisses Infringement Suit by Astro Dunia Against Tata Play

Court finds no prima facie case for trademark infringement or passing-off due to dissimilarity and descriptiveness of ma...

Delhi High Court Holds Reliance Entertainment Studios in Contempt, Orders Imprisonment for Directors

Delhi High Court Holds Reliance Entertainment Studios in Contempt, Orders Imprisonment for Directors

Court finds Reliance Entertainment Studios guilty of wilful disobedience for failing to deposit sums as per a loan agree...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Termination of Employee Over Invalid Matriculation Certificate

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Termination of Employee Over Invalid Matriculation Certificate

Court Confirms Central Board of Higher Education, New Delhi as Non-Recognized; Termination Adheres to Natural Justice Pr...

Bombay High Court Quashes Dismissal in Departmental Bribery Case

Bombay High Court Quashes Dismissal in Departmental Bribery Case

Court Finds Lack of Evidence and Procedural Lapses in Enquiry Against Former Assistant Manager...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR Against Former Cabinet Minister

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR Against Former Cabinet Minister

Court Finds No Grounds for Obscenity or Intentional Insult in Remarks Made During Political Protest...

Excise policy case: HC gives more time to Kejriwal, Sisodia to respond to ED plea to expunge remarks

Excise policy case: HC gives more time to Kejriwal, Sisodia to respond to ED plea to expunge remarks

Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for ED, contended that the agency's petition has no impact on the accus...