High Courts
Bombay High Court Modifies Penalty for N.S.J.L Nidhi Ltd, Clarifies Discretion in Penalty Imposition
Court reduces penalty from Rs. 64 lakhs to Rs. 1 lakh per default, emphasizing the need for proportionality and judicial...
High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision: No Rectification for Debatable Errors Under Section 254(2)
Allahabad High Court dismisses appeals, emphasizing the limited scope of rectification under Income Tax Act for mistakes...
Kerala High Court Upholds Transgender Rights in Landmark ART Case
Court Rules Transgender Individuals Retain Right to Cryopreserve Oocytes, Asserts Violation of Article 21...
Delhi High Court Quashes Tribunal's Order for Compassionate Appointment in BSES Case
Court emphasizes immediate financial hardship as a prerequisite for compassionate appointment, rejects claim after six-y...
Delhi High Court Rules Procedural Orders in Arbitration Not Amenable to Challenge Under Section 34
Arbitral Tribunal's Procedural Rejections Not Interim Awards, Says Court...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail to Doctor Accused of Attempted Rape
Court cites prolonged detention, lack of evidence for custody necessity, and constitutional liberty as grounds for bail...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds FIR Against Former J&K Bank Chairman in Corruption Case
Court dismisses petition to quash FIR, highlights necessity of further investigation into allegations of criminal conspi...
Gauhati High Court Upholds Denial of HRA to Railway Employee for Non-Compliance with Accommodation Guidelines
Employee Ordered to Return HRA for Non-Entitled Period; Court Emphasizes Adherence to Railway Board Guidelines ...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Premature Repatriation of Deputationist for Unsatisfactory Performance
Court affirms administrative discretion in curtailing deputation without full inquiry, stressing absence of stigma or ma...
Gauhati High Court Orders Regularization of Long-Serving Temporary Employee in Assam
Court Directs Secondary Education Department to Address 35-Year Service of Grade-IV Employee with Unpaid Salary Claims...
Jharkhand High Court Mandates Judicial Inquiries for Custodial Deaths, Rejects Executive Oversight
Landmark Judgment Declares Executive Magistrate Inquiries Invalid, Orders Compensation for Victims' Families...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions for Eviction of Encroachers from Private Temple Lands
Petitioners Directed to Seek Relief in Civil Courts; Land Conservancy Act Inapplicable to Private Temples...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Suspension Order of Principal Over Time Limit Breach
The court rules that disciplinary proceedings cannot be nullified due to time limit violations unless expressly stipulat...
Gauhati High Court Upholds Statutory Remedy for ESI Contribution Disputes
Court Dismisses Writ Petition, Emphasizes Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies Under Employees' State Insurance Act...
Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Hazel Mercantile vs. Indian Oil Corporation
Court affirms limited scope of interference under Section 34, upholding nominal damages awarded to Hazel Mercantile Ltd....
Bombay High Court Grants 25-Day Parole for Prisoner on Compassionate Grounds
Pradeep's parole granted for house reconstruction and son's medical treatment after successful legal battle...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Eviction of Sant Shri Asharam Ashram for Encroachment on Government Land
Court Emphasizes Non-Regularization of Unauthorized Constructions on Riverbed Land...
HC seeks fresh details on steps to curb noise pollution in Lucknow
The court had earlier directed the constitution of a committee comprising responsible officers from all departments conc...
Calcutta HC grants interim protection to TMC MLA Paresh Ram Das
Das had approached the high court on Wednesday seeking protection from coercive action in relation to the six FIRs lodge...
'Misuse of court's process': HC dismisses MLA Khaira’s contempt plea over demolition, imposes Rs 6 lakh cost
It has specifically been pleaded that the structure removed by the authorities constituted an encroachment over a public...
Punjab local body polls: EVMs dispatched from Rajasthan to Punjab, EC tells HC
It was also submitted that the EC undertakes to facilitate the first level checking and commissioning of the EVMs in ord...
FIR in DA cases can be lodged without hearing public servant at pre-registration stage: Allahabad HC
Relying on various Supreme Court judgments, the bench observed that an investigating officer at the FIR stage is only re...
Calcutta HC orders setting up SIT of CBI to probe hushing up charges in R G Kar rape-murder case
The bench said that, considering the social ramifications of the gruesome incident, a three-member SIT would look into c...
Umar Khalid moves Delhi HC against denial of interim bail in UAPA case
Khalid was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for being one of the "masterminds" of the Februa...
2020 Delhi riots: HC grants bail to Salim Malik in UAPA case
The Delhi Police opposed his bail plea, contending that he played an active role in the entire conspiracy and, besides g...
HC orders notice to TVK over alleged use of children to influence electorate
She said the "inaction" of the ECI and CEO in the face of widespread allegations affecting free and fair elections viola...
Calcutta HC grants TMC's Abhishek Banerjee protection from coercive action over his rally remarks
The court noted that the FIR against Banerjee was filed under sections 192 (wantonly giving provocation to cause riot), ...
HC seizes Lucknow mayor's administrative, financial powers till she administers oath to corporator
Exemption from appearing before the court in person was sought by the mayor and the district magistrate on May 13. The c...
FIRs against Maharashtra ex-DGP Sanjay Pandey motivated by personal grudges: Bombay HC
The bench emphasised that “the process of law cannot be misutilised for oblique purposes and a criminal proceeding which...
Patna HC flags recovery of 'small snakes' from food plates in Saharsa mid-day meal case
The bench also asked the PM POSHAN Directorate to examine whether the NGO supplying meals to 144 schools should be allow...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Rejection of Delay Condonation, Orders Re-evaluation of Externment Appeal
The court emphasizes a liberal approach to delay condonation, focusing on substantial justice over technicalities....
Delhi riots 2020: HC grants bail to Salim Malik in UAPA case
The top court, however, denied the relief to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying all the accused in the case...
Kerala High Court Modifies Conviction in Child Rape Case to Attempted Rape
Suresh @ Kadakam's conviction under Section 376 IPC replaced with Section 511 read with Section 376, reducing sentence t...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside NTPC-Tarapore Arbitration Award Citing Bias and Lack of Reasoning
Award Quashed for Arbitrator’s Apparent Partiality, Unreasoned Findings, and Contractual Violations; Court Emphasizes Ne...
Allahabad High Court Partially Allows Discharge Application in Sultanpur Theft Case
Court Grants Discharge to Female Accused in House Burglary While Upholding Charges Against Others...
Thin line between defamation, political criticism: Delhi HC on Raghav Chadha's plea against social media posts
The lawsuit contended that artificial intelligence and deepfake technology were being used in an unauthorized manner to ...