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Kerala High Court Upholds Legitimacy of Child Born Within Marriage

Kerala High Court Upholds Legitimacy of Child Born Within Marriage

Conclusive presumption under Indian Evidence Act protects legitimacy, modifies partition decree favoring second plaintif...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Mandates Modernization of T.T.D Offerings Management

Andhra Pradesh High Court Mandates Modernization of T.T.D Offerings Management

Court orders systemic reforms to prevent theft and mismanagement, suggests technology integration to preserve devotee se...

Karnataka HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj in murder case

Karnataka HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj in murder case

During the course of the investigation, the police began probing the alleged role of Basavaraj in the crime, who has bee...

Calcutta High Court Rules Against Railway Authority in Tender Dispute

Calcutta High Court Rules Against Railway Authority in Tender Dispute

Court Orders Refund of Forfeited Earnest Money Due to Inadvertent Mistake by Bidder ...

Madras High Court Directs Tamil Nadu Government to Finalize SOP for Political Gatherings

Madras High Court Directs Tamil Nadu Government to Finalize SOP for Political Gatherings

Court Mandates SOP Completion by January 2026 Following Stampede Incident...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules in Favor of Naresh Kumar; Promotes Him Retroactively

Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules in Favor of Naresh Kumar; Promotes Him Retroactively

Court sets aside seniority list, orders promotion with retrospective effect for Naresh Kumar despite minor penalty...

Kerala High Court Expands Emergency Leave Criteria for Convicts

Kerala High Court Expands Emergency Leave Criteria for Convicts

Court Rules in Favor of Equality, Allows Leave for Convicts to Attend Marriages of Both Brother’s and Sister’s Children...

Bombay High Court Upholds Society's Termination of Development Agreement with Adit Enterprises

Bombay High Court Upholds Society's Termination of Development Agreement with Adit Enterprises

Developer restrained from obstructing redevelopment as Society's arbitration agreement deemed un-abandoned....

Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Transport Official in Corruption Case

Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Transport Official in Corruption Case

Court Highlights Serious Allegations and Necessity for Thorough Investigation in Syndicate Operating Illegal Truck Passa...

Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Sessions Court Order, Reconsiders Summoning of Accused in Murder Case

Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Sessions Court Order, Reconsiders Summoning of Accused in Murder Case

The High Court emphasizes the need for strong evidence and thorough analysis of cross-examinations before exercising pow...

Kerala High Court Reinforces Civil Death Doctrine for Ascetics in Property Dispute

Kerala High Court Reinforces Civil Death Doctrine for Ascetics in Property Dispute

Court Rules Sanyasa Leads to Civil Death, Precluding Property Claims Despite Hindu Succession Act, 1956...

Delhi High Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement of Ex-Assistant Commandant R.S. Yadav

Delhi High Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement of Ex-Assistant Commandant R.S. Yadav

Court Restores Honour, Finds Disciplinary Proceedings Motivated by Malafide Intent...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Default Bail to Avtar Singh After Seven Years in Custody

Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Default Bail to Avtar Singh After Seven Years in Custody

Delay of 1415 Days in Filing Appeal Overlooked Due to Special Circumstances and Parity with Co-accused...

Kerala High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Against New Metalised Agency

Kerala High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case Against New Metalised Agency

Court Dismisses Appeal by Tenny Jose for Lack of Authorisation and Improper Amendment at Appellate Stage...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Tribunal's Award in Dharmarth Trust Case

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Tribunal's Award in Dharmarth Trust Case

Trust Categorized as 'Industry'; Employee-Employer Relationship Affirmed Under Industrial Disputes Act...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside ASJ's Order in Matrimonial Cruelty and Rape Case

Delhi High Court Sets Aside ASJ's Order in Matrimonial Cruelty and Rape Case

Jurisdiction Expanded to Include Offences of Cruelty and Rape in Matrimonial Cases, Allowing Joint Trial...

Actress assault case: 2 convicts move Kerala HC against conviction, 20 yr sentence

Actress assault case: 2 convicts move Kerala HC against conviction, 20 yr sentence

The assault on the multilingual actress, after the accused allegedly forced their way into her car and held it under the...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Deputy Registrar's Order on Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Election

Allahabad High Court Quashes Deputy Registrar's Order on Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Election

Court Directs Election Dispute to be Resolved by Prescribed Authority, Ensures Society's Affairs Remain Unaffected...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Azad Khan After 24-Year Legal Battle

Allahabad High Court Acquits Azad Khan After 24-Year Legal Battle

Conviction Set Aside Due to Lack of Substantive Evidence and Violation of Fair Trial Rights...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against International Shooter Vartika Singh

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against International Shooter Vartika Singh

Insufficient evidence leads to the dismissal of forgery and cheating charges against Vartika Singh by the Allahabad High...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against DMF Contribution Demand

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against DMF Contribution Demand

Court affirms liability of successful limestone bidder to pay District Mineral Foundation contribution under MMRD Act...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Decades-Old Criminal Proceedings in Land Allotment Case

Allahabad High Court Quashes Decades-Old Criminal Proceedings in Land Allotment Case

Court rules continuation of proceedings as abuse of judicial process due to vague allegations and excessive delay...

Gujarat High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case

Gujarat High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case

Court Revises Tribunal's Award, Highlighting Importance of Functional Disability Assessment...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Detention Order Under COFEPOSA Act

Karnataka High Court Upholds Detention Order Under COFEPOSA Act

Court dismisses petition challenging detention of smuggling syndicate leader, citing compliance with procedural requirem...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds RBI's Circulars Restricting Co-operative Banks During Demonetisation

Rajasthan High Court Upholds RBI's Circulars Restricting Co-operative Banks During Demonetisation

Court rules RBI's measures as consistent, legal, and non-discriminatory, dismissing petitions challenging demonetisation...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Authority’s Decision on Health Sub Centre Location

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Authority’s Decision on Health Sub Centre Location

Court emphasizes administrative fairness while dismissing residents' plea for relocating health facility...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Prospective Regularization for Consolidated Employees

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Prospective Regularization for Consolidated Employees

Court dismisses plea for retrospective service benefits, affirming the 2010 Act's stipulation for prospective effect onl...

Kerala High Court Sets Aside Writ Petition Against Private Bank, Declares It Non-Maintainable

Kerala High Court Sets Aside Writ Petition Against Private Bank, Declares It Non-Maintainable

In a landmark decision, the Kerala High Court ruled that private banks are not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Artic...

Indore Municipal Corporation Directed to Tackle Stray Animal Menace

Indore Municipal Corporation Directed to Tackle Stray Animal Menace

Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Directive for Comprehensive Action Plan to Remove Stray Dogs and Livestock from City Li...

ED appeal against stay on notice to KIIFB: Kerala HC reserves verdict

ED appeal against stay on notice to KIIFB: Kerala HC reserves verdict

The court also asked the ED how it "pre-decided" and arrived at a penalty amount at the stage of show cause notice when ...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Dismisses Writ Petition on Inheritance Dispute

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Dismisses Writ Petition on Inheritance Dispute

Private property disputes cannot be adjudicated under Article 226, court reiterates...

Calcutta High Court Affirms Jurisdiction in Arbitration Dispute Involving Kessels Engineering and Neo Metalicks

Calcutta High Court Affirms Jurisdiction in Arbitration Dispute Involving Kessels Engineering and Neo Metalicks

Court rules Kolkata as the exclusive jurisdiction for arbitration applications, rejecting Delhi's claim, underlining the...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail in Rape Case Citing Consensual Evidence

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail in Rape Case Citing Consensual Evidence

Basharat Ahmad Bhat secures bail after two years in custody; High Court emphasizes consensual nature in alleged rape cas...

Allahabad High Court Upholds UPSRTC's Decision to Remove Conductor for Ticketless Travel

Allahabad High Court Upholds UPSRTC's Decision to Remove Conductor for Ticketless Travel

Judgment reinforces limited judicial review scope in departmental inquiries, focusing on procedural adherence and natura...

Bombay High Court Modifies Interest Rate in Arbitration Award

Bombay High Court Modifies Interest Rate in Arbitration Award

The court upholds findings of coercion but reduces the awarded interest rate from 17.5% to 13.5% due to patent illegalit...

Madras High Court Directs Comprehensive Measures to Regulate Street Vending at Marina Beach

Madras High Court Directs Comprehensive Measures to Regulate Street Vending at Marina Beach

Drone Surveys and Systematic Planning Ordered to Streamline Vending Activities and Ensure Lawful Operations...