High Courts

Madras High Court Criticizes Authorities for Ignoring Court Orders Citing Law and Order Concerns

Judge Swaminathan Calls for Accountability in Enforcing Injunctions Against Illegal Constructions...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Multiple FIRs Against Chandrashekhar for Saharanpur Violence

Court Dismisses Plea to Quash FIRs, Cites Larger Conspiracy and Distinct Ambits of FIRs...

Patna High Court Upholds Right to Anticipatory Bail in Matrimonial Dispute

Patna High Court Upholds Right to Anticipatory Bail in Matrimonial Dispute...

Madras High Court Orders FIR Against Police Officers for Custodial Assault

Court Directs Legal Action Following Allegations of Brutality in Police Custody...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Remands Partition Suit for Fresh Decision

The High Court sets aside previous judgment, ordering a reevaluation of evidence and application of correct legal princi...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds SGPC's Statutory Service Rules, Dismisses Multiple Petitions

Court affirms maintainability of writ petitions under Article 226 against SGPC; valid disciplinary actions in compliance...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Contractual Employment Tenure for Special Auxiliary Police Force

Petitioners’ Appeal for Superannuation Age Denied; Recommendations Labeled Non-Binding...

Woman can't claim maintenance if first marriage continues to subsist: Allahabad HC

"Even assuming a marriage ceremony was performed, the same would be void as the applicant's earlier marital tie continue...

Bombay High Court Directs Return of Funds in Reliance Naval Case

Insolvency resolution plan renders arbitral award infructuous; court orders return of withdrawn funds to registry....

Gujarat High Court Upholds Court Fees Applicability in Waqf Tribunal Proceedings

Decision confirms Waqf Tribunal's status as a Civil Court, enforcing court fee payment under Gujarat Court Fees Act...

Madras High Court Upholds Capital Gains Exemption Despite Property Demolition

Court rules demolition of residential property before transfer does not negate capital gains exemption under Section 54 ...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Liability of Vadodara Municipal Corporation for Fatal Accident Involving Stray Bull

Corporation Held 70% Liable Under Res Ipsa Loquitur Doctrine; Compensation to be Recovered from Negligent Officials...

Parole plea: Amritpal Singh appears before HC through video conferencing

Amritpal Singh (32), a Khalistani sympathiser who has been lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail following his detention in A...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitration Clause in Escrow Agreement Connected to Share Transfer Dispute

Court rules that arbitration clause from a share transfer agreement is applicable to a connected escrow agreement, direc...

Allahabad High Court Rules Interim Maintenance Must Be Paid from Application Date

Landmark decision affirms Supreme Court's directions, ensuring financial relief from the date of filing....

Kerala HC stays further proceedings on ED show cause notice to KIIFB

The ED had issued the show cause notice to the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) for using the funds g...

Allahabad High Court Criticizes Authorities for Delayed Action on Missing Person Case

Court demands accountability and swift measures from state officials after a man's disappearance was ignored for over a ...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition for Compensation Due to Fire Incident

Court advises petitioner to seek appropriate legal remedy for disputed facts involving alleged negligence by the electri...

Kerala High Court Upholds Arbitrator's Decision to Dissolve Partnership and Void Sale Deeds

Court affirms limited scope of judicial review under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, dismissing appeal against C...

HC asks Maharashtra govt to decide on Zeeshan Siddique's plea for higher security

Zeeshan Siddique, son of late NCP leader and former MLA Baba Siddique who was killed in October last year, had claimed t...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Liquidated Damages and Debarment in Bank Guarantee Fraud Case

Petitioner M/s DRN Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd cleared of involvement in fraudulent bank guarantees; systemic issues in veri...

Thirupparankundram lamp lighting case: Now there are 3 versions of pillar, says HC

Immediately after the court commenced hearing the case, a lawyer shouted inside the court hall despite the judge asking ...

'No prima facie case made out against ex-CM Palaniswami,' TN govt tells HC

Raman submitted that the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption conducted a detailed inquiry and found that there ...

HC notice to Centre on plea of slain Agniveer's mother against denial of 'full' benefits to family

The Centre's Agnipath scheme creates an "arbitrary" distinction between Agniveers (as recruits under the scheme are call...

Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Life Sentence in Chilling Murder Case

Rajesh Gulati's conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC reaffirmed, as court finds the circumstantial evidence and mot...

Film censorship - Social impact of a movie is to be judged from the perspective of an ordinary person of reasonable intelligence

Kerala High Court Upholds Artistic Freedom in Film Censorship Case Court Quashes Censor Board's Restrictions, Emphasizes...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Following Amicable Settlement