High Courts
Calcutta High Court Upholds Compensation in Fatal Motor Accident Case
Insurance Company’s Appeal Rejected; Drunkenness Allegation Not Proven...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Cognizability of Offence Under Section 13 of Gambling Act
Ex-HC judges working as ad-hoc ones can preside over single-judge, division benches...
Madras High Court Rejects Appeal in Patent Dispute Citing Commercial Courts Act Prevails Over Letters Patent
Intra-Court Appeal Found Non-Maintainable as Special Enactment Overrides General Letters Patent Provisions...
Bombay High Court Enhances Maintenance for Homemaker and Daughters
Interim maintenance increased to Rs. 50,000 monthly each for wife and two daughters; payable from application date. ...
Kerala High Court Rules Against Substantive Review in Arbitration Cases
The court emphasizes limited procedural review under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, upholding legislative i...
Kerala High Court Rejects Arbitration Request Due to Improper Notice
Lack of Specificity in Arbitration Notice Under Section 21 Leads to Dismissal of Arbitration Proceedings...
MP HC expresses displeasure over failure to record search, seizure in opium smuggling case
While asking the Principal Secretary (Home) to apprise the court about the steps taken to implement these provisions, th...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Case
Complainant Fails to Prove Proprietorship of Firm, Court Finds No Legally Enforceable Debt...
Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award for Specific Performance in BTRA v. Nilkanth Enterprise
Court affirms Arbitral Tribunal's decision, dismisses BTRA's challenge under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation ...
Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni moves HC after Special Court denies bail in BJP worker murder case
During the hearing, senior advocate C V Nagesh, appearing for Kulkarni, argued that most of the eyewitnesses had turned ...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Application to Reject Plaint in Property Dispute
Court finds triable issues in the plea, allowing the case to proceed, despite objections raised under Specific Relief Ac...
Delhi High Court Upholds Anti-Arbitration Injunction in Cross-Border Dispute
Tribunal's Non-Disclosure Spurs Jurisdictional Debate; Indian Courts Retain Supervisory Authority ...
Bombay High Court Quashes Show Cause Notices Against Astute Valuers and Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Under SVLDRS
The court rules in favor of the petitioner, emphasizing the conclusive nature of the Discharge Certificate under the Sab...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses Suit Against Calcutta Club, Upholds NCLT Jurisdiction
Civil Court Jurisdiction Barred Under Companies Act for Alleged Oppression, Case Directed to National Company Law Tribun...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Arbitration Award in Dispute Between Regenvo Mobile and Siyogi Enterprises
Court rules arbitration clause limited to Lucknow, setting aside arbitrator's expansive jurisdiction on unpaid invoices ...
Bombay High Court Quashes Maharashtra Government's Appointment of Administrator for Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust
Court Rules State's Actions Without Statutory Basis, Violates Constitutional Provisions...
Chhattisgarh High Court Rules in Favor of Exporter, Grants Refund of Export Duty on Parboiled Rice
Court Holds Irrevocable Letter of Credit Condition Non-Mandatory for Exemption; Orders Refund of Over Rs. 2 Crore...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Amendment of Pleadings in Rent Case
Court dismisses tenant's revision petition against amendment allowing landlord to claim house tax arrears...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Bail Due to Perceived Judicial Bias
Justice Sumeet Goel overturns Magistrate's bail order citing familial ties with the accused, upholding the principle of ...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Income Tax Department Appeal on Assessment Year Computation
Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision in Favor of Deepak Kumar Aggarwal, Clarifying Interpretation of Section 153C of Income...
Kerala High Court Quashes Unlawful Bail Conditions for Bangladeshi National
Court Rules Confinement in Detention Centre Violates Article 21 Rights...
Orissa High Court Directs Police Assistance for Implementation of Injunction Order
In a landmark decision, the Orissa High Court empowers trial courts to invoke inherent powers for police assistance in c...
Pawan Kalyan's personality rights: Delhi HC gives social media platforms 7 days to act on his plea
In a similar matter concerning actor Ajay Devgn, the court clarified while granting him interim relief that the plaintif...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition by M/s J.K. Enterprises; Imposes Exemplary Costs for Concealing Material Facts
Court Upholds Consolidated Show Cause Notices Under GST Act; Advises Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies for Fraudulent ITC...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Reinstates Candidate's Candidature for IIT Jammu Post
Court Awards Exemplary Costs of Rs. 1,00,000 for Unlawful Cancellation of Candidature...
Delhi High Court Upholds Dismissal of Plea for Amendment in Written Statement Post Trial Commencement
Court reaffirms strict adherence to 'due diligence' requirement under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC...
Act in 7 days to protect Sunil Gavaskar's personality rights, Delhi HC tells social media platforms
Gavaskar approached the high court seeking to prevent the unauthorised use of his name, images, persona and likeness by ...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Strict Interpretation of Teaching Experience for Headmaster Appointments
Petitioners' Part-Time Instructor Experience Deemed Insufficient for Headmaster Eligibility Under Amended Rules...
Delhi High Court Upholds Tribunal's Dismissal of Petition Over Recruitment Form Error
Court rules candidate's clerical error in application form cannot be corrected post-submission, denies plea for eligibil...
Madras High Court Upholds Copyright Streaming Rights for Raj Television Network
Court Affirms Raj Television's Ownership Despite Technological Advances and Dismisses Vacate Stay Application...
MP: HC stays holding Vikram Award ceremony till disposal of plea filed by mountaineer Megha Parmar
Parmar, a resident of Sehore, said she did not object to Dehariya's selection, but she was the first to hoist the tricol...
J'khand HC commutes death penalty of 2 Maoists convicted of killing 6 policemen to life imprisonment
The court held that the injured policemen, who were part of the team, were eyewitnesses to the incident, and the involve...
MP: Legal battle over top sports award continues as Everest climber Patidar files appeal
On December 8, a single judge of the High Court had dismissed Patidar's writ petition, stating that the government had c...
Delay in releasing Indian national's mortal remains: Raj HC issues notice to Saudi Arabia's embassy
The court has also issued notices to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), specifically the joint secretary in charge ...
Relu Punia murder case in Haryana: HC orders interim bail for couple who killed 8 of family in 2001
The directions came on petitions filed by Sonia and her husband Sanjeev Kumar, who had challenged the Haryana government...
Meghalaya HC orders govt to hand over land to AAI for Shillong airport expansion by Jan 10
Taking note of action taken reports filed by the state and AAI, the court said the earlier timeline, which envisaged han...