High Courts
Allahabad HC asks UP govt to provide details of prisoners who have completed 14 years in jail
The bench also asked the state to clarify whether the prisoners who complete 14 years in jail are informed of their righ...
Jharkhand HC orders govt to formulate guidelines for identifying outsiders
Though the minor has not been recovered, the police have been successful in recovering as many as nine children who were...
Uttarakhand High Court commutes life sentence of man convicted of killing police constable
The High Court held that the murder was not premeditated. The accused was merely trying to escape, and during the scuffl...
Lawyers' strike in Maharajganj: Allahabad HC directs deputy director of consolidation to decide cases on merit
"In this background of facts, this court cannot blame the officer concerned for not deciding the matter," the high court...
Plea in Allahabad HC challenges decision to reduce NEET-PG cut-off marks
The petition has also pointed out that in the general (EWS) category, the cut-off has been reduced from 276 to 103, wher...
Sabarimala gold loss: Accused 'jointly looted' Lord Ayyappa's property, says Kerala HC
The court directed the hospital to constitute a medical board of expert doctors and file a report based on their opinion...
Compassionate appointment an exception to general process of recruitment: Allahabad HC
The bench allowed the plea and directed the university to reconsider petitioner's application without treating it as tim...
Sunjay Kapur's mother moves Delhi HC challenging family trust
She has sought a direction to permanently restrain the defendants - her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and others, includin...
'Belief of soldiers must not be shaken': Orissa HC orders job for CRPF's jawan's wife
The bench criticised the government’s handling of the case, observing that the approach was "akin to the bureaucratic ap...
Delhi HC refuses registration of FIR over staffer's death by suicide
"We have no doubt in our mind that a course of action shall be evolved within the shortest span of time and adequate ste...
HC seeks report from Delhi govt on health of Asha Kiran inmates
The court passed the order while dealing with a PIL by 'Samadhan Abhiyan' seeking in the aftermath of the death of 14 in...
Sanatana Dharma row: Madras HC quashes FIR against BJP leader Amit Malviya
The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegations in the FIR would clearly show that it is a reaction to the...
Delhi HC dismisses plea against lowered NEET-PG cut off
The court stated that NEET PG only "sorted" MBBS graduates, who are anyway entitled to practice allopathy, for admission...
Rajasthan HC dismisses all petitions challenging panchayat delimitation
The High Court also said that if such petitions are entertained before every election, the democratic process will be af...
Bombay High Court Grants Ad-Interim Relief to Sanu Bhattacharjee in Defamation Suit Against Estranged Wife
Court Orders Restraint on Defamatory Statements; Suggests Mediation for Familial Dispute ...
Jailed Punjab MP Amritpal Singh moves HC, seeks parole to attend Parliament session
According to the fresh plea, Amritpal wants to highlight various issues including the 2025 floods in Punjab and the ramp...
Water contamination in Indore: HC asks administration to preserve original records
The government lawyers told the HC that a high-level committee has been set up to inquire into the causes of contaminati...
Madras HC quashes FIR against BJP leader Amit Malviya
BJP leader K Annamalai said the court has quashed the vindictive and politically motivated FIR filed by "the corrupt, an...
Delhi HC pulls up law student over PIL to not let Bangladesh play in T20 World Cup
Remarking that no direction, as sought by the petitioner, could be issued to the ICC or other foreign entities, the cour...
Kerala HC denies bail to Padmakumar, two others in Sabarimala gold loss cases
Babu was denied bail in December last year after which he again moved the High Court seeking the relief in January this ...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Alleged Drug Supplier
Court emphasizes necessity of custodial interrogation to unravel larger narcotics network....
Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Sarpanch in Illegal Road Construction Case
Bail granted due to prolonged trial, absence of flight risk, and lack of evidence tampering by the accused....
Delhi High Court Upholds Fair Trial Principles, Orders Recall of Witness for Cross-Examination
In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court emphasizes the necessity of legal representation for the accused, invoking...
Rajasthan High Court Orders Partial Unfreezing of Bank Account in Cybercrime Case
Court Directs Bank to Allow Transactions Except for Disputed Amount in Cybercrime Investigation...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Tattoo Disqualification in CAPF Recruitment
Tattoo Removal After Initial Medical Examination Not Permissible for CAPF Eligibility, Rules Court ...
Woman in Bihar alleges marital cruelty; marriage void ab initio, says Patna HC
The court, however, observed that the "impugned order of cognisance suffers from non-application of mind and continuatio...
Tiger deaths in Madhya Pradesh: High Court issues notices to Centre, state
As many as 57% of these deaths were due to unnatural causes including conflict, electrocution or unknown circumstances....
Bacterial contamination of drinking water led to Indore tragedy: MP govt to HC
Bagadia urged the court to establish a committee headed by a retired High Court judge and conduct a judicial inquiry int...
Amravati pharmacist murder: HC says accused wanted to create terror; denies bail
Umesh Kolhe, who had shared social media posts backing Nupur Sharma, then BJP member, over her alleged objectionable com...
Jharkhand HC summons Gumla SP as 6-year-old girl remains missing after seven years
The government had earlier informed the court that a special investigation team (SIT) had been constituted to probe the ...
Allahabad HC quashes UP govt's show-cause notice to madrassa in Shravasti district to close down
In its order passed on a writ petition filed by Madrassa Ahle Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza, the bench clarified that this madr...
Not impressed with 'moderate' air quality index in Mumbai, says HC
As per the affidavit, in the last two months, the BMC has issued 408 show-cause and 284 stop-work notices for non-compli...
No Occupation Certificate unless building has sewage plant: HC to Maharashtra authorities
"The authorities shall ensure that there is a move towards blacklisting the builders and construction companies, who do ...
Madras HC reserves order on actor Vijay's Jana Nayagan censor certification
The apex court had refused to entertain the plea filed by the producer of 'Jana Nayagan', challenging an interim order o...
Bombay High Court Denies Bail to Yusuf Khan in High-Profile Terror Conspiracy Case
Court finds prima facie evidence of Khan's involvement in the conspiracy to murder Umesh Kolhe; bail denied under string...
Abu Salem will flee if granted parole; strain diplomatic ties with Portugal: Maharashtra govt to HC
The government, in an affidavit filed before the court, opposed Salem's petition seeking 14 days of parole, citing his e...