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Punjab and Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation for Accidental Death of Retired Government Employee

Punjab and Haryana High Court Enhances Compensation for Accidental Death of Retired Government Employee

Court rules that family pension cannot be deducted in compensation calculations, awarding enhanced damages to the claima...

Karnataka High Court Clarifies Voting Delegations Under Cooperative Societies Act

Karnataka High Court Clarifies Voting Delegations Under Cooperative Societies Act

Court Rules on Statutory Bar in Section 21(3) of Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules Prosecution Under PC Act Can Proceed Despite Roshni Act Being Void Ab Initio

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules Prosecution Under PC Act Can Proceed Despite Roshni Act Being Void Ab Initio

Court Upholds Investigation and Trial of Public Servants and Beneficiaries for Criminal Misconduct in Roshni Land Scam; ...

Delhi High Court Upholds Trial for GBL Chemicals Limited in Cheque Dishonour Case

Delhi High Court Upholds Trial for GBL Chemicals Limited in Cheque Dishonour Case

Court Dismisses Petitions for Quashing Summoning Orders, Emphasizes Vicarious Liability of Directors under Negotiable In...

Gauhati High Court Denies Land Allotment Claims; Orders Lawful Eviction Process

Gauhati High Court Denies Land Allotment Claims; Orders Lawful Eviction Process

Petitioners' Claims of Rehabilitation on Government Land Rejected Due to Lack of Verified Documentation...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Human Rights Commission's Intervention in Private Property Dispute

Gujarat High Court Quashes Human Rights Commission's Intervention in Private Property Dispute

Court Reaffirms Jurisdiction Limits of Human Rights Commission, Emphasizes Need for Adherence to Legal Framework...

Delhi High Court Upholds Reinstatement of Employee Convicted of Moral Turpitude

Delhi High Court Upholds Reinstatement of Employee Convicted of Moral Turpitude

Court rules Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 protects against employment disqualification following pr...

Kerala HC flags non-compliance of pre-arrest norms leading to release of accused

Kerala HC flags non-compliance of pre-arrest norms leading to release of accused

The high court specifically directed that before ordering remand, the magistrate or judge should get an endorsement in t...

How Global Ayyappa Conclave expenses exceeded sponsorship amounts: Kerala HC to TDB

How Global Ayyappa Conclave expenses exceeded sponsorship amounts: Kerala HC to TDB

The court sought the TDB's explanation after perusing the entire audited records related to the event and on the basis o...

Indore water contamination: MP HC gives probe commission one month to submit detailed report

Indore water contamination: MP HC gives probe commission one month to submit detailed report

He said the state government had not yet provided the commission with the complete records sought in the Bhagirathpura c...

MP HC issues notices to excise commissioner, state govt on liquor firm's plea on licence suspension

MP HC issues notices to excise commissioner, state govt on liquor firm's plea on licence suspension

The petitioners stated that the action was taken without providing an opportunity for a hearing, which violates the prin...

Kerala govt opposes Antony Raju plea in HC to suspend conviction

Kerala govt opposes Antony Raju plea in HC to suspend conviction

Raju, a leader of the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress—a constituent of the CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala—moved the High Court a...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Restrains State from Excessive Electricity Duty Collection

Himachal Pradesh High Court Restrains State from Excessive Electricity Duty Collection

ourt limits electricity duty to 16.5% for medium and large industries, citing statutory violation...

Telangana High Court Quashes Bail Cancellation Order, Citing Judicial Overreach

Telangana High Court Quashes Bail Cancellation Order, Citing Judicial Overreach

Court Affirms that Cancellation of Bail Must Be Based on New Circumstances, Not Pre-existing Allegations...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Academic Standards, Dismisses Petition for Compassionate Promotion

Calcutta High Court Upholds Academic Standards, Dismisses Petition for Compassionate Promotion

Court Emphasizes Institutional Authority in Student Welfare Decisions, Denies Promotion Request by MBA Student with Schi...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Mandates Relaxations for Disabled Candidates in Selection Criteria

Punjab and Haryana High Court Mandates Relaxations for Disabled Candidates in Selection Criteria

Court Upholds Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Orders State to Ensure Compliance with RPWD Act...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders Restoration of Medal Allowance for Gallantry Awardee

Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders Restoration of Medal Allowance for Gallantry Awardee

State Authorities Concede, Medal Allowance for President's Police Medal Awardee to be Restored within Two Months...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Widow's Right to Family Pension Despite Karewa Marriage

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Widow's Right to Family Pension Despite Karewa Marriage

Court rules Karewa marriage does not sever dependency ties, allowing widows to retain family pension benefits....

Himachal Pradesh High Court Orders Immediate Payment to Empanelled Hospitals Under Ayushman Bharat and Himcare Schemes

Himachal Pradesh High Court Orders Immediate Payment to Empanelled Hospitals Under Ayushman Bharat and Himcare Schemes

Court Grants Interim Relief to Maatri Medicity and Orthocare Hospital, Directs State to Settle Approved Claims...

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail to Saumya Chaurasia in Alleged Liquor Scam Case

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail to Saumya Chaurasia in Alleged Liquor Scam Case

Court Weighs Constitutional Liberties Against Investigation Needs, Sets Stringent Bail Conditions...

Allahabad High Court Orders Compensation for Illegal Detention, Issues Warning to Police Officials

Allahabad High Court Orders Compensation for Illegal Detention, Issues Warning to Police Officials

High Court Awards Rs. 1 Lakh to Sanu @ Rashid for Unlawful Detention; Police Officers Found Guilty of Contempt...

Allahabad High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati

Allahabad High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati

The court directs cooperation in ongoing investigation under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and POCSO Act without ar...

Allahabad High Court Modifies Life Sentence to 14-Year Term in Double Acid Attack Case

Allahabad High Court Modifies Life Sentence to 14-Year Term in Double Acid Attack Case

Court balances reformatory justice with societal impact, reduces life imprisonment to a fixed term for acid attack convi...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Charges Against Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Limited

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Charges Against Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Limited

Court Rules No Evidence of Dishonest Intent or Criminal Misconduct in Re-allotment of Panchkula Plot...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Privacy of Income Tax Returns, Sets Guidelines for Disclosure in Matrimonial Maintenance Cases

Karnataka High Court Upholds Privacy of Income Tax Returns, Sets Guidelines for Disclosure in Matrimonial Maintenance Cases

Court holds income tax returns as personal information exempt under RTI Act unless larger public interest is proven; dir...

Prayers at any spot not religious right: HC; says no to namaz near Mumbai airport citing security

Prayers at any spot not religious right: HC; says no to namaz near Mumbai airport citing security

The court was hearing a petition filed by the Taxi-Rickshaw Ola-Uber Men's Union claiming that a temporary shed in the v...

Ensure OPD, health services in medical colleges in Kerala not disrupted: HC to govt

Ensure OPD, health services in medical colleges in Kerala not disrupted: HC to govt

With the observation and directions, the court disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) by advocate Ajeesh Kalathi...

Security overrides religion: HC; refuses relief to people seeking to offer namaz near Mumbai airport

Security overrides religion: HC; refuses relief to people seeking to offer namaz near Mumbai airport

The court was hearing a petition filed by the Taxi-Rickshaw Ola-Uber Men's Union claiming that a temporary shed in the v...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Injunction in Trademark Dispute Between Godrej and Reckitt Benckiser

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Injunction in Trademark Dispute Between Godrej and Reckitt Benckiser

Court rules that mere allegations without prima facie evidence do not warrant an injunction in trademark disputes....

Delhi High Court Dismisses Revision Petition Over 281-Day Delay

Delhi High Court Dismisses Revision Petition Over 281-Day Delay

Court Denies Condonation of Delay Due to Lack of Sufficient Cause and Diligence by Petitioner...

Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Arbitration Challenge Due to Procedural Delays

Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Arbitration Challenge Due to Procedural Delays

Court Emphasizes Importance of Proper Service of Arbitral Awards in Limitation Calculations...

Delhi High Court Orders CBI to Clarify Stand on Re-investigation in 1975 L.N. Mishra Assassination Case

Delhi High Court Orders CBI to Clarify Stand on Re-investigation in 1975 L.N. Mishra Assassination Case

The court seeks a status report from CBI amidst allegations of wrongful implication and alteration of investigation in t...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeal in Trademark Dispute Between Mountain Valley Springs and Baby Forest Ayurveda

Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeal in Trademark Dispute Between Mountain Valley Springs and Baby Forest Ayurveda

Court rules 'Forest' as a generic term, denies injunction to Mountain Valley Springs against Baby Forest Ayurveda over '...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging SRO 320 Due to Lack of Locus Standi and Inordinate Delay

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging SRO 320 Due to Lack of Locus Standi and Inordinate Delay

Petitioners' challenge against 1985 SRO on Wakaf properties deemed unsustainable due to lack of legal standing and over ...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Temporary SOP for Crowd Control Amidst Legislative Deliberations

Karnataka High Court Upholds Temporary SOP for Crowd Control Amidst Legislative Deliberations

Court Allows SOP to Operate Until the Enactment of the Karnataka Crowd Control Bill, 2025...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Overturns Tribunal Order Granting Post-Facto Sanction for Foreign Employment

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Overturns Tribunal Order Granting Post-Facto Sanction for Foreign Employment

Court Emphasizes Need for Prior Permission for Government Employees Seeking Foreign Assignments...