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Gujarat High Court Upholds Dismissal of Adultery Complaint Following Supreme Court Ruling

Gujarat High Court Upholds Dismissal of Adultery Complaint Following Supreme Court Ruling

Complaint under unconstitutional Section 497 IPC dismissed; revisional application finds no grounds for interference....

Gujarat High Court Upholds Enhanced Maintenance for Wife Despite Her Earning

Gujarat High Court Upholds Enhanced Maintenance for Wife Despite Her Earning

Court emphasizes husband's duty to maintain wife, affirms Family Court's decision to increase monthly maintenance consid...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Appointment of Physically Handicapped Candidate in Postal Service

Gujarat High Court Upholds Appointment of Physically Handicapped Candidate in Postal Service

Court Affirms Central Administrative Tribunal's Decision, Rejects Union's Appeal on Grounds of Misrepresentation and Del...

HC pulls up authorities over pollution in Kanjurmarg, warns of closing dumping ground

HC pulls up authorities over pollution in Kanjurmarg, warns of closing dumping ground

The ill effects of such emissions, which are a result of mismanagement by the authorities, are not known, the bench said...

Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case Following Settlement

Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case Following Settlement

In a landmark judgment, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court allows compounding of offences under Section 138 of the Ne...

Delhi High Court Rejects Joint Trial Applications in Arbitration Proceedings

Delhi High Court Rejects Joint Trial Applications in Arbitration Proceedings

Court Rules Itself Functus Officio; Petitioners' Request Denied Due to Significant Progress in Arbitration...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Exclusion of Married Daughters from Compassionate Appointments

Karnataka High Court Upholds Exclusion of Married Daughters from Compassionate Appointments

Appellant's plea for compassionate appointment dismissed; court reinforces dependency criteria under Karnataka Civil Ser...

Bombay High Court Rules on Irrevocability Clause in Trust Deeds

Bombay High Court Rules on Irrevocability Clause in Trust Deeds

Absence of Explicit Irrevocability Clause Not a Ground for Denying Registration under Section 12AB...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Disposes Petition Against FIR for Song "Tateeree"

Punjab and Haryana High Court Disposes Petition Against FIR for Song "Tateeree"

Singer Badshah's Petition Withdrawn as Police Decide Not to Act on Impugned Order...

MIB blocked release of 'Lawrence of Punjab' docuseries, Delhi HC told

MIB blocked release of 'Lawrence of Punjab' docuseries, Delhi HC told

According to the makers, the show "traces the journey of a criminal identity through the lens of culture, systems, and v...

Delhi High Court Restrains Transfer of Media Rights for Legends League Cricket Tournament

Delhi High Court Restrains Transfer of Media Rights for Legends League Cricket Tournament

Court Grants Interim Relief to Jiostar India Pvt. Ltd., Preventing Creation of Third-Party Rights...

Madras High Court Orders Arrest of Vessel Amid Maritime Claim Dispute

Madras High Court Orders Arrest of Vessel Amid Maritime Claim Dispute

Ship Fuels & Trade DMCC secures warrant for arrest of M/V Zhong Peng You Yi to safeguard substantial maritime claim....

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Judicial Integrity, Dismisses Recall Application

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Judicial Integrity, Dismisses Recall Application

Court dismisses recall application for anticipatory bail order, imposes exemplary costs to deter misuse of judicial proc...

Kerala HC seeks Centre, state stand on PIL alleging cruelty against bovines in cattle markets

Kerala HC seeks Centre, state stand on PIL alleging cruelty against bovines in cattle markets

The petition has further alleged that cattle markets in the state are operating in violation of the advisory on 'Livesto...

High Court Quashes Penalty on Petitioner for Alleged Illegal Mineral Transportation

High Court Quashes Penalty on Petitioner for Alleged Illegal Mineral Transportation

Authorities Criticized for Mechanical Proceedings; Costs Imposed for Failure to Verify Vehicle Ownership...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Aadhaar Manipulation Case

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Aadhaar Manipulation Case

Accused of Acting as Middleman in Criminal Conspiracy During Police Recruitment Examination...

Riots 2020: HC dismisses Delhi Police appeal against bail to Ishrat Jahan

Riots 2020: HC dismisses Delhi Police appeal against bail to Ishrat Jahan

In the appeal, police had said that the trial court order granting bail to Ishrat Jahan was perverse and against the law...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Eviction Order for Landlord's Bona Fide Requirement

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Eviction Order for Landlord's Bona Fide Requirement

High Court overturns Appellate Tribunal's decision, reinstating the Rent Tribunal's findings on landlord's genuine need ...

Delhi High Court Quashes Disciplinary Action Against Jamia Professor Over Restroom Grievance

Delhi High Court Quashes Disciplinary Action Against Jamia Professor Over Restroom Grievance

Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia to reconsider grievance with sensitivity towards hygiene, dignity, and medical condit...

HC rejects Pawan Khera's anticipatory bail plea over allegations against Assam CM's wife

HC rejects Pawan Khera's anticipatory bail plea over allegations against Assam CM's wife

Following the allegations, the CM's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, filed criminal cases against Khera and others at the Guw...

Uttarakhand HC seeks report on death of student at private university in Bhimtal

Uttarakhand HC seeks report on death of student at private university in Bhimtal

The petition alleged that Bhawali police refused to register a complaint under pressure from college authorities, prom...

HC seeks response from Centre, Uttarakhand govt on land acquisition for Ramnagar-Kashipur Highway

HC seeks response from Centre, Uttarakhand govt on land acquisition for Ramnagar-Kashipur Highway

They contended that the ground reality reflects the presence of numerous houses and commercial establishments rather tha...

Allahabad HC dismisses 11 special appeals by UP govt for delays in filing

Allahabad HC dismisses 11 special appeals by UP govt for delays in filing

Emphasising accountability, the court said that condoning such delays would amount to encouraging negligence and indiffe...

HC paves way for fresh elections at Asiatic Society of Mumbai

HC paves way for fresh elections at Asiatic Society of Mumbai

Acting on these findings, the Charity Commissioner passed orders on March 13, 2026, appointing a "fit person" along with...

Once man gets married, he is bound to maintain wife: Allahabad HC

Once man gets married, he is bound to maintain wife: Allahabad HC

After going through the record, the bench in its order passed on April 7 opined that keeping in view the cost of living ...

HC calls handcuffing of duo by police humiliation', orders Maharashtra govt to pay compensation

HC calls handcuffing of duo by police humiliation', orders Maharashtra govt to pay compensation

Where there is infringement of the fundamental right, the court cannot be stopped by giving a mere declaration that acti...

No evidence that temple was demolished and mosque built at Bhojshala: Muslim side tells HC

No evidence that temple was demolished and mosque built at Bhojshala: Muslim side tells HC

Khurshid also argued that the mosque associated with Maulana Kamaluddin, a Sufi saint of the Chishti order of Ajmer, was...

2006 Malegaon blasts case reaches 'dead end' as Bombay HC discharges four accused

2006 Malegaon blasts case reaches 'dead end' as Bombay HC discharges four accused

On September 8, 2006, four bombs exploded at Malegaon town in Maharashtra's Nashik district, three inside the premises o...

Karnataka HC stays FIR order against minister over Rs 500 bet remark

Karnataka HC stays FIR order against minister over Rs 500 bet remark

Based on a private complaint filed by H R Nagabhushan, the 42nd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court ordered the r...

Epstein links: HC seeks stand of Hardeep Puri's daughter on activist's plea

Epstein links: HC seeks stand of Hardeep Puri's daughter on activist's plea

In her lawsuit seeking Rs 10 crore as damages and an order to restrain several entities from disseminating defamatory co...

Allahabad HC seeks reply on petition challenging order of ATS probe into madarsas

Allahabad HC seeks reply on petition challenging order of ATS probe into madarsas

The petitioner's counsel submitted, "order impugned is wholly unfounded and arbitrary act on part of the authority as wi...

Delhi HC pulls up police over allegations of illegal detention, torture of activists

Delhi HC pulls up police over allegations of illegal detention, torture of activists

In their response to the writ petition filed by the younger sister of Lakshita Rajoura, who alleged that she and other s...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Examination Fairness, Rules Midway Changes Unconstitutional

Karnataka High Court Upholds Examination Fairness, Rules Midway Changes Unconstitutional

Court mandates adherence to existing SSLC examination rules, citing violation of Article 14 if altered post-notification...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Right to Second Maternity Leave Under Maternity Benefit Act

Allahabad High Court Upholds Right to Second Maternity Leave Under Maternity Benefit Act

Court Quashes State Order, Mandates Leave with Benefits for Petitioner Manisha Yadav...

Delhi High Court Directs FRRO to Expedite Visa Processing for Petitioners

Delhi High Court Directs FRRO to Expedite Visa Processing for Petitioners

Court mandates swift action on visa applications within ten days to ensure compliance with guidelines...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Allu Arjun's Publicity Rights Against Unauthorized Exploitation

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Allu Arjun's Publicity Rights Against Unauthorized Exploitation

Court Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction to Prevent Misuse of Actor's Persona Across Digital and Physical Platforms...