High Courts
Advocate files plea in HC against Maharashtra govt decision to cancel 5 per cent Muslim quota
The petition filed by advocate Syed Ejaz Abbas Naqvi challenged the government resolution of February 17 issued by the D...
Disturbing pattern in recent times where matrimonial prosecutions initiated as pressure tactic: HC
In such cases, the court is not expected to be a mute spectator and is duty-bound to examine the circumstances and to as...
Allahabad HC fixes Mar 12 for next hearing of Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque
At the centre of the controversy is the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb-era Shahi Idgah mosque, which a section of Hindus has c...
Delhi HC grants bail to Thar driver who mowed down two in Chanakyapuri
The car of the 26-year-old accused allegedly ran down two persons around 6.30 am on August 10, last year near Gate Numbe...
High-rise near INS Shikra: HC raps Navy over ‘lapse’, 'intelligence failure'
The bench also questioned the Navy’s selective opposition to only this particular building when there are several other ...
Ancestral property not immune from attachment under PMLA: Delhi HC
The court passed the verdict on an appeal by a man against a 2025 order of the appellate tribunal under the PMLA, which ...
Kerala High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision on Disability Pension Claim
Rajendran P.'s petition dismissed due to lack of evidence linking disability to military service...
Delhi High Court Quashes FIR in High-Handed Harassment Case; Stresses on Women's Safety
Court quashes FIR after victim's compromise but imposes costs on petitioner, highlighting concerns over women's safety....
Delhi High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance for Wife Amidst Allegations of Adultery
Court affirms that unproven allegations of adultery cannot bar interim maintenance; directs expeditious trial in domesti...
Delhi High Court Enhances Maintenance for Schizophrenic Divorced Wife
Court Rules on Maintenance Enhancement, Directs Payment from 2011; Dismisses Frivolous Petition...
Allahabad High Court Rules Against Bank's Limitation on Ex-Gratia Claims
Internal Bank Circulars Cannot Impose Limitations Without Proper Communication to Legal Heirs, Court Directs Reconsidera...
Delhi High Court Upholds SSC's Examination Evaluation Process
Court Declines to Interfere in SSC's Final Answer Key, Emphasizing Judicial Restraint in Academic Evaluations...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Magistrate's Order in Cheque Dishonour Case
Security Cheques Can Be Used to Discharge Legally Enforceable Liabilities, Rules Court...
Calcutta High Court Declares WBSEDCL's Supplemental Billing Demand Void
Court Upholds Presumption of Meter Accuracy, Rejects Speculative Billing by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution...
Public urinal, open garbage next to house violates right to live with dignity: Delhi HC
The court passed the order while dealing with a lawyer's petition raising a grievance against the construction of an una...
Telangana High Court Directs Policy Formation for Regulating Sale of Meat Near Places of Worship
In a landmark judgment, the Telangana High Court mandates the state to draft guidelines addressing the sale and consumpt...
Delhi High Court Allows Mother to Relocate Abroad for Education with Minor Child
Court Balances Parental Rights and Child Welfare in Landmark Judgment...
Calcutta High Court Orders Transparent Disclosure in Police Recruitment Process
Marks and Categories of Constable Aspirants to be Published for Physical Tests...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Eviction of Encroachers from Port Authority Pathway
The court ruled that encroachers occupying pathways do not qualify for protections under the Public Premises (Eviction o...
Bombay High Court Quashes Pune Municipal Corporation's Promotion Process for Superintending Engineer
Court Mandates Implementation of 2024 Seniority List, Citing Violations of Natural Justice...
Bombay High Court Partially Acquits Appellants in Assault Case; Conviction Under IPC Section 324 Upheld
Court Remands Case for Consideration of Probation; Acquits Appellants of Charges Under IPC Section 504 and Goa Children'...
Bombay High Court Clarifies ESI Act's Applicability to Medicine Storage by Traders
Storing Medicines in Refrigerators Not a "Manufacturing Process," Rules Court...
Gauhati High Court Reinstates Gaon Panchayat President Over Quorum Misinterpretation
Court Finds District Commissioner's Order Invalid Due to Violation of Natural Justice and Misinterpretation of Quorum Re...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Compensation Award in Railway Worker Death Case
Tribunal's Beneficial Approach in Applying Employees Compensation Act, 1923, Affirmed by High Court...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction in Dacoity and Murder Case
Appeals Dismissed; Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Recovery of Stolen Items...
Delhi High Court Quashes CBSE's Retrospective Policy Change on Additional Subject Examination for 2025 Batch
Court Upholds Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation, Directs CBSE to Allow Affected Students to Register for Additional Sub...
Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim to Rs. 500,000
National Insurance Co. Ltd. directed to pay and given liberty to recover from the insured after due process....
Allahabad High Court Upholds Charge-Sheet in Rape Case, Dismisses Appeal
Allegations of Character Assassination Deemed Irrelevant; Upholds Victim's Right to Dignity and Privacy...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Acquittal in High-Profile POCSO Case
Lack of Cogent Evidence Leads to Dismissal of State's Appeal Against Acquittal of Accused in Alleged Sexual Assault...
Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence to 10 Years for Convicted Child Sexual Offender
Court considers mitigating factors such as age, incarceration period, and family hardship in altering the sentence under...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Objection to Arbitral Award Enforcement, Reaffirms Res Judicata
Court Imposes Costs on Objector for Frivolous Objections, Reinforces Legal Finality of Prior Judicial Decisions...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Continuation of Criminal Proceedings Against Dr. Pradip Kumar Ghosh
Court Denies Petitioner's Request to Quash Proceedings Under West Bengal Inland Fisheries Act and Land Reforms Act...
Delhi HC asks Jaideep Sengar to surrender in Unnao custodial death case
It observed that the interim bail granted to Jaideep Sengar in July 2024 was last extended in April 2025 and since then,...
Chhatrasal Stadium murder case: Delhi HC seeks police's stand on wrestler Sushil Kumar's bail plea
Noting that the Supreme Court had cancelled the bail granted to Kumar by the high court in August last year, the judge r...
HC issues notice to producers of ‘The Kerala Story 2’, CBFC on plea to quash certification
The petition stated that it approached the court after being aggrieved by the grant of certification to the film titled ...
Employer liable if insurance policy terms breached with its knowledge: Uttarakhand HC
According to the case details, petitioner Bhakti Ram stated that his 22-year-old son, Manish Kumar, was employed as a tr...