High Courts
Patna High Court Quashes Withholding of Appointments in BPSC Case
Court Rules Mere Criminal Case Pendency Insufficient to Deny Employment; Advocates for Presumption of Innocence...
Madras High Court Acquits Appellant in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence
Conviction under Sections 498A and 304B IPC Overturned; Court Finds No Evidence of Dowry Demands or Cruelty...
Delhi High Court Quashes Summons Against Non-Signatory in Cheque Bounce Case
Court affirms that only the drawer of a dishonored cheque can be prosecuted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrume...
Patna High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Forest Range Officer Due to Lack of Sanction
Court Rules Prosecution Lacked Mandatory Sanction Under Cr.PC for Acts Performed During Official Duty...
Bombay High Court Overturns Patent Office's Rejection of Syringe Invention
Court finds rejection order violated principles of natural justice; calls for reasoned and speaking orders in patent dec...
Delhi High Court Upholds Inheritance Rights Despite Nomination, Affirms Legal Heirs' Succession Over Corporate Shares
Court Rules Nomination Does Not Override Inheritance Laws, Declares Plaintiff's Entitlement to 1/4th Share in Deceased's...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Rape Allegations Against Chandigarh Coach
Court finds consensual relationship, dismisses FIR citing lack of evidence for blackmailing and coercion....
Punjab and Haryana High Court Mandates Timely Promotions for Government Employees
Court Directs Quarterly Departmental Promotion Committee Meetings to Prevent Stagnation and Financial Loss...
Delhi High Court Upholds Insurance Claim for Accident Despite Booklet Driving Licence
Court rules that insurance claim rejection based on non-conversion to smart card format unjustified; driving licence dee...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Dowry Case Against In-laws
Court rules allegations against mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law lack specificity and constitute abuse of...
Bombay High Court Acquits Shantilal Gaikwad: Lack of Evidence and Procedural Irregularities Lead to Overturned Conviction
High Court highlights inadmissibility of electronic evidence and procedural errors in confessional statements leading to...
Bombay High Court Upholds Family Court's Decision to Deny Maintenance
Court rules that lack of sufficient evidence and refusal to cohabitate without just cause disqualify claim under Section...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Reinstates Permission for Mobile Tower Installation in Faridabad
Court Quashes Deputy Commissioner's Order Citing Lack of Legal Basis and Upholds 2023 Infrastructure Policy...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Quashes Dismissal of Khilafwarzi Inspector Over Breach of Natural Justice
Court Orders Fresh Disciplinary Enquiry, Cites Violation of Natural Justice in Original Proceedings...
Gauhati High Court Grants Bail to Mukesh Jalan in Commercial Dispute Turned Criminal Case
Court emphasizes the civil nature of the dispute, releases accused after 52 days in custody citing lack of criminal inte...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Fair Compensation for All Co-Owners in Land Acquisition Case
Court rules against technical denial of compensation, affirming equal compensation rights for all co-owners under the La...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Maintenance Orders, Dismisses Husband's Revision Petition
Court affirms wife's right to maintenance, citing sufficient cause for living separately; rejects husband's plea for qua...
Delhi HC judge recuses himself from hearing contempt PIL against Kejriwal over circulation of court videos
Alleging that Kejriwal and his party members hatched a “conspiracy” and “dirty strategy” to record the court proceedings...
Bombay High Court Quashes Income Tax Demands Against Capegemini Technology Services India Ltd
Court holds that no valid orders exist to substantiate the tax demands, asserts jurisdiction over the case despite terri...
Delhi High Court Orders Social Media Platforms to Remove Defamatory Posts Against Corporate Executive
The court rules in favor of Mr. Nidish Gopalkrishnan Nair, emphasizing the balance between freedom of speech and right t...
Allahabad HC dismisses habeas corpus plea of cow slaughter accused
The court noted that the alleged act was not an ordinary offence affecting individuals but one that had triggered public...
Allahabad High Court Revises Maintenance Order, Reduces Monthly Payment
Court Finds Initial Maintenance Excessive; Sets New Terms for Payment and Arrears...
Delhi High Court Orders Re-evaluation of Harvard's Patent Application on Non-Native Pancreatic Cells
The Court sets aside the Controller General's decision and mandates fresh consideration of amended patent claims....
2006 Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC discharges four accused, quashes charges against them
In January this year, the HC, while admitting the pleas, noted that a prima facie case for interference was made out and...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Dismissal of Convicted Government Employee
Court affirms dismissal without departmental inquiry under Rule 19 following corruption conviction....
Karnataka High Court Overturns Conviction in Gang Rape Case Citing Lack of Evidence
Appellants Acquitted as Court Finds Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt...
HC orders Mizoram govt to halt tree felling in vacated Assam Rifles land
He had said that work to widen the road between Treasury Square and Bazar Bungkawn, a stretch of nearly 1 km known as on...
Orissa High Court Orders Supervised Investigation in Communal Violence Case
Court mandates senior officer oversight to ensure fair investigation in viral assault case...
Man cannot evade duty to maintain child citing wife's income: Uttarakhand HC
The court ruled that financial liabilities such as loan repayments or support to other family members are voluntary and ...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes RSRTC Suspension Order, Calls for Retraining of Officials
Court Remands Case for Fresh Consideration, Highlights Need for Reasoned Decisions in Suspension Cases...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Enhanced Maintenance Order for Wife and Child
Familial Obligations Do Not Override Primary Duty to Maintain Wife and Child, Rules Court...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders HSVP to Handover Plots Despite Long-standing Litigation
Court Directs Handover of Plot Possession Within Four Months, Overriding 16-Year Status Quo...
Rajasthan High Court Permits Video Conferencing for Accused in Multiple FIRs
Court Acknowledges Administrative and Financial Strain of Repeated Physical Appearances, Advocates for Technological Int...
No action against KCR, others based on panel report on Kaleshwaram project: T'gana HC
In its report, the commission held Chandrasekhar Rao accountable for alleged irregularities in the project’s constructio...
MP HC directs ASI to upload Bhojshala survey videography for viewing by contesting parties
Earlier, an intervener's counsel on Monday told the HC that the petition filed by the Hindu Front for Justice is not mai...
Allahabad High Court Revises Maintenance Order in Landmark Judgment
Court Reduces Monthly Maintenance from Rs. 9,000 to Rs. 5,250; Reaffirms Husband's Continuous Obligation under Section 1...