High Courts
Al Falah moves Punjab and Haryana HC, challenges amended provisions of law
The petitioner received a letter under Section 46 of the amended Act, intimating that an inquiry was being initiated aga...
Chhattisgarh High Court Declares 89 Appointments in Public Service Illegal
Court Issues Quo Warranto Against Ineligible Sub Engineers; Prescribes Strict Adherence to Recruitment Rules...
Kerala High Court Upholds Arrest in Ganja Possession Case
Court dismisses bail plea, affirms compliance with constitutional and statutory arrest procedures....
Allahabad HC issues notice to Bareilly DM, SSP for ‘interference’ in namaz at private property
Tarik Khan moved the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the concerned officials not to create any hindrance or ...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Disqualification Orders Against Belagavi Councillors
Court Rules Acquisition of Leasehold Rights Prior to Election Does Not Lead to Disqualification Under KMC Act...
Kerala High Court Upholds Maternity and Medical Leave Rights for NBEMS Trainee
Court Directs Fresh Consideration of Leave Application in Light of Exceptional Circumstances...
Jharkhand High Court Mandates Swift Action to Revive State Information Commission
Court Orders State Government to Expedite Appointments and Restore Functionality within Four Weeks...
HC quashes Rs 20 cr Nava Kerala programme, flags ‘colourable’ use of funds ahead of polls
The bench further observed that the Cabinet decision to launch the programme was neither placed before the legislature, ...
Kerala High Court Orders TRACO Cable to Accept Resignation of Company Secretary Amid Financial Turmoil
Court rules refusal to accept resignation amounts to bonded labour and sets a precedent for employee rights under financ...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Pension Rights for Martyrs' Mothers
Court directs incorporation of beneficial provisions from earlier pension rules to ensure justice for mothers of decease...
Allahabad High Court Judge Recuses Himself from Bail Application After Supreme Court Criticism
Justice Pankaj Bhatia requests reassignment of bail cases following demoralizing Supreme Court remarks on prior judgment...
Maintenance to wife not charity, but a right to uphold equity, justice: Andhra HC
Further, he noted that the order mandating the payment of Rs 7,500 per month to his wife and Rs 5,000 per month to his m...
Karnataka HC quashes BJP's defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
The case was filed in 2023, when BJP was in power in Karnataka, following a "corruption rate card" published by the then...
Unnao survivor's father's death: CBI opposes Jaideep Sengar’s plea for extension of interim bail
"You have to tell me whether this man is suffering to the extent that he deserves an extension. If he is not, you have t...
Kerala HC stops govt funds for implementing Nava Kerala Citizen Response programme
The pleas had also claimed that the initiative was "a political campaign of the ruling party or political front, masquer...
Exercise restraint, don't make statements on each other: Delhi HC tells Sunjay Kapur's wife, sister
The defamatory content, the plea said, was deliberately published and amplified through the podcast ‘InControversial wit...
Delhi HC grants time to Centre to pursue detention of Celina Jaitly's brother in UAE
The Centre's lawyer sought a reasonable time of 3-4 weeks be granted to enable the Ministry of External Affairs and the ...
HC quashes criminal proceedings against man accused of rape
“The victim herself has stated that she met applicant no. 1 at his residence and even outside. She came to attend the bi...
'Khamosh' no longer: Shatrughan Sinha seeks protection of personality rights, moves HC
Sinha sought a permanent injunction against parties from using his name, voice, mannerisms, signature punchline 'Khamosh...
Cough syrup racket: Allahabad HC denies bail to two accused
Exception was only granted to codeine being a drug if it was used in therapeutic practice and if it was used in less tha...
Jharkhand HC pulls up Chatra SP over detention of child
A student is not a hardcore criminal. Had he been, a case would have been registered and he would have been presented be...
HC asks Bengal govt to relocate CISF jawans from Chinese language school by April 30
Additional advocate general Amal Kumar Sen, representing the West Bengal government, submitted that the state authoritie...
Karnataka HC sets aside Congress MLA Subba Reddy’s 2023 election over false affidavit
The court also directed that the EC and the Secretary of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly be informed of the order and...
Bhojshala dispute petitions to be placed before MP High Court's Chief Justice
Under the arrangement as per the ASI order on the Dhar complex dispute, Hindus are permitted to offer prayers there on T...
Cal HC grants bail to medicine shop owner in NDPS case
Praying for his bail, petitioner Vijay Prakash Goel's lawyer claimed that he was illegally detained on the accusation of...
Can't allow country to be maligned globally: Delhi HC in Amrit Wilson's OCI card cancellation case
The Indian High Commission in London had issued a show cause notice to Wilson in November 2022 accusing her of being "en...
Delhi HC injuncts use of 'Lotus Splash' by Deepika Padukone's 82 °E till lawsuit decided
"We find that the trade mark of the respondents '82 °E' is at the base of the bottle as against the mark/phrase 'Lotus S...
Delhi HC grants bail to SDPI president MK Faizy in money laundering case
Before the PFI was banned, simultaneous raids and enforcement action were carried out against the organisation by multip...
Rajasthan HC judge hearing Salman Khan's appeal in blackbuck poaching case recuses
Salman's counsel filed a transfer petition in the high court against his sentence following the state's appeal. The coun...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds Respondent Guilty of Contempt in Compassionate Appointment Case
Court finds willful violation of order by imposing TET condition on compassionate appointment despite previous ruling...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Summoning of Additional Accused in Criminal Trial
Court Rules Summoning Must Be Based on Trial Evidence, Not Merely Charge Sheet Material...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Res Judicata Principle in Matrimonial Dispute
Husband's Attempt for Second Divorce Suit Dismissed; Court Affirms Finality of Previous Judgment...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Dismisses Ajit Singh's Petition for Pay Refixation Due to Delay
Court Applies Doctrine of Delay and Laches to Bar Relief for Stale Claims Post-Retirement...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Case Transfer Request Based on Advocate's Influence
Court emphasizes that mere status as a practicing advocate does not warrant case transfer unless substantial evidence of...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Compulsory Retirement of Police Inspector
Court Finds Non-Adherence to Mandatory Guidelines and Arbitrary Decision in Retirement Order...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail Due to Breach of Settlement Agreement
The court emphasizes the sanctity of judicial orders and imposes costs on the petitioner for misuse of the legal process...