High Courts
Bombay High Court Rules on Patent Appeal Limits
Division Bench Dismisses Commercial Appeal Citing Bar Under Section 100-A of CPC...
Allahabad High Court Questions Validity of Non-Maintainability of Anticipatory Bail in Complaint Cases
Decision in Asheesh Kumar Case Referred to Larger Bench for Reconsideration...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Condemns Technical Denial of Ex Gratia Payment to Widow
Court Directs Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank to Compensate Widow with Rs. 7 Lakhs for Delayed Ex Gratia Application ...
Bombay High Court Orders Reinstatement of MSRTC Driver Wrongfully Dismissed Based on Media Reports
Court Upholds Labour Court's Decision, Mandates Compliance with Reinstatement and Payment of Back Wages...
Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down Molasses Regulation Rules as Unconstitutional
The Court declares the 2022 Molasses Control Rules beyond the legislative competence of the state, emphasizing the non-i...
Madras High Court Overturns Single Judge's Order, Upholds Government's Policy Decision on Welfare Scheme Restructuring
Court Emphasizes Judicial Restraint in Policy Decisions, Dismisses Petition for Benefits Under Abolished Scheme ...
Kerala High Court Upholds State Information Commission's Decision to Drop RTI Penalty Proceedings
Court affirms that RTI penalty proceedings are solely between the Information Commission and SPIO, with no right for app...
Karnataka High Court Declares Seizure of Mercedes-Benz Illegal, Orders Restoration of Registration
In a significant ruling, the court quashes vehicle seizure and registration cancellation, citing unauthorized officer ac...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Suit by M-s Lahoti Properties Over Limitation and Procedural Grounds
Aurangabad Bench rules in favor of defendants, citing Order II Rule 2 and Order XXIII Rule 1(4) of CPC, and Article 54 o...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention of Juvenile Under J&K Public Safety Act
Court Upholds the Primacy of Personal Liberty, Criticizes Detention Based on "Hollow" Grounds...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Regularization of Long-term NMR Employees
Court condemns exploitation of non-regularized workers performing essential duties, directs State to provide consequenti...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Rejection of Ex Gratia Claim for COVID-19 Death Without Substantial Evidence
The court emphasized the necessity of concrete evidence such as COVID-19 test reports or death certificates to qualify f...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Tribunal's Compensation Award, Modifies Future Prospects and Enhances Overall Amount
Insurance Company's Appeal Dismissed; Court Affirms Tribunal's Finding of Rash and Negligent Driving, Adjusts Compensati...
Allahabad HC judge recuses from hearing Rahul Gandhi dual citizenship plea
During earlier hearings, the bench had asked the Centre about action taken on a complaint alleging Gandhi's British citi...
Allahabad HC refuses to quash proceedings against Mukhtar Ansari's aide in Usri Chatti case
According to the petition, the incident dates back to 2001 when a group led by Brijesh Singh allegedly attacked Mukhtar ...
Custodial death case: Delhi HC dismisses Unnao rape survivor's plea seeking death penalty for Kuldeep Sengar
It added that entertaining a belated appeal seeking enhancement of conviction and sentence would seriously prejudice the...
Jharkhand HC sets 14-day deadline for govt to trace missing Gumla girl
The court observed that despite seven years of investigation, police have not been able to trace the victim and question...
Madras HC orders notice to I-T dept over discrepancies in TVK chief Vijay's asset disclosures
The plea emphasised that if such discrepancies are not addressed before the date of polling, the electorate would be for...
Pawan Khera moves Gauhati HC for anticipatory bail, hearing on Tuesday
In its order, the Supreme Court said that if Khera applies for anticipatory bail in the court having jurisdiction in Ass...
Excise policy: Delhi HC judge Swarana K Sharma refuses to recuse, rejects Kejriwal's plea
On February 27, the trial court discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and others in the Delhi liquor-policy case, saying the CBI'...
PIL filed in Calcutta High Court over alleged plan to arrest 800 TMC workers ahead of polls
The petitioner claimed there was apprehension that nearly 800 TMC workers and leaders could face preventive arrest after...
HC junks PIL on Bhagwat's Z-plus security cost recovery, questions its motive
The PIL, filed by Nagpur resident Lalan Singh through his counsel Ashwin Ingole, contended that taxpayers' money is bein...
Bombay HC transfers dowry death investigation to CBI, flags lapses in police probe
The high court took note of the statement by the medical officer who had conducted the victim's postmortem, in which she...
HC reserves order on Asaram's plea challenging conviction for sexual assault on minor
Some of the co-accused secured a suspension of sentence and are currently out on bail. Asaram himself has been on tempor...
Justice Sharma of Delhi HC to pass order on Kejriwal's plea for her recusal at 4:30 pm
The former Delhi chief minister has further alleged a "direct conflict of interest", claiming that the judge's children ...
Delhi HC Judge Justice Sharma to pass order on recusal plea by Kejriwal at 4.30 pm
Besides Kejriwal, the applications for recusal of the judge were also filed by AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pa...
Decide by May 4 on posthumous Padma Vibhushan for Olympian Khashaba Jadhav: HC to Centre
The PIL sought a direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs (Padma Awards Cell) to consider and decide afresh their repre...
Allahabad High Court Quashes District Committee Order, Upholds Forest Rights of Scheduled Tribes
Court Directs Reconsideration of Forest Dweller Claims, Emphasizing the Supremacy of the Forest Rights Act, 2006...
Allahabad HC seeks govt response over non-payment of prize money to student
During the court proceedings, the petitioner's counsel contended that the petitioner won first place in the senior categ...
Jailed Punjab MP Amritpal to virtually appear before trial court in Ajnala PS attack case
A counsel representing the Punjab government submitted that Amritpal’s preventive detention is coming to an end on April...
National Herald case: Delhi HC to hear on Monday ED plea against Sonia, Rahul
The ED, in its plea in the high court, has claimed that the trial court order has in effect given a hall pass to a categ...
Legal if a parent takes child's custody by force from partner without violating law: Allahabad HC
In view of this, the court held that a mere allegation that the father has forcibly taken the minors from the custody of...
Uttarakhand HC sends girl to shelter home, orders custody for male companion in protection plea
According to a police report placed before the court, the girl's father lodged a complaint at Rajpura City police statio...
Jharkhand HC plea seeks Rs 1 crore each for 5 kids allegedly infected with HIV via blood transfusion
The petition cited a 2023 Supreme Court precedent (CPL Ashish Kumar Chauhan case) where substantial compensation was awa...
Upload orders, verdicts on CIS the day they are passed: Bombay HC directs judges in Maharashtra, Goa
All the Judicial Officers in the State of Maharashtra and Goa shall note that the orders and judgments passed by them ar...
Delhi High Court Quashes Extradition of Kanwarjeet Singh Batth to the UK
Lack of Prima Facie Evidence Leads to the Quashing of Extradition Request by the UK...