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Rajasthan High Court Upholds Tribunal's Verdict, Holds Railways Liable for Damaged Consignment

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Tribunal's Verdict, Holds Railways Liable for Damaged Consignment

Railways' Negligence in Handling Fertilizer Bags Results in Rs. 9.93 Lakh Compensation to Gujarat State Fertilizer and C...

Bombay High Court Upholds Compensation for Health Worker Under PMGKP

Bombay High Court Upholds Compensation for Health Worker Under PMGKP

Court Directs Compensation for Late Rekha Mohite Despite Hospital Not Being Listed as Covid Treatment Center...

Rajasthan High Court Transfers Senior Citizen's Maintenance Case Due to Judicial Non-compliance

Rajasthan High Court Transfers Senior Citizen's Maintenance Case Due to Judicial Non-compliance

Presiding Officer Faces Disciplinary Action for Failing to Adhere to Court Orders; Case Reassigned to Ensure Swift Resol...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Charges of Abetment to Suicide Against Rinku Lodha

Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Charges of Abetment to Suicide Against Rinku Lodha

Court finds lack of instigation or mens rea in the alleged harassment over loan repayment demands...

Bombay High Court Upholds Termination of Teacher for Inappropriate Communication

Bombay High Court Upholds Termination of Teacher for Inappropriate Communication

Court endorses zero-tolerance policy for electronic messaging between teachers and students outside classroom hours....

Madhya Pradesh High Court Advocates for Efficient Grievance Redressal System

Madhya Pradesh High Court Advocates for Efficient Grievance Redressal System

Court directs petitioners seeking seniority and pay difference to submit representations; Suggests State to establish a ...

Allahabad High Court Criticizes Police for Non-Compliance in Encounter Cases

Allahabad High Court Criticizes Police for Non-Compliance in Encounter Cases

Court Calls for Mandatory Adherence to Supreme Court Guidelines Following Improper Investigation Practices...

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds DPC's Authority to Set Promotion Benchmarks

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds DPC's Authority to Set Promotion Benchmarks

The Court affirms the validity of setting minimum merit standards for promotions under "seniority-cum-fitness" criteria....

Gauhati High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision Declaring Kurban Ali as Foreigner

Gauhati High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision Declaring Kurban Ali as Foreigner

Petitioner's Citizenship Claim Dismissed Due to Lack of Substantive Evidence Linking Him to Genuine Indian Parents...

Kerala High Court Orders Expedited Completion of Biogas Plant and Gas Cylinder Storage Facility at Sannidhanam

Kerala High Court Orders Expedited Completion of Biogas Plant and Gas Cylinder Storage Facility at Sannidhanam

Court directs Travancore Devaswom Board to comply with legal requirements and submit necessary documents for swift execu...

Kerala High Court Acquits Co-Accused in Motorcycle Theft Case

Kerala High Court Acquits Co-Accused in Motorcycle Theft Case

In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court overturned the conviction of Shyjal C., citing inadmissibility of police ...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Jute Contract Dispute

Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Jute Contract Dispute

Agarpara Jute Mills Ltd.'s Petition Challenging Arbitral Decision Dismissed; Court Affirms Limited Scope of Judicial Rev...

Orissa High Court Mandates Action for Optimal Mineral Utilization

Orissa High Court Mandates Action for Optimal Mineral Utilization

State Government Directed to Enforce Mining Obligations to Protect Public Interest and Revenue...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Premature Petition Against ED's Search and Seizure Under PMLA

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Premature Petition Against ED's Search and Seizure Under PMLA

Court Upholds Statutory Remedies for Petitioner to Challenge Legality of Proceedings Before Competent Authority...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Decades-Old Criminal Proceedings, Emphasizes Right to Speedy Trial

Allahabad High Court Quashes Decades-Old Criminal Proceedings, Emphasizes Right to Speedy Trial

In a landmark judgment, the court highlights the importance of eliminating futile litigations to preserve judicial resou...

Karnataka High Court Permits Interim Sharing of Property Profits in Partition Suit

Karnataka High Court Permits Interim Sharing of Property Profits in Partition Suit

Court redefines maintenance claims as profit-sharing in an ongoing partition dispute involving married sisters and their...

Delhi High Court Upholds Corruption Conviction in Baldev Singh Case

Delhi High Court Upholds Corruption Conviction in Baldev Singh Case

Court Affirms Conviction of Former ASI for Bribery, Dismisses Appeal Citing Credible Evidence...

Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case

Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Dishonour Case

High Court emphasizes lack of evidence proving liability or involvement under Section 138 of the NI Act...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Summoning Order in Cheque Bounce Case Against Rajesh Kukreja

Allahabad High Court Quashes Summoning Order in Cheque Bounce Case Against Rajesh Kukreja

Court Rules Lack of Locus Standi in Filing Complaint Under Negotiable Instruments Act...

Bombay High Court Denies Claims for Shares and Debentures, Upholds Industrial Court's Limited Jurisdiction

Bombay High Court Denies Claims for Shares and Debentures, Upholds Industrial Court's Limited Jurisdiction

Adil Patel's petition seeking enforcement of rights beyond the Industrial Court's mandate dismissed; seniority placement...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Deputy Commissioner's Decision on Mutation Dispute

Karnataka High Court Upholds Deputy Commissioner's Decision on Mutation Dispute

Court Affirms Revenue Authorities Lack Jurisdiction Over Will-Based Claims, Emphasizes Need for Civil Court Adjudication...

Gauhati High Court Quashes Interim Compensation in Cheque Bounce Case

Gauhati High Court Quashes Interim Compensation in Cheque Bounce Case

Disputed Signature and Account Ownership Leads Court to Revoke Lower Court's Compensation Order...

Chhattisgarh High Court Overturns Permission for Probationary Employee's Full-Time Studies

Chhattisgarh High Court Overturns Permission for Probationary Employee's Full-Time Studies

Appeals Court Upholds Restriction on Regular Academic Pursuits, Citing Violation of Service Rules and Natural Justice...

Delhi High Court Upholds Termination of Probationer, Reinforces Right to Wages During Legal Proceedings

Delhi High Court Upholds Termination of Probationer, Reinforces Right to Wages During Legal Proceedings

The Division Bench clarifies the status of 'workman' under the Industrial Disputes Act, ensuring protection for employee...

Orissa High Court Upholds Inclusion of Temporary Service in Pension Benefits

Orissa High Court Upholds Inclusion of Temporary Service in Pension Benefits

Technical Resignation Enables Continuity of Service for Dr. Manoj Kumar Das...

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to expelled Cong MLA in first sexual assault case

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to expelled Cong MLA in first sexual assault case

While he was able to get protection from arrest in two of the three cases, he was arrested in the third and spent over t...

Will not hear plea against fugitive tag if Vijay Mallya does not return to India, warns HC

Will not hear plea against fugitive tag if Vijay Mallya does not return to India, warns HC

The government of India was contesting the proceedings initiated by Mallya in London against extradition and the same wa...

Arvind Kejriwal withdraws in HC plea against ED summonses in excise policy case

Arvind Kejriwal withdraws in HC plea against ED summonses in excise policy case

Observing that the accused was a serving chief minister and "he too enjoyed his fundamental right of movement", the tria...

Uttarakhand HC upholds compensation of Rs 29 lakh for family of deceased Army jawan

Uttarakhand HC upholds compensation of Rs 29 lakh for family of deceased Army jawan

The transport corporation claimed that the accident occurred while trying to save a cyclist and that the truck was parke...

Continuing case after divorce and remarriage abuse of law process: Uttarakhand High Court

Continuing case after divorce and remarriage abuse of law process: Uttarakhand High Court

The husband argued that the allegations were false and exaggerated. During the proceedings of the case, the husband file...

Ker HC orders probe into financial malpractice during Sabarimala pilgrimage season

Ker HC orders probe into financial malpractice during Sabarimala pilgrimage season

The enquiry, by the vigilance wing of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) also revealed that such remittances involved r...

Jharkhand HC slams Gumla SP for not taking action over assault of woman branded as witch

Jharkhand HC slams Gumla SP for not taking action over assault of woman branded as witch

However, since no significant action was taken by the police to recover her daughter, Urain filed a petition for habeas ...

No provision for MPs to attend Par session through virtual mode, Punjab and Haryana HC informed

No provision for MPs to attend Par session through virtual mode, Punjab and Haryana HC informed

According to the plea, Amritpal wanted to highlight various matters, including the 2025 floods in Punjab, the alleged ra...

Allahabad HC denies bail to advocate accused of forging Class 12 marksheet

Allahabad HC denies bail to advocate accused of forging Class 12 marksheet

"The court cannot afford to show leniency in matters of this nature and any misplaced sympathy would amount to compromis...

Kerala HC flags 'inconsistencies' in Global Ayyappa Sangam audit report; TDB to explain

Kerala HC flags 'inconsistencies' in Global Ayyappa Sangam audit report; TDB to explain

The court directed that the relevant inputs be obtained from the Kerala State Audit and the Travancore Devaswom Board (T...

Allahabad HC asks UP chief secretary to look into non-functional CCTV cameras in police stations

Allahabad HC asks UP chief secretary to look into non-functional CCTV cameras in police stations

Later, the police picked him up from his house on the night of September 6 last year, took him to the police station and...