High Courts
Calcutta High Court Orders Swift Conclusion of 36-Year-Old Criminal Case
Court Directs Expedited Proceedings to Address Long-Standing Delays in Case Commitment...
Gujarat High Court Directs Authorities to Expedite Inter-Country Adoption Process for Indian Twins
Court mandates issuance of essential certificates for Australian immigration compliance under Hindu Adoption and Mainten...
Punjab and Haryana HC bars judicial officers from using AI tools to write judgments
Earlier, the Gujarat High Court had prohibited the use of AI for any form of decision-making, judicial reasoning, order ...
Madras High Court Orders Removal of Religious Idols from Public Roads in Erode District
Authorities Directed to Identify and Act on Encroachments to Ensure Free Traffic Flow...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Chetan Kumar's Petition in Negotiable Instruments Act Case
Court Upholds Lower Courts' Decisions; Discharge Application Not Permissible in Summons Cases Unless Converted to Warran...
Allahabad High Court Orders Amicable Solution for Village Land Dispute in Bareilly
District Magistrate directed to mediate between factions over religious site and statue installation on Gaon Sabha land...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Quo Warranto Petition Challenging Lecturer Appointment
Court rules that university teaching positions do not qualify as "public office," dismissing the petition on maintainabi...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Suspension of Teacher Over Social Media Video
Court Criticizes Hasty Suspension Order Lacking Independent Assessment and Adherence to Guidelines...
Madras High Court Dismisses PIL on Alleged Custodial Death and Election Bias
Court Criticizes Use of Deceased's Body for Protest and Upholds Election Commission's Authority on Transfers...
Rajasthan High Court Ensures Protection for Petitioners Facing Threats from Gangster-POLICE Nexus
Court Orders Impartial Inquiry and Continuous Protection for Petitioners Alleging Threats from Gangster Supported by Pol...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Rejection of Compassionate Appointment Application
Court Directs Reconsideration of Petitioner’s Case for Compassionate Appointment within 90 Days...
Bombay High Court Quashes Bail of Accused in Spurious Drugs Case
Robin Taneja's Bail Cancelled Amid Allegations of Forgery and Illicit Drug Distribution...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Right to Electricity as Integral to Right to Life
Court Directs Paschim Gujarat Vij Company to Provide Electricity Without Co-Sharers' NOC...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Five-Year Sentence for Man Convicted of Culpable Homicide
Court recognizes grave and sudden provocation in the case of Hasmukhbhai Vasava, maintaining conviction under Section 30...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Criminal Court Orders
Judicial orders by criminal courts cannot be challenged under Article 226; petitioners advised to seek remedy under Arti...
Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Eviction from Public Purpose Land
Court Affirms Public Land Protection, Grants Petitioner Two Weeks to Respond to Show Cause Notice...
Karnataka HC directs to re-verify rejected postal ballots in Sringeri Assembly constituency
The court has also said that the Returning Officer (RO), depending on the outcome of the re-verification, will have to u...
BJP legislator apologises in HC in criminal contempt case via lawyer; court summons him
Dixit, a resident of Katni, alleged in his plea that three companies linked to the BJP MLA were involved in "illegal and...
HC hears Rahul Gandhi dual citizenship plea in chamber, next hearing on April 15
During earlier hearings, the high court had asked the Centre about action taken on a complaint alleging Gandhi's British...
Habeas corpus not a tool to secure husband's presence in maintenance case: Allahabad HC
The petitioner relied on a judgment of the Madras High Court in the case of MP Nagalakshmi vs The Deputy Commissioner of...
HC issues non-bailable warrant against fashion designer Ganji of Libas brand over pending dues
The court directed its registry to issue a non-bailable warrant to secure Ganji's presence on the next date of hearing o...
Kejriwal's promise as CM to pay rent during COVID-19 lockdown not enforceable: Delhi HC
In the appeal, the Delhi government contended that the petitions were not maintainable before the single judge as they s...
Excise policy: Kejriwal appears in HC seeking recusal of judge; SG slams 'theatrics', 'contemptuous' allegations
On February 27, the trial court discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others and pulled up the CBI, saying its case was wh...
Fee hike dispute: Delhi HC permits 25 expelled students to continue studies in DPS Dwarka
The plea stated that in the last few years, the school pressured and used coercive methods to collect the unapproved fee...
Bhojshala actually a temple of Goddess Saraswati, it can't be a mosque: Hindu side to HC
It may be noted that the Parmars ruled over a vast territory around Malwa in west-central India for 400 years from the 9...
Deliberate attempt to delay proceedings: Chhattisgarh High Court slams Amit Jogi
The bench highlighted that the matter had been pending for nearly five months since the Supreme Court's remand on Novemb...
West Asia war victim's kin seek DNA test of mortal remains; HC seeks DDG Shipping's response
The plea claimed the fundamental right to dignity extends to a person even after death and, hence, the authorities have ...
NCP leader murder case: Chhattisgarh HC sentences Amit Jogi to life, calls him ‘mastermind’
He said that his counsel, including Kapil Sibal, Vivek Tankha and Siddharth Dave, argued that he was not heard before le...
Excise policy: Arvind Kejriwal appears in Delhi HC seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
On February 27, the trial court discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others and pulled up the CBI, saying its case was wh...
NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi murder case: Chhattisgarh HC sentences Amit Jogi to life imprisonment
The CBI later challenged the acquittal, but the HC dismissed its petition in 2011 on grounds of delay. Separate appeals ...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Transfer of Suits in Ekta Kukreja v. M/s Srinivasa Trust Case
Civil Revision Petition under Section 115 CPC Maintained; Bias Allegations Against Presiding Officer Dismissed...
Bombay High Court Upholds Criminal Charges Amidst NCLT Sanctioned Scheme for 63 Moons Technologies
Court Clarifies That Lifting of Asset Attachments Does Not Exonerate Criminal Charges in the NSEL Case...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Bail Plea in NDPS Case, Upholds Mandatory Communication of Arrest Grounds
The Court emphasizes the constitutional and statutory requirement of informing the arrested of the grounds of arrest, di...
Kejriwal to argue in person before Delhi High Court in liquor policy related case: AAP
In its January 22 order, the Rouse Avenue Court had acquitted Kejriwal in the case over skipping summons, observing that...
HC junks then PMC chief’s orders stalling probe against staffer accused of having Rs 2,000 cr assets
The section mandates prior approval from the competent authority before conducting any inquiry or investigation into off...
Excise case: Arvind Kejriwal files plea in HC seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
On February 27, the trial court discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others and pulled up the CBI, saying its case was wh...