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Patna High Court Quashes Single Judge's Order in LPA No. 891 of 2025

Patna High Court Quashes Single Judge's Order in LPA No. 891 of 2025

Court Sets Aside Judgment Granting Appointment Consideration to Delayed Petitioner; Emphasizes on Delay and Laches in Se...

Calcutta High Court Orders Revision of Electoral Rolls Amidst Allegations of Irregularities in West Bengal Bar Council Elections

Calcutta High Court Orders Revision of Electoral Rolls Amidst Allegations of Irregularities in West Bengal Bar Council Elections

Judicial intervention mandates correction of duplicate voter entries to uphold transparency and fairness in upcoming Bar...

Bombay High Court Quashes Orders Admitting Non-Existent Flat Owners into Housing Society

Bombay High Court Quashes Orders Admitting Non-Existent Flat Owners into Housing Society

The court invalidates membership granted for refuge areas falsely sold as residential flats, restoring the previous orde...

Calcutta High Court Acquits Niren Barman in POCSO Conviction

Calcutta High Court Acquits Niren Barman in POCSO Conviction

Conviction under Section 4 of POCSO Act Overturned Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence and Reasonable Doubt...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Compensation Award Due to Non-Impleadment of Driver

Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Compensation Award Due to Non-Impleadment of Driver

The High Court rules that the driver of the offending vehicle is a necessary party in motor accident claim petitions, re...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Detention of Alleged OGW Mumtaz Ahmed

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Detention of Alleged OGW Mumtaz Ahmed

Court Rules Detention Under Public Safety Act Valid Despite Allegations of Non-Disclosure of Intelligence Reports...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Orders Repatriation of Minor from Pakistan

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Orders Repatriation of Minor from Pakistan

Court Emphasizes Human Rights in Citizenship and Deportation Case Involving Young Boy...

Anticipatory Bail Denied to Kishan Yadav in Assault Case

Anticipatory Bail Denied to Kishan Yadav in Assault Case

Allahabad High Court Highlights Involvement and Requirement for Custodial Interrogation...

Kerala High Court Directs Bar Association to Tackle Advocate Malpractice

Kerala High Court Directs Bar Association to Tackle Advocate Malpractice

Court Retains Power to Seek Advocate Credentials to Preserve Judicial Integrity...

HC protects personality rights of preacher Aniruddhacharya

HC protects personality rights of preacher Aniruddhacharya

Aniruddhacharya alleged that several entities were misappropriating the attributes of his personality without authorisat...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Denies Bail to Juvenile in UAPA Case

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Denies Bail to Juvenile in UAPA Case

Court Cites National Security Concerns and Seriousness of Charges in Decision Against Bail...

Orissa High Court Denies Bail in Murder Case, Cites Compliance with New Legal Provisions

Orissa High Court Denies Bail in Murder Case, Cites Compliance with New Legal Provisions

Court clarifies non-requirement of written arrest grounds for pre-existing cases, as per recent Supreme Court ruling....

Sikkim High Court Sets Aside Interim Compensation Orders in Landmark Ruling

Sikkim High Court Sets Aside Interim Compensation Orders in Landmark Ruling

Court Emphasizes Need for Exceptional Circumstances and Proper Application for Interim Relief in Writ Petitions...

Orissa High Court Voids Penalty Order Against Retired Clerk, Cites Pension Rule Violations

Orissa High Court Voids Penalty Order Against Retired Clerk, Cites Pension Rule Violations

Court highlights improper authority in penalty decision, mandates government involvement per Orissa Pension Rules...

Delhi High Court Upholds Police Officer's Disciplinary Action for Misconduct

Delhi High Court Upholds Police Officer's Disciplinary Action for Misconduct

Court confirms forfeiture of one-year approved service for officer accused of extortion during duty rest...

Allahabad High Court Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate After Apology

Allahabad High Court Drops Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate After Apology

Advocate Ashutosh Kumar Mishra's apology accepted by the court, bringing an end to the criminal contempt case....

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Appeal in Perjury Case Over Income Discrepancies

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Appeal in Perjury Case Over Income Discrepancies

Court emphasizes that proceedings under Section 340 Cr.P.C. should be initiated solely in the interest of justice, not f...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Applicability of Hindu Marriage Act to Scheduled Tribes in Divorce Case

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Applicability of Hindu Marriage Act to Scheduled Tribes in Divorce Case

Court dismisses wife's appeal challenging the applicability of the Hindu Marriage Act to Meena community, citing lack of...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Dispute Between Falguni Nirman and Hamidia Hospital

Madhya Pradesh High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Dispute Between Falguni Nirman and Hamidia Hospital

Court Overrules Conciliation Objections and Declares Contract Not a Works Contract...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Investigation into Data Theft Allegations Against Company Director

Karnataka High Court Upholds Investigation into Data Theft Allegations Against Company Director

Court affirms maintainability of complaint against director, emphasizes company's exclusive ownership of corporate data....

Madras High Court Dissolves Marriage on Grounds of Cruelty

Madras High Court Dissolves Marriage on Grounds of Cruelty

Court Finds Evidence of Cruelty Sufficient to Grant Divorce, Overturns Family Court's Dismissal...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal to Prosecute Wife for Perjury

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal to Prosecute Wife for Perjury

Court Affirms Wife's Right to Maintenance Despite Alleged Financial Misrepresentation...

Tripura HC directs state to submit action taken report on infiltration within 3 months

Tripura HC directs state to submit action taken report on infiltration within 3 months

Responding to the court's directive, Ranjit Debbarma said infiltration should stop immediately to ensure internal securi...

Consensual relationships between minors require careful dealing: U'khand HC

Consensual relationships between minors require careful dealing: U'khand HC

The petitioner's counsel argued that detaining the boy in an observation home could have a detrimental impact on his fut...

HC stays Haryana’s 'stilt-plus-four floors' policy, flags risk to public safety

HC stays Haryana’s 'stilt-plus-four floors' policy, flags risk to public safety

The court noted that this shrinkage was due to multiple factors including lack of adequate sanitation and sewerage infra...

HC stays order extending Old Pension Scheme benefits to certain employees in UP

HC stays order extending Old Pension Scheme benefits to certain employees in UP

During the hearing, the court noted that the validity of the Uttar Pradesh Pension Amendment Act, 2021, is currently und...

MP HC to hear all OBC reservation-related petitions from April 27

MP HC to hear all OBC reservation-related petitions from April 27

Following the consent of Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj and Advocate General Prashant Singh, the division benc...

Allahabad HC directs police to crack down on honeytrap gangs

Allahabad HC directs police to crack down on honeytrap gangs

According to the police case, the complainant alleged that he was blackmailed after being filmed during a sexual encount...

Divorce under Mohammedan Law effective from date husband pronounces 'talaq': Allahabad HC

Divorce under Mohammedan Law effective from date husband pronounces 'talaq': Allahabad HC

The family court denied her claim primarily on the ground that her first marriage had not been legally dissolved as of t...

Typo nearly costs man petrol pump dealership, Allahabad HC comes to his rescue

Typo nearly costs man petrol pump dealership, Allahabad HC comes to his rescue

The bench also emphasised that Awasthi had acted on the assurance of BPCL and made financial investments, giving rise to...

Delhi HC lawyers to abstain from work on working Saturdays

Delhi HC lawyers to abstain from work on working Saturdays

The arrangement also adversely impacted preparation time, client meetings and overall professional efficiency, it noted....

2024 BEST bus accident: HC grants bail to driver; expresses shock over inadequate training

2024 BEST bus accident: HC grants bail to driver; expresses shock over inadequate training

However, for the reasons best known to the administration, the training period was curtailed to three days and limited t...

Regularly review security arrangements in district courts: Delhi HC to police

Regularly review security arrangements in district courts: Delhi HC to police

The court had registered the suo motu case on February 9 and sought a report on the alleged attack, observing that the...

Governor bound by advice of council of ministers on premature release of convict prisoners: HC

Governor bound by advice of council of ministers on premature release of convict prisoners: HC

He said ever since the ruling in Maru Ram's case, it was clear that the Governor cannot act in his discretion and agains...

Ponda bypoll pleas: HC concludes hearing, reserves order

Ponda bypoll pleas: HC concludes hearing, reserves order

The bench has reserved its order for the next date, after arguments over the matter were concluded, said Nitin Sardesai,...

MP: HC orders case against BJP MLA for contacting its judge over illegal mining case

MP: HC orders case against BJP MLA for contacting its judge over illegal mining case

Dixit had filed the writ petition alleging that three companies associated with the BJP MLA were engaged in “illegal and...