High Courts
Allahabad High Court Quashes Income Tax Settlement Order for Exceeding Mandatory Time Limit
Court Declares Order Non Est in Law as It Exceeded the 18-Month Limitation Period Under Section 245D(4A)(iii) of the Inc...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging New Petrol Pump Establishment
Court Upholds Competition, Dismisses Petition as Attempt to Thwart Business Rivalry...
Allahabad High Court Restores Land Rights to Petitioner, Citing Misreading of Revenue Records
Judgment Quashes Previous Appellate Orders, Reinforces Long-standing Revenue Entries in Favor of Kanti Kumar...
Madras High Court Allows Partial Refund of Liquor License Fees Due to COVID-19 Lockdown
Court rules on equity, permitting refund for 171 days of business closure during pandemic, subject to proof of non-trans...
Gujarat High Court Overturns Appellate Authority’s Rejection of GST Appeal Due to Delay
Adinath Rice Mill Granted Relief as Court Affirms Applicability of Extended Deadline Notification...
Karnataka High Court Rules Against Retrospective Tax Amendments
Finance Act, 2010's Retroactive Tax Liabilities Deemed Unconstitutional...
Bombay High Court Grants Injunction in Development Agreement Dispute
Court rules in favor of plaintiffs, allowing injunctive relief against non-bona fide purchaser...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Based on Comprehensive Service Record
The court negates the "washed out" theory, affirming that adverse entries in service records remain relevant despite sub...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Reassessment of Charitable Trust; Upholds Tax Exemption Eligibility
Court Criticizes Revenue Department's Missteps and Affirms Trust's Eligibility for Tax Exemption Under Section 10(23C)(v...
Orissa High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail in Fraudulent Insurance Claims Case
The court emphasizes cooperation with investigation and absence of necessity for custodial interrogation in decade-old c...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules in Favor of Samsung India; Dismisses Penalty for Non-Disclosure of Mobile Dimensions
Court clarifies that mobile phone dimensions are not relevant for transaction or pricing, invalidating imposed penalties...
Madras High Court Upholds Independent Arbitration Amidst MSMED Act Dispute
Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator for Dispute Over Defective Supplies, Ruling MSMED Act Inapplicable for Damage Claims...
Rajasthan High Court Overturns Single Judge's Decision on Prabodhak Appointments
Break in Service Beyond 180 Days Disqualifies Candidates Without Specific Rule 40 Relaxation...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Penal Charges Against Government Officer for Unauthorized Retention of Accommodation
Court Orders Inquiry Into Official Collusion Allowing Prolonged Occupation of Earmarked Housing...
Karnataka High Court Mandates Expedited Disposal of Seized Property Applications
Court Directs Timely Action on Seized Property Under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023...
Delhi HC refuses anticipatory bail to man in human-trafficking case
The court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea, saying the allegations against him are serious and at this stage, it can...
Delhi HC to hear on Monday CBI's challenge to discharge of Arvind Kejriwal in excise case
On the last occasion, Justice Jain had granted a final opportunity to Kejriwal, Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak to respond to...
MP High Court asks Collectors to probe paddy procurement fraud, submit report
His lawyer Dinesh Upadhyay told the court that the Jabalpur Collector had detected a fraud of crores of rupees and taken...
Calcutta HC acquits ex-CPI(M) MLA, two other party leaders of murder charge
Acquitting the three CPI(M) leaders of the charge of murdering Madan Khan, a Trinamool Congress activist in Taldangra, t...
Allahabad HC seeks replies from Centre, UP govt on potholes on Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway
According to the PIL, the expressway, constructed at a cost of around Rs 4,700 crore, developed potholes or suffered dam...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies Non-Requirement of Judicial Proceedings for Pregnancy Terminations Beyond 24 Weeks
Court Directs Health Authorities to Implement Guidelines in Compliance with Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971...
HC stays FSSAI ban on pre-packed whisky, rum of Khargone firm
The bench stayed the order passed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on July 29 till the next h...
Allahabad HC directs Oudh Bar Association to provide 30% reservation to women advocates in executive council
The court noted that the OBA Executive Council has 22 posts and that at least seven posts would have to be reserved for ...
Allahabad HC flags 'huge disparity' in private hospital fees, seeks details on regulation
The bench said the issue of regulating fees charged by private hospitals and other clinical establishments needed to be ...
HC grants interim protection to former TISS student accused of shouting slogans supporting Umar Khalid
It is alleged that Das and a few other students commemorated the first death anniversary of late Delhi University profes...
Kerala HC directs govt to consider prosecution sanction in SNDP microfinance case
Investigation officer SP S Sasidharan appeared before the court and submitted a detailed report on the progress of the i...
Calling wife 'barren' amid matrimonial quarrel not cruelty: Allahabad HC
The court observed that the allegations, even if taken at face value, primarily reflected matrimonial discord arising fr...
Madras HC directs police to grant permission to BJP to take out rally carrying tricolour
When the petition came up for hearing, advocate A Kumaraguru submitted that the BJP wanted to celebrate Independence Day...
Delhi HC upholds man's conviction for sexually assaulting visually impaired girl in van
The high court, however, modified his jail term from 20 to 14 years, noting that in view of a Supreme Court judgment, th...
Allahabad HC dismiss PIL challenging closure of chicken shops on kanwar yatra route in UP's Amroha
In his petition, Nasir Farooq alleged that those chicken shops in Amroha which do not fall on the Kanwar yatra route hav...
Delhi HC refuses to restrain pvt channel from telecasting Golden Temple Gurbani
SGPC, the apex gurdwara body, submitted that it held the copyright in the recital of Gurbani at the Golden Temple, which...
Transfer DCP for impartial probe into assault, public parading of accused in Surat: Gujarat HC
The case stems from an incident in which a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) and a group of policemen were allegedly s...
Cal HC seeks balance between Census duties and students' education
A section of teachers challenged a government notification appointing them as enumerators and supervisors for the Census...
Delhi HC receives bomb threat via email ahead of Independence Day
Police source said dog squad, bomb disposal squad, fire department and many other security agencies are conducting check...
Delhi HC upholds conviction of man for sodomising 11-yr-old rag picker
"The evidence on record reveals that PW1 was a homeless child living on the streets and earning his livelihood by rag-pi...
Bank account freeze must be proportionate to suspected proceeds of crime: Allahabad HC
The bench directed that a copy of the order be sent to the RBI for circulation to banks and financial institutions, so t...