High Courts
Registration of homoeopaths: HC orders Maharashtra resident doctors to call off stir immediately
"We are worried about the health of the thousands of patients and also the residents of Maharashtra," the bench said whi...
Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Enforcement Directorate Attack Case
Bail Granted with Strict Conditions Following Attack on Officials and Damage to Public Property...
Timeline of 2013 sexual assault case against ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal
November 2013: A junior woman colleague alleges that Tejpal sexually assaulted her inside an elevator at a luxury hotel ...
Delhi High Court Upholds NHRC's Binding Authority, Directs Railways to Compensate Gang Rape Victim
The Court affirms NHRC's recommendation as binding, ordering Railways to pay Rs. 3 lakh compensation for the gang rape i...
2013 sexual assault case: Will change conviction in Supreme Court, says Tejpal
In a major setback to Tejpal, the Bombay High Court's Goa bench convicted him for raping a colleague in 2013, setting as...
Kerala HC directs fresh layout plan for Balitharpanam ritual at Thirumullavaram Beach
The 'Balitharpanam' is a sacred Hindu ritual where offerings are made to departed ancestors to help their souls attain l...
Bombay HC convicts Tarun Tejpal in 2013 sexual assault case; overturns acquittal
While Tejpal pleaded for leniency, claiming he was a "political victim" and the father of two daughters, Solicitor Gener...
Bombay HC convicts Tarun Tejpal in 2013 sexual assault case; sets aside acquittal
While Tejpal's counsel Aabad Ponda sought the minimum punishment, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Goa ...
Kerala HC grants bail to four more accused in ED attack case
According to the ED, as its officials were leaving after the search, a mob attacked the vehicles carrying them, allegedl...
Allahabad HC quashes remand order against man, says police failed to provide grounds of arrest
It further observed that police training bereft of knowledge of the law deprives policemen of the forensic eye to unders...
Allahabad HC bars Arya Samaj temple from solemnising marriages over alleged failure to verify age
Observing that the records prima facie indicated that proper verification of the parties' age was not being carried out ...
Meghalaya HC directs police to club all FIRs against TMC leader over hate speeches
Accepting the state's submission, the court directed that all records relating to Phulbari police station case numbers 1...
Kerala HC quashes Lakshadweep administration order seeking to reclaim pandaram land
The plea has claimed that while in the past such lands were acquired for public purpose by paying compensation in accord...
HC expresses concern over delay in panchayat elections in UP
During the hearing, the court said it had examined certain electronic records relating to the delay in the election proc...
Police, executive authorities can't interfere in civil property disputes: Allahabad HC
The court directed police officers, district magistrates, sub-divisional magistrates and other executive authorities acr...
Allahabad HC frowns upon recovery certificates issued with lesser interest to UP sugarcane farmers
The court further sought details of all unsatisfied recovery certificates and the amounts outstanding under them....
Goa: HC to pronounce verdict on appeal against Tejpal's acquittal in sexual assault case on Thursday
The defence argued that the prosecution had misinterpreted Tejpal's apology emails as admissions of a sexual encounter. ...
Kerala HC constitutes 6-member SIT to probe 'irregularities' in Milma ghee supply to Sabarimala temple
The bench had also directed the team not to disclose any details of the investigation to the public or the media and to ...
Delhi HC directs installation of sanitary pad vending machine in police stations
"This omission on the part of the State transcends a mere administrative lapse.... The Respondents' failure to provide s...
Calcutta HC dismisses TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's plea to travel abroad for eye treatment
Majumdar added that in the wake of the ongoing investigations in connection with several FIRs against Banerjee, his pres...
Delhi HC junks PIL to review Parliament security, safety mechanisms
"Stampede occurring in a railway station, you don't see. Security concerns being faced by pedestrians, you don't see. Se...
Bombay High Court orders removal of 'vile and abusive' social media posts against Nitin Gadkari
The allegations made in the online posts are "false, malicious and grossly defamatory without an iota of doubt", the sui...
Online posts against Gadkari 'vile, obscene and abusive', says HC; orders takedown
The allegations made in the online posts are "false, malicious and grossly defamatory without an iota of doubt", the sui...
Allahabad HC questions land acquisition process for ROB in Lucknow, seeks govt explanation
The bench also pointed to an apparent inconsistency between the notification issued under Section 11 of the Act, which s...
Pendency of criminal case no ground for rejection of character certificate application: Allahabad HC
In that case, the Superintendent of Police or the district magistrate was directed to issue the certificate in the forma...
HC issues notices to 3 Rajya Sabha MPs, others on Cong leader's plea over nomination rejection
Natarajan had earlier filed an appeal against the cancellation of her nomination before the Election Commission (EC), bu...
Asaram gets 20-day parole from Rajasthan High Court
The government argued that Asaram was undergoing medical treatment and had not been declared medically fit for parole by...
HC seeks Delhi govt stand on govt doctors' plea seeking counselling for reserved seats
"The petitioners possess a legitimate expectation, founded on the consistent and unbroken practice followed by Responden...
HC clears mangrove felling for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, says project of national importance
The court also rapped the Maharashtra government for not complying with directions passed earlier by another bench regar...
Delhi HC upholds Rs 3 lakh compensation to train gang rape survivor, holds Railways liable
Therefore, even if the gang rape was committed by private individuals who were not railway employees, it would not affec...
Not possible to ban PoP Ganesh idols this year, will phase them out gradually: Maharashtra to HC
Last year, after the CPCB said its guidelines were advisory in nature, the high court had allowed PoP idols above six fe...
Delhi HC quashes 2 FIRs against AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar over 2021 Tiranga Yatra
The court rejected the prosecution's stand that every time the yatra entered the jurisdiction of a different police stat...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Revocation of Arms License for Misuse and Non-Compliance
Court dismisses petition challenging license cancellation due to violation of Arms Act conditions and insufficient recor...
Delhi HC gives 4 weeks to Kejriwal, other AAP leaders to respond to criminal contempt case
On February 27, the trial court discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others in the liquor policy case, as it ruled that t...
HC dismisses petition of Cricket Association of UP seeking transfer all assets
UPCA clarifies that the petitioner, "The Cricket Association of Uttar Pradesh" (CAUP), possesses no affiliation with the...
Udhayanidhi Stalin set to walk free as TN govt says it has no intent to remand him
Party sources said an anticipatory bail petition was filed immediately after police arrived at Udhayanidhi's Neelankarai...