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Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam Board of Revenue's Decision on Land Mutation Case

Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam Board of Revenue's Decision on Land Mutation Case

Court Dismisses Petitioner's Plea, Emphasizes Importance of Notice to Co-owners in Land Mutation Procedures...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Refusal to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Award in LNG Contract Dispute, Citing Lack of Concluded Contract and Public Policy Violation

Gujarat High Court Upholds Refusal to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Award in LNG Contract Dispute, Citing Lack of Concluded Contract and Public Policy Violation

Court holds arbitral award perverse, irrational and against fundamental public policy of India due to absence of agreeme...

Telangana High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO Case Amidst Allegations of Threat and Trespass

Telangana High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO Case Amidst Allegations of Threat and Trespass

Bail granted with stringent conditions to Gotiga Raj Kumar @ Raju, accused of threatening a minor and trespassing, citin...

Bombay High Court Orders De Novo Investigation in POCSO Case Due to Police Lapses

Bombay High Court Orders De Novo Investigation in POCSO Case Due to Police Lapses

Improper case diary maintenance and disclosure of confidential information prompt transfer to Maharashtra CID for fair i...

After PM's appeal, Fadnavis to hold meet on eco-friendly Ganesh idols: govt to HC

After PM's appeal, Fadnavis to hold meet on eco-friendly Ganesh idols: govt to HC

Last year, after the CPCB stated that its guidelines were advisory in nature, the court allowed immersion of PoP idols o...

HC issues notice to Punjab on plea seeking cancellation of pharmacy officer exam

HC issues notice to Punjab on plea seeking cancellation of pharmacy officer exam

The opposition has targeted the AAP government over the alleged cheating racket, demanding the resignation of Education ...

32 acres identified in Hazaribagh for open jail construction: Jharkhand govt tells HC

32 acres identified in Hazaribagh for open jail construction: Jharkhand govt tells HC

The concept of open prisons in India was mooted by the Supreme Court. These are minimum-security, trust-based correction...

NEET protest: Cal HC asks WB govt to file status report on probe during Left students' rally

NEET protest: Cal HC asks WB govt to file status report on probe during Left students' rally

The petitioner also stated that police took prompt action against the perpetrators of the attack and the state took care...

HC asks Maharashtra govt to give details of FDA inspections at state-run canteens, eating places

HC asks Maharashtra govt to give details of FDA inspections at state-run canteens, eating places

Bhide submitted that by July 31 they will apprise the court of all inspections conducted across Maharashtra, including d...

Karnataka HC seeks state's response on CBI probe into alleged KPSC recruitment scam

Karnataka HC seeks state's response on CBI probe into alleged KPSC recruitment scam

The court granted the state government one week time to file its objections and directed that the entire investigation m...

Allahabad HC bars 4 lawyers from entering any Lucknow court, orders IB probe over assault on litigant

Allahabad HC bars 4 lawyers from entering any Lucknow court, orders IB probe over assault on litigant

The bench further directed an officer of the rank of Joint Director in the IB to conduct a confidential inquiry and subm...

Delhi HC refuses to halt Centre's HPV immunisation campaign but warns of 'half-baked' vaccines

Delhi HC refuses to halt Centre's HPV immunisation campaign but warns of 'half-baked' vaccines

The PIL has sought direction to authorities to conduct and publish district-wise and state-wise epidemiological assessme...

HC stays probe against doctor, raps police over cases linked to illegal immigrants

HC stays probe against doctor, raps police over cases linked to illegal immigrants

Dictating the order, Justice Nagaprasanna observed that the petitioner had been arrested and released on bail despite th...

Kerala HC asks govt to consider menstrual leave for women KSRTC conductors

Kerala HC asks govt to consider menstrual leave for women KSRTC conductors

The court, after hearing the contentions, said menstrual leave was a progressive welfare measure that recognises the phy...

Delhi HC seeks Centre, FSSAI's stand on plea over health implications of artificial sweeteners

Delhi HC seeks Centre, FSSAI's stand on plea over health implications of artificial sweeteners

It has also sought a direction to authorities to issue appropriate public advisories, awareness measures and consumer gu...

HC restrains media platforms from calling Rajesh Khanna's former bungalow 'haunted'

HC restrains media platforms from calling Rajesh Khanna's former bungalow 'haunted'

"Therefore, in my prima facie view, clearly such publications would be wholly unjustified and in the nature of creating ...

Delhi protest: HC refuses to order legal action against SHO for not providing complaint receipt

Delhi protest: HC refuses to order legal action against SHO for not providing complaint receipt

The Delhi Police counsel said there was a temporary technical glitch in the computer system on July 22 and that the ackn...

Calcutta HC says voter ID, Aadhaar, PAN not proof of Indian citizenship

Calcutta HC says voter ID, Aadhaar, PAN not proof of Indian citizenship

The observation came while the court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Suman Molla, who claimed that his nep...

Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Abduction Charges Against Legally Married Couple

Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Abduction Charges Against Legally Married Couple

Court Affirms Right to Marriage and Quashes FIR in Case of Consenting Adults...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition as Inquiry Concludes

Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition as Inquiry Concludes

The court declares Zarnigar Fatima's plea for an independent inquiry officer as infructuous following the completion of ...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Neerajpal in 2011 Hardoi Rape and Murder Case

Allahabad High Court Acquits Neerajpal in 2011 Hardoi Rape and Murder Case

Conviction Overturned Due to Insufficient Evidence and Procedural Lapses in Chain of Custody of DNA Samples...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Against Juvenile

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order Against Juvenile

Court Rules Juvenile Delinquency Cannot Justify Preventive Detention Under Public Safety Act...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Octogenarian in Fratricide Case

Allahabad High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Octogenarian in Fratricide Case

Babu Lal's Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Maintained; Court Finds Clear Intention to Kill Despite Lack of Traditional ...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Maintenance for Woman Duped into Void Marriage

Allahabad High Court Upholds Maintenance for Woman Duped into Void Marriage

Court Orders Enhanced Maintenance for Deceived Wife, Dismisses Husband's Plea on Marriage Validity...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Former DM in Sand Mining Case

Allahabad High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Former DM in Sand Mining Case

Court rules trial court's directive to CBI for prosecution sanction as contrary to law; emphasizes independent discretio...

Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Recovery of Excess Pension from Retired Employee

Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Recovery of Excess Pension from Retired Employee

Court Rules That Retired Employee Must Repay Excess Pension Received Due to Administrative Oversight...

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Orders Ex-Gratia Payment to Disabled Soldier

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Orders Ex-Gratia Payment to Disabled Soldier

Court rules denial of welfare benefits to Operation Vijay battle casualty as arbitrary and orders Rs. 6 lakh compensatio...

Allahabad High Court Condemns Demolition of Homes Without Due Process

Allahabad High Court Condemns Demolition of Homes Without Due Process

Court Issues Directions to Uphold Fundamental Rights, Protecting Citizens from Arbitrary State Actions...

Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court Proceedings in High-Profile Rape Case

Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court Proceedings in High-Profile Rape Case

Allegations of rape on false pretext of marriage against multiple individuals raise doubts about the credibility of the ...

Ensure viral kumbh mela girl not handed over to MP police: Kerala HC to govt

Ensure viral kumbh mela girl not handed over to MP police: Kerala HC to govt

The jurisdiction of the said Commission to issue an order to ensure that the petitioner (girl) is escorted from Kerala t...

Delhi High Court Upholds School's Decision to Detain EWS Student in Class V

Delhi High Court Upholds School's Decision to Detain EWS Student in Class V

Court Emphasizes Adequate Opportunities Given to Student Before Detention Decision...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail to 20-Year-Old Accused in Sexual Offence Case

Delhi High Court Grants Bail to 20-Year-Old Accused in Sexual Offence Case

Bail granted considering the accused's age, lack of criminal history, and no objection from the victim's family, with st...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Major Narcotics Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Major Narcotics Case

Court emphasizes the need for custodial interrogation in cross-border drug syndicate investigation...

Calcutta High Court Directs Urgent Action Against Accused in Privacy Breach Case

Calcutta High Court Directs Urgent Action Against Accused in Privacy Breach Case

Court mandates police to apprehend accused and seize electronic devices to prevent dissemination of obscene material....

Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Businesswoman in Oxygen Plant Dispute

Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Businesswoman in Oxygen Plant Dispute

Court Determines Case to be Civil in Nature, Emphasizes Lack of Criminal Intent...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Detention of Alleged Bangladeshi National

Calcutta High Court Upholds Detention of Alleged Bangladeshi National

Court Dismisses Writ Petition Due to Lack of Evidence Proving Indian Citizenship...