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Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Engineer After Exoneration in Disciplinary Proceedings

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Engineer After Exoneration in Disciplinary Proceedings

Court Rules Criminal Prosecution Cannot Continue Following Exoneration in Departmental Inquiry...

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction in Corruption Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction in Corruption Case

Appellate Court Confirms One-Year Imprisonment for Clerk Accused of Bribery in Sub Registrar's Office...

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction in 2010 Temple Rape Case

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction in 2010 Temple Rape Case

Court dismisses appeal by Santosh Tiwari, affirming the reliability of the sole testimony of the mentally challenged vic...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds FIR Against Bablu Sen in Child Abduction Case

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds FIR Against Bablu Sen in Child Abduction Case

Court Refuses to Quash FIR; Affirms Limited Scope for Judicial Interference in Ongoing Investigations...

Delhi High Court Prohibits Sale of Tobacco Products Near Schools, Orders Relocation of Street Vendor

Delhi High Court Prohibits Sale of Tobacco Products Near Schools, Orders Relocation of Street Vendor

Vendor Must Maintain Hygiene and Avoid Selling Harmful Products Near Educational Institutions...

Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against Educational Institution for Lack of Independent Research

Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against Educational Institution for Lack of Independent Research

Court Criticizes Petitioner for Relying on Unverified Media Reports and Pending Investigations...

Evolve system for quick disposal of representation against detention orders: Kerala HC

Evolve system for quick disposal of representation against detention orders: Kerala HC

Constitutional mandates are required to be scrupulously adhered to and cannot be lightly disregarded or rendered illusor...

Kerala High Court Mandates Judicial Approval for Rearrest After Procedural Violations

Kerala High Court Mandates Judicial Approval for Rearrest After Procedural Violations

Accused in NDPS cases granted bail after illegal rearrests without court permission; emphasis on balancing individual li...

Karnataka High Court Declares Arrest of Homestay Owner Illegal, Awards Compensation

Karnataka High Court Declares Arrest of Homestay Owner Illegal, Awards Compensation

Palecanda Ponnappa's Arrest Ruled Unconstitutional, Court Orders Rs. 5 Lakh Compensation for Violation of Fundamental Ri...

Delhi High Court Upholds Confiscation of Gold in Customs Case

Delhi High Court Upholds Confiscation of Gold in Customs Case

Abdul Samad's attempt to challenge concurrent findings in gold smuggling case rejected; writ jurisdiction limitations em...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Sodexo's Writ Petition, Upholds Statutory Appeal Mechanism

Delhi High Court Dismisses Sodexo's Writ Petition, Upholds Statutory Appeal Mechanism

Court Emphasizes Adherence to CGST Act's Appellate Procedure, Denies Claims of Natural Justice Violation...

 Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitration Award in Metro Rail Dispute

Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitration Award in Metro Rail Dispute

Court dismisses appeal by ITD-ITD CEM Joint Venture, affirming limited judicial intervention under Arbitration Act...

Manipur High Court Dismisses Election Petition Over Minor Disclosure Issues; Upholds Returned Candidate’s Victory

Manipur High Court Dismisses Election Petition Over Minor Disclosure Issues; Upholds Returned Candidate’s Victory

Court Rules Minor Variations in Form-26 Affidavit Concerning Educational Qualifications and Land Details Not Substantial...

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Teacher's Dismissal for Violating Natural Justice

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Teacher's Dismissal for Violating Natural Justice

Court orders reinstatement of Kamlesh Kumar Sahu, ensuring adherence to Article 311(2) and proper inquiry procedures...

Delhi High Court Upholds Assistant Commissioner's Authority to Re-examine GST Refund Claims

Delhi High Court Upholds Assistant Commissioner's Authority to Re-examine GST Refund Claims

Court directs petitioner to pursue statutory appeal under Section 107 of CGST Act, 2017 after refund rejection on new gr...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Procedural Integrity in Customs Appeals

Calcutta High Court Upholds Procedural Integrity in Customs Appeals

Court denies respondents' right to challenge appeal maintainability at the pre-admission stage under Section 130 of the ...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Service Tax on Transportation Services by Individual Truck Owners

Karnataka High Court Upholds Service Tax on Transportation Services by Individual Truck Owners

Deccan Mining Syndicate's Refund Claim Rejected; Tribunal's Decision Affirmed on Consignment Note Classification...

Kerala High Court Invalidates Stamp Duty Demand for Pre-Amendment Amalgamation

Kerala High Court Invalidates Stamp Duty Demand for Pre-Amendment Amalgamation

Judgment clarifies non-retrospective application of Kerala Stamp Act amendments on amalgamation and reconstruction trans...

Kerala High Court Orders Fresh Arbitration in NH 47 Land Acquisition Dispute

Kerala High Court Orders Fresh Arbitration in NH 47 Land Acquisition Dispute

High Court Remits Case Back to Arbitrator for Reassessment of Compensation...

Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitration Clause in Dispute Between M/s Sri Buddha - SVEC JV and Western Coalfields Ltd.

Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitration Clause in Dispute Between M/s Sri Buddha - SVEC JV and Western Coalfields Ltd.

Court mandates conciliation followed by arbitration, despite conflicting clauses in agreement...

Gauhati High Court Upholds Conviction for Outraging Modesty, Reduces Sentence Considering Age

Gauhati High Court Upholds Conviction for Outraging Modesty, Reduces Sentence Considering Age

Dr. Anup Kumar Baruah's conviction under Section 354 IPC maintained; fine imposed in lieu of imprisonment due to advance...

 Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Conviction in NDPS Case Due to Procedural Lapses

Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Conviction in NDPS Case Due to Procedural Lapses

Court Cites Non-Compliance with Mandatory Safeguards Under NDPS Act, Orders Immediate Release of Accused...

Mother getting maintenance against real son can't seek same against step-son: HC

Mother getting maintenance against real son can't seek same against step-son: HC

It was her stance that the trial court had wrongly fastened liability to pay maintenance solely on the real son (opposit...

Telangana High Court Upholds Retention of Seized Property in Money Laundering Case

Telangana High Court Upholds Retention of Seized Property in Money Laundering Case

Court dismisses appeal by Musaddilal Gems and Jewels, affirming seizure retention under PMLA...

Patna High Court Upholds Autonomy of Minority Institutions in Landmark Judgment

Patna High Court Upholds Autonomy of Minority Institutions in Landmark Judgment

Statutory Authorities Cannot Reopen Concluded Appellate Decisions, Rules Court...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Fairoz Pasha in NIA Case

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Fairoz Pasha in NIA Case

Bail granted on grounds of parity with similarly placed accused, considering prolonged judicial custody and potential de...

Banned Chinese manjha being sold online Allahabad HC asks state govt to examine

Banned Chinese manjha being sold online Allahabad HC asks state govt to examine

It directed the state to provide copies of the counter-affidavit to all petitioners and intervenors and permitted the pe...

Examine feasibility of effective redressal forum for RWA-apartment owner disputes, Allahabad HC to UP govt

Examine feasibility of effective redressal forum for RWA-apartment owner disputes, Allahabad HC to UP govt

It further observed that such disputes are essentially internal matters of the association and should ordinarily be reso...

Kerala HC directs state Waqf board not to take any major decisions without its permission

Kerala HC directs state Waqf board not to take any major decisions without its permission

The board shall, for the time being, function under the administration of the joint secretary to the state government de...

HC allows candidates rejected by returning officer to contest Mumbai Press Club polls

HC allows candidates rejected by returning officer to contest Mumbai Press Club polls

On Wednesday both parties agreed that the nomination forms rejected due to signature mismatch would be accepted, candida...

Allahabad High Court Enhances Maintenance for Divorced Wife Amid Rising Inflation

Allahabad High Court Enhances Maintenance for Divorced Wife Amid Rising Inflation

Court increases monthly maintenance from Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 20,000 citing inflation and wife's standard of living needs....

Kerala HC directs govt to forward CBI sanction order in 2015 KSCDC graft case

Kerala HC directs govt to forward CBI sanction order in 2015 KSCDC graft case

After completing its investigation, the agency sought sanction from the state government to prosecute the accused....

HC fumes at lawyer's 'judicial terrorism' remarks, warns of action, issues show cause notice

HC fumes at lawyer's 'judicial terrorism' remarks, warns of action, issues show cause notice

The court raised concern over the remarks and said such a statement was "wholly unwarranted, unbecoming of a member of t...

Why can't Mumbai replicate Indore's success in cleanliness asks HC; bats for garbage-free roads

Why can't Mumbai replicate Indore's success in cleanliness asks HC; bats for garbage-free roads

The bench directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner to issue orders to every ward officers to e...

Delhi HC sets aside tender process for consular, visa services at four Indian Missions

Delhi HC sets aside tender process for consular, visa services at four Indian Missions

The petitioners assailed the communications, declaring them unsuccessful at the technical-bid stage because they had fai...

HC cancels bail to female teacher in Janakpuri school rape case

HC cancels bail to female teacher in Janakpuri school rape case

According to the complaint, the child had gone to the school on April 30, the second day after her admission. After retu...