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Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Admission Rules, Denies Relief to Veterinary Officers

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Admission Rules, Denies Relief to Veterinary Officers

Court Rules Admission to Veterinary Courses Governed by Latest Rules, Not Prior Judgments or Service Conditions...

Gujarat High Court Imposes Exemplary Costs on Misleading PIL

Gujarat High Court Imposes Exemplary Costs on Misleading PIL

Court Dismisses PIL Filed with Distorted Facts, Orders Petitioner to Pay Rs. 2 Lakh for Misusing Judicial Process...

Bombay High Court Quashes Partial Arbitral Award of Rs. 32.79 Crores to Adani Enterprises

Bombay High Court Quashes Partial Arbitral Award of Rs. 32.79 Crores to Adani Enterprises

The court sets aside the award due to lack of proper analysis and evidence, remanding the matter for fresh arbitration....

Gauhati High Court Upholds Validity of Provisional Attachment Order Under PMLA; Calls for Larger Bench on Disclosure of ‘Reason to Believe’

Gauhati High Court Upholds Validity of Provisional Attachment Order Under PMLA; Calls for Larger Bench on Disclosure of ‘Reason to Believe’

Court affirms attachment of properties linked to fraudulent GST Input Tax Credit scheme, rejects challenge on confidenti...

Delhi High Court Upholds Family Settlement in Land Dispute, Restores Possession to Plaintiff

Delhi High Court Upholds Family Settlement in Land Dispute, Restores Possession to Plaintiff

Court Emphasizes Validity of Oral Family Settlements and Dismisses Appellate Court's Reversal...

Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Candidate's Financial Disclosure

Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Candidate's Financial Disclosure

Court Upholds Bar on Writ Petitions for Election Disputes, Directs Petitioners to File Election Petitions...

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail in Illicit Liquor Case Amid Disciplinary Action for Police Negligence

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail in Illicit Liquor Case Amid Disciplinary Action for Police Negligence

Ranvir Singh and Jagdeep Singh granted bail with strict conditions; ASI penalized for erroneous criminal antecedent repo...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Dissolution of Purulia Municipality Board

Calcutta High Court Quashes Dissolution of Purulia Municipality Board

Court Upholds Natural Justice, Invalidates State's Order Based on Undisclosed Reports...

Delhi High Court Stays Coercive Actions by NCERT Against Bafna Global Venture Pvt. Ltd. Over Contract Dispute

Delhi High Court Stays Coercive Actions by NCERT Against Bafna Global Venture Pvt. Ltd. Over Contract Dispute

Court highlights the necessity of separate show cause notices for contract termination and blacklisting, asserting the i...

Chhattisgarh High Court Orders Premature Release of Convict, Overturns State's Arbitrary Remission Denial

Chhattisgarh High Court Orders Premature Release of Convict, Overturns State's Arbitrary Remission Denial

Court Upholds Reformative Justice, Directs Immediate Release of Life Convict Following Favorable Recommendations...

Madras High Court Upholds CBFC's Refusal Certificate for "Lakshmi Lawrance Kadhal"

Madras High Court Upholds CBFC's Refusal Certificate for "Lakshmi Lawrance Kadhal"

Court Affirms CBFC's Decision Citing Cultural and Religious Sensitivities, Upholds Restrictions on Freedom of Expression...

Meghalaya High Court Acquits Ashim Sinha in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence

Meghalaya High Court Acquits Ashim Sinha in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Evidence

Lack of Conclusive Circumstantial Evidence Leads to Overturning of Life Imprisonment Sentence...

Kerala High Court Orders Stringent Action in Sabarimala Temple Gold Misappropriation Case

Kerala High Court Orders Stringent Action in Sabarimala Temple Gold Misappropriation Case

Investigation Reveals Criminal Conspiracy and Breach of Trust by Travancore Devaswom Board Members...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Interim Maintenance Order Favoring High-Earning Wife

Karnataka High Court Quashes Interim Maintenance Order Favoring High-Earning Wife

Court rules income disparity must be considered, sets aside trial court's maintenance award to wife earning more than hu...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Minority Arbitral Award, Rejects Demurrage Charges Imposed Without Contractual Basis

Calcutta High Court Upholds Minority Arbitral Award, Rejects Demurrage Charges Imposed Without Contractual Basis

Court affirms the minority view, noting no provision for demurrage charges in the contract between Vizag Seaport Private...

Rampur Tiraha case: U'khand HC seeks written submission on jurisdiction of pre-bifurcation incident

Rampur Tiraha case: U'khand HC seeks written submission on jurisdiction of pre-bifurcation incident

Following an investigation, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a chargesheet in the Dehradun court under Section ...

Honeymoon murder: Meghalaya HC upholds bail to prime accused Sonam Raghuvanshi

Honeymoon murder: Meghalaya HC upholds bail to prime accused Sonam Raghuvanshi

Sonam, a resident of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested in June last year in connection with the murder of her busin...

PIL filed for independent audit into Ram Temple donation scam not heard at Allahabad HC

PIL filed for independent audit into Ram Temple donation scam not heard at Allahabad HC

The PILs have sought an independent probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds received as offerings at the Ram Te...

Meghalaya HC acquits man accused of murder for lack of evidence

Meghalaya HC acquits man accused of murder for lack of evidence

Reiterating the settled legal principle governing cases based on circumstantial evidence, the bench observed that "suspi...

Delhi HC overturns bail in Janakpuri school rape case, asks caretaker to surrender

Delhi HC overturns bail in Janakpuri school rape case, asks caretaker to surrender

Based on the complaint by the child's mother, police registered a case under section 64(1) (punishment for rape) of the ...

Plea against acceptance of resignation of AIADMK MLAs devoid of merits: TN Assembly secy tells HC

Plea against acceptance of resignation of AIADMK MLAs devoid of merits: TN Assembly secy tells HC

The disqualification proceedings survive and remain to be adjudicated. The foundation of the writ petitions therefore co...

Sabarimala gold loss: HC allows fresh case after SIT finds evidence against ex-TDB chief

Sabarimala gold loss: HC allows fresh case after SIT finds evidence against ex-TDB chief

"There are no allegations relating to the 2025 replating except that it was carried out without obtaining the court's pe...

No stay order after Centre has taken over Jaipur Polo Ground, says Delhi HC

No stay order after Centre has taken over Jaipur Polo Ground, says Delhi HC

It said the authorities have already taken possession of the Jaipur Polo Ground during the pendency of the appeal and co...

HC overturns bail in Janakpuri school rape case; asks caretaker to surrender

HC overturns bail in Janakpuri school rape case; asks caretaker to surrender

Based on the complaint by the child's mother, police registered a case under section 64(1) (punishment for rape) of the ...

Meghalaya High Court Upholds Bail, Affirms Non-Compliance with Arrest Intimation Protocol

Meghalaya High Court Upholds Bail, Affirms Non-Compliance with Arrest Intimation Protocol

The court underscores the mandatory requirement of furnishing written grounds of arrest, emphasizing the constitutional ...

Allahabad High Court Enhances Maintenance for Estranged Wife and Minor Children

Allahabad High Court Enhances Maintenance for Estranged Wife and Minor Children

Family Court's Decision Overturned; Maintenance Awarded from Date of Petition Filing, Ensuring Financial Security for De...

Allahabad High Court Corrects Sentencing Errors in Rape Case, Upholds Conviction

Allahabad High Court Corrects Sentencing Errors in Rape Case, Upholds Conviction

Court mandates statutory minimum sentence and imposes fine for compensation in a 1982 rape case, reinforcing legal norms...

Delhi HC asks CAT to examine candidate's plea alleging wrong answers in answer key

Delhi HC asks CAT to examine candidate's plea alleging wrong answers in answer key

The petitioner, a candidate belonging to the OBC non creamy layer category, appeared for the Forest Service Examination ...

Rave parties: Himachal Pradesh High Court orders transfer of DC, SP

Rave parties: Himachal Pradesh High Court orders transfer of DC, SP

It is also apparent that permission was still granted even though an adverse report by the DSP had been received, recomm...

Delhi HC denies interim bail to drugs smuggler for attending his sister's wedding

Delhi HC denies interim bail to drugs smuggler for attending his sister's wedding

"Consequently, interim bail or regular bail in cases under the NDPS Act may be granted only in rare and exceptional circ...

Old, torn hymen can't give benefit of doubt in rape case: HC

Old, torn hymen can't give benefit of doubt in rape case: HC

The court observed, "If the hymen was old and torn, an accused cannot be granted the benefit of the doubt solely on the ...

Gujarat High Court Orders Transfer of Design Infringement Suit to High Court, Cites Misstep by Commercial Court

Gujarat High Court Orders Transfer of Design Infringement Suit to High Court, Cites Misstep by Commercial Court

Commercial Court's Rejection of Interim Injunction Reversed; Case Involving Design Cancellation to be Heard by High Cour...

Madras High Court Upholds GST Liability on Legal Heirs for Discontinued Business

Madras High Court Upholds GST Liability on Legal Heirs for Discontinued Business

Court affirms that fresh GST proceedings can be initiated against legal heirs under Section 93 of the CGST Act, even if ...

Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses Petitions in Business Fraud Case

Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses Petitions in Business Fraud Case

Rakesh Mehra’s Attempt to Quash FIR Through Power of Attorney Declared Unmaintainable; Proceedings Against Him and Daugh...

Madras High Court Upholds Leave for Convict Prisoners, Pending Appeals

Madras High Court Upholds Leave for Convict Prisoners, Pending Appeals

Full Bench Clarifies Tamil Nadu Suspension of Sentence Rules, 1982, Ensuring Leave for Convicts During Appeal Process...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Demotion of SHO for Supervisory Negligence

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Demotion of SHO for Supervisory Negligence

Court Rules Demotion to Sub-Inspector for Three Years is Proportionate to Misconduct in Juvenile Justice Case...