High Courts
Allahabad High Court Acquits Azad Khan After 24-Year Legal Battle
Conviction Set Aside Due to Lack of Substantive Evidence and Violation of Fair Trial Rights...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against International Shooter Vartika Singh
Insufficient evidence leads to the dismissal of forgery and cheating charges against Vartika Singh by the Allahabad High...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against DMF Contribution Demand
Court affirms liability of successful limestone bidder to pay District Mineral Foundation contribution under MMRD Act...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Decades-Old Criminal Proceedings in Land Allotment Case
Court rules continuation of proceedings as abuse of judicial process due to vague allegations and excessive delay...
Gujarat High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case
Court Revises Tribunal's Award, Highlighting Importance of Functional Disability Assessment...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds RBI's Circulars Restricting Co-operative Banks During Demonetisation
Court rules RBI's measures as consistent, legal, and non-discriminatory, dismissing petitions challenging demonetisation...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Authority’s Decision on Health Sub Centre Location
Court emphasizes administrative fairness while dismissing residents' plea for relocating health facility...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Prospective Regularization for Consolidated Employees
Court dismisses plea for retrospective service benefits, affirming the 2010 Act's stipulation for prospective effect onl...
Kerala High Court Sets Aside Writ Petition Against Private Bank, Declares It Non-Maintainable
In a landmark decision, the Kerala High Court ruled that private banks are not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Artic...
Indore Municipal Corporation Directed to Tackle Stray Animal Menace
Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Directive for Comprehensive Action Plan to Remove Stray Dogs and Livestock from City Li...
ED appeal against stay on notice to KIIFB: Kerala HC reserves verdict
The court also asked the ED how it "pre-decided" and arrived at a penalty amount at the stage of show cause notice when ...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Dismisses Writ Petition on Inheritance Dispute
Private property disputes cannot be adjudicated under Article 226, court reiterates...
Calcutta High Court Affirms Jurisdiction in Arbitration Dispute Involving Kessels Engineering and Neo Metalicks
Court rules Kolkata as the exclusive jurisdiction for arbitration applications, rejecting Delhi's claim, underlining the...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail in Rape Case Citing Consensual Evidence
Basharat Ahmad Bhat secures bail after two years in custody; High Court emphasizes consensual nature in alleged rape cas...
Allahabad High Court Upholds UPSRTC's Decision to Remove Conductor for Ticketless Travel
Judgment reinforces limited judicial review scope in departmental inquiries, focusing on procedural adherence and natura...
Bombay High Court Modifies Interest Rate in Arbitration Award
The court upholds findings of coercion but reduces the awarded interest rate from 17.5% to 13.5% due to patent illegalit...
Madras High Court Directs Comprehensive Measures to Regulate Street Vending at Marina Beach
Drone Surveys and Systematic Planning Ordered to Streamline Vending Activities and Ensure Lawful Operations...
Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Akram Pasha in CGST Fraud Case
Bail granted despite allegations of fraudulent input tax credit exceeding Rs. 31 crores under stringent conditions to en...
Telangana High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal on EPF Pre-Deposit Dispute
Statutory Authorities Not Aggrieved Parties in Appeal on Pre-Deposit Reduction, Rules Court ...
Gauhati High Court Grants Bail to Sameer Malik in GST Fraud Case
Defective Compliance with Statutory Notice Leads to Bail Grant on Technical Grounds...
Madras High Court Directs Legal Aid for Advocate's Fee Settlement with Madurai Corporation
Legal Services Authority to assist in obtaining certified judgments for fee claims; Court highlights issues in public fu...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Modifies Bail Conditions for Ram Lubhaya and Others
Court Orders Release of Passports While Mandating Prior Permission for International Travel...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Mutation Orders
Court Upholds Summary and Fiscal Nature of Mutation Proceedings, Directs Title Dispute to be Resolved in Civil Suit...
Delhi High Court Quashes Lokpal's Sanction Order Against Mahua Moitra
Court Criticizes Lokpal's Procedural Deviations and Calls for Statutory Compliance...
Kerala High Court Denies Bail to Accused in Sabarimala Gold Misappropriation Case
Gravity of allegations and ongoing investigation cited as reasons for denial; case involves serious corruption impacting...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Appointment of State Bar Council Secretary
Court Orders Reversion of Smt. Geeta Shukla to LDC and Immediate Initiation of Proper Appointment Process...
Delhi HC asks Customs to respond to IndiGo’s plea seeking refund of Rs 900 cr duty
InterGlobe, in its plea, contended that the levy of Customs duty on such re-imports was unconstitutional and amounted to...
Karnataka HC directs Centre to process Pakistani woman’s citizenship plea before visa expiry
The petitioner, Nighat Yasmeen, who is married to an Indian citizen, Mohammed Younus, and is the mother of two children ...
Jharkhand High Court Demands Swift Compliance with Slaughterhouse Regulations
Court Directs State Authorities to Implement Uniform Model Regulations Across Urban Local Bodies...
Kerala High Court Directs Government of India to Determine Governance of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam
Appeals Allowed; Court Reverts Decision to Government Authority in Light of Previous Delhi HC Judgment...
Madras High Court Denies Exclusive Trademark Rights for 'Origin' to Nutrition Firm
Court Rules Generic Nature of 'Origin' Prevents Exclusive Trademark Claims; Dismisses Injunction Applications...
Delhi High Court Quashes 'Fraud' Classification Against Anmol Ambani by Union Bank
Court cites violation of principles of natural justice due to lack of proper show cause notice. ...
Absence of teachers frustrates purpose of Right to Education Act: Allahabad HC
Both the government school teachers challenged the orders passed by the District Basic Education Officer suspending them...
Allahabad High Court Upholds NDPS Act Prosecution in Large-Scale Codeine Syrup Case
Court dismisses petitions challenging FIRs as investigations reveal fraudulent practices in codeine-based cough syrup tr...
Bombay High Court Rejects Stay of Conviction for Politician in Forgery and Cheating Case
Bail Granted Due to Medical Condition, But Conviction Stands Amid Allegations of Fraud in Housing Scheme...
Allahabad HC registers a suo motu PIL on termination of pregnancy of rape survivors
The matter has been titled as "In Re Framing Of Guidelines For Sensitizing All Concerned In Cases Of Termination Of Preg...