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Allahabad HC quashes panel order on forest rights of Tharu tribe, directs fresh hearing

Allahabad HC quashes panel order on forest rights of Tharu tribe, directs fresh hearing

After hearing the case, the court observed that the district-level committee had failed to properly consider the intent ...

HC awards Rs 26.65 lakh compensation to man who lost both hands in childhood accident

HC awards Rs 26.65 lakh compensation to man who lost both hands in childhood accident

Allowing the appeal, the Court ruled that the earlier judgment was unsustainable and held the electricity authorities re...

Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in alleged dual citizenship case

Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in alleged dual citizenship case

After having a detailed hearing, the bench found that the material on records showed that Gandhi had committed "cognizab...

Kerala HC allows pvt hospitals to take action against striking nurses as mediation fails

Kerala HC allows pvt hospitals to take action against striking nurses as mediation fails

Nurses affiliated with the United Nurses Association (UNA) began an indefinite statewide strike in Kerala on March 11, d...

Delhi HC returns 3 rescued Pomeranian dogs to adoptive parents in custody case

Delhi HC returns 3 rescued Pomeranian dogs to adoptive parents in custody case

During the proceedings, the original owner agreed to return the dogs to their adoptive parents with one condition: in ca...

Delhi HC closes POCSO case against man over consensual relationship

Delhi HC closes POCSO case against man over consensual relationship

At the time of the alleged offence under section 64(1) (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 6 (aggravated p...

Allahabad HC stays demolition of 48 properties in Auraiya, seeks state's response

Allahabad HC stays demolition of 48 properties in Auraiya, seeks state's response

The court noted that an urgent mention was made before the Chief Justice on April 15 citing the imminent demolition of 4...

Gujarat High Court Calls for Robust Legal Framework to Combat AI-Generated Deepfakes

Gujarat High Court Calls for Robust Legal Framework to Combat AI-Generated Deepfakes

Court Urges Immediate Action to Address Legal Gaps in Regulating Synthetic Media Threats...

Allahabad High Court Declares U.P. Drug Inspector Qualification Rules Ultra Vires

Allahabad High Court Declares U.P. Drug Inspector Qualification Rules Ultra Vires

State Government's Rule 8 Conflicts with Central Legislation, Future Selections to Adhere to Central Qualifications...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Harshvardhan Jain in Alleged Illegal Embassy Case

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Harshvardhan Jain in Alleged Illegal Embassy Case

Court Cites Completion of Investigation and Assured Cooperation from Applicant as Grounds for Bail...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Abu Salem's Plea for Sentence Reduction

Bombay High Court Dismisses Abu Salem's Plea for Sentence Reduction

Court Upholds Sovereign Assurance, Denies Earned Remissions as Basis for Early Release...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Investigation in Alleged Unlawful Religious Conversion Case

Allahabad High Court Upholds Investigation in Alleged Unlawful Religious Conversion Case

Court Denies Petition to Quash FIR Alleging Allurement and Coercion in Religious Conversion Attempt...

EWS cant seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts like SC ST OBC Delhi HC

EWS cant seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts like SC ST OBC Delhi HC

Under UPSC's notice of examination dated February 19, 2019, candidates belonging to SC/ST categories were allowed age re...

Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against two students for alleged religious conversion

Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against two students for alleged religious conversion

We must be alive to the situation that the Act of 2021 was enacted to curtail an emergent situation in society where cer...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Preventive Detention of Amritpal Singh Under National Security Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Preventive Detention of Amritpal Singh Under National Security Act

Court affirms District Magistrate's power to issue preventive detention orders amidst allegations of terror links and pu...

Gujarat HC rejects Asaram trust’s appeals against takeover of ashram land

Gujarat HC rejects Asaram trust’s appeals against takeover of ashram land

Sant Shri Asharam Trust, which manages the ashram, had moved an appeal in the division bench after a single bench judge ...

Actor Allu Arjun moves Delhi HC for protection of personality rights

Actor Allu Arjun moves Delhi HC for protection of personality rights

Seeking the protection of Arjun's personality rights, senior counsel Swathi Sukumar, representing the actor, submitted t...

HC says approvals to applications for higher FAR in Goa subject to ruling in ongoing case

HC says approvals to applications for higher FAR in Goa subject to ruling in ongoing case

The bench said that if permissions are granted, the orders must clearly state that they are subject to the final outcome...

Punjab wants MP Amritpal Singh to remain in Assam jail; HC dismisses his plea against NSA detention

Punjab wants MP Amritpal Singh to remain in Assam jail; HC dismisses his plea against NSA detention

Last month, the high court dismissed the Khadoor Sahib MP's plea, seeking the quashing of the Punjab government's decisi...

U'khand HC directs Nainital admn to act against protests outside liquor shop

U'khand HC directs Nainital admn to act against protests outside liquor shop

The petitioner argued that it is the responsibility of the State to ensure the safety of valid licence holders. He previ...

Haldwani violence case: Uttarakhand HC grants bail to main accused Abdul Malik

Haldwani violence case: Uttarakhand HC grants bail to main accused Abdul Malik

Violence had erupted in the area with reports of stone-pelting and arson. Several people were injured, and public proper...

Punjab govt moves HC seeking to retain Amritpal Singh in Assam jail after NSA expiry

Punjab govt moves HC seeking to retain Amritpal Singh in Assam jail after NSA expiry

In March, the high court dismissed Amritpal’s plea seeking quashing of the Punjab government's decision to reject his ap...

Skeletal samples to be sent for DNA matching in case of J’khand woman missing for 8 months

Skeletal samples to be sent for DNA matching in case of J’khand woman missing for 8 months

The special investigating team (SIT) which is probing into the case was also present in the court and produced documents...

Custodial death case: HC asks Unnao rape survivor to explain 1,940-day delay in filing appeal

Custodial death case: HC asks Unnao rape survivor to explain 1,940-day delay in filing appeal

On March 13, 2020, Sengar, along with his brother Jaideep Sengar alias Atul Singh, was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous...

HC seeks replies from 2 Indore councillors who refused to sing Vande Mataram at civic body meet

HC seeks replies from 2 Indore councillors who refused to sing Vande Mataram at civic body meet

Another councillor, Rubina Iqbal Khan, who joined Congress after winning as an Independent, supported Aleem's stand and ...

Vitriolic online campaign being run against Justice Sharma by Kejriwal: CBI to Delhi HC

Vitriolic online campaign being run against Justice Sharma by Kejriwal: CBI to Delhi HC

"If half-baked, selective, defamatory and contemptuous information is floated at the behest of respondent no. 18 Shri Ar...

HC reserves order on SpiceJet's plea to review Rs 144 cr payment order in dispute with Maran

HC reserves order on SpiceJet's plea to review Rs 144 cr payment order in dispute with Maran

In May 2024, the division bench of the high court set aside a single judge bench order which had upheld an arbitral awar...

Kejriwal virtually appears in Delhi HC, urges Justice Sharma to take affidavit on record

Kejriwal virtually appears in Delhi HC, urges Justice Sharma to take affidavit on record

Describing the concerns raised by Kejriwal and others as "apprehensions of an immature mind", Mehta told the court that ...

You will get objective treatment, Delhi HC on Priyadarshini Mattoo case convict's premature release plea

You will get objective treatment, Delhi HC on Priyadarshini Mattoo case convict's premature release plea

Mattoo, 25, was raped and murdered in January 1996. Singh, a law student of Delhi University, was acquitted by the trial...

HC grants bail to Harshvardhan who ran fake embassy in Ghaziabad

HC grants bail to Harshvardhan who ran fake embassy in Ghaziabad

Allegedly, Jain presented himself as a consul or ambassador of non-existent countries like Westarctica, Saborga, Poulvia...

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing in plea seeking ASI survey of Gyanvapi 'wazu khana'

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing in plea seeking ASI survey of Gyanvapi 'wazu khana'

The revision was filed challenging the Varanasi district judge's order dated October 21, 2023 refusing to direct the Arc...

HC asks Rampur court to hear Nawab Kazim Ali in appeal filed by UP govt

HC asks Rampur court to hear Nawab Kazim Ali in appeal filed by UP govt

During the course of the hearing, the lawyers of the parties concerned agreed that the revisionist-complainant may be al...

Jharkhand HC summons DGP, SP in Bokaro girl missing case

Jharkhand HC summons DGP, SP in Bokaro girl missing case

The court was informed that one Dinesh Mahto has been arrested in the case, while the skeleton of a female has been reco...

Bhojshala structure's design matches standards set by Raja Bhoj for temple construction: Hindu side

Bhojshala structure's design matches standards set by Raja Bhoj for temple construction: Hindu side

"According to legal provisions, once a temple is established at a place, it remains a temple forever. Therefore, only Hi...

State can't impose additional qualifications: Allahabad HC declares unconstitutional part of UP govt's rules for drug inspector post

State can't impose additional qualifications: Allahabad HC declares unconstitutional part of UP govt's rules for drug inspector post

In its judgement, the court also directed that all future recruitments should adhere only to the qualifications prescrib...

HC administration directs removal of videos from Kejriwal's hearing; Complaint seeks action against AAP leaders

HC administration directs removal of videos from Kejriwal's hearing; Complaint seeks action against AAP leaders

"The post in regard to this audio/video recording of the Court Proceedings was circulated on X erstwhile Twitter, Facebo...