High Courts
Delhi HC asks MCD, NDMC to coordinate with Lucknow authorities to train for dog sterilisation
The top court issued a slew of directions to deal with the "alarming rise" in dog bite incidents within institutional ar...
Madras HC dismisses plea against TN''s Secretariat building proposal
When the court indicated that it would impose heavy costs, the counsel for the petitioner requested that the petitioner ...
Delhi HC dismisses pleas for SIT probe into 2020 riots, 2019 Jamia violence
The other petitions were related to the violence that broke out in Jamia Millia Islamia following anti-Citizenship (Amen...
Punjab and Haryana HC orders CBI probe into corruption allegations against AAP govt
"The high court observed that the way Punjab police handled the matter is not satisfactory. It said the CBI will probe t...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Eviction Orders, Clarifies Landlord's Requirement Scope
Landmark judgment interprets Section 21(2)(m) of the UP Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021, allowing evictio...
Allahabad HC rejects bail pleas of four UP cops in custodial death case
It also noted the gravity of the charge under section 302 IPC and directed the accused to surrender before the CBI Court...
HC asks DMRC, DDA to reply to plea alleging damage to trees due to metro construction
The petitioner said he has submitted a complaint to the authorities informing them about illegal felling of trees and da...
IYC chief moves Delhi HC against denial of permission for Jantar Mantar protest
Dressed in black robes, white masks and skulls hanging around their necks, the protesters described themselves as "livin...
Delhi HC asks govt to take decision on 50 pc women reservation in Delhi Medical Council
Represented by advocates Rupesh Dutta and Snehlata Chaturvedi, the petitioner said that DMC lacks adequate diversity and...
Delhi HC directs DDA to process within 2 months property conversion applications
The matter concerns the non-functioning of the DDA's IDLI portal, which has remained unavailable since January 2, preven...
Allahabad HC dismisses plea seeking inclusion of Shiksha Mitras in special Teachers Eligibility Test
Acting in pursuance of this order of the apex court, the Uttar Pradesh government decided to conduct special TET 2026 th...
Man can't only rely on social media messages to establish wife's continuous adultery: Allahabad HC
The court also observed that electronic evidence requires strict verification in accordance with Section 65-B of the Ind...
Sunni Central Waqf Board cannot direct DM to enter, delete, alter person's name in revenue records: Allahabad HC
Consequently, the DM was not legally bound to carry out mutation merely on the basis of a direction issued by the Waqf b...
Allahabad HC stays operation of charge sheet against 4 tax officials who probed sexual harassment complaint
After hearing the parties, the court observed that, prima facie, various aspects of the allegations contained in the cha...
Allahabad HC judge flags issues with full court meetings, says last 2 seemed 'stage-managed'
The judge cautioned that failure to address these issues with restraint could erode institutional discipline and undermi...
Father-in-law not liable under domestic violence law for not controlling son: Delhi HC
The court said the facts in the present case did show any threat of domestic violence by the father-in-law, and while th...
Writ jurisdiction extraordinary in nature, can't be used for personal disputes: Delhi HC
The petitioner said he sent a representation to the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) seeking an inquiry ...
Police can't unlawfully detain innocent family member to put pressure on accused to surrender: Allahabad HC
Taking note of the material before it, the court said that it was undisputed that the petitioner remained in the unlawfu...
Cal HC transfers evidence destruction case to CBI from state police
The young medic was raped and murdered in the hospital on the night of August 9, 2024, which led to massive protests and...
Gujarat HC issues notice to BJP Rajya Sabha MP for 'suppressing information' in nomination form
In the affidavit accompanying his nomination papers, the MP stated that no criminal case was pending against him. Howeve...
Actual detention triggers 24-hour deadline for magistrate production, rules Allahabad HC
Holding that the petitioners' fundamental right had been violated, the bench quashed the August 24 remand order and dire...
Allahabad HC disposes of petition challenging notice to demolish Mustafa Masjid in Moradabad
The writ petition was filed by Zeeshan Ahmad Fareed with the prayer to quash the show-cause notice dated August 21 issue...
Cal HC declines interim resumption of prayers at mosque inside Kolkata airport
Maintaining that previously there was no security concern regarding the prayers at the mosque, Dutta prayed for an inter...
Uttarakhand High Court upholds conviction in minor rape case
In that case, the Delhi High Court upheld the sentence requiring the convict to remain in prison for the rest of his lif...
Jharkhand HC imposes Rs 10,000 cost on Soren over adjournment request in case against ED officers
At this, the high court noted that adjournments had been sought several times earlier too and directed Soren to pay Rs 1...
Primary mandate of ECI to ensure citizens vote, says HC; 'people too can question SIR ordered after decades'
The High Court observed that even if an elector approaches at an inconvenient administrative stage or with an incorrect ...
Orissa High Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea to restore old pricing mechanism for bauxite supply
"Thus, the conduct of the petitioner unequivocally establishes acceptance of the post-amendment of the MMDR Act in 2015 ...
Loud DJ music: Allahabad HC takes suo motu cognisance of class 2 student's death
It directed the state counsel to obtain reports from the Balrampur district magistrate and superintendent of police and ...
HC orders takedown of deepfakes, unauthorised content on social media against actor Samantha Prabhu
"All these valuable rights of the plaintiff (Ruth) are violated and adversely affected by the actions of the defendants,...
HC stays DU student's rustication, says such action has trappings of dictatorial exercise of authority
The court said that the rustication order recorded findings on the petitioner's alleged conduct without first seeking an...
Foreign nationals don't have inherent right to seek entry into India: Delhi HC
According to the respondents, the pattern of travel gave rise to concerns which required examination by the immigration ...
Kerala HC leaves MLA Mani Kappan's disqualification to Assembly Speaker
The Pala MLA was sentenced to a total of three-and-a-half years together in four cheque bounce cases by the Mumbai court...
Delhi HC grants bail to pro-ISIS group member in UAPA case
He was arrested on August 31, 2021 in the NIA case registered in 2018 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA...
'Serious situation': Delhi HC orders police protection to family of accused in Uttam Nagar Holi clash
The high court passed the order on September 30 on a plea by Shahnaz, mother of one of the accused in the clash case, se...
Object is to get citizens to vote, says HC; questions EC on rejecting Form 8 amid SIR
"Form 8 could be kept until you complete the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) and then you deal with all the Form 8s. Bu...
Madras High Court Orders Restoration of Guardian Deities at Thanjavur's Brihadeeswarar Temple
Court Directs Replacement and Installation of Missing and Damaged Ashta Dikpalakas to Preserve Temple's Sanctity...