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Madras High Court Addresses Alleged Contempt in "Thiruparankundram Lighting Order" Case

Madras High Court Addresses Alleged Contempt in "Thiruparankundram Lighting Order" Case

Court stresses duty to ensure compliance with its orders amidst ongoing contempt proceedings...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Appeal Alleging Caste-Based Discrimination in School Curriculum

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Appeal Alleging Caste-Based Discrimination in School Curriculum

Court Finds No Substantive Evidence to Support Allegations Against School Principal in Inclusion of Controversial Book...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction in Attempted Murder Case

Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction in Attempted Murder Case

Rameshwar Singh's appeal dismissed; Court affirms wife's testimony as reliable evidence in domestic violence and dowry d...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Trial Court’s Order Granting Home Food to Undertrial Prisoners Without Medical Examination

Karnataka High Court Quashes Trial Court’s Order Granting Home Food to Undertrial Prisoners Without Medical Examination

Court Emphasizes Strict Adherence to Karnataka Prisons Act and Rules; Directs Prison Authorities to Ensure Quality Priso...

Kerala High Court Addresses Non-Compliance with Rule 131 in Infant Murder Case

Kerala High Court Addresses Non-Compliance with Rule 131 in Infant Murder Case

Directions Issued to Ensure Compliance with Kerala Criminal Rules of Practice in Cases Involving Convicted Women...

Orissa High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in NDPS Case

Orissa High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Quashing of Criminal Proceedings in NDPS Case

Head Constable's Plea for Immunity under NDPS Act Rejected; Court Emphasizes Need for Trial to Resolve Factual Disputes...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Appeal on Pecuniary Jurisdiction Grounds

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Appeal on Pecuniary Jurisdiction Grounds

Valuation for Court Fee Dictates Jurisdiction; Appeal Redirected to District Court...

Madras High Court Directs Police to Trace Missing Mother and Children

Madras High Court Directs Police to Trace Missing Mother and Children

Court Addresses Habeas Corpus Petition, Orders Production of Missing Wife and Children Before Magistrate...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Election of Baroda Cricket Association Office Bearers for Tenure-Based Disqualification

Gujarat High Court Quashes Election of Baroda Cricket Association Office Bearers for Tenure-Based Disqualification

Court directs fresh elections after Electoral Officer failed to adjudicate objections against candidates exceeding nine ...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Infructuous Lease Termination Suit

Bombay High Court Dismisses Infructuous Lease Termination Suit

The Court exercises inherent jurisdiction under Section 151 of CPC to dismiss a suit that lost its cause due to the expi...

Karnataka High Court Mandates Overhaul in Handling Missing Persons Cases

Karnataka High Court Mandates Overhaul in Handling Missing Persons Cases

Court Orders Establishment of Dedicated Units and Digital Tracking Systems to Address Systemic Issues...

Delhi High Court Enforces Child-Friendly Procedures in POCSO Cases to Safeguard Victims

Delhi High Court Enforces Child-Friendly Procedures in POCSO Cases to Safeguard Victims

Court emphasizes minimizing court appearances for child victims and endorses video-conferencing to prevent trauma and re...

Telangana High Court Quashes Money Laundering Charges Against Two Accused

Telangana High Court Quashes Money Laundering Charges Against Two Accused

Court Cites Lack of Corroborative Evidence in Dismissing Proceedings Under PMLA...

Kerala HC sets asides single judge order directing take over of 6 Malankara churches

Kerala HC sets asides single judge order directing take over of 6 Malankara churches

The dispute between the two factions has been ongoing, with numerous court battles over church ownership and authority, ...

HC directs Lucknow Municipal Corporation to take immediate action on illegal encroachments in old high court campus

HC directs Lucknow Municipal Corporation to take immediate action on illegal encroachments in old high court campus

The petitioners stated that Balmiki's senior, Shravan Kumar (an advocate), has illegally set up his chamber near their h...

'Kantara' mimicry issue: Actor Ranveer Singh to apologise, go to Chamundi hill

'Kantara' mimicry issue: Actor Ranveer Singh to apologise, go to Chamundi hill

Counsel for the complainant, C G Malayali, termed the apology “insincere” and argued that the actor should apologise in ...

Allahabad HC refuses relief to MLC in forgery case filed by ex-minister Raja Bhaiya's wife

Allahabad HC refuses relief to MLC in forgery case filed by ex-minister Raja Bhaiya's wife

Akshay Pratap Singh's wife Bhanvi Singh had filed a complaint before the judicial magistrate court alleging that the acc...

MP Amritpal absent from Lok Sabha for 59 days, can apply for condonation: HC informed

MP Amritpal absent from Lok Sabha for 59 days, can apply for condonation: HC informed

However, Jain said there is a Lok Sabha committee on condoning absence from the House and if an MP submits an applicatio...

TMC candidate Swapna Barman moves HC seeking acceptance of resignation by NFR

TMC candidate Swapna Barman moves HC seeking acceptance of resignation by NFR

The NFR's lawyer stated before the court that if Barman "accepts her fault, seeks termination," and expresses her willin...

Delhi HC dismisses Lalu Yadav's plea to quash CBI FIR in land-for-jobs case

Delhi HC dismisses Lalu Yadav's plea to quash CBI FIR in land-for-jobs case

Yadav had contended that the inquiry, FIR as well as the investigation and subsequent chargesheets in the matter were le...

'Gaps in prosecution story': Delhi HC sets aside conviction of Sonu Punjaban in trafficking case

'Gaps in prosecution story': Delhi HC sets aside conviction of Sonu Punjaban in trafficking case

In these circumstances, it can only be held that the materials on record are insufficient to find A1 and A2 guilty of th...

Allahabad High Court Orders Regularization of Long-Term Outsourced Employees

Allahabad High Court Orders Regularization of Long-Term Outsourced Employees

Judgment Emphasizes Fair Employment Practices and Upholds Employee Rights Against Exploitative Outsourcing Policies...

Delhi High Court Quashes Prolonged Look Out Circular Against Dr. Prannoy Roy

Delhi High Court Quashes Prolonged Look Out Circular Against Dr. Prannoy Roy

Court Cites Unjustified Curtailment of Fundamental Right to Personal Liberty...

Telangana HC issues notices to Speaker, MLA over disqualification row

Telangana HC issues notices to Speaker, MLA over disqualification row

The High Court on Monday issued the directions to file counter-affidavits while hearing the petition filed by BJP floor ...

University can't restrict peaceful expression of ideas that don't align with management's ideology: Delhi HC

University can't restrict peaceful expression of ideas that don't align with management's ideology: Delhi HC

A school/ university is an instrumentality of the State and carries out an indispensable public function, that is, shapi...

Madras High Court Quashes Detention Order in Solitary Murder Case

Madras High Court Quashes Detention Order in Solitary Murder Case

Court rules detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 inappropriate for single incident, emphasizes reliance on normal c...

Bombay High Court Intervenes to Curb Misuse of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by Chronic Defaulters

Bombay High Court Intervenes to Curb Misuse of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by Chronic Defaulters

Court sets aside DRT order, allowing secured creditors and auction purchasers to proceed with asset possession....

Allahabad High Court Awards Additional Compensation for Loss of Foetus in Railway Accident

Allahabad High Court Awards Additional Compensation for Loss of Foetus in Railway Accident

Foetus Recognized as Independent Life, Claimants Entitled to Additional Rs. 8 Lakh for Foetus' Death...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Harvans Rai in Case of Religious Sentiment Outrage

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Harvans Rai in Case of Religious Sentiment Outrage

Court emphasizes the necessity of custodial interrogation for effective investigation of serious allegations....

Cal HC allows Ram Navami procession in Howrah

Cal HC allows Ram Navami procession in Howrah

Imposing conditions, the court directed the organisers to ensure that the number of participants must not exceed 500 at ...

Nothing left in 2020 plea of Delhi riots accused over 'leak' of disclosure statement: HC

Nothing left in 2020 plea of Delhi riots accused over 'leak' of disclosure statement: HC

He has contended that the action of two media houses of placing contents from the chargesheet in the public domain has v...

HC quashes conviction, death sentence of rape-murder accused; orders retrial

HC quashes conviction, death sentence of rape-murder accused; orders retrial

Upholding the appeal, the high court said not providing legal assistance to a person who is entitled to legal aid had re...

Delhi HC protects actor Sonakshi Sinha's personality rights

Delhi HC protects actor Sonakshi Sinha's personality rights

The court stated that a celebrity's right of endorsement is a major source of livelihood that cannot be destroyed by per...

Madras High Court Rebukes State Minister's Contemptuous Remarks Against Judicial Order

Madras High Court Rebukes State Minister's Contemptuous Remarks Against Judicial Order

Court Emphasizes Respect for Judicial Decisions as Madurai Bench Closes Contempt Proceedings...

Madras High Court Proposes Symbolic Prayers Amidst Temple Management Controversy

Madras High Court Proposes Symbolic Prayers Amidst Temple Management Controversy

Court Suggests Limited Access for Symbolic Prayers to Respect Previous Judicial Order...

Kerala High Court Issues Landmark Directions for Handling Financial Cyber-Crimes by Co-operative Banks

Kerala High Court Issues Landmark Directions for Handling Financial Cyber-Crimes by Co-operative Banks

Court mandates stringent measures to safeguard financial interests and establish a cyber-crime-resilient banking ecosyst...