High Courts
Patna HC pulls up Jehanabad administration over neglect of Barabar Caves, seeks revenue details
The Barabar Caves date to the 3rd century BCE and were commissioned during the Mauryan period. The court described them ...
Delhi High Court restrains Gillette rival from airing revised ad in disparagement dispute
Court says, prima facie, the “reworked” version appears to have no perceptible difference in impact from the original ad...
Delhi High Court relaxes foreign travel restriction on accused in CBI bank fraud case
Court says prior permission for every overseas trip was unnecessary; petitioners need only inform trial court and CBI tw...
Madras High Court Quashes Rs. 20 Lakh Penalty on Customs Broker in Prohibited Meat Export Case
Court holds that mere filing of shipping bills and arranging containers does not prove abetment without material showing...
Bombay High Court Quashes Rejection of Discharge Plea by Mentally Incapacitated Accused, Orders Fresh Consideration
Court says trial judge ignored psychiatric report and doctors’ testimony showing mild intellectual disability; directs d...
Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order, Upholds Jyoti Donge’s Thakur Scheduled Tribe Claim
Court holds that pre-Constitution records showing “Thakur” in ancestral documents have highest probative value and that ...
Gujarat High Court Refers Seized Cash Release Issue to Larger Bench Under Section 132B
Court holds ownership of Rs. 5.68 crore cash was established in benami proceedings, but says release under Income Tax Ac...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Income Tax Refusal to Condon Delay for Revised Returns of HMT Tractor Division Employees
Court says PCIT ignored CBDT guidelines, gave no proper reasons on genuineness and hardship, and cannot justify rejectio...
Allahabad High Court Refuses to Quash Dowry Death Case Against Mother-in-Law
Court says allegations of dowry demand and cruelty within seven years of marriage must be tested at trial; post-mortem o...
Delhi High Court restrains “DURA” in logistics trademark row, grants ad-interim injunction to DOORA group
Court finds prima facie similarity between “DURA” and registered marks “DOORA”, “DOORA EXPRESS SERVICES” and “DOORA LOGI...
Telangana High Court Holds Police Officer Guilty of Contempt for Arresting Accused Despite Bail Protection
Court rejects unconditional apology, says investigating officer should have verified extended interim order before arres...
WhatsApp Abuse by Husband Amounted to Mental Cruelty, Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Wife Divorce
Court says Family Court can rely on electronic material under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act; rejects wife’s bid to...
Delhi High Court Refuses to Restore NI Act Complaint After Lok Adalat Settlement
Court says complainant cannot disown counsel’s statement that full and final payment was received; writ petition dismiss...
Madras High Court Quashes Search Assessments for Several Years, Holds TOLA Cannot Be Used to Stretch Limitation After Court Stay Exclusions
Court rules that limitation under Section 153B of the Income-tax Act must first be computed with all statutory exclusion...
Rajasthan High Court Orders Supply of CCTV DVD and Pen Drive to Accused for Fair Trial
Court sets aside trial court order, holds that electronic evidence filed with charge-sheet must be furnished to the accu...
Patna High Court Quashes Rejection of Arms Licence to Builder, Orders Fresh Consideration
Court holds that refusal based solely on a pending criminal case cannot survive after acquittal; directs District Magist...
Allahabad High Court Grants Temporary Injunction to Rekha Saxena, Bars Forcible Dispossession in Raebareli Property Dispute
Court says long, peaceful possession since 1987 must be protected during pendency of suit; ex parte decree cancelling sa...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Marking of Authenticated Bank Return Memo in Cheque Bounce Case
Court says later production of sealed and signed return memo was only a correction of an inadvertent error, not an attem...
Bombay High Court Holds Service Tax Dues Quantified Through Bank Lien Notice Under Sabka Vishwas Scheme
Court says written communication under Section 87(b) to bank, fixing liability before cutoff date, is enough to qualify ...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Constable’s Termination Over Absence During Tuberculosis, Grants Widow Retiral Benefits
Division Bench holds that unauthorized absence is not misconduct unless proved willful; also finds disciplinary action v...
Madras High Court Upholds Life Term for Stepfather Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault on 10-Year-Old Girl
Court says absence of injuries or spermatozoa cannot override consistent testimony of child victim and eye-witness; stat...
Punjab and Haryana High Court orders interim release of GST assessee, says arrest after court-directed appearance was prima facie illegal
Court finds “brazen violation” of Article 21 and possible overreach of judicial proceedings after authorities detained p...
Calcutta High Court Refuses to Quash RBI Wilful Defaulter Notice Against Kitply Industries
Court holds that pendency of arbitration and earlier IBC proceedings do not bar lender from initiating wilful defaulter ...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Flags Gurugram’s Deepening Water Crisis, Seeks Remedial Suggestions from All Stakeholders
Court notes depletion of groundwater, shrinking water bodies, blocked channels and poor use of rainwater and treated sew...
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea for FIR in Covid-19 Death Case, Says Inherent Powers Cannot Be Used as Backdoor Appeal
Court holds that after revision fails, Section 528 BNSS cannot ordinarily be invoked to bypass the bar under Section 438...
Patna High Court Says Recognition of Sanskrit School Must Follow District Magistrate’s Report
Court declines direct mandamus, directs fresh application before Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board for decision under Rule 5 ...
Bombay High Court Quashes NPPA Overcharge Demands on Pharmed Ltd.’s Osteoarthritis Drug
Court holds price regulator could not recover alleged excess amount without specifically fixing ceiling price under DPCO...
Patna High Court Quashes Bihar DM’s Order Rejecting Contractor’s Final Bill and Security Deposit Claim
Court says departmental lapses cannot be used to deny payment for road work admittedly completed; directs release of due...
Madras High Court Quashes Hate Speech Case Against Former IPS Officer Annamalai K.
Court holds that a political speech referring to a historical incident did not show intent to promote enmity or disturb ...
Bombay High Court dismisses Parsi matrimonial suit after finding Mumbai ceremony was only a blessing, not a valid marriage
Court holds that without an Ashirvad ceremony in Mumbai, it had no jurisdiction under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Confiscation of Vehicle Used to Transport 80 Kg of Beef
Court says owner’s presence in vehicle and forensic confirmation of beef triggered statutory presumption under Uttar Pra...
Madras High Court restrains media, digital platforms from circulating videos in child sexual abuse case
Court says freedom of press cannot extend to media trial; directs removal of existing content and weekly police press re...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Tender Cancellation Over Bank Guarantee Error, Orders Contract to Proceed
Court says inadvertent mention of 0.75% ePBG instead of 3% to 5% was a curable defect; successful bidder directed to dep...
Rajasthan High Court Rejects Plea to Add Handwriting Expert Report Beyond Pleadings
Court says evidence cannot be used to introduce a new defence at the evidence stage; trial court order upheld under Arti...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Dismissal of Husband’s Plea for Restitution of Conjugal Rights
Court says wife had reasonable cause to live separately amid allegations of dowry demand, ill-treatment and withholding ...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Termination of Sainik School House Matron, Orders Regular Pay-Scale and Pension Refixation
Court holds that a candidate selected against a sanctioned post through statutory recruitment cannot later be treated as...