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Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Case, Dismisses Appeal

Kerala High Court Upholds Conviction in POCSO Case, Dismisses Appeal

Conviction and Sentence for Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act Affirmed by Justice A. Badharudeen...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail to Munendra Singh in Assault Case Involving Police Constable

Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Bail to Munendra Singh in Assault Case Involving Police Constable

High Court emphasizes the gravity of the offence and ongoing investigation, refuses bail citing deliberate obstruction o...

Allahabad High Court Quashes SC-ST Act Charges Against Harshit @ Honey

Allahabad High Court Quashes SC-ST Act Charges Against Harshit @ Honey

Court Allows Continuation of Proceedings Under IPC Sections 323, 504, and 506...

Gujarat High Court Restores Revenue Entry Following Amicable Settlement

Gujarat High Court Restores Revenue Entry Following Amicable Settlement

Court Quashes Orders of Revenue Authorities, Upholds Mutation Based on Registered Sale Deed...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Expands Disability Rights in Landmark Judgment

Punjab and Haryana High Court Expands Disability Rights in Landmark Judgment

Court Mandates Accessible Housing for Disabled Employees Across Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh...

Karnataka High Court Permits Use of Loudspeakers on Autorickshaws for Awareness Campaign

Karnataka High Court Permits Use of Loudspeakers on Autorickshaws for Awareness Campaign

Court Overturns Police Restriction, Imposes Reasonable Conditions for Democratic Engagement...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Fraudulent Mutation of Land Succession Entry

Gujarat High Court Quashes Fraudulent Mutation of Land Succession Entry

The Court restores original land ownership to Suleiman Ahmed Minty, ruling that private respondents committed fraud in r...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR in Alleged Bus Misconduct Case

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR in Alleged Bus Misconduct Case

Court finds lack of corroborative evidence and non-examination of key witnesses weakens the prosecution case against the...

Orissa High Court Upholds Teacher's Disengagement for Prolonged Unauthorized Absence

Orissa High Court Upholds Teacher's Disengagement for Prolonged Unauthorized Absence

Court Denies Relief to Teacher Citing Abandonment of Service and Delay in Appeal Filing...

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Cooperative Society Scam

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Cooperative Society Scam

Court cites necessity of custodial interrogation in Rs. 101 crore misappropriation case against Kandala Service Cooperat...

Kerala High Court Addresses Administrative and Ritual Concerns at Sabarimala Temple During Kumbha Masa Pooja

Kerala High Court Addresses Administrative and Ritual Concerns at Sabarimala Temple During Kumbha Masa Pooja

Court orders corrective measures for sanitation, staff deployment, and transparency in Padi Pooja bookings to maintain t...

Allahabad High Court Orders Probe into Alleged Fraudulent Life Insurance Policies

Allahabad High Court Orders Probe into Alleged Fraudulent Life Insurance Policies

Court issues bailable warrant against HDFC Life Branch Head for non-compliance; directs investigation into policies issu...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Interim Relief to Larsen & Toubro Limited

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Interim Relief to Larsen & Toubro Limited

Court Directs State to Prevent Damage to Infrastructure Amid Optical Fiber Cable Laying...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Detention Order Due to Non-Application of Mind

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Detention Order Due to Non-Application of Mind

Court rules detaining authority failed to independently assess grounds, relying solely on police proposals under the PIT...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Seema Saini Under BNSS, 2023

Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Seema Saini Under BNSS, 2023

Court Cites Prolonged Incarceration and Lack of Incriminating Evidence in Decision to Release Woman Accused of Murder...

Delhi High Court Halts Implementation of New Fee Regulation Timelines

Delhi High Court Halts Implementation of New Fee Regulation Timelines

Unaided Private Schools Granted Interim Relief; Allowed to Charge Previous Year's Fees...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in SC-ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Evidence

Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in SC-ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Evidence

The court reinforces the principle of double presumption of innocence, citing contradictions in prosecution evidence and...

Kerala High Court Rules in Favor of Digital Justice for Cyber Offences

Kerala High Court Rules in Favor of Digital Justice for Cyber Offences

Court Allows Complaints Against Cyber Offenders Without Postal Addresses, Emphasizing Electronic Communication...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Clarifies Appealability of Orders Under Section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act

Andhra Pradesh High Court Clarifies Appealability of Orders Under Section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act

Court Overrules Objection, Maintains Civil Miscellaneous Appeal in Case of Permanent Alimony...

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Chargesheet After Settlement in POCSO Case

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Chargesheet After Settlement in POCSO Case

Accused directed to contribute towards the victim's education; misunderstanding leads to closure of criminal proceedings...

Approach CAT: Uttarakhand HC to IPS officers contesting Centre's deputation order

Approach CAT: Uttarakhand HC to IPS officers contesting Centre's deputation order

Both officers are currently serving as Inspectors General (IG) in the Uttarakhand Police; in their petition, they stated...

Uttarakhand HC quashes eviction order issued by state's SC commission

Uttarakhand HC quashes eviction order issued by state's SC commission

Representing the Commission, counsel submitted that evidence had been gathered regarding the petitioner's alleged unauth...

School bus tragedy: Allahabad HC stays suspension of Aligarh RTO

School bus tragedy: Allahabad HC stays suspension of Aligarh RTO

He contended that inspection of vehicles was the responsibility of designated inspecting officers and not of the RTO, an...

HC summons DM and SSP of Bareilly in namaz row

HC summons DM and SSP of Bareilly in namaz row

On Monday, appearing on behalf of the state, Additional Advocate General Anup Trivedi submitted before the court that th...

Outsourcing long-term employment exploitative, unfair: Allahabad HC

Outsourcing long-term employment exploitative, unfair: Allahabad HC

Khan's counsel primarily relied on the Supreme Court's 2024 judgment in Jaggo vs Union of India 2024, wherein the top co...

Carry out verification of all hawkers, helpers in Mumbai, including alleged Bangladeshis: HC

Carry out verification of all hawkers, helpers in Mumbai, including alleged Bangladeshis: HC

If any such person is found to be an illegal immigrant, then appropriate action shall be taken in accordance with law, i...

Appointments of Lokayukta, chief information commissioner soon: J'khand govt to HC

Appointments of Lokayukta, chief information commissioner soon: J'khand govt to HC

In the course of hearing, petitioner Raj Kumar informed the court that the posts of Lokayukta, chairman of State Human R...

FIR for comments on BJP leaders politically motivated, against dissent: UK-based doctor to HC

FIR for comments on BJP leaders politically motivated, against dissent: UK-based doctor to HC

Shakdher told the court Patil has already appeared for questioning on several occasions before the police and he has not...

Delhi HC upholds order dissolving IOA ad hoc committee for Ski and Snowboard India

Delhi HC upholds order dissolving IOA ad hoc committee for Ski and Snowboard India

As a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, its affairs have to be governed only by its memo...

Land-for-jobs case: Delhi HC seeks CBI stand on Rabri Devi's plea over supply of unrelied documents

Land-for-jobs case: Delhi HC seeks CBI stand on Rabri Devi's plea over supply of unrelied documents

In an alleged quid pro quo, the candidates so appointed, or their family members sold or gifted their respective land ho...

Rajasthan High Court Overturns Single Judge's Orders for Exceeding Jurisdiction

Rajasthan High Court Overturns Single Judge's Orders for Exceeding Jurisdiction

Division Bench Sets Aside Directions Issued Beyond Scope of Original Writ Petition...

Delhi High Court Permits Amendment of Pleadings in Britannia-Desi Bites Trademark Dispute

Delhi High Court Permits Amendment of Pleadings in Britannia-Desi Bites Trademark Dispute

Court dismisses perjury allegations against Britannia, allowing amendments to ensure fair resolution....

Gujarat High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision: No Compensation for Deceased Driver in Motor Accident Case

Gujarat High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision: No Compensation for Deceased Driver in Motor Accident Case

Appeal dismissed as deceased driver not considered "third party" under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, reaffirming legal princ...

Gauhati High Court Upholds Dismissal of Assam Rifles Trainee

Gauhati High Court Upholds Dismissal of Assam Rifles Trainee

Court finds no procedural unfairness in trainee's discharge; rules completion of training mandatory for reinstatement....

Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Trial Court's Decision to Proceed with Title Suit

Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Trial Court's Decision to Proceed with Title Suit

Petition to Dismiss Suit Based on Limitation Period Rejected; Case to Proceed to Trial...

Kerala High Court Upholds Wider Prohibition on Strikes in Public Utility Services

Kerala High Court Upholds Wider Prohibition on Strikes in Public Utility Services

Court rules that strike bans under Industrial Disputes Act apply to all employees, not just workmen....