High Courts
Kerala High Court Quashes Harassment Case Against Teacher, Says Palm-Beat Allegation Does Not Make Out Outraging Modesty
Court holds that even if complaint is accepted in full, essential ingredient of intention to outrage modesty under IPC S...
Kerala High Court orders sweeping road safety overhaul, seeks suo motu case on “In Re: Road Safety in Kerala”
Court says safe roads are part of the right to life under Article 21; directs time-bound action on road maintenance, bla...
Kerala High Court closes plea over alleged move to alter Sabarimala Vigilance team
Court says apprehension based on media report was misconceived as it had already directed extension of officers’ tenure ...
Kerala High Court Quashes Domestic Violence Case Against Brother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law
Court says proceedings under the PWDV Act cannot continue against relatives unless the complaint shows a domestic relati...
Punjab and Haryana High Court orders Blue Star oustees to get booths at Galiara Scheme rate of Rs.1,000 per sq. yd.
Court says State acted arbitrarily by charging Rs.38,400 per sq. yd. after decades of delay; directs allotment and relat...
Karnataka High Court Quashes DV Act Case Against Husband’s Parents, Upholds Rs. 7,000 Interim Maintenance to Wife
Court says vague allegations against aged in-laws cannot sustain proceedings, but husband must continue to face domestic...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Regularisation of Minority School Attender After 26 Years of Service
Court says minority institutions have constitutional protection in selecting qualified candidates from their own communi...
Karnataka HC slams Whitefield Police over Facebook-post arrest, orders statewide compliance with arrest safeguards
Court says notice under Section 35(3) BNSS must come before coercive action, not after custody; directs DGP to issue bin...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Refuses to Interfere With Execution Order in Lease Deed Dispute
Court holds that executing court cannot go beyond decree and Article 227 cannot be used to reappreciate facts; objection...
Bombay High Court Overturns Family Court Order, Slams Stereotypical "Pious Wife" Sermon in Child Custody Battle
Division Bench holds that welfare of minor child is paramount; criticizes Family Court for relying on regressive notions...
Jharkhand High Court Restores Coal Land Compensation Claim, Allows Additional Evidence
Tribunal’s dismissal set aside after court finds earlier acquisition records, prior compensation awards, and employment ...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Bank Auction of Alleged Agricultural Lands Under SARFAESI Act
Court holds that genuine agricultural land is exempt under Section 31(i); directs refund of auction money with 6.85% int...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Impleadment of Urdu School President in Ranchi Title Suit
Court says documents prima facie showed school’s interest in the disputed plot; intervention allowed to ensure complete ...
High Court Cuts Motor Accident Compensation for 5 percent Disability Claim to Rs 50,000
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says award of Rs 5 lakh for pain and suffering was exorbitant; reduces interest ...
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Quashes Drug Prosecution Over Denial of Statutory Re-Analysis Right
Court holds that timely objection to Government Analyst’s report under Section 25 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act displac...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Merger of Sandyar Middle School with Nearby Senior Secondary School
Court says decision was not arbitrary as only 12 students were enrolled and the transferee school was just 1.5 km by roa...
Allahabad High Court Rejects NEET-UG 2026 Challenge to Answer Keys
Court says it will not refer disputed questions to experts on the objection of a single candidate, especially after NTA ...
Gujarat High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Posing as GPCB Officer in Extortion Racket
Court says material collected in investigation prima facie showed applicant’s involvement, and custodial interrogation w...
Gujarat High Court Grants Bail in Daughter’s Death Case Linked to Alleged Black-Magic Rituals
Court notes prima facie absence of mens rea, filing of charge-sheet, and long custody while allowing regular bail to acc...
Gujarat High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Husband’s Relatives in Triple Talaq-Linked FIR
Court says allegations were limited to supporting and instigating the husband, no custodial interrogation was needed, an...
Delhi High Court Refuses Bail to Convicted Rapist in POCSO Case, Seeks Report on Victim Compensation
Court declines to suspend life sentence of man convicted for repeated aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 7-year-...
Cal HC single bench recuses itself from hearing four applications of 'sand mafioso' Tulu Mondal
He directed that, owing to that, the matters be released from his court and placed before the Chief Justice for passing ...
Kerala High Court Rejects Challenge to ART Age Limit, Dismisses Batch of Writ Petitions
Court holds that binding Division Bench ruling upholding Section 21(g) of the ART Act leaves no scope for relief to peti...
Delhi High Court Rejects Afghan National’s Plea to Travel to UK During Probe Into Alleged Forged Indian Passport Case
Court says right to travel abroad is not absolute; cites ongoing investigation, unrecovered Indian passport, and risk of...
Delhi High Court Upholds Himanshi’s Relief in SSC CHSL Cheating Case, Cites Inconsistencies in Committee Report
Court says debarment and cancellation of candidature cannot rest on tentative findings, especially when the shifted term...
Delhi High Court Stays Order in Cheque Dispute Suit, Says Declaratory Relief May Impermissibly Affect Section 138 Case
Court flags maintainability issue in commercial suit seeking to declare dishonoured cheques “null and void” and grants i...
High Court Orders Perjury Complaint After Habeas Corpus Petition Found to Be Based on a Non-Existent Minor Girl
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says petitioner misled police and the court for over three years by filing false a...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Time-Bound Roadmap to Tackle Air Pollution Across West Bengal
Division Bench asks Pollution Control Board to file affidavit with policies, expert inputs and implementation timelines;...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Two Men Over Protest Against Kuruba ST Reservation
Court says criticism of reservation policy and remarks against Chief Minister, without intent to promote enmity or incit...
Bombay High Court to Inspect Crime Scene in Death Penalty Case for Better Appreciation of Evidence
Court says local inspection under Section 310 CrPC is permissible at appellate stage, limited to understanding topograph...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Rejects Fresh Habeas Corpus Plea Against Same Detention Order
Court says second writ petition under Article 226 cannot reopen issues already available in earlier case; only changed c...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Revival of Corruption Prosecution Sanction Against Retired Engineer
Court says sanction once validly granted cannot be withdrawn on same material after cognizance; accused may raise dispro...
Allahabad High Court Grants Rs 8 Lakh Compensation for Death of 7-Month Foetus in Railway Accident
Court holds unborn child in mother’s womb beyond five months can be treated as a “person” and a separate compensable los...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Rejection of Candidate for Registrar Post, Says Experience in Punjab National Bank Not Equivalent to Government Office Service
Court holds that being a “State” under Article 12 or a “public servant” under the IPC does not automatically make a nati...
Delhi High Court says foreign costs order from DIFC Courts may be enforced in India under CPC
Court issues notice in execution plea by Byjus Alpha Inc. and holds that a foreign order directing payment of costs can ...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Censure Against Police Chowki In-Charge Over Explosives Explosion Case
Court holds negligence cannot be presumed without proof that officer received fresh information about illegal stockpilin...