High Courts
Delhi High Court orders arbitration in bank dispute over mortgage priority
Court holds Section 11 of SARFAESI Act creates mandatory statutory arbitration between banks without need for a separate...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Mysuru Lake Bund Project Dispute
Court says Section 37 appeal cannot be used to reappreciate evidence; contractor failed to prove revised contract value,...
Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR in Cable Signal Dispute, Says Territorial Spillover Is Not Copyright Crime
Court holds that alleged transmission of authorised channels from Surat’s DAS area into Kathor village was at most a reg...
Allahabad High Court Seeks State Policy on Compensation in Fire Tragedy Cases, Orders Free Treatment for Injured Victim
Court says compensation outside statutory schemes must follow clear parameters to avoid arbitrariness; asks Union to ver...
Allahabad High Court Protects Remarried Ex-Spouses From Interference, Orders Police to Ensure Peaceful Marital Life
Court says major adults are free to marry by choice; directs authorities to prevent harassment and facilitate marriage r...
Bombay High Court Quashes Pune Police Detention Order Against Alleged “Dangerous Person”
Court finds contradictory grounds, non-application of mind, ignored subsisting bond proceedings, and inadequate basis fo...
Delhi High Court grants ex parte injunction in Ruxolitinib patent case against Melody Healthcare
Court restrains company from manufacturing, stockpiling, selling or offering for sale any product infringing Incyte’s In...
Gujarat High Court Rejects “Split Multiplier” in Injury Claim, Enhances Compensation for 35-Year-Old Employee
Court holds that continued employment after accident does not erase loss of earning capacity; awards additional Rs.4.88 ...
Delhi High Court restrains fake Google listings misusing “Agarwal Packers & Movers” trademark
Court grants interim protection to well-known brand, orders removal of infringing Google Search and Business Profile lis...
Delhi High Court narrows takedown order in deepfake, personality rights case; distinguishes “identical” from “similar” online content
Court allows intermediaries to act on identical infringing URLs on a pro tem basis after verification, but says similar ...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Black Money Assessment on Moroccan Woman’s Foreign Properties
Court holds undisclosed foreign assets acquired before the 2015 Act are deemed to be acquired in the year notice is issu...
Delhi High Court Acquits Man in Kidnapping and Rape Case, Citing Unreliable Testimony and Doubtful Age Proof
Court says prosecutrix’s version was contradicted by medical, forensic and documentary evidence; benefit of doubt given ...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Toll Plaza Near Fazilka, Dismisses Challenge to Land Acquisition and DPR
Court says second proviso to toll rules can justify plaza within 5 km of municipal limits if project is mainly for local...
Punjab and Haryana High Court orders senior IPS supervision of probe into alleged police excesses, refuses CBI/SIT transfer
Court says extraordinary transfer of investigation is not routine, but directs preservation of DVR, CCTV and other elect...
Madras High Court Allows Representation for Return of Seized Gold Jewellery Carried by Saudi Arabia Returnees
Court says mother and minor child may seek release of jewellery seized for excess carriage; customs authority to decide,...
Madras High Court Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Upholds Wife’s Right to Resume Married Life
Court says ordinary matrimonial discord, family friction and separate residence while husband worked abroad did not amou...
Madras High Court Upholds Dismissal of Prison Warden for Supplying Ganja to Inmates
Court says warden’s conduct in visiting a convict’s house, consuming liquor, receiving money via G-Pay and allegedly pas...
MP High Court Quashes Indefinite Suspension of Arms Licence, Says Criminal Case Alone Is Not Enough
Court holds licensing authority must record specific satisfaction under Section 17(3) of the Arms Act before suspending ...
Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in YouTube Live Stream Obscenity Case
Court says video did not show applicant directly using obscene or sexually coloured remarks against the complainant; cus...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Theft FIR Against Man, Cites Contradictory Complaints Over Gold Articles
Court says earlier complaint by complainant’s wife, claiming gold was handed to the accused for sale, fatally undermined...
Gujarat High Court Transfers Husband’s Family Suit to Bhachau, Citing Wife’s Inconvenience and Childcare Burden
Court says distance, pending maintenance default, and welfare of minor daughter justify shifting matrimonial proceedings...
Delhi High Court Cautions Jail Warden Over Unnecessary Beating of Inmates; Orders Medical Examination for Injured Prisoner
Court says second round of force after inmates had dispersed into cells was “completely unnecessary and uncalled for,” d...
Delhi High Court Quashes Re-Arrest, Orders Immediate Release Over Violation of Arrest Safeguards
Court says accused released for defective arrest cannot be re-arrested without following Supreme Court-mandated procedur...
Delhi High Court Upholds Consent Decree in Karol Bagh Property Dispute, Rejects Claim of Hidden Settlement Terms
Court says written compromise for Rs. 40 lakh was clear and final; alleged oral promise of additional Rs. 3 crore could ...
Delhi High Court Upholds GST Power to Proceed Against Legal Heirs After Death, But Orders Disclosure on Retained Cash
Court rejects challenge to Section 93 of CGST Act, says penalty proceedings can begin after taxpayer’s death; leaves fac...
Muslim marriage doesn't remove criminality of physical relations with minor: Delhi HC
"Her statement deserves to be heard with seriousness and dignity. But the question before us is not whether the court be...
Allahabad HC seeks affidavit on sleeper bus permits, safety checks after fire
“It appears that AC sleeper buses are operating without proper checks and without proper safeguards, such as fire exting...
Kerala HC to examine ED records on probe against Vijayan, family in CMRL case
"In order to maintain secrecy of the information and connected records, the same to be produced before this Court on Sep...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Rejection of Compassionate Appointment Claim, Orders Fresh Consideration
Court says authorities cannot deny relief merely because application was filed after five years when claimant was a mino...
Conviction SCST Act requires proof that the offence was committed on the ground of the victim's caste.
Allahabad High Court Upholds Attempt-to-Murder Conviction, Sets Aside SC/ST Act Charge in Bulandshahr Firing Case, Mere ...
Asian Games: Delhi HC refuses to direct participation of Jiu-Jitsu player
The court concluded that a decision to exclude an athlete from participation in a particular category is taken objective...
Cong MP Rakesh Rathore discharged in rape case; HC cites consensual extramarital relationship
The complainant had lodged an FIR at the Kotwali police station in Sitapur in January 2025, alleging that Rathore had ra...
Allahabad HC orders probe into a seized SUV taken out of police station for raid
The high court said that the incident was not a routine procedural lapse but involved "unauthorised removal and use of a...
BJP Nandigram bypoll nominee's age: Cal HC reserves judgment
Rath was fielded by the BJP from Nandigram, the seat vacated by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari after he retained Bhaban...
C P Upadhyay elected Allahabad High Court Bar Association president
In an unfortunate turn of events, the former vice-president of the High Court Bar Association, Advocate Rahul Pandey, su...
Madras HC restrains media from releasing videos related to ‘child abuse’ by Veeramani
In its suit, the DMK, represented by its general secretary Duraimurugan, also sought a direction to Nirmal Kumar, Aadhav...