High Courts
Delhi High Court Directs Release of Detained Gold Jewellery Despite Pending Departmental Revision
Court Rules No Stay on Appellate Order Means No Justification for Withholding Goods; Petitioner Allowed to Seek Waiver o...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Lessee's Right to Terminate Lease by Six Months' Notice, Sets Aside Arbitral Award's Rent Liability Portion
Court finds arbitral tribunal's interpretation of termination clause patently illegal for negating express contractual r...
Bombay High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Tax Consultant Accused of Retaining Rs. 45 Lakh Meant for GST Payment
Serious economic offence involving cheating and forgery; forged GST bills used to mislead client, court holds anticipato...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Refusal of Trademark "THE SKIN COMPANY," Directs Advertisement and Further Consideration
Court holds composite marks cannot be dissected to refuse registration; emphasizes need for reasoned orders under Trade ...
Delhi High Court Declines Restoration of Writ Petition in GST Matter, Allows Appeal with Pre-Deposit Exemption on Overlapping Demand
Court directs exclusion of writ petition period for limitation calculation; overlaps in show cause notices to be examine...
Madras High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Sun TV Network Against Unauthorized Streaming and Copying of Film "Jailer 2"
Court directs blocking of infringing websites including mirror and alphanumeric variants to protect copyright of cinemat...
Patna High Court Rules Widow Entitled to Husband's Unpaid Salary for Contractual Work Beyond Term
Court directs Bihar Civil Aviation Department to pay remuneration for extra one month and ten days worked without prior ...
Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Consecutive Sentences Under POCSO and IPC, Orders Immediate Release of Convict
Court Emphasizes Section 42 of POCSO Act Mandates Alternate Punishment, Upholds Conviction but Modifies Sentence After 1...
Delhi HC seeks FSSAI stand on PIL against non-dairy, analogous 'paneer'
It also prayed for directions to the authorities to ensure that hotels, restaurants, caterers, eateries, cloud kitchens ...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Rules Adult Daughter Cannot Be Forced to Return to Parental Home in Habeas Corpus Petition
Court dismisses father's plea seeking recovery of daughter who voluntarily left home to marry of her choice, affirming l...
Patna HC sets aside man's rape attempt conviction, upholds assault charge
The court reduced the substantive sentences for both offences to the period already undergone, taking into account the m...
Madras High Court Rules Dupatta Classified as Fabric, Not Fibre, under Tamil Nadu VAT Act
Bench overturns tax authority's classification, grants exemption to dupatta under specific fabric entries, citing Suprem...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Attachment and Sale of Project Property
Court holds petitioners cannot challenge consequential attachment order after original order attained finality; further ...
Madras High Court Upholds Full CENVAT Credit on Input Services for IT Park, Rejects VAT Payment as Bar to Service Tax on Fit-out Charges
In landmark ruling, Madras HC affirms that CENVAT credit under Rule 6(5) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 is allowed unless ...
Kerala High Court Holds Writ Petition Not Maintainable in Premature Closure of Non-Callable Fixed Deposits Dispute
Autonomous Body Not a PSU; Contractual Dispute Requires Civil Remedy, Not Writ Jurisdiction...
Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction Against Rogue Websites Streaming Serie A Football Season 2026-27
Court orders real-time blocking of unauthorized streaming platforms and directs ISPs and domain registrars to disclose r...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Mandatory Pre-Litigation Mediation in ITC's Trademark Infringement Suit Against SMM Tobacco
Division Bench dismisses ITC's appeal seeking exemption from mediation under Commercial Courts Act, 2015, emphasizing th...
Delhi High Court Upholds Reassessment Notice to Pernod Ricard India Pvt Ltd Over VAT Turnover Discrepancy
Court Rules That Notice Issued Beyond Four Years Was Valid Due to Undisclosed Material Facts in VAT Returns; Merits of S...
Delhi High Court Quashes Rs. 3.91 Crore Income Tax Demand on Contractual Worker, Citing Identity Theft and Breach of Natural Justice
Assessment Order Based Solely on Form 26AS Data Without Independent Inquiry Declared Unsustainable; Court Emphasizes Pro...
Delhi High Court Orders SpiceJet to Maintain Rs.58.8 Crores in Bank Accounts Pending Execution of Arbitral Award
Judgment Debtor's Partial Payment and Non-Compliance with Court Directions Prompt Notice and Potential Civil Imprisonmen...
Telangana High Court Imposes Strict Media Restraints to Prevent Prejudicial Coverage in Ongoing Criminal Investigation
Interim Injunction Bars Media and Digital Platforms from Conducting Media Trials and Circulating Morphed or AI-Generated...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Stigmatic Termination Remarks Against Legal Aid Defence Counsel Amid Scheme Discontinuation
Court Upholds Contractual Termination Powers of DLSA Chairman but Protects Counsel's Reputation Following NALSA's Closur...
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Upholds Trial Court's Order Striking Out Private Defendants for Improper Joinder in Civil Suit
Court Rules No Cause of Action Against Private Defendants; Their Deletion from Suit Array Valid Under Order I Rule 10(2)...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Rules NBFC Cannot Be Forced to Produce Pledged Gold Solely on Police Notice
Court clarifies procedure under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for seizure of suspected stolen property; empha...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Interim Stay Against Deployment of Private Unaided School Teachers for Census 2027
Court holds that Census Act, 1948 does not authorize requisition of teaching staff from private unaided schools; autonom...
Madras High Court Upholds Trial Court's Refusal to Order DNA Test in Domestic Violence Case, Citing Privacy and Delay
DNA Test Cannot Be Ordered Routinely Without Strong Prima Facie Case, Court Imposes Rs. 50,000 Costs on Husband for Friv...
HC calls for report from jail on non-appearance of Yasin Malik in terror case
The NIA, in its rejoinder to Malik's reply to its plea, had said that taking the names of senior politicians and bureauc...
Gujarat High Court Grants Regular Bail to Man Accused of Attempting to Break Open ATM Machine
Despite eight prior antecedents, applicant released on bail due to failure of theft attempt and early stage of trial, wi...
Kerala High Court Upholds Trial Schedule, Rejects Petition to Delay Proceedings Against Main Accused in Murder Case
Court emphasizes accused's right to fair trial and victim's right to speedy justice, dismisses plea by accused seeking s...
Delhi High Court Upholds Preservation of Chintoo Park as Green Space, Denies Samiti's Claim for Annual Ramlila Use
Court Rules No Perpetual Right to Use Public Park for Events Despite 53 Years of Continuous Usage, Emphasizes Environmen...
Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Teacher for Minor Classroom Discipline Incident
Court holds trivial corrective action without mala fide intent cannot attract prosecution under Juvenile Justice Act and...
Delhi High Court Reduces Interim Maintenance for Husband with 100 percent Disability, Emphasizes Obligation to Family
Court holds that complete deafness and inability to speak do not absolve husband of duty to maintain wife and minor chil...
Kerala High Court Acquits Video Shop Owner in Obscenity Case Citing Lack of Judicial Examination of Seized Materials
Conviction under Section 292 IPC set aside as court emphasizes necessity for independent judicial scrutiny of alleged ob...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Charge Sheet Against Mubarak Shariff and Others in Unlawful Assembly Case
Court holds that prosecution based solely on police testimony without independent witnesses amounts to abuse of process ...
Delhi High Court Rules Against 'First Come First Serve' Policy in Public Ground Allotment for Ramleela Events
Court directs authorities to frame transparent, comprehensive guidelines ensuring fairness, transparency, and merit-base...
Karnataka High Court Refuses to Quash FIR in Infant's Finger Amputation Case, Orders Expert-Assisted Investigation
Court Emphasizes Need for Objective Probe into Alleged Medical Negligence During Four-Hour Delay in Surgery at Chinmaya ...