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Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Plea to Recall Order Quashing FIR in Promise-to-Marry Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Plea to Recall Order Quashing FIR in Promise-to-Marry Case

Court Upholds Inherent Powers and Legal Precedent, Dismisses Application Citing Statutory Bar...

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Conviction in Major NDPS Case

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Conviction in Major NDPS Case

Appellants Sentenced to 15 Years for Commercial Quantity Codeine Cough Syrup Possession...

Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Family Accused of Fraud

Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Family Accused of Fraud

Court Questions Legitimacy of FIR Against Minor; Highlights Civil Nature of Dispute...

HC restores for hearing PIL against exclusion of penal provisions on non-consensual unnatural sex

HC restores for hearing PIL against exclusion of penal provisions on non-consensual unnatural sex

Section 377 of the repealed IPC punished non-consensual unnatural sex between two adults, sexual activities against mino...

Madras High Court Rules: Section 138 Conviction Not Grounds for Pension Withholding

Madras High Court Rules: Section 138 Conviction Not Grounds for Pension Withholding

Court affirms that offences under Negotiable Instruments Act do not constitute moral turpitude for pension stoppage unde...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Defamation Charges Against Advocate in Election Dispute

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Defamation Charges Against Advocate in Election Dispute

Court Dismisses Petition for Quashing Proceedings, Citing Prima Facie Evidence of Defamation...

Delhi High Court Clarifies on Judicial Scrutiny and Expunges Adverse Remarks in Landmark Judgment

Delhi High Court Clarifies on Judicial Scrutiny and Expunges Adverse Remarks in Landmark Judgment

Court affirms hierarchy in judicial review; ensures justice for judicial officers by expunging unwarranted remarks witho...

Bombay High Court Quashes Orders Declaring Sale-Deed as Money Lending Transaction

Bombay High Court Quashes Orders Declaring Sale-Deed as Money Lending Transaction

Civil Court's Determination on Sale-Deed Prevails over Maharashtra Money Lending Act Authorities' Findings...

Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case

Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case

Court Cites Insufficient Evidence and Inconsistencies in Prosecution's Case in the Death of Komal Tyagi...

Allahabad High Court Stays Coercive Action Against Arpit Tiwari in FIR Based on Co-accused's Confession

Allahabad High Court Stays Coercive Action Against Arpit Tiwari in FIR Based on Co-accused's Confession

Court Questions Admissibility of Confessional Statements; Directs Cooperation in Investigation...

Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Ravjeet Singh Amidst CBI Opposition

Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Ravjeet Singh Amidst CBI Opposition

Court emphasizes on parity with co-accused and dismisses vague grounds of non-cooperation in investigation....

Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation in Fatal Motor Accident Case

Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation in Fatal Motor Accident Case

High Court Revises Compensation to Account for Future Prospects and Consortium for Deceased Students' Families...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Landlord's Right to Construct Essential Facilities in Tenanted Premises

Calcutta High Court Upholds Landlord's Right to Construct Essential Facilities in Tenanted Premises

Landmark Judgment Widens Interpretation of "Own Use" Under West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Municipal Corporation to Enhance City Cleanliness Efforts

Rajasthan High Court Directs Municipal Corporation to Enhance City Cleanliness Efforts

Court mandates deployment of Safai Karamcharis and introduction of fines for non-compliance in waste management....

Bombay High Court Steps In: Reservation Policy Dispute at Maharashtra National Law University

Bombay High Court Steps In: Reservation Policy Dispute at Maharashtra National Law University

Ph.D. Aspirant from Nomadic Tribe-C Category Seeks Judicial Intervention Over Alleged Misallocation of Reserved Seat...

Delhi High Court Orders Inquiry into Alleged Violation of Fundamental Rights Due to Non-Functional CCTVs in Police Stations

Delhi High Court Orders Inquiry into Alleged Violation of Fundamental Rights Due to Non-Functional CCTVs in Police Stations

Court Seeks Compliance with Supreme Court Mandates on CCTV Installation, Directs Independent Inquiry into Petitioner's A...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Annuls Election Over Non-Disclosure of Candidate's Criminal Record

Madhya Pradesh High Court Annuls Election Over Non-Disclosure of Candidate's Criminal Record

Court Orders Re-election After Finding Failure to Disclose Criminal Antecedents as Corrupt Practice...

Rajasthan High Court Mandates Immediate Relieving of Doctor for Senior Residency Course

Rajasthan High Court Mandates Immediate Relieving of Doctor for Senior Residency Course

Administrative inconvenience no ground for denying career advancement, rules court in favor of Dr. Vimla Kumawat...

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Rejection of Compassionate Appointment for Minor Applicant

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Rejection of Compassionate Appointment for Minor Applicant

Court rules that government cannot be compelled to wait for minor dependents to attain majority for compassionate appoin...

Bombay High Court Grants Ad-Interim Relief to Phonographic Performance Limited in Copyright Infringement Case

Bombay High Court Grants Ad-Interim Relief to Phonographic Performance Limited in Copyright Infringement Case

Absolute Legends Sports Pvt. Ltd. restrained from performing copyrighted sound recordings without a license....

Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Gurdeep Singh Manchanda in Money Laundering Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Gurdeep Singh Manchanda in Money Laundering Case

Sentence Suspended Due to Acquittal in Predicate Offences, Age, and Health Concerns; Court Imposes Environmental Contrib...

TMC MP moves Cal HC over transfer of IAS, IPS officers by Election Commission

TMC MP moves Cal HC over transfer of IAS, IPS officers by Election Commission

The petition, which questions the transfers without consulting the state government before the EC took the decisions, is...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Issues Directives for SPCA Over Administrative and Welfare Concerns

Punjab and Haryana High Court Issues Directives for SPCA Over Administrative and Welfare Concerns

Court mandates salary disbursal, volunteer management, and nutritional requirements for animals at SPCA facilities....

Delhi HC to hear on March 23 Gautam Gambhir's lawsuit to protect personality rights

Delhi HC to hear on March 23 Gautam Gambhir's lawsuit to protect personality rights

In the lawsuit, Gambhir has sought directions to protect his personality and publicity rights from a coordinated campaig...

Gujarat High Court Rules Temples Not Classified as 'Industries'; Pujari Not a 'Workman' Under Industrial Disputes Act

Gujarat High Court Rules Temples Not Classified as 'Industries'; Pujari Not a 'Workman' Under Industrial Disputes Act

The Court upheld the decision that spiritual and religious institutions are not industries, thereby excluding temple sta...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Strict Liability of Electricity Company in Electrocution Case

Gujarat High Court Upholds Strict Liability of Electricity Company in Electrocution Case

PGVCL's Appeal Dismissed; Ordered to Compensate Family of Deceased Plumber with Rs. 3.38 Lakh Plus Interest...

Patna High Court Directs Inclusion of Traffic Challan Cases in National Lok Adalat

Patna High Court Directs Inclusion of Traffic Challan Cases in National Lok Adalat

Court Orders Bihar State to Align with NALSA Guidelines for Settlement of Traffic Violations...

Bombay High Court Orders Retrial in High-Profile Maharashtra Case Due to Procedural Lapses

Bombay High Court Orders Retrial in High-Profile Maharashtra Case Due to Procedural Lapses

Court mandates summoning of scientific experts for examination, re-recording of statements, and grants bail to one accus...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Two in 1983 Murder Case Citing Inconsistent Evidence

Allahabad High Court Acquits Two in 1983 Murder Case Citing Inconsistent Evidence

Benefit of Doubt Extended to Accused Due to Flawed Prosecution and Lack of Corroborative Evidence...

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail in Double Murder Case

Allahabad High Court Denies Bail in Double Murder Case

Court Emphasizes Substantial Compliance with Informing Grounds of Arrest, Cites Absence of Prejudice...

Telangana High Court Directs Medical Student to Grievance Committee for Answer Sheet Re-verification

Telangana High Court Directs Medical Student to Grievance Committee for Answer Sheet Re-verification

University Ordered to Facilitate Re-totalling of Marks for MBBS Student Failing by One Mark...

Delhi High Court Upholds Maruti Suzuki's Trademark 'TRANSFORMOTION', Dismisses Volkswagen's Appeal

Delhi High Court Upholds Maruti Suzuki's Trademark 'TRANSFORMOTION', Dismisses Volkswagen's Appeal

Court finds no deceptive similarity between Volkswagen's '4MOTION' and Maruti Suzuki's 'TRANSFORMOTION', affirms distinc...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Revisional Order, Upholds Rights of Scheduled Caste Farmer

Allahabad High Court Quashes Revisional Order, Upholds Rights of Scheduled Caste Farmer

The court emphasizes the protection and statutory rights under Section 122-B (4-F) of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and L...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention of Mudasir Ahmad Bhat

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention of Mudasir Ahmad Bhat

Court Finds Procedural Lapses and Lack of Due Diligence in Detention Order under the Public Safety Act...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Editor

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Editor

Court Quashes Charges Against Newspaper Owner, Continues Case Against Editor for Defamatory Publication...

Telangana High Court Issues Interim Order to Prevent Share Transfer Amid Arbitral Award Execution

Telangana High Court Issues Interim Order to Prevent Share Transfer Amid Arbitral Award Execution

Respondent barred from transferring 26% shares in Pioneer Aluminum to secure awarded funds....