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Patna High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Executive Officer

Patna High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Executive Officer

Court Upholds Protection Under Judges (Protection) Act, 1985 for Revenue Officers Acting in Quasi-Judicial Capacity...

Jharkhand High Court Annuls Marriage Due to Concealment and Awards Enhanced Alimony

Jharkhand High Court Annuls Marriage Due to Concealment and Awards Enhanced Alimony

Landmark judgment sets precedent for fraud-based annulment and revises permanent alimony to Rs. 50 lakhs...

Gujarat High Court Rejects Pujari's Appeal Over Temple Land Ownership

Gujarat High Court Rejects Pujari's Appeal Over Temple Land Ownership

Court Affirms No Proprietary Rights for Pujari; Orders Removal of Unauthorized Construction on Public Road...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Validity of Advocate Commissioner's Report Despite AI-Generated Citation Errors

Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Validity of Advocate Commissioner's Report Despite AI-Generated Citation Errors

Court emphasizes the importance of human oversight in AI usage for legal research and dismisses petition challenging the...

Bombay High Court Quashes Charges Against Legal Practitioner in Fraud Case

Bombay High Court Quashes Charges Against Legal Practitioner in Fraud Case

Court Rules Legal Advice Alone Does Not Constitute Criminal Offense Without Direct Involvement...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision on Debottar Property Dispute

Calcutta High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision on Debottar Property Dispute

Court Affirms Tribunal's Judgment, Dismissing Petitions Due to Lack of Locus Standi in Representation of Deity...

Calcutta High Court Overturns Conviction in Cruelty Case: Lack of Evidence Proves Crucial

Calcutta High Court Overturns Conviction in Cruelty Case: Lack of Evidence Proves Crucial

Jagadish Mishra and His Mother Acquitted; Court Finds Insufficient Proof of Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Permits ART Services for Couple Despite Age Concerns

Punjab and Haryana High Court Permits ART Services for Couple Despite Age Concerns

Court Overturns Denial of Assisted Reproductive Technology on Grounds of Age, Emphasizes Statutory Provisions...

Gujarat High Court Mandates 10-Year Passport Issuance for Accused with Pending Cases

Gujarat High Court Mandates 10-Year Passport Issuance for Accused with Pending Cases

Court Rules Passport Authorities Must Comply with Trial Court Orders on Travel Abroad...

Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Ex Parte Divorce Decree, Emphasizes Right to Legal Aid

Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Ex Parte Divorce Decree, Emphasizes Right to Legal Aid

Family Court's Failure to Provide Legal Assistance Violates Fundamental Rights Under Article 21 of the Constitution...

Bombay High Court Affirms Conviction in Child Sexual Assault Case

Bombay High Court Affirms Conviction in Child Sexual Assault Case

Martin Soares sentenced for grave sexual assault on minor; Court emphasizes victim's testimony as sufficient evidence....

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case

Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case

Accused's plea dismissed due to prima facie evidence supporting charges under the SC/ST Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Family Court's Decision to Dismiss Divorce Suit

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Family Court's Decision to Dismiss Divorce Suit

Allegations of cruelty and adultery unsupported by evidence, appeal dismissed...

Gujarat High Court Enhances Compensation in Fatal Accident Case

Gujarat High Court Enhances Compensation in Fatal Accident Case

High Court reassesses Tribunal's award, granting over ?10 lakh additional compensation to claimants in Reliance General ...

Kerala High Court Upholds Independence of Judiciary in Landmark Compensatory Leave Case

Kerala High Court Upholds Independence of Judiciary in Landmark Compensatory Leave Case

Court Orders State to Reconsider Denied Compensatory Leave for Gazetted Officers in Light of Constitutional Provisions...

Jharkhand High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Social Media Misuse Case

Jharkhand High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Social Media Misuse Case

Court emphasizes the extraordinary nature of anticipatory bail amid serious allegations of privacy violations and blackm...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Reinstates Constable After Unjust Cancellation of Appointment

Punjab and Haryana High Court Reinstates Constable After Unjust Cancellation of Appointment

Court Rules Non-Disclosure of Cancelled FIR Not Grounds for Termination; Orders Reinstatement of Constable Ravinder...

Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction to Protect Vivek Oberoi's Personality Rights

Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction to Protect Vivek Oberoi's Personality Rights

Court restrains unauthorized exploitation of actor's persona through AI and other technologies...

Delhi High Court Orders Refund of Court Fee to RI Networks After Rejection of Suit

Delhi High Court Orders Refund of Court Fee to RI Networks After Rejection of Suit

Court fee refunded as Appellant redirected to TDSAT, ensuring fair access to justice system...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail: Accused's Multiple Applications Deemed Abuse of Judicial Process

Delhi High Court Denies Bail: Accused's Multiple Applications Deemed Abuse of Judicial Process

Filing of Two Anticipatory Bail Applications for Same Cause Seen as Attempt to Mislead Court...

Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Filed for Personal Vendetta

Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Filed for Personal Vendetta

Court rules jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot be invoked for settling family disputes...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction in False Promise of Marriage Leading to Rape Case

Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction in False Promise of Marriage Leading to Rape Case

Rafi @ Rafiuddin Mia's appeal dismissed; Court affirms 7-year imprisonment for obtaining consent under misconception of ...

'Jana Nayagan' censor certification row: Producers withdraw petition in Madras HC

'Jana Nayagan' censor certification row: Producers withdraw petition in Madras HC

The judge on January 9 allowed the petition filed by M/s KVN Productions LLP and gave a direction to the Central Board o...

Kerala High Court Upholds Entry of Non-Hindus into Temples with Thanthri's Permission

Kerala High Court Upholds Entry of Non-Hindus into Temples with Thanthri's Permission

Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Entry of Christian Priests into Adoor Sree Parthasarathy Temple...

Sabarimala gold loss: SIT to send samples to BARC, other premier labs for scientific analysis

Sabarimala gold loss: SIT to send samples to BARC, other premier labs for scientific analysis

In its report, the Special Investigation Team said that in the case relating to the alleged loss of gold from the Dwarap...

Kerala HC orders Vigilance probe into misappropriation of gold at Sabarimala flag mast project

Kerala HC orders Vigilance probe into misappropriation of gold at Sabarimala flag mast project

S Sasidharan, the SIT investigating officer, and the Sabarimala Chief Vigilance and Security Officer submitted before th...

"Jana Nayagan" producers tell HC they intend withdrawing case against Censor Board

"Jana Nayagan" producers tell HC they intend withdrawing case against Censor Board

Following a letter submitted by Vijayan Subramanian, counsel for KVN Productions, requesting the registry to permit the ...

Delhi HC seeks report on assault on lawyer inside Tis Hazari courtroom

Delhi HC seeks report on assault on lawyer inside Tis Hazari courtroom

"We request the Principal District & Sessions Judge to submit a report into the alleged incident after making inquiries ...

Meghalaya HC calls failure to curb illegal rat-hole mining ‘distressing’

Meghalaya HC calls failure to curb illegal rat-hole mining ‘distressing’

Rescue operations involving teams from the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have conti...

Hearing on petition of ex-Sambhal circle officer to continue in Allahabad HC on Tuesday

Hearing on petition of ex-Sambhal circle officer to continue in Allahabad HC on Tuesday

Uttar Pradesh Additional Advocate General Manish Goel on Monday argued before the court that the CJM did not follow the ...

HC grants bail to Siddique murder case accused; says unable to hold accusations as prima facie true

HC grants bail to Siddique murder case accused; says unable to hold accusations as prima facie true

The bench, however, noted that one call cannot connect Singh with an organised crime syndicate, unless it clearly demons...

Delhi HC lists on Feb 26 man's plea seeking compensation over wife's death during 2025 Nepal unrest

Delhi HC lists on Feb 26 man's plea seeking compensation over wife's death during 2025 Nepal unrest

The plea alleged that in spite of repeated distress calls and foreseeable danger, there was no evacuation or consular in...

Kerala High Court acquits nine NDF members in CPI(M) leader's murder case

Kerala High Court acquits nine NDF members in CPI(M) leader's murder case

The National Development Front is claimed to have later evolved into the Popular Front of India (PFI), which was subsequ...

Don't insist schools to form fee regulation panel till Feb 20: HC to Delhi govt.

Don't insist schools to form fee regulation panel till Feb 20: HC to Delhi govt.

We find in case the GNCTD does not insist on the formation of the SLFRC, no prejudice is going to be caused to either si...

Long way to achieve complete equality for girl children: Cal HC's Port Blair bench

Long way to achieve complete equality for girl children: Cal HC's Port Blair bench

The Port Blair sessions court had discharged the woman’s in-laws, accused of torturing her and demanding dowry from her ...

Delhi High Court Upholds Trial Court’s Power to Summon Witness Post-Judgment Reservation under Section 311 CrPC

Delhi High Court Upholds Trial Court’s Power to Summon Witness Post-Judgment Reservation under Section 311 CrPC

Court Emphasizes the Pursuit of Truth and Justice Over Procedural Formalities, Allowing Re-examination of Witness Even A...