High Courts
Allahabad High Court Orders Spot Inspection in Ghaziabad Housing Project Over Alleged Illegal Additional Construction
Bench appoints two Advocate Commissioners to verify claims of extra floors and 112 added flats at Gulmohur Greens, direc...
Allahabad High Court Orders Probe Into Hospital’s Alleged Defiance of Termination Order in Minor Rape Victim’s Case
Court says doctors prima facie acted with deliberate negligence after cesarean delivery was performed instead of medical...
Allahabad High Court flags online education-loan facilitation practices, seeks RBI’s response
Court says prima facie issue affects public at large as student alleges loan was arranged through OTP-based online conse...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Preventive Detention of Alleged “Goonda” Over Irrelevant NDPS Case
Court holds that an offence under the NDPS Act cannot be used to classify a detenu as a “Goonda” under the 1986 Preventi...
Allahabad High Court Stays UP Government Order on Excess Reservation in Four Medical Colleges
Court says State’s move to reserve over 60% seats for SC candidates in MBBS admissions violates the 2006 Reservation Act...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Perjury Action Against Trap Case Complainant
Court says complainant’s contradictory testimony on bribe handover was deliberate and material, justifying prosecution u...
Allahabad High Court says pending criminal cases alone cannot block passport renewal
Court issues interim mandamus to Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, directing reconsideration of Mohd. Aftab’s passport...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Husband’s Alleged Paramour in Dowry Harassment Complaint
Court says girlfriend or paramour cannot be treated as a “relative” or family member of the husband under BNS Section 85...
Calcutta High Court Backs PwBD Candidate for MBBS Admission, Says Disability Percentage in UDID Cannot Be Reassessed
Court sets aside medical board’s reduction of petitioner’s disability from 60% to 32%, directs fresh eligibility certifi...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Maintenance for Disabled Adult Son, Rejects Father’s Objection on Majority
Court says father’s duty does not end automatically when a child turns 18 if the child remains unable to maintain himsel...
J&K High Court Allows Refund of Education Cess, Citing Finality of Earlier Supreme Court Law
Court says amounts refunded under CESTAT orders and later repaid under protest cannot be recovered merely because SRD Nu...
Bombay High Court Quashes Order Denying Pay Protection and Pension to Pune University Law Officer
Court holds that continuous service on a University-funded post governed by the Standard Code must count toward retireme...
Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Ghee Adulteration Case, Citing Mandatory Sampling Violations
Court says prosecution failed to prove compliance with sampling rules under the Prevention of Food Adulteration regime; ...
Patna High Court Upholds GST Circulars on “Proper Officer,” Sends Moral Pharmaceuticals to Appeal
Court rejects challenge to CBIC circulars, says GST adjudication order under Section 74 should be tested before appellat...
Allahabad High Court: Senior Citizens Tribunal Cannot Decide Forgery Disputes Over Gift Deeds
Court says Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act applies only to valid transfers ...
Karnataka High Court Upholds ED Seizure in Genpact FEMA Case, Sets Aside Unreasoned NOC Rejection
Court holds Section 37A seizure over Genpact’s 2015 cross-border transactions maintainable, but directs fresh considerat...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Holds Visakhapatnam Courts Have Jurisdiction in RINL-ICC Arbitration Challenge
Court says arbitral tribunal could not shift the seat to New Delhi merely by recording it in the terms of reference and ...
Chhattisgarh High Court Refuses Divorce, Says Husband Failed to Prove Cruelty or Desertion
Court upholds Family Court’s order, finding no cogent evidence of mental cruelty or animus deserendi; wife’s claim for r...
Delhi High Court Refuses to Entertain GST Writ on ITC Denial, Sends Jain Cement Udyog to Statutory Appeal
Court upholds settled law on Section 16(2)(c), holds disputed questions about goods receipt, tax payment, natural justic...
Calcutta High Court: Joint Tenants Cannot File Separate Belated Rent-Protection Applications Under West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act
Court sets aside trial court orders allowing a second Section 7 application after an earlier one was rejected as time-ba...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice on MakeMyTrip’s Plea for Time-Bound Decision on Well-Known Trademark Status
Court hears petition after sole opposition to the “MakeMyTrip” well-known mark application was withdrawn; asks Registrar...
Delhi High Court Quashes Rejection of Taxpayer’s Immunity Plea Under Section 270AA
Court says Assessing Officer cannot demand “negative evidence” to prove no appeal was filed and must consider the assess...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Encroachment Action Against Gorakhnath Dubey, Dismisses Writ Petition
Court says petitioner failed to prove his claim despite years of opportunity; holds that interference under Article 226 ...
Delhi High Court Clarifies Fabindia Injunction Covers Social Media Platforms; Drops Payment Aggregator and Domain Registrar as Parties
Court says earlier restraint order against use of the FABINDIA mark extends to Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X and simil...
Allahabad High Court Quashes PNB Officer’s Dismissal Over Vitiated Departmental Inquiry
Court holds inquiry unfair for non-supply of key documents, non-production of originals, denial of defence witnesses, an...
Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Injunction in Software Piracy Case Against Unlicensed Use of Bentley Programs
Court finds prima facie copyright infringement through phone-home technology, exempts plaintiffs from pre-litigation med...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Appointment of Acquitted Candidate as Basic Computer Instructor
Court says pending criminal case justified withholding joining initially, but acquittal removes the bar and entitles sel...
Delhi HC grants bail to Naga insurgent in money laundering case
In the UAPA case, the NIA has accused Ao and other members of the insurgent group of helping Jamir run an extortion rack...
Delhi High Court Upholds Patent on Heated Aerosol Article, Dismisses ITC’s Challenge
Court says patent for thermal spreading wrap is novel and inventive; writ petition on natural justice grounds was mainta...
J&K and Ladakh High Court dismisses appeal in defence tender dispute, says interim order was not a “judgment”
Court holds that modification of an interim restraint in a pending writ petition is not appealable under Clause 12 of th...
Tripura High Court Orders Crime Branch Probe Into Dispute Over NH-208 Land Use Beyond Acquired Area
Court says allegations of forged signature and suspicious email need forensic scrutiny; directs investigation into wheth...
Gujarat High Court partly backs JK Paper in social forestry tax dispute, upholds deletion of penalty
Court rules that only expenditure linked to basic agricultural operations can be treated as agricultural loss; supervisi...
Sikkim High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Dilapidated Condition of Government Law College
Court orders fact-finding probe by Bar members, seeks structural safety report, and asks State to spell out immediate re...
Delhi High Court sets aside order annulling hotel insurer award over delayed pronouncement
Court says two-year gap between reserving and delivering arbitral award is not enough by itself; delay must be unexplain...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Full Reimbursement for Heart Patient’s Stents Bought from Open Market
Court says government hospital must provide consumables; if unavailable, employee cannot be denied reimbursement for lif...
Cal HC asks state to allow Congress candidate Milan Pradhan to contest Nandigram bypoll
Police said the pending cases include allegations of murder, attempt to murder, abduction with intent to murder, disappe...