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JD(U) MLA Anant Singh gets bail in Dular Chand Yadav's murder case

JD(U) MLA Anant Singh gets bail in Dular Chand Yadav's murder case

Mokama assembly seat has remained with Singh's family since 1990, regardless of party affiliation, except for a brief in...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Cases Against Directors for Non-Joinder of Company

Allahabad High Court Quashes Cheque Bounce Cases Against Directors for Non-Joinder of Company

Directors relieved from liability under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act due to absence of company...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Judicial Discretion in FIR Registration for SC-ST Applicants

Allahabad High Court Upholds Judicial Discretion in FIR Registration for SC-ST Applicants

Court Affirms Special Courts Not Obliged to Automatically Register FIRs for Scheduled Caste or Tribe Applicants...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against JDA Officer Due to Lack of Sanction

Rajasthan High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against JDA Officer Due to Lack of Sanction

Court Rules Cognizance of Offences Against Public Servant Invalid Without Prior Sanction...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal of Copyright Registration for Deceptive "TIGER" Logo

Delhi High Court Orders Removal of Copyright Registration for Deceptive "TIGER" Logo

Heineken Asia Pacific Wins Legal Battle Against Copyright Infringement, Secures Order to Expunge Imitative Logo from Reg...

Kerala HC extends stay on ED show cause notice to CM Vijayan, others

Kerala HC extends stay on ED show cause notice to CM Vijayan, others

A single judge bench of the High Court had on December 16, 2025 observed that according to the RBI's External Commercial...

Delhi High Court Upholds MACT Award in Fatal Accident Case Involving Stationary Truck

Delhi High Court Upholds MACT Award in Fatal Accident Case Involving Stationary Truck

Court Rules Truck Driver Negligent, Affirms Rs. 35 Lakh Compensation to Victim's Family...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Cheque Dishonour Proceedings, Clarifies Scope of Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

Karnataka High Court Quashes Cheque Dishonour Proceedings, Clarifies Scope of Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act

Court rules that statutory debit freeze on bank account negates offence under Section 138, emphasizing essential ingredi...

Karnataka High Court Denies Quashing of Charges Against Husband in Abetment to Suicide Case

Karnataka High Court Denies Quashing of Charges Against Husband in Abetment to Suicide Case

Court finds prima facie evidence of cruelty and abetment to suicide, dismisses petition for quashing proceedings....

Bombay High Court Dismisses Infringement Suit by Astro Dunia Against Tata Play

Bombay High Court Dismisses Infringement Suit by Astro Dunia Against Tata Play

Court finds no prima facie case for trademark infringement or passing-off due to dissimilarity and descriptiveness of ma...

Delhi High Court Holds Reliance Entertainment Studios in Contempt, Orders Imprisonment for Directors

Delhi High Court Holds Reliance Entertainment Studios in Contempt, Orders Imprisonment for Directors

Court finds Reliance Entertainment Studios guilty of wilful disobedience for failing to deposit sums as per a loan agree...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Termination of Employee Over Invalid Matriculation Certificate

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Termination of Employee Over Invalid Matriculation Certificate

Court Confirms Central Board of Higher Education, New Delhi as Non-Recognized; Termination Adheres to Natural Justice Pr...

Bombay High Court Quashes Dismissal in Departmental Bribery Case

Bombay High Court Quashes Dismissal in Departmental Bribery Case

Court Finds Lack of Evidence and Procedural Lapses in Enquiry Against Former Assistant Manager...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR Against Former Cabinet Minister

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes FIR Against Former Cabinet Minister

Court Finds No Grounds for Obscenity or Intentional Insult in Remarks Made During Political Protest...

Excise policy case: HC gives more time to Kejriwal, Sisodia to respond to ED plea to expunge remarks

Excise policy case: HC gives more time to Kejriwal, Sisodia to respond to ED plea to expunge remarks

Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for ED, contended that the agency's petition has no impact on the accus...

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Misleading PIL, Imposes Rs. 10 Lakh Costs for Abuse of Judicial Process

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Misleading PIL, Imposes Rs. 10 Lakh Costs for Abuse of Judicial Process

Public Interest Litigation Filed with Ulterior Motives; Exemplary Costs Directed for Deterrence Against Misuse...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Reviews Notification on Police Powers in Light of New BNSS, 2023

Madhya Pradesh High Court Reviews Notification on Police Powers in Light of New BNSS, 2023

Court examines petition challenging the conferral of Special Executive Magistrate powers to ACP, citing conflict with Bh...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR in Prominent "False Promise of Marriage" Case

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR in Prominent "False Promise of Marriage" Case

Court Rules Consensual Relationship Cannot Be Criminalized Without Evidence of Deception...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Expulsion of MBBS Student for Lack of Fair Hearing

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Expulsion of MBBS Student for Lack of Fair Hearing

Court mandates adherence to principles of natural justice before disciplinary action is taken against students....

Gujarat High Court Allows Video Conferencing for Conciliation in Divorce by Mutual Consent

Gujarat High Court Allows Video Conferencing for Conciliation in Divorce by Mutual Consent

Court Overturns Family Court's Rejection, Upholding Technological Facilitation in Matrimonial Disputes...

Bombay High Court Quashes Seizure of INR 1 Crore Cash by GST Authorities

Bombay High Court Quashes Seizure of INR 1 Crore Cash by GST Authorities

Court Declares Seizure Unlawful; Orders Immediate Return of Cash to Petitioner with Interest...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Charges in Female Foeticide Case

Karnataka High Court Upholds Charges in Female Foeticide Case

Court dismisses petitions seeking quashment; emphasizes seriousness of female foeticide and illegal sex determination...

Kerala High Court Upholds Guest Lecturer Experience for Assistant Professor Selection

Kerala High Court Upholds Guest Lecturer Experience for Assistant Professor Selection

Court Quashes College's Decision to Re-interview Candidates, Validates Initial Selection Process...

Gauhati HC appoints fast-track sessions court for day-to-day trial in Zubeen case: Himanta

Gauhati HC appoints fast-track sessions court for day-to-day trial in Zubeen case: Himanta

Garg's two PSOs, Nandeswar Bora and Prabin Baishya, are also in jail, charged with criminal conspiracy and criminal brea...

Karnataka High Court Orders Release of Foreign Nationals Due to Constitutional Violations

Karnataka High Court Orders Release of Foreign Nationals Due to Constitutional Violations

Court mandates adherence to Article 22(1) and directs deportation procedures for overstaying foreign nationals....

Delhi High Court Mandates Accessibility Features for Films Across All Platforms

Delhi High Court Mandates Accessibility Features for Films Across All Platforms

Court directs Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and CBFC to ensure films are equipped with audio descriptions, ca...

Gujarat High Court Orders State to Align Home Guards' Pay with Police Personnel

Gujarat High Court Orders State to Align Home Guards' Pay with Police Personnel

State's refusal to comply with Supreme Court directive deemed arbitrary and violative of constitutional rights....

Rajasthan High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against Court Officials

Rajasthan High Court Discharges Contempt Proceedings Against Court Officials

Suo Moto Contempt Case Closed After Unconditional Apology and Explanations Accepted...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Restores Cheque Bounce Complaint Dismissed for Prosecution Lapse

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Restores Cheque Bounce Complaint Dismissed for Prosecution Lapse

Court Cites Incomplete Service of Notice to Respondent as Grounds for Restoration...

Misuse of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by loan defaulters has tendency to badly impact economy: HC

Misuse of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by loan defaulters has tendency to badly impact economy: HC

The court said it has noticed a "disturbing trend" in which chronic defaulters take resort to the provisions of the IBC ...

Madras High Court Allows Student to Write Mathematics as Additional Subject Despite Policy Restrictions

Madras High Court Allows Student to Write Mathematics as Additional Subject Despite Policy Restrictions

Extraordinary Circumstances Lead to Overruling of CBSE Bye-law 43 for Student's Academic Future...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Acquits Somta Devi in Abetment to Suicide Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Acquits Somta Devi in Abetment to Suicide Case

Court Highlights Lack of Evidence and Benefit of Doubt in Overturning Conviction...

Rajasthan High Court Orders Immediate De-freezing of Bank Account in Landmark Judgment

Rajasthan High Court Orders Immediate De-freezing of Bank Account in Landmark Judgment

Court Affirms Violation of Fundamental Rights Under Articles 21 and 19(1)(g) Due to Unlawful Account Freezing...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Family Court's Decision in Divorce Case Based on CCTV Evidence

Gujarat High Court Upholds Family Court's Decision in Divorce Case Based on CCTV Evidence

Family Courts Act Supersedes Indian Evidence Act in Admitting Electronic Evidence...

Kerala High Court Upholds LPG Distribution Policy Restructuring

Kerala High Court Upholds LPG Distribution Policy Restructuring

Court affirms policy on customer transfer for LPG distributors, emphasizing consumer protection and equitable distributi...

Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal in Assault Case Against Public Servant

Delhi High Court Upholds Acquittal in Assault Case Against Public Servant

Appellate court's decision affirmed as prosecution fails to prove charges against accused under IPC Sections 353 and 186...