High Courts
Himachal Pradesh HC Quashes HRTC Conductor’s Termination Over Private WhatsApp Messages
Court holds that posts in an end-to-end encrypted employee WhatsApp group are not public social media criticism and cann...
Doctors cannot evade mandatory govt service bond after subsidised PG education: HC
The bench also found that there was no provision in Uttar Pradesh, under which failure to provide a posting within three...
Delhi High Court Stays Income Tax Proceedings Against GoDaddy Over Domain Registration Income
Court finds Assessing Officer's initiation of Section 148 proceedings arbitrary and contrary to settled judicial precede...
Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Amitabh Jhunjhunwala on Medical Grounds in PMLA Case
Court says “sick or infirm” under Section 45(1) PMLA must be judged cumulatively from present medical condition, not lim...
Madras High Court Rules Provisional Attachment of Bank Accounts Under Customs Act Cannot Exceed 12 Months
Court directs immediate defreezing of M/s. Dhruv Jewellers' bank account, emphasizing statutory limit on attachment peri...
Rajasthan High Court Grants Interim Protection in SC/ST Act FIR Filed Days Before Municipal Election
Court notes three-day delay in lodging FIR and timing of complaint after petitioner’s candidature for chairperson post; ...
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Family Court Order Rejecting Wife’s Maintenance Claim in Toto
Court holds divorced woman can seek maintenance from date of divorce till remarriage; directs fresh adjudication on wife...
Allahabad High Court Acquits Mother, Uncle in Triple Child Murder Case, Sets Aside Death Sentence
Court holds 8-year-old child witness was unreliable and tutored, says prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonabl...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Allows Trial Accused to Travel to Dubai and US, Citing Article 21 Rights
Court sets aside Sonipat magistrate’s refusal, says right to travel abroad for livelihood and personal liberty can be pr...
Gauhati High Court Restrains GST Authorities from Coercive Measures During Ongoing Inspection of Deepak Construction Co.
Court Directs Strict Adherence to GST Investigation Guidelines, Allows Petitioner to Continue Normal Business Operations...
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Summoning Order in Non-Cognizable Offence Case, Says Police Report Must Be Treated as Complaint
Court holds that charges under Sections 298 and 504 IPC are non-cognizable; magistrate erred in proceeding as a State ca...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Vigilance Probe Against IAS Officer, Cites False Complaint and Missing Affidavit
Court says complaint against Class-I officer was not supported by mandatory affidavit and vigilance inquiry was initiate...
Telangana High Court Upholds Temporary Injunction Protecting "Tasty Gold" Trademark in Edible Oil Dispute
Court affirms prior user rights of M/s. Vaidehi Agro Oils Pvt Ltd against M/s. Sri Tulasi Industries for deceptively sim...
Allahabad High Court Quashes SSB Officer’s Removal Over Alleged False Marital Declaration
Court holds Arya Samaj certificate alone cannot prove a valid Hindu marriage; directs reinstatement but denies back wage...
Meghalaya HC asks govt to shift all foreign nationals who completed jail terms to detention centre
She also said appropriate steps would be taken in the cases of other foreign nationals who have completed their sentence...
Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Divorce of Advocate Wife, Cites Mental Cruelty and Long Separation
Court finds repeated humiliation before colleagues, pressure to quit corporate practice and shift to Chandigarh, and fai...
Patna High Court Grants Bail to Two Juveniles in NDPS Case, Citing Child-Friendly Justice Under JJ Act
Court says bail to Children in Conflict with Law cannot be denied merely because of the seriousness of the offence; orde...
Kerala High Court Quashes Orders Directing Name Change of Kandamkulathi Ayurveda Companies
Court holds that only registered trade mark proprietor can file application under Companies Act, 2013 Section 16(1)(b); ...
Delhi High Court Upholds Jurisdiction of DGGI in GST Proceedings; Emphasizes Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies
Writ Petition by Sanskriti Exim Pvt. Ltd. Dismissed for Challenging Overlapping GST Investigations, Court Highlights Dis...
Delhi High Court Advocates Sensible Release of Compensation Amounts in Motor Accident Claims
Court directs Motor Accident Claims Tribunals to adopt a considerate and flexible approach in permitting withdrawal of c...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Dispossession Under Urban Land Ceiling Act After 22 Years
Court holds that belated claims and failure to object within reasonable time waive rights; no writ of mandamus for corre...
HC orders inquiry over allegations of caste-based humiliation in NLU, Prayagraj
The court in its order dated September 16 further directed, "The Respondent no.6 shall be relieved henceforth from all a...
Kargil Bar Association seeks dedicated HC bench; work suspended till Sep 24
The Bar Association appealed to the UT administration to give a positive response to the demand and take steps towards e...
Cal HC extends order allowing TMC Mamata camp to make daily expenses from bank accounts till January
The state's counsel submitted to the court that Rs 30 crore was deposited in the three accounts after lodging of the com...
Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Delhi HC grants interim bail to property owner on medical grounds
Delhi Police has chargesheeted Bajaj, manager-cum-accountant Jay Mishra and cook Keshav Negi in the case, alleging that ...
Not against any festival but noise pollution, says Bombay HC; takes suo motu cognizance of issue
The court sought information on how these rules are being followed, whether guidelines have been framed regarding permis...
Criminal defamation case: Gujarat HC allows Adani firm to file affidavit in journalist's plea
Nair was arrested on September 17 after a district court in Gandhinagar issued a non-bailable warrant against him for no...
HC orders SIT probe into KPSC recruitment irregularities
The bench categorically said, “No officer or authority, save in accordance with law, shall interfere with, impede or o...
Delhi HC rejects plea for CBI probe into 'assault' on lawyers during protest against BCI chief
The court recorded its “respectful” disapproval of a submission by the petitioners that since Mishra was a member of Par...
Rajasthan HC grants councillors interim protection from arrest following late-night hearing
The series of urgent petitions came against the backdrop of allegations surrounding the civic body elections that attemp...
Bombay High Court Partially Quashes FIR in Assault and Arms Act Case, Imposes Costs on Complainant for Abuse of Process
Court exercises inherent powers under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to quash FIR against one accused amid con...
Delhi High Court Rules No Arbitration Agreement Exists in Cargo Booking Dispute, Grants Anti-Arbitration Injunction
Final signed Booking Note prevails over prior negotiations; Court holds arbitration clause absent, restrains London arbi...
2020 Delhi riots: HC to hear bail pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in UAPA case on Sep 30
On January 5, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict but granted relief to co-accused Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shif...
Karnataka High Court Emphasizes Right to Speedy Trial, Directs Expedited Disposal of CBI Cases
Court mandates use of procedural provisions under Cr.P.C. Section 294(3) and BNSS Section 330(3) to mark undisputed docu...
Patna High Court Quashes Mechanical Cognizance Order in Defalcation Case, Directs Fresh Reasoned Order
Court emphasizes that judicial orders, including cognizance, must reflect application of judicial mind and condemns mech...
Arya Samaj marriage certificate alone does not prove valid Hindu marriage: Allahabad HC
The court accordingly quashed the removal order and directed the authorities to permit Pandey to resume duty forthwith....