High Courts
Calcutta High Court Upholds Employees Union's Right to Hold Durga Puja on Railway Ground; Orders Demarcation for Coexistence with Athletic Club
Court sets aside cancellation of permission granted to Bharatiya Rail P. Shramik Union, emphasizing natural justice and ...
Jharkhand High Court Quashes Orders for Removal of Obstruction Under Section 133 CrPC for Non-Compliance of Mandatory Procedure
Court Emphasizes Necessity of Preliminary Order and Opportunity to Adduce Evidence in Public Nuisance Proceedings; Case ...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Temporary Injunction in Property Dispute, Remands for Fresh Consideration
Court highlights failure of Trial Court to record prima facie satisfaction on possession and payment; Defendants' undert...
Allahabad High Court Quashes NSA Detention Orders in Blackmarketing Case, Upholds Primacy of Special Law
Court Rules National Security Act Cannot Override Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential ...
Allahabad High Court Uncovers Alleged Dummy School Admission Racket Involving CBSE Registration Fraud
Court Issues Ad Interim Mandamus Directing State Inquiry into Heera Public School, Coaching Academy, and Nexus with "Sha...
Allahabad High Court Rejects Bail in Cyber Obscenity Case; Police Misconduct Declared Contempt of Court
Court directs strict action against police officers for non-compliance of non-bailable warrant and misbehavior with Stat...
Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Appeal of Bangladeshi National Convicted Under Foreigners Act; Urges Expedited Deportation
Court Rules Appeal Against Conviction Not Maintainable After Guilty Plea; Criticizes Delay in Deportation Process and Or...
Allahabad High Court Reaffirms Strict Code of Conduct for Oudh Bar Association Elections to Ensure Peaceful and Fair Polling
Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance to Enforce Prohibition on Posters, Processions, and Food Distribution in Court Premises;...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Partial Back Wages to Illegally Terminated Workman, Emphasizes Employer's Burden of Proof on Gainful Employment
Court Upholds Reinstatement with Continuity of Service, Modifies Labour Court Award to Direct 50% Back Wages with Intere...
Delhi High Court Permits Video Conferencing for Overseas Witnesses, Designates Remote and Court Points in Florida-USA Cross-Examination
Court clarifies "Court Point" need not be within court premises; Indian Consulate official appointed as Remote Point Coo...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Family Court Decision, Dismisses Divorce Petition Filed on Grounds of Cruelty and Mental Disorder under Special Marriage Act
Husband fails to produce cogent evidence of cruelty or incurable mental disorder by wife; Court stresses need for contin...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Compassionate Appointment Claim After 21-Year Delay
Court Holds Compassionate Appointment Intended for Immediate Relief; Rejects Petition Citing Delay and Family Pension...
Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail to Former West Bengal MLA in Corruption Case Amidst Delay in Complaint
Court cites inordinate eight-year delay in lodging complaint and co-accused already on bail; stringent bail conditions i...
Bombay High Court Issues Strict Directions to Goa Authorities on Stray Dog and Cattle Management, Warns of Contempt Proceedings
Court mandates compilation of detailed ward-wise data on stray and pet dogs, stray cattle, and establishment of temporar...
Allahabad High Court Declares Alleged Minor in POCSO Case as Major Based on Ossification Test, Permits Her to Live with Husband
Court Highlights Social Realities Impacting Strict POCSO Application and Urges Law Commission to Recommend Amendments fo...
Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Female Accused in NDPS Case Citing Violation of Mandatory Search Procedure
Court holds that personal search conducted in presence of male officers violated Section 50(4) of NDPS Act, thus vitiati...
Gujarat High Court Issues Notice Over Alleged Illegal Demolition of Mohamadi Masjid Without Due Process
Court directs Collector of Kutch to file affidavit on demolition carried out immediately after disputed order, raising c...
Gujarat High Court Restricts Waqf Tribunal's Powers, Emphasizes Supervisory Role of Waqf Board in Junagadh Suryawad Memon Jamat Case
Court quashes Waqf Tribunal's administrative directions beyond adjudicatory jurisdiction; directs Gujarat State Waqf Boa...
Allahabad High Court Declines Petition to Transfer Investigation of Alleged Abetment of Suicide Case to CBI
Court holds that no further investigation is feasible in absence of corpus; charge-sheet under Section 306 IPC already f...
Allahabad High Court Grants Divorce Citing Mental Cruelty Over Wife's Demand to Abandon Husband's Aged Mother
Court holds persistent pressure to live separately from elderly widowed mother and prolonged desertion as mental cruelty...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Proclamation of Absconding Accused Based on Forged Police Report, Orders Criminal Prosecution Against Officer
Court Emphasizes Strict Judicial Scrutiny Before Issuing Proclamation Under Section 82 CrPC and Recording Evidence in Ab...
Delhi High Court Enhances Compensation for 74-Year-Old Homemaker Injured in Motor Accident, Rejects Age-Based Stereotypes in Injury Claims
Court Recognizes Economic Value of Gratuitous Household Services by Elderly, Applies Multiplier of 5 for Future Loss, an...
Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law Increasing SC/ST Reservation Beyond 50 percent Ceiling
Court Holds 50% Reservation Ceiling a Firm Constitutional Limit; Karnataka Act Raising Total Reservation to 56% Violates...
Madras High Court Upholds Speaker's Acceptance of MLA Resignations Amid Pending Disqualification Proceedings, Directs Timely Resolution of Defection Cases
Bench rules that Speaker's role in accepting resignations requires only satisfaction of voluntariness and genuineness, s...
Bombay High Court Grants Limited Interim Protection in Partnership Dispute Over Redevelopment Project 'Park Crown'
Court Refuses Blanket Restraint on Sale of Flats, Directs Prior Disclosure and Preservation of Records Amid Allegations ...
Kerala High Court Upholds Deduction of ESOP Discount as Revenue Expenditure under Income Tax Act
Discount on shares allotted to employees under ESOP recognized as allowable revenue expenditure under Section 37(1), aff...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Declares Retrospective Insertion of Section 147A of Income Tax Act Unconstitutional; Sets Aside Notices Issued by Jurisdictional Assessing Officers
Court holds that reassessment proceedings under Sections 148 and 148A must follow faceless, automated allocation scheme;...
Tripura High Court Dismisses Former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's Petition to Quash FIR Alleging Provocative Speech
Court Holds FIR Prima Facie Discloses Cognizable Offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Investigation into Politi...
Delhi High Court Grants Ex Parte Injunction to Alucopanel Industries Against Use of Deceptively Similar Trademark "ALUMAC"
Court restrains Imperia Decor Industries from using "ALUMAC" mark in Aluminium Composite Panels, citing phonetic and vis...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Refusal of "COBBLE STONE" Trademark Application, Orders Reconsideration Within 60 Days
Appellant's Claim of Honest Concurrent Use Since 2011 Accepted; Registrar of Trade Marks Directed to Hear Application De...
Gujarat High Court Rules Rs. 50 Crore Received for Sale of Intangible Assets Not Taxable Due to Unascertainable Cost of Acquisition
Court holds that assessee retained ownership of intangible assets post-1980 dissolution deed; receipt taxable only as lo...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Cancellation of Occupancy Certificates in Raffles Residency Project, Citing Fraud and Incomplete Construction
Court finds Gram Panchayat competent authority for occupancy certificates within Local Planning Areas but invalidates ce...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Tax Liability of Railway Container Contractors as Deemed Dealers under U.P. VAT Act
Court affirms binding precedent that railway container contractors failing to maintain consignor/consignee records are l...
Delhi High Court Upholds Father-in-Law's Ownership but Protects Widowed Daughter-in-Law's Right of Residence in Shared Household
Court Rules Eviction of Widowed Daughter-in-Law Must Await Provision of Alternate Accommodation or Payment of Rent, Sett...
Patna High Court Acquits 13 Men in 1996 Jehanabad Massacre Case, Cites Weak Identification and Defective Probe
Court says conviction based mainly on dock identification was unsafe as FIR named unknown extremists, no TIP was held, t...
Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR Alleging Harassment, Citing Implausible "Trap" Narrative and Abuse of Process
Court finds prosecution story engineered and inherently improbable, quashing criminal case under Sections 354 and 114 IP...