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Calcutta High Court Upholds Trainees’ Exclusion from Provident Fund Benefits

Calcutta High Court Upholds Trainees’ Exclusion from Provident Fund Benefits

Court Affirms Appellate Tribunal's Decision that Trainees are Not "Employees" Under EPF Act, 1952...

Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Technical Officer in MGNREGS Misappropriation Case

Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Technical Officer in MGNREGS Misappropriation Case

Court Finds Lack of Evidence for Entrustment and Criminal Intent; Highlights Temporal Impossibility and Administrative N...

Delhi High Court Directs DDA to Settle Advocate's Unpaid Fees with Interest

Delhi High Court Directs DDA to Settle Advocate's Unpaid Fees with Interest

Advocate Ravi Prakash Mehrotra's writ petition against Delhi Development Authority results in a favorable judgment manda...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Expedited Trial for Cheque Dishonour Cases

Allahabad High Court Upholds Expedited Trial for Cheque Dishonour Cases

Court Emphasizes Speedy Resolution in Compliance with Article 21 of the Indian Constitution...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation for Thanamandi Landowners

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation for Thanamandi Landowners

High Court raises compensation to Rs. 4.67 lakh per kanal, emphasizing fair market value assessment based on comparable ...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Compensation in Motor Accident Case, Enhances Award to Rs. 34 Lakh

Calcutta High Court Upholds Compensation in Motor Accident Case, Enhances Award to Rs. 34 Lakh

The Court addresses FIR delay and insurance policy violations, ensuring just compensation for the victim's family....

Delhi High Court Upholds Private Schools' Autonomy in Admission Criteria

Delhi High Court Upholds Private Schools' Autonomy in Admission Criteria

Schools Can Exclude Siblings of Alumni from Admission Points, Rules Court...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Appellate Court's Decision on Mortgage by Conditional Sale

Gujarat High Court Upholds Appellate Court's Decision on Mortgage by Conditional Sale

Second Appeal Dismissed, Establishes Distinction Between Mortgage by Conditional Sale and Sale with Condition to Repurch...

Kerala High Court Alters Conviction in Abdul Jaleel Case from Murder to Voluntarily Causing Hurt

Kerala High Court Alters Conviction in Abdul Jaleel Case from Murder to Voluntarily Causing Hurt

Conviction under Section 302 IPC reduced to Section 323 IPC due to lack of intention to cause death; Accused sentenced t...

Allahabad High Court Denies Armed Central Security Protection to Petitioners

Allahabad High Court Denies Armed Central Security Protection to Petitioners

Court Rules Threat Perception and Security Provision are Matters for Competent Authorities, Not Judicial Determination...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused Under UAPA

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused Under UAPA

Court Cites Lack of Strong Evidence and Prolonged Incarceration as Key Reasons for Bail...

Manipur High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Under NSA, Citing Flaws in Detaining Authority's Satisfaction

Manipur High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Under NSA, Citing Flaws in Detaining Authority's Satisfaction

Court Finds Detention Order Lacking Rational Basis and Violating Constitutional Rights...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Orders Reconsideration of Compensation for Terrorism Victims

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Orders Reconsideration of Compensation for Terrorism Victims

High Court Quashes Rejection of Claim, Emphasizes Justice Over Technicalities in Terrorism-Related Compensation Cases...

Gauhati High Court Rules in Favor of Hemen Chandra Das on Seniority Dispute

Gauhati High Court Rules in Favor of Hemen Chandra Das on Seniority Dispute

Appellant Hemen Chandra Das to be Appointed as In-charge Principal of Barghuli Nehru Higher Secondary School Over Respon...

Gauhati High Court Rules Against Promotion Amid Misconduct Allegations

Gauhati High Court Rules Against Promotion Amid Misconduct Allegations

In-charge Head Master Appointment Denied Due to Pending Departmental Proceedings Against Teacher...

Delhi HC refuses to stay ban on meetings, protests in DU; seeks response from varsity, police

Delhi HC refuses to stay ban on meetings, protests in DU; seeks response from varsity, police

The counsel for Delhi University said the proctor's decision was based on a prohibitory order issued by the Delhi Police...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds SJVNL's Regularization of Fixed Tenure Appointees

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds SJVNL's Regularization of Fixed Tenure Appointees

Petitioners' Claims of Adverse Impact on Promotions Deemed Premature; Court Affirms SJVNL's Policy Authority...

Kerala HC seeks govt''s stand on pleas against LDF govt advertisements

Kerala HC seeks govt''s stand on pleas against LDF govt advertisements

Shiyas, in his plea filed through advocate Anoop V Nair, has claimed that issuance of these advertisements was "unconsti...

Kerala HC pulls up Rly Board over Aadhaar authentication for tatkal booking

Kerala HC pulls up Rly Board over Aadhaar authentication for tatkal booking

For such a simple issue you are taking so much time. You have not responded after time of several months altogether (tha...

Kerala High Court Upholds State's Use of Personal Data for Governance

Kerala High Court Upholds State's Use of Personal Data for Governance

Court Dismisses Privacy Violation Claims Over WhatsApp Messages Sent to Government Employees...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Political Figures in Arms Act Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Political Figures in Arms Act Case

Court Rules FIR as Politically Motivated, Lacking Essential Ingredients for Prosecution...

Bombay High Court Upholds Legality of Enforcement Directorate's Arrest of VVCMC Official in Money Laundering Case

Bombay High Court Upholds Legality of Enforcement Directorate's Arrest of VVCMC Official in Money Laundering Case

Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Arrest, Citing Compliance with PMLA Procedures...

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Father Convicted of Raping Minor Daughter

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Father Convicted of Raping Minor Daughter

Court Relies on Victim's Testimony and Documentary Evidence of Age to Dismiss Appeal...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court's Remarks Against CBI Officer in Kuldeep Singh Case

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court's Remarks Against CBI Officer in Kuldeep Singh Case

High Court Finds Trial Court's Observations Prima Facie Misconceived; Proceedings Adjourned for Further Consideration...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Election of Mukesh Malhotra for Suppressing Criminal Antecedents

Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Election of Mukesh Malhotra for Suppressing Criminal Antecedents

Court declares election null and void for corrupt practice under Section 123(2) of Representation of the People Act, 195...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Acquits Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Journalist Murder Case; Upholds Conviction of Co-accused

Punjab and Haryana High Court Acquits Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Journalist Murder Case; Upholds Conviction of Co-accused

Court finds conspiracy charge against Baba Gurmeet Singh unproven due to unreliable witness testimony, while confirming ...

Calcutta High Court Revokes Bail in Landmark Judgment Over Procedural Lapses

Calcutta High Court Revokes Bail in Landmark Judgment Over Procedural Lapses

High Court Orders Re-examination of Bail Grant; Underscores Judicial Discipline and Victim Rights...

Allahabad High Court Partially Quashes CIC's Orders on Disclosure of Exam Answer Sheets

Allahabad High Court Partially Quashes CIC's Orders on Disclosure of Exam Answer Sheets

Court Upholds Disclosure of Marks Under RTI, Limits Access to Photocopies of Answer Sheets for Privacy Concerns...

Kerala HC upholds life term of 5 BJP workers for 2006 murder of CPI(M) activist in Kannur

Kerala HC upholds life term of 5 BJP workers for 2006 murder of CPI(M) activist in Kannur

The accused, who inflicted a grievous injury on the head of the deceased by hurling a country-made bomb and causing an e...

Uttarakhand HC declares state PSC rule on answer sheet verification unconstitutional

Uttarakhand HC declares state PSC rule on answer sheet verification unconstitutional

The division bench stated in its order that transparency and fairness in the recruitment process are constitutionally ma...

Kerala HC quashes obscenity case against Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon

Kerala HC quashes obscenity case against Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon

In her plea, the actor had claimed that the allegations are "mala fide" in nature and the offences she has been booked f...

Allahabad HC dismisses contempt petitions against construction of corridor in Varanasi

Allahabad HC dismisses contempt petitions against construction of corridor in Varanasi

The order was passed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, hearing a contempt application filed by Narayan and others, allegi...

Allahabad HC asks for details of parks, other open spaces in UP to be collected as per 1975 law

Allahabad HC asks for details of parks, other open spaces in UP to be collected as per 1975 law

During the hearing, the high court noted that under the law read with rules framed thereunder in 2005, it is necessary t...

HC summons DM, SSP Bareilly on plea over offering 'namaz'

HC summons DM, SSP Bareilly on plea over offering 'namaz'

However, if any occasion arises where it has to spill over the public road or public property, in such a situation, this...

Delhi HC seeks CBI’s stand on Lalu Prasad’s plea against corruption charges in land-for-jobs case

Delhi HC seeks CBI’s stand on Lalu Prasad’s plea against corruption charges in land-for-jobs case

The court listed Lalu Prasad’s petition for the next hearing on March 17, along with a plea by his close aide, Bhola Yad...

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing on petition against Rahul Gandhi

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing on petition against Rahul Gandhi

According to the petitioner, Simran Gupta, Gandhi, in 2025, during the inauguration of the AICC office, allegedly remark...