High Courts
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 16(2)(c) of CGST Act, 2017 in Sumetco Alloys Pvt. Ltd. Case
Court Rejects Plea to Read Down Section 16(2)(c), Directs Exhaustion of Statutory Appellate Remedies in Dispute over Wro...
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Entry Tax Assessment Order, Directs Petitioner to Avail Statutory Appeal
Court emphasizes alternative remedy under Section 23 of Rajasthan Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1999, and refuses...
Rajasthan High Court Orders Restoration of Possession to Indusind Bank in Loan Default Case
Court directs state authorities to enforce Section 14 of SARFAESI Act, 2002, restoring mortgaged property possession ami...
Madras High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Woman Accused of Bigamy, Citing Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Knowledge
Court observes that under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, only the spouse with a subsisting marriage is liable under Sect...
Madras High Court Emphasizes Balanced Approach to Witness Protection in UAPA Trials
Court directs detailed assessment and reasoned orders for witness anonymity, underscoring the accused's right to fair tr...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Magistrate's Decision to Treat FIR Application as Complaint in Police Assault Case
Court dismisses quashing plea, affirms applicant's right to proceed with complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C., ruling tha...
Madras High Court Blocks Release of Tamil Film "Agni Siragugal" Until Dues Are Cleared
Court records respondent's undertaking admitting liability, restrains theatrical and OTT release of Vijay Antony-Arun Vi...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Condones 34-Day Delay in Tax Return Filing by Cooperative Society, Slams Revenue's "Hyper-Technical" Approach
Court sets aside CCIT's order that wrongly relied on a general circular instead of the specific CBDT Circular No.13/2023...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Charges Against Woman Under IT Act, Sustains Extortion Charges Against Co-Accused
Court holds Sections 4 and 5 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act inapplicable to a woman accused of participating in pro...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Conviction for Aggravated Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act; Five-Year Rigorous Imprisonment Confirmed
Court affirms survivor's credible testimony, applies statutory minimum sentence, and orders Rs. 15,000 compensation unde...
Madras High Court Holds Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority Cannot Decide Title Disputes, Upholds Project Registration
Court directs parties to resolve ownership disputes through Civil Court, clarifies TNRERA's limited jurisdiction under R...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Part of SBI-K R Anand Arbitration Award Over Damages and Price Variation Claims
Court Upholds Interest Claims but Quashes Damages Awarded Without Proof of Loss and Price Variation Adjustment for Post-...
Allahabad HC asks DGP to make audio-video recording of witness statements mandatory
It further directed the DGP to apprise all investigating officers of the guidelines so that "real culprit may be brought...
MP HC dismisses plea seeking new Guv; says incumbent can continue till successor assumes office
The bench said that delay in appointing a governor could lead to an inference that there had been a failure to act in ac...
Allahabad HC stays order quashing dismissal of ex-VC Mahrukh Mirza
In respect of the remaining six, the employees' services had been terminated and their petitions were pending adjudicati...
Allahabad HC asks SBI to 'immediately' refund Rs 19.90 lakh debited from widow's FD
The bench said the SBI could proceed against the woman as the legal heir of the deceased, if legally entitled, but such ...
HC extends interim direction restraining allotments in Gurugram realty project till Sep 25
The petitioner alleged that the grant and subsequent transfer of the licence were contrary to the provisions of the Hary...
Allahabad HC relief to IAS officer Abhishek Prakash, vigilance inquiry quashed
The court further found that despite departmental proceedings having been initiated, the authorities proceeded to refer ...
DUSU polls: Delhi HC warns of staying vote counting over hooliganism, violence during campaigning
He submitted that despite the DU's north campus being "porous", this year, the elections process has been 85-90 per cent...
Patna High Court seeks reply from Centre on PIL against 'abusive' word in NCERT book
The order was passed on September 15, on the PIL filed by one Somitra Shankar, who had drawn the court’s attention to th...
As Jarange ends fast, HC says no need to pass order on plea over his protest in Mumbai
An NGO, Amy Foundation, on Wednesday moved an interim petition in the HC, citing that protesters have mobilised people m...
HC questions Delhi Police over refusal to permit UGC-related protest at Jantar Mantar
"I am asking the State, how can there be a blanket ban? If you want to put any restrictions, including the venue, please...
Cal HC allows Mamata Banerjee's Sreerampur rally at court ground on Sep 26
Disposing of the appeals by the state and the private owner as withdrawn, the division bench had last week requested the...
Delhi HC asks CBFC to decide on 'Mirzapur' producer's proposal to replace 'Shoorveer' song
"'Mirzapur: The Movie' is set against the backdrop of organised crime, gang rivalry and violent criminal activities, whe...
FCRA cancellation: Delhi HC refuses to interfere with order permitting CHRI to withdraw Rs 20 lakh
The plea further claimed that the order was based on certain reports of the central security agency and other inputs ava...
Assam admin appears to be misusing law in demolishing houses on pvt farmland: Gauhati HC
"It is absolutely unthinkable in the present day when there are galore of settled principles that such notices were issu...
Kiran Bedi moves Delhi HC in Satya Niketan building collapse case; Centre opposes
On September 7, the high court ordered a high-level MCD inquiry into the building collapse and made it clear that the go...
Patna HC quashes govt's branding of 2 persons as 'anti-social elements', orders compensation
It further observed that no verification report or other material had been produced to substantiate allegations recorded...
Kerala HC upholds life term of former state govt employee for rape of minor girl
"The version of the victim can be classified as of sterling quality, wholly reliable, natural and truthful. Her version ...
Allahabad HC seeks reply on petition of journalist Satyam Verma
Verma has also relied upon an earlier Allahabad High Court order concerning co-detenue Akriti Chaudhary. The plea states...
Covid over, but plague of custodial deaths continues: Allahabad HC
The state opposed the pleas, stressing the seriousness of the allegations and claiming that the accused were not coopera...
Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice in Capital Gains Case, Upholds Protection Against "Change of Opinion" Reopenings
Reassessment Proceedings under Section 148 of Income Tax Act Invalidated as Court Rules that Issues Fully Examined in Or...
Madras High Court Upholds Denial of Promotion to Employee Under Disciplinary Proceedings
Court Rules Conversion of Charge Memo Does Not Backdate Eligibility; Pending Punishment Valid Ground to Withhold Promoti...
J&K High Court Grants Medical Termination of Pregnancy Beyond 24 Weeks to Minor Sexual Assault Victim
Court Upholds Minor's Constitutional Right to Reproductive Autonomy, Orders Immediate Termination Considering Medical Bo...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Strikes Down Retrospective Amendment to Income Tax Act, Invalidates Jurisdictional AO Notices
Court declares Section 147A unconstitutional for conflicting with faceless assessment scheme; mandates reassessment noti...
Cal HC dismisses PIL over Mamata Banerjee's comments at public rally
Mamata Banerjee's counsels Kalyan Bandopadhyay and Arka Kumar Nag submitted before the court that the petitioner could n...