High Courts
Delhi High Court Stays Reassessment Proceedings in Indofil Industries Tax Dispute
Court holds that once entire payment is disallowed in earlier assessment, reopening on related ground lacks jurisdiction...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules on Territorial Jurisdiction and Sets Aside CAT Order Quashing Transfer of Central Government Employee
AP High Court holds that cause of action arising partly in Andhra Pradesh confers jurisdiction under Article 226; quashe...
Patna High Court Upholds Differential VAT on Mobile Chargers in Composite Packs, Confirms Residual Tax on Toner and Cartridges
Following Supreme Court precedent, chargers sold with phones taxed separately; toner and cartridges deemed consumables, ...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Demolition Orders on Dangerous Buildings, Directs Fresh Structural Audit by MCD
Court rules visual inspection alone insufficient for demolition orders under Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, mandates e...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules on Jurisdictional Challenge in Arbitration: Interim Award Under Section 34 Maintainable; Writ Petition Dismissed
Court emphasizes minimal judicial interference in arbitration, directing aggrieved parties to pursue statutory appeal un...
Delhi High Court Grants Ex Parte Interim Injunction in Favor of Archian Foods Against Trademark Infringement by Goldenstuff and Beverages
Court restrains defendants from using deceptively similar `INDIAN' marks and packaging, exempts plaintiff from pre-litig...
Delhi High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Issued Beyond Statutory Limitation Period
Notice under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for AY 2015-16 Held Time-Barred as Ten-Year Limitation Period Computed from A...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Preventive Detention Due to Unexplained Delay in Representation Disposal
Court emphasizes constitutional mandate for expeditious consideration of detention representations and orders immediate ...
Madras High Court Upholds Strict 120-Day Deadline for Filing Written Statement in Commercial Suits; Bars Arbitration Reference Post Deadline
Court Rules Section 8 Arbitration Application Cannot Bypass Mandatory Timeline Under Commercial Courts Act, 2015, Affirm...
Patna High Court Emphasizes Bail as Rule for Juveniles, Grants Bail in Murder Case
Court reiterates Section 12 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 mandates bail for juveniles unless exceptional grounds exist; ...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Validity of Registered Will Despite Familial Dispute, Emphasizes Burden of Proof on Allegations of Undue Influence
Court rules that registered Will executed in compliance with Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, is valid eve...
Allahabad HC warns police officers against misbehaviour with state counsels
Taking note of the SSP's unblemished record and appreciating his humane gesture of adopting the two minor daughters of a...
Jharkhand HC directs deportation of foreigners staying illegally in India
The bench also observed that there had been deliberate suppression of facts by the High Commission of Bangladesh, which,...
HC frames contempt charge against UP official over non-compliance of pay order
The petitioners contended that despite the passage of four years, the directions remained unimplemented. The court had e...
Allahabad HC asks UPPSC to consider petitioner's candidature
The court recognised that where timely dispatch and absence of negligence on the part of the candidate are established, ...
UP: HC seeks data on excess quota admissions in four medical colleges
However, it appeared that admissions were again being granted by exceeding the prescribed reservation limits, the bench ...
Jantar Mantar removed as designated protest site after SC order: Delhi Police to HC
The IYC applied to the Delhi Police on September 25 for a peaceful demonstration of around 100-150 persons from October ...
Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on pleas by lawyers, traders to regulate protests
Senior counsel Sacchin Puri, appearing for petitioner Rishabh Saxena, a lawyer, emphasised that hundreds and hundreds of...
CBI moves HC against ex-MP Padamsinh Patil's acquittal in Pawanraje Nimbalkar murder case
Patil, now 85, was arrested in June 2009 after the central probe agency took over. Besides him, the other accused includ...
Allahabad HC examines status of records in Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Eidgah case, next hearing on Nov 20
In the August 1 order, the court had also held that these suits are not barred by Limitation Act, Waqf Act and Places of...
Tripura HC dismisses ex-CM Manik Sarkar''s plea to quash FIR over ''inflammatory'' remarks
Senior advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya appeared on behalf of Sarkar while advocate Datta represented the state gover...
Absence from draft SIR roll doesn't mean deletion of name, ECI tells Bombay HC
Subsequently, on January 17, 2026, the petitioner received a letter from the ECI that his application had been forwarded...
Delhi HC to hear on Oct 16 PIL for allowing peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar
The plea further assailed the issuance of prohibitory orders, internet shutdown in central Delhi as well as continued un...
Kerala HC declines interim stay of order to register FIR against Vijayan in CMRL 'bribery' case
The ED had sought registration of a case based on evidence gathered during its investigation and searches conducted unde...
Cal HC refuses bail prayer of former Bengal minister Sujit Bose
Bose, a former minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, was arrested by the ED after it registered an ECIR (enforceme...
Bombay HC declines blanket protection against police detention for anti-CEC protesters
"Law enforcement agencies must exercise utmost restraint and the right to peaceful assembly must be respected," the plea...
Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea for Christian Cemetery on Specific Barren Plot, Says Land Conversion Is an Executive Decision
Court holds no community has a justiciable right to demand allotment of a particular plot for a graveyard; petition dism...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Quashes Haryana’s Rejection of Medical Reimbursement Claims for Dependent Parents
Court holds that a Rs. 3,500 monthly income ceiling in executive instructions cannot override statutory medical attendan...
Allahabad High Court Upholds U.P. Junior Analyst (Food) Recruitment Rules, Rejects Challenge by Aspirants with B.Tech Degrees
Court holds Junior Analyst (Food) is a distinct State cadre post from statutory Food Analyst under FSS Act; State can pr...
Why preliminary enquiry on ED report in CMRL 'bribery' case: Kerala HC to govt
The ED had sought registration of a case based on evidence gathered during its investigation and searches conducted unde...
Insisting on conversion not insult to religious beliefs: Bombay HC
The court quashed the FIR and chargesheet against the four persons - Joseph Khudawant, a senior citizen, his son Victor ...
Delhi HC to hear on Tuesday pleas by lawyers, traders to regulate protests in city
Agreeing to list the matter, the bench directed that the cases be taken up at the end of the board on Tuesday. ...
Delhi High Court Upholds Arrest Warrants Against Company Officer for Concealing Assets in Execution Proceedings
Court Rules That Authorized Representative of Judgment-Debtor Company Cannot Escape Liability Under Order XXI Rule 41(3)...
HC rejects plea to include BTech graduates in UP Junior Analyst (Food) recruitment
Accepting the state's submissions, the court observed that the central rules prescribing qualifications for Food Analyst...
Allahabad HC directs state to notify silence zones within 3 months, ban illegal hooters
The bench observed that classifying different areas was necessary to ensure compliance with prescribed noise limits unde...
Uttarakhand HC orders protection of playgrounds, parks, open spaces across state
The court made it clear that until the final list of playgrounds and open spaces across the state is prepared and notifi...