High Courts
Delhi High Court Upholds Tribunal Order Mandating Regularization of Commission Vendors and Bearers in Railways
Court emphasizes Supreme Court directives and judicial discipline; directs Railways to comply with orders and pay costs ...
Allahabad High Court Rules Contractual Health Workers Under NRHM Scheme Have No Right to Continued Employment Post Scheme Discontinuation
Court holds contractual appointments under National Rural Health Mission are coterminous with scheme duration; no mandam...
Madras High Court Upholds Agamic Traditions in Temple Priest Appointments, Permits Tamil Hymns Alongside Sanskrit in Rituals
Court reiterates that appointments of Archakas in Agama-constructed temples must follow Agamic prescriptions; Tamil hymn...
Delhi High Court Upholds Competition Commission's Order Allowing Builders' Association of India's Impleadment in Cement Cartel Inquiry
Court finds Builders' Association of India has substantial interest and public importance in the antitrust proceedings, ...
Karnataka High Court Grants Divorce to Actor Duniya Vijay on Grounds of Cruelty, Awards Rs. 2 Crore Permanent Alimony
Court Finds Wife's Persistent Media Allegations as Cruelty Despite Husband's Intimate Relationship with Another Woman; M...
Karnataka High Court Rules Income from Hereditary Priesthood Not Joint Family Property in Partition Suit
Court holds that properties acquired from personal income of hereditary archak are self-acquired and not subject to part...
Karnataka High Court Rules Defective Affidavit in Corruption Complaint Under BNSS Is Curable, Orders Reinvestigation
Court directs opportunity to rectify affidavit defects before proceeding with investigation into alleged irregularities ...
Jharkhand High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Husband Refusing Re-marriage After Halala; Rules No Legal Offence Committed
Court holds refusal to re-marry post-halala and divorce under Muslim personal law does not constitute a cognizable offen...
Contamination deaths: U'khand HC orders Nainital authorities to ensure clean water, treatment to all
The high court was also informed that medical teams had been deployed in seven villages to conduct door-to-door distribu...
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Injunction in Defamation Suit Citing Bonnard Principle
Court Emphasizes Need to Prove Defence of Truth Will Fail Before Granting Injunctions in Defamation Cases; Clarifies Sco...
Jharkhand High Court Denies Compassionate Appointment to Second Wife of Deceased Government Servant for Lack of Permission Under Conduct Rules
Court holds that second marriage without prior permission under Bihar Government Servant's Conduct Rules, 1976, disquali...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Narrows Charges in Industrial Accident Case, Quashes Serious Offences Citing Lack of Prima Facie Evidence
Court directs framing of fresh charges under Sections 287 and 304A IPC, emphasizing expert reports and CCTV footage at c...
Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Privacy Rights Over Disclosure of Spouse’s Employment Details Under RTI
Court dismisses appeal seeking disclosure of wife’s service records citing lack of public interest and pending matrimoni...
K'taka HC faults sessions court for diverting Kharge's Trust complaint to inquiry
The sessions court declined to order investigation under Section 175(3), citing deficiencies in the affidavit accompanyi...
Karnataka HC sets aside order allowing Renukaswamy case accused to turn approver
Darshan and his friend, actress Pavithra Gowda, are among the 17 accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. Darshan is curr...
Gujarat HC rejects temporary bail plea of Asaram in 2013 rape case
He approached the Gujarat High Court after his parole request to Gujarat prison authorities was rejected on the ground t...
Allahabad HC takes exception to garbage dumping near Lucknow temple
"Certainly, the filth and stench emanating from it would adversely affect the health and hygiene of the people living in...
Allahabad High Court Protects Teacher's Appointment Under Dying in Harness Rules Despite Initial Absence of TET Certificate
Court Rules that Teacher's Appointment Cannot Be Invalidated When TET Qualification is Subsequently Acquired Within Stat...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Reduction of Promotional Quota for Assistant Engineers from 70 percent to 40 percent , Rejects Petitioners’ Challenge
Court Rules No Vested Right to Promotion Exists and Policy Decision to Alter Quota Is Within Employer’s Domain; Reductio...
Cal HC upholds conviction of developer for unauthorised construction
He observed that the appellate court rightly bifurcated culpability, recognising that commercial developers who flout bu...
Religious bodies cannot assume authority of courts, says Chhattisgarh HC
The court held that the Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court could not be recognised as a court constituted under the Constituti...
HC seeks Delhi govt response on implementing action plan to eliminate rabies in stray dogs
During the hearing, the bench was informed that amicus curiae, appointed to assist the court in the matter, has prepared...
HC stays criminal proceedings against MP Iqra Hasan in breach of poll code case
Following a probe, the investigating officer submitted chargesheet on which MP-MLA court at Shamli initiated criminal pr...
Delhi HC denies bail to man for live-in partner's murder, notes body cremated without informing kin
The prosecution opposed the bail, saying the accused neither informed the victim's family about her death nor disclosed ...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Stolen Vehicle Parts Case
Court emphasizes extended custody period and absence of further investigation needs; denies sole reliance on prior cases...
Sena workers' hospital violence: HC summons Palghar SP over police inaction
The bench then posted the matter for further hearing on Wednesday and directed the Palghar district Superintendent of Po...
Complaint for remarks against PM Modi: HC refuses to quash 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi's counsel Sudeep Pasbola and advocate Kushal Mor argued that the complaint was frivolous and the complainant had ...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Railway Authorities’ Power to Evict Unauthorized Occupants Without Prior Notice
Division Bench affirms that Section 147(2) of Railways Act, 1989 empowers railways to evict trespassers from railway lan...
Cal HC to hear prayer for Leftist peasants' organisation rally on Sep 10
The lawyer for the AIKS stated that the application was made on August 31 and the reminder was sent on September 3....
Sikkim High Court Rejects Quashing of Sexual Assault Case Despite Compromise Between Parties
Court Rules Inherent Powers Under BNSS 2023 Cannot Be Used to Quash Aggravated Sexual Assault/Rape Proceedings Under POC...
HC pulls up Centre for revealing survivor's identity in POSH handbook
"Even if they are late in coming to the court, that will not absolve you of your responsibility of following the law. Th...
Sikkim High Court Upholds Judge’s Refusal to Recuse in Arbitration Appeal, Emphasizes Need for Real Bias Evidence
Court Rules That Prior Adjudication on Interim Relief Under Arbitration Act Does Not Automatically Disqualify Judge from...
J-K AAP chief seeks restoration of security cover; HC directs threat assessment within six weeks
Taking note of the nature of the grievance, the court directed the respondents to consider the representations already m...
6 UP students pay Rs 2.5 lakh for vandalising Meghalaya homestay, HC quashes FIR
"They will spend three days from September 8 at the Sikh Centre Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Lachumiere in Shillong from 10 a...
High Court Quashes Cognizance Against MP Mahua Moitra; Orders Transfer to Special Court
Calcutta High Court sets aside proceedings before ordinary magistrate, directs case against Member of Parliament to be t...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds Insurance Company Liable in Tractor Accident, Rejects Sole Reliance on FIR
Court emphasizes primacy of eyewitness testimony and investigative findings over FIR in motor accident claims, setting a...