High Courts

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition for FIR Registration, Emphasizes Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies

High Court Upholds the Rule of Alternative Remedies, Directs Petitioners to Approach Magistrate First...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR After Amicable Settlement in Assault Case

Court exercises inherent powers under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to quash criminal proceedings following ...

Allahabad High Court Cancels Bail in Dowry Death Case, Directs Administrative Inquiry Into Trial Judge's Conduct

Court finds arbitrary exercise of judicial discretion in granting bail to accused husband despite statutory presumption ...

Delhi High Court Upholds Industrial Tribunal's Award; DTC Must Pay 32 Years' Pending Back Wages to Conductor with Costs for Prolonged Litigation

Court finds disciplinary authority violated procedural fairness by issuing show-cause notice without communicating disag...

Bombay High Court Sets Guidelines on Stamp Duty Valuation for Joint Development Agreements in Landmark Wadhwa Constructions Case

Court Rules Stamp Duty Must Reflect Development Rights Existing on Execution Date, Rejects Inclusion of Future Contingen...

Bombay High Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Government Policy on Manual Scavenger Compensation; Enhances Relief to Rs. 30 Lakhs

Court quashes provisions making private employers liable for compensation instead of State; directs uniform compensation...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Two UAPA Accused After Nearly 5 Years of Incarceration, Citing Prolonged Detention and Slow Trial Progress

Court Balances Constitutional Right to Liberty Under Article 21 with UAPA Section 43D(5) Restrictions; Releases Sobiya A...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Last-MGujarat High Court Quashes Last-Minute Valuation Reference by Income Tax Department as Abuse of Power

Assessing Officer’s referral to Valuation Officer just before limitation expiry deemed a colorable exercise to artificia...

Allahabad High Court Orders Urgent Inquiry into Unauthorized Transfer of 59 Acres of Land Granted to Modi Rubber Ltd.

High Court imposes Rs. 25,000 cost on State for delayed filing and directs completion of land transfer investigation wit...

Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down "Idara-E-Shariya Islami Court's" Authority to Declare Divorce; Rules Private Religious Bodies Cannot Function as Parallel Judicial System

Court declares document purporting to dissolve marriage through Triple Talaq as legally void; emphasizes that religious ...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea Against Cabinet Minister for Alleged Investigation Interference - Rules Magistrate Lacks Territorial Jurisdiction

Court holds forwarding of citizen's representation for lawful action does not constitute criminal misconduct or conspira...

High Court Restricts Direct Access to CCTV Footage Under RTI Act; Directs Petitioner to File Formal Complaint

Allahabad HC clarifies that sensitive CCTV footage falls under statutory exceptions and cannot be disclosed directly to ...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Police Officer Without Departmental Enquiry, Emphasizes Strict Adherence to Article 311(2)(b) of Constitution

Court holds that dismissal without inquiry permissible only when inquiry is not "reasonably practicable" with reasons re...

Madras High Court Dismisses M.K. Stalin's Writ Petition Challenging Election Result

Court Upholds Constitutional Bar on Election Disputes, Directs Petitioner to File Election Petition...

Complaint on remarks against PM Modi: HC refuses to quash 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi

The complainant claimed these statements amounted to direct allegations of theft against all members of the BJP and Indi...

Allahabad High Court Clarifies Legal Status of Codeine-Based Cough Syrups under NDPS Act in Massive Bail Proceedings

Court distinguishes medicinal use from illicit trafficking, emphasizing adherence to Drugs and Cosmetics Act for license...

Karnataka High Court Upholds 7-Year Sentence for Accused in Terrorism Case, Rejects Plea for Minimum Punishment Despite Guilty Plea

Court Emphasizes Discretion in Sentencing, Highlights Severity of Offences Involving Terrorist Activities and Radicaliza...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Cut-off Date for Category Conversion in Recruitment, Dismissing EWS Status Change Post Deadline

Court Rules That Aspirants Cannot Switch from General to EWS Category After Cut-off Date, Citing Violation of Articles 1...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Permanent Lok Adalat Award Directing Insurance Company to Reimburse Cancer Treatment Injections Without Hospitalisation

Court rules that modern medical advancements allowing outpatient administration of prescribed injections for advanced pr...

Bombay High Court Upholds Principle of Consistency, Dismisses Revenue’s Appeal Against Millennium Beer Industries in Service Tax Demand Case

Extended Limitation Period Not Invocable Without Allegations of Fraud; Revenue Cannot Take Contradictory Stands in Ident...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Validity of Section 13(2)(a) of Motoryan Karadhan Adhiniyam, 1991, Rejecting Repugnancy Challenge

Court Rules Additional Penalty for Vehicles Plying Without Permit is Regulatory, Not Punitive, and Within State’s Legisl...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Confiscation of Smuggled Gold Bars, Sets Aside Confiscation of Silver and Cash in Landmark Customs Case

Court clarifies burden of proof under Section 123 of Customs Act, 1962, emphasizing need for specific and credible evide...

Building collapse: Delhi High Court refuses urgent hearing on PIL for hostels in DU colleges

It said the incident has evoked deep concern about inadequate housing facilities, including hostels run by Delhi Univers...

Jharkhand High Court Downgrades Rape Attempt Conviction to Indecent Assault; Reduces Sentence to Time Served

Court finds insufficient evidence of act proximate to rape commission; modifies conviction under Section 354 IPC after 2...

Calcutta High Court Upholds GST Authority’s Power to Block Electronic Credit Ledger but Mandates Post-Decisional Hearing

Court directs GST authorities to grant personal hearing to SPL Steel Processors Pvt Ltd before finalizing order on block...

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Quashing of Backward Classes Commission Order Directing Recovery in Private Commercial Dispute

Court Rules Commission’s Powers Are Recommendatory, Not Adjudicatory, Emphasizing Limits in Handling Private Monetary Cl...

Kerala High Court Upholds Denial of Bail to PFI Leader in Terror Conspiracy Case

Court confirms prima facie evidence against Ashraf Moulavi, citing national security concerns and rejects bail plea desp...

Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Dismissal of Motor Accident Claim Petition on Technical Jurisdictional Grounds

Court Emphasizes Liberal Interpretation of Section 166(2) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Directs Tribunal to Decide Compen...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Judicial Oversight on Relief Payments under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act; Orders Probe into Alleged Misuse of Relief Scheme

Special Court’s authority to scrutinize adequacy and timeliness of victim compensation affirmed; State directed to inves...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Dismisses Challenge to Colleague's ACR Upgradation, Affirms Limited Locus Standi for Co-Employees

Court holds that an employee has no right to challenge another's Annual Confidential Reports unless directly prejudiced;...

J&K High Court Overturns Discharge of Accused in 2013 UAPA Case, Orders Fresh Consideration of Charges

Division Bench holds trial court passed "mechanical" order without applying judicial mind to charge-sheet material linki...

Bombay High Court Awards Rupees 2 Lakh Compensation to Student for Illegal Arrest and Detention Without Following Due Process

Court Finds Police Officers Violated Article 21 of Constitution by Arresting Young Student Without Notice and Seizing Mo...

HC rejects bail to Tauqeer Raza in Bareilly violence case