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Patna High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against Bihar Minister

Patna High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against Bihar Minister

Minister Accused of Addressing Protest Gathering Cleared of Wrongdoing Due to Lack of Evidence...

Delhi High Court Orders Re-examination for JEE Candidate After Biometric Verification Glitch

Delhi High Court Orders Re-examination for JEE Candidate After Biometric Verification Glitch

Court permits candidate to reappear in exam after procedural disruptions hindered performance, stressing the importance ...

Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Election Petition Against Chandradeo Mahato

Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Election Petition Against Chandradeo Mahato

Petition rejected for lack of material facts and false statements, upholding Mahato's election to the Sindri Assembly Co...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Fundamental Rights, Quashes Police Prohibition on Public Speakers

Karnataka High Court Upholds Fundamental Rights, Quashes Police Prohibition on Public Speakers

Court rules State must provide valid reasoning for restricting freedom of speech and assembly, orders reconsideration of...

Calcutta High Court Rules in Favor of Candidate Previously Disqualified Due to Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Calcutta High Court Rules in Favor of Candidate Previously Disqualified Due to Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Court Directs Authorities to Consider Candidate Medically Fit for CAPF Appointment, Citing Lack of Evidence Linking Cond...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Union of India's Petition for Inordinate Delay and Incomplete Documentation

Delhi High Court Dismisses Union of India's Petition for Inordinate Delay and Incomplete Documentation

Court imposes costs on responsible officer, grants liberty for fresh filing with complete records...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Injunction in Trademark Dispute, Orders Fresh Consideration

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Injunction in Trademark Dispute, Orders Fresh Consideration

Commercial Court's Judgment Quashed for Lack of Reasoning; Practice Directions Issued for District Courts...

Kerala High Court Denies Bail to Accused in Major Methamphetamine Case

Kerala High Court Denies Bail to Accused in Major Methamphetamine Case

Prolonged incarceration not sufficient for bail under NDPS Act, says court...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Charge-Sheet Against WBFC Officials Due to Procedural Lapses and Delays

Calcutta High Court Quashes Charge-Sheet Against WBFC Officials Due to Procedural Lapses and Delays

Allegations of Trespass and Abuse Dismissed; Court Finds Investigation Lacked Sufficient Grounds and Was Marred by Inord...

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Frivolous Petition by Vishwas Sudhanshu Bhamburkar Challenging Magistrate's Order

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Frivolous Petition by Vishwas Sudhanshu Bhamburkar Challenging Magistrate's Order

Court Imposes Rs. 25,000 Fine and Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Petitioner for Disparaging Remarks...

Kerala High Court Overturns Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case

Kerala High Court Overturns Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case

Lack of Substantive Evidence Leads to Acquittal in Section 138 NI Act Case...

Kerala High Court Directs Refiling Due to Improper Document Marking in Writ Petition

Kerala High Court Directs Refiling Due to Improper Document Marking in Writ Petition

Court emphasizes strict adherence to procedural rules under Kerala High Court Rules, 1971; Petitioner granted liberty to...

Orissa High Court Curtails Public Disclosure of Scurrilous Affidavits Against Constitutional Functionaries

Orissa High Court Curtails Public Disclosure of Scurrilous Affidavits Against Constitutional Functionaries

Court orders withdrawal and deletion of objection affidavit from registry website to safeguard judicial sanctity and pro...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Family Court's Maintenance Order in High-Profile Divorce Case

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Family Court's Maintenance Order in High-Profile Divorce Case

Court dismisses petitions by both spouses, affirming Rs. 24,000 monthly maintenance and addressing permanent alimony....

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Interim Relief to Shooters, Permits Release of Cartridges for Training

Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Interim Relief to Shooters, Permits Release of Cartridges for Training

Court Orders Release of 1000 Cartridges Each to Renowned and Aspiring Shooters for Upcoming Competitions, Subject to Uti...

Madras High Court Orders Immediate Registration of FIR in Large-Scale Recruitment Scam

Madras High Court Orders Immediate Registration of FIR in Large-Scale Recruitment Scam

Court Directs Vigilance Department to Expedite Investigation into Alleged Corruption Involving High-Ranking Officials...

Delhi High Court Upholds Right to Dignified Living, Orders Removal of Unauthorised Structures

Delhi High Court Upholds Right to Dignified Living, Orders Removal of Unauthorised Structures

Presence of Public Urinal and Open Garbage Bin Violates Article 21, Court Directs Immediate Demolition and Proper Waste ...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail in Case of Alleged Sexual Exploitation Under False Promise of Marriage

Delhi High Court Denies Bail in Case of Alleged Sexual Exploitation Under False Promise of Marriage

Accused's Repeated Marriage Assurances Despite Non-Matching Kundalis Lead to Bail Rejection Amidst Ongoing Investigation...

Uttarakhand High Court Acquits Sunil Dutt Pathak in Abetment of Suicide Case

Uttarakhand High Court Acquits Sunil Dutt Pathak in Abetment of Suicide Case

Conviction for Abetment Under Section 306 IPC Overturned Due to Lack of Proximate Evidence and Intent...

Delhi High Court Upholds Attachment of Ancestral Property Under PMLA

Delhi High Court Upholds Attachment of Ancestral Property Under PMLA

Court Rules Ancestral Property Can Be Attached If It Represents Value Equivalent to Proceeds of Crime...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Economic Offence Case

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Economic Offence Case

Court Dismisses Sahil Garg's Plea, Emphasizes Judicial Integrity and Imposes Exemplary Costs...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Policy on Service Benefits for Counter-Terrorism Actions

Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Policy on Service Benefits for Counter-Terrorism Actions

Court Dismisses Petition for Promotion Benefits Without Injury or Award in Gurdaspur Attack Case...

UP school education board has authority to prescribe textbooks for classes 10, 12: Allahabad HC

UP school education board has authority to prescribe textbooks for classes 10, 12: Allahabad HC

However, the court in its order dated February 19 said the petitioner cannot be restrained from publishing books or sell...

It was love and not lust, says HC quashing POCSO case against man; notes marriage, child

It was love and not lust, says HC quashing POCSO case against man; notes marriage, child

The case was pending before Special Sessions Judge, Champawat. The accused had filed a petition before the High Court se...

TDB giving little priority to welfare of cattle donated to Vaikom temple: Kerala HC

TDB giving little priority to welfare of cattle donated to Vaikom temple: Kerala HC

The directions included designating an Administrative Officer of the Vaikom group for gosala management, carrying out ne...

High Court quashes criminal proceedings in POCSO case against man who married victim

High Court quashes criminal proceedings in POCSO case against man who married victim

In the application filed before the court, the accused sought quashing of the charge sheet dated December 30, 2022, the ...

Delhi HC protects personality rights of singer Jubin Nautiyal

Delhi HC protects personality rights of singer Jubin Nautiyal

In an interim order dated February 19, the court said that Nautiyal had a prima facie strong case regarding his well-kno...

Kerala HC orders status quo regarding land identified for Sabarimala airport

Kerala HC orders status quo regarding land identified for Sabarimala airport

The HC also issued notice to the Ayana Charitable Trust under Believers Church, its various leaders from the clergy and ...

CMO messages to officials: Kerala HC raises privacy concerns, seeks govt stand

CMO messages to officials: Kerala HC raises privacy concerns, seeks govt stand

The court, however, did not issue an interim order as the state government undertook not to send similar messages till F...

ASI survey supports our claim about Bhojshala, says Hindu side; Muslims to file objections

ASI survey supports our claim about Bhojshala, says Hindu side; Muslims to file objections

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday granted all parties two weeks to submit their views on the r...

Appeal pending since 2019 without hearing, HC suspends life term of convict in POCSO case

Appeal pending since 2019 without hearing, HC suspends life term of convict in POCSO case

The appellant, Swapan Haldar, is in custody for more than ten years five months, taking together the pre-conviction and ...

Remarks on PM Modi: Bombay HC reserves order on Rahul's plea against defamation plaint

Remarks on PM Modi: Bombay HC reserves order on Rahul's plea against defamation plaint

The defamation plaint was lodged against Gandhi before a magistrate's court in Girgaon in August 2019 by Mahesh Hukumcha...

Gujarat HC sets aside conviction, sentence of ex-DGP in 1976 custodial torture case

Gujarat HC sets aside conviction, sentence of ex-DGP in 1976 custodial torture case

In 2003, a sessions court at Junagadh had sentenced Khandwawala, the then deputy superintendent of police, to undergo a ...

HC quashes case against senior citizen accused of dishonouring tricolour

HC quashes case against senior citizen accused of dishonouring tricolour

A case was registered against the senior citizen at the suburban Tilak Nagar police station in January 2017 under the pr...

HC quashes ED's money laundering case against lawyer linked to ex-minister Anil Deshmukh

HC quashes ED's money laundering case against lawyer linked to ex-minister Anil Deshmukh

The court noted that the ED failed to show any connection between Dewani's property transactions and the proceeds of cri...

Guj HC issues notices to Central and state govts on PIL flagging AI misuse for deepfake content

Guj HC issues notices to Central and state govts on PIL flagging AI misuse for deepfake content

Appearing for the state government, Advocate General Kamal Trivedi informed the bench that the issue deserved serious co...