High Courts

Allahabad High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan in Bareilly Riots Case

Court Holds Applicant Responsible for Inciting Violence and Threatening Public Order Under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sa...

Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Punjab, Haryana HC

He was administered oath by Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria at the Lok Bhawan here....

Allahabad High Court Quashes Detention of Student Activist Under NSA, Awards Rs. 5 Lakh Compensation for Illegal Detention

Court Rules Detention Arbitrary and Violative of Article 21; Highlights Need for Credible Material and Procedural Fairne...

Bombay High Court Upholds Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, Directs Strict Timetable for Overdue Municipal Elections

Court balances constitutional mandate of timely municipal elections under Article 243U with legislative changes, preserv...

Allahabad High Court Rules Development Authority Cannot Decide Property Ownership Disputes in Building Map Sanction Cases

Court sets aside rejection of building map application by Muzaffarnagar Development Authority; directs fresh considerati...

Allahabad High Court Rules Civil Courts Lack Jurisdiction Over Agricultural Boundary Disputes, Sets Aside Injunction Decree

Court holds U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 provides exclusive statutory remedy for boundary demarcation between agricultural ho...

Kerala High Court Upholds Denial of Reservation Benefits Post Selection Process Participation in SCTIMST Recruitment

Court Rules Candidates Cannot Claim Reservation Benefits After Participating Under Notification Without Reservation Prov...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Tribunal’s Quashing of Sexual Harassment Complaint for Being Time-Barred

Apprehension of Future Harassment Does Not Constitute Incident Under Sexual Harassment Act; Complaint Must Be Filed With...

Madras High Court Upholds District Collector’s Permission for Church Reconstruction Near Hindu Temple in Sivagangai

Court dismisses petition challenging proximity of reconstructed Church to Muthumariamman Temple, citing lack of evidence...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Absolute Ownership of Female Hindu over Property, Sets Aside Partition Decree

Court Emphasizes Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Rejects Claim of Joint Family Property Without Concrete Ev...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Adjustment of Excess Payment under Karasamadhana-IV Scheme

Court rules that excess payment made towards one firm's excise dues can be adjusted against another firm's liability, em...

Bombay High Court Sanctions Delayed Professional Fees to Court-Appointed Valuer After Two Decades

Valuer's claim of Rs. 47 lakh reduced to Rs. 14.7 lakh with interest; Court rejects inflation-linked enhancement but all...

Allahabad High Court Directs Payment of Admitted Dues with Interest in Caterers’ Dispute with UP Education Department; Disputed Claims Referred to Civil Court

Court declines to adjudicate complex disputed monetary claims under writ jurisdiction, but mandates release of undispute...

Rajasthan: HC orders comprehensive framework for protecting leopard habitat in Pali

Importantly, the bench said the one-km distance would operate as an interim, evidence-based regulatory threshold, and no...

Delhi HC quashes FIR arising out of fight between friends, directs community service at Manipur hospital

The court said both the friends should report to the hospital’s medical superintendent who would assign suitable duties ...

Allahabad HC dismisses plea seeking FIR against spiritual leader Rambhadracharya

In its order dated September 1, the court dismissed the writ petition filed by Ramesh Upadhyay of Varanasi. However, he ...

Bail in dowry-death case: HC asks administrative panel to consider inquiry against trial judge

The high court cancelled the bail granted to accused Satendra alias Sonu and directed him to surrender before the magist...

Madras High Court Upholds Disciplinary Action Against Retired Professor for Misconduct Towards Students

Court Rules Disciplinary Proceedings Initiated Pre-Retirement Can Continue Post-Retirement; Reduction in Rank Punishment...

Gujarat High Court Orders Release of Seized Vehicle Due to Jurisdictional Lapse in Illegal Mining Case

Court Rules Complaint Must Be Filed Before Sessions Court Under Gujarat Minerals Rules, 2017; Complaint Filed in Magistr...

Bombay High Court Upholds Automatic Disqualification of Elected Councillor Upon Invalidation of Caste Certificate

Court Rules Deemed Disqualification Takes Retrospective Effect from Date of Invalid Caste Certificate Declaration, Rejec...

Gujarat High Court Quashes FIR in POCSO Case Involving Minor's Privacy, Imposes Community Service and Child Welfare Contribution

Exceptional Circumstances Cited; Court Balances Victim's Mental Well-being and Justice by Ordering Rs. 50,000 Donation a...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings for Court Disruption Due to Procedural Lapse

Direct Complaint to Police by Sub-Divisional Magistrate Violated Section 215 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Kewal Krishan in Pre-Planned Assault Case Citing Serious Allegations and Incomplete Investigation

Court highlights applicant's criminal antecedents, ongoing probe, and risk of witness tampering as key reasons for bail ...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Validity of Oral Family Partition in Land Dispute

Court emphasizes concurrent findings of lower authorities and restricts reappreciation of evidence under writ jurisdicti...

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Appointment of Receiver in Dispute Over Joint Property and Business Between Brothers

Court directs receiver to supervise multi-storied commercial property and hotel business while allowing defendant to con...

Karnataka High Court Declines Writ Petition Seeking Direction for Expeditious Trial in Divorce Case

High Court Emphasizes Judicial Autonomy and Quality of Justice Over Speedy Disposal, Rejects Petition Without Justifiabl...

HC imposes Rs 1 lakh costs on DTC for three-decade-long litigation against conductor

"Thus, in the opinion of this court, the view taken by the tribunal is a reasonable and plausible view on the facts of t...

Karnataka High Court Declares Lifelong Government Service Bond for Super-Specialty Doctors Unreasonable, Quashes Disciplinary Action

Court holds that doctors cannot be compelled to serve till retirement without postings; directs quashing of domestic inq...

Karnataka High Court Recalls Contempt Proceedings Against Advocate After Apology, Imposes Symbolic Fine and Social Duties

Advocate S. Rangaswamy's misconduct during sessions trial led to initial contempt action; court emphasizes legal profess...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Citing Lack of Deceitful Intent in Promise to Marry

Court Observes Accused Approached Complainant's Mother with Marriage Proposal; Bail Granted with Strict Conditions Amids...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Demolition Notice for Road Widening, Censures Petitioner for Suppressing Material Facts

Court rules that Indore Municipal Corporation acted within powers under MP Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 and MP Nagar ...

Madras High Court Upholds Government Order Allowing District Judges to be Appointed as Lokayukta Secretary