High Courts
High Court Quashes NSA Detention of Student Activist, Holds Arbitrary Use Violates Constitutional Rights; Orders Rs.5 Lakh Compensation
Allahabad High Court finds no credible evidence of incitement to violence against law student Akriti Chaudhary; Court di...
Delhi High Court Declines Writ Petition Challenging Confiscation of Gold Bars, Emphasizes Statutory Appellate Remedy Under Customs Act
Court underscores importance of exhausting statutory remedies under Section 128 of Customs Act, 1962; highlights petitio...
Delhi High Court Declines to Intervene in Gold Confiscation Case, Points to Statutory Remedy under Customs Act
Court holds that availability of revision under Section 129DD precludes writ petition; issues of show cause notice and p...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Confiscation of Gold Bar Due to Delay and Availability of Statutory Remedy
Court Refuses to Intervene Under Article 226 Where Petitioner Failed to Approach Statutory Appellate Authority and Filed...
Delhi High Court Declines Unconditional Release of Detained Gold Bars, Directs Adjudication on Oral Show-Cause Notice
Court holds absence of written show-cause notice insufficient for unconditional release; emphasizes personal hearing and...
Delhi High Court Directs Timely Adjudication in Gold Bars Detention Case, Declines Immediate Release
Court holds that oral waiver of show cause notice valid; disputed factual issues to be resolved by Customs authority wit...
Delhi High Court Directs Segregation of Taxable and Non-Taxable Railway Rolling Stock Transactions in Landmark Sales Tax Dispute
Court Rules Sales Tax Applicable Only on Rolling Stock Owned and Sold by Railways to IRFC; Transactions as Agent Not Tax...
Gujarat HC Denies Temporary Bail to Ashumal @ Asharam
Application for 20-day bail rejected due to lack of independent grounds; Supreme Court proceedings cited....
Delhi High Court Rules Against Release of Gold Bars Seized by Customs; Show Cause Notice Issued Within Extended Period Validates Detention
Court holds that issuance of Show Cause Notice within statutory extension under Section 110(2) of Customs Act, 1962 prec...
Delhi High Court Upholds Customs Authority’s Power to Deny Preferential Tariff Benefits under AIFTA in Tin Ingots Import Case
Court Rejects Petitioner's Challenge on Jurisdiction and Power of Customs Authorities Pre-Section 28DA Amendment, Emphas...
Delhi High Court Rules Pre-Insolvency Customs Dues Extinguished Upon Approval of Resolution Plan under IBC
Customs Department’s claim for differential duty on pre-CIRP imports denied enforcement post-approval; Emphasizes clean ...
Gujarat High Court Orders Release of Detained Imported Toyota Land Cruiser, Censures Customs Authorities for Procedural Lapses
Court holds prolonged detention without proper seizure memo illegal under Customs Act, 1962; directs release of vehicle ...
Delhi High Court Upholds Oral Show-Cause Notice Validity in Customs Seizure Case
Court dismisses plea for automatic release of seized gold bar, emphasizing disputed factual issues and statutory complia...
Delhi High Court Rules 2015 Arbitration Amendment Applies Prospectively; Upholds Validity of Pre-Amendment Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments
Court clarifies that arbitration proceedings commenced before October 23, 2015, remain governed by pre-amendment law, un...
Bombay High Court Sets Aside Freezing Orders Against Coda Payments, Highlights Mandatory Statutory Findings Under PMLA
Court Rules Adjudicating Authority’s Failure to Record Prima Facie Finding on ‘Proceeds of Crime’ Nullifies Orders; Gros...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Single Judge's Order, Upholds Sole Arbitrator's "Nil" Award in Otsuka Chemical vs. Trans Engineers Dispute
Court reiterates limited scope of judicial interference under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; emphasizes finalit...
Bombay High Court Upholds Four-Attempt Limit for First Year MBBS Exams Under 2023 Graduate Medical Education Regulations
Petition by Medical Student to Grant Fifth Attempt in Anatomy Subject Denied, Clarifying Absolute Cap on First Year MBBS...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Termination of Public Prosecutor’s Appointment in Compliance with Government Notification
Court Rules Termination Valid Without Proof of Malafide; Advocates Expected to Maintain Dignity Without Resorting to Lit...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition for Release of Detained Gold Bars, Upholds Statutory Compliance under Customs Act
Court emphasizes significance of contemporaneous records and rejects petitioner’s claims of coercion and non-compliance,...
Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Pollution by Paper Industry, Imposes Rs.1 Lakh Cost on Petitioner
Court finds allegations of air, noise, and water pollution baseless; Gujarat Pollution Control Board’s inspections confi...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Maruti Suzuki in Power Steering Dispute
Court holds manufacturing defect claims fall within consumer law, not criminal law; summons issued without mandatory inq...
Bombay High Court Upholds Rejection of Amendment in Partition Suit Involving Joint Family Property Dispute
Court Rules Alienation by Outsiders Cannot Be Included in Partition Suit; Time-Barred Amendment Applications Dismissed i...
Rajasthan High Court Quashes Blacklisting of Contractor for Violating Natural Justice Principles
Court holds blacklisting without hearing as arbitrary, directs fresh notice and opportunity to be heard under Rajasthan ...
Delhi High Court Upholds Jurisdiction in Suit by Canadian Government to Recover Fraudulently Transferred Funds from Indian Banks
Court Rejects Defendant's Pleas on Territorial Jurisdiction, Limitation Bar, and Abuse of Process; Affirms that Doctrine...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Restricting All India Carrom Federation from Using "India" in Its Name; Upholds Procedural Fairness in Sports Federation Recognition
Court Rules Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Must Follow Due Process Under National Sports Code Before Suspending or...
Gujarat High Court Quashes GST Demand Notice Issued to Deceased Taxpayer, Protects Legal Heir from Liability
Proceedings under Gujarat GST Act, 2017 against deceased proprietor declared invalid; legal heirs entitled to proper not...
Meghalaya High Court Directs Strict Action Against Assault of Advocate by Non-State Actors; Bar Council Implements Measures to Address Harassment Complaints
Court emphasizes adherence to Supreme Court guidelines in Tehseen S. Poonawalla case; Bar Council of Meghalaya establish...
Chhattisgarh High Court Rules Qualifying Service for Police Promotions to be Counted from Calendar Year of Joining, Not Actual Date
Court directs State to consider Sub Inspectors (Radio) for promotion as on January 1, 2025, affirming statutory provisio...
Bombay High Court Denies Leave to Join Causes of Action Outside Its Jurisdiction in Metro Brands Trademark Suit
Court emphasizes discretionary nature of Clause 14 of Letters Patent, balancing convenience, avoidance of multiplicity o...
Meghalaya High Court Denies Bail to Accused in Child Sexual Assault Case Citing Strong Prima Facie Evidence
Court Emphasizes Betrayal of Trust and Vulnerability of Minors, Rejects Bail Plea Despite Petitioner’s Claims of Procedu...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings Under Section 498A IPC in Relationship in the Nature of Marriage
Court Rules Formal Traditional Marriage Not Essential for Penal Liability Under Section 498A; Quashing Petition Dismisse...
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Sets Aside Orders on Land Resumption, Remands for Fresh Adjudication in Landmark Agrarian Dispute
Court emphasizes strict adherence to Section 7 of J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 and principles of natural justice in re...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Unconditional Return of Detained Personal Jewellery in Green Channel Violation Case
Court directs Customs authorities to complete statutory proceedings expeditiously, emphasizing non-disclosure of materia...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Major Penalty on CISF Constable for Accidental Firing; Calls for Proportionate Punishment
Court directs Disciplinary Authority to reconsider punishment as minor, emphasizing doctrine of proportionality and miti...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Senior Citizen’s Petition Seeking Eviction of Daughter-in-Law, Warns Against Abuse of Maintenance Law
Court emphasizes harmonious construction of Senior Citizens Act and Domestic Violence Act, orders Rs. 50,000 exemplary c...
Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Granting 15 percent Interest as Compensation for Delay in Possession in Omaxe Ltd. vs. Asha Saini
Court affirms that builder cannot restrict compensation to nominal contractual rate when agreement executed under coerci...