High Courts
Madhya Pradesh High Court Reinstates Employees Terminated After 22 Years of Service
Appointments on compassionate grounds deemed irregular but cured over time, leading to reinstatement without back wages...
Rajasthan High Court Rejects Bail in Cyber Fraud Case Involving Massive Financial Transactions
Court Denies Bail to Accused in Organized Cyber Crime Case, Emphasizes Need for Stringent Measures Against Digital Scams...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Over Alleged Unauthorized Construction on Public Land
Court Upholds Central Government's Lawful Allotment of Land for Regional Passport Office Facilities...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Reopening of Murder Trial for Additional Evidence
Court Exercises Discretion Under Section 311 of Cr.P.C. to Ensure Justice by Summoning Medical Records...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Pension Policy for Veterinary Doctors
Petitioners denied retrospective Non-Practicing Allowance in pension benefits; Court rules division based on retirement ...
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Maintenance of Rs. 8,000 for 57-Day Marriage
Court Emphasizes Social Justice Over Equal Share in Income in Maintenance Award to Ritu Khatri...
Rajasthan High Court Revises Sentences in 33-Year-Old Criminal Case
Court Recognizes Error in Denial of Probation for Young, First-Time Offenders; Reduces Sentences to Time Served...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Condition on Auto Rickshaw Permits
Court mandates amendments to permit conditions, allowing flexibility for medical and personal exigencies, ensuring const...
Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Rejection of 1958 Will Claim in Land Dispute
The court ruled that the presumption of authenticity for documents over 30 years old does not apply to wills, requiring ...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Integrity of Recruitment Process Amidst Allegations
Court dismisses petition challenging the recruitment process, citing lack of credible evidence of systemic fraud...
Sabarimala gold loss: Kerala HC rejects Pankaj Bhandari's plea against arrest
The SIT had alleged that Bhandari and Roddam, along with first accused Unnikrishnan Potty, planned the theft of gold tha...
Calcutta High Court Denies Bail to MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma in Money Laundering Case
Accusations of fraudulent loan sanctions and potential witness intimidation lead to rejection of bail under PMLA...
Allahabad High Court Questions Applicability of Maternity Benefit Act to Educational Institutions
Court Directs State to Clarify Notification Status under Maternity Benefit Act, 1961...
Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition by M/s KVN Productions LLP
Petition Withdrawn Following Instructions from the Petitioner; No Costs Imposed...
Jharkhand High Court Upholds Right to Travel Abroad for Medical Treatment
Madhu Singh Allowed to Travel Abroad for Life-Threatening Medical Condition Amid Corruption Case...
Allahabad High Court Rejects Bail Application of Advocate Accused of Forgery
Court cites serious misconduct and undermining public confidence in the legal profession...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds State's Policy Decision in Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana Case
Judicial review limited; court dismisses PIL against age criteria and registration closure in women empowerment scheme...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Widow's Eviction from Matrimonial Home
Court Rules Against Widow's Claim of Right to Reside in Property Sold by Husband, Validates Bona Fide Sale and Mandatory...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Validity of Payment by Cheque in Execution of Compromise Decree*
The Court quashes execution proceedings, affirming that payment by cheque satisfies decretal obligations unless explicit...
Karnataka High Court Modifies Conviction to Attempted Murder in Domestic Assault Case
Husband's Attack on Wife with Deadly Weapons Reclassified Under Section 307 IPC, Acquitting Lesser Charge...
Orissa High Court Grants Increased Back Wages to Wrongfully Dismissed Employee
Court Orders Payment of 75% Back Wages with Interest for Delayed Compliance...
Delhi High Court Upholds Application of Limitation Act in Arbitration Proceedings
NHPC Limited granted relief as court acknowledges due diligence in pursuing arbitration case in wrong jurisdiction....
Gauhati High Court Awards Compensation for Discriminatory Rejection of Compassionate Appointment
Court finds State Level Committee applied inconsistent criteria, grants Rs. 1,00,000 to petitioner Udit Narayan Purkayas...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Acquittal in High-Profile Rape Allegation Case
Evidence Contradictions and Delayed Complaint Lead to Dismissal of Appeal Against Acquittal...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Amendment of Pleadings in Early Stage of Civil Suit
Court Allows Correction of Clerical Error in Land Description, Ensuring Fair Trial Before Commencement...
Ensure Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple premises are clean: Kerala HC to CDB
The Suchitwa Mission report contains detailed directions and recommendations with regard to solid waste management pract...
HC cites Scott Fitzgerald quote on drinking to reject man’s compensation plea
"When a person is so heavily drunk, then his act of standing close to the border of the platform would be a case falling...
Allahabad HC to hear petition seeking FIR against Rahul on Mar 11
The court in its order observed, "Learned counsel for the petitioner wants to file supplementary affidavit and prays for...
Jharkhand HC directs Centre, state to formulate SOP for accessing Aadhaar card details by police
However, since no significant action was taken by the police to recover her daughter, Urain filed a petition for habeas ...
Complete Ratna Bhandar inventory in 3 months, place key missing report in House: Orissa HC to govt
Regarding inventorisation, the Bench observed that the Temple Managing Committee, the highest decision-making body of th...
Caste by birth remains same even if one changes religion: Allahabad HC
The appellants had moved the court by filing the case and pleaded that though the woman originally belonged to the SC/ST...
Bombay HC quotes author Scott Fitzgerald on drinking to reject inebriated man's compensation plea
"Alcohol ruins, it ruins everything. Physical and mental health, relationships, causes family breakdown, social dysfunct...
UP govt constituting OBC panel for upcoming panchayat polls, govt informs Allahabad HC
The order came on February 4, on a PIL which alleged that the term of the OBC commission had come to an end about five m...
Over 150-year-old Calcutta High Court building gets new address after renaming of road
The neo-Gothic High Court building was constructed in 1872, ten years after the establishment of the court itself, accor...
Kerala HC stays liquor company contest seeking logo, name for new brandy
The Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation, BEVCO, told the court that the contest advertiseme...
Gujarat Cong leaders move HC against SIR, allege violation of electoral rules
They have stated that a notice dated January 24 was served upon the respondents seeking compliance with the rules. A rep...