High Courts
Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Mandatory Upload of Charge-Sheets on State Police Websites
Court rules that uploading charge-sheets online is not required by law and could interfere with judicial processes. ...
Open to Vedanta to file plea before authorities over green copper plant: Madras HC
The State's counsel submitted that earlier, due to breach of consent and other violations, action was taken to close d...
Delhi HC criticises 'culture of adjournments', hopes it would change in future
The cost was imposed by another high court bench in May last year. The court noted the petitioner's submissions that his...
IRCTC 'scam' case: Delhi HC to hear Lalu Prasad's petition against framing charges
Earlier on October 13, the court had framed charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy, and sections of the Prevention of ...
2025 JEE exam: Delhi HC bench upholds single judge's order dismissing plea against NTA
The two judges were hearing the appeal filed by the aspirants challenging a single judge's September 22 order rejecting ...
CJI Surya Kant lays foundation stone for 7 infrastructure projects on Patna HC premises
The laying of foundation stones for the administrative block, the IT block and other facilities of the Patna High Court ...
Cancellation of GST registration for non-filing of returns for six months can be revoked
Gauhati High Court Allows Revocation of GST Cancellation for Businessman GST Registration Cancellation Overturned; Court...
Uttarakhand HC issues notice on PIL regarding Kund bypass construction
The petitioner alleged that the executing agency has not adopted any safety measures during the construction work, nor h...
Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam': HC grants bail to former CM Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya
The alleged scam resulted in a "massive loss" to the state exchequer and filled the pockets of the beneficiaries of a li...
Allahabad criticises Meerut-based trial court for acting hastily in double murder case
The petitioners had challenged the sessions court's order dated August 17, 2024 before the high court, under which the t...
Absence of written tenancy agreement does not bar jurisdiction of rent authority: Allahabad HC
The court said that the intention of the legislature cannot be ascertained merely on the basis of a single provision and...
Water contamination in Indore: situation under control, government tells HC
The report put the death toll due to the diarrheal outbreak at four, but Mayor of Indore Pushyamitra Bhargava said he ha...
Delhi HC cancels 'Activepushpa' mark, cites deceptive similarity with 'Hempushpa'
In an order dated December 24, the court, taking note of the evidence before it, said the "Activepushpa" mark was decept...
Wife's interim maintenance cannot be determined with mathematical precision: HC
In an order dated December 23, the court said, "The determination of interim maintenance is not an exercise capable of m...
Tirupati laddu row: Delhi HC refuses interim relief to ex-chairman of Board
Ex parte ad-interim injunctions are urgent court orders granted without hearing the other side (ex parte) to provide imm...
Delhi HC upholds 2014 acquittal order, underlines principle of double innocence
"The principle of double presumption of innocence, which operates in favour of an accused after acquittal, is well-settl...
Delhi HC protects personality rights of Andhra Pradesh Dy CM Pawan Kalyan
In the order dated December 22, the court said, “The balance of convenience lies in favour of the plaintiff (Kalyan), an...
Delhi High Court Halts NHAI's Move to Terminate Contract with Roadway Solutions India Infra Limited
Court Prevents Encashment of Rs. 100 Crore Insurance Bonds Amid Contractual Dispute...
Calcutta High Court Orders Replacement of Public Prosecutor to Expedite Delayed Trial
Accused Detained for Over Four Years as Court Intervenes to Address Prosecution's Negligence...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Medical Fitness Criteria for CAPF Recruitment
Court Upholds Medical Examination Standards in Recruitment Process, Disallows Post-Examination Tattoo Removal...
Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail to Chaitanya Baghel in High-Profile Money Laundering Case
Court Emphasizes Constitutional Safeguards Over Procedural Rigidity in PMLA Cases; Bail Granted Due to Prolonged Detenti...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Complaint Against Marketing Firm in Misbranding Case
Court Rules That Liability for Misbranded Insecticides Lies With Manufacturer, Not Distributor...
Uttarakhand HC constitutes committee on illegal soapstone mining in Bageshwar
The committee includes renowned environmentalist Dr Ajay Rawat and scientists from the National Environmental Engineerin...
Delhi HC deprecates police for using particular Hindi phrase in FIRs related to outraging woman's modesty
The judge also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police concerned to ensure that no fabricated allegations are inserte...
Disputes in families show stark difference in society that champions 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam': HC
In 1976, the appellant's father died leaving a Will appointing his wife and his two sons as executors and trustees of hi...
Uttarakhand: Man accused of sexually exploiting woman on pretext of marriage gets anticipatory bail
The petitioner's lawyer argued that the relationship was consensual, the woman was an adult and of sound mind, and that ...
False rape allegations leave unhealing scars on accused: Delhi High Court
When serious allegations are made and then withdrawn without explanation, it weakens public confidence in the process me...
Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Emergency Parole to Hardcore Prisoner; Grants Custody Parole for Wife's Last Rites
Court Upholds Rejection of Emergency Parole Under Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners Act, 2022; Allows Custody Parole with P...
Her willingness, consent all that matters: HC on Punjab woman's plea for abortion
In the previous hearing, the court had issued directions to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Researc...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Harassment and Abetment of Suicide Case
Convictions under Sections 498A and 306 IPC Overturned Due to Insufficient Evidence and Vague Allegations...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail in Sedition Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Bail granted to petitioner accused of uploading prohibited content without evidence of incitement to violence or public ...
High Court has the power to quash criminal proceedings involving non-compoundable offences
Gauhati High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Personal Dispute Cases Court Utilizes Inherent Powers to Quash Procee...
Appointing candidates deliberately inflating marks in forms fundamentally illegal: Allahabad HC
The petitioners had applied for the posts of assistant teachers and were declared qualified in the results for the assis...
'Blind murder': Allahabad HC acquits three men serving life sentence for 38 years
"The presence of prosecution witnesses at the spot is highly doubtful. It appears that they had not seen the incident. T...
Delhi HC restrains manufacturer from infringing Britannia's 'Little Hearts' mark
It restrained the defendant company and its partners from using, manufacturing and selling the goods bearing Britannia’s...
HC seeks report on contaminated drinking water episode in Indore, orders free treatment of patients
Inani told PTI that the high court has also directed the state government to ensure free treatment for people who fell i...