High Courts
Delhi High Court Orders Reconsideration of Alleged Alteration in NCDRC Order
High Court Directs NCDRC to Investigate and Validate Authenticity of Disputed Order...
Delhi High Court Upholds Bar Council of India's Decision on Non-Maintainability of Appeal
Court advises petitioner to seek revisional jurisdiction under Section 48-A of the Advocates Act, 1961, in lieu of an ap...
Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Woman Accused of Facilitating Alleged Sexual Assault
Court considers limited role and lack of evidence suggesting knowledge of crime while granting bail...
Patna High Court Upholds State's Tender Policies, Dismisses Reservation Plea
Court Affirms Executive's Authority in Structuring Tender Conditions, Denies Petition for Mandated Reservations...
Delhi High Court Permits Vinesh Phogat to Participate in Asian Games Selection Trials
Court Recognizes Motherhood as a Non-Deterrent in Professional Sports, Ensures Interim Relief for Athlete...
Patna High Court Partially Modifies Arbitral Award in Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation vs Piyus Kumar Dispute
Court Upholds Majority of Arbitration Award but Sets Aside Compensation and Pre-Award Interest Claimed by Transporting A...
Rajasthan HC acquits Asaram of gang rape charges, upholds life term in minor rape case
Before pronouncing the order, the court reportedly remarked that it had a "mixed bag" of good and bad news for the accus...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Directs Immediate Power Stabilization for Hospital Equipment Installation
Court Orders Expedite of Power Supply to Facilitate Medical Equipment Usage and Initiates Probe into Private Practice by...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Municipality's Right to Demolish Unauthorized Construction; Mandates Tenant Relocation
Howrah Municipal Corporation's Demolition Drive Gets Court Backing; Landlord and Developer Directed to Provide Alternate...
Calcutta High Court Acquits Professor in POCSO Case, Censures Investigating Officer and Prosecutor for Bias and Lapses
Four Years of Wrongful Incarceration Ends as Court Highlights Failure to Establish Foundational Facts, Directs Compensat...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Extension in Recruitment Document Verification
Court affirms adherence to recruitment timelines and dismisses plea citing lack of evidence for medical incapacity...
Bombay High Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Parole Rule
Rule Mandating One-Year Imprisonment for Parole Eligibility Violates Articles 14 and 21, Declares Court...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Cognizance Order for Non-Compliance with BNSS, 2023
Special Court's Failure to Provide Pre-Cognizance Hearing to Accused Leads to Set-Aside of Proceedings in NDPS Case...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Upholds Maternity Leave as Continuous Service, Dismisses Bank's Appeal
Court affirms that treating maternity leave as a break in service is discriminatory, ensuring women's rights under the C...
Madras High Court Directs Election Commission to Ensure Permanent Ramps at Polling Booths for Disabled Voters
Election Commission Ordered to Comply with Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, for Improved Accessibility...
Calcutta High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Bhagat Family Partnership Dispute
Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement Despite Disputed Partnership Deeds, Citing Kompetenz-Kompetenz Doctrine...
Bombay High Court Quashes Arbitrary Withholding of Salaries for School Employees
Nagpur Bench rules in favor of teachers, mandates restoration of salaries and Shalarth IDs, citing violation of Article ...
Allahabad HC seeks reply from Centre, UP govt over dilapidated heritage structures
According to the plea, about 3,500 archaeological heritage monuments and ancient sites exist across the state which are ...
Allahabad HC posts hearing on lawyers' protest against anti-encroachment drive to June 8
During the hearing, lawyers opposing the drive argued that the municipal corporation had carried out the demolition with...
Allahabad HC deprecates consensual relationships turning into rape cases, quashes proceedings
According to the FIR lodged on March 30, 2024, the complainant alleged that she had met the accused at a wedding about a...
HC grants bail to man arrested for social media posts defaming PM, country
After hearing both sides, the high court, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, granted bail to the a...
Allahabad HC holds Ghazipur inspector of schools guilty of contempt of court
"Still, people all around may expect such overburdened judges to become ever-working super robots or super computers or ...
No interim order for Gymkhana: High court after Centre says won't take forceful possession by June 5
He contended that the Centre's decision to terminate the perpetual lease deed -- executed in 1928 -- lacked a real or ge...
Cal HC proposes phased disbursement of victim compensation to curb false sexual assault complaints
The court also directed the chairman of the Bar Council of West Bengal and the director general of police to consider in...
Calcutta HC vacates interim protection to TMC's Jahangir Khan
Opposing Khan's plea, Additional Advocate General Rajdeep Majumdar stated that the protection was granted only for Khan ...
HC sets aside stay on eviction notice to Delhi Race Club
Since no further extension was granted, the club's continued occupation of the land was unauthorised and liable to be ex...
Special exam to be held later for law students celebrating Bakrid on May 28: DU to HC
The petition said the varsity's refusal to hold the examination on May 28 was manifestly arbitrary, unreasonable and dep...
Tripura HC acquits two persons sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of bank manager
The high court rejected the review petition of Omar Sharif earlier, Sunakta Das has not yet approached the high court ch...
Delhi High Court Allows Intra-Court Appeal, Overturns Stay on Eviction Proceedings Against Delhi Race Club
The Division Bench sets aside the Single Judge's interim order, reaffirming the statutory right to initiate eviction und...
Allahabad High Court Restrains State from Requiring Private School Staff for Census Duties
Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Private Institutions Exempted from Census Responsibilities, Orders Kept in Abeyance...
HC grants interim bail from June 25-30 to Engineer Rashid in terror funding case
After he was named in a chargesheet in October 2019, a special NIA court framed charges against Rashid and others in Mar...
No forceful possession of Delhi Gymkhana Club land on June 5: SG Tushar Mehta to HC
The order, issued by the Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, has stat...
Employees of aided, unaided institutes not liable for Census task: Allahabad HC
The court was hearing a petition filed by 'Independent Self Financed Schools Association' whereby an order of the DIOS, ...
Twisha Sharma case: HC adjourns hearing on pleas against accused mom-in-law's pre-arrest bail to May 27
Twisha's family had raised several concerns over the circumstances surrounding her death. They alleged blunt force injur...
Kerala HC sentences 12 to life in Madhu lynching case, acquits first accused
"As stated by the learned sessions Judge, this is the first mob lynching case to come before the courts of Kerala. It is...
Delhi HC to hear on Tuesday pleas against Centre's order to vacate Gymkhana Club premises
The Delhi Gymkhana Club stands on one of the city's most valuable and strategically important land parcels, within the h...