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High Court Revives Dismissed Money Recovery Suit, Orders Trial as Ordinary Case

High Court Revives Dismissed Money Recovery Suit, Orders Trial as Ordinary Case

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Sets Aside Trial Court's Decision, Restores Suit for Recovery of Rs. 5 Lakh Loan...

Patna High Court Overturns Conviction in POCSO Case Due to Lack of Evidence

Patna High Court Overturns Conviction in POCSO Case Due to Lack of Evidence

Court Finds Trial Court Erred in Relying on Presumptions Without Foundational Facts; Accused Acquitted...

Patna High Court Refers Impersonation Case to Division Bench for Final Decision

Patna High Court Refers Impersonation Case to Division Bench for Final Decision

Discrepancy in Punishments for Impersonation in Exams Prompts Judicial Review...

Delhi High Court Acquits Nafe Singh in Attempt to Murder Case

Delhi High Court Acquits Nafe Singh in Attempt to Murder Case

Lack of conclusive evidence leads to acquittal; discrepancies in victim's testimony cited as key factors....

Delhi High Court Upholds Validity of Suit Despite Limitation Challenge

Delhi High Court Upholds Validity of Suit Despite Limitation Challenge

Court rules that limitation issues require evidence and cannot be decided at the threshold, dismisses application for re...

Bombay High Court bars society NOC condition for registration of consent decree

Bombay High Court bars society NOC condition for registration of consent decree

Court says collector cannot insist on a co-operative housing society’s no-objection certificate unless backed by law; di...

Bombay High Court Releases Reserved Indirect Tax Case for Rehearing

Bombay High Court Releases Reserved Indirect Tax Case for Rehearing

Adherence to Supreme Court Guidelines on Reserved Judgment Timelines Leads to Case Reassignment...

Gujarat HC bins convict plea against rejection of sentence remission in ex-Cong MP murder case

Gujarat HC bins convict plea against rejection of sentence remission in ex-Cong MP murder case

Following a public outcry against alleged police inaction in the case, Latif planned to make some of his gang members su...

HC pulls up UP housing agency over delay in compliance with order

HC pulls up UP housing agency over delay in compliance with order

The court said the cheque amount could be released to the petitioner, as per the court rules, on submission of an applic...

HC questions requirement of NOC from UP govt for B.Pharm course

HC questions requirement of NOC from UP govt for B.Pharm course

Prima facie, the court observed that affiliation was a matter concerning the university or the competent affiliating aut...

Allahabad HC adjourns Gyanvapi mosque Wazukhana ASI survey case till Oct 6

Allahabad HC adjourns Gyanvapi mosque Wazukhana ASI survey case till Oct 6

In view of the said fact, the court deferred the proceedings of this case and directed that this case on October 6, 2026...

Cal HC grants verbal protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sumit Roy

Cal HC grants verbal protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sumit Roy

Roy's lawyer stated that they were aware of six FIRs against him. In one case, the high court granted interim protection...

Allahabad HC rejects bail plea of Mohammad Umar, eldest son of Atiq Ahmad

Allahabad HC rejects bail plea of Mohammad Umar, eldest son of Atiq Ahmad

The FIR mentioned that Umar allegedly demanded Rs 20,00,000 for kidnapping, beating and threats to life. In this matter,...

Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking permission to wear headscarf in school

Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking permission to wear headscarf in school

"Wherever this issue has arisen, the high courts have been unanimous in opinion that wearing a headscarf is not an essen...

Cal HC upholds divorce decree, says stray incidents of living together not condonation of cruelty

Cal HC upholds divorce decree, says stray incidents of living together not condonation of cruelty

The court also noted that the appellant-wife alleged dowry demands by the husband and his family without disclosing any ...

UP: HC orders judicial probe into 2024 custodial death; takes note of ante-mortem injuries on body

UP: HC orders judicial probe into 2024 custodial death; takes note of ante-mortem injuries on body

Referring to the medical report, the inquiry had concluded that the death appeared to be natural as the deceased had pre...

DMK chief Stalin files plea in HC, seeks declaration affirming his rival's win as 'void'

DMK chief Stalin files plea in HC, seeks declaration affirming his rival's win as 'void'

He refused to accept the District Election Officer's claim that the process had been successfully carried out. Therefore...

Delhi HC asks govt to explain rationale behind endorsement by MP/MLA for Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

Delhi HC asks govt to explain rationale behind endorsement by MP/MLA for Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

According to the scheme guidelines approved by the cabinet, women aged between 21 and 60 years whose family income is up...

Action only on paper, reality different: HC questions BMC's action against garbage dumping on streets

Action only on paper, reality different: HC questions BMC's action against garbage dumping on streets

Warning of action against the concerned ward officers, the bench said, "Put your house in order or else we will take act...

Calcutta High Court stays arrest warrant against TMC MP Mahua Moitra

Calcutta High Court stays arrest warrant against TMC MP Mahua Moitra

Moitra’s lawyer Arko Kumar Nag told the court that since the alleged speeches and filing of complaints against her took ...

Inquiry needed into affairs of Virender Dev Dixit's ashrams: Delhi HC after CBI says he is dead

Inquiry needed into affairs of Virender Dev Dixit's ashrams: Delhi HC after CBI says he is dead

The court was hearing a matter related to allegations that several women and girls are held in illegal confinement at th...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Dismissal of Police Constables Convicted Under NDPS Act

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Dismissal of Police Constables Convicted Under NDPS Act

Court affirms the Director General of Police's authority to dismiss convicted personnel without inquiry under Article 31...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Petition to Unfreeze Bank Account Amid Suspicious Transactions

Kerala High Court Dismisses Petition to Unfreeze Bank Account Amid Suspicious Transactions

Court Orders FIR Against Petitioner for Alleged Money Mule Activities Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023...

Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Maintenance for Non-Biological Child, Enhances Support for Family

Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Maintenance for Non-Biological Child, Enhances Support for Family

Court emphasizes the husband's obligation to support non-biological children accepted into the family, orders increased ...

Kerala High Court Quashes Cochin Devaswom Board's Assumption of Temple Management

Kerala High Court Quashes Cochin Devaswom Board's Assumption of Temple Management

Cochin Devaswom Board's attempt to take over Ernakulam Thirumala Devaswom management halted by Kerala High Court; compli...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Reassessment of Loonchand Dhanraj HUF, Cites Lack of Fresh Evidence

Gujarat High Court Quashes Reassessment of Loonchand Dhanraj HUF, Cites Lack of Fresh Evidence

Reassessment under Section 148 deemed impermissible; mere change of opinion without new tangible evidence invalidates re...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Cancellation of Fraudulently Secured Public Employment

Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Cancellation of Fraudulently Secured Public Employment

Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Restoration of Appointment Citing Fraud and Manipulation of Public Records...

J'khand HC refuses stay on notification cancelling appointments of FROs, seeks govt response

J'khand HC refuses stay on notification cancelling appointments of FROs, seeks govt response

The court on August 21 had stayed the notifications cancelling the 11th and 13th Jharkhand PSC exams, besides putting a ...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Reinstates Terminated Employee, Cites Violation of Industrial Disputes Act

Madhya Pradesh High Court Reinstates Terminated Employee, Cites Violation of Industrial Disputes Act

Court Overturns Writ Court's Decision, Orders Expeditious Resolution of 26-Year-Old Case...

Gauhati High Court Directs Bodoland Territorial Council to Verify and Settle Contractor's Dues

Gauhati High Court Directs Bodoland Territorial Council to Verify and Settle Contractor's Dues

Court mandates verification of construction completion and payment of outstanding balance within one month...

Gauhati High Court Partially Upholds Judgment in Assam Teacher Termination Case

Gauhati High Court Partially Upholds Judgment in Assam Teacher Termination Case

Court Sets Aside Termination Orders for Lack of Communication but Denies Retrospective Regularization as Assistant Teach...

Telangana High Court Orders Return of Four-Year-Old U.S. Citizen to Oregon in Child Custody Habeas Plea

Telangana High Court Orders Return of Four-Year-Old U.S. Citizen to Oregon in Child Custody Habeas Plea

Court says foreign custody orders deserve deference, but child’s welfare remains paramount; mother given option to trave...

Gauhati High Court Directs Submission of Necessary Documents for Fund Release under ICPS

Gauhati High Court Directs Submission of Necessary Documents for Fund Release under ICPS

Bikalanga Kalyan Kendra's Petition Partially Granted for Period 01.04.2014 to 30.11.2014; Civil Court Adjudication Sugge...

Delhi High Court Mandates Inclusion of MD (Geriatric Medicine) for DM Super Speciality Courses

Delhi High Court Mandates Inclusion of MD (Geriatric Medicine) for DM Super Speciality Courses

Court Directs National Medical Commission to Reassess Eligibility Criteria for Advanced Medical Courses...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Traffic Management in Connaught Place

Delhi High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Traffic Management in Connaught Place

Court Upholds Traffic Authorities' Decision-Making Power, Refuses to Act as Appellate Authority...

Assault case: Gujarat HC rejects bail plea of AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava

Assault case: Gujarat HC rejects bail plea of AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava

According to the prosecution, forest authorities had removed unauthorised crops after registering an offence, following ...