High Courts

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Reproductive Autonomy: Allows IVF Treatment Despite Husband Crossing Age Limit Under ART Act

Court Rules Separate Gender-Specific Age Limits in ART Act, 2021; Denial of IVF to Wife Within Age Limit Solely Due to H...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Involving Registered Sale Deed and Power of Attorney

Court holds that continuation of criminal case alleging cheating and breach of trust amounts to abuse of process, emphas...

Meghalaya High Court Emphasizes Duty of Amicus Curiae Amid Bar Strike, Replaces Non-Appearing Amicus

Court Rules Amicus Curiae Must Appear Despite Bar Association Strike Calls, Warns Non-Compliance May Attract Contempt Pr...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Investigation into Alleged Steel Cartel, Rejects Interim Stay Plea

Court finds substantial compliance with Competition Act provisions as Commission's suo motu case and Madras High Court's...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Youth Accused in POCSO Case Considering Mitigating Circumstances

Court weighs romantic relationship, inconsistent victim statements, and prolonged custody against gravity of charges und...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Over Invalid Constitution of Tribunal in Newton Engineering vs Indian Oil Case

Court Rules Selection of Sole Arbitrator from Panel Unilaterally Furnished by One Party Does Not Waive Mandatory Statuto...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Entire Arbitral Award in LIC vs. N.S. Associates Case Due to Invalid Arbitrator Appointment

Court holds unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator impermissible under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, leadin...

Madras High Court Dismisses Bank of Baroda's Review Plea, Upholds Right of Guarantor to Travel Abroad Despite Loan Default

Court Rules Look Out Circular Cannot Be Maintained Without Fraud Allegation or Legal Backing; Emphasizes Fundamental Rig...

Delhi High Court Upholds Execution of Arbitral Award; Transfer of Undivided Share Post-Notice Does Not Bar Sale

Transfer of judgment debtor's property after notice but before formal attachment held subject to execution rights; objec...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹1.7 Crore Compensation in Road Accident Case; Driver Held Negligent Despite "Agony of the Moment" Defense

Court Rules Occupant Director Not an Employee under Insurance Policy; Driver Cannot Evade Liability by Citing Sudden App...

Madras High Court Limits Compensation in Sterilisation Failure Case, Sets Rs. 60,000 as Statutory Entitlement

Division Bench overturns Single Judge's Rs. 3 lakh award for alleged medical negligence, directs compensation under Fami...

MP High Court asks govt to produce woman detained from train en route to CJP protest

It also allowed the government to produce her before the next hearing on Tuesday, provided it gave prior notice to the o...

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Upholds Compensation Award in Work Injury Case, Remands Penalty Issue for Reconsideration

Court confirms compensation based on 30% permanent disability under Employees Compensation Act, 1923, and directs fresh ...

Madras High Court Grants Bail to Ala Alagappan in PMLA Case, Cautions Directorate on Prioritizing Public Interest Cases

Court holds that Directorate failed to prima facie establish money laundering by petitioner, emphasizes stringent PMLA p...

J&K High Court Cancels Bail Granted in Commercial Quantity NDPS Case for Lack of Statutory Compliance

Court emphasizes mandatory twin conditions under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of NDPS Act must be fulfilled before granting bail...

Madras High Court Sets Aside Order Freezing Temple Official's Bank Account, Censures Negligence in Unauthorized Sale of Temple Buffaloes

Court rules violation of natural justice in passing order without hearing; directs fresh inquiry into alleged unauthoriz...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Arms Licence Cancellation, Questions Legality of Licence Conversion

Court directs District Magistrate to re-examine validity of converting sports category arms licence to self-defence cate...

Kerala High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment Charge, Allows Other Criminal Proceedings to Continue

Court holds that mere abusive language does not constitute sexual harassment without specific sexually coloured remarks;...

Kerala High Court Upholds Waqf Tribunal's Power to Allow Interrogatories in Waqf Property Disputes

Tribunal deemed civil court under Waqf Act, 1995, can permit interrogatories at any stage for fair adjudication, Kerala ...

Kerala High Court Upholds Criminal Proceedings Against Notary for Forgery Outside Official Functions

Court Rules Section 13(1) Protection of Notaries Act Not Applicable When Notary Acts with Criminal Intent Beyond Statuto...

Karnataka High Court Partly Quashes FIR Against Woman in Data Transfer Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Court Rules Section 69 of BNS, 2023 Not Attracted Against Woman Accused; Investigation to Continue for Data Transfer and...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Demolition Notices Against Guest Houses in Hampi Buffer Zone, Directs Authorities to Grant Permissions Lawfully

Petitioners running guest houses without prior approvals given interim relief; directed to apply for necessary permissio...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail in Promise to Marry Case, Highlights Crucial Legal Distinction

Court finds no prima facie offence under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as sexual intercourse preceded prom...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Removal of Copyright Registration Over "CAMEL COLLECTION" Artistic Work

Court holds petitioners failed to prove "first ownership" of original artistic work under Copyright Act, 1957; trademark...

Delhi High Court Permits Medical Termination of Pregnancy Beyond Statutory Limit for Mentally Challenged Minor Rape Survivor

Court invokes constitutional jurisdiction under Article 226, prioritizing reproductive autonomy and best interests of a ...

Calcutta High Court Upholds ITAT's Deletion of Rs.11.35 Crore Addition in Income Tax Case of Suresh Kumar Banthia

Court Finds No Substantial Question of Law in Revenue's Appeal Against ITAT's Order Deleting Unexplained Cash Loan Addit...

HC asks Centre to finalise SOP for using service dogs to assist differently-abled

The petitioner said India, particularly Delhi, has a very high population of stray animals, most of which are not vaccin...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Special TET for In-Service Teachers, Rejects Challenge on Grounds of Discrimination

Court Rules Special TET Is a Compliance Mechanism, Not a Preferential Recruitment Advantage; Petitioners' Claims of Viol...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Illegal Commercial Land Use Permission in Bakrota Restricted Area, Upholds Environmental Protection

Court Rules Change of Land Use from Residential to Commercial for Hotel in Bakrota Violates Dalhousie Development Plan; ...

Allahabad High Court Rules in Favor of Petitioners, Declares Property Not Enemy or Evacuee Property; Restrains State from Interference

Court upholds petitioners' peaceful possession and sanctioned construction on Muzaffarnagar property, dismissing State's...

Calcutta High Court Registers Suo Motu PIL Following Attack on Advocate Inside Court Premises; Directs State to Strengthen Court Security

Court appoints Amicus Curiae, impleads multiple State and police authorities, bar bodies, and calls for immediate withdr...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Reopening of Income Tax Assessment in Venus Township Case, Citing Pending Appeals and Identical Additions

Court holds reassessment under Sections 147, 148, and 148A invalid as original assessment and appeals on merits and tech...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Rules Principal Employer Liable for Contract Labour's Revised Wages and Overtime