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Karnataka HC sets aside KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar's suspension

Karnataka HC sets aside KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar's suspension

The high court had earlier intervened in the matter by staying the implementation of a KPSC resolution asking Sahukar to...

Ritabrata Banerjee’s appointment as LoP ‘provisional decision’, to remain in post for 2 months: HC

Ritabrata Banerjee’s appointment as LoP ‘provisional decision’, to remain in post for 2 months: HC

Lastly, on June three, 58 signatories wrote a letter to the Speaker, and he immediately accepted a proposal by the 58 on...

2015 Assembly ruckus: Kerala HC quashes criminal case against fmr Cong MLA

2015 Assembly ruckus: Kerala HC quashes criminal case against fmr Cong MLA

In its latest order, the High Court said that it was not quashing the proceedings on an appreciation of the truth or fal...

Gauhati High Court Upholds Extension of Inner Line Permit Regime to Nagaland Districts

Gauhati High Court Upholds Extension of Inner Line Permit Regime to Nagaland Districts

Court Dismisses Challenges, Affirms Constitutional Validity of Notifications on ILP Extension...

HC takes coginsance of severe waterlogging in Prayagraj, seeks explanation from authorities

HC takes coginsance of severe waterlogging in Prayagraj, seeks explanation from authorities

The court also asked the secretary of urban development and planning to file an affidavit by August 20, clarifying the p...

Bail plea can directly be filed in HC in special circumstances

Bail plea can directly be filed in HC in special circumstances

After going through the records, the court said, "I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the recor...

Calcutta HC dismisses PIL alleging removal of loudspeakers from mosques

Calcutta HC dismisses PIL alleging removal of loudspeakers from mosques

Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, who moved the petition, had alleged that loudspeakers were being removed from mosques i...

Allahabad HC directs UP chief secy's appearance on Sept 10 in contempt case

Allahabad HC directs UP chief secy's appearance on Sept 10 in contempt case

The recruitment process was also to remain in abeyance in respect of posts on which the petitioners were working in the ...

Missing train ticket cannot deny compensation, says Allahabad HC, awards Rs 8 lakh to widow

Missing train ticket cannot deny compensation, says Allahabad HC, awards Rs 8 lakh to widow

In the case, the widow and another witness testified that Singh had purchased a second-class ticket. The Railways failed...

HC quashes order stopping Ayodhya hotel project, asks govt to decide on exemption in 6 weeks

HC quashes order stopping Ayodhya hotel project, asks govt to decide on exemption in 6 weeks

The bench also took note of the petitioner's contention that the project was being developed under the state's investmen...

Decide on Sainik Farm's fate in 2 months: Delhi HC tells authorities

Decide on Sainik Farm's fate in 2 months: Delhi HC tells authorities

Constructions raised in the affluent colonies like Sainik Farm are protected by law up to December 2023, Centre said....

Allahabad HC directs UP govt to form fresh panel for welfare of advocates' clerks

Allahabad HC directs UP govt to form fresh panel for welfare of advocates' clerks

The new committee will comprise the advocate general of Uttar Pradesh or an experienced additional advocate general nomi...

Bombay HC cancels bail granted to owners of Goa nightclub where 25 people had died in fire

Bombay HC cancels bail granted to owners of Goa nightclub where 25 people had died in fire

The chargesheet alleged that "irresponsible acts" of the accused resulted in the deaths of 25 people in the mass-casualt...

AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar released: Police tell Delhi HC after his family alleges illegal detention

AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar released: Police tell Delhi HC after his family alleges illegal detention

Hundreds of sanitation workers and auto-tipper drivers from across Delhi protested at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital on Mo...

Delhi HC allows JNU to continue admissions based on deprivation points

Delhi HC allows JNU to continue admissions based on deprivation points

Mehra, who filed the petition before the single judge, defended the August 14 order and argued that "deprivations points...

Extremely weak evidence may lead to acquittal: HC suspends life term of Dabholkar murder convict

Extremely weak evidence may lead to acquittal: HC suspends life term of Dabholkar murder convict

"The applicant is in custody based on a weak piece of evidence for about six years from the arrest in this case and henc...

AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar released from preventive detention: Police tell Delhi HC

AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar released from preventive detention: Police tell Delhi HC

The bench said, "We are of the opinion that the purpose of the present petition has been served after Kumar's release. F...

TMC’s Ritabrata Banerjee to remain LoP till single bench decides issue in 2 months: Cal HC

TMC’s Ritabrata Banerjee to remain LoP till single bench decides issue in 2 months: Cal HC

The bench directed that the single bench will hear the challenge to the decision of the Assembly Speaker by Sobhandeb Ch...

Kerala High Court Orders Reconsideration of FCRA Certificate Renewal for Charitable Trust

Kerala High Court Orders Reconsideration of FCRA Certificate Renewal for Charitable Trust

Court emphasizes the necessity of reasoned decisions and transparency in administrative actions under the Foreign Contri...

Calcutta HC flags lack of coordination between Bengal, Centre over census duty for school teachers

Calcutta HC flags lack of coordination between Bengal, Centre over census duty for school teachers

In case teachers are deployed as census officers, a particular plan has to be carved out since the work schedule is clas...

Kerala High Court Nullifies FCRA Renewal Denial, Stresses Need for Transparency in National Security Claims

Kerala High Court Nullifies FCRA Renewal Denial, Stresses Need for Transparency in National Security Claims

Court Orders Fresh Review of Kerala Social Service Forum's Application; Emphasizes Constitutional Right to Protest...

Allahabad High Court Upholds District-Wise Teacher Transfer Policy

Allahabad High Court Upholds District-Wise Teacher Transfer Policy

Court Rules Transfer Policy Does Not Violate RTE Act's Pupil-Teacher Ratio Mandate...

Plea in HC alleges AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar being illegally detained

Plea in HC alleges AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar being illegally detained

Hundreds of sanitation workers and auto-tipper drivers from across Delhi protested at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital on Mo...

Delhi HC denies default bail to 2025 Red Fort car bomb blast accused

Delhi HC denies default bail to 2025 Red Fort car bomb blast accused

A Hyundai i20 car exploded near the Red Fort at 6.52 pm on November 10, 2025, killing 15 people and injuring several oth...

Chhattisgarh High Court Reverses Acquittal in Abetment of Suicide Case

Chhattisgarh High Court Reverses Acquittal in Abetment of Suicide Case

Accused Convicted for Persistent Harassment Leading to Victim's Suicide...

Allahabad High Court Upholds E-Tender for New Yatri Plaza, Dismisses Moga Dhaba's Petition

Allahabad High Court Upholds E-Tender for New Yatri Plaza, Dismisses Moga Dhaba's Petition

Court rules contractual obligations are non-statutory, allowing U.P. State Road Transport Corporation to proceed with th...

Allahabad High Court Overturns Single Judge's Ruling, Upholds Teachers' Right to Salary Under Section 10

Allahabad High Court Overturns Single Judge's Ruling, Upholds Teachers' Right to Salary Under Section 10

Court Orders Fresh Consideration for Salary Arrears of Primary Section Teachers Under Grant-in-Aid Scheme...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition for Mandamus in Lost Cheque Case

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition for Mandamus in Lost Cheque Case

Court emphasizes the discretionary nature of mandamus and the necessity of exhausting statutory remedies under the Bhara...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Government Order Allowing Administrative Annulment of Registered Sale Deeds

Allahabad High Court Quashes Government Order Allowing Administrative Annulment of Registered Sale Deeds

Court upholds the sanctity of registered sale deeds, emphasizing that only civil courts can adjudicate allegations of fr...

Telangana High Court Grants Relief to Radiant Digital Solutions on Tax Delay Due to COVID-19

Telangana High Court Grants Relief to Radiant Digital Solutions on Tax Delay Due to COVID-19

Court Condones Delay in Filing Form 10-IC, Emphasizes Liberal Interpretation of "Genuine Hardship"...

Dabholkar murder: HC grants bail to convict Sachin Andure, suspends his life sentence

Dabholkar murder: HC grants bail to convict Sachin Andure, suspends his life sentence

Andure had filed an appeal in the HC challenging the conviction and, in an interim application, sought bail and suspensi...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Discharge of Accused in Excise Duty Evasion Case

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Discharge of Accused in Excise Duty Evasion Case

Court Affirms that Show Cause Notices and Penalties Alone Insufficient for Criminal Prosecution...

Allahabad High Court Mandates 30 percent Reservation for Women in Oudh Bar Association's Executive Council

Allahabad High Court Mandates 30 percent Reservation for Women in Oudh Bar Association's Executive Council

Landmark judgment ensures gender representation in line with Supreme Court directives, introducing rotational reservatio...

Permission can't be granted to shoot film starring Mohanlal: Periyar Tiger Reserve to Kerala HC

Permission can't be granted to shoot film starring Mohanlal: Periyar Tiger Reserve to Kerala HC

"Yes, shooting is not allowed at Sabarimala. Film shooting is not allowed at Sabarimala. Permission is usually given onl...

No interim relief to Congress in Sitapaur land occupation case

No interim relief to Congress in Sitapaur land occupation case

The court observed that even though the occupation had commenced decades ago, such occupation of government property cou...

HC directs UP govt to deposit Rs 1.21 crore for land taken from temple in Ayodhya

HC directs UP govt to deposit Rs 1.21 crore for land taken from temple in Ayodhya

It also informed the court that it had filed a civil suit seeking cancellation of the sale deed, which is pending before...