High Courts

In a sharp rebuke to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for ignoring illegal encroachments on public roads, the Bombay High Court delivered a biting oral remark. Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Abhay Mantri said that if the civic body’s lax attitude continues, Mumbaikars might soon abandon cars for bicycles and horses—even the BMC chief could […]

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a final decree passed in a partition suit cannot be executed unless it is first written (engrossed) on proper stamp paper and the required stamp duty is paid, which means the Stamp Act must be followed before the decree can be enforced. Exercising its revisional jurisdiction, the Bench

The Bombay High Court reduced the life sentence of a man, Kalamuddin Mohammad Isteyar Ansari (also known as Koail), who was convicted of forcing a five-year-old girl to perform oral sex. The court’s decision was influenced by the fact that the appellant “successfully’’passed an exam on the ‘Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi’ while incarcerated, alongside the

The Bombay High Court has ordered a fresh valuation of a prime property in Mumbai’s Vile Parle after finding that the earlier auction process was manipulated. The court noted that the bidders allegedly acted as a syndicate and deliberately quoted lower prices to suppress the property’s value. Fresh Auction Ordered, EMD Forfeited: Single Judge Justice

In an important ruling in the Baba Siddique assassination case, the Bombay High Court granted bail to 22-year-old Akashdeep Karaj Singh, saying there was no initial evidence directly tying him to the Anmol Bishnoi-led crime syndicate. Justice Neela Gokhale passed the order on Singh's bail plea after he was arrested by Mumbai police under the

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court, acquitted two women who had been convicted for hitting their relative’s child on the head with an iron rod, causing a bleeding injury. The bench of Justice Shreeram Shirsat, who heard the matter held that a single incident of assault on a child does not automatically amount

The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of Harpreet Singh, a former Presidential Body Guard who was serving a life sentence in a 2003 rape and robbery case. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, while allowing his writ petition, held that keeping the petitioner in jail despite over 25 years in custody and repeated findings that

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Haryana government to explain how it plans to deal with the severe environmental damage caused by illegal mining in Pichopa Kalan village, Charki Dadri, in the Aravalli region. A Division Bench of Justices Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Rohit Kapoor also asked the government to submit a

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed IRS officer Sameer Wankhede to file a defamation suit before the City Civil & Sessions Court, Dindoshi, Mumbai,over his alleged portrayal in the Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood,” directed by Aryan Khan. Facts: The order was passed on an application moved by Wankhede.

The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to deposit ₹3.60 crore in the court’s registry for failing to pay compensation to victims of human rights violations, as earlier ordered by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC). A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad also asked the Chief Secretary