High Courts

The Bombay High Court on Monday criticised the ongoing Maratha quota protests in Mumbai led by activist Manoj Jarange Patil, ordering that all protesters vacate the city's streets by Tuesday noon. A special bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad noted that the protests had gone beyond peaceful demonstration limits, violating court orders and […]

The Rajasthan High Court has raised serious constitutional concerns over the State’s allotment of a liquor shop license in a densely populated market, considering it a prima facie violation of Articles 21 and 47 of the Constitution. A bench led by Justice Sameer Jain has directed the government to explain its decision-making and produce the

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, led by Justice Jasgurpreet Puri, has underscored the significance of receiving a clear and legible medical prescription, declaring it a fundamental right enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution. This important development came during the hearing of an anticipatory bail application when the Court was appalled to find that

The Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling, dismissed the Central Government's plea challenging the order to promote IRS officer Sameer Wankhede, provided he is deemed eligible by the UPSC. The judgment, delivered by a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain, upheld the directive of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and

The Allahabad High Court strongly criticized the functioning of the revenue court at Tehsil Rudauli, Ayodhya, after discovering that a pending case had been adjourned 68 times out of 102 hearings due to repeated strikes and condolence calls by the local Bar Association. Facts: The matter arose from an Article 227 writ filed by Mohd.

Bombay High Court's Division Bench consisting of Justice M.S.Sonak & Justice Kamal Khata were hearing the Writ Petition No. 5180 of 2022 centering around  a dispute regarding the reservation of land for public use, specifically for a Primary School in Pune, under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act). The initial  development

The protection of personality right and publicity right have become increasingly vital in the digital age, particularly for public figures in the entertainment industry. The Bombay High Court was hearing  the Interim Application (L) No. 23560 of 2024 in Comm. IPR Suit (L) No 23443 of 2024. The case involves the celebrated Indian singer Arijit

The Allahabad High Court on Monday overturned a Ghazipur court's ruling that had sentenced Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari to four years of imprisonment under the Gangsters Act in a case related to the 2005 murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. Justice S.K. Singh, who presided over the case, accepted Ansari's appeal against the conviction,

The Calcutta High Court has ordered the exhumation and a second post-mortem examination of a young woman’s body, who died under suspicious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Murshidabad. The order comes amid allegations of foul play, discrepancies in the police inquest, and irregularities in the first post-mortem report. Facts: The matter arises out of

In a recent ruling, the Chhattisgarh High Court clarified that for the annulment of marriage on the grounds of mental illness/ disorder of a spouse, as seen under section 12 (1) (b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, sufficient evidence is required to prove the fact. This can be in the form of a medical expert’s