High Courts

Twelve young lawyers from Maharashtra filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court, highlighting severe financial difficulties faced by young lawyers during the Covid 19 pandemic and continue to earn less than Rs One Lakh, post Covid. They pleaded for monetary support of Rs 5000 for the community through their first three […]

In a case raising serious concerns over digital banking security, Justice Vikas Mahajan of the Delhi High Court has sought responses from RBI and HDFC Bank after a customer, Manmohan Kumar, alleged unauthorized transactions worth ₹74.6 lakh from his HDFC account. Facts: The petitioner, Manmohan Kumar, through a writ petition, petitioned the court after fraudulent

The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court expressed serious concern over the alarming issue of illegal drug and cigarette sales in close proximity to schools and colleges in the city. This move was prompted by articles published in the Marathi daily "Dainik Sakal," which highlighted the activities of certain offenders involved in the sale of

A transwoman in a heterosexual marriage will now have the legal right to file a complaint under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) after Andhra Pradesh High Court’s affirmation in a significant ruling. Charges against the man and his family in the case were based on a complaint filed by the man’s spouse, a

THE Bombay High Court’s dismissal of a public interest litigation(PIL) eking the mandatory enforcement of 75% attendance requirement for law students in colleges affiliated with Mumbai University (MU) comes as a major relief for law students across the state. The PIL filed by Sharmila Ghuge, [Sharmila Ghuge v. Mumbai University & Ors] , a faculty

Following the tragic plane crash incident in Ahmedabad, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court of India for immediate suspension of Air India’s Boeing fleet and urging for comprehensive safety audits to prevent further catastrophes. The PIL was filed by Advocate Ajay Bansal, who cited various safety concerns, after his

In a recent ruling from the Bombay High Court, Justice Manish Pitale clarified the distribution of 'listed' and 'unlisted' shares belonging to the late industrialist Ratan Tata. These shares were not explicitly allocated in Tata's original Will. The court determined that these shares will be equally divided between the Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation and the

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, has recently reviewed a case of a 20-year-old scheduled tribe man, convicted and sentenced to death by a trial court for raping a four-year-old girl and commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment. In its order, the court acknowledged that while the crime was undeniably brutal it lacked the degree

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Amit Bansal has passed a john doe order and granted reliefs in a suit filed by Ankur Warikoo (Plaintiff No. 1) seeking permanent injunction against misuse of personality rights, infringement of trademark, and dissemination of deepfake content impersonating Mr.Warikoo. Mr. Warikoo, a well-known digital content creator, author, entrepreneur,

“This is an absolutely shocking case where a 19-year old student has been arrested and detained in police custody…” expressed the Bombay High Court bench of Justice Gauri Godse and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan while considering a petition filed by a 19-year-old engineering student who had been arrested for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media