High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
Latest from the courts Uttarakhand HC Sets Aside Rs 1.5 Lakh Penalty on PepsiCo, Holds "Maha Value" Label Not Misbranding Under FSS Act Article · 23 Jun 2026
The High Court of Uttarakhand found that the food analyst's report gave no reason why "Maha Value" on a snack packet was false or misleading, and quashed penalties imposed on PepsiCo India.
The Delhi High Court held that NTPC Renewable invoked the wrong contractual clauses to terminate awards and issued a suspension order without any show cause notice or hearing.
Justice J.C. Doshi dismissed three connected appeals, holding that the Narsinhji Temple at Village Dhaman is a public trust and its properties belong to the deity, not the Mahant's heirs.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore applied its earlier ruling in Malcolm Murrays to direct that only the disputed cyber-fraud amount be ring-fenced in a fixed deposit, freeing the rest of the account.
The Karnataka High Court Dharwad Bench directed BPCL, HPCL and IOCL to consider a dedicated ethanol plant's representation for full allocation under its Long-Term Offtake Agreement.
Dismissing a 2004 criminal appeal, Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das upheld the conviction under Section 376 IPC and directed the State Legal Services Authority to facilitate compensation for the victim.
The High Court of Uttarakhand found the arbitral tribunal's circle-rate-based compensation lawful under Section 26 of the 2013 Act, while holding that findings on two other issues were not in accordance with law.
The Gujarat High Court held that a Family Court cannot reject a suit for declaration of Muslim mutual-consent divorce on the ground that the opposite party never denied the Talaaq.
The Allahabad High Court upheld the conviction of Pravesh under Section 302/34 IPC for the 1998 murder of Jagpal Singh, finding eyewitness testimony reliable and motive proved through defence witnesses.
Justice Sanjay Dhar restored a suit over land at Nandpora Nigeen, Srinagar, finding that whether a private partition occurred after a 1971 arbitral award is a question of fact requiring trial.
Justice Tejas Karia held the GNCTD's show-cause notice proposing a CAG audit of BSES distribution companies was premature to challenge and materially distinguishable from the 2015 URJA Judgment.
Justice S. Rachaiah dismissed four separate bail petitions arising from Crime No. 69/2025, holding that vulgar social media comments targeting a woman's dignity warranted rejection to send a deterrent message.
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan dismissed a writ petition challenging a single coconut tree on a neighbour's property, finding no genuine danger and faulting ego over evidence.
The Rajasthan High Court found the RCSAT Registrar's affidavit unsatisfactory and directed the Secretary, Department of Personnel to enquire whether a clerk was made a scapegoat.
Justice Sanjay Dhar admitted Mohammad Iqbal Wani to bail in a Rs 55.80 lakh wild garlic fraud, finding prima facie merit in his challenge to the organised crime charge under Section 111 BNS.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur listed WP No. 19436 of 2026 after two weeks after State counsel sought time to obtain instructions.
A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court held that an ex-serviceman's disability pension arrears must run from 19 August 1980, when pension was unlawfully stopped, not from the 2019 medical board date fixed by the Armed Forces Tribunal.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore clarified that a general liberty to conduct a departmental enquiry includes the right to issue a fresh charge-sheet, without disturbing reinstatement and back wages already directed.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court found removal from service disproportionate where the constable's superior was himself punished for orchestrating the same misconduct.
Justice Harpreet Singh Brar held that the pro-rata methodology introduced by EPFO's 2024 internal e-mail and 2025 circular has no basis in the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 and cannot override statutory rules.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court confirmed title in favour of the plaintiffs, finding the defendants' unregistered Will of 1991 riddled with suspicious circumstances and not proved in law.
Justice P. M. Raval quashed a 2019 FIR against advocate Bilal Kagazi, holding that CCTV footage collected through High Court intervention demolished the prosecution's case and co-accused confessions were inadmissible.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that women who migrate to MP after marriage must obtain a fresh caste certificate from MP authorities to claim OBC reservation in State services.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a husband's petition to transfer his wife's restitution case from Tirupati, holding that unsubstantiated apprehension of judicial bias cannot justify transfer under Section 24 CPC.
