High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
Latest from the courts Delhi HC Dismisses Transfer Petition Filed on Oral Observations, Imposes Rs. 25,000 Costs for Abuse of Process Article · 13 Aug 2026
The Delhi High Court dismissed a transfer petition that relied solely on a trial judge's oral remarks as evidence of bias, finding no adverse adjudication to support the apprehension.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court set aside a Railway Claims Tribunal order and held that a passenger who jumped from a moving train amid a fire rumour died in an untoward incident under Section 124-A of the Railways Act.
Justice Jasmeet Singh held that disputes over NEET-UG 2026 Question 150 raised inferential issues, not manifest errors, placing deference firmly with NTA's expert panel.
Justice Sumeet Goel held that the Section 45 PMLA proviso lifts the twin conditions for women accused but does not confer automatic bail, then granted bail on the facts.
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench dismissed writ petitions by two postal employees challenging monthly salary deductions made by a cooperative bank to recover loans they had guaranteed.
A Bombay High Court Division Bench held that roughly 41 ILS Law College students with 46–54% attendance qualify for the Supreme Court's one-time protection, regardless of year or semester.
Dismissing an Article 227 petition, the Allahabad High Court held that a memorandum of appeal under the UP Tenancy Act must be valued on the entire decretal liability, including crystallised mesne profits.
The Madras High Court dismissed a writ appeal seeking disability reservation in government lawyer engagement, holding that contractual engagement of advocates is not an appointment to government service.
Justice V. Narasingh declined anticipatory bail to the editor of Focus Plus, citing a correspondent's BNSS statement and twenty registered criminal cases against him.
The Division Bench found that the vacancy against which the appellant was appointed never legally existed, making every rupee drawn from the State exchequer recoverable under the doctrine of restitution.
Justice Manisha Batra dismissed the second bail petition of DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, arrested by CBI in a bribery trap, citing witness tampering risk and recorded conversations.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that marking an application "Permanently Rejected" on an online portal without reasons violates natural justice and Section 43 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
The Allahabad High Court held that the Rent Authority's jurisdiction under the UP Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 flows from the statute, not from any written tenancy agreement between the parties.
The Chhattisgarh High Court refused bail to the former Secretary of the CGPSC, accused of leaking question papers to his own son who was a candidate in the State Civil Services Examination, 2021.
A Division Bench at Ranchi dismissed an appeal against conviction under Section 302/34 IPC, holding that circumstantial evidence firmly established the appellant's guilt in the deaths of her two young children.
Justice Girish Kathpalia rejected eight-week interim bail for an accused in a minor rape case, finding the jail medical report suspect and current treatment adequate at super-speciality hospitals.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the Union of India's challenge, holding that a soldier who died of cardiac arrest on the first day of casual leave was still in service and entitled his widow to special family pension.
A Jabalpur Division Bench set aside life-sentence convictions in a 2009 stabbing case, finding that the trial court used an unrelated FSL report and the deceased's FIR thumb-impression was unreliable.
The Delhi High Court set aside a trial court's acquittal, convicted the accused of sexual harassment under Section 354A IPC, and directed all district judges to prevent cross-examination that targets a woman's attire or religion.
The Allahabad High Court set aside two salary-rejection orders, finding they violated natural justice and disregarded binding Division Bench directions on a Class-IV compassionate appointment.
Four law colleges, shut out of CAP Round 1 despite complying with the court's 30 July directions, won emergency timelines from Bombay HC requiring BCI, DHE, and the State CET Cell to act within 48 hours.
The Madras High Court directed the State government to constitute Special Investigation Teams in every district to investigate fraudulent motor accident insurance claims, including fake accidents and forged medical records.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh noted that the state's Draft Committee has finalised the Chhattisgarh Kolahal Niyantran Bill, 2026 and directed authorities to keep enforcing existing noise pollution rules until the legislation is enacted.
Two accused arrested for assaulting a Tumakuru lodge owner over his establishment's name following an IPL match win bail from the Karnataka High Court.
