High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
Uttarakhand High Court grants bail to two NDPS accused after finding that inventory and arrest memo bore the FIR number before the FIR was registered, casting doubt on recovery proceedings.
The Lucknow Bench upheld a Section 302 IPC conviction for burning a pregnant wife over dowry, relying on a dying declaration, but commuted life imprisonment to a fixed 20-year term without remission.
Gauhati High Court holds that mere pendency of a CBI criminal case cannot justify indefinitely withholding an MBBS pass certificate from a doctor who completed her course and secured registration.
Justice N. Tukaramji found a critical inconsistency: the petitioner's name did not appear in the FIR, remand report, or charge sheet, yet police communications referred to him.
The Gauhati High Court held that cancelling an entire departmental promotion exam over suspicion about two candidates was disproportionate and directed N.F. Railway to segregate those candidates and complete the selection.
Justice Namit Kumar held that Note 1 and Note 2 below Rule 6.17(4) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules do not apply when only one widow survives the deceased government employee.
The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a writ petition by two outsourced stenographers who challenged the reversal of their designation from Senior Personal Assistant back to Stenographer.
Justice Sumeet Goel affirmed concurrent conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that an admitted cheque signature triggers the presumption of liability and a bald security-cheque plea cannot rebut it.
Jabalpur bench quashes 2012 screening committee order, holds that rewarding bravery with cash while calling the same act routine duty is legally perverse under Regulation 70-A.
Karnataka High Court sets aside IndusInd Bank's full account freeze, holding that a bank's authority is limited strictly to the aggregate amount specified in freezing directions from investigating agencies.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that cumulative default imprisonment for non-payment of fine across three cheque-dishonour cases rooted in a single loan agreement was disproportionate, and ordered immediate release.
The Kerala High Court quashed a District Police Chief's finding that a trainee employee was "not suitable for appointment" solely because a motor vehicle accident case was pending against him.
The Supreme Court Collegium, meeting on 26 February 2026, approved the appointment of nine advocates as Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Patna.
The Gauhati High Court dismissed a second appeal in a long-running Lakhimpur land dispute, holding that plaintiffs claiming through Badal Hussain produced no title deed establishing his ownership of the suit land.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore held that a 20-year-old woman, being a major, has the right to reside with a partner of her choice, and directed police to protect the couple from family interference.
The Jabalpur bench directed the State to hand over custody of a seven-year-old girl to her mother the same day, after the child unequivocally stated she wished to live with her mother.
The Orissa High Court refused to quash a vigilance trap case against a former Tahasildar, holding that non-recovery of bribe money does not automatically destroy a corruption prosecution.
The Orissa High Court set aside a major penalty imposed on a senior judicial officer, holding that the disciplinary enquiry rested on presumptions, misread evidence, and impermissibly reversed the burden of proof.
The High Court set aside a Gurugram magistrate's summoning order under Section 304-A IPC, holding the trial court violated its own direction to obtain a PGI Chandigarh expert report before proceeding.
Justice G. Satapathy held that a JMFC erred in issuing a non-bailable warrant against an accused on bail without first issuing notice to sureties or a bailable warrant.
A Division Bench held that CSD's transfer policy is a guideline, not an enforceable right, and that administrative exigency alone justified moving an LDC from Jaipur to Mumbai headquarters.
Justice Suraj Govindaraj directed the Additional Government Advocate to make submissions on when the final report would be filed, relisting the matter for 29 June 2026.
The Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri held that a post-mortem report constitutes conclusive expert evidence on age, overturning a tribunal's presumption-based finding that slashed compensation by two-thirds.
The Rajasthan High Court set aside a Board of Revenue order that allowed a revision petition at the admission stage without notice, without hearing, and without first deciding a pending delay-condonation application.
