High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
The Division Bench set aside a 1987 life-sentence conviction, citing a four-and-a-half-year delay in lodging the FIR, conflicting postmortem opinions, and the prosecution's failure to prove homicide beyond doubt.
Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra admits a CRLMC under Section 528 BNSS challenging cognizance and summons issued by SDJM Puri in G.R. Case No. 502 of 2021, granting interim protection.
Justice M. Dhandapani holds that the High Court cannot shield information about its Party-in-Person Committee and Administrative Committee under Section 8 exemptions, distinguishing an earlier Division Bench ruling on vigilance records.
Gauhati High Court holds that a government employee's nomination of another woman as wife in pension papers cannot defeat the statutory family pension entitlement of his legally wedded spouse under the Assam Pension Rules.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a review application in a PIL, finding its averments were fresh additions impermissible at the review stage, and extended the cost deposit deadline with a land revenue recovery warning.
The Kerala High Court found prima facie material under Section 212 IPC against a priest accused of sheltering a woman who forged enrolment certificates and fraudulently practised as an advocate in Alappuzha.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed Bosch Automotive's writ petition against a strike notice, holding that a trade union is not amenable to Article 226 but the Industrial Tribunal has limited jurisdiction during conciliation.
Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed two appeals against a 2012 acquittal, holding that the prosecutrix's own conduct showed she had accompanied the accused of her own free will.
The Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri held that Section 22 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be used to evict a tenant, setting aside an ex parte SDM order.
The Allahabad High Court held that disputed signatures on a photocopy of a rent agreement cannot be referred for forensic handwriting examination, as photocopies obliterate the microscopic features essential to reliable scientific comparison.
Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a writ petition challenging a CRPF constable's termination during probation, holding the one-month notice under Rule 16 and a pending criminal case each independently justified the dismissal.
A Division Bench of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh dismissed a writ petition filed by a Civil Judge removed from service after a Full Court inquiry found him guilty of accepting ₹2.50 lakh each from three job-seekers on the false promise of securing Class IV posts in the district judiciary.
Justice Ziyad Rahman found that blocking an entire Facebook account over select objectionable posts prima facie exceeded statutory powers, and ordered interim restoration with targeted content removal.
The Orissa High Court upheld a quarry lease granted to the highest bidder, ruling that Rule 27(4)(iv) of the Odisha Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 does not require separate solvency certificates when bidding for multiple sand sairats.
Calcutta High Court sets aside a magistrate's order directing a husband to place Rs. 11 lakh in a fixed deposit in lieu of monthly maintenance for his minor son, remanding the matter for fresh hearing.
The Gujarat High Court disposed of a quashing petition after the Home Department replaced two Special Public Prosecutors with a new appointee under the BNSS, 2023.
A visually impaired District Inspector sought a supernumerary post at Rampur under the RPwD Act, 2016; the Himachal Pradesh High Court held the provision plainly inapplicable to his case.
Justice S Vishwajith Shetty dismissed bail for Sidul Mandal, a Bangladesh national charged with facilitating fake identity documents for illegal immigrants, observing the conduct prima facie endangers national sovereignty.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna remanded the matter after holding that the Special Judge must consider individually whether revealing the identity of Protected Witnesses X-5 and X-11 would endanger their lives.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a civil revision against rejection of an unregistered possessory sale agreement as exhibit, holding stamp duty depends on document recitals, not party pleadings.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that an order dismissing an application to adduce additional evidence at the appellate stage is purely interlocutory, barring revision under Section 397(2) CrPC.
A Division Bench led by the Acting Chief Justice held that Punjab and PSPCL were bound by the Central DA pattern they had adopted and could not stagger accrued arrears over 42 instalments without interest.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh refused to interfere with a one-stage pay reduction imposed on a CISF constable who uploaded offensive social media posts against the Indian Army and Para-military Forces.
Karnataka High Court quashes a Section 353 IPC charge sheet, holding that fleeing from police asking for vehicle documents cannot constitute criminal force against a public servant.
