[ High Courts ]
A Division Bench dismissed a senior citizen's Letters Patent Appeal after finding his petition under the 2007 Act was aimed at reclaiming transferred property, not securing genuine maintenance.
2026-05-22 · 5 min read
[ High Courts ]
A Division Bench set aside a District Magistrate's order refusing parole to a life convict, holding that unsubstantiated apprehension of village unrest is no ground to deny temporary release under the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners Act.
2026-05-22 · 6 min read
[ High Courts ]
Justice Sudeepti Sharma dismissed a contempt petition alleging violation of Supreme Court’s demolition directions, finding the structure stood on a public street expressly excluded from those safeguards.
2026-05-21 · 7 min read
[ High Courts ]
Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj quashed a 24-year-old proclaimed offender declaration, finding the petitioner's absence stemmed from ignorance of ongoing proceedings, not wilful evasion.
2026-05-20 · 4 min read
[ High Courts ]
An 85-year-old retiree's Rs 7.42 lakh cardiac bill was denied because Intravascular Lithotripsy was not listed in Haryana's package schedule. The High Court found that medically necessary treatment cannot be refused on that ground.
2026-05-20 · 7 min read
[ High Courts ]
A division bench led by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu, applying the Wednesbury test, found a reasonably palpable apprehension of political vendetta in the timing of a PPCB raid on Trident Limited and directed that no coercive steps be taken without first granting the company a 30-day window to cure deficiencies.
2026-05-12 · 4 min read
[ Legal Buzz ]
The Department of Justice notified the transfer of seven sitting High Court judges on 8 May 2026, following the Supreme Court collegium's recommendations of 18 April 2026.
2026-05-10 · 2 min read