India - High Court of Allahabad

PIL Dismissed with ₹25K Costs for Concealing Credentials & Pending Criminal Cases: Allahabad High Court

Advocate's PIL Backfires: Allahabad HC Imposes ₹25K Costs for Hidden VendettaIn a stern rebuke to misuse of public interest litigation, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a PIL filed by advocate Ravindra Ahlawat against Daurala Sugar Mill for alleged encroachment on a canal-side road. The ben...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Flawed Investigation Fatal to Prosecution Even with Eyewitnesses: Supreme Court Acquits 12 in Assam Murder under IPC 302/149

Supreme Court Rips Apart 'Scripted' Probe: Acquits 12 in Assam Roadside Murder After 18-Year BattleIn a stinging rebuke toAssam Police, theSupreme Court of IndiaonApril 28, 2026, acquitted 12 convicts in a brutal 2008 murder case, overturning lower court verdicts due to a "fatally flawed" inv...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Dismissal of SLP Upholds Eviction Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act Despite Co-Ownership Claim: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Ends L&T's 68-Year Hold on Pali Hill Luxury Bungalow, Dismisses Final AppealIn a swift ruling, the Supreme Court of India on April 27, 2026, dismissed special leave petitions filed by engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), upholding a Bombay High Court

29 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Trial Courts Must Call Mitigation Reports Post-Conviction in Death Penalty Cases: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence, Ushers in Sentencing Revolution for Capital CasesIn a pivotal intervention, theSupreme Court of Indiahas stayed the execution of death row convicts Aman Singh and Sonal Singh, while laying down sweeping directives to overhaul the sentencing process in death...

29 Apr 2026

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Vague 'Bad Work' Can't Presume Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Section 4 Without Evidence: Patna High Court

'Bad Work' Isn't Enough: Patna HC Frees Man from Life Term, Narrows POCSO Rape ConvictionIn a nuanced ruling on child sexual abuse laws, the Patna High Court partially allowed an appeal by Md. Khurshid @ Md. Khurshid Rayeen, overturning his life sentenc...

28 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Appoints Justice Hrishikesh Roy as BCA Ombudsman After Justice Oka Declines Over Adjudicatory Role

Supreme Court Shifts Gears: Justice Hrishikesh Roy Takes Helm as BCA OmbudsmanIn a swift administrative pivot, the Supreme Court of India has appointed former judgeJustice Hrishikesh Royas the new Ombudsman for theBihar Cricket Association (BCA), replacingJustice Abh...

25 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Telangana

Single-Member PMLA Adjudicating Authority Can Confirm Attachments on Prima Facie Satisfaction: Telangana HC

Telangana HC Backs Single-Member PMLA Benches: Prima Facie Proof Enough to Lock Down Suspect AssetsIn a significant boost for anti-money laundering enforcement, theHigh Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabaddismissed three writ petitions challenging orders under thePrevention of Money ...

25 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Lapses in Section 27 Evidence Act Recovery and Identification Bar Conviction Under Sections 302, 376A, 201 IPC: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Frees Main Accused in Brutal Assam Headmistress Rape-Murder, Slams Shoddy ProbeIn a stinging rebuke to investigative lapses, the Supreme Court of India on April 16, 2026, dismissed the State of Assam's appeal and fully acquitted Moinul Haque @ Monu in...

23 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

College Teachers Can Be Appointed Presiding Officers Without Subordination Issues Under Article 324: Calcutta High Court Stays Single-Judge Order

Calcutta HC Clears Path for College Teachers as Poll Chiefs, Stays Disruptive Last-Minute OrderIn a timely intervention just days before the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2026, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court—Justices Shampa Sarkar and Ajay Kumar Gupta—...

23 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC Bench Recuses Over Judge's Niece as Counsel, Terms CJ's Anti-Bench Hunting Circular 'Interference': Rule 6 Advocates Act

Judge's Niece in Courtroom Prompts Recusal—and a Rare Rebuke to Chief Justice's CircularIn an unusual twist during a matrimonial appeal at the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, a division bench led by Justices Sanjay S. Agrawal and Narendra Kumar Vyas recused itself from hearingAyushi G...

23 Apr 2026