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Karnataka HC Permits DNA Officials Brazil Travel

Karnataka HC Permits DNA Officials Brazil Travel in Stampede CaseIn a nuanced ruling balancing individual rights with investigative imperatives, the Karnataka High Court on May 12 granted conditional permission to two senior functionaries of M/s DNA Entertainment N...

12 May 2026

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Quo Warranto Inapplicable to Corruption Claims Without Eligibility Deficiency: Punjab & Haryana HC

P&H High Court Slams Door on PIL Targeting Punjab CM and Ministers Over Corruption ClaimsIn a decisive ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Jagmohan Singh Bhatti, who sought to declare vacant the ...

12 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 9 Advocates for Calcutta HC

Supreme Court CollegiumRecommends 9 Advocates forCalcutta High CourtBenchIn a pivotal development for India's judicial landscape, theSupreme Court Collegiumhas approved the elevation of nine distinguished advocates as judges of theCalcutta High Court. Resolutions adopted during the Collegium'...

12 May 2026

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Punjab Minister Arora Challenges ED PMLA Arrest in High Court

Punjab Minister Arora Challenges ED PMLA Arrest in High CourtIn a significant escalation of legal pushback against the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) aggressive tactics, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeki...

12 May 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Challenge Order 38 Rule 5 Show Cause Notice in Trial Court Before Invoking Article 227: Andhra Pradesh High Court

No Shortcuts to the High Court: AP HC Insists on Trial Court Remedies FirstIn a ruling that reinforces procedural discipline in civil litigation, theHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravatidismissed Civil Revision Petition No. 1095 of 2026 onMay 1, 2026. Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari held that d...

12 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Quashes Unreasoned OCI Denial to Varadarajan

Delhi High Court Quashes Unreasoned OCI Denial to Varadarajan, Mandates Speaking OrderIn a decisive ruling underscoring the bedrock principle of administrative fairness, the Delhi High Court has set aside the Central Government's rejection of senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan's applicat...

12 May 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Restrains TVK MLA from Assembly Floor Tests

Madras HC Restrains TVK MLA from Assembly Floor TestsIn a ruling with profound implications for Tamil Nadu's nascent political landscape, theMadras High CourtonMay 12,2026, issued a limited interim injunction barringTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)MLA R Seenivasa Sethupathi from participating i...

12 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Absence of Eyewitnesses Not Fatal If Dying Declaration and Reliable Testimony Prove Guilt Under Section 302 IPC: Supreme Court

Cigarette Flick Sparks Murder: Supreme Court Backs Conviction on Dying Words and One Steady WitnessIn a verdict delivered on May 11, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale, dismissed the appeal of Mitesh @ T.V. Va...

12 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

No SC/ST Act Offence If Casteist Abuse Inside Private House, Lacking Public View: Supreme Court

Family Feud Off the Hook: Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Charges Over Private House ClashIn a significant ruling on family property disputes turning ugly, theSupreme Court of Indiahas quashed an FIR and charges under theScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, ...

12 May 2026

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SC Pulls Up Allahabad HC For Granting Bail In Dowry Death Case

It is definitely absolutely justified and stands to reason that the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Mahesh Chand vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr in Criminal Appeal of 2026 (@SLP (Crl.) No. 6716/2026) and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 20...

12 May 2026