India - High Court of Allahabad

Humiliating Punishment Cannot Be Forced on Students: Allahabad High Court Overturns Placard-Carrying Mandate

Dignity Over Discipline: Allahabad High Court Overturns Dehumanizing Penalty for Student In a significant ruling concerning the limits of judicial discretion in disciplinary matters, the Allahabad High Court has invalidated an order that required a student to par...

04 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Tax Assessment Against Deceased Taxpayer Without Notice to Legal Heir is Void: Allahabad High Court

A Lesson in Procedural Fairness: Allahabad HC Quashes Tax Demand Against Deceased Taxpayer In a significant ruling affirming the principles of natural justice, the Allahabad High Court has declared that tax assessment proceedings conducted against a deceased person, without pro...

02 Apr 2025

India - High Court of Allahabad

Unexplained 27-Year Delay Disentitles Partner to Interim Reliefs in Arbitration: Allahabad High Court

Two Decades of Silence: Court Rejects Plea for Interim Relief in Partnership Dispute The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has delivered a firm reminder regarding the limits of judicial intervention in long-dormant business claims. In the case of

23 Jul 2025

India - High Court of Allahabad

Failure to Provide Reasons in GST Assessment Orders Invalidates Section 73(9) Findings: Allahabad High Court

Silence is No Defense: Allahabad High Court Mandates Reasoned Tax Orders In a significant ruling for taxpayers, the Allahabad High Court has reinforced the principle that tax authorities cannot bypass the necessity of a reasoned order, even when a taxpayer fails ...

11 Mar 2025

India - High Court of Allahabad

Arbitration Clauses Restricted to Specific Jurisdictions Cannot Be Expanded by Implied Conduct: Allahabad High Court

Beyond the Contract: Allahabad HC Clarifies Limits of Arbitration Clauses In a significant ruling concerning the interpretation of commercial agreements, the Allahabad High Court has underscored the importance of contractual boundaries in arbitration. The Lucknow Bench

12 Dec 2025

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...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi HC: Sec 278 ISA Petition for Intestacy Letters of Admin Not Maintainable When Sec 276 Petition Propounds Will

Mewar Royal Heirloom: Delhi HC Sides Against Daughter's Intestacy Claim in Explosive Will DisputeIn a high-stakes clash over the vast Mewar royal estate, theDelhi High Courthas dismissed a petition by Padmaja Kumari Parmar seekingLetters of Administrationon the grounds that her father, Arvind...

17 Mar 2026

India - Digest

Bombay Monthly Digest – January 2026

Supreme(Bom) 2026 0 17Bombay (589)L&T Finance Ltd. (Formerly Known As L&T Housing Finance Ltd.) vs Sangeeta Bhansali (Borrower)Subject:Arbitration – ArbitrabilityKeywords:unilateral appointment, void ab initio, equal treatment, arbitration agreement, jurisdiction, consent, ex...

24 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Overturns Student's Humiliating Placard Order

Allahabad High CourtOverturns Student's Humiliating Placard OrderIn a ruling that underscores the judiciary's commitment tohuman dignityover retributive spectacle, theAllahabad High Courthas quashed a single-judge's directive requiring a student convicted of misbehaving with girls to publicly...

09 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay HC Forms High Power Committee to Enforce Air Pollution Controls in Mumbai

Bombay High Court Establishes High Power Committee to Combat Persistent Air Pollution in Mumbai Introduction In a significant move to address the escalating air pollution crisis in Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the Bombay High Court has constituted a High Power Committee (H...

04 Feb 2026