India - High Court of Madras

Borrower of Vehicle Cannot Claim Compensation Under Section 163-A for Own Negligence: Madras High Court

Borrower Cannot Claim Compensation Under Section 163 -A for Own Negligence: Madras High Court In a significant ruling addressing the scope of liability under the Motor Vehicles Act, theMadras High Court,Madurai Bench, has clarified that a person who borrows a vehicle and subsequently causes a...

24 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Allows EWS Candidate Participation In WBJEE Counselling Amid Certificate Renewal Delay

Calcutta High CourtAllows EWS Candidate Participation In WBJEE Counselling Amid Certificate Renewal DelayIn a significantinterim relieffor academic aspirants, theCalcutta High Courthas permitted a West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) candidate to participate in the third round of co...

25 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Child Who Saw Mother Being Killed Is A Victim: Calcutta High Court Convicts Husband, Family

Child Who Saw Mother Being Killed Is A Victim:Calcutta High CourtConvicts Husband, FamilyIn a sharp reversal of a trial court’sacquittal, a Division Bench of theCalcutta High Courthas convicted a husband and four of his family members for the 2006 murder of his wife, relying heavily on the te...

22 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Acquittal, Affirms Bigamy Conviction Under Section 495 IPC for Concealing Prior Marriage

Calcutta High CourtSets AsideAcquittal, AffirmsBigamyConviction UnderSection 495 IPCfor Concealing Prior MarriageIn a strong rebuke of hyper-technical judicial approaches, theCalcutta High Courthas overturned a1996acquittalin a majorbigamycase, ruling that the insistence on proving every deta...

14 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Strikes Down Murder Charges in Train Robbery Case, Cites Investigation Lapses Section 328 IPC

"Like Vegetables in a Market": Calcutta HC Raps TTEs After Overturning Train Murder ConvictionIn a scathing verdict addressing the systemic failures within the Indian Railways, the Calcutta High Court has overturned the murder co...

13 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

DNA Test Cannot Be Used as a Matter of Course to Challenge Legitimacy in Partition Suits: High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Courts Must Protect Child’s Identity: Andhra Pradesh HC Rejects DNA Test in Partition Dispute In a significant ruling regarding the limits of forensic evidence in civil litigation, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh has reaffirmed that courts should not order DNA testing as a cas...

01 May 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta HC Upholds Section 302 IPC Conviction, Validates Oral Dying Declarations Under Section 6 Evidence Act

Justice for the Slain: Calcutta HC Affirms Life Term in High-Stakes Electoral Violence Case In a significant verdict that reinforces the reliability of spontaneous dying declarations, the Calcutta High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of two individuals convicted for the ...

19 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

High Court of Andhra Pradesh Directs State to Clear Pending Payment for Completed Government Work

Justice Served: High Court Orders State to Clear Pending Payments for Completed Works In a move reinforcing the rights of contractors against administrative inertia, theHigh Courtof Andhra Pradesh has issued a clear mandate to the state government: settle the outstanding dues for work complet...

06 Feb 2025

India - High Court of Karnataka

Uncorroborated Allegations of Cruelty Do Not Warrant Divorce; High Court of Karnataka Mandates Re-trial

Marriage on Trial: High Court Rejects Unsubstantiated Divorce Decrees The sanctity of the matrimonial bond requires more than mere assertions to be severed in a court of law. In a significant ruling that reinforces the necessity of objective judicial scrutiny, the Division Bench of the...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Wife's Surreptitious Arrangement of Daughter's Marriage Constitutes Mental Cruelty: Madras High Court

Madras High Court: Husband’s Secret Anguish Over Daughter’s Wedding Justifies DivorceIn a powerful affirmation of parental emotional rights within marriage, the Madras High Court has held that a wife’s decision to arrange her daughte...

24 Apr 2026