India - High Court of Gauhati

Sudden Fight Over Land Attracts Exception 4 to S.300 IPC, Reducing 302 Conviction to 304 Part-I: Gauhati High Court

From Dao Blow to Reduced Term: Gauhati HC Rules Sudden Land Clash Not MurderIn a nuanced ruling on April 20, 2026, the Gauhati High Court bench ofJustice Michael ZothankhumaandJustice Kaushik Goswamimodified the murder conviction of Md. Fazar Ali from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part-I IPC...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi HC Examines GST Levy on In-Patient Medicines Amid Key Rulings

Delhi HC Examines GST Levy on In-Patient Medicines Amid Key Rulings In a significant development for the Indian healthcare sector, the Delhi High Court has agreed to examine whether Goods and Services Tax (GST) can be levied on medicines supplied during in-patient treatment. This query arises...

20 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Clears Path for 'Akhanda 2' Release After Settlement Dispute

Madras HC Clears Path for 'Akhanda 2' Release After Settlement Dispute In a significant development for the Indian film industry, the Madras High Court has vacated an interim stay on the release of the much-anticipated Telugu action filmAkhanda 2, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna. The decision,...

11 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Supreme Court Mandates Written Grounds for All Arrests; Delhi High Court Tackles Deepfakes, EPF for Expats, and Student Rights

Supreme Court Mandates Written Grounds for All Arrests; Delhi High Court Tackles Deepfakes, EPF for Expats, and Student Rights New Delhi– In a landmark week for Indian jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has fundamentally altered arrest procedures by mandating the provision of written grounds fo...

10 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Supreme Court Cracks Down on Unserved Filings, Warns Against Taking Opponents 'By Surprise'

Supreme Court Cracks Down on Unserved Filings, Warns Against Taking Opponents 'By Surprise' In a stern reminder on procedural propriety, the Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure with the practice of filing interlocutory applications without prior service on the opposing party, quest...

29 Oct 2025

India - Supreme Court

Tax Law Weekly: Supreme Court Probes GST on Leaseholds as High Courts Tackle Unregistered Firms, Restitution, and Major Corporate Tax Demands

Tax Law Weekly: Supreme Court Probes GST on Leaseholds as High Courts Tackle Unregistered Firms, Restitution, and Major Corporate Tax Demands New Delhi– India's tax litigation landscape was abuzz this past week with a series of significant rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Court...

27 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Blanket Temple Entry Bans Unconstitutional, HP High Court Rules in Diwali Dispute

Blanket Temple Entry Bans Unconstitutional, HP High Court Rules in Diwali Dispute SHIMLA– In a significant ruling on the scope of religious freedom, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has declared that prohibiting entire communities from worshipping at a temple through a blanket administrative o...

24 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Gauhati

Conviction under POCSO Act Upheld on Minor's 'Sterling' Testimony; Voluntary Drunkenness No Excuse: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Father in POCSO Case, Affirms Minor's Testimony as 'Sterling Quality'Aizawl:The Gauhati High Court has upheld the conviction and 20-year rigorous imprisonment sentence of a man for the aggravated penetrative sexual assault of his own minor daugh...

12 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Gauhati

Victim's Consistent Testimony of 'Sterling Quality' Sufficient for POCSO Conviction, Delay in FIR Not Fatal: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court Upholds Grandfather's Conviction, Citing Victim's 'Sterling Quality' Testimony as Sufficient ProofAizawl, Mizoram– The Gauhati High Court has upheld the conviction and 5-year rigorous imprisonment sentence of a man for the aggravated sexual assault of his granddaughter, rei...

12 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Gauhati

Victim's Testimony is Sterling Witness Standard, Stepmother's Retraction Insufficient to Overturn POCSO Conviction: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court Upholds 10-Year POCSO Sentence, Citing Victim's 'Sterling' Testimony Over Stepmother's RetractionAIZAWL, MIZORAM– The Gauhati High Court has upheld the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment of a 57-year-old man, Sh. Lalhnuna, for the repeated rape of a 15-year-old gi...

12 Oct 2025