India - High Court of Allahabad

Unauthorized Video Recording of Court Proceedings Amounts to Criminal Contempt under Contempt of Courts Act: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court Flags Unauthorized Court Recording as Criminal Contempt in Bail Hearing Overview of the Case In a routine bail application hearing, the Allahabad High Court encountered an incident that shifted focus from the main proceedings to issues of courtroom decorum and judicial in...

03 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Allahabad

Victim Of One Case Cannot Seek Bail Cancellation For Accused In Unrelated Matter; Lacks Locus Standi: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court Rejects 'Vindictive' Bail Cancellation Plea, Imposes Rs. 25,000 Cost for Misuse of Process Allahabad, India– The Allahabad High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the scope of a victim's right to intervene in criminal proceedings, dismissing a bail cancellation a...

30 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Allahabad

Stranger Lacks Locus Standi to Seek Bail Cancellation Under S.2(wa) CrPC in Unrelated Case: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad HC Rejects Plea to Cancel Bail, Rules Victim in One Case is a 'Stranger' in Another Allahabad, India– The Allahabad High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the principle oflocus standiin criminal proceedings, dismissing a bail cancellation application and imposing a cost of...

29 Nov 2025

India - Supreme Court

SC Overturns Bombay HC, Restores Private Forest Lands to Owners

Supreme Court Overturns Bombay High Court, Restores Private Forest Lands to Owners, Citing Breach of Judicial Discipline NEW DELHI— In a landmark decision providing significant relief to thousands of private landowners in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court of India has set aside a 2018 Bombay Hig...

10 Nov 2025

India - Supreme Court

Top Jurists and AG Venkataramani Champion Mediation as India's Path to 'True Justice'

Top Jurists and AG Venkataramani Champion Mediation as India's Path to 'True Justice' A coordinated and powerful call to elevate mediation from an alternative to a primary mechanism for dispute resolution is resonating from the highest echelons of India's legal and political establishment. Fr...

10 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal High Court Weekly: From Criminal Procedure Rights to Administrative Accountability

Himachal High Court Weekly: From Criminal Procedure Rights to Administrative Accountability Shimla, HP– The Himachal Pradesh High Court delivered a series of significant rulings this past week, touching upon a wide spectrum of legal issues from the fundamental rights of an accused in a crimin...

04 Nov 2025

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Police Cannot Bow to Social Pressure: Allahabad HC Slams 'Illegal' Detention of Interfaith Couple

Police Cannot Bow to Social Pressure: Allahabad HC Slams 'Illegal' Detention of Interfaith Couple In a scathing indictment of police conduct, the Allahabad High Court has declared the detention of an interfaith couple by Uttar Pradesh Police as “illegal and unconstitutional,” ordering an inqu...

19 Oct 2025

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Delhi Courts Quash Adani Gag Orders, Reinforcing Press Freedom

Delhi Courts Quash Adani Gag Orders, Reinforcing Press Freedom and Procedural Fairness New Delhi– In a significant affirmation of press freedom and judicial procedure, Delhi's district courts have systematically set aside a series ofex-parteinjunctions that had restrained journalists and a di...

30 Sep 2025

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man for Sharing, Not Creating, Anti-Modi Video

Allahabad HC Grants Bail, Distinguishing Between Sharing and Creating Controversial Online Content Allahabad, India– In a ruling that underscores the nuanced judicial approach to online speech and secondary liability, the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Shahrukh Khan, a man accused o...

08 Aug 2025

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Judicial Standoff: Allahabad HC Judges Rebel, SC Reconsiders Order

Judicial Standoff: Allahabad HC Judges Rebel, SC Reconsiders Order Barring Judge from Criminal Roster NEW DELHI– The Indian judiciary is navigating a period of unprecedented institutional tension following a direct confrontation between the Supreme Court and a significant contingent of judges...

08 Aug 2025