India - High Court of Jharkhand

Jharkhand High Court Quashes Kidnapping Charges Against Father For Taking Custody Of Own Child

Jharkhand High Court QuashesKidnappingCharges Against Father For TakingCustodyOf Own ChildTheHigh Court of Jharkhand at Ranchihas provided significant clarity on parental rights and the limits of criminal law in domestic disputes. In a recent judgment, the court quashed acriminal proceedingag...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules Firing at Police Personnel Sufficient for Preventive Detention

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Rules Firing at Police Personnel Sufficient for Preventive DetentionIn a significant ruling regarding the limits of state intervention inpublic order, theHigh Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakhhas upheld thepreventive detentionof ahabitual offenderinvolved in an ...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Gauhati High Court Mandates Thirty Day Limit For Land Transfer NOC Across Assam State

Gauhati High Court Mandates Thirty Day Limit For Land Transfer NOC Across Assam StateIn a significant ruling, theGauhatiHigh Courthas reaffirmed thestatutory obligationof the state government to process land transfer applications within a strictly defined timeframe. Presided over by Justice M...

28 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Rajasthan High Court Rules Routine Academic Reprimands Do Not Constitute Abetment Of A Student Suicide

Rajasthan High Court Rules Routine Academic Reprimands Do Not Constitute Abetment Of A Student SuicideTheHigh Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpurhas set aside criminal charges against three teachers, affirming that routine disciplinary measures taken by educators within a school sett...

28 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Chhattisgarh

High Court Rules Married Daughter Cannot Be Denied Compassionate Appointment Under Bank Employment Policy

High CourtRules Married Daughter Cannot Be DeniedCompassionate AppointmentUnder Bank Employment PolicyIn a significant ruling, theHigh Courtof Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has invalidated the denial ofcompassionate appointmentto a married woman, affirming that marital status is not a valid ground...

24 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can Jail Transfer Request Be Denied Due To Residence? High Court Orders Fresh Review

Can Jail Transfer Request Be Denied Due To Residence?High CourtOrders Fresh ReviewTheHigh Courtof Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has ruled that an application for the transfer of anundertrialprisoner cannot be rejected solely on the basis of the residential status of the accused or their...

24 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Matrimonial Disputes Cannot Merely Be Heard By Special Legislative Courts

Supreme Court Rules Matrimonial Disputes Cannot Merely Be Heard By Special Legislative CourtsThe Supreme Court of India has issued a significant clarification regarding the jurisdiction of specializ...

23 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Overlapping False Promise of Marriage Allegations Against Two Men: Delhi High Court Stays Rape Trial

Overlapping False Promise of Marriage Allegations Against Two Men: Delhi High Court Stays Rape TrialIn a development that throws a spotlight on the misuse of sexual offence laws, the Delhi High Court has stayed the trial of a man accused of rape on the false prom...

21 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Abhishek Banerjee Secures Interim Relief as Calcutta High Court Halts Demolition in Sunday Hearing

Abhishek Banerjee Secures Interim Relief as Calcutta High Court Halts Demolition in Sunday HearingIn an extraordinary Sunday sitting, theCalcutta High Courtordered an immediate halt to the demolition of the five‑storied constituency office ofTrinamool CongressMP Abhishek Banerjee, providing d...

20 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Rules Against Municipal Curtailment Of Appeal Rights In Illegal Construction Cases

Calcutta High Court Rules Against Municipal Curtailment Of Appeal Rights In Illegal Construction CasesIn a significant ruling, theCalcutta High Courthas clarified the limits of municipal power regarding enforcement ofdemolition orders. Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury intervened in a dispute betwe...

17 Jul 2026