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Govt's Land Use Decisions Immune from Judicial Review Unless Arbitrary: Uttarakhand HC

Uttarakhand HC: Government's Call on Public Land Stays Beyond Court's ReachIn a swift ruling, the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital dismissed a special appeal by Arti, self-proclaimed President of the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) of a government inter ...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Bail Denied in Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud Under BNS Ss.308/318/319/340 Citing Societal Impact & Ongoing CBI Probe: Delhi High Court

Delhi High CourtSlams Brakes on Bail in ₹22 Crore 'Digital Arrest' Heist Targeting Elderly VictimIn a resounding rebuff to pleas for freedom, theDelhi High Courthas denied bail to four men linked to a brazen cyber fraud that drained ₹22.92 crores from a senior citizen's life savings through a...

23 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC Bench Recuses Over Judge's Niece as Counsel, Terms CJ's Anti-Bench Hunting Circular 'Interference': Rule 6 Advocates Act

Judge's Niece in Courtroom Prompts Recusal—and a Rare Rebuke to Chief Justice's CircularIn an unusual twist during a matrimonial appeal at the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, a division bench led by Justices Sanjay S. Agrawal and Narendra Kumar Vyas recused itself from hearingAyushi G...

23 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Sucheta Dalal Challenges Overbroad Media Ban in Fraud Case

Sucheta Dalal Challenges Overbroad Media Ban in Fraud CaseIn a significant standoff between press freedom and reputation rights, veteran investigative journalist Sucheta Dalal has approached the Delhi District Courts at Tis Hazari to contest anex parte interim injunctionthat ef...

14 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Non-Confirmation of Seizure U/S 37A FEMA by Competent Authority Impacts Adjudication Proceedings: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Delivers Knockout Blow to ED: Seizure Refusal Under FEMA Can't Be Ignored in AdjudicationIn a landmark ruling onApril 1, 2026, theSupreme Court of India, comprisingJustices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, overturnedMadras High Courtdecisions and anEnforcement Directorate (ED)adju...

03 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

No Railway Compensation Without Proof of Bona Fide Passenger and Untoward Incident: Delhi High Court

No Payout for Double Amputation: Delhi HC Insists on Ironclad Proof in Train Fall ClaimIn a stark reminder that severity of injury alone doesn't unlock railway compensation, the Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal by Tulsi Das, who claimed to have lost both hands below the...

28 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Passport Impounded Before Reply Deadline Violates Natural Justice: Delhi HC Entertains Writ Despite S.11 Passports Act Remedy

Passport Snatched Before Reply: Delhi HC Revives Writ, Slams Rush to ImpoundIn a significant ruling emphasizing procedural fairness, the Delhi High Court's Division Bench—led byChief Justice Devendra Kumar UpadhyayaandJustice Tejas Karia—has overturned a single judge's decision...

28 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

No Evidence of Conspiracy or Cheating in Coal Allocation: Rouse Avenue Court Acquits All Accused in Bander Block Case

"Not an Iota of Evidence": Delhi Court Delivers Clean Chit to All in 12-Year-Old Bander Coal Scam SagaIn a stinging rebuke to theCBI's decade-long probe, Special Judge (PC Act) Sunena Sharma atRouse Avenue District Courtsacquitted all five accused in the high-profile ...

28 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

Bank Deposits Not 'Commercial Purpose' Merely for Earning Interest Under Section 2(1)(d) CP Act: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Debunks Myth: Bank Interest Alone Doesn't Make Deposits 'Commercial'In a nuanced ruling onMarch 19, 2026, theSupreme Court of India, through Justices Manoj Misra and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, dismissed an appeal bySant Rohidas Leather IndustriesandCharmakar Development Corpor...

20 Mar 2026

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NGT Lacks Jurisdiction Over Encroachments Violating Municipal Laws, Not Schedule I Statutes: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Pulls NGT Back: No Power to Demolish Temple Over Municipal EncroachmentIn a significant curb on the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) reach, the Supreme Court of India has set aside an NGT order directing the demolition of a temple allegedly built on park land in Ghaziabad. A benc...

18 Mar 2026