India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad HC Doubts NHRC Power to Direct EOW Probe into Madrasa Grants Absent Human Rights Violation: Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 s.2(1)(d)

"Coffee with the 'Other' is Fearful": Allahabad HC Blasts NHRC for Madrasa Probe While Ignoring LynchingsIn a sharply worded order that exposed a rare judicial rift, an Allahabad High Court division bench led by Justice Atul Sreedharan rebuked the National Human Rights Com...

30 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad HC Questions NHRC Power to Direct Probes Absent Human Rights Violations Under 1993 Act: Division Bench Order

Split Verdict in Allahabad HC: Does NHRC Overreach on Madrasas While Ignoring Lynchings?In a striking courtroom exchange, anAllahabad High Courtdivision bench delivered a split opinion on theNational Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) role in probing alleged irregularities at Uttar Pradesh madr...

29 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay HC Adjourns 'Ego Fight' Defamation Suit Between Seniors to 2046, Denies Priority Despite Age

'Ego Fight' at Life's End: Bombay HC Freezes Defamation Suit Till 2046In a stark reminder of judicial frustration with protracted personal disputes, the Bombay High Court has shoved a nine-year-old defamation suit into cold storage until 2046. Justice Jitendra Jain, presiding over the Ordinar...

29 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

J&K High Court Quashes PSA Detention of AAP MLA

J&K High Court Quashes PSA Detention of AAP MLA in Landmark Bias RulingIn a stinging rebuke to arbitrary preventive detention, theHigh Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakhhas quashed thePublic Safety Act (PSA)order against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik, declaring it "legally unsusta...

29 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Litigant Invokes Satyagraha, Abstains from Delhi HC Proceedings Over Judge's Family Govt Panel Ties, RSS Links

Kejriwal's Gandhian Defiance: Boycotts Delhi HC Hearing in Liquor Policy SagaIn a dramatic turn invoking Mahatma Gandhi's principle ofsatyagraha, Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a poignant letter to Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of ...

27 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Patna

Power to Decide Includes Power to Initiate Proceedings; No Writ Lies Against Blacklisting Show Cause Notice: Patna High Court

Patna High Court Shields Blacklisting Process: 'Power to Decide Means Power to Start' – Writ Petition Dismissed as PrematureIn a ruling echoing restraint in judicial intervention, the Patna High Court dismissed a writ petition by construction firmRai Raj Construc...

25 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Prima Facie Case Under Section 43D(5) UAPA Bars Bail Despite 12-Year Custody: Delhi High Court

'Threat to National Security': Delhi HC Denies Bail to IM 'Rajasthan Module' Despite 12 Years Behind BarsIn a stern ruling that prioritizes national security over prolonged detention claims, the Delhi High Court dismissed bail pleas from two alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM)<...

25 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Non-Supply of Key Structural Drawings in Debarment Proceedings Violates Natural Justice: Delhi High Court

Delhi High CourtStrikes Down DDA's Blacklisting of Contractor: Fair Play Trumps Faulty FoundationsIn a significant ruling on administrative fairness, theDelhi High Courthas set aside theDelhi Development Authority's (DDA) order debarringWinner Constructions Private Limitedfrom future tenders....

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Upholds Conviction but Commutes Death to Life Imprisonment in Father's Repeated POCSO Rape of Daughter: Not 'Rarest of Rare'

Father Raped Daughter Over 20 Times, Got Her Pregnant: Madras HC Spares Death, Sentences to Lifelong Torment in PrisonIn a poignant balancing of justice's scales, theMadurai Bench of the Madras High Court—comprising JusticesN. Anand VenkateshandK.K. Ramakrishnan—upheld the conv...

24 Apr 2026

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Bengaluru Court Orders FIR Against Home Minister Betting

Bengaluru Court Orders FIR Against Home Minister for BettingIn a bold assertion of judicial authority, the42nd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Bengaluruhas directed theTumakuru Policeto register First Information Reports (FIRs) against Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara and ...

23 Apr 2026