India - High Court of Gujarat

No Sane Person De-Boards Running Train: Gujarat HC Upholds Rs 8 Lakh Compensation under Section 124A Railways Act

"No Sane Person Would De-Board a Running Train": Gujarat HC Shields Passenger Kin from Railways' Suicide TheoryIn a pointed rebuke to hyper-technical defenses, theGujarat High Courthas upheld a Railway Claims Tribunal's award of Rs 8 lakh compensation plus 9% interest to Mandabai, mother of P...

30 Apr 2026

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No Historic Record of Saraswati Temple Demolition, Muslim Body Tells MP High Court in Bhojshala Dispute

Echoes of History: MP High Court Grapples with Bhojshala's Temple-Mosque DivideIn a packed virtual and physical courtroom at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in Indore, Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi oversaw intense arguments on April 29, 2026, in the...

30 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

MP High Court Directs State to Address Rehabilitation Grievances of Sardar Sarovar Displaced in Medha Patkar PIL

Medha Patkar's PIL Pushes MP Govt on Sardar Sarovar Displacees' WoesIn a significant push for justice, theHigh Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indorehas directed the state government to urgently tackle longstanding grievances of families uprooted by the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. A...

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 - Supreme Court

Trial Courts Must Call Mitigation Reports Post-Conviction in Death Penalty Cases: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence, Ushers in Sentencing Revolution for Capital CasesIn a pivotal intervention, theSupreme Court of Indiahas stayed the execution of death row convicts Aman Singh and Sonal Singh, while laying down sweeping directives to overhaul the sentencing process in death...

29 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Husband Disentitled to Maintenance Under Section 144 BNSS for False Affidavits & Concealment: Allahabad HC Imposes Rs 15 Lakh Costs

Allahabad HC Slaps ₹15 Lakh Penalty on Husband's Sham Maintenance Bid Against High Court Employee WifeIn a scathing rebuke of matrimonial manipulation, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a husband's petition under Article 227 seeking to fast-track his mai...

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Mere Pendency of Criminal Case Without Firearm Misuse No Ground for Arms License Cancellation: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad HCFires Back: No Arms License Cancellation onFIRAlone, No Misuse Proof NeededIn a decisive ruling, theAllahabad High Court's Lucknow Benchhas struck down the cancellation of a firearm license, emphasizing that mere registration of anFIR—without evidence of weapon misuse—cannot justi...

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

MP High Court Directs ASI to Upload Bhojshala Survey Videography on Secure Platform Citing SC's Natural Justice Mandate

Bhojshala Battle Heats Up: MP High Court Unlocks ASI's 96-Day Survey Vault for Mosque ClaimantsIn a pivotal move amid the simmering Bhojshala temple-mosque dispute, the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to upload...

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi HC Expedites Review of Puri's Epstein Link Injunction

Delhi HC Expedites Review of Puri's Epstein Link InjunctionIn a significant development for the intersection of defamation law and digital free speech, a Division Bench of theDelhi High Courthas directed a Single Judge to expedite the hearing on RTI activist Kunal Shukla's plea to vacate anex...

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

No Bar on Journalism for UP Basic Education Teachers as Conduct Rules 1956 Inapplicable: Allahabad HC

Teacher's Journalism Side Gig Cleared: Allahabad HC Strikes Down Reversion OrderIn a significant ruling for educators in Uttar Pradesh's basic education system, the Allahabad High Court at Lucknow Bench has quashed a 2009 order reverting a teacher from Assistant Teacher (Junior Basic School) ...

23 Apr 2026