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Shillong Court Grants Bail in Honeymoon Murder Case

Shillong Court Grants Bail in Honeymoon Murder CaseIn a ruling emphasizing the sanctity of constitutional safeguards during arrests, the Court of Additional DC (Judicial) in Shillong has granted bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the sensational "honeymoon murder" ...

29 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Unverified Derogatory Remarks Against Judges via YouTube Videos Amount to Criminal Contempt u/s 2(c): Delhi High Court

YouTuber's Reform Crusade Turns Contempt: Delhi HC Draws Sharp Line Between Criticism and ScandalIn a strongly worded judgment, the Delhi High Court has convicted YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja ofcriminal contemptfor uploading videos and inflammatory banners o...

23 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Repeated Citation of Non-Existent Law in Judgment Renders Divorce Order Invalid: Allahabad High Court

Phantom Law Haunts Divorce Decree: Allahabad HC Slaps Down Family Court's BlunderIn a sharp rebuke to judicial sloppiness, theAllahabad High Courthas set aside aBanda family court's divorce order granted to a Muslim woman, remanding the case back for a fresh judgment under the correct law. A ...

17 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Convicted Persons with Tainted Antecedents Barred from Managerial Roles in Co-op Societies: Delhi High Court Directs Rule Framing

Delhi High Court Cracks Down: No More Convicts as CEOs in Coop SocietiesIn a significant push for integrity in Delhi's cooperative sector, theHigh Court of Delhihas directed theGovernment of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD)to frame rules barring individuals with criminal convict...

15 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Absence Without Leave Not Desertion Without Proof of Wilfulness: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Road Wreck to Job Rescue: HC ReinstatesCRPFConstable Dismissed Over Medical AbsenceIn a significant ruling on service discipline, thePunjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarhhas quashed the dismissal ofCRPFConstable Vivek Kumar, declaring him a "proclaimed person" after prolonged absence link...

08 Apr 2026

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Delhi HC Directs Use of Grievance Appellate Committee under Rule 3A IT Rules for WhatsApp Account Bans and Data Loss: Statutory Remedy Deemed Efficacious

Lawyers' WhatsApp Woes: Delhi HC Pushes Back to IT Rules' Grievance PanelIn a swift oral judgment delivered on March 30, 2026, the Delhi High Court dismissed writ petitions filed by three prominent advocates—Reepak Kansal, Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala, and Rohit Pandey—challenging the banning of th...

08 Apr 2026

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Lokpal Must Record Reasons for CBI Probe Under Section 20(3) Despite Clean Chit: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court Delivers Clean Chit to DRI Officer, Slams Lokpal for Probe Without ReasonsIn a significant ruling on due process in anti-corruption probes, the Delhi High Court has quashed the Lokpal of Indi...

08 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Expedites Epstein Injunction Hearing

Delhi High CourtExpedites Hearing on Activist's Challenge to Epstein-Linked InjunctionIn a significant development for the intersection of free speech and defamation law, aDelhi High Courtdivision bench has directed a single judge to expeditiously hear and decide upon social activist Kunal Sh...

06 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Anticipatory Bail Denied in Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud Despite Compromise Citing Societal Impact: Rajasthan HC Under Sec 482 BNSS

Rajasthan HC Slams Door on Cyber Kingpin's Bail in Shocking 'Digital Arrest' of 83-Year-OldIn a stern rebuff to organized cybercrime, the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur Bench, led byJustice Sameer Jain, dismissed the anticipatory bail

03 Apr 2026

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Courts Have No Discretion to Impose Penalty Below 10x Deficit Duty Under Proviso to Section 34, Karnataka Stamp Act: Supreme Court

Stamp Duty Standoff: Supreme Court Curbs Judicial Overreach in Karnataka Act Penalty ImpositionIn a pivotal ruling on the intricacies of stamp duty enforcement, the Supreme Court of India has clarified that trial courts wielding powers under the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, canno...

01 Apr 2026