High Courts Archives

‘Stigma of rape should not be on the victim but the perpetrator’; Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR in POCSO case; Imposes Rs 10,000 as costs

“There has to be paradigm shift in societal mindset by attaching stigma to the accused and not to the girl who underwent the horrid suffering by way of rape.”

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‘No longer in times when discrimination can be made between male and female’; Delhi High Court directs woman’s appointment to vacant IAF post

The distinction between male and female has, in the present time, been reduced to nothing more than a chance chromosomal circumstance, and ascribing, to it, any greater relevance would be illogical as well as anachronistic.

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‘Centre should have granted relief, rather than raising objection for delay’: P&H HC dismisses plea challenging war injury pension to 1971 Indo-Pak war soldier

The solider was not aware of the benefit of war injury pension, but the petitioners very well knew that the solider suffered an injury in war and is entitled to such benefit but still did not grant the said benefit and rather expected such solider to revert back, to claim the said benefit.

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‘Jethani not part of same family unless residence and kitchen are shared’; Allahabad HC quashes order cancelling Anganbari Worker’s appointment

Allahabad HC directed the District Programme Officer to reinstate the petitioner as Anganbari Worker to discharge her duties and to pay her salary month by month.

Habeas Corpus not substitute in custody disputes

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‘Writ of Habeas Corpus not substitute for meticulous determination of custody disputes’: P&H HC refrains from imposing costs on mother

‘The extraordinary jurisdiction of a writ Court should be invoked when the foundational jurisdictional fact of child being in illegal custody is demonstrably established or such exercise of jurisdiction is warranted by welfare of the child.’

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‘Lack of seriousness by Railways’; Chhattisgarh HC takes suo motu cognizance of lack of financial assistance to electrocuted contract worker

Noting the Union’s plea for some time to respond, the Court opined that such a plea reflected a lack of seriousness on the part of the Railways, particularly when the victim was admitted in hospital and struggling for his life.

special treatment of VIPs at Mahakaleshwar Mandir

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‘Writ Court can’t decide who is VIP, it’s competent authority’s discretion’; MP HC rejects plea against special treatment given to VIPs at Mahakaleshwar Mandir

“On a particular day, looking to the status of the person, the Collector shall be the competent authority to treat him as a VIP for the purpose of offering water to the deity. There is no permanent list or protocol published by the Managing Committee of the VIP persons.”

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Delhi High Court suspends trial Court judge, initiates disciplinary proceedings

Justice Sanjeev Kumar has been placed in suspension following a disciplinary proceeding.

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The Hindu and ETV Bharat Contempt case dropped: J&K and Ladakh HC cautions media against scandalizing judiciary

“Any news, in respect of Courts and its working, made with a motive of degrading the judicial institution or lowering its prestige in the eyes of general public, eroded the public trust in the Courts and must be viewed as an ill-motivated interference in the administration of justice.”

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Andhra Pradesh HC directs Police to facilitate Viswa Hindu Parishad to carry out Vinayaka (Ganpati) procession on requested route

The Court suggested the Police to install cameras on the route on which the procession had to be carried on in order to keep an eye on trouble mongers.

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“Bail is the rule and jail the exception”: Delhi High Court grants bail in cheating case citing 9-month custody and lack of incriminating evidence

Delhi High Court observed that one of the primary objects of bail was to secure the presence of the accused during trial. The accused has been in custody since 7-11-2024, has cooperated throughout the investigation, and there is nothing to suggest that he would abscond, interfere with evidence, or influence witnesses.

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Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur challenges constitutionality of Section 16 CEC Act 2023, before Allahabad High Court

Section 16 provides immunity to the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners from being prosecuted for any act, thing or word, committed, done or spoken by him when, or in the course of acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty/ function.

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Transfer fee charged by Maharashtra & Goa Bar Council violative of S. 18 Advocates Act: Bombay High Court

“The fee was charged from the petitioner in accordance with the Resolution of 2010 whereby the State Bar Council was authorized to collect enrollment fee but the realization of such fee for transfer of enrollment was not permissible under Section 18(1) of the 1961 Act.”

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‘Once released on bail, prisoner’s custody beyond necessary period is illegal’; Punjab & Haryana HC grants bail to an alleged undocumented Bangladeshi migrant

“The investigation conducted so far indicates that the accused might not be a citizen of India, and as such might not be able to procure sureties, or amount to furnish personal bonds, or amount in lieu of surety(s). By foreseeing such a likely possibility, in the event of non-furnishing of the bonds, the accused cannot be kept in jail for an indefinite period”.

tata payments trade mark infringement suit

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Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to Tata Sons for marks ‘TATA’ and ‘TATA PAYMENTS’ in trade mark infringement suit

In July 2025, Tata Sons (P) Ltd. discovered Defendant 1’s website, ‘https://www.tatapayment.net/’ offering digital payment services while wholly incorporating trade marks, ‘TATA’, ‘TATA PAYMENTS’.

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Who is entitled to return of Original Documents, party who produced it or the owner? Telangana HC clarifies Order 13 Rule 9 CPC

The petitioner had averred that the intent of Order 13 Rule 9 of the CPC is to ensure that documents, once they have served their purpose in litigation and are no longer required by the Court, should be returned to their rightful owners.

Bail in NDPS case awaiting Mihir Rajesh case ruling

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Himachal Pradesh HC grants interim bail in NDPS case involving commercial quantity, awaiting Supreme Court’s decision in Mihir Rajesh Shah case

“The accused’s plea that the grounds of arrest were not communicated to him, appeared to be correct and was supported by the memo of arrest, with no contrary document filed by the State.”

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Hindu Marriage valid even if unregistered; Family Court cannot mandate registration certificate for mutual divorce: Allahabad HC

“The requirement of filing registration certificate is only in cases where the marriage is registered under Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Admittedly, in the present case, the marriage which was solemnized in the year 2010 is not registered and therefore, there is no necessity of filing registration certificate.”

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Bombay High Court: Air India no longer subject to writ jurisdiction post privatisation due to absence of public duty

“Applying the functionality test, we do not find that Air India Ltd., is discharging any public function. Its status is that of a private company, established with sole commercial object of making profit.”

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A case of ‘fence eating the crop’: Rajasthan High Court rejects bail of former Minister under PMLA in Jal Jeevan Mission scam

“The criminal misconduct attributed to the accused represents a grave breach of duty that is both disconcerting and intolerable in the public sphere.”