High Courts

investigation labs law and order maintenance police cadre
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Perusing the recommendations made by the committee for two separate wings of police for investigation and law and order maintenance, the Court issued directions to increase the police cadre strength and establish well-equipped investigation labs in the state of Rajasthan for fair and expeditious investigation as delay violates the right to fair investigation and speedy trial.

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Delhi High Court minor liver donation
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This Court viewed that the balance of convenience and equities, in the present case, overwhelmingly lie in favour of permitting the proposed liver donation and transplantation. In case such permission is denied, it may lead to loss of life of the petitioner’s father.

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Kerala HC ₹75 lakh security condition child abroad
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court emphasised that the welfare of the child is paramount consideration. While courts may impose safeguards when permitting a child to be taken abroad, such conditions must be reasonable and capable of compliance. Onerous financial conditions that effectively deny the child better care and educational opportunities cannot be sustained.

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FIR quashing BNS Arms Act settlement Jharkhand HC
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“The criminal proceeding would put the petitioners to great oppression and prejudice and extreme injustice by not quashing the criminal proceeding despite full and complete settlement and compromise with the victim.”

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Raghav Chadha
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The Court reiterated that “a public figure should not be so thin-skinned so as to complain about any criticism of his decisions and such criticism ought to be viewed with humility”.

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Bail cancellation in POCSO Case
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The Court held that absence of external injuries or pending forensic reports cannot, by themselves, justify grant of bail if the trial court had overlooked material circumstances bearing upon the gravity of the offence and the vulnerability of the victim.

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Indian Dressage Team selection upheld
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court dismissed challenges to the Indian Dressage Team selection for the 2026 Asian Games, holding that the EFI followed the prescribed Selection Criteria and reiterating the limited scope of judicial review in sports selections.

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Promise of Marriage Under S. 69 BNS
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, an alleged promise of marriage made was by a man who was already married. The Court examined whether such a promise could amount to “deceitful means” and the applicability of the bar contained under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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Pregnant wife murder on provocation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court found that the wife’s statement that she could keep a thousand husbands like him constituted grave and sudden provocation within Exception 1 to Section 300 IPC, and that the fatal injuries were consistent with a single blow rather than repeated pelting, bringing the case within Section 304 Part II rather than Part I.

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NEET PG eligibility of SSC Medical Officers
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Armed Forces Tribunal refused to grant interim relief permitting the petitioners, SSC Medical Officers, to apply for and appear in the NEET PG Examination, 2026 on a priority basis.

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Section 15 HMA second marriage after divorce
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“An incapacity for a second marriage for a certain period does not have the effect of treating the former marriage as subsisting. This settled position in law would suffice to reject the argument of the husband that the second marriage was void since it was bigamous in nature.”

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Delhi High Court AITA elections
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Delhi High Court issued interim directions for reforming the governance framework of the AITA, directing amendment of its Constitution in accordance with the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 and the Sports Governance Rules, 2026, followed by fresh Executive Committee elections by 30 September 2026.

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Section 471 DMC Act limitation prosecution unauthorised construction
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The Court was called upon to decide the recurring questions concerning the interpretation of Sections 466-A, 467 and 471, Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, particularly regarding the limitation applicable to prosecutions for unauthorised construction under Section 332 of the Act.

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preservation of lakes and water bodies udaipur
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Citing newspaper reports on unresolved boundary disputes over Rupsagar Talab, recurring structural failures in Madar Canal, and unchecked development near Fatehsagar Lake, the Court invoked Article 21’s right to a clean environment and the Public Trust Doctrine to direct that no further encroachment, construction or pollution be permitted in any of Udaipur’s lakes pending a coordinated status report from eleven state authorities.

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Less than 75% attendance
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The Bombay High Court dismissed a review petition filed by a law student barred from appearing in semester examinations due to less than 75 per cent attendance, holding that the application merely sought to reargue issues already decided and failed to satisfy the requirements for review under Order XLVII CPC.

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UPPSC APO-2025 Mains candidature rejection
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the petitioner’s candidature was rejected solely on the ground that she did not submit the hard copy of the application form and accordingly permitted her to provisionally appear in the Mains Examination, subject to further orders to be passed in the present writ petition.

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measures under Disaster Management Act
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In writ petitions challenging notices issued under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 restraining landowners from obstructing drainage work, the Court held that the action constituted a statutory flood mitigation measure backed by law and did not amount to deprivation of property under Article 300-A, thereby rejecting the challenge.

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Cipla's Remdesivir Blacklisting
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In the present case, the Chhattisgarh High Court examined legality of blacklisting a pharmaceutical company that was unable to fulfil sharply escalated Remdesivir during the second wave of COVID-19, where demand was escalated manifold beyond the indicative tender quantity within a matter of days.

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hassan-arsikere railway project
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can an enhanced compensation award stand despite the exemplar judgments forming its basis being later set aside? The Karnataka High Court addressed this question in a dispute concerning land acquired for the Hassan-Arasikere Railway Project,

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Enhanced compensation in motor accident
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court enhanced the compensation for the claimants while deciding the case on motor accident, taking into consideration the prospects and dismissed the issue raised by the United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (the Company) as they failed to prove any fraud on the claimant’s part.

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