High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
The Division Bench held that income-tax orders accepting the Rs 60 crore cash source do not immunise the property from PMLA attachment, and that disputed facts must be resolved before the Adjudicating Authority.
The Karnataka High Court set aside a magistrate's order accepting the second 'B' report in the Ramya Murthy suicide case, finding investigation flawed and conducted under the wrong provision.
The Tripura High Court's Division Bench found that the State missed the 26 May 2026 deadline to assess prison infrastructure and prepare time-bound action plans as directed by the Supreme Court in Suhas Chakma.
The Gauhati High Court held that eviction from a government reserve land encroachment does not constitute a constitutional tort, and directed petitioners to civil court for any remaining damages claim.
Justice Sumeet Goel rejected pre-arrest bail for an accused named in an FIR alleging cheating and human smuggling, holding custodial interrogation necessary to unravel the broader conspiracy.
The Kerala High Court ruled no provision allows attachment of a judgment debtor's wife's independent property, while directing the executing court to scrutinise a potentially fraudulent gift under Section 53 of the Transfer of Property Act.
A Division Bench upheld the conviction of Ashok Kumar for his wife Sunita's burning death, finding ante-mortem burn injuries and his failure to explain how she died inside his house decisive.
Kerala High Court holds that paternal relationship alone cannot satisfy Section 75's requirement of actual charge or control over a child; quashes criminal proceedings against NRI father.
Granting bail to a Lekhpal charged with revenue record forgery, the Allahabad High Court found a serious discrepancy between warrants shown in the trial court order-sheet and processes actually received by police.
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court disposed of a petition by 42 street vendors seeking fixed vending sites, holding that provisional Certificates of Vending permit only mobile vending.
A Division Bench directed agriculture officers in Mirzapur to supply 100 tonnes of DAP to a farmer producer company after only 45 tonnes were supplied during Khareef season.
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench set aside a seven-year rigorous imprisonment conviction, finding the prosecution evidence riddled with physical impossibilities and material contradictions.
The Gauhati High Court dismissed a second appeal in a Barpeta land dispute, holding that long possession perfected title even where four-fifths of a 1975 sale deed was void under Mohammedan law.
A PIL exposing contractor corruption in Rajasthan's tap water scheme has prompted the High Court to press both State and Centre on completing Jal Jeevan Mission coverage across the State.
A Division Bench at Lucknow directed the Superintendent of Police, Unnao, to probe claims of illegal detention and theft of jewellery, cash, and mobiles by police personnel.
Without any finding of connivance or wilful default by the sureties, the District Magistrate could not mechanically recover the entire Rs 2,00,000 surety bond amount, Justice Manisha Batra held.
Six months after closing the PIL on assurances of progress, a Division Bench revived it after no visible construction activity appeared at the Raika site.
Justice Samit Gopal set aside a 1982 conviction under Section 396 IPC, holding the prosecution failed to show dacoity was the primary intent before Atar Singh's murder.
Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury held that a divorced mother who remarried may seek alteration of her minor son's birth certificate, subject to the child's own option on attaining majority.
The Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital refused bail to a man chargesheeted under POCSO, holding the minor victim's consent legally irrelevant and noting prosecution allegations of concealed religious identity.
Justice A.Y. Kogje set aside proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act against two married sisters-in-law, finding only vague, general allegations and no shared residence with the complainant.
The Delhi High Court has issued a circular limiting entry passes and ID cards for interning law students to third-year LL.B. and fourth- and fifth-year integrated course students only.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court upheld a pay-reduction penalty against a bank officer but set aside the withholding of his superannuation benefits, holding that forfeiture requires prior quantification of loss.
The Rajasthan High Court expressed shock that encroachers on government land in Dausa were allowed to cultivate and received the harvested crop back for a mere Rs. 500.
