High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
The Jharkhand High Court held that criminal summons cannot name a post or designation without identifying the person holding it, quashing proceedings against petitioners 2 and 3.
Madras High Court holds that a domestic violence complaint under the PWDVA does not amount to a criminal proceeding justifying passport revocation, quashing the Regional Passport Office's order.
A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a writ appeal by a son and daughter-in-law against their eviction from a residential property, holding that an independent title claim cannot bar a Maintenance Tribunal's protective jurisdiction over a 93-year-old senior citizen.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh quashed an FIR and charge-sheet against two Assam residents who reshared a Facebook cartoon about the Chhattisgarh Governor, accepting their unconditional apology and the State's consent for settlement.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur set aside the rejection of an inter-state bus permit granted only because the applicant's father had alleged tax dues of Rs.28 lakh.
Justice Vikas Suri upheld concurrent findings restoring possession of a Ludhiana house to the legatee under a registered Will, rejecting the intestate succession argument raised by the dispossessing defendants.
The Division Bench found the prosecution case to be a concoction lodged for extortion, the victim unaware of the case, and the trial court's reading of POCSO presumptions legally unsound.
A Gujarat HC Division Bench quashed a GST registration cancellation order after the tax officer admitted to citing non-existent, AI-generated case laws, triggering state-wide instructions on AI use in adjudication.
Justice Anuroop Singhi stayed two charge-sheets against a JDA-posted officer, finding the issuing authority may have lacked jurisdiction and the subject matter remains pending before the court.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld the dismissal of two police constables convicted under the NDPS Act, ruling the DGP acted within jurisdiction under Article 311(2)(a) without a departmental inquiry.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh quashed an FIR, charge-sheet, and criminal case against a woman accused of bigamy and cheating, holding that the foundational ingredients of both offences were absent from the prosecution material.
The Patna High Court set aside the dismissal of a Bihar Police constable with 38 years of service, finding that the departmental enquiry lacked any blood test, urine test, breath analyser report, or testimony from the alleged victim.
A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court has declared Sections 8, 9, 10, 38 and 42 of the UP Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 ultra vires, holding them repugnant to the Transfer of Property Act and the Provincial Small Causes Courts Act without Presidential assent.
Gauhati High Court holds that a customs detainee at LGBI Airport was in effective custody from 1:30 a.m., and production before a magistrate nine hours after the 24-hour limit vitiated the arrest.
Justice Nikhil S. Kariel found no prima facie causal link between the applicant's alleged threat to the deceased's husband and her suicide, granting regular bail after ten months in custody.
A Scientific Officer appointed in 2012 alleges his promotion proposal was sent first, yet junior colleagues received promotion orders earlier, pushing him below them in seniority.
Two sons who falsely claimed to be the sole legal heirs of their deceased father, excluding their sister, lose succession certificate after Gauhati High Court dismisses their civil revision.
The Lucknow Bench grants interim anticipatory bail to four accused not named in the FIR, and rebukes police for ignoring the statutory audio-video recording requirement under BNSS.
Justice Praveen Kumar dismissed a challenge to cognizance taken for illicit liquor transport, holding that Section 73(e) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act is directory, not mandatory.
Patna High Court set aside the removal of a Mukhiya whose ancestors migrated from Uttar Pradesh 125 years ago, ruling that Bihar's reservation amendment does not govern Panchayat seat reservations.
A Patna High Court single judge declines to follow a coordinate bench's reduced penalty in an MBBS impersonation case, sending the conflict to a Division Bench.
Justice Harish Kumar held Don Bosco Academy's expulsion of a minor student was cryptic, non-speaking and violated natural justice, ordering his reinstatement and a reformative approach to school discipline.
Justice Sameer Jain directed Uttar Pradesh's Director General of Police to appear personally on 24 August 2026 after the State repeatedly failed to file a court-ordered counter affidavit.
A Dharwad Division Bench found, prima facie, that a 1935 court-framed scheme under Section 92 CPC survives the HRICE Act until formally modified by the Deputy Commissioner.
