High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
The Patna High Court deprecated the Circle Officer's mid-litigation move to cancel a 60-year-old jamabandi, holding the State's only remedy is a civil suit.
The Bombay High Court quashed a Section 498-A prosecution against a woman accused solely on suspicion of an extramarital affair with the complainant's husband, finding no specific act of cruelty.
The Jharkhand High Court refused to order a DNA test of a child born in 2002, holding that the husband's divorce plaint contained no plea of non-access to rebut the Section 112 presumption.
Justice Vikram Aggarwal found the Will riddled with suspicious circumstances, including a four-year-old beneficiary said to have "served" the testator, and an original document that could not be traced.
Justice Kuldeep Tiwari held that IIT Ropar acted with "lightning speed" to accept a PhD student's resignation without addressing her harassment complaints, making the resignation non-voluntary.
A Division Bench set aside a Single Bench order that upheld the Registry's objection dismissing a contempt petition as time-barred, holding that only the contempt court can decide maintainability.
Justice N. Tukaramji found the State's revised panel for Government Pleader, Jangaon, arbitrary after the first panel was discarded without notice or formal supersession.
Telangana High Court directs removal of a government sign board from a Himayathnagar property, holding that Town Survey Land Register entries do not establish title without further proof.
The Madurai Bench upheld the death penalty awarded to Anandhasekar for aggravated penetrative sexual assault on three children aged six to eight, committed every Saturday over nearly one year.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that a school bus is an extension of the school itself, and allegations of absent attendant and non-functional CCTV demand investigation under Section 125(a) BNS.
The High Court of Chhattisgarh held that the State Backward Class Commission acted beyond its jurisdiction when it directed recovery of Rs. 1,26,500 from a dealer in a commercial dispute.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice M. S. Sonak reversed a Single Judge's order and set aside the termination of a contractual peon who served for 17 years, calling the penalty grossly disproportionate.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore directed Bombay Hospital to immediately admit a four-year-old acid attack survivor and her family, invoking Supreme Court guidelines from Laxmi v. Union of India.
The Telangana High Court set aside attachment of a sister-in-law's properties in an ACB disproportionate assets case, ruling that the prosecution must first establish a benami nexus before the burden shifts.
The Gujarat High Court held prima facie that police officials present at a Surat demolition site had a duty to intervene, not merely maintain law and order, when demolition exceeded the stated demarcation purpose.
A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court dismissed a contempt appeal, holding that a direction to appear and explain why charges should not be framed carries no element of punishment and is not appealable under Section 19 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan quashed proceedings against three HR and CE employees charged with misappropriating temple funds, holding that prosecution evidence pointed solely to the first accused.
Justice P.T. Asha found the suspension of Inspector G. Vimala prima facie motivated, noting the FIR against a fellow officer was lodged only after the Directorate's own approval.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore set aside a Family Court order that denied maintenance to a woman whose husband had concealed his Muslim identity before marriage, holding that denying relief would further victimise her.
Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty ruled that registered societies managing a public temple discharge statutory duties under the Endowments Act and are therefore subject to writ jurisdiction under Article 226.
The Gujarat High Court set aside a Family Court order and declared a marriage null and void, holding that the defendant's own written admission that no Hindu rites were performed made a full trial unnecessary.
The Kerala High Court directed the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, to constitute the State Level Monitoring Committee within a fortnight, after the State's delay caused a retired judge to withdraw his consent to chair it.
The Kerala High Court has directed KeLSA and prison authorities to hold bi-weekly coordination meetings and strictly follow NALSA SOP timelines for disposing of premature release and remission applications.
Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar refused regular bail to Mohammad Aarif Samol, citing eight similar antecedents, alleged misuse of earlier bail, and risk to public order under the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act.
