High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
The Karnataka High Court set aside a Family Court order that had dismissed the mother's plea, directed the father to produce the child before court on 25 August 2026, and imposed Rs 5 lakh costs for violating judicial orders and the child's basic human rights.
Karnataka High Court dismisses a husband's revision against a Family Court maintenance order, rejecting his claim that his wife left home without permission as grounds to deny her upkeep.
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench granted bail to a POCSO accused after finding that the victim was shuttled between hospitals, the swab kit was improperly sealed, and no DNA report was generated.
A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking a mandamus to allow a Class-XI applicant to add a headscarf to her school's prescribed uniform, holding that the dress code authority rests with the institution.
The Madurai Bench rules that a 1982 interim order has long ceased to operate, bars the Executive Officer of Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple from holding the Fit Person role, and limits the officer's powers strictly to property administration.
The High Court held that non-recovery of a railway ticket cannot alone deny compensation, and that a cancelled murder FIR cannot substitute for evidence of accidental death.
A Division Bench at Allahabad quashed a Prayagraj Gangsters Act FIR after finding the gang chart was approved without a joint meeting and with false jail-status entries for accused persons already on bail.
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani grants PhysicsWallah founder Alakh Pandey interim protection against three specific categories of online violation while warning that personality rights cannot suppress caricature or legitimate expression.
Justice Kaushik Goswami corrected a 2016 tribunal award that omitted future prospects and failed to grant parental consortium to two sons of the deceased under Pranay Sethi principles.
Justice B. Pugalendhi has called for a government report on why Vice-Chancellor posts remain unfilled across nearly 14 Tamil Nadu universities, even as a quo warranto petition targets MKU's in-charge Registrar.
The Gauhati High Court directed Bodoland Territorial Council authorities to verify work completion and release Rs 3.20 crore in outstanding dues to a contractor under Article 226.
Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand directed the UIT, Sriganganagar to constitute a committee within fifteen days to hear objections and examine title claims before any demolition proceeds under the 1981–2001 Master Plan.
Finding that a transfer certificate relied upon to show the victim was a minor was forged, the Allahabad High Court granted bail and directed the UP Basic Education Department to prescribe a standard format for school age certificates.
A Hojai resident skipped the Magistrate route entirely and filed a writ petition demanding FIR registration. The Gauhati High Court refused to entertain it.
Justice A. J. Bhambhani directed defendants 20 and 21 to take down 552 sexually vulgar URLs within three weeks, while declining a sweeping order covering all 6,884 disputed links.
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court suspended the life sentence of a Malayalam teacher convicted of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a 10-year-old student, finding arguable grounds on medical evidence and inconsistencies in the victim's testimony.
The Itanagar Bench held a government employee had no right to retain Quarter No. 506/T-II after a policy decision to demolish old quarters and construct multi-storied flats.
Justice Amit Bansal declined to entertain a writ petition filed by an advocate-in-person challenging daily traffic gridlock near his Connaught Place office, holding the issue beyond Article 226 jurisdiction.
A Division Bench held that Regulation 10(2) of the Gorakhpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank Service Regulations was unconstitutional and its voidness operated retrospectively, annulling a 1983 termination order.
Justice Anand Sharma disposed of 105 writ petitions challenging arbitrary account freezes, directing that restraints be confined to disputed amounts and that the DGP issue a standing order within four weeks.
Delhi High Court asks the DSLSA selection committee to conclude the PLV selection process within one month, with an expectation that final-year students receive preference.
A Division Bench at Jodhpur found the Single Judge's order appointing a retired Chief Justice of India to adjudicate claims inconsistent with the statutory scheme under the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted two surviving appellants of a 1988 murder conviction, holding that constructive liability under Section 149 IPC cannot be fastened without a clear finding on unlawful assembly.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted bail to two accused in a 2020 murder case, citing six years of incarceration, glacial trial progress, and the IO's persistent non-appearance.
