High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
The Rajasthan High Court held that awarding Rs 1 lakh to a Post-Graduate Teacher whose illegal termination spanned over 67 months was shockingly disproportionate, substituting Rs 20 lakh.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur held that mere credit of alleged fraud proceeds into an accused's bank account is insufficient to deny anticipatory bail, especially when the accused explains deception and no specific overt act is attributed.
Justice P. M. Raval held that an FIR entirely silent on whether alleged threats caused any actual alarm to the complainant cannot sustain a charge of criminal intimidation under Section 506(2) IPC.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur refused anticipatory bail to a Chief Booking Supervisor facing conspiracy and embezzlement charges, holding that her leave on the relevant date could not conclusively rule out involvement.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a mother's habeas corpus petition for custody of her two minor sons, finding she had concealed a signed MOU granting custody to the father and a Telangana HC order quashing criminal proceedings against him.
The Orissa High Court set aside a Bargarh district order blocking a VIMSAR radiologist from performing ultrasound at an Attabira private clinic, finding no cross-district prohibition in Rule 3(3) of the PC & PNDT Rules.
Allottees who paid full consideration in 2011 still lack possession; Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand directs a three-month resolution with alternative plots or DLC-rate compensation as fallback.
The Gujarat High Court dismissed Oriental Insurance Company's first appeal, holding that an insurer cannot contest liability through technical policy interpretation when it led no evidence at trial.
A 17-year-old's right to study abroad cannot be blocked because his divorced, absent father will not sign the passport application, the Rajasthan High Court held.
Justice Sandeep Marne rules that an ICC email ruling out a sexual element without any inquiry still constitutes a Section 13(2) recommendation, making an appeal under Section 18 of the POSH Act maintainable.
A Division Bench dismissed a writ petition by the Khan Market Welfare Association, holding that courts cannot direct a statutory authority to formulate its own assessment methodology under Article 226.
The Jharkhand High Court held that State Notification No. 2689 wrongly limited continuation benefits to members who retired on or after 21 May 2025, contrary to the Supreme Court's Limaye-II directions.
The Madurai Bench held that a student association's peaceful protest outside a conference hall did not constitute an offence, quashing the FIR against all eight accused.
Justice Balaji Medamalli set aside G.O.Rt.No.39 of 2022 appointing the second-ranked candidate as President of Vijayawada District Consumer Commission, holding the State Government had no authority to depart from the Selection Committee's merit panel.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court found that Rule 14 of the HPPVC Rules, 2011 impermissibly tightened registration eligibility beyond what the parent Act permitted, and directed the State Council to register a Punjab-qualified diploma holder within one week.
Justice Sachin Datta attached an ICICI Bank account of FIITJEE's alter ego for Rs 66.31 lakh in rent arrears and barred directors from leaving India.
The Jharkhand High Court reversed an appellate court's acquittal of a husband under Section 498A IPC, finding the Sessions Court had ignored clinching evidence of dowry-linked cruelty.
Justice Deepak Roshan stayed a blanket cancellation of all appointments under Advertisement No. 18 of 2023, finding no individuated material against any specific candidate.
The High Court found no order had been promulgated and no complaint filed, making Section 188 IPC cognizance impermissible; Sections 171F and 171H also lacked essential ingredients.
Justice Girish Kathpalia held that the gruesome manner of the killing outweighed the accused's plea of trial delay, dismissing his regular bail application filed nearly seven years after the FIR.
Justice Sumathi Jagadam dismissed two writ petitions challenging a 2017 revision order granting ryotwari patta over 11.15 acres in Mudasarlova village, finding no ground for certiorari jurisdiction.
A Division Bench at Bilaspur quashed an FIR and charge-sheet under the Immoral Traffic Act against an adult woman, holding that prosecuting a consenting sex worker violates binding Supreme Court directions.
Justice N. Tukaramji quashed Section 336 IPC proceedings against four diagnostic centre employees after finding that a discrepant rapid HBsAg screening result does not establish criminal negligence.
The Telangana High Court has held that the R&R obligation under the 2013 Act survives land acquisition completion and directed the District Collector to hear landless labourers' claims for the Hyderabad Green Pharma City project.
