High Court judgments and orders from across India, with the legal point made clear.
The J&K and Ladakh High Court declined bail to an NDPS accused held for five years but directed the trial court to reconsider its mechanical deferment of final arguments within 15 days.
Justice Siddharth Nandan found two May 2026 orders deferring Gram Panchayat elections were passed under a provision already declared unconstitutional, and threatened personal appearance of the issuing officer.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh set aside convictions under the Prevention of Corruption Act after finding that the FIR and all trap proceedings were fabricated after the fact at the ACB office.
The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed an appeal against a Family Court order restoring a wife's cross-examination opportunity, holding that res judicata principles do not apply rigidly to interlocutory procedural orders.
The Jharkhand High Court held that submission of a chargesheet and issuance of summons do not bar anticipatory bail, distinguishing a Supreme Court ruling confined to private complaint cases.
The Allahabad High Court set aside a Small Cause Court decree that dismissed an eviction suit on merits despite its own finding of a serious, competing title dispute between the parties.
The Gauhati High Court held that diplomas earned under the unconstitutional ARHRA Act 2004 cannot be nullified, directing the State to frame a separate cadre and restore practice rights within 90 days.
Justice Sanjay Dhar held that JKLFC must pay gratuity with 10% interest, while JKPDC must first release leave salary and then seek reimbursement from the parent body.
Eight advocate-petitioners who failed the District Judge preliminary exam challenged the recruitment process as illegal because the governing rule amendments had not yet been published in the Official Gazette when the advertisement was issued.
A Division Bench dismissed quo warranto petitions challenging the Vice Chancellor's appointment at Uttarakhand Ayurved University, holding that service as Principal qualifies as teaching experience under UGC Regulations 2018.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur closed criminal defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi after he expressed regret for a 2018 campaign speech that wrongly named Kartikey Singh Chauhan.
Justice Shamim Ahmed held that a Magistrate cannot re-examine eligibility certificates issued by the appropriate authority and that a woman aged 50 years remains eligible until she turns 51.
The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a challenge to a UPCL service bye-law that allows absorbed UPPCL employees to seek promotion after five years while direct recruits must wait ten.
The Rajasthan High Court held that summoning a school principal and Class-I admission record was essential to determine the prosecutrix's correct date of birth in a POCSO trial.
A Division Bench at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has struck down Section 34-C of the Registration Act, 1908, holding it an unconstitutional resurrection of Rule 55-A already invalidated by the Supreme Court.
The Madurai Bench held that a convert to Islam becomes simply a Muslim and cannot be slotted into a notified backward-class Muslim sect, declaring G.O. (Ms) No. 31 dated 09.03.2024 unconstitutional.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a Collector conducting land acquisition proceedings cannot adjudicate disputed title and was right to treat the revenue-recorded owner as the sole interested person.
The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur set aside a Sessions Court order and directed release of a 12-bore rifle seized from a retired army man, citing licence renewal urgency and risk of firearm deterioration.
The Allahabad High Court quashed a censure order against an Associate Professor at Harish Chandra Research Institute, finding the ICC inquiry violated natural justice by never recording complainants' statements.
A Division Bench at Madurai held that a Corporation school teacher appointed belatedly due to official inaction retains her right to the old pension scheme, not the contributory scheme.
Justice Jitendra Kumar upheld bail refusal for a juvenile murder accused, finding no family guardianship in Bihar and confirmed criminal contacts, while directing the Children Court to conclude trial within nine months.
The Karnataka High Court held that the 2021 amendment to the 1996 Rules, being a substitution and not an insertion, entitles married daughters to compassionate appointment even for deaths predating the amendment.
A Division Bench declined to restrain construction of the 24 Kosi Parikrama Marg over agricultural plots in Sambhal, holding that individual interest must yield to larger public interest.
A Division Bench held that Article 25 does not entitle a community to use any particular road for religious processions, especially where an agreed alternate arrangement already exists.
