High Courts
CLAT Coaching Institutes Feud Over Claiming Mentorship Of Top-Ranker; Rajasthan High Court Stays FIR, Refers Case To Mediation
The Rajasthan High Court has stayed further investigation into a criminal case arising from a dispute between two CLAT coaching institutions over claims of mentoring a top-ranking student. The matter involves a minor girl who secured a high All India Rank (AIR) in the Common Law Admission Test.The First Information Report (FIR) alleged that the student's father attempted to leverage a...
IRCTC Scam: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Rabri Devi's Plea Against Framing Of Charges
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by Rabri Devi, wife of former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, challenging framing of charges against her in the alleged IRCTC scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and listed the matter for hearing on January 19. In her plea,...
Landlord Is Best Judge Of His Residential Need; Courts Cannot Dictate Living Standards In Eviction Suit: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that a landlord is the best judge of his own residential and business requirements and that courts cannot dictate how a person should live or prescribe a particular standard of accommodation. Dismissing a second appeal filed by a tenant, the Court upheld a decree of eviction on the ground of reasonable requirement under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy...
PMLA | Gravity Of Alleged ₹2,862 Cr Fraud, Proclaimed Offender Status & Untraced Funds Bar Grant Of Bail: Calcutta HC In Prayag Group Case
The Calcutta High Court has rejected the regular bail plea of Prayag Group directors Basudeb Bagchi and Avik Bagchi in a money laundering case involving alleged defrauding of thousands of investors to the tune of over ₹2,862 crore, holding that the gravity of the offence, their status as proclaimed offenders, and the existence of massive untraced proceeds of crime disentitle them from...
Delhi High Court Urges DHCBA Lawyers To Make Donations To AIIMS To Ensure Shelter For Homeless Sleeping In Winter Cold
The Delhi High Court on Friday urged the member lawyers of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) to make donations to AIIMS for constructing a bedded facility to ensure that shelter is provided to patients, attendants and their family members who are forced to sleep outside the hospital premises in the biting winter cold.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice...
Suspicion Can't Replace Proof, State Failed To Prove Guilt: Gujarat High Court Quashes Death Sentence Of 3 Convicted For Gang Rape, Murder
The Gujarat High Court set aside the death sentence of three men, convicted for the murder and gang rape of a woman, noting that the State was unable to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt against the accused as the complete chain of incriminating circumstances pointing towards their guilt could not be proved.The three accused men were convicted for gang rape and murder of a married woman...
PM Modi Degree Row: Press Conference By Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh Was Part Of 'Political Strategy', Gujarat High Court Observes
Rejecting former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking separate trial from AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a defamation case over alleged remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education Degree, the Gujarat High Court held that both the leaders had decided to hold a press conference over the issue as part of "political strategy". The court thus said that it appeared that the incident...
Kerala High Court Flags Failure Of K-SMART System For Removing Illegal Hoardings, Suggests WhatsApp-Based Complaint Model
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (15 January) flagged the failure of the K-SMART Grievance System for Removal of Illegal Hoarding. The Court has directed the authorities to adopt a WhatsApp-based system used by the Local Self Government Department in dealing with waste dumping.Justice Devan Ramachandran was considering a review in a plea against illegal and unauthorized flags and banners....
"Can Oath Be Taken In Name Of Living Persons Or Godmen?" Kerala High Court To Examine Validity Of Trivandrum Councillors' Oaths
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (15 January) issued notice on a writ petition challenging the oath taken by the Councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in the name of various deities, martyrs and political movements.Justice P V Kunhikrishnan, has admitted the petition, observing that whether an oath can be taken in the name of "living person, teacher, god man", etc needs to...
Delhi High Court To Sit On First And Third Saturdays Every Month
The Delhi High Court will be functioning on first and third Saturdays of each month.The decision has been taken by the Full Court in its meeting held on December 22, 2025. “It has been resolved by Hon'ble the Full Court in its meeting held on 22.12.2025 that the first and third Saturdays of every month shall be Court sitting days for the Court,” a notice issued by Registrar General...
Poultry Farm Can't Operate 50 Metres From Residential Area Despite Having Less Than 5,000 Birds: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that siting criteria for poultry farms apply independently of the number of birds being reared, and that no poultry farm—small or large can be permitted to operate within 500 metres of a residential area. The Court directed the immediate closure of a poultry farm situated barely 50–60 metres from residential houses in District Kangra.The Court...
'Erroneous': Gujarat High Court Quashes Order Declining Execution Of Consensual Divorce Decree Over Property Dispute Between Parties
The Gujarat High Court quashed a family court order which refused to execute a decree of divorce by mutual consent, observing that when the husband and wife had agreed to compromise decree with conditions and not to go for adjudication of rights then family court had no option but to execute it.The court was hearing a man's plea challenging a family court's order which had refused to execute...