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A bench of Justices K Lakshman and V Ramakrishna Reddy scrapped a family court’s judicial separation order, dismissing the case altogether.

‘Will not serve any purpose at this age’: Telangana High Court refuses to dissolve couple’s 34-year marriage

November 30, 2025 1:26 pm

The legal battle began in 2008 when the husband filed a petition seeking the dissolution of his marriage, alleging that his wife suspected his character, questioned him about ‘with which woman he slept’, and once assaulted him with a flower vase.

47-year-old land dispute: Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds protection for bona fide buyer

November 20, 2025 2:59 pm

Justice Deepak Gupta says the Punjab Government cannot deny title when its own sale certificate carried no bar on transfer.

As some in the crowd tried to argue, she said, “If you raise the slogan, so will I. But if you do it to put pressure, that is wrong.”

Meet Hina Khan, the Madhya Pradesh cop who used ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan to stun agitating lawyers into silence

October 16, 2025 2:57 am

When lawyers accused of making objectionable comments about Ambedkar turned confrontational, Khan, the Gwalior City Superintendent of Police, took the unique approach to defuse the situation

HC issues notice to Haryana over 63 illegal banquet halls in Gurgaon

September 30, 2025 10:18 pm

In his PIL citing a decade of inaction despite Lokayukta orders, RTI activist Harinder Dhingra has sought the sealing of the venues and the recovery of over ₹74 crore in dues.

The court ordered that promotions of IME certificate holders be withdrawn and the petitioners’ positions restored.

HC quashes promotions of long-distance diploma holders

September 17, 2025 4:26 pm

Justice Harpreet Singh Brar slammed Haryana Power Generation Corporation’s ‘selective reading’ of a 2019 Supreme Court ruling and restored the seniority of engineering diploma holders.

Telangana High Court orders bank to defreeze HCA's account, citing internal rules

September 12, 2025 10:00 am

The Hyderabad Cricket Association challenged the unilateral debit freeze on its account by Canara Bank, and sought the Telangana High Court's direction to pay compensation for such illegal action.

The Collegium also recommended that Justice Soumen Sen of the Calcutta High Court be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, and that Justice M Sundar, the senior-most judge of the Madras High Court, be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.

SC collegium recommends new Chief Justices for Patna, Meghalaya and Manipur high courts

September 11, 2025 5:45 pm

The Supreme Court Collegium proposed the names of Justice P B Bajanthri, Justice Soumen Sen, and Justice M Sundar.

Karnataka HC refuses to hear PIL seeking station at Chikkajala on Bengaluru Metro's Blue Line

September 01, 2025 3:59 pm

The Karnataka High Court observed that the decision on the number of stops on a Metro line is not amenable to judicial review.

After govt flip-flop, HC restores pension under old scheme for absorbed staff of Punjab agri marketing board

August 29, 2025 5:20 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s judgment came on petitions filed by six employees who began their careers in state PSUs between 1984 and 1990.

Abhishek Banerjee with other lawyers who are representing TMC

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee reaches Calcutta HC, files counter affidavit to petition challenging his 2024 poll victory

August 25, 2025 6:30 pm

Last year, the BJP’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha poll candidate Abhijit Das, who lost to Abhishek Banerjee by over 7 lakh votes, filed an election petition in the Calcutta HC alleging rigging in the constituency.

HIGH COURT VIDEOS

Security tightened outside Delhi HC ahead of Kanhaiya's hearing

February 23, 2016 6:33 am

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): The security has been beefed up outside the Delhi High Court ahead of Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea hearing on Tuesday. Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union President Kumar had moved the High Court on Friday after a lower court sent him to judicial custody till March 2 on charges of sedition.

SC declines to hear Kanhaiya’s bail plea

February 19, 2016 10:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the bail plea of JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and asked him to approach the Delhi High Court in this regard. The apex court also noted that it would not be appropriate in its precedence to hear the matter. Advocate RP Luthra said the Supreme Court declined to hear bail plea of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya on Thursday moved a petition before the apex court, seeking his release from police custody under Article 32 of the Constitution.

SC declines to hear Kanhaiya’s bail plea

February 19, 2016 10:15 am

SC gives nod to govt. formation in Arunachal

February 18, 2016 3:54 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): In a major setback to the Congress, the Supreme Court on Thursday vacated the status quo order of maintaining President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, thereby giving its nod to government formation in the state. After going through High Court and assembly records, the Supreme Court decided that it doesn't see any reason to interfere with HC order at this stage. Lawyer Satyapal Singh said the SC has transferred the case of revocation of 12 suspended MLA's to Guwahati High Court.

Odd-Even formula to continue till Jan 15: HC

January 11, 2016 6:36 am

New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): The Delhi government's Odd-Even formula will continue till January 15 as planned. The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to interfere with Delhi Government's notification.

Delhi HC reserves order on Odd-Even for Monday

January 08, 2016 10:45 am

New Delhi, Jan 08 (ANI): Delhi High Court (HC) on Friday reserved their order on the extension of the Odd-even formula for a week after lawyer R. K. Kapoor presented the loopholes of the formula and said it has failed to control the city's pollution. He further emphasised that the formula has only been limited to petrol cars which do not contribute to pollution as much as the exempted diesel cars and trucks, which generate maximum pollution.