trial courts

38 years on, 3 life convicts freed: Allahabad High Court calls it 'blind murder', says punishment based on 'conjectures'

December 31, 2025 10:00 pm

Allahabad High Court Verdict Blind Murder Case: Justices Sanjiv Kumar and J J Munir declared the 1982 incident a 'blind murder' committed by unknown assailants pointing out that medical records completely contradicted the eyewitness testimonies.

India’s legal system avoids sweeping lower court injunctions recently curtailed by US Supreme Court

January 29, 2026 12:49 pm

Since the adoption of the Constitution, high courts have often acted as first responders in constitutional litigation. This became particularly important during the Emergency

'Lack of courage': Supreme Court slams lower courts' reluctance in granting bail

February 01, 2025 10:38 am

The top court was hearing a petition by Maulvi Syed Shad Kazmi alias Mohd Shad, challenging the Allahabad HC’s order refusing him bail. In custody for 11 months now, he was earlier denied bail by a trial court as well.

Trial courts have no power to impose penalty of life term without remission or parole: HC

August 21, 2020 12:10 pm

The order was pronounced by the high court while hearing the plea.

Apex court sets guidelines to curb ad hoc appointments

February 14, 2014 1:16 am

Furnish details of undertrials not produced, HC tells Punjab

January 03, 2012 12:00 am

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the state home secretary to furnish information regarding undertrials who have not been produced before trial courts in the last three months.

CJs’ meet to raise demand for more funds

August 13, 2009 5:21 am

Demand for more budgetary allocation for the judiciary,especially for the trial courts and the high courts,on account of heavy docket explosion....