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Punishment Must Reform, Not Merely Injure The Offender: Chhattisgarh High Court

A conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC was upheld by the Chhattisgarh High Court. Still,...
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Marriage Alone Cannot Disqualify A Woman’s Residence Claim In Local Recruitment: J&K & Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal challenging the selection of a Rehbar-e-Taleem (RET) teacher in Government...

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Woman Cannot Be Prosecuted For Stalking U/S 354D IPC As Provision Applies To ‘Any Man’: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a woman accused of harassing her boyfriend’s wife for a mutual consent divorce, holding that...
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Extension Without Hearing Accused Violates Article 21: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an order of the Special Court, Gurdaspur, refusing default bail to two accused under the NDPS...
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Cane Is Not a Dangerous Weapon Under Section 118(1) of BNS: Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Teacher

The Kerala High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a school teacher accused of beating a student with a cane, holding that the alleged act...
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Two Phone Calls Alone Cannot Establish Organised Crime Links: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on February 9, 2026, granted bail to Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder case of former Maharashtra minister...
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Humiliation Cannot Be Punishment For Students: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has set aside a direction requiring a university student to publicly carry a placard declaring that he would “never misbehave...
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Delay caused by accused cannot justify bail under UAPA: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on December 2, 2025 dismissed the criminal appeal filed by accused No.5, Afzal Basha, challenging the rejection of his bail...
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Surrendering weapons without resistance is grave misconduct: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has restored the dismissal of a Selection Grade Constable, holding that his removal from service for...
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Repayment cannot hinge on market success when contract says otherwise: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has set aside a ₹336 crore arbitral award arising out of a technology development assistance dispute between a government-controlled scientific...
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Wife Must Use 10% Of Maintenance For Skill Development To Become Self-Reliant: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to further enhance the maintenance granted to a wife and directed that a portion of the...
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Mere Filing of Complaints Not Defamation, Says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that mere filing of complaints not defamation, even where such complaints are later found to be false, unless...
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Allahabad High Court Flags Bail Delays, Directs UP Police To Send Instructions Via E-mail

The Allahabad High Court ICJS email instructions have now been formally implemented, marking a decisive shift in how criminal case instructions reach the High...
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Who Governs “Namma Metro”? The Karnataka High Court Settles the Labour Jurisdiction Battle

The judgment delivered by the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka on 3rd November 2025 in the batch of writ petitions led by WP No.40113...
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Punishment Must Reform, Not Merely Injure The Offender: Chhattisgarh High Court

A conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC was upheld by the Chhattisgarh High Court. Still,...
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Marriage Alone Cannot Disqualify A Woman’s Residence Claim In Local Recruitment: J&K & Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal challenging the selection of a Rehbar-e-Taleem (RET) teacher in Government...
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Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Misappropriation of School Food Grains Case

The Karnataka High Court granted anticipatory bail to a government school warden accused in a case involving alleged misappropriation of food grains supplied to...
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Tahasildar Cannot Ignore Binding Court Orders In Mutation Proceedings: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has set aside an order of the Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar, rejecting a land mutation claim, holding that a revenue authority cannot...