High Courts Of India

The Supreme Court has said when a court concludes that an accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, then granting the relief only for a limited duration is "illegal" and such orders violate the right to liberty.

The Delhi High Court on Saturday sought the Centre's response on a plea by the mother of a Kerala woman, who is on death row in Yemen for killing a Yemini national, seeking facilitation of her travel to that country.

Voicing concern over girls being subjected to sexual assault on the pretext of marriage, the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by a man against his conviction and 10-year sentence for kidnapping and rape.

The High Court of Karnataka has said that a transfer order bearing the signature of the Chief Minister does not become licit, till there is reasoning recorded to post a lower cadre officer to a higher post.

The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.

"You don't listen to the court, at least listen to Parliament," the Bombay High Court told the Maharashtra government while reprimanding it for not fully implementing provisions of a central law on the welfare of parents and senior citizens.

The Delhi High Court dismissed a woman's petition seeking to recover Rs 30 lakh she claimed she gave a man to secure her daughter's admission to AIIMS, saying seats in the MBBS course at one of the premier institutes of medicine are not for sale.

Landlords cannot be deprived of beneficial enjoyment of their property and are vested with the right to decide how to utilise their possessions, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday while upholding an order for vacation of tenanted premises.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to alleged hawala operator Avtar Singh Kochhar in cases involving "extortion" of Rs 200 crore by Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

The Allahabad High Court has taken a strong stand on the interference of Pradhans in the work of the village council.

The High Court noted that the claims in the petition had no scientific foundation.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside an order of a lower court, rejecting a defamation complaint filed by former AIADMK MP, K C Palanisamy against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.

Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages to two Indian-origin ministers for making defamatory allegations against them on a social media site.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on holding of elections to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on a plea by the Andhra Pradesh government against a high court order granting regular bail to him in the skill development corporation scam case.

The Supreme Court has said when a court concludes that an accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, then granting the relief only for a limited duration is "illegal" and such orders violate the right to liberty.

The Delhi High Court on Saturday sought the Centre's response on a plea by the mother of a Kerala woman, who is on death row in Yemen for killing a Yemini national, seeking facilitation of her travel to that country.

Voicing concern over girls being subjected to sexual assault on the pretext of marriage, the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by a man against his conviction and 10-year sentence for kidnapping and rape.

The High Court of Karnataka has said that a transfer order bearing the signature of the Chief Minister does not become licit, till there is reasoning recorded to post a lower cadre officer to a higher post.

The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.

"You don't listen to the court, at least listen to Parliament," the Bombay High Court told the Maharashtra government while reprimanding it for not fully implementing provisions of a central law on the welfare of parents and senior citizens.

The Delhi High Court dismissed a woman's petition seeking to recover Rs 30 lakh she claimed she gave a man to secure her daughter's admission to AIIMS, saying seats in the MBBS course at one of the premier institutes of medicine are not for sale.

Landlords cannot be deprived of beneficial enjoyment of their property and are vested with the right to decide how to utilise their possessions, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday while upholding an order for vacation of tenanted premises.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to alleged hawala operator Avtar Singh Kochhar in cases involving "extortion" of Rs 200 crore by Sukesh Chandrasekhar.

The Allahabad High Court has taken a strong stand on the interference of Pradhans in the work of the village council.

The High Court noted that the claims in the petition had no scientific foundation.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday set aside an order of a lower court, rejecting a defamation complaint filed by former AIADMK MP, K C Palanisamy against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.

Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages to two Indian-origin ministers for making defamatory allegations against them on a social media site.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on holding of elections to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on a plea by the Andhra Pradesh government against a high court order granting regular bail to him in the skill development corporation scam case.