The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a suit filed by natural healthcare company Dabur against rival Patanjali Ayurved over advertisements related to Chyawanprash products. The single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna sought response from Patanjali Ayurved and listed the matter for hearing in the last week of January for consideration on interim orders. [] The post Chyavanprash ads: Delhi High Court issues notice on Daburs plea against Patanjali Ayurved appeared first on India Legal .

The Calcutta High Court recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed seeking various reliefs, including directions to the State Government to take legal action against an organization called Bharat Jakat Majhi Pargana Mahal, Traditional Social Institution, Medinipur Zila (Undivided), which had proposed to block National Highways and railway lines in support of their [] The post Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL against Santhal outfit appeared first on India Legal .

The Congress party has approached the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Eltopection Rules, 1961, curtailing the rights of citizens to access election-related records. Calling the Election Commission a Constitutional body charged with the conduct of free and fair elections, the political party submitted that ECcould not be allowed to unilaterally [] The post Congress moves Supreme Court challenging amendments to Conduct of Election Rules appeared first on India Leg

The Calcutta High Court has permitted doctors to hold a peaceful sit-in demonstration against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The Division Bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, while upholding the single-judge verdict, modified the same to the extent of [] The post RG Kar rape-murder case: Calcutta High Court allows doctors to hold sit-in demonstration appeared first on India Legal .

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has rejected two petitions challenging the resolution plan submitted by Sapphire Media Limited for the Reliance Broadcast Network Limited, which owned and operated popular radio channel Big FM. The order was passed by the coram of NCLAT Chairperson Justice (retd) Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Barun Mitra on [] The post NCLAT rejects petitions challenging resolution plan of Sapphire Media Limited for Big FM owner appeared first on India Leg

The Central government has notified the elevation of two Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court and four Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court as permanent Judges of same High Courts. The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Law (independent charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday. He posted on X (formerly [] The post Centre appoints six judges to High Courts of Delhi and Karnataka appeared first on India Legal .

The Kerala High Court while dismissing a petition said that the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act and Rules do not provide for the display or publication of photographs and other details of defaulting borrowers as a mode of recovery. The Court held that the publication or display of photographs of defaulting borrowers will infringe upon their [] The post Kerala High Court says cant display defaulting borrowers photos to recover money appeared first on India Legal .

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking various reliefs, including directions to take legal action against certain individuals and authorities involved in alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds. The petitioners had sought directions to the respondents to take appropriate legal action against individuals involved in alleged corruption [] The post Himachal Pradesh HC disposes of PIL seeking action in embezzlement case appeared fi

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently disposed of a suo motu public interest litigation regarding inadequate staff and facilities at Government Degree College, Subathu. The petition was filed after the court received letters from students highlighting difficulties they faced due to the lack of teachers and infrastructure. The court noted that the college had [] The post Himachal Pradesh High Court disposes of suo motu PIL on shortages at Govt Degree College, Subathu appeared first on Indi

The Allahabad High Court has affirmed the continued availability of remedies under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, for applicants seeking revision of decrees from suits predating the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006. The Division Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Vinod Diwakar said this while hearing a petition filed [] The post Allahabad High Court says remedies under Zamindari Abolition Act available for pre-2006 suits appeared first on India Legal

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice V Ramasubramanian, as Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The official notification said that in exercise of the power conferred on the President of India by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, President [] The post President Droupadi Murmu appoints former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian as Chairperson of National Human Rights Commiss

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the critically endangered status of the feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam, India, which have survived in the wild for nearly 80 years and the national park is the only place in India where these horses can be found. The Original [] The post NGT takes suo motu cognizance of threat to endangered feral horses in Assam national park appeared first on India Legal .

By Amit Samal The coming of computerized innovations has changed the exceptionally features of collecting, protecting and showing evidence in courts. In India, expanding employments of e-emails, social media message communication, and electronic records among others require solid legitimate designs to guarantee acceptability and realness. Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA), presented [] The post Suitability of computerized evidence in Indian courts: An analysis appeared first on

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) citing unexplained delay and laches. The petitioner, claiming to be a whistleblower, sought relief in the form of a mandamus directing the respondents to inquire into alleged land grabbing, fraud, and embezzlement. The petitioner alleged that the land in question was [] The post Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses PIL over delay appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of ACP Mohsin Khan posted in Kanpur in the case of the sexual exploitation of a Ph.D. student. The Division Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan and Justice Mohd Azhar Husain Idrisi passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Mohammad Mohsin Khan. The petition has [] The post Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Kanpur ACP in sexual exploitation case appeared first on India Legal .

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking implementation of the one advocate one vote concept in Bar Associations. The petitioner sought directions to the Bar Council of Himachal Pradesh to effectively implement the Bar Council of India Resolution, which aimed to ensure that advocates can vote only [] The post Himachal Pradesh High Court directs Bar Council to enforce one advocate one vote principle appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court while allowing a petition said that no particular organisation can claim a vested right for being allotted a particular land in the Maha Kumbh Mela area only because the said land may have been allotted to it in the previous years. The Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice [] The post Allahabad High Court says no vested right to specific land allotment in Maha Kumbh Mela area appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has extended by four weeks, the interim bail granted to former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. The expelled BJP MLA was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh in 2017. He was also convicted for murdering [] The post Unnao rape case: Delhi High Court extends interim bail of Kuldeep Singh Sengar for 4 weeks appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has asked the Union government to consider amending a part of the Hindu Succession Act (HSA), 1956, enabling a scheduled tribe (ST) woman to get her share in the paternal property, at par with her male siblings. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Karol [] The post Supreme Court suggests Centre to amend Hindu Succession Act enabling ST woman share in paternal property appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Maharashtra governments decision to cancel its 2019 bid for the redevelopment of Dharavi slums in Mumbai and issue a new tender in 2022, which was awarded to Adani Properties. The Bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar passed the order on [] The post Dharavi redevelopment project: Bombay High Court rejects plea challenging award of contract to Adani properties appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair till January 6, in connection with an FIR lodged against him over his post on X (formerly Twitter) regarding an alleged inflammatory speech delivered by controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. The Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and [] The post Tweet against Yati Narshighanand: Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Mohammed Zubair appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to two more convicts in a case related to the killing of 42 people belonging to a minority community in Hashimpura region of Uttar Pradesh in 1987. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that the convicts, including an 82-year-old, were entitled [] The post Hashimpura massacre: Supreme Court grants bail to two more convicts appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings going on in the court of CJM Mirzapur against SP candidate former minister Kailash Chaurasia and others in the 2017 Sadar Mirzapur assembly elections, terming the process illegal. A Single Bench of JusticeRaj BeerSingh passed this order while hearing an application filed by Kailash Chaurasiya and [] The post Allahabad High Court quashes criminal proceedings against Kailash Chaurasia in 2017 election case appeared first on India Legal

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently heard an original application filed suo motu, regarding encroachment and pollution of Baghel Talab, a large water body stretching over 42 km in Uttar Pradesh. The Principal Bench comprising Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Judicial Member Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Expert Member Dr A Senthil Vel considered a joint committee [] The post NGT takes suo moto cognizance of Baghel Talab encroachment, pollution appeared first on India Legal .

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi heard a suo motu application relating to the eruption of a major fire at the Bhagtanwala garbage dump. The application sought action against the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, and other respondents for their alleged failure to comply with environmental norms. During the hearing, the Principal Bench Comprising Judicial [] The post NGT imposes Rs 10,000 cost on Amritsar officials for not appearing in garbage dump case appeared first on India Legal .

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) heard an original application filed suo motu, regarding pollution in Sindh Nallah in Ganderbal, Kashmir. The Principal Bench comprising Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Judicial Member Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Expert Member Dr A Senthil Vel examined the issue based on a report filed by the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control [] The post NGT hears suo motu case on pollution in Sindh Nallah, Kashmir appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail application of gang leader MLA Abbas Ansari in the Gangster Act case registered in Chitrakoot, Karvi. A Single Bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Abbas Ansari. The bail application under Section 483 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, [] The post Allahabad High Court rejects MLA Abbas Ansaris bail plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has rejected the second bail plea of Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Ramakant Yadav in a spurious liquor case. A Single Bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Ramakant Yadav. This is the second bail application of the applicant. The first bail [] The post Allahabad High Court denies SP MLA Ramakant Yadavs bail plea in spurious liquor case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to enforce complete bans on firecrackers, mirroring the ban already established in Delhi. Noting the ban will effective only when other National Capital Region states have like measures in place, the bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih, which is hearing [] The post Supreme Court asks Uttar Pradesh, Haryana to enforce fircracker ban like in Delhi appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to take all precautionary measures and ensure that no hate speeches were delivered during the Dharam Sansad, being organised between December 17 to 21 in Ghaziabad by controversial priest Yati Narasinghanand. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar further [] The post Supreme Court directs UP government to prevent hate speeches during Dharam Sansad by Yati Narsinghanand appeared first on India

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Mohd Abdul Samad @ Saddam, the brother-in-law of former MLA Ashraf, the brother of slain mafia don Atique Ahmed. A Single Bench of JusticeRaj BeerSingh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Mohd Abdul Samad @ Saddam. The bail application has been [] The post Allahabad High Court grants bail to mafia don Atique Ahmeds relative appeared first on India Legal .

The Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to acquire the requisite land for expansaion of Shillong airport and hand it over to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) within three months. The bench of Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh were hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the development and [] The post Meghalaya High Court directs govt to acquire land for expansion of Shillong Airport appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of Punjab toimmediately provide medical aid to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on fast-unto-death at Khanauri border for the past 20 days. Noting that the doors of the Court were always open, the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told the [] The post Supreme Court directs Punjab government to provide medical aid to fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Kerala High Court order imposing certain restrictions on the use of elephants during temple festivals, such as Thrissur Pooram. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice NK Singh ordered that any direction issued by the High Court contrary to the Kerala Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules, [] The post Thrissur Pooram: Supreme Court stays Kerala High Court order on use of elephants in temple festivals appeared first on India Legal .

In order to streamline urban development and ensure strict enforcement of laws prohibiting illegal or unauthorised construction, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of guidelines for States and Union Territories across the country. While upholding the demolition of unauthorised commercial constructions at a residential plot in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, the Bench of [] The post Supreme Court issues slew of measures to curb illegal constructions appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its strong displeasure over the amount of pension being given to some retired High Court judges. Noting that the pension of some retired High Court judges ranged between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000, which was pitiable, the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan observed that a [] The post Supreme Court expresses strong displeasure over meagre amount of pension for retired High Court judges appeared first on India Legal .

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the auctioning of resin blazes by the HP State Forest Development Corporation Limited. The petitioner had alleged that the corporation had fixed an annual yield of 55 quintals per section, which was higher than the prescribed yield of 35-40 quintals per [] The post Himachal Pradesh High Court dismisses PIL challenging auction of resin appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Mohammed Zubair, former journalist and co-founder of AltNews, for sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), regarding an alleged hate speech delivered by Yati Narsinghanand, priest of Dasna Devi temple in Uttar Pradesh. Noting that it was not appropriate for Zubair to post about the [] The post Hate speech: Allahabad High Court rebukes Mohammed Zubair for sharing Yati Narsinghanand speech on social media appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union of India and the State of Rajasthan to set up a five-member Committee, to be headed by a retired Rajasthan High Court judge, for the protection and preservation of the sacred groves of Rajasthan. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice Sandeep Mehta [] The post Supreme Court directs constitution of committee for preservation of sacred groves in Rajasthan appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Chief Medical Officer, Saharanpur for refusing to renew the license to run a medical establishment despite an injunction from the civil court. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this order while hearing a petition [] The post Allahabad High Court imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on Saharanpur CMO for defying order on license renewal appeared first on India Legal .

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently disposed of the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Government Order of May, 2020. The order had fixed the fee for post-graduate medical courses for 2020-21 to 2022-23, sparking controversy among private unaided medical colleges. At the heart of the dispute was the Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory [] The post Andhra Pradesh High Court sets aside uniform fee order for private unaided medical colleges appeared first on India Leg

The Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking declaration and quashing of the Rule-3 of The Permanent Lok Adalat (Other Terms And Conditions Of Appointment Of Chairman And Other Persons) Rules, 2003, citing it as discriminatory, arbitrary, unreasonable, unconstitutional, and ultra vires the Constitution of India. The petitioner also [] The post Punjab and Haryana High Court disposes of PIL over pay grievances of Permanent Lok Adalat member appeared firs

The Allahabad High Court has held that under Shariat, a marriage can be dissolved by mutual agreement between the husband and wife while disposing an appeal. This mutual dissolution may take the form of khula or mubaraat. Mubaraat, a form of mutual consent, is a valid and recognized method for dissolution of marriage. The Division [] The post Allahabad High Court affirms mutual agreement divorce valid under Muslim personal law appeared first on India Legal .

Expressing serious concerns over the growing number of civil disputes turning into criminal cases, the Supreme Court called for strong measures to curb the wrong practice, which was becoming rampant across various parts of the country, especially in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar made [] The post Supreme Court raises concern on rising number of civil disputes turning into criminal cases appeared first on India Legal .

The Chhattisgarh High Court recently heard a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the welfare of special children in Anganwadi centres. The court had taken cognizance of the issue and observed that there was no mechanism in place to identify special children and provide them with requisite assistance. In compliance with the courts order, [] The post Chhattisgarh High Court orders action against substandard pulses at Anganwadi centres appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has said that the District Magistrate/ Collector, who is essentially a Revenue Officer, doesnt have jurisdiction to inspect a school, established by the Board of Basic Education. A Single Bench of Justice J.J. Munir passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Santosh Kumari. The Court noted that, Prima facie, [] The post Allahabad High Court rules District Magistrate has no jurisdiction to inspect schools appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Sushil Singhania, the uncle of Nikita Singhania, accused in the suicide of Artificial Intelligence engineer Atul Subhash. A Single Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application filed by Nikita Singhania And 3 Others. The (Transit) Anticipatory Bail [] The post Allahabad High Court grants transit anticipatory bail to Sushil Singhania in Atul Subhash suicide case appeared

The Meghalaya High Court has recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging misuse of power and authority by an Assistant Inspector General of Police, who was accused of irregularly procuring 29 vehicles for the police department and misutilizing them. The bench of Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh had been monitoring [] The post Meghalaya High Court disposes of PIL against police officers misconduct appeared first on India Legal .

The Patna High Court dismissed a petition filed challenging the constitutional validity of the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board (Amendment) Act, 2024. The petitioners, who were the Chairman and Members of the Sanskrit Education Board constituted under the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board Act, 1981, argued that the amendment act was arbitrary and politically motivated, as it [] The post Patna High Court upholds constitutional validity of Bihar Sanskrit Education Board Amendment Act appeared first on

The Gujarat High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns about the lack of infrastructure and medical facilities in tribal areas of the state. The bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi observed that the state government had undertaken various projects to develop infrastructure and provide medical facilities [] The post Gujarat High Court disposes of PIL seeking better medical infrastructure in tribal areas appeared first on India Legal