Delhi High Court Draws a Clear Line: Fact-Based Journalism Isn’t Defamation
In a judgment that reads like a firm nod to journalistic spine, the Delhi High Court has swept aside a decade-old criminal defamation case against...
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Recent reports from Indian courts, with their original court documents.
When the LOC Isn’t a Border: J&K High Court Says Trade With PoK Is “Home Trade,” Not Foreign Commerce
In a judgment that folds a long-disputed map back into a single frame, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has declared that trade...
When a Promise Looks Like a Marriage: Karnataka High Court Refuses to Let Cruelty Hide Behind Technicalities
In a decision that slices straight through the fog of “it wasn’t a real marriage,” the Karnataka High Court has declared that cruelty masquerading behind...
When the Gatekeeper Has No Keys: Supreme Court Says Faulty Sanction Falls Flat at Trial Stage
In a verdict that slices cleanly through years of muddled arguments, the Supreme Court has drawn a sharp line in the sand on how sanction...
When the Paper Shield Fails: Supreme Court Says Departmental Clean Chits Don’t Wipe Out Criminal Trials
In a sharp reminder that internal exonerations don’t magically erase criminal liability, the Supreme Court has drawn a clear line between the comfort of departmental...
Supreme Court Slams “Second Bite at the Cherry”: Fresh Complaint Can’t Be Revived by Sneaking In a New Charge
In a firm pushback against procedural backdoors, the Supreme Court has made it clear that a closure report doesn’t give complainants a free pass to...
Delhi HC Opens a Narrow Door of Relief for Two BPL Students Shut Out by a Missed Deadline
When two young aspirants from the BPL category found their journey to Delhi University halted by a simple inability to pay fees on time, the...
A Brewing Storm in Jabalpur: Lawyers Flag Fraying Systems and Frustrations in MP High Court
The usually measured corridors of the Madhya Pradesh High Court have started to hum with a sharper edge. The Advocates Association has fired off a...
A Judge’s Patience Snaps, the Supreme Court Steps In: Woman Freed After “Absurd” Jail Order Over Changing Lawyers
The country’s highest court has delivered a firm rap on the knuckles to a sessions court that sent a woman to jail—not for absconding, not...
Delhi High Court Calls Time on ‘Mechanical Justice’, Orders RBI to Fix Ombudsman System and Penalises Citibank for Harassment
The Delhi High Court has cracked open the dusty machinery of India’s banking grievance system and told the Reserve Bank of India to stop letting...
When the Gavel Echoes Twice: Supreme Court Warns Against ‘Do-Overs’ by New Benches
In a pointed rebuke that rippled through the corridors of the judiciary, the Supreme Court has voiced unease over a growing habit: later Benches quietly...
Supreme Court Calls Time-Out on Delhi’s Deer Shuffle, Demands Full-Scale Audit of Hauz Khas Translocation Saga
The country’s highest court has stepped in sharply, pulling the brakes on Delhi’s quiet deer exodus after discovering that the journey of 261 animals from...