High Court

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for commission of offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradeh High Court’s decision of striking down a government order mandating the use of English as a medium of instruction in government schools.

The Orissa High Court has acquitted two people of murder charge, 32 years after they had appealed against the trial court verdict.

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that disclosure of personal information is exempted under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, in absence of any larger public interest, as it would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy under Section 8(1)(j) of the Act.

While most courts in the country are in virtual mode amid this pandemic and physical hearings are a rarity and mostly urgent matters are being heard over video conferencing, one set of litigants are using this as an opportunity to manage relief by suppressing facts.

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The Allahabad High Court has allowed 15 more days to the Secretary, Examination Regulatory Authority, Anil Bhushan, to comply with its earlier order of declaring the result of revaluation in the case of recruitment of 68,500 assistant teachers.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) can hear the bail plea of any “child” accused even if the child was now a major. The court ruled that if the accused was a child at the time of arrest then he has full right to be tried by the JJB on bail issues.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has expressed its serious concern over the case of the institution of two bail petitions in the same FIR by the same petitioner.

The Gauhati High Court has rejected an appeal for leniency filed on behalf of a person convicted for raping a 20-year-old girl.