The Allahabad High Court has held that discriminatory allocation of sugarcane below a mill's estimated requirement cannot be justified on the ground of the mill's low drawl or delayed payment of cane price, where the shortfall in allocation itself was responsible for the low drawl.
The Orissa High Court has held that adverse remarks recorded in a judicial officer's Confidential Character Roll, based on charges in a disciplinary proceeding that was subsequently quashed, have "washed away" their foundation, and referred the matter to the Chief Justice for reconsideration.
The Madras High Court has held that exhibiting one's private parts to a minor child, without physical contact, does not constitute sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act but falls under sexual harassment punishable under Section 11, and reduced the appellant's sentence accordingly.
Karnataka High Court holds that a police transfer order issued without the Police Establishment Board's prior approval is not void, since subsequent ratification by the competent Board can cure the procedural defect, including a transfer made before completion of minimum tenure.
Madhya Pradesh High Court directs the Centre to frame a nationwide policy regulating e-rickshaws within 60 days, holding that a decade of unregulated operation has caused "congestion and anarchy" on Indian roads.
Karnataka High Court quashes measures enforcing a 2% cess on cinema tickets, holding the underlying 2024 welfare Act had never been validly brought into force through the notification its own Section 1(2) requires.
Rajasthan High Court stays the cancellation of a government employee's official housing allotment after finding the charge shifted from unauthorised occupants at an inspection to sub-letting in the final order, without an inquiry report ever being furnished to him.
Punjab & Haryana High Court strikes down the retrospectively inserted Section 147A of the Income Tax Act as unconstitutional, holding Parliament could not validate reassessment notices issued by Jurisdictional Assessing Officers when the faceless-reassessment framework under Section 151A remained unchanged.
Punjab & Haryana High Court grants regular bail to a woman accused of conspiring to file multiple false rape cases across Punjab and Delhi to extort money from alleged victims, while separately suggesting a national database to track habitual complainants across jurisdictions.
Delhi High Court records an undertaking by two Cockroach Janta Party members to take down social media posts against senior advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia — including an AI-generated post falsely attributing remarks to him — after observing that "attacking without verifying" was not right.
Delhi High Court declines to entertain a challenge by Congress leaders to a Special Intensive Revision requirement that voters previously deleted from electoral rolls declare themselves "first-time applicants," holding the challenge should instead be filed as a public interest litigation.
Delhi High Court quashes a tribunal order and holds that a retired government employee's gratuity can be withheld under the pension rules until every judicial proceeding against him — including a pending criminal appeal, not merely departmental proceedings — has concluded.