High Courts
Coverage from the Delhi, Bombay, Madras and other High Courts.
Madras High Court: Second Wife Unaware of Husband's Earlier Marriage Can't Be Prosecuted for Bigamy
Justice N. Ramesh holds that Section 82 BNS punishes only the spouse who remarries, granting anticipatory bail to a woman deceived into a bigamous marriage.
Bombay High Court: Article 226 Lets Courts Award Compensation for Illegal Detention
The Nagpur Bench ordered ₹2 lakh in compensation after a 26-year-old was arrested without being told the grounds for his arrest.
Delhi High Court Directs Aadhaar Biometric Verification Before Grant of GST Registration
The order responds to a wave of fraudulent registrations obtained on stolen PAN and Aadhaar details.
Delhi High Court Upholds Regularisation of Long-Serving Railway Commission Vendors
The Bench criticised the Railways for forcing low-wage vendors into decades of litigation over their own employment rights.
Delhi High Court Expands E-Courts Facilities Across District Courts
Case-status kiosks, e-filing centres and digitised records are being rolled out beyond the High Court itself.