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On 10 October 2026, the Patna High Court modified Md. Ainul Haque's conviction from attempted rape to outraging the modesty of a woman under Section 354 of the IPC, ruling that evidence of an overt act toward penetration was absent. Following this judgment, the Court sentenced the accused on 14 October 2026 to pay a fine of Rs 25,000 and mandated compensation for the victim.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the competent authority on 14 October 2026 to issue a reasoned order within 60 days regarding representations for TET exemptions for teachers appointed between 1997 and 1999. The court clarified on 14 October 2026 that it has not granted an automatic exemption or ruled on promotion eligibility, leaving the final decision to the authorities.
A 33-year-old married woman filed a petition before the Bombay High Court seeking to terminate her 21-week pregnancy due to mental trauma from her husband concealing a previous marriage. Although the court initially denied the request on 12 October 2026, it granted permission for the abortion on 14 October 2026, citing the woman's reproductive autonomy and the specific facts of the case.
The Allahabad High Court ruled on 12 October 2026 that the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission cannot exclude candidates from recruitment processes due to postal transit delays if the application was dispatched within the prescribed timeframe. Following this judgment, the Court directed the Commission on 14 October 2026 to accept a specific candidate's hard copy application by 16 October 2026 for recruitment in the medical education department.
The Madras High Court dismissed an appeal by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) challenging a directive from the Tamil Nadu State Information Commission to disclose certain corruption-related information. The court ruled that the DVAC is not exempt from sharing information pertaining to corruption and human rights violations under the Right to Information Act.
The Karnataka High Court directed a Special Land Acquisition Officer to pay ₹1 lakh in compensation to a 102-year-old man for negligence and failure to perform statutory duties regarding his land compensation claim.
On 20 June 2026, a special CBI court in Mumbai acquitted former Maharashtra minister Padamsinh Patil and seven co-accused in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver due to insufficient evidence. Following this acquittal, both the CBI and the victim's family filed separate appeals in the Bombay High Court as of 13 October 2026 to challenge the verdict.
The Delhi High Court ordered a tenant to pay Rs 24 lakh as damages for unauthorised occupation of a commercial shop. The court rejected the tenant's claim that the landlords withheld a Rs 10 lakh security deposit and coerced eviction, finding no evidence to support these allegations.
The Madras High Court ruled on 13 October 2026 that the government lacked the legal authority to unilaterally revoke enhanced pension and family pension benefits for retired Tamil Nadu government doctors. The court upheld the striking down of a 2025 government order that had attempted to cancel these benefits for the retired practitioners.
The State of Kerala has appealed against a Single Judge order from the Kerala High Court that had quashed a government order regarding the restructuring and membership reorganization of police associations. The High Court has admitted the state's appeal for further consideration.
The Delhi High Court addressed a dispute regarding the unilateral reduction of interest rates on a fixed deposit of Rs 5.89 crore. The bank had reduced the interest rate from 7.75% to 3.5% citing non-renewal of the deposit upon maturity, a decision the court ruled was arbitrary and unsupported.
In December 2025, a Delhi trial court declined to take cognizance of an Enforcement Directorate prosecution complaint against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others, ruling the matter not maintainable because it originated from a private complaint. The Enforcement Directorate subsequently appealed this dismissal to the Delhi High Court. On 12 October 2026, the Delhi High Court dismissed an interim application filed by the agency seeking a status quo on properties previously attached in the investigation.
The Jharkhand High Court adjudicated an appeal regarding a divorce petition filed under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The court held that a wife's allegations of cruelty are not invalidated by the absence of a registered FIR, and established that a spouse forced to leave the matrimonial home due to cruelty does not constitute desertion.
The Supreme Court has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to deposit Rs 646 crore with its registry by November 6. The MMRDA is challenging a Bombay High Court decision that quashed its demand against Reliance Industries regarding a construction delay at the Bandra-Kurla Complex.
A female employee challenged her termination from service, which occurred after she applied for maternity benefits. While a 2024 order previously directed payment of compensation for wrongful termination, the Himachal Pradesh High Court subsequently stayed the termination of the employee, who is a scientist, on 12 October 2026. The court has directed the authorities to permit her to continue in her service pending further hearings.
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition by Senior Civil Judge A. H. Dave challenging her removal from judicial service. The court upheld her dismissal, citing serious misconduct, including threatening to sleep on the pavement due to the non-allotment of official accommodation and writing intemperate correspondence to senior judges.
The Jharkhand High Court ordered fresh judicial inquiries into 262 custodial death cases, condemning the state's use of executive probes as administrative lawlessness. As of 25 July 2026, the court has emphasized the requirement for judicial inquiries under Section 196(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. A separate public interest litigation remains pending as of 02 July 2026, challenging an NHRC circular regarding the procedures for these inquiries.
On 8 October 2026, the Supreme Court of India cancelled the election results for 50 municipal wards in the Patiala and Moga districts of Punjab following allegations of a compromised election process. The court ordered re-polling to occur within six weeks and, as reported on 9 October 2026, directed the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to appoint a monitoring committee headed by a retired judge to oversee the process.
On 02 September 2026, the Allahabad High Court quashed the National Security Act detention of Delhi University graduate Akriti Chaudhary, labeling the case concocted and ordering compensation for the accused. While the Uttar Pradesh government challenged this order in the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court clarified on 23 September 2026 that the quashing of the detention stands, staying only the penalty imposed on the Noida District Magistrate.
The Kerala High Court affirmed on 2 August 2026 the conviction and ten-year prison sentence of a cosmetology centre manager for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old employee using a vibrating machine. The court ruled that the forced placement of the device on the victim's vaginal opening constitutes penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act.
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