Does an Acquisition Resulting in Severance of Land Justify Enhanced Compensation under the Land Acquisition Act?

The High Court has upheld the grant of enhanced compensation for severance caused by land acquisition, confirming the awards of

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can High Courts Exercise Inherent Powers Under Section 528 BNSS, 2023, to Quash Non-Compoundable Offences on the Basis of Compromise?

The Punjab and Haryana High Court reiterates that powers under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 permit quashing of FIRs in non-compoundable,

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Prolonged Undertrial Detention Justify Grant of Regular Bail in Serious Offences Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023? — Precedent for Assessing Bail When Trial Is Protracted

Court holds that extended pre-trial custody and slow progress of trial, even in serious offences like rape, may warrant release

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

When Can Exoneration in Departmental Enquiry Justify Discharge in Criminal Prosecution for Public Corruption? Clarification of Prima Facie Case Principles at Discharge Stage (Precedent Upheld)

The Bombay High Court clarified that exoneration in a departmental enquiry does not, by itself, entitle an accused to discharge

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September 10, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can Pendency of Supreme Court Review Affect Binding Nature of High Court Orders on Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act Proceedings?

The Karnataka High Court reiterated that, in the absence of contrary Supreme Court directions or distinguishing facts, writ appeals challenging

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Karnataka

Does Dismissal of PBPT Act Proceedings Remain Pending Supreme Court Review in Ganapathi Dealcom Case? Karnataka High Court Reaffirms Precedent as Binding Authority

Karnataka High Court has reaffirmed its earlier approach and the Supreme Court’s precedent in dismissing writ appeals involving the PBPT

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Karnataka

Can Industrial Dispute References Be Denied By The Government Due to Long Delay? High Court Reaffirms Binding Principles on Stale and Belated Claims Under the Industrial Disputes Act

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has reaffirmed, in line with Full Bench and Supreme Court authority, that the government may

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can the Appropriate Government Decline to Refer Stale Industrial Disputes to the Labour Court Based on Delay and Laches? — Precedent Affirmed by Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court upholds that the State, acting under Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, may

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can Long-Delayed Industrial Disputes Be Referred to Labour Courts? Himachal Pradesh High Court Reaffirms Bar on Stale Claims as Binding Law

The Himachal Pradesh High Court, by upholding previous Full Bench authority and recent Supreme Court precedent, confirmed that industrial disputes

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can Industrial Disputes Raised After Inordinate Delay Be Referred To The Labour Court? High Court Reaffirms Principle Of Delay And Laches As Bar To Reference Under Section 10(1) Of The ID Act

The Himachal Pradesh High Court (Division Bench) reaffirms, following binding Full Bench and Supreme Court precedents, that stale or belated

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Delay and Laches Bar Reference of Industrial Disputes After Long Periods? Himachal Pradesh High Court Reaffirms Stale Claims Principle and Binding Value of Full Bench Precedents

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld existing legal principles that claims for reference to the Labour Court under the

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh