Can a Registered Will Be Deemed Valid If Attesting Witnesses Neither Saw the Testator Sign Nor Each Other’s Signatures?

Reaffirming Strict Compliance with Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act in Probate Suits The Madras High Court held that

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a High Court Condone a 42-Day Delay in Filing a Criminal Appeal Under Section 374(2) CrPC and Section 415(2) BNSS 2023

High Court of Gujarat upholds its statutory discretion to condone a 42-day delay in preferring a criminal appeal by applying

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Gujarat

Whether a writ petition is liable to be dismissed as infructuous when relief sought becomes unavailable?

High Court of Rajasthan upholds dismissal on mootness grounds, reaffirming the doctrine of infructuousness in writ adjudication   Summary Category

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August 20, 2025 | High Court Of Rajasthan

Can an interim stay on recovery of incentive increments be granted when connected writ petitions are pending?

Upholding precedent on interim relief in excess‐payment recovery challenges under G.O.(1D) No.18—binding in similar pending petitions   Summary Category Data

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court

Has the High Court clarified that sale deeds executed on forged life certificates must be quashed and removed from the register under the Registration Act?

Madurai Bench upholds purposive interpretation of the life-certificate Circular, distinguishes the narrow view in M/s. Arihabt Foundations & Housing Ltd.,

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a High Court Entertain a Belated Writ Petition to Revive a Stale Pension Representation?

Reaffirming the Principle of Laches in Writ Jurisdiction and Upholding Supreme Court Precedent in Administrative Service Matters   Summary Category

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does a Single Sale of Heroin Attract Section 27A Liability under the NDPS Act?

Clarifying that Section 27A Penalizes Only Financing or Harbouring with Continuity; Confirming Trial Courts’ Power to Release Vehicles Pending Confiscation

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can a solitary drug sale constitute “financing illicit traffic” under Section 27A of the NDPS Act, and may a trial court grant interim custody of a vehicle seized under NDPS pending trial?

Clarifying that Section 27A targets ongoing financial support and harbouring, not one-off transactions; upholding charge-framing scrutiny principles; and affirming trial

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can a High Court grant interim transit bail pending the petitioner availing remedy in the jurisdictional court?

Orissa High Court affirms established practice by granting temporary protection until statutory remedies are availed, offering persuasive authority for transit‐bail

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August 20, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can an anticipatory bail application under Section 140(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 be rendered infructuous upon filing of a closure report?

High Court holds that filing of a closure report by the Investigating Officer renders the anticipatory bail application infructuous and

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Is an Opposer to a Trade Mark Application a Necessary Party in Writ Proceedings?

Madras High Court affirms that any person who has opposed a trade mark application must be impleaded as respondent in

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a Magistrate Dismiss a Return‐of‐Property Petition Solely on Affidavit Defects Without Affording an Opportunity to Rectify?

Madras High Court upholds fair‐hearing principle by remanding for fresh disposal, affirming subordinate courts’ duty to allow petitioners to explain

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court