Should courts grant anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC post–charge-sheet when no custodial interrogation is required and risk of tampering or absconding is minimal?

Can anticipatory bail be allowed even after charge-sheet filing when personal liberty under Article 21 outweighs the need for further

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can a Writ Petition for Seniority Fixation and Promotion Relief Survive Post-Retirement?

The High Court reaffirms that petitions seeking seniority adjustment and related arrears become infructuous once service has ceased, upholding existing

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can a High Court dismiss a revision petition for non-prosecution due to the petitioner’s repeated non-appearance?

High Court reaffirms procedural norm that failure to appear at multiple hearings warrants dismissal—upholds existing practice and serves as binding

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can contractual NHM appointees be validly transferred when transfer terms are added through contract renewals?

Does a transfer clause incorporated in successive renewals of a purely contractual appointment under the National Health Mission bind the

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August 26, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a High Court Mandate Executive Protection of Customary Religious Rights in a Private Temple Festival?

Court affirms power under Article 226 to issue mandamus directing district authorities and police to implement earlier orders, ensure peaceful

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August 26, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can non-appearance before the High Court justify dismissal of an anticipatory bail application for want of prosecution?

High Court of Uttarakhand upholds the dismissal of SABA No. 27/2025 due to applicant’s absence—reaffirming procedural practice   Summary Category

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Is Mandating Specific Newspapers for Public Recruitment Advertisements Mandatory Under Statutory Norms?

High Court reaffirms that recruitment advertisements require newspapers of wide circulation rather than designated titles; upholds coordinate bench endorsement and

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Are Services of Provincial Cooperative Union Employees Pensionable Under State Pension Regulations?

Court Directs Fresh Representation Rather Than Adjudicating Pension Entitlement; Persuasive for Service-Law Petitions   Summary Category Data Case Name WPSS/515/2023

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can matrimonial offences under IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act be quashed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 upon a joint compounding application?

High Court upholds the scope of Section 528 BNS 2023 to quash proceedings in matrimonial offences upon free settlement and

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can the High Court Invoke Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to Quash Matrimonial Cruelty and Dowry Proceedings on Settlement?

Reaffirming inherent jurisdiction under Section 528 BNSS 2023 to quash proceedings under Sections 323, 498A, 504, 506 IPC and Sections

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August 26, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

When can a High Court in criminal appeals quash a conviction and direct acquittal?

Bombay High Court reaffirms its appellate power to intervene and substitute acquittal in criminal appeals   Summary Category Data Case

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August 26, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can a High Court Under Article 227 Cr.P.C. Interfere with Concurrent Findings of Fact in Rent and Ejectment Proceedings?

High Court Affirms Non-Interference with Concurrent Findings in Rent Suits and Revisions; Binding on Subordinate Courts   Summary Category Data

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August 26, 2025 | Allahabad High Court