Can Article 226 Writ Jurisdiction Be Invoked in a Private Matrimonial Dispute Pending Before Civil Court?

Affirms Non-Maintainability of Writ Petitions in Private Matrimonial Matters, Reaffirming That Civil Remedies Preclude High Court Intervention   Summary Category

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does failure to demonstrate relevance in requisition of documents and witnesses vitiate a departmental enquiry and justify reduction of dismissal penalty under doctrine of proportionality?

Calcutta High Court upholds natural-justice requirements under Canara Bank Service Regulations, confirms appellate authority’s independent review duty, and narrows scope

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can High Courts Mandate Administrative Authorities to Expedite and Reason Out Decisions on Representations?

Court affirms its writ jurisdiction under Article 226, prescribing strict timelines for consideration of pending representations with binding effect on

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the Relevant Policy Bar Repeated Compassionate Appointments Under Service Regulations?

The Calcutta High Court affirms that compassionate appointment is a policy-based concession, not a right, and cannot be granted across

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Ministerial Directive Lawfully Withhold a Contractor’s Security Deposit After Expiry of the Defect Liability Period?

The High Court of Uttarakhand holds ministerial orders cannot override statutory defect liability timelines for municipal contracts, affirming local authority

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August 28, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can an Attempted Land Demarcation Satisfy a Mandamus in Writ Jurisdiction?

High Court of Meghalaya upholds existing principle that once a demarcation direction is complied with factually—even if unsuccessful—the writ petition

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August 28, 2025 | High Court of Meghalaya

Can voluntary restitution of misappropriated government funds exonerate an accused under Section 409 IPC?

  Summary Category Data Case Name CRA/523/2015 of BHARAT CHANDRA METE Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL CNR WBCHCA0416512015 Date of

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a writ direct immediate payment of principal Provident Fund dues with statutory interest upon retirement?

High Court upholds Division Bench precedent, affirming statutory right to PF dues and mandating PF Commissioner to pay principal and

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does an administrative authority have a duty to implement a final Division Bench judgment not stayed by the Supreme Court when deciding identical claims?

Calcutta HC directs respondent to apply its July 4, 2024 Division Bench ruling—uninterfered by the Supreme Court’s November 18, 2024

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Is a Review Petition Under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC Limited to Errors Apparent on the Record and Not a Forum to Re-argue Merits Already Adjudicated?

Reaffirming Supreme Court Precedents on the Narrow Scope of Review Jurisdiction and Binding Subordinate Courts   Summary Category Data Case

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does an accused husband’s failure to explain incriminating circumstances under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act justify conviction on circumstantial evidence?

Affirming the burden under Section 106 in domestic homicide; death sentence commuted under rarest-of-rare principles   Summary Category Data Case

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August 28, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a long-serving contractual employee claim regularisation and post-retiral benefits without a formal absorption order?

High Court of Tripura upholds that administrative errors in records cannot confer regular status; directs payment of undisputed salary arrears

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August 28, 2025 | High Court of Tripura