When Can Bail Be Granted to a Juvenile Accused of Grave Offences? Orissa High Court Clarifies Application of Section 12 of Juvenile Justice Act and Upholds Primacy of Speedy Trial in Prolonged Detentions

Court reaffirms that bail to a child in conflict with law cannot be refused unless specific statutory exceptions under Section

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does a Civil Appeal Abate Upon Death of the Sole Appellant When No Legal Representative Seeks Substitution?

The court reaffirmed the settled principle that, where a sole appellant dies during the pendency of a Regular Second Appeal

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can a Writ Petition Be Withdrawn With Liberty to Challenge a Subsequent Order Without Bar of “Same Cause of Action”? — Position Affirmed by Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court reaffirms that withdrawal of a writ petition due to a subsequent order does not require formal

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Rajasthan

When Can Bail Be Granted to Juveniles in Serious Offence Cases? Orissa High Court Clarifies the Primacy of Section 12 of the JJ Act and the Fundamental Right to Speedy Trial

The Orissa High Court has reaffirmed that bail to a child in conflict with law (CICL) cannot be refused merely

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does Dismissal of a Writ Petition for Non-Prosecution Amount to a Decision on Merits?

The court reiterated that a petition dismissed for non-prosecution does not decide the substantive legal issues on merit. This decision

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can the High Court Entertain a Writ Petition Involving Disputed Questions of Fact Having a Predominantly Civil Character?

The Calcutta High Court, on dismissal for default, reiterates that writ jurisdiction is not the proper forum to adjudicate matters

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the Passage of Time Render Pending Writ Petitions in Tender Matters Infructuous?

Calcutta High Court holds that a writ petition concerning a 2016 tender process is rendered infructuous by the mere passage

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Dismissal of a Writ Petition for Default Amount to an Adjudication on Merits Under Law?

The Calcutta High Court confirmed that dismissal of a writ petition for default, in the absence of the petitioner, amounts

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Can a High Court Interfere with Government Contract Awards in Tender Disputes? Scope of Judicial Review and Relief for Deprivation of Legitimate Expectation in Public Procurement – Precedent Set by Division Bench

A Division Bench of the High Court of Meghalaya clarified that while judicial review in tender matters is circumscribed, limited

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Meghalaya

When Can Tenancy of “Open Land” Be Terminated for Erection of New Building under Section 13(1)(I) of the Bombay Rent Act?

The Court held that eviction under Section 13(1)(I) is maintainable where the premises were originally let as “open land” and

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Gujarat

Whether Sole Entrustment and Exclusive Benefit by a Bank Employee, Supported by Forged Documents and Telex Messages, Justifies Sustaining Convictions for Criminal Breach of Trust, Cheating, Forgery, and Corruption under IPC and PC Act?

Clear reaffirmation that a bank official can be singularly convicted where evidence shows sole entrustment, exclusive pecuniary benefit, and authorship

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September 4, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does an Arbitration Clause in a Booking Form Survive a Subsequent Mutual Agreement Cancelling the Original Contract?

The High Court of Jharkhand affirms that an arbitration clause originally contained in a Booking Form remains valid and enforceable,

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand