When Is the Grant of Ad Interim Injunction Justified in Property Disputes? Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Threefold Legal Tests and Limits Inherent Jurisdiction Under Section 151 CPC

The Calcutta High Court affirms settled precedents: Ad interim injunctions will not be granted unless the plaintiff establishes a prima

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Writ Petition Challenging a Tender Process Be Dismissed Merely on Grounds of Infructuousness Due to Passage of Time?

The Calcutta High Court reiterated that a writ petition regarding a tender process, if rendered infructuous by the passage of

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does a Writ Petition Dismissed for Default Set Binding Precedent on Substantive Legal Questions?

A dismissal of a writ petition for default—where no one appears for the petitioner—does not decide any substantive legal question,

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Transferred Employee Be Directed to Complete an Assignment Before Relieving, and Is an Undertaking Binding on Relieving Orders? — Existing Law Affirmed as Binding Authority

The Orissa High Court reaffirmed that when a transferred employee undertakes to complete an assignment within an agreed period, the

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does the Benefit of Supreme Court Rulings in Balo Devi and Sunder Singh Extend to Class-III Employees? High Court Reaffirms Precedent and Directs Reconsideration

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that judicial benefits accorded to Class-IV employees by the Supreme Court in Balo Devi

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Notional Extension of Retirement Age for Regularised Daily Wage Employees Mandate Full Salary or Only Notional Pay Fixation for Pension Calculation? (Precedent Upheld and Clarified; Binding Authority for Himachal Pradesh Public Employment Matters)

The court reaffirms that for Class-IV employees regularised after 10.05.2001, but retired before 21.02.2018 at age 58, their retirement is

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can a High Court Civil Writ Petition Be Decided on Merits If the Petitioner’s Counsel Fails to Appear or Pleads ‘No Instructions’? | Upholding Procedural Dismissals as Binding Precedent

The High Court of Rajasthan has reaffirmed that a civil writ petition may be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioner

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Rajasthan

Can a High Court Entertain a Writ Petition Under Article 226/227 Challenging a Waqf Tribunal Order, or Must Parties File Only a Statutory Revision Under Section 83(9) of the Waqf Act?

The Orissa High Court holds that writ petitions under Article 226/227 challenging Waqf Tribunal orders are maintainable; the nomenclature of

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Counter-Claim Be Introduced in Arbitration by Amending the Statement of Defence After Framing of Issues? Clarification and Harmonisation with CPC Principles—Precedent for All Arbitration Proceedings

The Calcutta High Court clarifies that, in arbitral proceedings, a counter-claim may not generally be introduced by amending the Statement

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does a Court Have Discretion to Reassess Property Market Value for Execution Proceedings After Substantial Delay When All Parties Consent? – Modification of Earlier Valuation Orders under Article 227 in Partition/Execution Cases

The Punjab and Haryana High Court clarified that where significant time has elapsed since an earlier property valuation order in

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Violate the Right to Speedy Trial Even in Serious Offences?—Precedential Guidance from the Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Court held that continued incarceration pending a lengthy trial constitutes a violation of the right to speedy trial under

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Bail Be Granted Under NDPS Act for Commercial Quantity Recovery Before Examination of Key Prosecution Witnesses?

The court clarified that when commercial quantity of narcotic drugs is recovered, it is appropriate not to consider regular bail

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana