Can Courts Grant Probation in White-Collar Offences under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, and 471 IPC? Clarification on Sentencing Discretion and Consistency for Identically Placed Co-Accused

Probation can be granted even after conviction for serious economic offences, if co-accused have been similarly treated and the prosecution

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Substantive Sentence under Section 304-A IPC Be Reduced to Period Already Undergone Due to Passage of Time and Old Age?

The High Court upholds that, in cases involving conviction under Section 304-A IPC, substantive sentence of imprisonment may be reduced

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Multiple FIRs Alone Justify Denial of Bail? High Court Clarifies Scope of Considering Other Cases at Bail Stage under Section 483 BNSS, 2023

The High Court affirms that mere involvement in multiple FIRs is not independently sufficient to deny bail; bail must be

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Dismissing Criminal Quashing Petitions by Referring to an Identical Order in Another Case Establish a Binding Precedent on the Exercise of Inherent Powers under Section 482 CrPC?

The High Court reaffirmed that when dismissing a criminal quashing petition, referring to the reasoning and order in an identical

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does the Applicability of Pensionary Benefits from Balo Devi and Sunder Singh Extend to Class-III Employees? Clarification and Expansion of Scope by the Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms and clarifies that the judicial directions for pensionary benefits set by the Supreme Court

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

When Are Class-IV Employees Regularized After Daily Wage Service Entitled to Pension and Notional Pay Fixation: Does Baldev Singh Principle Apply Retroactively? — Principle Affirmed as Binding Authority

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that Class-IV employees, engaged as daily wagers prior to 10.05.2001 and regularized thereafter, are

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Dismissal of a Writ Petition for Non-Prosecution Create Binding Precedent or Affect Substantive Legal Rights?

When a writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution and without adjudicating any question of law or fact, such an order

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Rajasthan

Can High Court’s Writ Jurisdiction Be Invoked to Challenge Waqf Tribunal Decisions Under Article 226/227, Despite Section 83(9) of the Waqf Act? – Orissa High Court Reaffirms Supreme Court Precedent as Binding Authority

Writ petitions under Articles 226/227 challenging Waqf Tribunal orders are maintainable; the nomenclature of the petition is immaterial. The Orissa

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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? Calcutta High Court Clarifies the Temporal Limits in Arbitration Practice

The Calcutta High Court affirms that, in arbitration proceedings, counter claims cannot ordinarily be introduced after framing of issues; only

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Is a Writ Petition Rendered Infructuous By Settlement Between Parties?

The court confirms that once disputes between parties in a writ petition are settled and recorded, the petition may be

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September 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Prolonged Delay in Trial Justify Reduction of Sentence Under the NDPS Act? Practical Guidelines on Sentencing Discretion Reaffirmed

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reiterates that the quantum of sentence under Section 15 of the NDPS Act—where no

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

When Is a Writ Petition Dismissed for Non-Prosecution Due to Death of the Petitioner Without Substitution? Does Such Dismissal Affect the Merits or Set Judicial Precedent?

A writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution if the petitioner has died and no representation or substitution is made; such

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana