Can Writ Jurisdiction Be Invoked for Claims Relating to Alleged Unauthorized Disclosure of Bank Account Statements When There Are Disputed Questions of Fact?

The Calcutta High Court held that writ jurisdiction cannot be exercised to decide claims regarding the unauthorized disclosure of bank

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September 5, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Dismissal for Default of a Writ Petition Constitute a Pronouncement on Merits or Precedential Value?

A writ petition dismissed for default due to non-appearance does not decide questions of law or fact, has no precedential

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September 5, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Can Criminal Proceedings Be Quashed in Joint Property Disputes Involving Section 379 IPC?

The Calcutta High Court, reaffirming existing Supreme Court and High Court precedent, clarified that criminal proceedings under Section 379 IPC

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September 5, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can An Appeal Be Dismissed Solely for Non-Prosecution in The Absence of The Appellant and Non-Filing of Paper Book?

  Summary Category Data Case Name AS/497/2008 of M/s. Rama Spinners Pvt. Ltd. Vs The Asst. Accounts Officer APSEB CNR

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September 5, 2025 | High Court for State of Telangana

Does a Beneficial Government Circular Apply Retrospectively to Employees Denied Promotional Benefits for Lack of Training Opportunity?—Clarifying the Retrospective Applicability of Benevolent Service Circulars under the Odisha Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2017

The Orissa High Court clarified that a benevolent circular, granting promotional or pecuniary benefits to government employees, operates retrospectively when

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September 5, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can Police Refuse to Register a Cognizable Offence FIR If the Complainant Withdraws: Does Withdrawal Preclude Mandatory FIR Registration?

The Calcutta High Court clarified that police must register an FIR if a complaint discloses cognizable offences, regardless of the

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September 5, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does a Secretary Have the Authority to Decide Teachers’ Transfer Applications Under Court Directions, or Must Such Decisions Be Made by the Chairman of the Commission?

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that where a court specifically directs the Chairman of the West Bengal Central School Service

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September 5, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the Existence of an Alternative Statutory Remedy Bar the Maintainability of a Writ Petition Against Notices Under Section 50(1)(f) of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955?

The Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that when an efficacious alternative remedy exists under statute, writ jurisdiction will not be invoked

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September 5, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the High Court Have the Authority to Withhold Pensionary Benefits Due to Disputed Marital Status When the Pensioner Is Still Alive? (No New Law, Withdrawal—the Judgment Does Not Create Binding Precedent)

Court declined to interfere in pension disbursement where the pensioner was alive and entitlement was not shown to be illegal;

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September 5, 2025 | High Court of Meghalaya

Can Displaced Landowners Insist on Compensation Under an Earlier “Collateral Damage Policy” When a Public Undertaking Seeks to Apply the Latest Policy?

The court clarified that project-affected persons alleging entitlement under an earlier policy, rather than a superseding one, must be allowed

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September 5, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Does the Lapse of Time Render Challenges to Section 144(2) CrPC Orders Infructuous?

The Calcutta High Court dismissed as infructuous a writ petition challenging an order under Section 144(2) CrPC, holding that passage

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September 5, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Must a Blacklisting Order by a Public Authority be a Reasoned and Speaking Order? Patna High Court Reaffirms Binding Principle

Patna High Court has reiterated that blacklisting orders by quasi-judicial authorities must contain detailed reasons addressing the affected party’s contentions,

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September 5, 2025 | Patna High Court