When Will High Courts Decline Article 226 Writ Jurisdiction Due to Alternate Remedies in Bank Loan Cases? — Precedent Affirmed by Reliance on Supreme Court Judgments

High Courts will generally refuse to exercise Article 226 writ jurisdiction in banking matters where an alternative efficacious remedy (such

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Can a High Court Mandamused to Direct Police Action on Complaints Be Withdrawn Without Substantive Adjudication? *No Precedential Change Made When Writ Petitions Under Article 226 Are Withdrawn Before Merits Are Examined*

The Andhra Pradesh High Court permitted withdrawal of a writ seeking mandamus for police action, without examining the underlying legal

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Does a Person Without Documentary Title to Land Have a Right to Mandamus for Pattadar Passbook and Title Deeds? — Clarification by Andhra Pradesh High Court on Documentary Proof and Possession Requirements

A writ of mandamus directing revenue authorities to issue pattadar passbooks and title deeds cannot be granted when the petitioner

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Does an Employer’s Action of Reversion Without Prior Notice Violate Principles of Natural Justice? Gauhati High Court Reaffirms Pre-Decision Hearing as the Norm; Post-Decisional Hearing as an Exception

The Gauhati High Court has clarified that reversion of an employee affecting civil rights cannot be effected without adherence to

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September 10, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

When Do Unsubstantiated Allegations of Infidelity Amount to “Cruelty” Justifying Divorce? High Court Clarifies Scope and Application under Sections 13(1)(ia) and 13(1)(ib) HMA

Chhattisgarh High Court applies Supreme Court precedent to hold that unproven and scandalous allegations of adultery levelled by one spouse

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does the Mere Withdrawal of a Writ Petition Result in Any Pronouncement on the Legal Issues Raised Therein? – Precedential Implications When a Petition is Dismissed as Withdrawn

The Court clarified that the dismissal of a writ petition as withdrawn results in no adjudication on the merits and

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Can Review Jurisdiction Be Invoked for Re-Appraisal of Evidence or Rehearing When No Apparent Error Exists on the Face of Record?

The High Court reiterates that review jurisdiction is strictly limited to correcting errors apparent on the face of the record

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Insistence by a Spouse to Separate from the Joint Family Amount to “Cruelty” Under Section 13(1)(ia) Hindu Marriage Act? — Precedent Affirmed by Chhattisgarh High Court Division Bench

The Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court holds that a wife’s insistence that her husband abandon his parents and

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Maintenance Be Denied to a Legally Wedded Wife under Section 125 CrPC on the Ground of Suspected Adultery?

The High Court of Chhattisgarh reaffirmed that maintenance under Section 125 CrPC can be refused to a wife if the

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Can an Appellate Court Grant Specific Performance with Additional Compensation in Light of Increased Property Value?

The court held that where the plaintiff proves readiness and willingness for specific performance and the defendant unjustifiably refuses, specific

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an Appellate Court in a Criminal Appeal Acquit the Appellant Based Solely on the Connected Main Criminal Appeal Without Independent Fresh Consideration?

The judgment reaffirms existing precedent by disposing of an interlocutory application in line with the outcome of the main connected

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September 10, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Does an Intra-Court Appeal Lie Where a Writ Petition Alleging Encroachment is Dismissed for Failure to Show Ownership? Clarification on Scope of Appellate Interference by Division Benches

The Chhattisgarh High Court Division Bench clarifies that, when a writ petition is dismissed due to the petitioner’s admitted encroachment

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh