Does Withdrawal of a Writ Petition by the Petitioner Set Any Precedential Value or Affect Existing Legal Principles Regarding Such Withdrawals?

The Chhattisgarh High Court permitted withdrawal of a writ petition at the petitioner’s request without adjudicating on legal issues, reaffirming

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Can a Murder Conviction Be Modified to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Under Section 304 Part-II IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence?

The Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that, where circumstantial evidence establishes a sudden quarrel without premeditation, lack of fatal ante-mortem injuries,

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a Pending Writ Appeal Survive If the Issue Has Been Redressed During the Pendency—Precedential Value of Dismissal as Withdrawn?

The Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that an intra-court appeal may be dismissed as withdrawn when the appellant states the issue

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Dismissal of a Writ Petition as Infructuous Create Binding Precedent or Clarify Substantive Law in Indian Jurisprudence?

A writ petition dismissed as infructuous does not decide substantive legal issues and does not create binding precedent; such dismissal

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Does the Principle of Strict Liability Mandatorily Apply to Electricity Companies for Electrocution Incidents, Irrespective of Proved Negligence? — Precedent Affirmed and Binding Authority

Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms the application of strict liability in electrocution deaths caused by live wires managed by electricity authorities,

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a Family Arrangement Require Registration to Be Enforceable for Sharing Joint Property Rental Income? Practical Reaffirmation of the Kale Doctrine by the High Court of Chhattisgarh

A consent deed/family arrangement, even if unregistered, is admissible in evidence and binds the parties if acted upon, as reaffirmed

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Issuance of a Section 91 CrPC Notice Addressing a Person as “Accused” Violate Article 20(3) If the Person Is Only a Witness?

The High Court clarifies that police issuance of a notice under Section 91 CrPC addressed incorrectly—calling a witness an “accused”—is

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Can a Petition for Quashing FIR Continue Once the Petitioner is Acquitted? — Precedent Regarding Infructuousness of Quashing Petitions After Acquittal

The High Court clarifies that a petition seeking quashing of an FIR becomes infructuous if the petitioner is acquitted during

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Rowdy Sheet Be Maintained Against a Person With No Pending Cases?

The Court held that the continuation of a rowdy sheet against an individual, where no criminal cases are presently pending,

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Does an Inordinate and Insufficiently Explained Delay in Filing Motor Accident Compensation Appeals Bar Access to Appellate Remedies?

The Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms that excessive and poorly explained delay in filing an appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Writ Petition Under Article 226 Be Maintained to Declare a Sale Deed as Null and Void When the Dispute Is Purely Private and There Exists an Alternative Statutory Remedy?

The Andhra Pradesh High Court affirms that in cases involving private disputes over sale deeds—especially where contested questions of fact

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh