Must the Empowered Committee Consider All Applications Forwarded Under a Government Policy Within the Policy Parameters and a Time Frame? Judgment Affirms Existing Precedent; Mandates Time-Bound, Policy-Based Individual Adjudication—Binding on Subordinate Courts

The court clarified that every application forwarded under the relevant government scheme must be considered afresh by the Empowered Committee,

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Regularization Entitle Previously Contractual or Temporary Employees to Revised Pay Scales? Himachal Pradesh High Court Reaffirms and Clarifies the Application of Revised Pay Rules, 2022

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms the applicability of the Revised Pay Rules, 2022 to employees regularized after the rules’

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can a Public Sector Undertaking Delay Implementation of a Government-Notified Pension Revision Once Adopted, Due to Financial Constraints?

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has reaffirmed that once a government notification regarding pension revision is formally adopted by a

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can Delegation of DDO Powers in Government Schools Be Lawfully Based Upon Seniority—and Can Such Delegation, Once Made to a Junior, Be Rescinded in Favour of a Senior Lecturer? (Precedent Value: High Court Binding)

A single-judge bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court has clarified that the delegation of Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO)

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

(Existing Precedent Upheld – Clarification on Procedural Compliance for Policy-Linked Applications; Binding Authority in Himachal Pradesh)

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that all individual applications forwarded during the currency of a notified government scheme must

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Regularization Qualify Previously Contractual Employees for Post-Regularization Benefits Under the Revised Pay Rules, 2022, Despite Prior Employment Status? — Himachal Pradesh High Court Affirms Supreme Principle on Equal Pay for Equal Work

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that once contractual employees are regularized, they are entitled to benefits under the Revised

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does an Admitted Decision by a PSU’s Board to Adopt State Government Pension Revision Create an Enforceable Right for Employees to Arrears and Revised Payments Even if Implementation Is Delayed?

The Himachal Pradesh High Court affirms that, where a PSU (HRTC) admits and adopts State Government pension revision through a

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can Bail Be Granted Where the Alleged Involvement of the Accused Relates to Abetment or Cruelty Preceding Death by Hanging? — Affirmation of a Stringent Approach Under BNS, 2023

The High Court of Jharkhand reaffirms a restrictive approach in bail matters involving allegations of participation by in-laws in abetment

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Government Medical Officers Be Denied NOC for Pursuing Fellowships at Recognized Institutions? Precedent Clarification on Administrative Discretion and Undertaking-Based Relief

Orissa High Court holds that administrative decisions refusing No Objection Certificates (NOCs) are subject to judicial review where no public

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October 24, 2025 | Orissa High Court

When Does a Writ Petition Become Infructuous Due to Efflux of Time?

Courts may dismiss writ petitions as infructuous when circumstances change or relief is no longer required, upon a statement by

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Conviction under Section 395 IPC Stand When Fewer than Five Persons Are Tried? High Court Affirms Mandatory Requirement of IPC Section 391

The Uttarakhand High Court reiterates that conviction for dacoity under Section 395 IPC cannot be sustained unless the essential threshold

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Conviction for Dacoity Stand if Fewer Than Five Accused Are Tried? Uttarakhand High Court Clarifies the Mandatory Ingredients of Section 395 IPC

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that conviction under Section 395 IPC (dacoity) is legally unsustainable when only four persons

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand