Does a Voluntarily Withdrawn Writ Appeal Under Clause XV of the Letters Patent Constitute a Precedent or Dispose of Legal Questions on Merits?

A writ appeal filed before the Madras High Court was dismissed as withdrawn on the basis of a request from

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October 27, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can Criminal Proceedings Under Sections 420/465 IPC Be Sustained For Breach of Business Contract When the Dispute Is Essentially Civil?—Clarification and Reaffirmation by Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has reaffirmed that a mere breach of contractual obligations in a business transaction, without evidence of

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October 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Plaintiff Amend the Plaint Merely to Deny Defendant’s Allegations? Clarification on Amendments Under Order 6 Rule 17 and Replication under Order 8 Rule 9 CPC—Binding Authority from Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has categorically held that plaintiffs cannot amend their plaint solely to deny allegations in the written

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Is an Executing Court Justified in Granting Police Help for Delivery of Possession When No Stay Operates on an Ex Parte Decree?

Calcutta High Court upholds that in the absence of an order staying execution, the executing court is empowered to proceed—including

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Is a Retired Employee Entitled to Interest on Delayed Provident Fund Payment by a Government Company? Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Legal Right to Interest Through Writ Jurisdiction

The Calcutta High Court, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, has reaffirmed the legal entitlement of a retired employee to

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Delay in Payment of Provident Fund Entitle Superannuated Employees to Statutory Interest? Calcutta High Court Affirms Right to Interest on Delayed Terminal Benefits—Binding Authority for West Bengal Service Matters

The Calcutta High Court has held that superannuated employees are entitled to interest at 6% per annum from the date

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Proceedings Against In-Laws Under Section 498A IPC Be Quashed for Vague, General Allegations? Clarification and Reaffirmation of Supreme Court Precedents on Abuse of Process – Binding Authority from Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court, applying Supreme Court guidance, reaffirmed that criminal prosecution of in-laws in matrimonial cruelty cases must not

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Administrative Authorities Deviate from Seniority-Based Promotion in District Judiciary Without Statutory Rules? – Calcutta High Court Reaffirms High Court’s Power and Upholds Merit-Cum-Seniority

The Calcutta High Court held that, in the absence of statutory rules, promotions to posts such as District Sheristadar need

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Failure to File Provident Fund Returns Constitute a Continuing Offence or is It Barred by Limitation? Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Bar Under Section 468 CrPC

The Calcutta High Court holds that non-filing of returns under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme is not a continuing offence,

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Is a Retired Employee Entitled to Interest for Delayed Payment of Provident Fund and Other Terminal Benefits? Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Right and Specifies Interest Rate (Binding Authority)

The Court confirmed that employees are entitled to claim interest for delayed disbursal of terminal benefits from the date of

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Non-Filing of Provident Fund Returns Constitute a Continuing Offence Under the EPF Act? Clarification on the Limitation Bar under Section 468 CrPC by the Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has clarified that failure to submit returns under the Employees Provident Fund Scheme is **not** a

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October 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court