Can Additional Evidence Be Permitted at a Late Stage Without Specific Disclosure? Punjab and Haryana High Court Upholds Strict Approach to Late Applications Under Article 227

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana reaffirmed that courts may rightly reject applications for leading additional evidence at an

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Interim Anticipatory Bail Under Section 482(2) BNSS Become Absolute Upon Compliance With Investigation Directives? — Clarification by Punjab & Haryana High Court

Anticipatory bail granted on interim basis under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, was made absolute as the

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Pre-arrest Bail Under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 Be Made Absolute After Interim Protection—And What Are Its Statutory Limits?

The High Court clarified that pre-arrest bail granted under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, may be

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Non-Impleadment of a Necessary Party (Co-Owner) Bar Relief in a Suit for Declaration and Permanent Injunction? Clarification on Necessity of All Co-Owners in Partition/Title Suits

The High Court reaffirms that failure to implead all co-owners as parties—especially where a co-owner’s share is directly involved—precludes grant

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Prolonged Non-appearance of the Petitioner Mandate Dismissal of Writ Petitions for Want of Prosecution?

The Punjab and Haryana High Court reaffirms that a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution where the

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Petition Be Dismissed as Infructuous When Parties Settle Amicably During Proceedings? (No Change or Clarification to Existing Law—Order as per Binding Practice)

Where parties inform the court of amicable settlement during pendency of petition, the matter may be dismissed as infructuous. This

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does a Deferral of Scheduled Elections and Acceptance of Nomination Papers Pursuant to Government Notification Render Related Writ Petitions Infructuous?

The Court held that, once the government notification defers the election and directs acceptance of a candidate’s nomination papers, any

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does the Second Proviso to Section 23(2) of the RTE Act Apply to Untrained Fresh Teacher Candidates in Belated Selection Processes?

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the second proviso to Section 23(2) of the Right of Children to Free

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Whether Inclusion in the “Tainted Candidates” List by the West Bengal School Service Commission Can Be Challenged After Prior Judicial Affirmation?

Candidate challenge to inclusion in the “tainted candidates” list under the 1st State Level Selection Test, 2016, is not maintainable

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Regularization After the Notification of Revised Pay Rules, 2022 Entitle Employees to Benefits Thereunder? Clarification and Enforcement of Equal Treatment in Grant of Revised Pay to Regularized Contractual Staff

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that employees who are regularized after the promulgation of the Revised Pay Scale Rules,

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can Anticipatory Bail Be Granted Under Section 482 BNSS When Accusation Is Based Solely on Disclosure Statement of Co-accused?

Court affirms the grant of anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, where the only

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana