Can a Co-owner Obtain an Injunction Restraining Another Co-owner in Exclusive Possession from Making Constructions or Changes to Undivided Property? – Reaffirming Existing Precedent

The judgment reiterates that absent ouster, prejudice, or detriment to a co-owner’s interest, a co-owner not in exclusive possession cannot

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can the High Court Grant Regular Bail Under Section 438 CrPC While Converting an Anticipatory Bail Petition, and Is Such an Order Absolute for the Case If Affirmed by the Supreme Court?

The High Court clarified that, in the factual matrix of this case, an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a Writ Petition Seeking Retrospective Service Benefits Be Entertained After Unexplained Delay and Acquiescence? – Reaffirmation of the Law on Delay and Laches in Service Matters

When a retired employee approaches the court for retrospective conferment of daily wage status and regularization of service long after

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

What Is the Scope of Appellate Interference in Appeals Against Acquittal Under Section 378 CrPC? — High Court Reaffirms The Standard, Emphasizes Limited Interference Unless Findings Are Perverse

The High Court reaffirmed that interference in appeals against acquittal is permitted only if the judgment is perverse, based on

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can an Employer Suspend a Contractual Employee Without a Disciplinary Proceeding or Suspension Allowance, Absent Specific Contractual or Statutory Provisions?

The Calcutta High Court clarifies that in cases of contractual employment, unless the terms of the contract or applicable rules

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Ancillary FIRs under Section 174-A IPC Survive After Quashing of the Main FIR? Clarification on the Continuity of Proceedings Against Proclaimed Offenders

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reaffirms that once the main FIR is quashed on settlement, ancillary criminal proceedings solely

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a Co-owner Who Is Not in Exclusive Possession Obtain an Injunction to Restrain Another Co-owner’s Use of Joint Property Without Proving Ouster or Detriment?

The Court reaffirmed that a co-owner not in exclusive possession cannot obtain an injunction against another co-owner’s use or improvement

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can GST Registration Cancellation Orders Be Set Aside on Payment of Dues? — Uttarakhand High Court Reaffirms Relief Where Petitioner Undertakes to Pay Tax, Interest, and Fees

The Uttarakhand High Court reiterates, following its recent precedent, that businesses whose GST registration was cancelled can seek revocation by

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

When Does a Writ Petition Challenging Transfer Become Infructuous? Reaffirming the Principle of Non-Interference in Routine Service Transfers When the Petitioner Complies

A writ petition challenging a transfer order becomes infructuous if the petitioner joins at the transferred place in the absence

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Is the Statutory Interest Rate on Delayed Gratuity Payments Under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Mandatorily 10% as Notified by the Central Government, and Do Contrary High Court Orders Constitute Per Incuriam Precedents?

The Orissa High Court has clarified, reaffirming Supreme Court and prior High Court precedent, that 10% simple interest per annum

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does Pendency of an Application for Producers Licence Under the Essential Commodities Regime Exonerate the Accused from Criminal Liability?

The Orissa High Court reaffirmed that where an accused establishes that a bona fide application for a requisite licence under

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can Interim Anticipatory Bail Be Confirmed and Made Absolute When Section 18 of the SC/ST Act Bars Such Relief?

The court reaffirmed that, where the Supreme Court has upheld an interim bail order in the face of a bar

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana