Can Assistant Settlement Officers Under the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act Override Valid Lease Orders Passed Under the Orissa Government Land Settlement Act?

The Orissa High Court categorically clarifies that Assistant Settlement Officers (ASOs) exercising powers under the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act,

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Is a Tahasildar Mandatorily Required to Register Mutation Applications Upon Presentation?

The Orissa High Court has reaffirmed that a Tahasildar is duty-bound to register any mutation application presented before them and

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can Prolonged Undertrial Detention and Delay in Trial Dilute Section 37 NDPS Act Rigours to Allow Bail in Commercial Quantity Cases? (Clarification & Affirmation, Binding Precedent)

Punjab & Haryana High Court holds that long incarceration and slow trial, not attributable to the accused, can dilute Section

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Regular Bail Be Granted on Conversion from Anticipatory Bail When Interim Relief Was Affirmed by the Supreme Court? (Binding Precedent on the Scope and Conditions, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, 2025)

The Court held that when interim bail granted by the High Court under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is affirmed by the

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

When Can Anticipatory Bail Be Made Absolute After Investigation Joinder?

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that upon satisfactory compliance with investigation requirements after an order granting anticipatory

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Joining Investigation Mandate Grant of Anticipatory Bail under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 When Custodial Interrogation Is Not Required? – Precedent Set By High Court

The High Court holds that when an accused has joined the investigation and the State does not seek custodial interrogation,

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does the High Court’s Interpretation of GST Registration Revocation Procedures under Section 30 of UKGST/CGST Act Reaffirm Existing Law and Bind Subordinate Authorities?

The Uttarakhand High Court, by following its own prior precedent, reiterates that applications for revocation of cancellation of GST registration—when

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can the State Bar Notaries Policy Lawfully Impose a Blanket 10-Year Cap on Practice Renewal? — Precedential Authority on Notary Tenure Limits

The Uttarakhand High Court applies prior precedent, affirming that policy-based refusal to renew notarial certificates beyond 10 years cannot stand

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

When is an Execution Petition Rendered Infructuous Upon Full Satisfaction of a Decree by the Respondent? ✔ Precedent Followed

A decree-holder’s entitlement to enforcement proceedings ceases once the respondent proves compliance and the petitioner admits full satisfaction; reaffirmed by

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

High Court Reaffirms Requirement for Specific Pleadings on Duties; Upholds Remand for Fresh Adjudication—Binding Authority for Industrial Dispute Litigation

The judgment confirms that it is incumbent on the employee to specifically plead and establish the nature of duties undertaken

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Offences Under Section 307 IPC and Arms Act Be Quashed on Compromise? High Court Clarifies Scope of Inherent Powers Under Section 528 BNSS

Voluntary compromise between parties can justify quashing of FIRs under serious offences like Section 307 IPC and Arms Act, if

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Grant of Anticipatory Bail Under Section 482 BNSS Become Absolute Once the Petitioner Joins Investigation and Is No Longer Required for Further Custodial Interrogation?

The High Court reaffirmed that when, after complying with interim directions, the investigating agency informs the court that a petitioner

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana