Can Outsourced or Contractual Employees Seek Regularization When They Have Not Completed Ten Years of Service? Reaffirmation of Umadevi (3) Doctrine by High Courts—Binding Authority and Limits on Equitable Relief

The Madras High Court conclusively applies the Supreme Court’s ratio in Umadevi (2006) to dismiss claims for regularization by outsourced

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a Proclamation Under Section 82 CrPC Be Declared Void for Procedural Defects in Notice Period?

Proclamation under Section 82 CrPC must provide a clear notice period of not less than 30 days from the date

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Prolonged Pre-Trial Incarceration Alone Justify Grant of Bail When Principal Prosecution Witness Is Examined?

The High Court held that when a petitioner has undergone extensive pre-trial incarceration and the principal prosecution witness has already

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Voluntary Withdrawal of a Public Interest Litigation Render Any Finding on the Merits or Set Judicial Precedent?

The High Court clarified that the withdrawal of a PIL by the petitioner – when the cause has become infructuous

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Disclosure Statements of Co-Accused Alone Suffice to Deny Anticipatory Bail under the NDPS Act?

Anticipatory bail under the NDPS Act cannot be denied solely on the basis of disclosure statements from a co-accused in

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Bail Be Granted in NDPS Commercial Quantity Cases Based Solely on Co-Accused Disclosure and Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention?

Punjab & Haryana High Court clarifies that, notwithstanding Section 37 NDPS Act’s rigour, regular bail may be granted when implication

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Withdrawal of Main Suit Render Pending Revision Against Interlocutory Order Infructuous?

The court reaffirmed that once the main suit is withdrawn, any pending revision challenging an interlocutory order in that suit

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Anticipatory Bail Be Granted Under Section 482 of BNSS When the Only Evidence Against the Accused Is a Co-accused’s Disclosure Statement in NDPS Cases? — Authority Reaffirmed and Clarified by the Punjab & Haryana High Court

The High Court clarified that pre-arrest bail can be considered where the only evidence against the accused is a disclosure

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Non-filing of Written Statement Before an Application under Section 8 of the Arbitration Act in Non-Commercial Suits Mandate Striking Off Defence?—High Court Clarifies Directory Nature of Order VIII Rule 1 CPC for Non-Commercial Disputes

Punjab & Haryana High Court holds that the mandatory time-limits for filing written statements under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does a Purely Civil Family Property Dispute Warrant Judicial Intervention Under Writ Jurisdiction When Settlement Has Been Reached?

Where the parties are full-blood brothers disputing residential property and have reached an amicable settlement, the High Court reaffirms that

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Sub-Registrar Lawfully Refuse to Receive a Document for Registration Without Written Reasons? – Clarification and Reinforcement of Procedure under the Registration Act, 1908

The Orissa High Court clarifies and reiterates that a Sub-Registrar cannot orally refuse to receive a document presented for registration;

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Clarify the Principles Governing Anticipatory Bail and Its Conditions?

Clarification on Anticipatory Bail Principles under BNSS: Punjab & Haryana High Court upholds detailed conditional bail, affirms non-blanket protection, and

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana