When Is a Writ Petition Challenging Deportation Rendered Infructuous After Actual Deportation? Does the High Court Award Compensation for Delayed Deportation Efforts?

A High Court judgment holds that a writ petition seeking to challenge deportation becomes infructuous once the petitioner has already

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November 2, 2025 | Patna High Court

Can Criminal Proceedings for Non-Compoundable Offences Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Be Quashed on the Basis of Settlement?

The Uttarakhand High Court reaffirmed that even when certain offences are non-compoundable under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, its inherent

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Courts Direct the Executive to Implement Its Own Policy Decisions on Cadre Creation? Clarification of Judicial Review in Administrative Inaction

The High Court of Tripura upholds that while courts cannot compel the State to make new policy decisions regarding cadre

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Tripura

Does Failure to Challenge Evidence Closure and Lack of Justification Bar Restoration of Opportunity to Lead Evidence in Domestic Violence Appeals?

Appellate courts cannot restore the right to lead evidence when a party neither challenges the original closure order nor provides

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

No New Law Created; Reaffirms Judicial Discretion—Practical Authority for Settlement-Based Withdrawals

The court confirms that when a petitioner submits a formal statement and communication expressing their intention to withdraw a writ

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention and Delayed Trial Justify Grant of Bail Under Section 302 IPC?

Bail may be granted in serious offences like murder when the accused faces prolonged incarceration, co-accused with similar role is

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Does Section 371 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, Confer Territorial Jurisdiction for Succession Certificates at the Deceased’s Ordinary Residence or Property Location? — Jharkhand High Court Clarifies and Reaffirms Law

The High Court of Jharkhand reaffirms that, under Section 371 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, jurisdiction to grant a

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Conviction Under Section 302/149 IPC Stand When Primary Witnesses Are Hearsay and Forensic Corroboration Is Absent?

The Jharkhand High Court has re-affirmed that conviction for murder under Sections 302/149 of the IPC cannot be sustained solely

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Compliance With Government Pay Scale Notifications in Execution Petitions Render Claims Infructuous?

The Himachal Pradesh High Court holds that when all notional and financial benefits, including regularization and pay fixation, are granted

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Withdrawal of a Writ Petition by the Petitioner (Post-Relief) Constitute a Judicial Determination on Merits?

Where a writ petitioner seeks withdrawal based on receipt of relief (compensation), the High Court’s order of dismissal as withdrawn

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Prolonged Delay in Criminal Trial Justify Leniency in Quantum of Sentence?

Clarification on Sentencing Discretion under Sections 399/402 IPC: Modification of Sentence Considering Delay and Reformative Purposes — Binding Authority Explained

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does a Partition Decree Require the Joinder of All Co-Sharers? Reaffirming the Legal Necessity for Proper Parties in Partition Suits (Binding Authority – Punjab & Haryana High Court)

The judgment affirms that a partition decree cannot be validly passed without impleading all necessary co-sharers as defendants, and strict

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana