Does Consideration of Prior Judicial Decisions Mandate Administrative Action on Contractual Service Regularisation in Light of Existing Precedents?

The judgment directs authorities to consider and decide a service regularisation claim in accordance with an earlier High Court precedent,

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does the IBC Moratorium Under Section 14(1) or 101 Apply to Stay Cheque Dishonour (Section 138 NI Act) Proceedings Against Directors? — Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Existing Precedent

IBC moratorium provisions do not bar continuation of Section 138 NI Act proceedings against natural persons (directors/guarantors); protection extends only

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can Successive FIRs Be Registered for the Same Incident Against the Same Accused? Jharkhand High Court Affirms Prohibition and Clarifies Section 181 of BNSS, 2023

The Jharkhand High Court, reaffirming prior Supreme Court precedents, held that a second FIR concerning the same occurrence and accused

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Non-Bailable Warrants and Attachment Orders Be Issued Without Proof of Service of Earlier Process? Jharkhand High Court Affirms Mandatory Compliance with Section 73 CrPC: Binding Precedent

The Jharkhand High Court has clarified that before issuing a non-bailable warrant or further coercive steps such as proceedings under

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Engagement in Statutory Canteens Under Contract Constitute an Employer-Employee Relationship With the Principal Establishment? — Jharkhand High Court Applies and Clarifies the Law Laid Down in ‘Balwant Rai Saluja’

The Jharkhand High Court reaffirms that workmen engaged by contractors to run statutory canteens are not ipso facto employees of

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can a Writ Petition Be Entertained Under Article 227 When a Statutory Right of Appeal Exists Under the U.P.Z.A. and L.R. Act?

The High Court of Uttarakhand reaffirmed that a writ petition challenging an order passed under Section 176 of the U.P.Z.A.

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Bail Be Granted to an Accused in a Murder Case Solely on the Ground of Parity with a Co-Accused Who Has Been Granted Bail? — Precedent from the Uttarakhand High Court

Court holds that when a co-accused has been released on bail under similar circumstances, and the applicant has undergone comparable

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Does Previous Conviction and Multiple Similar Offences Justify Rejection of Bail under Section 483 BNSS?

The High Court has reiterated that, where the accused is involved in multiple similar offences and has prior convictions, bail

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does the Pendency of a Supreme Court SLP and Grant of Status Quo Preclude Contempt Proceedings for Alleged Disobedience of a High Court Order?

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reaffirmed that when the Supreme Court issues a status quo order regarding the subject

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can an Income Tax Appeal Be Dismissed for Non-Availability of Records Due to File Destruction?

Where case records have been irretrievably lost due to circumstances such as fire, and parties are unable to reconstruct the

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Discharge of a Police Probationer on Grounds of Suspected Bogus Credentials Require a Departmental Inquiry? Clarification on Stigmatic Orders and Service Law Principles

The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds that a probationer may be discharged without departmental inquiry under Rule 12.21 of

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a Plaint Seeking Specific Performance Be Rejected at the Threshold under Order VII Rule 11 CPC Based Solely on Allegations of Benami Nature and Absence of Pleading Readiness/Willingness?

Clarification on the Scope of Judicial Review under Order VII Rule 11 CPC by the High Court of Punjab and

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana