Can High Courts Interfere Under Article 227 in Consolidation Revision Orders Absent Manifest Error or Perversity? – Reaffirming the Limited Scope of Supervisory Jurisdiction

The Uttarakhand High Court has reaffirmed that its powers under Article 227 of the Constitution are confined to correcting manifest

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

When Can an Insurer Be Directed to “Pay and Recover” Third-Party Motor Accident Compensation Despite Lapse of Insurance? – Binding Authority on the Robust Application of Section 149, Motor Vehicles Act

The High Court of Uttarakhand has unequivocally reaffirmed that even if a vehicle was not insured on the date of

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Government Regularization Orders Be Circumvented by Recasting Them as “Fresh Appointments”? — Orissa High Court Reasserts Mandamus Enforcement and Consequential Service Benefits

The Orissa High Court held that a government authority cannot nullify a judicial direction for regularization by issuing an order

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November 2, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does a Compromise After Registration, but Before Notice of Motion, Permit Withdrawal of a Regular Second Appeal? — Precedent on Voluntary Settlement and Judicial Disposition

A High Court bench has clarified that a regular second appeal may be withdrawn with consent of all parties when

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Whether Grant of Anticipatory Bail Can Be Confirmed When the Accused is Implicated Solely on a Co-Accused’s Disclosure and Has Joined Investigation?

The judgment reaffirms that when an accused person, implicated only on the basis of a co-accused’s disclosure statement, has duly

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Does Withdrawal of a Habeas Corpus Petition Under Article 226 Preclude Substantive Adjudication on the Merits?

The court permitted withdrawal of the habeas corpus petition at the petitioner’s request, without passing any substantive order on the

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Criminal Proceedings under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 be Quashed upon Compromise? Scope of Section 482 CrPC Reaffirmed by High Court

The High Court reaffirms the power to quash FIRs under Section 482 CrPC in light of a genuine compromise between

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can High Courts Quash Non-Compoundable Offences Under BNS Based on Genuine Compromise?

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana confirms that its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC permit the quashing of

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

When Should Bail Be Granted in Serious GST Evasion Cases Under the CGST Act? Clarifying Bail Jurisprudence for Economic Offences

High Court reaffirms that, even in grave economic offences under the CGST Act, bail is the rule and not the

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can Long Pre-Trial Custody Mandate Bail in Non-Bailable, Grave Offences Despite Serious Allegations? — High Court Reaffirms Directive on Bail under Article 21

The Punjab & Haryana High Court reiterates that prolonged incarceration and delay in trial justify bail even in serious IPC

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

When Can a Second Appeal Be Dismissed for Non-Prosecution Under Long Pendency? Does Such Dismissal Permit Later Revival of the Appeal as a Matter of Legal Precedent?

A High Court oral judgment reaffirms the discretionary power to dismiss long-pending appeals for non-prosecution, clarifying that revival is possible

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana