High Court dismisses writ petition by an Anganwari worker absent since 2015, reaffirming limits on Article 226 intervention in service matters Summary Category Data Case Name WPA/17255/2025 of Pampa Saha vs The State of West Bengal & Ors. CNR WBCHCA0350652025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature Dismissed Judgment Author Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Roy Court Calcutta […]
Court Declines Writ, Treats Defective Notice as Prescribed Form Kha, and Directs Time-Bound Appeal with Interim Protection Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/22931/2025 of KHAGESWAR SAHOO Vs STATE OF ODISHA CNR ODHC010578552025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K. Panigrahi Court Orissa High Court Bench Single-Judge Bench Ratio […]
Orissa High Court affirms discretionary power under Article 226 to allow petitioners to withdraw and refile with better particulars Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/21531/2025 of Ajaya Kumar Jena, Havildar (Armed) Vs State of Odisha CNR ODHC010533802025 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature Disposed Off Judgment Author Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy Court Orissa High Court, […]
The Orissa High Court reaffirms the constitutional mandate under Article 350, directing time-bound disposal of grievances with personal penal cost for officials; serves as binding authority for petitioners seeking redressal of administrative delays. Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/22507/2025 of DIBYA CHANDRA DEHURY Vs STATE OF ODISHA CNR ODHC010565452025 Date of Registration 12-08-2025 Decision […]
Does the Orissa High Court reaffirm that disciplinary (stigmatic) termination of a contractual assistant professor requires compliance with Article 311(2) of the Constitution and that only the State Government (H&FW Department), not the college Dean, has power to terminate under Resolution No. 8967/H dated 25 April 2022? Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/33349/2024 of […]
The Orissa High Court reaffirms the Uma Devi (3) exception, directing fresh consideration of a 24-year Assistant Revenue Inspector’s regularization under Articles 226/227 — binding subordinate authorities in distinguishing irregular from illegal public employment. Summary Category Data Case Name WP(C)/15128/2022 of SUDHANSU SEKHAR DASH Vs STATE OF ODISHA CNR ODHC010389582022 Date of Registration 21-06-2022 […]
The Orissa High Court upholds the requirement to exhaust the appeal mechanism under Section 12(1) of the Odisha Prevention of Land Encroachment (O.P.L.E.) Act before invoking writ jurisdiction, directs a 15-day window for appeal with interim protection and mandates a reasoned order within 15 days by the appellate authority. Binding on Odisha authorities, persuasive for […]
Clarification on withdrawal of Section 482 CrPC applications post–charge framing, reaffirming that grant of withdrawal does not equate to merits adjudication and preserves trial court’s jurisdiction Summary Category Data Case Name CR.MA/1539/2024 of HITESHBHAI DHANSUKHBHAI PATEL Vs STATE OF GUJARAT CNR GJHC240053522024 Date of Registration 20-01-2024 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature Petition withdrawn; disposed […]
Affirms the court’s inherent authority to dispose of intra-court appeals for default, upholding established procedural norms in appellate practice. Summary Category Data Case Name RSA/5044/2009 of Rakesh Kumar Vs Sham Lal and ORs CNR PHHC010968292009 Decision Date 24-07-2018 Disposal Nature Dismissed in default Judgment Author Justice Lisa Gill Court High Court of Punjab and […]
HC Affirms Limits of AFT Review, Upholds Court Martial Sentence and Restricts Reappraisal of Evidence Summary Category Data Case Name WP/33446/2024 of THE SECRETARY Vs Ex MCEAA II Amit Dhull CNR HCMA011988802024 Date of Registration 06-11-2024 Decision Date 18-08-2025 Disposal Nature ALLOWED Judgment Author Honourable Mrs Justice J. Nisha Banu; Honourable Mr Justice M. […]
Calcutta High Court affirms existing bail principles, holding that serious offences causing grievous injury and prima facie involvement preclude bail under Section 439 CrPC read with Section 483 BNSS 2023—binding on all subordinate courts in West Bengal. Summary Category Data Case Name CRM(M)/1077/2025 of TAFIJUL MIA @ TAFEJUL MIA Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL […]
Yes—the Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that when a co-accused on identical charges secures bail and the State does not oppose, parity mandates the same relief. This decision upholds existing precedent on bail parity and serves as binding authority within the Calcutta High Court’s jurisdiction for similarly placed petitioners. Summary Category Data Case Name CRM […]