Can possession of kerosene beyond the statutory limit without authorization warrant conviction under Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Essential Commodities Act and justify sentence reduction for protracted trial?

High Court affirms the West Bengal Kerosene Control Order, 1968, and recognizes Article 21 speedy-trial rights to mitigate sentence; binding

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a High Court Treat a Writ Petition as a Representation and Remit It for a Reasoned Decision on Leave Encashment Entitlement?

Affirming the Power to Convert Writ Petitions into Representations, Direct Hearing and Timelines for Government Authorities on Service Benefit Claims

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Civil Court Adjudicate Thika Tenancy and Eviction Between a Thika Tenant and Bharatia Despite a Statutory Bar and Struck-Out Defence?

Civil court lacks jurisdiction under Sections 5, 8 and 21 of the 2001 Act; defendant’s struck-out defence does not preclude

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can High Courts enforce interest on delayed gratuity, leave salary, and provident fund dues of retirees?

Calcutta High Court affirms retirees’ entitlement to interest on delayed gratuity, leave salary, and provident fund payments at 6% p.a.,

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Indian Railways penalise a vendor for deviating from an approved QAP despite identical product quality?

Calcutta HC upholds sanctity of RDSO Quality Assurance Plans, distinguishes APAR Industries, confirming that deviation from an approved QAP attracts

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Uncontested Statutory Records Alone Establish Marriage and Succession Rights in a Property Dispute?

Calcutta High Court affirms that unchallenged public documents issued during the deceased’s lifetime create prima facie proof of matrimonial status

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does mere possession of crude bombs and local terrorizing attract UAPA Section 18 without intent to threaten national security?

Clarification of “terrorist act” under UAPA Section 15; upholds narrow interpretation, offers persuasive authority for bail in UAPA cases  

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a High Court, under Article 226, Direct Mutation of Land Records to Reflect Competing Title Deeds and Shares?

  Summary Category Data Case Name WPLRT/128/2025 of GITA MONDAL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. CNR WBCHCA0372692025 Decision

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Subsequent Purchaser Be Served a Removal Notice under Section 26 of the Control of National Highways Act, 2002 for Land Acquired under Section 4(1a) of the West Bengal Land (Requisition & Acquisition) Act, 1948?

Does the Calcutta High Court reaffirm that a purchaser after a Section 4 notification acquires no title, and that acquired

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August 27, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does a Section 18 termination order attain finality without a specific appeal and mandate immediate correction of land-records?

Clarifying that an appeal against a prior produce-share direction does not suspend record correction for a bargadar’s termination, the Calcutta

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August 26, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can an electricity distribution company lawfully withhold service for want of a flat number when a valid possession letter exists?

Calcutta High Court upholds parity in utility connections—directs WBSEDCL to supply electricity upon documentary proof   Summary Category Data Case

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August 26, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Courts Refuse Additional Time to Vacate Premises Before Demolition of Unauthorized Constructions?

Immediate Enforcement of Demolition Orders Under Writ Jurisdiction Upheld as Binding Authority to Curb Urban Infrastructure Hazards   Summary Category

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August 26, 2025 | Calcutta High Court