Does Non-Compliance With a Statutory Prescribed Proforma Render an Application Invalid? Calcutta High Court Upholds Strict Adherence to Procedural Requirements as Binding Authority

Applications under statutory rules must strictly comply with the prescribed proforma; failure to do so prevents consideration of the application.

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November 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Is Remand Appropriate? Calcutta High Court Upholds Binding Nature of Prior Division Bench Precedent for Similar Matters

The High Court reaffirms that, where a question is already settled by an earlier Division Bench judgment, subsequent cases on

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November 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Is a Taxpayer Entitled to an Effective Opportunity of Hearing under WBGST Act When Dates for Reply and Hearing in Show Cause Notices Are Confusing or Contradictory?

The Calcutta High Court clarifies that taxpayers facing adverse proceedings under the WBGST Act must be given a meaningful, not

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November 4, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the Non-supply of Arrest Warrant Copies by Police Violate Procedural Rights? Position Affirmed by Calcutta High Court (2025)

The Calcutta High Court clarified that once a copy of the arrest warrant is furnished to the accused in court

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Does a Dispute Over Property Constitute a Purely Civil Matter Excluding Criminal Remedies? Calcutta High Court Upholds Existing Precedent

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that allegations of wrongful dispossession and trespass over immovable property between private parties, without clear

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Revenue Authorities Refuse to Update Legal Heirs in Land Records Despite Prior Orders? Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Binding Nature of Deputy Commissioner’s Directives Under the A&N Land Revenue Regulation, 1966

The Calcutta High Court clarifies that revenue authorities are bound to incorporate the names of all legal heirs, as previously

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Allegations of Wrongful Dispossession and Trespass in Property Disputes Mandate Police FIR Registration? — Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Civil/Criminal Distinction

The Calcutta High Court clarifies that mere allegations of wrongful dispossession and trespass relating to immovable property, when presented as

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Can an Appeal Be Dismissed as Infructuous? Clarifying the Scope of Judicial Power in the Absence of Live Issues

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that appeals may be dismissed as infructuous where no live controversy survives. This judgment upholds

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Can High Courts Overlook Statutory Alternative Remedies Under Article 226? Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Self-Imposed Restrictions

The Calcutta High Court clarifies that, absent exceptional circumstances like violation of natural justice or lack of jurisdiction, the existence

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the Disposition of a Contempt Petition upon Compliance Constitute a Binding Adjudication on Underlying Legal Issues? – Reaffirmation of Summary Disposals as Non-precedential

When a contempt application is closed due to compliance reported by the respondent, the Court does not decide substantive legal

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does a Writ Court Under Article 226 Have Jurisdiction to Entertain Petitions Despite Statutory Alternative Remedies if There Is a Gross Violation of Principles of Natural Justice in GST Proceedings?

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that the existence of an alternative statutory remedy under Section 107 of the West Bengal

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October 31, 2025 | Calcutta High Court