Does the Pendency of a Writ Petition Challenging Delay in Disposal of Income Tax Appeals Survive Once the Appellate Authority Has Passed Its Order? Reaffirmation of Existing Law – Practical Guidance on Infructuous Constitutional Writs in Tax Proceedings.

A writ petition filed challenging inaction or delay by the income-tax Appellate Authority becomes infructuous once the authority passes the

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Trespasser or a Sub-Tenant Without a Valid Underlying Lease Secure an Injunction Against the True Owner? — Legal Clarification on the Limits of Possessory Protection

The Calcutta High Court has reaffirmed that, while even a trespasser cannot be evicted without due process of law, this

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226 Be Invoked for Purely Contractual Disputes Where No Violation of Constitutional or Statutory Rights Is Demonstrated? — Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Public Law Limits and Non-Interference

The Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that contractual disputes without evidence of arbitrariness, illegality, or breach of constitutional or statutory rights

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Candidate Who Voluntarily Forfeited a Selection Opportunity Later Claim Appointment If Circumstances Change? – Calcutta High Court Affirms Principle of Waiver of Right Due to Non-Participation in Selection Process

The Calcutta High Court reiterates that a candidate who consciously chooses not to participate in a scheduled selection process forfeits

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Judgment Recalling Prior Orders Passed in Ignorance of Subordinate Tribunal Restraint; Dismissal of Writ—Practical Binding Authority on Writs in the Presence of Pending Tribunal Proceedings

Reiterates that a High Court must consider subsisting orders of Debts Recovery Tribunals in SARFAESI matters; conflicting directions are not

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Revenue Authorities Decide Disputed Questions of Title When Civil Suits Are Pending? Clarification on Jurisdiction Under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act Affirmed

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that revenue authorities, including appellate bodies under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, must

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Candidate Who Ranks Lower Than the Notified Number of Vacancies Claim Appointment After a Selection Process? Calcutta High Court Reaffirms Law on Right to Appointment and Delay in Challenging Selection Results

The Calcutta High Court clarified that a candidate ranking below the notified number of vacancies (third against a single vacancy)

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Candidate Ranked Below the Notified Vacancy Claim Appointment Solely on Success in Selection?

The Calcutta High Court has clarified that a candidate ranked below the notified number of vacancies cannot claim appointment in

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does a Candidate Have a Right to Direct the Immediate Disclosure of Merit Lists and Individual Marks in PSC Recruitment? — Precedent Reaffirmed by the Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to direct the Public Service Commission to publish results

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Land Owners Seek Fresh Acquisition Proceedings and Compensation under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act for Land Requisitioned Decades Ago Where No Award Was Made?

Calcutta High Court confirms that when land was requisitioned under repealed statutes but no acquisition award was made within the

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Delay in Filing Probate Appeals Be Condoned When Delay is Due to Litigant’s Ignorance and Financial Constraints, Especially in Uncontested Matters? – Calcutta High Court Clarifies Precedent for Granting Condonation in Probate Proceedings

The Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that in probate matters, especially those that are uncontested, courts should adopt a liberal approach

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Additions Under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act Be Made When the Identity and Source of Share Applicants Are Established? — Calcutta High Court Upholds Precedent

Clarifying the application of Section 68 to share premium transactions, the Calcutta High Court affirmed that when the identity of

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court