Is Withdrawal of Writ Petitions With Liberty to File Afresh Permissible after Prior Adjudication under Related Precedents?

The High Court permitted the petitioner’s withdrawal of the writ petition with liberty to file afresh, after noting that similar

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

When Can a Writ Petition Seeking a Refund, Based on Prior Precedents, Be Withdrawn With Liberty to File Afresh? | Affirmation of Disposed Petitions and Procedural Implications

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirmed that a writ petition seeking enforcement of decisions in prior, related matters—specifically regarding refund

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can a Criminal Revision Petition Be Withdrawn Unilaterally by the Petitioner Before Final Hearing in the High Court?

The High Court affirmed the petitioner’s right to withdraw a criminal revision petition before final adjudication, without addressing any substantive

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Regularization After the Notification of Revised Pay Rules, 2022 Entitle Employees to Benefits Thereunder? Clarification and Enforcement of Equal Treatment in Grant of Revised Pay to Regularized Contractual Staff

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that employees who are regularized after the promulgation of the Revised Pay Scale Rules,

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can High Courts Rule on Section 148 Income Tax Notices When Identical Issues Are Pending Before the Supreme Court? Judicial Discipline in Deferring Adjudication and the Binding Effect of Future Apex Court Rulings

The Himachal Pradesh High Court affirmed that when the legality of an Income Tax notice under Section 148—based on similar

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can an Insurer Be Directed to Pay Penalty Under the Employee’s Compensation Act? Himachal Pradesh High Court Clarifies Precedent and Limits Liability

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that while insurers are liable to pay compensation and statutory interest under the Employee’s

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Withdrawal of a Government Order Affecting Service Benefits Restore Status Quo Ante for Employees When Subsequently Withdrawn?

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh held that, consequent to the withdrawal of an office order that denied or withdrew

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Do Delay in Trial or Right to Speedy Trial Surmount the Rigours of Section 37 NDPS Act When Commercial Quantity is Recovered? Clarification on Bail Principles under Special Statutes

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reaffirms that in commercial quantity NDPS Act cases, bail cannot be granted without strict compliance

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Withdrawal of an Administrative Office Order Restore Withdrawn Service Benefits Automatically for Affected Employees? — Himachal Pradesh High Court Reaffirms Precedent and Clarifies Restorative Directions

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that once an office order withdrawing previously granted service benefits is itself withdrawn, all

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Withdrawal of a Departmental Office Order Revoking Service Benefits Require Mandatory Restoration of Benefits to Affected Employees When Precedent is Affirmed?

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has directed restoration of withdrawn service benefits following the withdrawal of an impugned departmental

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can State Employees Be Re-Transferred to Hard & Tribal Areas After Prior Service There? Himachal Pradesh High Court Affirms Bar on Re-Posting; Judgment as Binding Authority for Future Transfer Challenges

The court holds that, when a government servant has already served in a hard and tribal area, re-transferring them to

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh