Does a Beneficial Government Circular Extending Promotion or Financial Benefits to Employees Apply Retrospectively, Even for Those Retired Before Its Issue? (Binding Authority — Reaffirms Supreme Court Precedent)

The Orissa High Court clarified that a beneficial/clarificatory government instruction regarding career progression (MACP) must be applied retrospectively, including to

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September 5, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does a Beneficial Government Circular Apply Retrospectively to Employees Denied Promotional Benefits for Lack of Training Opportunity?—Clarifying the Retrospective Applicability of Benevolent Service Circulars under the Odisha Revised Scales of Pay Rules, 2017

The Orissa High Court clarified that a benevolent circular, granting promotional or pecuniary benefits to government employees, operates retrospectively when

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September 5, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can an Employees’ Association Maintain a Writ Petition for Pensionary Benefits After Retirement of Its Members? — Orissa High Court Upholds Non-Maintainability and Finality of Claims Once Other Retirement Benefits Are Availed

The Orissa High Court reaffirmed that a service matter writ petition filed by an employees’ association, seeking pension benefits for

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September 5, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Whether Refusal by Minor’s Guardian or the Minor to Medical Examination Can Thwart Protection and Investigation under POCSO Act? — Orissa High Court Upholds Primacy of Child Welfare Committee’s Proceedings and Statutory Protocols

Orissa High Court affirms that the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) holds effective custody and control over care and protection of

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September 5, 2025 | Orissa High Court

When Can Bail Be Granted to a Juvenile Accused of Grave Offences? Orissa High Court Clarifies Application of Section 12 of Juvenile Justice Act and Upholds Primacy of Speedy Trial in Prolonged Detentions

Court reaffirms that bail to a child in conflict with law cannot be refused unless specific statutory exceptions under Section

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

When Can Bail Be Granted to Juveniles in Serious Offence Cases? Orissa High Court Clarifies the Primacy of Section 12 of the JJ Act and the Fundamental Right to Speedy Trial

The Orissa High Court has reaffirmed that bail to a child in conflict with law (CICL) cannot be refused merely

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Transferred Employee Be Directed to Complete an Assignment Before Relieving, and Is an Undertaking Binding on Relieving Orders? — Existing Law Affirmed as Binding Authority

The Orissa High Court reaffirmed that when a transferred employee undertakes to complete an assignment within an agreed period, the

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a High Court Entertain a Writ Petition Under Article 226/227 Challenging a Waqf Tribunal Order, or Must Parties File Only a Statutory Revision Under Section 83(9) of the Waqf Act?

The Orissa High Court holds that writ petitions under Article 226/227 challenging Waqf Tribunal orders are maintainable; the nomenclature of

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can High Court’s Writ Jurisdiction Be Invoked to Challenge Waqf Tribunal Decisions Under Article 226/227, Despite Section 83(9) of the Waqf Act? – Orissa High Court Reaffirms Supreme Court Precedent as Binding Authority

Writ petitions under Articles 226/227 challenging Waqf Tribunal orders are maintainable; the nomenclature of the petition is immaterial. The Orissa

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September 4, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Civil Court Commissioner’s Report, Once Formally Accepted Without Objection, Be Treated as Conclusive Evidence Precluding a Party’s Challenge at Trial?

The Orissa High Court affirms that a Commissioner’s report under Order 26 Rule 9 CPC remains mere evidence and may

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Litigant Simultaneously Assert Title by Documentary Evidence and Adverse Possession, and Is an Extract of the Tenancy Ledger Alone Sufficient to Prove Occupancy Rights?

  Summary Category Data Case Name RSA/259/2002 of SHYAMA BASKA Vs COLLECTOR, BALASORE – CNR ODHC010004912002 Date of Registration 09-12-2002

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August 27, 2025 | Orissa High Court