When Can High Courts Entertain Writ Petitions Despite Alternative Remedy: Reaffirming the Natural Justice Exception Under Articles 226/227?

The Orissa High Court, applying binding Supreme Court precedent, reaffirmed that writ jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 may be

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November 2, 2025 | Orissa High Court

When Will the Orissa High Court Entertain a Writ Petition under Article 226 Despite Alternate Remedy? (Reaffirmation: Natural Justice Violations as a Carve-Out)

The Orissa High Court reaffirms that writ jurisdiction under Articles 226 & 227 remains available despite alternate remedies where there

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November 2, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can Financial Benefits from Retrospective Promotion Be Denied to an Acquitted Employee Due to the Pendency of a Criminal Appeal? — Upholding Article 14 and Article 300A as Binding Authority

The Orissa High Court affirms that, in the absence of any express service rule, the mere pendency of a criminal

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November 2, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can the High Court Be Compelled to Enforce Administrative Orders Issued by Superior Government Authorities When Subordinate Officials Fail to Comply? — Reaffirming Limits on Judicial Execution Powers and Proper Remedy

Reaffirmed: The High Court cannot be used as an executing forum for enforcing Government or superior authority orders against subordinate

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November 2, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can an Alleged Workman Claim Reinstatement Under the Industrial Disputes Act Without Proving Employer-Employee Relationship?

The Orissa High Court in 2025 clarified that a workman’s entitlement to reinstatement and back wages under the Industrial Disputes

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October 31, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does Non-Consideration of Material Reports by Consolidation Authorities Vitiate the Quasi-Judicial Order? Orissa High Court Affirms the Requirement of Due Process in Revision Proceedings

The Orissa High Court has held that failure by the Land Reforms Commissioner-cum-Commissioner Consolidation and Settlement to consider relevant reports—specifically

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October 31, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can the Assistant Settlement Officer Override Valid Lease Orders by Acting Suo Motu at the Draft ROR Stage under the OSS Act? — Orissa High Court Reaffirms Jurisdictional Boundaries

The Orissa High Court has clarified that Assistant Settlement Officers (ASOs) under the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act, 1958 (OSS

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October 31, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can the Grant of Bail be Justified in Serious Offences Involving Murder Allegations Merely Due to Prolonged Incarceration and Delay in Trial? — Orissa High Court Reaffirms Limits and Upholds Supreme Court Precedent

Bail was denied in a murder case despite the petitioner’s prolonged custody, with the court clarifying that seriousness of the

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October 31, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Is an Administrative Order Passed Without Hearing the Affected Party Void for Non-Compliance With Principles of Natural Justice?

The Orissa High Court reaffirmed that administrative/quasi-judicial orders passed without granting an opportunity of hearing to the affected party are

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October 31, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can Assistant Settlement Officers Override Valid Lease Orders Granted Under the OGLS Act While Updating Record of Rights? — Binding Reiteration of Jurisdictional Limits Under the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act

The Orissa High Court has reaffirmed that Assistant Settlement Officers (ASO) acting under the Orissa Survey and Settlement Act, 1958,

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October 31, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can the Probation of Offenders Act Override Minimum Sentencing under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act?

The Orissa High Court confirms that courts may grant probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, to offenders convicted

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does Minimum Sentencing under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act Bar the Grant of Probation? Orissa High Court Upholds Probationary Relief Despite Statutory Minimum

The Orissa High Court clarifies that the existence of a minimum sentence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act,

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court