Can a High Court Grant Arrears of Secretarial Pay to Retired University Employees by Applying a Previous Judgment Mutatis Mutandis?

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has reaffirmed that where reliefs, issues, and grievances are identical, previously adjudicated judgments must

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can A High Court Entertain a Writ Petition Against Violation of an Interim Injunction Order Passed by a Civil Trial Court?

The Calcutta High Court reiterated that where a trial court’s interim injunction subsists, aggrieved parties must seek redress before the

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October 29, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the Determination of “Workman” Status under Section 15(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, at the Interim Relief Stage, Constitute a Final Adjudication?

The Court has reaffirmed that the determination of “workman” status under Section 15(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, at

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October 29, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Withdrawal of a Government Office Order, which Withdrew Previously Granted Service Benefits, Mandate Restoration of Benefits as per Prior Judicial Analogies?

The High Court held that after the government’s withdrawal of the impugned office order that discontinued service benefits, restoration and

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can a Writ Petition Challenging a Transfer Order Be Maintained After the Transfer Is Cancelled?

The High Court of Uttarakhand has clarified that when a transfer order under challenge is cancelled during the pendency of

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Anticipatory Bail Be Granted in Offences under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972? – Position Upheld When Application Is Dismissed as Withdrawn by the High Court

The High Court allowed withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application filed under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, without rendering

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can a Writ Petition Challenge Actions of Religious Bodies Affecting Educational Institution Elections? Madras High Court Reaffirms Amenability to Writ Jurisdiction and Scrutinizes Delegation of Powers

The Madras High Court reaffirmed that bodies running educational institutions, even if religious and unincorporated, are subject to writ jurisdiction

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October 29, 2025 | Madras High Court

Does Subsequent Cancellation of a Transfer Order Render Writ Petitions Challenging Such Transfers Infructuous?

The Uttarakhand High Court reaffirmed that when an impugned transfer order is cancelled during the pendency of a writ petition,

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can High Courts Re-Appreciate Factual Findings of Industrial Tribunals During Judicial Review? — Reaffirmation of Limits on High Court’s Supervisory Powers Under Article 226

Calcutta High Court reasserts that, in the context of industrial disputes, High Courts may not substitute their own factual assessments

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October 29, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Withdrawal of an Administrative Order Revoking Previously Granted Service Benefits Mandate Immediate Restoration of Such Benefits? – Clarification by the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Post-Enactment Administrative Conduct

Immediate restoration of previously withdrawn service benefits is required where the impugned withdrawal order has itself been declared infructuous and

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October 29, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh