Can Recruitment Eligibility Criteria Be Amended After Advertisement? Gauhati High Court Clarifies When “Changing Rules Midway” Applies

The Gauhati High Court has clarified that amending eligibility criteria for recruitment via an addendum—after an initial advertisement that did

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October 24, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can Decision-Makers in University Inquiry Committees Also Be Members of the Board of Management? Gauhati High Court Clarifies Application of Nemo Judex in Causa Sua to Selection Review Proceedings

The Gauhati High Court: Reaffirms that the principle of Nemo Judex in Causa Sua applies to university inquiry committees, nullifying

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October 24, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Does Financial Upgradation under MACPS Ignore Prior Promotions or ACP Benefits Not Due to Merger of Posts? Gauhati High Court Upholds Delineation Rule

The Gauhati High Court has clarified that under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS), prior promotions or financial upgradations

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October 24, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Does Withdrawal of a Writ Petition by the Petitioner Set Any Precedential Value or Affect Existing Legal Principles Regarding Such Withdrawals?

The Chhattisgarh High Court permitted withdrawal of a writ petition at the petitioner’s request without adjudicating on legal issues, reaffirming

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

When Can a Murder Conviction Be Modified to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Under Section 304 Part-II IPC Based on Circumstantial Evidence?

The Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that, where circumstantial evidence establishes a sudden quarrel without premeditation, lack of fatal ante-mortem injuries,

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a Pending Writ Appeal Survive If the Issue Has Been Redressed During the Pendency—Precedential Value of Dismissal as Withdrawn?

The Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that an intra-court appeal may be dismissed as withdrawn when the appellant states the issue

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Dismissal of a Writ Petition as Infructuous Create Binding Precedent or Clarify Substantive Law in Indian Jurisprudence?

A writ petition dismissed as infructuous does not decide substantive legal issues and does not create binding precedent; such dismissal

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Does the Principle of Strict Liability Mandatorily Apply to Electricity Companies for Electrocution Incidents, Irrespective of Proved Negligence? — Precedent Affirmed and Binding Authority

Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms the application of strict liability in electrocution deaths caused by live wires managed by electricity authorities,

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a Family Arrangement Require Registration to Be Enforceable for Sharing Joint Property Rental Income? Practical Reaffirmation of the Kale Doctrine by the High Court of Chhattisgarh

A consent deed/family arrangement, even if unregistered, is admissible in evidence and binds the parties if acted upon, as reaffirmed

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Issuance of a Section 91 CrPC Notice Addressing a Person as “Accused” Violate Article 20(3) If the Person Is Only a Witness?

The High Court clarifies that police issuance of a notice under Section 91 CrPC addressed incorrectly—calling a witness an “accused”—is

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October 24, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Can a Petition for Quashing FIR Continue Once the Petitioner is Acquitted? — Precedent Regarding Infructuousness of Quashing Petitions After Acquittal

The High Court clarifies that a petition seeking quashing of an FIR becomes infructuous if the petitioner is acquitted during

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October 24, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh