Can Recovery of Alleged Excess Payment from Gratuity Be Effected Without Following Due Process?

High Court Reaffirms Existing Precedent; Writ Petitions on Gratuity Recovery to Be Decided as per Previous Division Bench Judgment—Binding Authority

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Government Land Be Allotted to a Private Individual Merely on the Basis of Long-Term Occupation? – High Court Upholds State’s Authority Over Government Land, Rejects Writ Seeking Allotment

The High Court clarified that scarcity and public purpose needs of government land in Uttarakhand preclude its allotment to private

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Whole Time Contingent Paid Service Be Counted Towards Qualifying Service for Pension Under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 — As Reaffirmed by Himachal Pradesh High Court?

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has reaffirmed that Whole Time Contingent Paid service must be counted as qualifying service towards

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does a High Court Judgment Granting Benefits Continue to Operate When Stayed by the Supreme Court? Clarification on Precedential Value and Interim Relief

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh confirms that once the Supreme Court stays the operation of a judgment (here, the

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does the Principle of Granting ‘Work-Charge’ Status After 8 Years’ Service Extend to HPSEB Employees Even After Abolition of Work-Charge Establishment? (Precedent Affirmed)

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh reaffirmed that the directions regarding grant of ‘work-charged’ status after 8 years’ service, as

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Are Notices Issued Under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act by a Jurisdictional Assessing Officer Invalid If the Law Prescribes Issuance Only by a Faceless Assessing Officer?

The Bombay High Court reaffirmed that, where statutory law mandates the issuance of reassessment notices by a Faceless Assessing Officer,

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Does Recovery of Valid Railway Tickets from the Deceased Irrefutably Establish Bona Fide Passenger Status for Compensation under Section 124-A of the Railways Act?

A High Court judgment confirms that the presence of valid journey tickets on a deceased person is sufficient to establish

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

When Should a Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Be Modified to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Under Section 304 Part II?

Jharkhand High Court held that in the absence of intent or knowledge required for murder under Section 300 IPC—especially where

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does the Statutory Exemption for Carpentry Work under the Odisha Saw Mill and Saw Pits (Control) Act, 1991 Protect Small-Scale Workshops Using Electrically Powered Machinery?

The High Court answers that the Section 25 exemption cannot be invoked by carpentry operations involving electrical or mechanical sawing

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October 23, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Must Mutation Proceedings in Odisha’s Ex-Princely States Await Probate of Will? — High Court Reaffirms Non-requirement of Probate as a Precondition for Mutation Based on Will

Odisha High Court clarifies that for properties situated in areas of the State that were part of ex-princely states (“Gadajat

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October 23, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Contempt Petition Proceed When the Alleged Contemnor Has Passed a Reasoned Order in Compliance with a Prior Direction? – Clarification on Judicial Response When Dispute Remains as to the Sufficiency of Compliance

The Jharkhand High Court reaffirms that contempt jurisdiction will not be invoked when the alleged contemnor has passed a reasoned

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October 23, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Section 24 CPC Mandate Prioritizing the Wife’s Convenience in Matrimonial Transfers? Clarification and Affirmation by the Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court reaffirms that while exercising powers under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure in matrimonial

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October 23, 2025 | Orissa High Court