Does a Writ Petition Lie When Private Property Disputes Among Relations Are Raised Without Making Alleged Wrongdoers Parties?

Calcutta High Court affirms that a writ petition under Article 226 is not maintainable for private property disputes among family

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September 15, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Cancellation of Railway LDCE Promotion Panels Require Recording Reasons and Prior Notice? – Calcutta High Court Affirms Principles of Natural Justice as Binding Law

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that railway authorities must provide clear reasons and adequate notice to selected candidates before cancelling

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September 15, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does a Petition Challenging an Administrative Order Become Infructuous After the Order Is Set Aside by a Higher Authority? Clarification on the Principle and Its Procedural Effect

When a higher administrative authority sets aside the impugned order during the pendency of writ proceedings, the writ petition is

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September 15, 2025 | Bombay High Court

When Is a Writ Petition Dismissed For Default Due to Non-appearance by Parties?

The Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that writ petitions may be dismissed for default when neither party appears, with any interim

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September 15, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Public Authority Reconstruct Lost Case Records Using Authenticated Copies to Expedite Long-Pending Proceedings? – Precedent Affirmed and Clarified on Inherent Power to Reconstruct Judicial Files

The Orissa High Court reiterates and applies the precedent that authorities possess the inherent power to reconstruct lost or destroyed

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September 15, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Is a Writ Petition Maintainable for Interest Due on Land Acquisition Compensation Once the Bank Admits Liability and Agrees to Pay? — Disposed as Infructuous Based on Bank’s Undertaking

The Jharkhand High Court directly disposed of a writ petition seeking payment of interest on land acquisition compensation after the

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Can Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Be Invoked for Resolution of Disputed Private Commercial Issues in the Film and Television Industry?—Reaffirmed Limitations on Judicial Interference Where Disputed Questions of Fact Arise

The Calcutta High Court clarified that writ jurisdiction does not extend to resolving inter se private disputes involving disputed facts

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September 15, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can Writ Jurisdiction Be Invoked to Resolve Private Disputes in the Film and Television Industry When Facts Are Hotly Disputed?

The Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that disputed questions of fact between private parties in sectors like film and television cannot

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September 15, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Is Withdrawal of a Writ Petition Permissible With Liberty to Seek Appropriate Remedy Where Representation Remains Unattended?

The Himachal Pradesh High Court reiterates that a writ petition may be withdrawn—without adjudication on merits—where the petitioner reserves liberty

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can a Writ Petition Seeking Nullification of a Government Appointment Made Decades Ago Survive When Earlier Litigation on the Same Cause Was Withdrawn Without Liberty?

The High Court has held that a writ petition challenging a government appointment from 2002 is not maintainable when an

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Meghalaya

Can a Writ Petition Be Dismissed for Non-Prosecution When the Petitioner Fails to Appear? – Reaffirming Procedural Discipline in High Courts

The Uttarakhand High Court reaffirmed that writ petitions may be dismissed for non-prosecution if the petitioner fails to prosecute the

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September 15, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand