Does Mere Filing of a Criminal Petition Entitle the Petitioner to Relief?

The court reaffirmed that filing a criminal petition under available statutory provisions does not entitle the petitioner to relief as

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Does an Arbitrator Have Power to Award Interest on Delayed Payments Under Section 31(7) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in the Absence of a Specific Contractual Clause? (Chhattisgarh High Court, 2025 – Precedent-Setting Interpretation)

Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that, even where a contract is silent on interest for delayed payments, arbitrators can award interest

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Possession of Eligibility Qualification After Cut-off Date Satisfy Recruitment Requirements? High Court Reaffirms Precedent on Determining Eligibility by the Application Deadline

The court categorically held that eligibility for participation in recruitment must be determined as of the last date for submitting

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September 10, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Does Previous Judicial Upholding of a Recruitment Selection Process Mandate Automatic Dismissal of Identical Challenges? — Precedential Consistency Affirmed as Binding Authority by the Chhattisgarh High Court (Division Bench)

Where the High Court has already upheld the validity of a recruitment selection procedure in a prior writ appeal involving

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is the Minimum Wage Notification Binding for Assessing Deceased’s Income in Motor Accident Compensation Claims? Clarification and Application by the Chhattisgarh High Court

The High Court of Chhattisgarh clarified that the income of a deceased mason in a motor accident claim must be

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an Employer Withhold Retiral Dues Beyond Applicable Rent from a Retired Employee Who Continues to Occupy Company Accommodation? – Chhattisgarh High Court Reverses Tribunal Ruling on Penal Rent Adjustment

The Chhattisgarh High Court held that withholding retiral dues by adjusting “standard penal rent” for continued occupation is unreasonable; only

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does an Insurer Remain Liable to Satisfy a Third Party Award When There Is a Fundamental Breach of Policy Due to Driver’s Invalid Licence?—High Court Clarifies Insurer’s Exoneration Under Section 149(2) M.V. Act

The Court held that when the driver of the offending ‘Transport Vehicle’ did not possess a valid and effective driving

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does the Dismissal of a Writ Petition at the Admission Stage, Where Petitioner Alleges Cyber Fraud and Void Loan Liability, Uphold or Clarify Limits of High Court’s Interference Under Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction?

The Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms the principle that in cases involving disputed questions of fact—such as fraudulently procured loans and

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Must a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Dismiss an Application for Non-Impleadment of Necessary Parties, or Should an Opportunity to Implead Be Granted? – Precedent Clarified by the Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court affirms that in motor accident claims, dismissal of an application solely for non-impleadment of necessary parties

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Reduction of Pay and Recovery by State Authorities Require Prior Opportunity of Hearing? High Court Reaffirms Necessity for Compliance with Principles of Natural Justice

The Chhattisgarh High Court has reaffirmed that any adverse order involving reduction of pay and recovery of excess payment from

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September 10, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a Writ of Mandamus Lie to Prevent Dispossession When Authorities Confirm No Threat Exists?

When the respondent authorities state on record that the petitioner is in peaceful possession and no steps are being taken

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September 10, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Can Proceedings Under Section 307 IPC Be Quashed on the Basis of Compromise When No Serious Injury Occurred? Precedent on Inherent Powers under Section 528 BNSS

Allahabad High Court clarifies that in private disputes, even proceedings involving Section 307 IPC may be quashed on the basis

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September 10, 2025 | Allahabad High Court