Can High Courts Dispose of Identical Writ Petitions by Following a Coordinate Bench Ruling?

  Summary Category Data Case Name CW/12522/2025 of Mahesh Kumar Mehar Son Of Shri Bajrang Lal Vs State of Rajasthan

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August 20, 2025 | High Court Of Rajasthan

Can a civil writ petition be withdrawn with liberty to refile only for petitioners appointed under a specific scheme?

High Court upholds limited withdrawal with permission to file a fresh petition for those appointed through the Rajasthan Medical Relief

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August 20, 2025 | High Court Of Rajasthan

Does demonstration of sufficient cause justify condonation of a 102-day delay in filing a criminal appeal under Section 374(2) CrPC and Section 415(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

High Court of Gujarat reaffirms its discretionary power to condone delay in criminal appeals upon sufficient cause, upholding existing precedent

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Gujarat

Can a High Court administratively transfer and dispose of writ petitions for statistical purposes pending roster assignment?

Administrative disposal and transfer under Articles 226/227 upheld; no prejudice to substantive hearing   Summary Category Data Case Name WP/32902/2024

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Karnataka

Can Recovery of Excess Incentive Increments Be Stayed Pending Disposal of Similar Writ Petitions?

Interim Relief Affirmed in Educator Increment Recovery Dispute Madras High Court grants interim stay of administrative recovery, following its own

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can an Appellate Court Dismiss an Appeal for Non-Prosecution Due to the Appellant’s Casual Approach?

The High Court reaffirmed its inherent power to dismiss appeals where repeated adjournments and non-appearances waste judicial time, upholding existing

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can a High Court Exercise Its Inherent Power to Correct Clerical Errors in Its Orders?

Orissa High Court reaffirms its authority to rectify ministerial mistakes in judicial orders, guiding future correction applications   Summary Category

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August 20, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Contempt Petition Be Dismissed for Default When No One Appears?

High Court holds that absence of support leads to dismissal of contempt application for default   Summary Category Data Case

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August 20, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a High Court dismiss a writ petition for want of prosecution when the petitioner fails to appear?

High Court upholds existing practice affirming its inherent power to dismiss non-prosecuted civil writ petitions; binding authority for lower courts

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August 20, 2025 | Patna High Court

Can a promoted Junior Assistant claim retrospective selection grade pay under Rule 4(3) after the 2006 pay revision?

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held that once an employee is promoted, entitlement to selection grade under

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August 20, 2025 | Madras High Court

Should High Courts in Section 18 Land Acquisition Act Appeals Reassess Market Valuation or Defer to the Trial Court’s Discretion?

The Meghalaya High Court affirms the Special Judicial Officer’s enhanced land-valuation award, reaffirming that first appeals under Section 18 of

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August 20, 2025 | High Court of Meghalaya

Can a High Court Bail Petition under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita be Dismissed as Withdrawn at the Petitioner’s Request?

Calcutta High Court underscores that a petitioner-led withdrawal of a bail application under Section 483 BNS results in dismissal without

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August 20, 2025 | Calcutta High Court