Affirming Supreme Court Rulings in B.S. Joshi and Gian Singh, HC Reaffirms Inherent Power Under Article 226 to Quash Criminal
Reaffirming Supreme Court Precedents on Article 226 vs. Section 320 CrPC and Its Binding Utility for Criminal Quashing Petitions
High Court holds that unreasonable delay in trial and five-year custody breaches right to life and personal liberty, upholding established
Calcutta High Court holds that no further order is required and disposes petitions rendered academic by relief already granted
Court holds that mere custodial delay and temporary bench vacancies do not constitute fresh grounds for bail; Calcutta High Court
Orissa High Court upholds exercise of writ jurisdiction to direct decision on pension representations within four weeks and imposes monetary
High Court reaffirms prompt grievance redressal under Article 350; issues mandamus for six-week decision and personal penal costs for delay
The Orissa High Court affirms application of its earlier decision in Chittaranjan Das, directing time-bound consideration of pay-scale revision representations
Summary Case Name CONT P/711/2007 of JANAKIRAMAN (Deceased) and 5 others Vs G.P.SAVITHRI and another CNR HCMA010854322007 Decision Date
High Court reaffirms binding precedent allowing quashing of non-heinous offence FIRs upon voluntary compromise; serves as binding authority for subordinate
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana reaffirms that a writ petition pending for over nine years without representation may
Madras High Court affirms bail entitlement when final report remains unfiled beyond reasonable time, follows P.K. Shaji; binding on all