When Does the High Court Decline Writ Relief for Reinstatement After Prolonged Unauthorised Absence?

High Court dismisses writ petition by an Anganwari worker absent since 2015, reaffirming limits on Article 226 intervention in service

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August 19, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a High Court Entertain a Writ Against an Eviction Notice When a Statutory Appeal Exists and the Notice Is Formally Defective?

Court Declines Writ, Treats Defective Notice as Prescribed Form Kha, and Directs Time-Bound Appeal with Interim Protection   Summary Category

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August 19, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a High Court Grant Withdrawal of a Writ Petition with Liberty to Refile?

Orissa High Court affirms discretionary power under Article 226 to allow petitioners to withdraw and refile with better particulars  

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August 19, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does Failure to Decide a Citizen’s Representation Within a Reasonable Time Under Article 350 Warrant Judicial Intervention and Penal Costs?

The Orissa High Court reaffirms the constitutional mandate under Article 350, directing time-bound disposal of grievances with personal penal cost

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August 19, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Dean & Principal Validly Issue a Stigmatic Termination of a Contractual Medical Faculty under Odisha’s H&FW Guidelines, or Does Exclusive Power Vest with the State Government with Article 311(2) Safeguards?

Does the Orissa High Court reaffirm that disciplinary (stigmatic) termination of a contractual assistant professor requires compliance with Article 311(2)

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August 19, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a Long-Serving Temporary Appointment Against a Sanctioned Post Be Regularized Under the Uma Devi Exception Despite Procedural Irregularities?

The Orissa High Court reaffirms the Uma Devi (3) exception, directing fresh consideration of a 24-year Assistant Revenue Inspector’s regularization

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August 19, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a statutory appeal remedy under Section 12(1) of the O.P.L.E. Act preclude High Court’s writ jurisdiction in eviction matters?

The Orissa High Court upholds the requirement to exhaust the appeal mechanism under Section 12(1) of the Odisha Prevention of

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August 19, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Does voluntary withdrawal of a criminal quashing petition preclude merits examination or affect trial proceedings?

Clarification on withdrawal of Section 482 CrPC applications post–charge framing, reaffirming that grant of withdrawal does not equate to merits

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Gujarat

Can a High Court Dismiss an Intra-Court Appeal for Non-Prosecution When Neither Appellant Nor Counsel Appears?

Affirms the court’s inherent authority to dispose of intra-court appeals for default, upholding established procedural norms in appellate practice.  

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August 19, 2025 | High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Can High Courts Reappraise Court Martial Findings and Punishments Imposed by the Armed Forces Tribunal?

HC Affirms Limits of AFT Review, Upholds Court Martial Sentence and Restricts Reappraisal of Evidence   Summary Category Data Case

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August 19, 2025 | Madras High Court

Can a Non-Principal Assailant Be Granted Bail in a Serious Grievous Hurt Case Under Section 439 CrPC and Section 483 of BNSS 2023?

Calcutta High Court affirms existing bail principles, holding that serious offences causing grievous injury and prima facie involvement preclude bail

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August 19, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does the Principle of Parity Entitle an Accused to Bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

Yes—the Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that when a co-accused on identical charges secures bail and the State does not oppose,

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August 19, 2025 | Calcutta High Court