A High Court single-judge bench clarifies that if a writ petitioner repeatedly fails to appear and, owing to passage of
Calcutta High Court allows withdrawal of execution application without addressing underlying questions of law; case does not alter existing precedent.
Orissa High Court reaffirms the limited scope of judicial review over qualifications set by expert/statutory authorities in public recruitment. The
The High Court clarifies that while the admission of signature on a cheque raises a presumption under Section 139 of
The Himachal Pradesh High Court clarified that vicarious criminal liability of directors/partners does not arise automatically without specific allegations of
The High Court reiterates that interference with acquittal is permissible only if the judgment is perverse or based on misreading
Uttarakhand High Court holds that proceedings under Section 307 IPC, although non-compoundable, can be quashed where parties have settled and
The Court reaffirmed that a petitioner may withdraw a writ petition with liberty to challenge the impugned termination order before
The Court reiterated that the constitutional right to personal liberty under Article 21 can override the statutory embargo under Section
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana reaffirmed that an appeal may be dismissed for want of prosecution if the
A High Court has reiterated that, where repeated opportunities are given but parties do not appear, second appeals may be
The Orissa High Court holds that dropping a revision case solely due to substitution in a parallel proceeding, without addressing