Can Conviction for Rape Be Upheld on Sole Testimony of Victim When Material Surrounding Facts Are Inconsistent? Gauhati High Court Affirms Need for Corroboration in Sexual Offence Trials

Gauhati High Court holds that while the “core spectrum” of allegation may remain, inconsistencies in material particulars of the victim’s

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November 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Is Lump-Sum Compensation for Accidental Injury Claims Under the Motor Vehicles Act Justified Without Detailed Medical Bills? Gauhati High Court Reaffirms Requirement of “Real, Just and Reasonable” Compensation

The Gauhati High Court has clarified that even in the absence of all requisite medical bills and despite some treatment

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November 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can Zirat (Surface) Compensation Be Deducted from Market Value in Land Acquisition Awards? Gauhati High Court Reaffirms Separate Assessment under Section 23 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894

The Gauhati High Court, in a judgment clarifying compensation calculation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, has held that zirat

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November 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can High Courts Quash FIRs in Predominantly Civil Disputes Based on Settlement Between Parties? — Reaffirmation of Inherent Powers under Section 482 CrPC

High Court of Jharkhand reaffirms that in cases primarily civil in nature, FIRs and criminal proceedings may be quashed under

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Employment in a Statutory Canteen Automatically Create an Employer-Employee Relationship with the Principal Employer? – Jharkhand High Court Upholds Supreme Court Precedent

The Jharkhand High Court has clarified that workers engaged by contractors in statutory canteens are considered employees of the principal

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Dismissal in Default of a Writ Petition Operate as a Binding Precedent on the Substantive Legal Issues Raised Therein?

A High Court’s dismissal of a writ petition for non-prosecution does not settle substantive legal questions and carries no precedential

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can a Third Bail Application Be Entertained Absent New Grounds? Scope of Successive Bail Pleas Reaffirmed

The High Court of Uttarakhand has reaffirmed that a third bail application cannot be entertained unless new grounds are demonstrated,

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can an Affidavit/Undertaking by a Deceased Vicim Bar Claims by Dependents for Motor Accident Compensation? — Clarification and Affirmation of Dependents’ Statutory Right Under the Motor Vehicles Act

A High Court judgment reaffirms that an affidavit by the deceased relinquishing future compensation does not extinguish the statutory right

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Does Employment in a Statutory Canteen under a Contractor Confer Direct Employment Status with the Principal Employer? High Court Reaffirms Supreme Court Precedent and Restricts Employer-Employee Status to the Factories Act

The Jharkhand High Court, reaffirming established Supreme Court precedent, has held that workmen engaged through contractors in statutory canteens are

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Jharkhand

Does Dismissal of a Writ Petition for Non-Prosecution on the Revised List Constitute a Decision on Merits or Preserve Right to Refile?

The Uttarakhand High Court reiterates that writ petitions dismissed for non-prosecution do not constitute decisions on merits. The dismissal was

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Does a Person Lacking Direct Interest Have Locus Standi to Seek an Inquiry into Alleged Forged Certificates Issued by Revenue Authorities?

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissed a writ of mandamus where the petitioner, lacking personal or public

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November 2, 2025 | Madras High Court