Can Delay in Lodging FIR or Allegation of Being a Gratuitous Passenger Defeat Compensation Claims in Motor Accident Cases? — Precedent Upheld by Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court reaffirmed that delay in lodging an FIR does not inherently defeat a motor accident compensation

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Can Seized Vehicles Alleged in Mines and Minerals Act Offences Be Released on Supurdnama Pending Trial? — Chhattisgarh High Court Reaffirms Supreme Court Precedents

Chhattisgarh High Court upholds the established Supreme Court position that seized vehicles should not be kept in police custody for

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Conviction for POCSO and Related Offences Be Sustained Without Clear Proof of Minority or Reliable Evidence of Force? — Precedential Limits on Presumptions and Sole Testimony in Sexual Offence Cases

The Chhattisgarh High Court re-examines the threshold for establishing the victim’s minority under the POCSO Act and clarifies that vague,

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Compliance with a Single Judge’s Direction for Consideration of Regularization Moot a Subsequent Intra-Court Appeal?

Where an authority complies with the High Court’s directive to consider an employee’s claim, and issues a speaking order, the

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does a Writ Appeal Become Infructuous If the Grievance Raised Is Redressed During Pendency? Clarification on the Court’s Powers to Dispose as Infructuous

The High Court clarifies that once the underlying grievance—here, the issuance of a community certificate—is redressed during the pendency of

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Is Prescribing Graduation as a Mandatory Qualification for Promotion to Superintendent under Assam Secretariat Service Rules, 2019 Constitutionally Valid?

The Gauhati High Court has affirmed the constitutional validity of the proviso to Rule 5(5) of the Assam Secretariat Service

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November 2, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

When Can a High Court Interfere with an Order of Acquittal? Scope of Appellate Review under Section 378 CrPC Reaffirmed

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh reiterates that interference with a trial court’s acquittal is justified only where the findings

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November 2, 2025 | High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Can Courts Impose Exemplary Costs on Petitioners Who Suppress Material Facts in Writ Petitions Seeking Fee Exemption Amidst COVID-19? – Clarification and Application of Existing Precedent

The Chhattisgarh High Court reaffirms that suppression of material facts by a litigant justifies dismissal of writ petitions and imposition

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Regularization of Casual/Daily-Wage Employees Be Ordered Retrospectively? Chhattisgarh High Court Reaffirms Prospective Regularization as Judicial Policy

Regularization of service can only be prospective and not retrospective; the court upholds established Supreme Court precedent restricting retrospective seniority

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November 2, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

What Is the Legal Effect When a Writ Petition Is Dismissed for Non-Prosecution Without Adjudication on Merits? Can Such an Order Be Used as Precedent?

A writ petition was dismissed by the Gauhati High Court due to the petitioner’s failure to appear and take steps

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November 2, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can Regularised Employees Appointed Before 03.01.2022 Claim Revised Pay Scales Under HP Revised Pay Rules, 2022, Regardless of Prior Contractual Service? — High Court Clarifies Equal Entitlement and Bars Discriminatory Application

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh upholds and clarifies that, following Mohit Sharma, all employees appointed before 03.01.2022 and later

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October 31, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can a Writ Petition Be Withdrawn to Pursue Statutory Appeal After Rejection of Application for Building Approval Due to Development Control Regulation Requirements?

The Court clarified that when an application for building approval is rejected by an authority on regulatory grounds and a

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October 31, 2025 | Madras High Court