The High Court of Uttarakhand upholds the settled “pay and recover” principle, directing insurers to compensate third-party accident victims even
The court reaffirmed that regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in offences under the
The High Court reaffirms that delays in filing appeals will not be condoned without satisfactory evidence of sufficient cause. Unsupported
Punjab & Haryana High Court clarifies that mere pendency of another criminal case, including under the NDPS Act, is not
Anticipatory bail can be considered where the record does not clearly establish the offence was committed ‘within public view’ as
The High Court clarifies that courts may reduce the quantum of sentence to the period already undergone by the accused
A second appeal was dismissed by the High Court for non-prosecution without adjudicating upon the merits. This maintains the status
Appeals stand dismissed for non-prosecution when the sole appellant dies and no legal representatives are substituted—this judgment upholds existing procedural
Second appeal dismissed where both courts below found promissory note execution proved, and forgery unsubstantiated; High Court reiterates that concurrent
The High Court clarified that the pendency of other criminal cases against an accused is not, by itself, a ground
When a writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn at the very outset on request of the petitioner, the court does
A High Court clarifies that compliance with mandamus for reconsideration of disputed exam answers is satisfied when the administrative body