Is the Non-Seizure of a Suicide Note and Delay in Forensic Examination of Seized Mobile Phones Justiciable by Writ Petition Under Ongoing Investigation?

Court holds that writ petitions challenging the progress of criminal investigation become infructuous where the investigating authority demonstrates subsequent compliance

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Withdrawal of a Civil Revisional Petition Before the Calcutta High Court Lead to Any Clarification or Change in the Applicable Procedural Principles?

Where a civil revision petition is withdrawn by the petitioner without adjudication on merits, the court’s order of dismissal as

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Will High Courts Decline Writ Relief in Property Disputes Pending Before Civil Courts?

Clear Reiteration: If an ongoing civil suit addresses the property dispute, and the writ petitioner has not disclosed the same,

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Can a Public Interest Litigation Be Entertained When Petitioners Do Not Challenge Official Reports and No Public Interest Is Established? – Affirmation of Existing Precedent

Calcutta High Court reiterates that in the absence of rebuttal to official reports and affidavits, and where genuine public interest

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

When Can Conviction under Section 307 IPC be Reduced to Section 324 IPC Due to Absence of Intent or Knowledge to Commit Murder?

The Calcutta High Court held that unless the specific intention or knowledge required for Section 307 IPC is proved, conviction

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does Lack of Independent Witnesses and Complainant-led Investigation Vitiate Criminal Trials Under the Essential Commodities Act?

The Court held that where the complainant is also the investigating officer and no independent witnesses are examined in support

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Whether Omnibus Allegations Justify Quashing Proceedings Against Relatives Under Sections 85/316(2) of BNS, 2023?

The Calcutta High Court clarifies that criminal proceedings under Sections 85/316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, may be quashed

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October 30, 2025 | Calcutta High Court

Does an Order of Voluntary Withdrawal of a Writ Petition Under Article 226 Decide Any Legal Principle or Create Binding Precedent for Future Compensation Disputes Against State Action?

Where a writ petition seeking mandamus and quashing of a government order is withdrawn by the petitioner before adjudication on

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October 30, 2025 | Orissa High Court

Can a High Court Dismiss a Writ Petition as Infructuous When the Petitioner’s Grievance is Already Redressed?

Clarifying the Court’s Approach to Writ Petitions Rendered Infructuous and Its Reaffirmation of Established Procedure   Summary Category Data Case

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

When Can a Writ Petition Be Dismissed as Infructuous Upon Voluntary Compliance With the Impugned Order?

The High Court reaffirmed that where a petitioner has already complied with the impugned transfer order and seeks to withdraw

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October 30, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can Service Rendered in Non-Provincialised Bodies Like FFDA, When Regularised Before 01.04.2003, Be Counted as Qualifying Service for Pensionary Benefits?

The Madras High Court has affirmed that services rendered in non-provincialised government bodies, if regularised prior to 01.04.2003, must be

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October 30, 2025 | Madras High Court