When the relief sought in a writ petition has already been provided, the High Court may dismiss the petition as
The High Court affirmed the petitioner’s right to withdraw a criminal revision petition before final adjudication, without addressing any substantive
The High Court of Uttarakhand reaffirms that if, during the pendency of a writ petition, the petitioner’s grievance is resolved,
The High Court clarified that procedural law serves the cause of justice and should not defeat substantive rights where unavoidable
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana reaffirmed that courts may rightly reject applications for leading additional evidence at an
Anticipatory bail granted on interim basis under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, was made absolute as the
The High Court clarified that pre-arrest bail granted under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, may be
The High Court reaffirms that failure to implead all co-owners as parties—especially where a co-owner’s share is directly involved—precludes grant
The Punjab and Haryana High Court reaffirms that a writ petition may be dismissed for want of prosecution where the
Where parties inform the court of amicable settlement during pendency of petition, the matter may be dismissed as infructuous. This
The Court held that, once the government notification defers the election and directs acceptance of a candidate’s nomination papers, any
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the second proviso to Section 23(2) of the Right of Children to Free