Article 226

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J&K HC | What is the extent of interference that the Court can exercise under Art. 226 while adjudicating a contractual matter? HC answers

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Dhar J., while dismissing the present petition, discussed the scope of interference under Article 226 in

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Is Constitutional Right Subject to Trimmings by Supreme Court?

by Thomas Paul*

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P&H HC | Court declines to entertain writ petition, directs petitioner to seek alternate remedy available under the Agreement

Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Division Bench of Dr S. Muralidhar and Avneesh Jhingan, JJ., dismissed the instant petition upon discovery

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Ker HC | Invocation of writ petition under Art. 226 not warranted in determining the custody of child

Kerela High Court: The Division Bench of K. Harilal and P. Somarajan, JJ. dismissed a writ petition regarding the determining interim custody of

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Guj HC | High Court exercises power under Article 226 to pass order under Gujarat Prohibition Act

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of  Sonia Gokani, J. passed an order of release of the vehicle after levying certain stringent rules

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MP HC | A ‘permanent employee’ has right to receive only minimum of the graded pay-scale with no increments unless regularised

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Petitioner had approached the Court before a bench of Sheel Nagu, J. under Article 226 of the Constitution

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Manipur HC | Remedy under Article 226 not allowed where matter involves disputed question of facts

Manipur High Court: The Bench of Ramalingam Sudhakar, J. dismissed a writ petition holding that proper remedy for the petitioners to seek intervention

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Relief sought against a Registered Society| A matter of civil dispute cannot be adjudicated by way of Article 226

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manoj K. Tiwari, J. dismissed a writ petition on account of it being

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Power of the State to lay down criteria for determination of linguistic minority, not arbitrary: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench comprising of H.G.Ramesh and Mohammad Nawaz JJ., decided on a Writ Petition filed under Article 226

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Exercise of establishing facts before the civil courts cannot be bypassed by invoking writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a writ petition filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution, a Single

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No regularisation can be claimed if service-span is less than three years

Delhi High Court: In a writ petition under Article 226 before the Delhi High Court, the petitioner sought the relief of continuation as

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Websites can’t be restrained from publishing non-reportable judgments

Gujarat High Court:A petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution praying to obtain a suitable writ for restraining the free public

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Writ Petition under Article 226 not maintainable if lower forums or authorities have not been approached first

Karnataka High Court: In the petition dealing with relief sought against some public bodies and private parties in Bengaluru under Articles 226

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High Courts’ power of judicial review under Article 226 invoked only when there is breach of law or violation of the Constitution

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed by the Union Government against a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which issued a direction