Writ Appeal Archives

Article 226 vs Article 227 Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Article 226 Writ Petition cannot be treated as Article 227 to deny right of appeal

Supreme Court holds that a writ petition under Article 226 cannot be treated as one under Article 227 to deny an appellate remedy. Revenue Court orders can be challenged under Article 226.

Compulsory Retirement Senior Civil Judge

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka High Court upholds compulsory retirement of Senior Civil Judge for threatening police officer with dire consequences

The Senior Civil Judge had allegedly threatened a police officer over a phone call in a complaint case filed against his sister.

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Madras HC | Does doctrine of merger make a distinction between an order of reversal, modification or an order of confirmation? HC explains in a Contempt Petition

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., while addressing the contempt petition held that, “The doctrine of merger does not make a distinction