writ petition Archives

Ker HC | Even if the Bank is a public sector bank, writ petition under Art. 226 is not maintainable if act in question is not one involving any element of public duty

Kerala High Court: P.V. Asha, J. allowed the writ petition questioning status of IDBI Bank as “State” under Article 12 of the

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Gau HC | Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done; Court directs requisite authority to at least consider application for compassionate appointment irrespective of the delay

Gauhati High Court: Achintya Malla Burjor Barua, J., while allowing a Writ Petition, issues direction to the Director-General of Police (DGP), Assam

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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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Jhar HC | Writ Petition not maintainable where multiple forums for redressal of the consumers grievance is constituted for adjudication of electricity dispute

Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J. dismissed the petition on grounds of maintainability. The present writ petition was filed for following reasons: to

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Bom HC | ICICI Bank Ltd. — Petition challenging Chanda Kochhar’s termination order not maintainable; A Writ would not lie to enforce purely private law rights

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of M.S. Karnik and Nitin Jamdar, JJ., addressed the petition filed by ex-MD of ICICI Bank Limited

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Ori HC | Writ petition not maintainable if petitioner has approached court with unclean hands or has suppressed material facts

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Panda, ACJ and S.K. Sahoo, J. did not entertain the writ petition because the

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Chh HC | Prospective accused is neither necessary nor a proper party in a writ petition seeking direction for registration of FIR and investigation into cognizable offence

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Full Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra, Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., has held that the prospective

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Raj HC | Persons employed on contractual basis cannot claim regularisation as a matter of right through a writ petition

Rajasthan High Court: Arun Bhansali, J. dismissed this Writ Petition by the petitioners for restraining the respondents to terminate their services that

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Raj HC | Writ Petition not maintainable against S. 14 of SARFAESI Act as alternative remedies for the same can be availed

Rajasthan High Court: Ashok Kumar Gaur, J. was hearing a petition on the issue pertaining to taking possession of the mortgaged property

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MP HC | Incorrect to state that right to hold property is a fundamental right; writ petition against a private individual not maintainable

Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioners claiming that the Additional Director General of

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J&K HC | Disputed facts render writ petition unmaintainable; Writ Petition challenging house arrest of Farooq Abdullah dismissed

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Dismissing a writ petition filed by the kin of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, a bench comprising

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Del HC | Writ petition filed by Officer of Indian Army for quashing FIR held not maintainable as substantial part of alleged offence occurred in Nagaland

Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by a serving officer of the Indian Army seeking to quash an

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Guj HC | Writ petition filed on the lines of SC order prohibiting plying of 15 year old petrol and 10 year old diesel vehicles in NCR

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Anant S. Dave, ACJ. and Biren Vaishnav, J. disposed of a writ petition without going

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Cal HC | Grievances ought to be first filed in the competent civil forum, before preferring a writ petition in High Court

Calcutta High Court: Tapabrata Chakraborty, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioner, Dr Kashninath Ghosh Hazra, under Article 226 of

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Del HC | Writ petition cannot find cause of action on sympathy; B.Com. (H) student of SRCC denied attempting paper

Delhi High Court: C. Hari Shankar, J. reiterated that once the provision for a “special chance” stood removed from the statutes of Delhi

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Alternate remedy under Sikkim Greenfield Airport Act, 2018 renders writ petition unsustainable: Sikkim HC

Sikkim High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of CJ Vijai Kumar Bist, disposed of a writ petition on carefully observing that

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SC issues interim directions for upkeep of Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri

Supreme Court: Addressing an issue of public importance relating to difficulties faced by visitors at Shri Jagannath Temple (Puri), the Bench comprising