Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High CourtReg. 173 Army Pension Regulations, 1961; Entitlement Rules, 1982 | Disability pension cannot be denied once disability attributable to or aggravated by military service is established : Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (Division Bench) November 7, 2025
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High CourtS. 528 BNSS; Ss. 302, 307, 120-B IPC | Charge framing must rest on prima facie material; revisional court cannot re-appreciate evidence at pre-trial stage : Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (Jammu Bench) November 7, 2025
Gauhati High CourtArt. 226 Constitution; Land Acquisition & Customary Rights | Government cannot dispossess long-standing village settlers without lawful acquisition and compensation under Article 300-A : Gauhati High Court (Kohima Bench) November 7, 2025
Chhattisgarh High CourtArt. 14 Constitution; Public Service Commission Recruitment | Cancellation of competitive exam list unjustified where selection procedure found fair, transparent and merit-based : Chhattisgarh High Court (Division Bench) November 7, 2025
Andhra Pradesh High CourtArts. 14, 16 & 300-A Constitution; G.O.Ms.No.179, School Education (Prog.I), 2022 | Denial of pension parity to regularised vocational instructors held arbitrary; pre-regularization service to count for pension benefits : Andhra Pradesh High Court November 7, 2025
Uttarakhand High CourtS. 309 IPC; S. 115 Mental Health Care Act, 2017 | Mere preparation to commit suicide not punishable; decriminalization under 2017 Act reinforces rehabilitative approach : Uttarakhand High Court November 7, 2025
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High CourtS. 22, J&K Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Rules, 2010 | District-wise cadre seniority must be maintained; retrospective promotion claims not sustainable once restructured under new rules : J&K and Ladakh High Court November 7, 2025
Delhi High CourtS. 25F Industrial Disputes Act | Regularisation and back wages justified where similarly placed workmen retained : Delhi High Court November 7, 2025
Delhi High CourtS. 25(2) Domestic Violence Act | Maintenance order modifiable only on genuine change of circumstances—EMI not equivalent to rent : Delhi High Court November 7, 2025
Delhi High CourtArt. 14 & 21 Constitution | One-year ‘watch period’ for furlough post-appeal dismissal upheld as reasonable classification : Delhi High Court November 7, 2025
Delhi High CourtS. 302 IPC | Single stab injury during sudden quarrel held culpable homicide not amounting to murder : Delhi High Court November 7, 2025
Delhi High CourtO. VI R. 17 CPC | Amendment of written statement barred once trial begins absent due diligence : Delhi High Court November 7, 2025