(241) IN RE SUO MOTU Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 27-11-2025 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Sections 3(1), 3(2), 3(3), 3(4) — Termination of Pregnancy — Consent of Pregnant Person — Rape Victim — Pregnancy exceeding 24 weeks — SOP Guidelines issued by High Court Division Bench — The SOP procedures for reference to Medical Board and High Court for termination of pregnancy exceeding 24 weeks cannot be enforced and are not required to be carried out if the prosecutrix/victim, or her guardian (in case of a minor), refuses India Law Library Docid # 2436382
(242) VISHAL BAMORIYA Vs. PUNJAB AND SIND BANK AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 27-11-2025 Service Law — Transfer — Judicial Review — Scope of Interference — High Courts' interference under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in matters of employee transfer is extremely limited; interference is warranted only if the transfer order is vitiated by mala fides, issued in violation of any mandatory statutory India Law Library Docid # 2436383
(243) SYED HABIB SHAH ALIAS NAWAB MIYAN (DIED) THROUGH LRS SYED IRFAN Vs. MST. MUMTAZ JAHAN BEGUM AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 27-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Power of First Appellate Court— Scope and Duty — The first appeal is a valuable right, opening the whole case for rehearing on facts and law — The Appellate Court must apply its mind consciously, record findings, and give reasons on all issues and contentions — While reversing a finding of the Trial Court, the Appellate Court must closely examine the Trial Court's reasoning and provide its own detailed reasons for India Law Library Docid # 2436384
(244) M/S IFFCO-TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. P. RAMASAMY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 (1)(c) — Motor Accidents Claims — Liability of Insurer — Driver of Insured Vehicle — Status of "Tort-feasor" and "Unpaid Driver/Relative" — Deceased driver (Chellamuthu), a relative of the owner and employee of State Transport Corporation, caused accident by rash and negligent driving, resulting in his and his wife's death — Claim by his dependents rejected against insurer India Law Library Docid # 2436647
(245) SAKTHI SARAVANAN Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, and 304-A — Rash and Negligent Driving Causing Death and Hurt — Ingredients of Offence — "Rash" vs. "Negligent" Act — Section 304-A: requirement of "rash OR negligent" act; distinction between rash act (conscious disregard of serious risk) and negligent act (failure to take adequate care) — Mere high speed not sufficient for rashness; must prove driving was rash or negligent India Law Library Docid # 2436648
(246) SURESH Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 498A — Murder and Cruelty by Husband — Conviction solely based on Dying Declaration — Admissibility and Reliability of Dying Declaration when victim sustains 100% burn injuries and is administered sedative drugs (painkillers) — A dying declaration can be the sole basis for conviction if it is free from infirmity or doubt, but in cases of 100% burn injuries, India Law Library Docid # 2436649
(247) L. ANNAPOORANI Vs. MANI[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 27-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Enhancement of Quantum — Petition for enhancement of maintenance amount awarded by Family Court — Matrimonial dispute leading to litigation settled by way of one-time settlement before the High Court — High Court passed directions based on "Terms of Agreement" entered into by the parties, providing for a total one-time settlement of Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2436650
(248) SESSIONS JUDGE, MAHALIR NEETHIMANDRAM, ALLIKULAM, CHENNAI AND OTHERS Vs. SATHISH AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction confirmed — Death Sentence modification/Commutation to Life Imprisonment — Accused pushed deceased, his former partner, onto railway track resulting in traumatic decapitation by approaching train due to failure of love affair and frustration (rejection of marriage proposal by deceased's family who opposed based on caste, joblessness, age, and habits) — Motive India Law Library Docid # 2436651
(249) KRISHNAVENI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 4, 6, and 17 — Sexual Offences — Trafficking — Penetrative Sexual Assault — Abetment — A1 and A2 (traffickers/prostitution ring leaders) convicted for trafficking a minor girl (PW2) and abetting penetrative sexual assault; A3 and A4 (customers) convicted for penetrative sexual assault — Prosecution established PW2's minority (age 14 at the time India Law Library Docid # 2436765
(250) OM PARKASH ALIAS CHHOTU Vs. BANARSI DEVI[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Civil Revision Petition — Setting aside order allowing amendment of plaint (Order 6 Rule 17 CPC) and impleadment of necessary parties (Order I Rule 10 CPC) — Trial Court allowed amendment converting suit for mandatory injunction to suit for declaration and partition, and impleaded 10 co India Law Library Docid # 2436913
(251) MAHINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. NIRMALA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Revision Petition — Challenging dismissal of application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC — Revision petition against the dismissal of an application for rejection of plaint on the ground of limitation — High Court upholding the trial court's order, stating that limitation in the present case is a mixed question of law and facts requiring adjudication based on evidence, particularly India Law Library Docid # 2436914
(252) SMT. PARBATI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND ANOTHER Vs. SATBIR SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17(1)(b) and 17(2)(vi) — Compulsory Registration of Documents — Consent/Compromise Decree Creating New Rights — A decree, even if based on consent or admission, which creates a new right, title, or interest in immovable property for the first time in favour of a party who previously had no such right, must be compulsorily registered under Section 17(1)(b) — The limited exception under Section 17(2)(vi) applies only to decrees that recognize or record a pre-existi India Law Library Docid # 2436915
(253) JASWANT KAUR Vs. KARAMJIT KAUR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Will — Proof of Will — Suspicious Circumstances — Exclusion of Natural Heirs — A Will is executed to alter the ordinary mode of succession and will naturally result in reducing or depriving the share of natural heirs — The fact that natural heirs (mother and minor daughter in this case) have been excluded or given a lesser share, without anything more, is not itself a suspicious circumstance, especially when the bequest is in favour of India Law Library Docid # 2436916
(254) PANKAJ SHARMA Vs. PARMOD BANSAL[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16 — Suit for Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Readiness and Willingness — Denial of agreement by defendant — If defendant denies execution of Agreement to Sell, they are generally debarred from raising the defense that the plaintiff was not ready and willing to perform the contract — The issue of readiness and willingness, in such cases, remains primarily between the India Law Library Docid # 2436917
(255) STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. JOBANPREET SINGH @ JOBAN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of Delay — Criminal Appeals filed by State of Punjab against bail orders — Significant delays (206 to 230 days) in filing appeals — Delay attributed to lengthy departmental procedure and obtaining sanction — Procedure timeline shows unexplained substantial gaps between obtaining certified copy, receiving legal opinion/sanction (Sept 2023) and actual filing (March 2024) — Delay not India Law Library Docid # 2436918
(256) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PUNE Vs. SATISH KUMAR[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (BPMC Act) — Assessment of Rateable Value (RV) — Challenges to RV fixation — Comparative method of assessment — The principle that merely because two properties are situated adjacent to each other, their assessment/rateable value need not be the same — Newer constructions, owing to superior materials and modern amenities, typically command higher rental values, translating into a higher tax burden compared to older India Law Library Docid # 2436995
(257) XYZ Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 27-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 173(2) — 'B' Summary Report — Protest Petition — Rejection of application for re-investigation — Challenged by victim and State — Trial Court accepted 'B' summary report and rejected application for re-investigation — Offence alleged under IPC, POCSO Act, and Prohibition of Child Marriage Act — Finding that victim was major at relevant time due to reliance on birth certificate issued by local body — Concurrent finding upheld as no perversity or India Law Library Docid # 2437123
(258) KANHAIYA LAL THROUGH SPA HOLDER Vs. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) — Scope of Interference — Dismissal of Writ Petition — Maintainability — Appeal filed against the dismissal of a writ petition claiming proprietary and easementary rights over an adjacent plot of land and challenging the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) actions; the appellate court found that the Single Judge had meticulously dealt with all contentions and dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2435952
(259) SHANKAR Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Criminal Law — Appeal against Conviction — Gang Rape (Sections 376D/34 IPC) and POCSO Act (Sections 4/6/10) — Conviction upheld — Child victim’s testimony found consistent, natural, and trustworthy regarding involvement of appellant (one of three perpetrators) in gang rape — Consistency maintained across initial statements (Section 161 CrPC, though initially naming appellant as 'third India Law Library Docid # 2435953
(260) JHANKAR BANQUETS THROUGH ITS PARTNER MR. MAHESH KAPOOR Vs. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(5), 11(6), 11(6A), and Section 7 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Existence of Arbitration Agreement — Lease Deed Clause 21 and Licence Deed Clause 19 — Clauses providing for disputes to be decided by Vice Chairman (VC), DDA, whose decision shall be final and binding — These clauses fulfil the requirements of Section 7 as they are in writing, India Law Library Docid # 2435954