(261) ANAND KUMAR NAYAK Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHER[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 & 16 — Compassionate Appointment — Right to — Not a fundamental right, but governed by state policy and eligibility criteria prevalent on the date of consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2432129
(262) ATUL SHARMA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process — Applicants sought quashing of orders refusing discharge, as well as entire criminal proceedings — Proceedings arose from alleged misuse of official processes and connivance in obtaining approvals by suppressing material facts and submitting false representations under IPC Sections 166, 167, 218, India Law Library Docid # 2432415
(263) JAWAHAR LAL AGARWAL Vs. HARISH SINGH KALAKOTI & ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(2)(a)(ii) — Insurance liability for accident — Fake driving licence — Insurer's defence limited to fundamental and wilful breach by the insured — Mere absence or invalidity of a driving licence does not automatically absolve the insurer of liability — Insurer must prove that the owner-insured knew about the fake licence or acted with gross negligence in hiring the driver India Law Library Docid # 2432416
(264) ABHINAV MOHAN DELKAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential elements — Proximate act or instigation — Mere allegations of harassment, insult, or ill-treatment, even if continuous, do not constitute abetment unless there is a positive, direct, or indirect act by the accused immediately preceding the suicide, creating a India Law Library Docid # 2428879
(265) M.V. LEELAVATHI Vs. DR. C. R. SWAMY @ DR. C.R. KUMARA SWAMY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Maintenance pendente lite — Family Court awarded Rs. 10,000 per month, enhanced to Rs. 25,000 per month by High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2428901
(266) THE CHANCELLOR, APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 University Acts — Appointment of Vice-Chancellor — Interim appointment provisions — Notification appointing a person as Vice-Chancellor until further orders held not in accordance with Section 13(7) of the 2015 Act, which limits interim appointment to six months. India Law Library Docid # 2432122
(267) STATE OF UTTARAKHAND Vs. JANKI PRASAD[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(3) — Appeal from an order of acquittal — Leave to appeal — High Court's discretionary power to grant leave to appeal against an acquittal — This discretion must be exercised judiciously and based on settled principles — Leave should only be granted if the trial court's view is manifestly unreasonable, legally erroneous, or based on perverse appreciation India Law Library Docid # 2432417
(268) BHUWAN PRAKASH TIWARI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-08-2025 Disciplinary Proceedings — Dereliction of duty and acting against State interest — Penalty of reduction to a lower grade imposed on Office Superintendent/Reader — Challenge to punishment order in writ petition dismissed — Special appeal against dismissal of writ petition also dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2432418
(269) RECKITT BENCKISER (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. SAUSS HOME PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Trademarks Act, 1999 — Copyright Act, 1957 — Passing Off — Interim injunction — Plaintiff sought injunction against defendant for alleged trademark infringement and passing off of a bird device mark — Plaintiff claimed prior use and registration since 1942/1998 — Defendant claimed prior use since 1976 — Comparison showed nearly identical marks used for identical goods (laundry and India Law Library Docid # 2428872
(270) IDBI BANK LTD Vs. P D GUPTA AND COMPANY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Companies Act, 1956 — Section 483 — Appeal against order directing refund of amount — Respondent paid Rs. 1 Crore towards One Time Settlement (OTS) proposal — OTS not finalized due to failure of potential buyer and subsequent dispute over land ownership — Respondent sought refund of deposited amount with interest — Appellant bank claimed the amount was appropriated towards dues of another India Law Library Docid # 2428873
(271) PAWAN Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 342, 365, 506, 376 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 4, 6 — Appeal against conviction for offences including rape and under POCSO Act — Child victim testimony assessed for reliability in light of attending circumstances — Minor variations in timeline and reasons for going to grandmother's house by child victim, a 13-year-old, are India Law Library Docid # 2428874
(272) TPF ENGINEERING PVT LTD AND ANOTHER Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Administrative Law — Principles of Natural Justice — Debarment of allied firms — While debarment of a firm has severe consequences, the principle of natural justice, particularly the right to a hearing, is flexible and depends on case specifics — No prejudice is caused if a hearing would not alter the outcome or if facts are undisputed — Following the debarment of a sister concern, an opportunity of hearing for the allied firm is not always mandatory if it would be an empty formality, but such India Law Library Docid # 2428875
(273) RAKESH YADAV Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail Application — Grant of bail — Considerations include stage of trial, eyewitnesses turning hostile, parity with co-accused, and duration of custody — Court should not delve into witness credibility or trial progression details in bail matters. (Paras 13, 20) India Law Library Docid # 2428876
(274) RAVINDER @ KALU Vs. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 328/324/376D/34 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Conviction for offences under Sections 328/324/376D/34 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act. Appeal against conviction and sentence. Issue of prosecutrix’s age at the time of the incident is central. Trial Court relied on school admission register. Held, school transfer certificate and admission register extracts are insufficient to determine age as per Section 94(2)(i) of JJ Act. India Law Library Docid # 2428877
(275) SRSC INFRA PVT. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Contract Law — Letter of Award (LOA) — Withdrawal of LOA — Debarment Order — Communication of Debarment Order — Withdrawal of LOA was based on a debarment order that was never communicated to the petitioner, violating principles of natural justice and fair procedure. India Law Library Docid # 2428878
(276) SANJIT SINGH SALWAN AND OTHERS Vs. SARDAR INDERJIT SINGH SALWAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 92 — Trust matters — Arbitration — Consent Decree — Estoppel by conduct — Parties agreed to resolve disputes through arbitration and obtain a consent decree based on the award. The respondents initially supported this process but later challenged the award's validity due to Section 92 CPC. The court held that the respondents, by their conduct, were estopped from challenging the award and the consent decree. The principle of approbate and India Law Library Docid # 2428710
(277) A. RANJITHKUMAR Vs. E. KAVITHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Power to do complete justice — Irretrievable breakdown of marriage — Supreme Court can grant divorce invoking Article 142 powers when reconciliation is impossible, parties have lived separately for a long period, no matrimonial relationship subsists, and one party has remarried. India Law Library Docid # 2428711
(278) M/s. SETHIA INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD. Vs. MAFATLAL MANGILAL KOTHARI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) – Order for dismissal for non-prosecution — Restoration of appeal — High Court condoned huge delay of 5,250 days without hearing the respondents — High Court ought to consider rights of third parties that may have been created during the period of delay — Impugned order unsustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2428712
(279) M/S ARMOUR SECURITY (INDIA) LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER, CGST, DELHI EAST COMMISSIONERATE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 6(2)(b) — Bar on initiation of parallel proceedings — Issuance of summons or search/seizure does not amount to "initiation of proceedings" under Section 6(2)(b) — These are preliminary steps for gathering information and do not conclude any adjudicatory process. India Law Library Docid # 2428713
(280) PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. KARANVEER SINGH CHHABRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 2(1)(h) — Definition of "deceptively similar” — A mark is deceptively similar if it nearly resembles another mark as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion India Law Library Docid # 2428714