(41) GEETA Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of Suicide — Ingredients — To convict under Section 306 IPC, there must be a clear intention (mens rea) to commit the offence and an active or direct act that pushed the deceased to commit suicide seeing no option, with the intention being to push the deceased into such a position. Simple quarrels or heated exchanges in neighbourhood disputes do not India Law Library Docid # 2432510
(42) THE GENERAL MANAGER (P) CANARA BANK Vs. GANGANARASIMHAIAH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-09-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 11A — Tribunal's power to reappreciate evidence — Tribunal cannot act as a court of appeal and substitute its own findings for those of the disciplinary authority; standard of proof in departmental proceedings is preponderance of probabilities, not beyond reasonable doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2432511
(43) H.S. PUTTASHANKARA Vs. YASHODAMMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-09-2025 Karnataka Rent Act, 1999 — Section s. 43(1) & s. 3(e) — Landlord-tenant relationship — Proof — Prima facie evidence — Rent receipts signed by landlord are prima facie evidence of relationship — Court can proceed to hear the case based on such receipts — If genuineness of documents is doubted or lease is oral with denial, parties to be referred to civil court for declaration of rights. India Law Library Docid # 2432512
(44) AMIT NEHRA AND ANOTHER Vs. PAWAN KUMAR GARG AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-09-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 62 — Appeal against NCLAT judgment — Rejection of homebuyer's claim for possession of apartment in real estate project under CIRP — NCLAT affirmed NCLT's rejection — Supreme Court to decide whether homebuyer is belated claimant entitled to 50% refund or entitled to possession based on verified and admitted claim. India Law Library Docid # 2432513
(45) MAHAJAN ROLLER FLOUR MILLS Vs. FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 09-09-2025 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) — Role and Jurisdiction on Agricultural Produce Quality — CAG's mandate is financial and procedural auditing, not assessing the quality of agricultural produce. CAG reports are advisory and non-binding; cannot be the sole basis for punitive action without independent determination and due process. India Law Library Docid # 2432537
(46) PAL SALES AND SERVICE PVT. LTD. Vs. DAIMLER INDIA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PVT. LTD. TAMIL NADU[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 09-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 43 Rule 1 — Appeal against order returning plaint for lack of territorial jurisdiction — Jurisdiction of courts not determined by administrative districts but by specific statutes — Agreement to confer jurisdiction on a court must be by parties with existing jurisdiction — Parties cannot confer jurisdiction on a court that inherently lacks it. India Law Library Docid # 2432538
(47) MOHD. KHALIL QAZI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR (NOW UNION TERRITORY OF J&K) AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 09-09-2025 Citizenship Act, 1955 — Section 9(1) — Voluntary acquisition of foreign citizenship — Effect on Indian citizenship — Person acquiring citizenship of another country ceases to be an Indian citizen. India Law Library Docid # 2432547
(48) SYED MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN Vs. J&K STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 09-09-2025 Letters Patent Appeal — Scope of consequential benefits — Appellant sought promotion based on a previous court order that settled suspension period and granted post-retiral monetary benefits — Held, consequential benefits in the original order were restricted to recommendations of a committee regarding pensionary benefits and did not include promotion. India Law Library Docid # 2432548
(49) M/S. SYNDICATE CARRIER AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. JAMNAGAR FILLING STATION AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 11 Rule 1(10) and Order VII Rule 14 — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Disclosure of documents by defendant — Defendant seeking to produce additional documents after filing of written statement — Trial Court dismissed application for failure to show reasonable cause for non-disclosure at the time of filing written statement. India Law Library Docid # 2432567
(50) BALBIR SINGH Vs. RAJ PAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 6 — Transfer of a mere chance to succeed — Agreement to sell property — Predecessor-in-interest of plaintiffs passed away before agreement execution — Succession vested immediately upon death — Plaintiffs were lawful owners, not mere heirs apparent — Section 6 inapplicable. India Law Library Docid # 2432568
(51) SMT. RAJ KAUR Vs. SUKHWINDER SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2025 Agreement to Sell — Validity — Fraudulent Procurement — Circumstances suggesting forgery and fabrication, including unstamped agreement, plaintiff purchasing stamps, signatures not matching, failure to involve local dignitaries as witnesses, and plaintiff's history of fraud, indicate the agreement was not validly executed. India Law Library Docid # 2432569
(52) YOGESH KUMAR Vs. IFFCO TOKYO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 10(2)(d) and Section 2(21) — License for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) — Transport Vehicle — Supreme Court Constitutional Bench decision in M/s Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Rambha Devi and others (2025(3) SCC 95) clarifies that a driver holding an LMV license is permitted to operate a 'Transport Vehicle' if its gross vehicle weight is under 7,500 kg, without needing additional authorization. India Law Library Docid # 2432570
(53) KINDERPAL KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. JASWINDER SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-09-2025 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 25 — Transfer of Petition — Transfer of Guardianship Petition — Court's discretion — Balancing convenience of parties and welfare of child — Court considers geographical distance, age and health of applicants, and educational needs of the child in deciding transfer application. India Law Library Docid # 2432571
(54) MALLEESWARI Vs. K. SUGUNA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 and Order 47 Rule 1 — Review Jurisdiction — Scope of review is limited to correction of apparent errors, not for rehearing or substituting a view — High Court exceeded its review jurisdiction by reappreciating evidence and reversing findings as if it were an appellate court. India Law Library Docid # 2432452
(55) HARYANA POWER PURCHASE CENTRE (HPPC) AND OTHERS Vs. GMR KAMALANGA ENERGY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-09-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 125 — Appeal to Supreme Court — Maintainability — Appeal under Section 125 is tenable only on grounds available under Section 100 of CPC, i.e., substantial question of law. India Law Library Docid # 2432453
(56) SHRI MAHADEO SITARAM NAVALE AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI BAPUTAO RAMCHANDRA NAVALE, DECEASED BY HIS HEIRS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20 — Discretionary relief of specific performance pleaded for ancestral joint family property — First appellate court failed to consider if discretion could be exercised without consent of other co-sharers and without proving legal necessity — Reversal of trial court's finding based on weaknesses of defendant not permissible without cogent evidence — Court must not grant specific India Law Library Docid # 2432519
(57) NARAYAN MAHOR Vs. MAHESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 08-09-2025 Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (Madhya Pradesh) — Section 307(5) — Illegal construction — Removal of — Applicant alleged illegal construction by respondents without permission on government land — Respondents failed to prove ownership or permission despite opportunities — Court held construction was indeed illegal and India Law Library Docid # 2432530
(58) PREMVATI PATEL @ ASHA PATEL (CORRECT AND REAL NAME IS SMT. ASHA PATEL W/O ASHOK KUMAR PATEL) Vs. ASHOK KUMAR VERMA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Family Court Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Appeal against judgment and decree of Family Court — Dissolution of marriage decree — Death of respondent during pendency of appeal — Application under Order 22 Rule 4(4) and Order 22 Rule 4(A) of CPC for appointment of a person to contest appeal on behalf of deceased respondent — Appeal filed against a dead person is not maintainable — Appellant failed to seek permission to India Law Library Docid # 2432531
(59) RAMRATAN AND OTHERS Vs. LAKHAN SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 08-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 — Inherent powers of Court — Restoration of Execution Proceedings — Dismissal for want of prosecution without listing for hearing — Court should not dismiss execution proceedings for want of prosecution if not listed for hearing — Order of dismissal in such circumstances cannot be treated as under Order 21 Rule 105(2) CPC — Application for restoration under India Law Library Docid # 2432532
(60) SANA AFTAB Vs. MOHTASHEM BILLAH MALIK[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 08-09-2025 Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 — Custody of minors — Paramount consideration for courts must be the welfare of the minor — This welfare is to be interpreted in its widest sense, encompassing moral and physical well-being, and considering the ties of affection. India Law Library Docid # 2432549