India Law Library

User not Logged..

Free Artificial Intelligence Case Analyzer

Latest Cases

First
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
»
Last

(61) DILIP GOUR Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 17-12-2025
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Section 6 (Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault) r/w Section 42 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(k) — Conviction and Sentence — Appeal from jail against conviction for sexual assault on a minor, deaf and dumb victim — Evidence of victim (PW.5) recorded with the help of an interpreter supported by circumstantial evidence
India Law Library Docid # 2437237

(62) SAHAB UDDIN CHOUDHURY Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 17-12-2025
Assam Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1964 — Rule 6(1)(a) — Suspension pending departmental proceedings — Duration of suspension — The currency of a suspension order should not extend beyond three months if, within this period, the Memorandum of Charges/Charge-sheet is not served on the delinquent employee — If the Memorandum of Charges/Charge-sheet is served, a reasoned order must be passed for the extension of the suspension — Where neither the chargesheet was
India Law Library Docid # 2437238

(63) ARUN AND OTHERS Vs. SAU. MEENA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 16-12-2025
Hindu Law — Joint Family Property — Ancestral Property vs. Separate Property — Property received by a Hindu male (vendor) from his father, who had received it in a partition post-Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA) — Partition between father and his sons (vendor and brother) resulted in the property becoming the separate property of the father — Upon the father's demise post-HSA, the vendor inherited the property under Section 8 of the HSA (Succession/Inheritance) rather than by survivorship — Such
India Law Library Docid # 2437003

(64) NORTH EASTERN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. (NEDFI) Vs. M/S L. DOULO BUILDERS AND SUPPLIERS CO. PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-12-2025
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act, 2002) — Applicability in Nagaland — Constitutional Mandate — Article 371A of the Constitution of India — Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland — Article 371A(1)(a)(iv) stipulates that no Act of Parliament concerning ownership and transfer of land and its resources shall apply to Nagaland unless the Legislative Assembly resolves so — SARFAESI
India Law Library Docid # 2436961

(65) SANJAY KUMAR UPADHYAY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-12-2025
Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 — Section 34(4) — Transfer of proceedings and effect of orders — Section 34(4) provides that any order made by the High Court at Patna before the appointed day in certain proceedings, shall for all purposes have effect not only as an order of the High Court at Patna but also as an order made by the High Court of Jharkhand — This deeming provision ensures continuity of judicial
India Law Library Docid # 2436962

(66) CEMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-12-2025
Insurance Law — Fire Insurance Policy — Scope of Coverage — Proximate Cause — Repudiation of Claim — Loss occasioned by fire following an attempted theft/burglary — Policy covered 'Fire' as a specified peril with limited exclusions which did not include theft/burglary preceding the fire — Insurer denied claim arguing that the proximate cause was theft/burglary, which was excluded under the Riots Strike and Malicious Damages (RSMD) clause — Held: Once the loss is caused
India Law Library Docid # 2436963

(67) JAYANTIBHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-12-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376(2)(d) — Rape — Appreciation of Evidence — Conviction solely based on First Information Report (FIR) or previous statements of hostile witnesses — Admissibility and reliability — Victim (PW-1) and her husband (PW-2) turned hostile and did not support the prosecution case during trial — Court should be slow to act on the testimony of hostile witness and normally
India Law Library Docid # 2436964

(68) RAJ PAL SINGH Vs. RAJVEER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-12-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Appeal against acquittal — Powers of Appellate Court — Reversal of acquittal — Principles — The guilt of the accused must be established beyond reasonable doubt (must or should, not may be) — Once an accused is acquitted, the presumption of innocence is reinforced — Interference by the appellate court must be minimal and guided by "substantial and compelling reasons" — Reversal should not occur merely because
India Law Library Docid # 2436965

(69) R. ASHOKA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-12-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court to quash FIR — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Allegations against former Minister (Chairman of Regularisation Committee) regarding illegal land allotments to non-eligible persons — Principles for quashing FIR reiterated, including where institution and continuance of proceedings amount to abuse of process of court or securing ends of justice, or where proceedings are manifestly
India Law Library Docid # 2436966

(70) TAMIL NADU GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LTD. Vs. M/s PENNA ELECTRICITY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-12-2025
Electricity Law — Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) — Commercial Operation Date (COD) — Firm Power vs. Infirm Power — Payment of Fixed Charges — Applicability of Regulations — Dispute regarding whether power supplied by generating company (respondent) to distribution licensee (appellant) during the relevant period (29.10.2005 to 30.06.2006) should be treated as "firm power" entitling the respondent to fixed charges, or "infirm power" entitling only variable charges —
India Law Library Docid # 2436967

(71) SUJATA Vs. NISHANT[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 16-12-2025
Maintenance — Claim under different statutes — Wife can claim maintenance under multiple enactments (e.g., Section 125 Cr.P.C., Domestic Violence Act, Hindu Marriage Act) — No legal bar to filing applications under various statutes, but a husband should not be directed to pay maintenance independently under each proceeding — Court must account for maintenance already awarded in previous proceedings and provide
India Law Library Docid # 2437124

(72) MR. JOSE ANTONIO DAMACIANO Vs. SHRI MAHADEO LAXMAN NAGZARKAR[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 16-12-2025
Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 — Mundkarship Reference — Limitation for Appeal — Appeal against Mamlatdar's order (dated 02.08.2001) filed before Deputy Collector — Challenge to dismissal of appeal on limitation grounds — Roznama (record) indicated matter adjourned from 26.07.2001 to 30.08.2001, where petitioner’s evidence was closed and matter posted for final order on 02.08.2001 — Finding that 02.08.2001 date was physically impossible and an error
India Law Library Docid # 2437125

(73) SANJAY PANDURANG SINGHAN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 and 155(2) — Quashing of proceedings under Section 354 IPC — Abuse of process of Court — Where a Non-Cognizable (NC) complaint for offences under Sections 506 and 323 IPC was lodged immediately after an incident, subsequent registration of a First Information Report (FIR) for a cognizable offence (Section 354 IPC) based on a supplementary statement,
India Law Library Docid # 2437163

(74) KARTIK HARSHAD JHAVERI Vs. CHARANJIT ARORA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138, Section 142 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 14(2) — Complaint for dishonour of cheque — Bar of Limitation — Exclusion of time spent in pursuing proceedings in wrong court — Scope of Section 14(2) of Limitation Act, 1963 applicable to NI Act complaints — Accused challenged dismissal of application to dismiss complaint on grounds of limitation, arguing delay in refiling complaint with proper court (Andheri) after complaint was initially filed
India Law Library Docid # 2437164

(75) MR. ADITYA AVINASH SOOD Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304, 279, 337, 338, 427, 120-B, 201, 213, 214, 466, 467, 468, 471, 109 read with Section 34 — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 7-A, 8, 12, 13 — Motor Vehicles Act — Swapping of blood samples and forgery of medical documents to shield accused in fatal accident case, involving doctors and influential individuals — Prima facie case — Seriousness of offence — Factors for consideration — Allegation of criminal conspiracy to tamper with
India Law Library Docid # 2437166

(76) KUM. MIMONEE RAKESH KUMBHARE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025
Scheduled Tribes — Validation of Caste Claim — Halba Tribe vs. Halba-Koshti Caste — Requirement of documentary evidence — Petitioner's claim for 'Halba' Scheduled Tribe status was rejected by the Scrutiny Committee despite remand by High Court — Courts are generally hesitant to interfere with the factual findings of the Scrutiny Committee unless perverse — Essential requirement for validating
India Law Library Docid # 2436969

(77) RACHANA DEVELOPERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory Jurisdiction of High Court — Scope — The supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court is limited and not appellate — Interference is not warranted or permissible when statutory authorities act within their bounds and apply correct legal principles to admitted facts.
India Law Library Docid # 2436970

(78) MAKIBAR RAHMAN @ MUKIBUR RAHMAN Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025
Criminal Law — Appeal against conviction — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419 (Cheating by impersonation) and 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (P.C. Act) — Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) (Criminal misconduct by public servant) — Conviction solely based on Handwriting Expert's opinion (PW19) — Requisite corroboration — Whether conviction can be sustained without substantial or direct
India Law Library Docid # 2437239

(79) STATE OF U.P. Vs. AJMAL BEG ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-12-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304-B and 498-A) — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (DPA, 1961) — Sections 3 and 4 — Dowry Death — Appeal against acquittal — Setting aside High Court's acquittal and restoring Trial Court's conviction — Essential ingredients of Section 304-B IPC established by consistent prosecution evidence regarding dowry demand (motorcycle, TV, and cash) and continuous
India Law Library Docid # 2436870

(80) THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS Vs. MILKIYAT SINGH AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-12-2025
Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 — Section 103 — Cooperative societies functioning immediately before reorganisation of States — Object and scope of ‘deemed conversion’ — Section 103 does not automatically convert a cooperative society registered under a State Act into a multi-State cooperative society merely due to State reorganisation (e.g., bifurcation of Uttar Pradesh into Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand) — The conversion under Section 103 depends on whether the 'objects'
India Law Library Docid # 2436871

First
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
»
Last