(61) SEHRAN WANI Vs. THE UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 07-07-2025 Public Safety Act (PSA) — Preventive Detention — Grounds for Quashing Detention Order — Mechanical application of mind — Failure to provide full record to detenue — No clear information about right to make representation to detaining authority — Absence of live and proximate link between past activities and detention order — The detention order is invalid if it is based on outdated and vague India Law Library Docid # 2427618
(62) N.P.RAJANI AND OTHERS Vs. RADHA NAMBIDI PARAMBATH AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 07-07-2025 Hindu Law — Daughters’ Right to Property — Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act 39 of 2005) — Kerala Joint Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 (Act 30 of 1976) — Repugnancy — The Kerala Act, which eliminates the right by birth in ancestral property, conflicts directly with the Central Act of 2005, which grants daughters equal coparcenary rights by birth — The Central Act, being later and specifically addressing the same field of “joint family” and “succession”, prevails India Law Library Docid # 2427619
(63) MUMTAJUDDIN Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 07-07-2025 Criminal Law – Murder (IPC, S. 302) – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence – Hostile witnesses – Evidentiary value – The evidence of a prosecution witness, even if they turn hostile, does not get completely wiped out and remains admissible, provided it is corroborated by other reliable evidence and found dependable upon careful scrutiny. India Law Library Docid # 2427620
(64) BULBUL KHATOON Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER[PATNA HIGH COURT] 07-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 125 — Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents — Object and Scope — The objective of granting maintenance is to ensure that the dependent spouse is not reduced to destitution or vagrancy due to the failure of marriage; it is not a punishment to the other spouse. India Law Library Docid # 2427621
(65) RAJ KUMAR Vs. RAJENDER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 07-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 372 Proviso — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Appeal against acquittal — Complainant as ‘victim’ — A complainant in a case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, qualifies as a ‘victim’ within the meaning of Section 2(wa) of the Cr.P.C. (now Section 2(1)(w) of BNSS, 2023) and therefore has the right to file an appeal against India Law Library Docid # 2427622
(66) ROSHAN YADAV Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS (Along with connected matters shown in the appended Schedule-I)[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 07-07-2025 Examinations — NEET-UG 2025 — Irregularities — Power Failure/Outage — Jumbled Questions — Request for re-examination or compensatory marks — While power failure and jumbling occurred, these were due to “vis major” (acts of God) like storm and rain, which are beyond human control — Furthermore, only a small fraction (0.575%) of candidates at the affected center raised grievances, and given the India Law Library Docid # 2427623
(67) THE CHAIRMAN/MANAGING DIRECTOR,, A.P. POWER GENERATION CORPORATION Vs. K VENU AND OTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2A(2) — Industrial Dispute — Maintainability — Direct approach to Tribunal by Workman — Andhra Pradesh State Amendment (32 of 1987) — Provision allows workman to directly apply to Labour Court for adjudication, notwithstanding Section 10 of the Act — High Court order permitting workman to approach Tribunal — Tribunal correctly entertained the direct India Law Library Docid # 2427534
(68) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH Vs. DAMERA VEERASWAMY NAIDU AND OTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review — Scope of — A review petition is concerned only with errors apparent on the face of the record, discovery of new and important matters, or “any other sufficient reason” analogous to the specified grounds — It cannot be an appeal in disguise or a re-hearing of the original matter — The review court does not sit in appeal over its own order nor re-hear the case on merits — Reiteration of arguments previously raised and rejected India Law Library Docid # 2427535
(69) ACARYA VISHVADEVANANDA AVADHUTA Vs. ANANDA MARGA PRACHARAKA SAMGHA AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 151 — Inherent Powers of Court — Application for injunction to restrain disturbance of spiritual congregation (Dharma Maha Sammelan - DMS) — Rejection of application by trial court and dismissal of appeal upheld — Court found no exclusive right of petitioner to hold DMS or evidence of disturbance by opposite parties — Past practice of both groups holding DMS on same venue on different dates acknowledged — Multiple prior litigations India Law Library Docid # 2427536
(70) NANU @ NARAYAN ADHIKARY Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Criminal Procedure — Appeal against conviction — Murder (Section 302 IPC) — Circumstantial evidence — Dying Declaration — Delay in FIR — Scope of judicial review — The High Court reviews the trial court’s judgment to determine if the conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder, based primarily on a dying declaration and circumstantial evidence, is justified, considering issues such as delay in lodging India Law Library Docid # 2427537
(71) CONQUEROR INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. XIAOMI TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Patent Law — Interim Injunction — Principles for Grant — For an interim injunction to be granted in a patent infringement case, the plaintiff must establish a prima facie case of infringement, balance of convenience in their favour, and that irreparable injury would be caused if the injunction is not granted. India Law Library Docid # 2427538
(72) CHANDULAL JIVRAJBHAI PADARIYA AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESHBHAI MANILAL DESAI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Bombay Rent Act, S. 29(2) — Civil Revision Application — Scope — Court’s revisional jurisdiction circumscribed to examining whether Courts below acted within law, jurisdiction, and without material irregularity — Re-examination or re-appreciation of evidence, or substituting plausible alternative views, is impermissible unless findings are perverse — High Court cannot interfere with factual findings India Law Library Docid # 2427539
(73) SUNIL GUPTA Vs. BANK OF INDIA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of Complaint — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Scope of Section 482 Cr.P.C. — High Court, while exercising powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing a complaint under Section 138 of the NI Act, cannot assume the powers of an appellate or revisional court, nor conduct a mini-trial — The court is India Law Library Docid # 2427540
(74) CCL Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 102 — Criminal Revision — Principles of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law — Interpretation of “shall” — Mandatory nature — The word “shall” in Section 12(1) of the JJ Act implies that releasing a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) on bail is generally mandatory, unless specific statutory exceptions are met. India Law Library Docid # 2427541
(75) ASIF AMIN CHALKOO AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 04-07-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 17A — Enquiry, inquiry, or investigation of offences relatable to recommendations/decisions of public servant — Mandatory nature — Previous approval of government is mandatory for conducting any enquiry, inquiry, or investigation into an alleged offence committed by a public servant under the PC Act, where the offence is relatable to any recommendation made India Law Library Docid # 2427542
(76) UT OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MRS. RAJINDER OBEROI[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 04-07-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (J&K) — Section 34 — Setting Aside Arbitral Award — Scope of Judicial Review — The power of the Court to interfere with an arbitral award is extremely limited, confined to the grounds enumerated in Section 34 of the Act. The Court is not to act as an appellate court, cannot re-appreciate evidence, or re-interpret agreement terms if the arbitral interpretation is plausible and reasonable. Not every error of law constitutes patent illegality. Courts should fo India Law Library Docid # 2427543
(77) WASEEM QURESHI Vs. STATE OF J&K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 04-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Exoneration in Departmental Enquiry — Impact on Criminal Proceedings — While a criminal case and a departmental inquiry are distinct proceedings, if the charges are identical and the exoneration in the departmental inquiry is on the merits, indicating that the allegations are not sustainable and the person is innocent, then continuing with criminal prosecution amounts to an abuse of the court’s process. The standard of proof is high India Law Library Docid # 2427544
(78) UNION OF INDIA Vs. SITARAM SAHU AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 — Section 17(2) — Enhancement of Compensation — Award of Tribunal — Market Value — Comparison with Previous Awards — Onus of Proof — Where both parties fail to produce comparable sale deeds, the Tribunal can rely on the nearest available evidence, such as a previous judgment for a nearby acquisition, even if chronologically earlier, and make a reasonable estimation or “guesswork” to determine fair compensation. The Court confirmed the Tr India Law Library Docid # 2427545
(79) SMT. PUTTAMMA SINCE DECEASED BY HER LR’S. AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 21 — Execution Proceedings — Stay of Execution — Effect of pendency of Special Leave Petition (SLP) and ‘status quo’ order from Supreme Court — Where the subject matter of an execution petition is also a subject of a pending SLP before the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court has ordered parties to maintain “status quo with regard to the properties in question,” the India Law Library Docid # 2427546
(80) MANJUSHA K.P Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 04-07-2025 Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 — Section 7(2) — Grounds of detention — Supply of legible documents — Procedural safeguards — Detenu’s right to effective representation — The law mandates strict compliance with procedural formalities in preventive detention cases, particularly regarding the supply of documents. Where critical documents are supplied in an illegible and unreadable format, it constitutes a serious lapse by the detaining authority. This prevents the detenu from India Law Library Docid # 2427547