(601) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. RAVINDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference by appellate court is limited — Reversal of acquittal only if Trial Court’s judgment suffers from illegality, perversity, or error of law or fact — Mere possibility of a contrary view does not justify reversal if Trial Court’s view is legally plausible. India Law Library Docid # 2428042
(602) BANSAL MILK CHILLING CENTRE Vs. RANA MILK FOOD PRIVATE LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 200 — Complaint — Amendment — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Power of Criminal Court to amend complaint — Amendments not alien to Cr.P.C. even post-cognizance, provided no prejudice to accused — Supreme Court in S.R. Sukumar and India Law Library Docid # 2428055
(603) PRAKASH CHIMANLAL SHETH Vs. JAGRUTI KEYUR RAJPOPAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-07-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Territorial jurisdiction for filing complaint — Section 142(2)(a) clearly mandates that the offence must be tried by a court within whose local jurisdiction the branch of the bank where the payee maintains the account is situated, if the cheque is delivered for India Law Library Docid # 2428057
(604) MANJUSHA AND OTHERS Vs. UNITED INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-07-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Liability of Insurer — Statutory liability is restricted to third-party liabilities — Insurer has no statutory liability to cover the risk of the owner or the driver stepping into the shoes of the owner. India Law Library Docid # 2428058
(605) K. PURUSHOTTAM REDDY Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-07-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 170(3) — Proviso — Readjustment of seats in Legislative Assemblies — Constitutional bar on readjustment of seats in State Legislative Assemblies until publication of census data after 2026 — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Section 26 — Increase in seats subject to Article 170(3) — India Law Library Docid # 2428059
(606) ANURAG BHATNAGAR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — FIR Registration — Application to Magistrate without approaching Police/SP — While a Magistrate ought not ordinarily entertain an application under Section 156(3) CrPC directly without the informant having availed and exhausted remedies under Section 154(3) CrPC, the India Law Library Docid # 2428060
(607) SUKDEB SAHA Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 174 — Inquiry by Police into cause of unnatural death — Requirement of fair and impartial investigation — Evidence considered — Inconsistencies in CCTV footage, suspicious medical findings, and failure to preserve crucial forensic evidence indicated failures in local investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2428061
(608) M/S. JABS INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 (MID Act), Section 1(3) & 32(1) — Notification — Land Acquisition — Notifications issued for industrial development and acquisition of land for industrial purposes — Land vested in State free from encumbrances — Handed over to MIDC for development — Industrial area developed, plots allotted — Forest Department claiming land as "Forest Land" based on notice under India Law Library Docid # 2428213
(609) EXIDE INDUSTRIES LIMITED Vs. AMARA RAJA ENERGY AND MOBILITY LIMITED[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 12A — Pre-Institution Mediation — Revocation of Dispensation — Plaintiff’s claim of learning about the impugned product in February 2025, with a continuing cause of action — Defendant sought revocation of dispensation order by alleging plaintiff had prior knowledge due to public disclosures (regulatory authorities, annual reports) and extensive use since 2023 — Court held that India Law Library Docid # 2428080
(610) OTMAR FORSTER Vs. ANIL SARAOGI[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 13A, Rule 3 — Summary Judgment — Grounds for — Court may grant summary judgment if there’s no real prospect of success for the opposing party and no compelling reason to hear oral evidence — The plaintiff sought summary judgment for commission based on an agreement. The defendant contended a mutual modification of the commission rate and termination of the agreement, providing India Law Library Docid # 2428081
(611) TULARAM KASHYAP Vs. LIMSAR AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(2) and 166 — Appeal against dismissal of claim petition — Dismissal by Tribunal on ground of failure to prove vehicle involvement and rash/negligent driving — Appellant/claimant argued Tribunal overlooked evidence, wrongly presumed collusion, and appliedHyper-technical reasoning — Supreme Court precedent emphasizes liberal approach and preponderance of probability over strict proof in MACT cases, distinguishing them from criminal trials. India Law Library Docid # 2428083
(612) M/S. STEEL CENTRE Vs. UNION OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 — Rule 86A — Blocking of Input Tax Credit (ITC) — Constitutional validity challenged on grounds of violation of natural justice — Held, rule does not explicitly provide for a pre-blocking hearing, but sub-rule (2) allows for post-decisional objections and sub-rule (3) limits the blocking period to one year — These provisions adequately safeguard a dealer’s interest — Rule cannot be India Law Library Docid # 2428084
(613) BRAND PROTECTORS INDIA PVT. LTD. Vs. ANIL KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (B.N.S.S.) — Section 223 — Examination of complainant — Notice to accused before taking cognizance — Proviso to Section 223(1) mandates that no cognizance shall be taken without giving the accused an opportunity of being heard — This is a procedural safeguard not present in the earlier India Law Library Docid # 2428095
(614) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. R. SHANKARAPPA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-07-2025 Service Law — Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 (CCS CCA Rules) — Rule 14 and Appendix 3 — Procedure for imposing major penalties — Authority competent to impose minor penalties can issue charge-sheet for major penalties — General Manager, Telecommunications (competent to impose minor penalties) issued charge-sheet for major penalties under Rule 14 of CCS CCA India Law Library Docid # 2428100
(615) MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. Vs. PIYUSH BANGAD AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 25-07-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 21(b) — Revisionary Jurisdiction — National Commission can interfere when lower forums err in law or facts, or exercise jurisdiction arbitrarily — State Commission’s order was bereft of detailed reasons or analysis, merely reproducing facts and dismissing appeals without discussing evidence or contentions of opposite parties — This necessitates remand for fresh disposal. India Law Library Docid # 2428109
(616) SMT.LALITABAI AND OTHERS Vs. NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award of compensation — Court reiterated that while compensation should not be a windfall or a pittance, it must be just, reasonable, and based on rational factors, not whims or guesses — Tribunal's reliance on an estimated monthly income without proper justification or India Law Library Docid # 2428117
(617) PRINCE PRATAP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Ingredients — For framing charge, there is no requirement for injury to be on a vital part of the body; merely causing hurt is sufficient. The intention or knowledge that the act might cause death is crucial. Proof of grievous or life-threatening hurt is not essential. The intention can be inferred India Law Library Docid # 2428118
(618) MUKESH @ MADAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Delay in Trial — Undertrial prisoners should not be incarcerated indefinitely, especially when trial delay is not attributable to the accused — Prosecution must complete trial within a reasonable period India Law Library Docid # 2428588
(619) SHANU @ SYED SADIQ ALI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Condition of restricting travel abroad — Petitioner granted anticipatory bail with a condition not to leave India without court permission — Petitioner sought relaxation of this condition to travel abroad for business purposes — Held, the right to travel abroad is integral to the right to livelihood and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution — State cannot arbitrarily deprive a person of their means of liveli India Law Library Docid # 2428589
(620) HUKUM SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Speedy Trial — Undue delay in trial can be a ground for granting bail, even for serious offences, as it infringes the right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution. The presumption of innocence at the pre-conviction stage must be upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2428590