(101) 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
(102) BALBIR SINGH SANDHU AND OTHERS Vs. KULDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleading necessary or proper parties — Revision petition against dismissal of application to implead as defendants — Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell filed by respondents — Petitioners claimed to be purchasers from original vendor and sought impleadment to protect their alleged rights — Trial court dismissed application, converting a suit for specific performance into a suit for title — Held, that impleading petitioners wou India Law Library Docid # 2432572
(103) SUKHPREET KAUR Vs. PARMINDER KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994 — Section 76, Section 80 — Election Rules, 1994 — Rule 53 — Presentation of election petition — Mandatory requirement that election petition must be presented by the candidate or elector personally — Presentation through an advocate or agent without the personal presence of the petitioner is not valid compliance — Non-compliance is fatal to the petition. India Law Library Docid # 2432573
(104) MANVI Vs. PRATEEK SAWHNEY[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 14 — Permission to present petition before one year of marriage — Court not to ordinarily enter into elaborate enquiry for divorce by mutual consent — Court should adopt a pacifist view in cases of mutual consent divorce — Court should consider various factors like length of marriage, period of separation, pendency of other proceedings, prospects of reconciliation, existence of children, and India Law Library Docid # 2432574
(105) ANKIT MOR Vs. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 35 — Admissibility of certain public records — Birth Certificate issued by Registrar of Births and Deaths carries presumption of correctness and prevails over school records regarding date of birth, unless its genuineness is doubtful or shown to be unreliable. India Law Library Docid # 2432575
(106) NANU RAM Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Service Law — Regular Second Appeal — Fixation of Seniority and Retiral Benefits — Appellant, a police constable, challenged an order sending him for training, arguing it was a reversion and affected his seniority and retiral benefits. Lower courts dismissed his suit as time-barred and finding his promotions, seniority, and retiral benefits correctly fixed. The High Court upheld the lower courts' decisions. India Law Library Docid # 2432576
(107) MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY Vs. ANUP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 168, 173 — Compensation — Assessment of — Permanent Disability — Claimant, a 24-year-old, lost his left leg below the knee in an accident and was aspiring to join the CRPF — Tribunal assessed his disability at 100% — Insurance Company argued disability was only 60% of the limb — Court held that disability should be assessed based on its impact on earning capacity and life amenities, India Law Library Docid # 2432577
(108) SUKHWINDER SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 20(3) — Protection against testimonial compulsion — Admission of guilt induced by promise of pardon — Such admission obtained under inducement and undue influence cannot form sole basis of punitive action and violates Article 20(3). India Law Library Docid # 2432578
(109) SHREE ARIHANT OIL AND GENERAL MILLS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 54 — Refund of Input Tax Credit — Notification No. 09/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13.07.2022 made goods under HSN Code 1514 ineligible for refund due to inverted duty structure from 18.07.2022 — Petitioner claimed refund for period prior to 18.07.2022 — Circular No. 181/13/2022-GST dated 10.11.2022 incorrectly restricted refund to applications filed before India Law Library Docid # 2432723
(110) SANJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction based on solely circumstantial evidence requires strict adherence to five golden principles laid down in Sharad Birdhichand Sarda vs. State of Maharashtra — Prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of evidence, prove the "last seen" theory, or substantiate the revenge motive with documentary evidence — Key witnesses had contradictions and one turned hostile, undermining the prosecution's case — Convictio India Law Library Docid # 2432724
(111) ANUPAMA MODI Vs. SUBODH MODI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 and Section 19 — Divorce petition jurisdiction — Rejection of plaint/petition — Proper consideration is on the pleadings in the petition itself, not on external evidence or reply — Court should not reject a petition based on averments in the reply or written statement at the initial stage — Ambiguity in reply should be clarified during trial through evidence — Appellant’s residence issue India Law Library Docid # 2432725
(112) GURDEV SINGH @ GENDU Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction challenged — Delay in lodging FIR — Complainant not an eyewitness — Statement based on information from another witness — Absence of medical evidence proving cause of death consistent with prosecution's version — Trial court convicted based on unreliable evidence — Judgment unsustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2432726
(113) GURDARSHAN LAL Vs. PUNJAB STATE THROUGH THE SECRETARY REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB, CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Civil Procedure — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — Treated as appeal under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 CPC — No question of law needs to be framed if following established Supreme Court precedents. India Law Library Docid # 2432579
(114) ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. VEENA RANI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 127 — Alteration in maintenance allowance — Changed circumstances — The court may alter a maintenance allowance if there is a change in the circumstances of the parties, including financial circumstances, cost of living, and income of either spouse. India Law Library Docid # 2432580
(115) SIKANDER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Constitution Of India, 1950 — Articles 226/227 — Jurisdiction — High Court's power to interfere in disciplinary proceedings is limited — Court can interfere if procedure is not followed or evidence is misread by authorities India Law Library Docid # 2432581
(116) M/S. S.D. TRADING COMPANY Vs. STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(4) & (5) — Extension of mandate of Arbitrator — Court has power to extend time on sufficient cause — Delay caused by procedural issues or proceedings by respondent, not to be suffered by parties — Parties participating without demur after expiry of initial period indicates consent to continuation. India Law Library Docid # 2432668
(117) DR. ASHOK TANWAR AND ANOTHER Vs. FIRST NEWSMEDIA PRIVATE LTD.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 34 - Scope of Interference with Arbitral Award - Limited to grounds specified in Section 34 - Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or sit in appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2432669
(118) HASEENA AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for Motor Accident — Causation of Death — Claimants sought compensation for death of deceased allegedly due to motor accident. Accident occurred on 29.04.2006, death occurred on 18.09.2006. Deceased suffered foot fracture and non-healing ulcer, underwent surgery, and died due to pulmonary embolism/acute myocardial infarction. Tribunal held accident was direct cause of death. High Court overturned finding, concluding India Law Library Docid # 2432313
(119) ANOOP MAHESHWARI Vs. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-09-2025 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 — Schedule — Disability assessment — Court should consider functional disability reducing earning capacity, not just medical disability, especially when claimant can continue business with prosthetic limb. India Law Library Docid # 2432312
(120) MOHIT BATOLA Vs. M/S JAYDEE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency etc. of funds — Application under Section 482, Cr.P.C. for quashing of proceedings — Court's inherent powers are to be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court or miscarriage of justice — Question of disputed facts regarding dates of cheque presentation and termination of agreement cannot be resolved in Section 482 proceedings, and are to be decided by trial court after appreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2432338