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(181) BASAVARAJ Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 17-10-2025
Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 — Rule 10(3) — Suspension — Application of mind — Requirement — Competent authority must examine relevant material, consider prima facie evidence, and then decide on suspension — Order of suspension cannot be mechanical.
India Law Library Docid # 2434556

(182) KARETI VENKATA SUBBA REDDY Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 447, 420, 506 read with 34 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Criminal proceedings stemming from a civil dispute — Several civil suits were already pending between the parties regarding the property in question, with one suit even having an ad interim injunction in favour of an accused
India Law Library Docid # 2434626

(183) DINESH KUMAR RANA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7 — Demand of illegal gratification — Essential element for offence — Proof of demand is sine qua non for an offence under Section 7 or Section 13 of the Act — Mere possession or recovery of amount without proof of demand is insufficient to constitute an offence — Apex Court judgments support this principle — Clear and unimpeachable evidence of demand or
India Law Library Docid # 2434696

(184) AMJAD Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Inherent powers of High Court — Power to be exercised sparingly and cautiously to prevent abuse of process of court and secure ends of justice — High Court should be slow to interfere if prima facie case is made out — Criminal proceedings should not be quashed at the initial stage unless allegations are inherently improbable or absurd.
India Law Library Docid # 2434697

(185) P. SAMYNATHAN AND ANOTHER Vs. D. MURUGAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal against judgment and decree — Suit for recovery of money based on promissory note and declaration that settlement deed is null and void — Trial court allowed the suit — First appellate court partially allowed the appeal.
India Law Library Docid # 2434842

(186) JEEVASIVAKUMAR Vs. C.R. CHANDRAN (DIED) THR. LRS.[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Court fee valuation — When considering a petition to reject a plaint, the Court must rely solely on the averments in the plaint and the documents filed with it — Relying on external evidence, such as a valuation certificate produced by the defendant at this stage, is incorrect — The proper procedure for a defendant to dispute valuation is to file a written
India Law Library Docid # 2434843

(187) P.R. SASI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 468, 471, 120B — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 13(1)(c), 13(1)(d), 13(2) — Criminal Conspiracy and Forgery — Appeal against conviction and sentence. The Court examined the evidence regarding the identity of the accused, the genuineness of alleged forged documents, and the existence of a criminal conspiracy for obtaining a fraudulent loan.
India Law Library Docid # 2434954

(188) ZOHARBEE AND ANOTHER Vs. IMAM KHAN (D) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 54, 55 — Agreement to Sell vs. Sale Deed — An agreement to sell by itself does not create any interest or charge on the property. Ownership passes only upon execution of a conveyance (sale deed). An agreement to sell, even with possession, is not a conveyance and does not confer title or transfer interest, except for the limited right under Section 53-A for protection against the transferor.
India Law Library Docid # 2434010

(189) LEELAVATHI N. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025
Administrative Law — Alternate Remedy — High Court should not entertain writ petitions when an effective alternative remedy is available under law, like before a Tribunal.
India Law Library Docid # 2434011

(190) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U.P. LUCKNOW AND OTHERS Vs. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3) — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — Power to direct CBI investigation — Such power must be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only in exceptional situations to ensure credibility and confidence in investigations, or where the incident has national/international ramifications, or to do complete justice — Routine directions based on mere allegations or subjective lack of confidence in local
India Law Library Docid # 2434012

(191) UNION OF INDIA Vs. KULDEEP KOUR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-10-2025
J&K Requisition & Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1968 (RAIP Act) — Appeal against Arbitrator's award — Challenge to the compensation rate determined for requisitioned land — Held that the Arbitrator did not err in increasing the compensation rate from Rs. 2,60,000 to Rs. 7,00,000 per kanal, considering the commercial nature of the property and its surroundings.
India Law Library Docid # 2434078

(192) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. GURCHARAN SINGH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-10-2025
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Insurance claim — Breach of policy condition — Non-standard basis — Insurance company cannot repudiate a claim solely on the ground of breach of a condition if the breach has not directly or indirectly contributed to the accident. In such cases, the claim is to be settled on a "non-standard basis" by deducting a proportionate sum or up to 75% of the admissible claim, referencing
India Law Library Docid # 2434079

(193) DEV RAJ Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 326, 109, 34 — Murder, Attempted Murder, Grievous Hurt, Abetment, Common Intention — Conviction for murder and attempt to murder based on eyewitness testimony and recovery of service weapon — Evidence established presence of appellants at scene, use of appellant Dev Raj's service rifle, and instigation by appellant Balwan Singh — Plea of self-defence
India Law Library Docid # 2434080

(194) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U.P. LUCKNOW AND OTHERS Vs. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 and 32 — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Investigation — Power to direct CBI investigation is extraordinary and must be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and in exceptional situations, not as a routine measure or merely on allegations.
India Law Library Docid # 2434059

(195) VALLABHBHAI KESHUBHAI PATEL Vs. NITINBHAI BABUBHAI SHAH AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 108(O) — Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(a) and 13(1)(b) — Suit for eviction on grounds of permanent structural alteration and damage — Defendant evicted for demolishing a load-bearing wall between drawing room and kitchen and installing iron girders — Expert evidence confirmed damage and inability to repair without causing
India Law Library Docid # 2434178

(196) VIJAYVARGIYA KUSUMBEN CHANCHALBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. DHARIYA SURENDRASINH MOHANSINH[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 6 — Recovery of possession — Suit for — Dispossession — Plaintiff claims to be owner of shop No. 6 and alleges dispossession by defendants — Defendants claim possession of shop No. 6 was given to them in lieu of old shop No. 17, which was leased to defendant No. 3 — Trial court decree for possession in favour of plaintiff — High Court finds plaintiff's ownership admitted and
India Law Library Docid # 2434179

(197) MUKESHBHAI BACHUBHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER Vs. PUSHPABEN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Limitation — Suit barred by limitation if knowledge of sale deed and its execution is established from the plaint averments and annexed documents — Plaintiffs were aware of the sale deed execution since 2007, with further confirmations in 2012 and 2014, making the 2017 suit time-barred. (Paras 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 62, 66,
India Law Library Docid # 2434180

(198) PRAVINBHAI GORDHANBHAI VARU Vs. JASHWANTSINH TAPUBHAI GOHEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope and Applicability — A Second Appeal is maintainable only if it involves a "substantial question of law" — Pure questions of fact or re-appreciation of evidence are not grounds for admission of a Second Appeal — This principle is to avoid interference with concurrent findings of fact unless they are perverse, arbitrary, shocking to conscience, or
India Law Library Docid # 2434181

(199) DINESH CHANDULAL SHAH Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Abuse of process of court — Inherent powers to be exercised sparingly and with caution — High Court should not ordinarily embark upon an enquiry into reliability of evidence at the quashing stage — Powers are to be used to prevent abuse of process, secure ends of justice, and not to stifle legitimate prosecution. (Paras 11, 12,
India Law Library Docid # 2434182

(200) DIVISIONAL MANAGER Vs. HEIRS LEGAL REPRESETATIVE OF DECEASED AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Deceased, a teacher, died in a road accident involving an S.T. Bus — Claimants (husband and two minor children) sought compensation — S.T. Corporation disputed accident, negligence, and quantum of compensation — Tribunal found S.T. bus driver 90% negligent and deceased 10% contributorily negligent — Awarded compensation.
India Law Library Docid # 2434183