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(321) DR. SHYAM BIHARI Vs. NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 — Section 4(2)(a) — Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) — Presiding Officer — Interpretation of "woman employed at a senior level" — The Act requires a woman employee at a senior level to preside over the ICC. This does not mean she must be senior in rank to the person against whom allegations are made, but rather
India Law Library Docid # 2434516

(322) RASHMIKANT ZAVERCHAND SHAH Vs. DHARMESH CHAPSI GHADA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 148(1) — Suspension of Sentence Pending Appeal — Deposit of Compensation — Power to direct deposit is discretionary, but should be exercised purposively to advance the object of Section 148 — Deposit is a rule; waiver is an exception for which special reasons are required to be assigned — Interpretation of 'may' as 'may' rather than 'shall' in this context,
India Law Library Docid # 2434520

(323) THE ASSAM FINANCIAL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. BHABENDRA NATH SARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-10-2025
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 4 and 14 — Assam Financial Corporation (Payment of Gratuity to Employees) Regulation, 1964 — Assam Financial Corporation (Amendment) Staff Regulations, 2007 — Regulation 107 — Entitlement to higher gratuity ceiling — Employees of Assam Financial Corporation (AFC) retired between 2018-2019 — AFC's internal regulations had a gratuity ceiling of Rs. 7 Lakhs, below the ceiling applicable to state government employees — High
India Law Library Docid # 2434583

(324) G. SAMMAIAH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996; Rule 22 & 22A; G.O.Ms.No.107 dated 27.07.2018; G.O.Ms.No.5 dated 14.05.2018; G.O.Ms.No.74 dated 09.08.2012 — Sports Policy — Interpretation and implementation of 2% Sports Quota in recruitments — Petitioners challenged the exclusion from sports quota for Group-I posts based on a misconception regarding Form-I, questioning exclusion on
India Law Library Docid # 2434613

(325) AJAY KISHOR BAHUGUNA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Quo Warranto — Abuse of process of court — Petitioner sought to challenge the appointment of Registrar despite Supreme Court judgment upholding the appointment and directing reinstatement with liberty to the employer to conduct disciplinary proceedings — Filing of current writ petition after Supreme Court decision is an act of overreach and abuse of process of court.
India Law Library Docid # 2434689

(326) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. BALU @ BALASUBRAMANIYAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Petitioner's case — Motorcycle hit by van from behind due to rash and negligent driving of van driver, causing grievous head injuries and permanent disability — Petitioner was employed in Singapore earning substantial income — Held, accident caused by driver's negligence, established by FIR and police sketch.
India Law Library Docid # 2434819

(327) D.BAKKIYARAJ Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 8, 12 — Age of Victim — Essential to establish age of victim under POCSO Act — Age determination must follow Section 94 of Juvenile Justice Act — School/matriculation certificate or birth certificate preferred, followed by medical tests — Conviction under POCSO Act unsustainable if age not proven by prescribed documents.
India Law Library Docid # 2434820

(328) S.SAVARIMUTHU Vs. NARAYANAN (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 14-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 311 — Recall of witness — Discretionary power of court — Power to recall witness is discretionary, but becomes mandatory if evidence is essential for just decision — Application to recall witness should not be for filling lacuna or on vague grounds — Such recall must be for finding truth and reaching a just decision, not to cause prejudice to accused.
India Law Library Docid # 2434821

(329) C. PRAKASH PROPRIETOR OF SRI KUMARAN CD COLLECTIONS AND ELECTRONICS Vs. S.N.MEDIA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Provisions concerning disclosure, discovery, admission, and denial of documents — Special provisions in Order XI of CPC as amended require parties to specify if documents are originals, office copies, or photocopies, and provide details of parties, mode of execution, issuance or receipt, and custody — Rule 4 mandates submission of a statement of admissions or denials
India Law Library Docid # 2434822

(330) THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. SHEETHAL C.V AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 14-10-2025
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Sections 33, 34 — Reservation for differently-abled persons — Identification of posts — Effect of delay in identification on candidates' chances — Supreme Court and High Court rulings emphasize that delay in identification of posts under Section 32 cannot adversely affect candidates' eligibility for reservation under Section 33.
India Law Library Docid # 2434865

(331) AMAR NATH Vs. SMT. NAINO DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53A — Doctrine of part performance — Essential conditions for defence of part performance under Section 53A include contracted transfer for consideration by written instrument, transferee taking possession in part performance, transferee doing act in furtherance of contract, and transferee performing or willing to perform his part — These conditions must be cumulatively satisfied — If conditions are not met, transferee cannot resist eviction. (Para 14)
India Law Library Docid # 2433888

(332) AJEET SINGH Vs. INDERJEET AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397, 401, 401(3), 401(5) — Revisional Jurisdiction — Power to convert acquittal to conviction barred — High Court cannot convert finding of acquittal into conviction in revisional jurisdiction, as per Section 401(3) of CrPC — May treat revision petition as appeal if satisfied that it was filed under erroneous belief and in interest of justice — Requires judicial order
India Law Library Docid # 2433898

(333) SANJAY Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279, 337, 304-A, 427 — Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 181, 192 — Criminal Revision — Conviction and Sentence under — Challenge to — Death of victim — Whether proximate result of accident or due to intervening medical lapses — Victim shifted between hospitals, left against medical advice — Held, shifting itself does not amount to negligence, Petitioner failed to
India Law Library Docid # 2433899

(334) TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM Vs. P.H. DINESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 32 & 226 — Power to direct CBI investigation — Extraordinary power to be exercised sparingly and cautiously in exceptional situations to provide credibility and confidence in investigation, or where incident has national/international ramifications, or for complete justice and enforcing fundamental rights.
India Law Library Docid # 2433901

(335) RAHUL AGARWAL Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section not specified, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 349 — Voice Sample — Collection of voice sample for investigation — High Court set aside Magistrate's order allowing collection of voice sample, citing pendency of reference to a Larger Bench —
India Law Library Docid # 2433902

(336) THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS Vs. M/S SANTI CERAMICS PVT. LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 5-A — Objections — Restoration of land — Supreme Court judgment in Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of West Bengal — Relief of restoration of acquired land was intended for vulnerable agricultural communities, not commercial entities — Respondent No. 1, a private limited company, engaged in manufacturing, could not claim parity with cultivators — Company had capacity to
India Law Library Docid # 2433903

(337) KACHARA VAHATUK SHARAMIK SANGH Vs. AJOY MEHTA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025
Municipal Corporation — Employees — Permanent status — Contempt petition for non-compliance with judgment directing to treat employees as permanent and extend benefits retrospectively — Supreme Court modified award to grant monetary relief from date of award and actual monetary benefit to serving employees from that
India Law Library Docid # 2433949

(338) AJAY MARG NIRMAN SANGHARSH SAMITI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 13-10-2025
Master Plan — Adherence to — Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) are entrusted with urban planning and cannot act arbitrarily or be influenced by private developers, especially when it undermines public confidence and planned urban development. The master plan, once circulated after public objections, must be strictly followed.
India Law Library Docid # 2433964

(339) STATE OF H.P. Vs. VINOD KUMAR @ GHUNGARU[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025
Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (as applicable to H.P.) — Section 61(1)(a) — Possession/sale of country liquor without permit — Search without warrant — Non-compliance with Section 165 CrPC — Investigating officer failed to reduce secret information into writing and send it to the nearest Magistrate before conducting a search without a warrant — This procedural lapse vitiates the search and subsequent
India Law Library Docid # 2434034

(340) MAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-10-2025
Service Law — Promotion — Retrospective Promotion — Denial of Actual Monetary Benefits — Notional Promotion — Employee exonerated in disciplinary proceedings and acquitted in criminal proceedings was granted retrospective promotion but with notional benefits, leading to denial of actual monetary benefits for the intervening period — Held, denial of actual monetary benefits without recording
India Law Library Docid # 2434035