(641) JAI SHANKAR SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 304-B and 498-A — Dowry Death and Cruelty by Husband or Relatives — Ingredients for Dowry Death — Death caused by burns or bodily injury or otherwise than under normal circumstances within 7 years of marriage, with evidence of cruelty or harassment by husband/relatives soon before death in connection with dowry demand — Presumption under Section 113-B Evidence Act can India Law Library Docid # 2428076
(642) JAGBHAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, Section 9-A(2) and Rule 26 of Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Rules, 1954 — Objection regarding recording of name as Sirdar — Consolidation Officer’s finding that petitioners failed to prove title and possession over the plot in question, properly exercised jurisdiction under Rule 26. India Law Library Docid # 2428077
(643) A.P.S.R.T.C. Vs. PUPPALA SATYANARAYANA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Sections 168, 169 and Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules, Rule 476(7) — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Procedure for inquiry — While the Tribunal is mandated to proceed with a summary inquiry, it can consider any oral or documentary evidence beyond the specific documents mentioned in Rule 476(7) and the First Information Report alone cannot be the conclusive basis for determining the India Law Library Docid # 2428078
(644) SMT. NALLURI PADMA Vs. VEERISETTY KRISHNA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Order 9 Rule 13 – Setting aside ex-parte decree – Failure to file written statement within 90 days – Supreme Court judgment in Salem Advocate Bar Association case allows extension of time for filing written statement as a directory provision in the interest of justice – Dismissal of application solely on technical India Law Library Docid # 2428079
(645) ARUN FATEHPURIA AND OTHERS Vs. TARACHAND THOLIA HUF[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 — Section 9 — Eviction — Sub-letting and bona fide necessity — Application for eviction filed by landlord against tenants on grounds of tenant sub-letting premises and landlord’s bona fide personal need — Issue of sub-letting decided against landlord, issue of personal bona fide need decided in his favour by both Rent Tribunal and Appellate Rent Tribunal — Petitioners argued tenancy created in favor India Law Library Docid # 2428040
(646) HARI SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 25-07-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947— Section 5(2) and Section 5(1)(d) read with Indian Penal Code— Section 161 — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Appeal against conviction — Conviction upheld as demand and acceptance were proved beyond reasonable doubt by cogent evidence, including corroboration from other India Law Library Docid # 2428041
(647) 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
(648) 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
(649) 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
(650) 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
(651) 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
(652) 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
(653) 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
(654) 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
(655) 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
(656) 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
(657) 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
(658) 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
(659) 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
(660) 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