(881) DIVYANGNAKUMARI HARISINH PARMAR (DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2025 Portuguese Civil Code, 1867; Decree No. 3602 Regimen for the grants of the lands of the State of India, 1917; Government Regulation No. 985, 1919 (OA); Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Reforms Regulation, 1971 — Land grants rescinded for non-cultivation — Appellants challenged rescission based on various pleas including contravention of the 1971 Regulation, mala fides, waiver, acquiescence, delay, India Law Library Docid # 2434809
(882) RAM MANOHAR Vs. MAHESH KUMAR (DIED) THROUGH LRS.[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Admitted on substantial question of law regarding rejection of applications under Order 41 Rule 27 and Order 6 Rule 17 of CPC by the First Appellate Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433199
(883) HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Mining Lease — Handover of Possession — Petitioner sought directions for the handover of Raiyati land for mining operations under a granted lease. The court examined the interplay between the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (CMSP Act), the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act), and the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 (CNT Act) India Law Library Docid # 2433315
(884) JITENDRA SHAKYA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 23-09-2025 Municipalities Act, 1961 — Section 94(9) — Contractual appointments — State Government permission — Appointments made without prior permission of State Government are void ab initio. India Law Library Docid # 2433280
(885) HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. JYOTSNA DOHALIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 — Rule 7 — Eligibility criteria for recruitment of Judicial Officers — Amended Rule 7 required practice as an advocate for at least three years or specific marks in the first attempt — Candidates were permitted to participate in the recruitment process subject to the outcome of challenge to the validity of the Rules — Subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2433138
(886) AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Finance Act, 1994 — Section 66 read with Section 65(105)(zzm) — Levy of Service Tax — Airport Services — Construction of Section 65(23) defining "cargo handling service" and its exclusion of "handling of export cargo" — Section 65(105)(zzm) defines "taxable service" to include any service provided by Airports Authority in any airport — Held, exclusion of export cargo from "cargo handling India Law Library Docid # 2433139
(887) SATHEESH V.K. Vs. THE FEDERAL BANK LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 47 Rule 7(1) — Appeal against order refusing review — No appeal lies from an order refusing a review, as the original decree or order remains unchanged India Law Library Docid # 2433140
(888) RAMCHARIT DUBEY Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 23-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Rejection of pensionary benefits — Petitioner challenged rejection of full pension and retiral claims based on Rule 64(c) of M.P. Civil Services Pension Rules, 1976. Petitioner was acquitted in criminal cases, but appeals against acquittal were pending before the High Court. Impugned order denied full pension due to pending appeals. Petitioner argued that India Law Library Docid # 2433281
(889) CHITRA DAY Vs. SUMMER KUMAR DAY[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 10 — Judicial Separation — Consent of parties — Court can pass a decree of judicial separation under Section 10 of the Act even if parties have reached an agreement and are consenting to it, as there is no provision barring such a decree based on mutual consent. India Law Library Docid # 2433282
(890) HIMANSHU SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — Registration of FIR and Investigation — Preliminary enquiry by CBI found a cognizable offence — CBI directed to register a case under appropriate provisions of law and proceed with investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2433538
(891) IN RE: ISSUES RELATING TO ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS PREVAILING IN THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Environmental Law — Public Interest Litigation — Suo motu registration of writ petition to address ecological and environmental issues in Himachal Pradesh following unprecedented monsoon rains causing widespread damage. India Law Library Docid # 2433463
(892) PARVEEN GARVI Vs. AVIVA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INDIA LTD.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Court may allow amendment at any stage to determine real question in controversy — Proviso: No amendment after commencement of trial unless due diligence shown. India Law Library Docid # 2433926
(893) ONKAR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SURINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 (d) — Rejection of Plaint — Limitation — Once fraud is pleaded in the plaint, the limitation period to file suit for cancellation of sale deed begins from the date of knowledge of the fraud, not necessarily from the date of registration of the sale deed. India Law Library Docid # 2433928
(894) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. GIRDHARI LAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 307 — Acquittal by Trial Court — Appeal by State — Reversal of acquittal on appeal — Principles — Interference with acquittal only if perverse, based on misreading of evidence, or only one reasonable view consistent with guilt is possible. India Law Library Docid # 2433967
(895) MALA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 — Section 16 — Creation of new Revenue Villages — Executive function — Process of creating new revenue villages is an administrative act, not legislative, as it involves specific decisions for particular areas and aims at effective governance and development, not general rule-making. India Law Library Docid # 2433968
(896) SMT. IMRATI DEVI Vs. NATTHA RAM[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Enhancement — Deceased was involved in mining and agriculture — Tribunal assessed monthly income at Rs. 4,914/- based on unskilled labour — Evidence showed deceased owned heavy machinery, paid substantial EMIs for a crane loan (Rs. 35,170/- per month), and held statutory consents for mining — Deceased also owned agricultural land — India Law Library Docid # 2433969
(897) SHALU JAIN Vs. MS SHIVCHARANDAS AND SONS AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Application for appointment of sole arbitrator — Partnership deed — Death of partner — Legal heir's right to invoke arbitration clause — Applicant, daughter of deceased partner, sought induction into partnership and invoked arbitration clause based on partnership deed — Preliminary objections raised by respondents that applicant was not a party to deed India Law Library Docid # 2433970
(898) ANIL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 498-A, 201 — Murder, Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband, Causing disappearance of evidence of offence — Dying declarations — Reliability — Validity of dying declarations depends on whether they were made when the victim was in a fit mental and physical state — Prosecution must prove that the person recording the statement verified this fitness India Law Library Docid # 2433971
(899) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction altered to Section 304 Part I (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder) — Factors considered: Lack of premeditation and motive, sudden quarrel, absence of undue advantage or cruelty, fatal injury being one of several. India Law Library Docid # 2433972
(900) BOOTA SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Prosecution case relied heavily on eyewitness testimony, but the court found significant inconsistencies and doubts regarding the eyewitness's presence and credibility. The court also noted issues with the investigation, including delayed recording of statements and questionable recovery procedures. The court held that the India Law Library Docid # 2433973