(1) SRI VINAY RAJASHEKHARAPPA KULKARNI Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 04-12-2024 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 164 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 143, 147, 148, 120B, 302, 201 r/w Section 149 — The case involves multiple criminal petitions challenging an order granting pardon to an accused who turned approver in a murder case — The main issues are whether a second application for pardon is maintainable, whether recording a statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. before granting pardon is legal, and whether co-accused can challenge the pardon — The petitione India Law Library Docid # 2420521
(2) LAKSHMAN REDDY Vs. SMT. G DANAMMA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 04-12-2024 Partition Suit — Ancestral Property — The plaintiffs, daughters of ‘G' sought partition and separate possession of their 1/9th share in the ancestral property — They claimed the partition deed dated 20-06-2003 was invalid as they were excluded — The main issues were whether the suit properties were ancestral, if the plaintiffs were entitled to a share, and the validity of the 2003 partition deed — The plaintiffs argued that the properties were ancestral and they were entitled to a share — They c India Law Library Docid # 2420532
(3) NALEEN KUMAR KATEEL Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 03-12-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 384, 120B and 34 — Extortion racket involving electoral bonds — The court considered whether the ingredients of extortion were met and whether the complainant had the locus standi to file the complaint — The petitioner argued that the complaint did not meet the necessary ingredients for the alleged offences and that the complainant was not an aggrieved person — The respondents contended that the complaint was valid and that the general public could file such com India Law Library Docid # 2420519
(4) DR. (SMT.) KAMLA GAUTAM Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 02-12-2024 Service Law — Selection Grade Pay Scale — The petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents in not extending her the benefit of the Selection Grade Pay Scale and Pay Band IV — The main issue is whether the petitioner is entitled to the Selection Grade Pay Scale from 4.3.1998 and Pay Band IV from 1.1.2006, despite adverse Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) that were not communicated to her — The petitioner argues that the adverse ACRs were never communicated to her, denying her the o India Law Library Docid # 2420406
(5) R. ANITHA RADHAKRISHNAN Vs. STATE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 427, 323, 324, and 506(ii) — The case involves a confrontation during a by-election in 2009, where petitioner-MLA allegedly instigated an assault on the defacto complainant and his associates — The main issue is whether the petitioner should be added as an accused under Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. without prior notice and sufficient evidence — The petitioner argues that he was not given an opp India Law Library Docid # 2420326
(6) PADMA Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 — Section 34 — Relaxation in the interim Bail Condition — The petitioner sought to relax an interim bail condition requiring her to keep her mobile phone's location status active 24/7 — The main issue was whether the interim bail condition should be relaxed to allow the petitioner to visit her mother in Hyderabad — The petitioner argued that the condition was too restrictive, especially since she needed to visit her ailing mother in Hyderabad — The respondent, r India Law Library Docid # 2420327
(7) ALAMELU AND OTHERS Vs. PALANISAMY GOUNDER (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Property Dispute — Partition Suit — The case involves a dispute over ancestral property and maintenance — The plaintiffs ‘A’ and ‘G’ sought partition of the property and maintenance from the second defendant, who is ‘A’s estranged husband — The main issues were whether the properties were ancestral or self-acquired, and whether the plaintiffs were entitled to a share and maintenance — The plaintiffs argued that the properties were ancestral, purchased with joint family funds, and that they were India Law Library Docid # 2420328
(8) MANJUBAI AND OTHERS Vs. PADAMSINGH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 29-11-2024 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — The petitioner filed for maintenance claiming she was married to the respondent and had a daughter — The Family Court rejected her application, awarding maintenance only to the daughter — Whether the petitioner, being allegedly married to another person, is entitled to maintenance from the respondent — The petitioner argued she was compelled to live separately due to cruelty and that she should receive maintenance as the responde India Law Library Docid # 2420407
(9) NIM DAIMARY Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — The appellant was convicted of murdering his wife and disposing of her body in the River — The main issues were the delay in lodging the FIR, the reliance on the appellant's confession, and the absence of physical evidence like the body or related articles — The appellant argued that the confession was not voluntary or truthful, the delay in lodging the FIR was unexplained, and there was no physical evidence to support the conviction — The prosecut India Law Library Docid # 2420446
(10) MD. ANAM UDDIN Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 304B — Murder — The appellant was arrested for the murder of his wife — The incident was reported by the deceased's maternal uncle, who found her hanging — The main issue was whether the appellant was guilty of murder under Section 302 IPC, despite the initial charge being under Section 304B IPC — The appellant argued that the evidence was circumstantial, there was animosity with key witnesses, and he was falsely implicated — The prosecution highlighted India Law Library Docid # 2420447
(11) UPPER PART BRAHMAPUTARA FISHERY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Assam Fishery Rules, 1953 — Rule 12 — The case involves a dispute over the settlement of the Kamrup Pragjyotishpur Brahmaputra Fishery — The appellant's settlement was set aside by a Single Judge in favor of the writ petitioner, who was the highest bidder — The main issue is whether the writ petitioner, whose society is located 1 kilometer from the fishery, qualifies as being in the "neighborhood" under Rule 12 — The petitioner argued that their society, being the highest bidder and located with India Law Library Docid # 2420448
(12) AMZAD ALI Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Foreigners Act, 1946 — The petitioner was declared a foreigner by the Foreigner’s Tribunal, Bongaigaon, in 2016 — He failed to appear multiple times and filed a writ petition in 2024 to contest the ex parte opinion — The main issue is whether the ex parte opinion declaring the petitioner a foreigner should be set aside despite significant delays and defaults in appearance — The petitioner claimed he was unaware of the tribunal's proceedings due to holidays and closures and sought to contest the India Law Library Docid # 2420449
(13) DIPAK URANG Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 304 Part II — Appellant convicted for murdering his wife by hacking her with a "dao" on 27.02.2019 — The incident was reported by the victim's father, and the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment — The main issue is whether the conviction under Section 302 IPC should be upheld or altered to a lesser charge under Section 304 Part II IPC, considering the appellant's intent and circumstances — The appellant's counsel argued that the appellant did no India Law Library Docid # 2420450
(14) STATE OF JK AND OTHERS Vs. FAISAL MUSHFEEN QURESHI[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 29-11-2024 Service Law — Termination — Unauthorized absence — The respondent, an Assistant Surgeon, applied for study leave to join a DNB course but was terminated for unauthorized absence — Whether the respondent's termination was justified given that similarly situated individuals were granted study leave — The respondent was on probation and did not meet the criteria for study leave as per the Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1979 — The termination was arbitrary and discriminatory as others in similar situ India Law Library Docid # 2420490
(15) GOPAL SINGH Vs. RITA DEVI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 29-11-2024 Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 — Sections 4 and 8 — The case involves a dispute over land — The land was recorded in the ownership of ‘R’ and others, with appellant's father in cultivating possession since Kharief 1971 — The main issue is the validity of mutations attested under Sections 4 and 8 of the Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, and whether the delay in challenging these mutations was justified — The appellant argued that the Additional Deputy Commissioner condoned a India Law Library Docid # 2420501
(16) SURINDER ARORA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 29-11-2024 Jammu & Kashmir Wakafs Act, 2001 — Section 3, 45 and 46 — The petitioners challenged the Jammu & Kashmir Wakafs Act particularly certain clauses and sections, and sought quashment of eviction notices issued due to non-renewal of lease agreements — The main issues were the validity of the Wakafs Act, 2001, and the eviction notices issued under it — The petitioners argued that the Act was unconstitutional and that the eviction notices were unjust as they were willing to renew leases and accept rea India Law Library Docid # 2420502
(17) H SRINIVAS RAO Vs. NIRANJAN RAO[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 263 — Annulment or revocation of probate or letters of administration for a just cause — The case involves a dispute over the probate of a Will executed by ‘M’ in favor of the appellant — The respondents, who are relatives of the deceased, challenged the probate granted by the Trial Court — The main issue is whether the probate granted to the appellant should be revoked under Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act due to alleged defects in the proceedings and the India Law Library Docid # 2420525
(18) SHRI K. RAJA Vs. V. PRABHAKAR[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 9 Rule 13, Order 5 Rule 17 and Order 5 Rule 20 — The appellant filed an appeal against an order rejecting his petition to set aside an ex-parte judgment and decree — The trial court had issued summons, which were returned unserved, leading to substituted service by paper publication — Whether the trial court erred in not complying with the mandatory requirements of Order 5 Rule 17 of the CPC before invoking Order 5 Rule 20 for substituted service — The ap India Law Library Docid # 2420530
(19) SRI ANANDA REDDY Vs. SMT. RADHAMMA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rule 2A — The plaintiffs filed a suit for partition and separate possession of their 2/9th share in the suit schedule properties — An interim order was issued restraining the defendants from alienating the properties — The defendant violated this order by selling the property — Whether the Trial Court erred in ordering the detention of the appellant for one month for violating the interim order — The appellant argued that there was no willful disobedie India Law Library Docid # 2420531
(20) UNION BANK OF INDIA Vs. V. HARISH D. KAMATH[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 29-11-2024 Contract Act, 1872 — Section 171 — The case involves a dispute over the exercise of a general lien by Union Bank of India on fixed deposits provided as collateral for a loan taken by M/s. Shreshashayana Enterprises — The petitioners, sons of the original depositor, challenged the bank's action — Whether the bank's exercise of a general lien over the fixed deposits was just and proper, and whether the learned Single Judge's judgment required interference — The petitioners argued that the bank did India Law Library Docid # 2420533