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(101) SMT. ROSHNI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Land Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticides Offenders, Fertilizer Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake Document Offenders, Scheduled Commodities Offenders, Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Explosive Substances Offenders, Arms
India Law Library Docid # 2434623

(102) ANGAMMAL (DIED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. M. SELVARAJ AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 and Order 41 Rule 1 — Appeal against dismissal of partition suit — Crucial issue is date of death of original owner Angamoopan — Plaintiffs claimed death in 1960 (after Hindu Succession Act, 1956), defendants claimed in 1939 (before Act) — Death certificate (Ex.A-3) obtained after suit filed and based on Judicial Magistrate's order, not on independent inquiry — Judicial Magistrate lacks jurisdiction to issue such orders for delayed registration of de
India Law Library Docid # 2434769

(103) VALLIAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. N. LAKSHMI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal from original decree — Partition suit — Trial Court dismissed plaintiffs' suit for partition — Appellants contended that the dismissal was wrong as their right and relationship were admitted and dismissal was based on ouster — Court held that plaintiffs failed to prove redemption of mortgage, and their claim for partition was not sustainable.
India Law Library Docid # 2434770

(104) DIVISIONAL MANAGER, UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. S. VIJAYA MARY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeals to High Court — Appeals against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurance company challenging award, claimants seeking enhancement — Both appeals considered together.
India Law Library Docid # 2434771

(105) MUTHULAKSHMI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 28-10-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 and Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 — Habeas Corpus Petitions — Detention Orders — Grounds for quashing — Non-supply of relied-upon documents — Detenus are entitled to receive all documents that form the basis of the detention order to make an effective representation — Documents merely referred to
India Law Library Docid # 2434772

(106) HDFC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. JYOTHI MADHAVAN U.[KERALA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Insurance Law — Life Insurance Proposal — Acceptance — Duty of Insurer to Communicate Decision — Failure to communicate rejection within stipulated time renders delay unreasonable and violates principles of good faith.
India Law Library Docid # 2434858

(107) BHAG CHAND Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Service Law — Regularisation — Claim for work charge status — Eligibility criteria — Petitioner engaged as daily wager Beldar in 1995, services regularized in 2007 — Claimed work charge status from 2003 based on 8 years of continuous daily wage service — Mandays chart confirmed continuous service of over 240 days from 1995 till 2003 — Petitioner held entitled to work charge status from 01.01.2003 as per Supreme Court judgments in Surajmani and Ashwani Kumar cases. (Paras 5(i), 6, 10,
India Law Library Docid # 2434938

(108) GARGESH KUMAR Vs. ADITYA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 140, 2(30) — No-fault liability for interim compensation — Driver vs. Registered Owner — Section 140 imposes joint and several liability on the owner(s) of the vehicle for interim compensation in case of death or permanent disablement arising from an accident — The owner, as defined in Section 2(30), means the person in whose name the motor vehicle stands registered —
India Law Library Docid # 2434939

(109) KULDEEP CHAND Vs. SH. SODHI RAM AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Appeal under Section 14 of H.P. Land Revenue Act — Exclusion of period during COVID-19 pandemic — Supreme Court extended limitation period from 15.03.2020 to 28.02.2022 for computing period of limitation — Order under challenge was passed during this period and appeal was
India Law Library Docid # 2434948

(110) HITANSHU SANKHLA Vs. UNION OF INDIA (CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU), REGIONAL UNIT, JAIPUR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 28-10-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8/20, 8/22 — Bail Application under Section 483 BNSS — Applicant is an engineering student, aged 22, with parents in government service, residing in a hostel. Counsel argued non-compliance with Section 52A, quantity being small, not for commercial transaction,
India Law Library Docid # 2435167

(111) ANANDRAJ Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 28-10-2025
Official Secrets Act, 1923 — Sections 3 & 9 — Bail Application — Prolonged Incarceration — Speedy Trial — While the gravity of the offense is a consideration, prolonged detention without speedy trial, especially due to prosecution's laxity, can violate Article 21 of the Constitution — Bail granted when trial is stalled due to
India Law Library Docid # 2435168

(112) RITESH KHATRI Vs. SHYAM SUNDAR KHATRI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 28-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — High Court's scope is limited to substantial questions of law and cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its opinion for lower courts if findings are based on proper appreciation of evidence.
India Law Library Docid # 2435169

(113) JOGRAJ SINGH ALIAS JOG Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Conditions for grant — Applicant only implicated on the basis of co-accused's disclosure statement without corroboration — No recovery of incriminating material — Vague allegations regarding role as a consignment carrier without specifics on nature, execution, parties involved, or funding — Investigation complete, no further
India Law Library Docid # 2435208

(114) PUNJAB STATE GRAIN PROCUREMENT CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. GILL RICE MILLS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 1 — Written Statement — Timeline for filing — Provisions are directory not mandatory in non-commercial disputes — Power to condone delay applies to non-commercial suits — Commercial Court Act, 2015, amended CPC, making timeline mandatory for commercial disputes only.
India Law Library Docid # 2435247

(115) BHUPINDER SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS Vs. MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE, RAMPURA PHUL AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 — Section 2(g) definition of Shamlat Deh — Land can be classified as Shamlat Deh only if there is clear proof of it being reserved or utilized for common purposes benefiting the village community. Mere inclusion within Abadi-Deh or proximity to it is insufficient.
India Law Library Docid # 2435248

(116) SURJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. GURDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Will — Suspicious Circumstances — Burden of Proof — The propounder of a Will bears the heavy onus to dispel all suspicious circumstances surrounding it. The mere fact that a Will is registered does not automatically dispel suspicions.
India Law Library Docid # 2435249

(117) HARJIT SINGH @ BITTU Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279 and 304-A — Rash driving and causing death by negligence — Revision against conviction and sentence — Petitioner confined prayer only to sentencing — Petitioner undergone 7 months and 18 days custody out of 1 year sentence prescribed for offence under Section 304-A of IPC — Incident occurred in 2005
India Law Library Docid # 2435250

(118) BHUPINDER KUMAR @ BUPINDER KUMAR Vs. RAMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 320(8) — Compounding of offence — Effect of acquittal — The compounding of an offence under Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has the effect of acquittal of the accused.
India Law Library Docid # 2435251

(119) SRI SAI SAPTHAGIRI SPONGE PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Quashing of proceedings — Cheques issued as security and not for consideration — Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) clearly stated cheques were for security purposes to show banks and not for deposit — Complainant failed to read the complete terms of MOU in isolation and misinterpreted it to claim cheques were
India Law Library Docid # 2434579

(120) P S JAYAKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 499, 500, 34 — Criminal Defamation — Essential Ingredients — To constitute defamation, there must be an imputation concerning a person, made with intent to harm reputation, or knowledge/belief that it will harm reputation — A company, being an artificial entity, lacks the intention
India Law Library Docid # 2434586