(101) MD. ABUL BASHAR @ ABDUL BASHAR Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Case based on circumstantial evidence — Establishing chain of circumstances — Accused and deceased were the only inmates in the house — Noise heard from the house — Accused found with dagger inside the house where the deceased was found injured — Post-mortem report confirms multiple wounds — Failed to establish unsoundness of India Law Library Docid # 2432158
(102) RAJESH BAG Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Appellants conviction under Sections 354 and 448 IPC — Trial Court relied solely on prosecutrix testimony, which was found contradictory and lacked corroboration from other witnesses or medical evidence — Appeal allowed as conviction was based on shaky India Law Library Docid # 2432159
(103) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMTI. PUTALI DAS AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeals against orders of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurance Company's liability — Driver's license — When insurance company fails to produce cogent evidence to prove that the driver did not possess a valid driving license, the Tribunal is justified in holding the insurance company India Law Library Docid # 2432160
(104) RINA BORA Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Cancellation of Land Allotment — Natural Justice — Allotment allotted to petitioner's deceased husband — Cancellation order based on non-response to a letter addressed to the deceased is invalid — Subsequent allotment to a third party is also invalid as it is consequential to the void India Law Library Docid # 2432161
(105) BADRUL HOQUE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 65B, 76, 77 — Admissibility of Certified Copies of Voters' Lists — Rejection of exhibits on the ground of not being proved under Section 65B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, when they are certified copies of public documents prepared in accordance with Sections 76 and 77, is an error. India Law Library Docid # 2432162
(106) S.R. KOLI Vs. M.P. KHADI TATHA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Administrative Law — Delegation of Powers — Compulsory Retirement — Withdrawal — A State Government's approval of compulsory retirement does not create a vested right preventing the Board of Directors from withdrawing the order without further state approval, especially when the Act does not mandate state India Law Library Docid # 2432135
(107) DECEASED JHITRA S/O HEMLA (DEAD) THROUGH DECEASED NANKA S/O JHITRA (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. BHULKI AND OTHERS Vs. KAILASH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 29-08-2025 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 28, 29, 32, 24, 3 — Application of Act — Parties not exempted by State Government — Court can apply Act based on kindred or consanguinity — Property devolves on nearest relative unless exempted or specific law applies — Plaintiff established succession based on near relationship. India Law Library Docid # 2432136
(108) VINAYAK PRASAD TIWARI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 M.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 — Rule 9(2)(a) — Suspension by Appointing Authority on detention for more than 48 hours — Petitioner arrested and detained for over 3 months in a criminal case involving moral turpitude — Held that petitioner is deemed to be under suspension by the appointing authority from the date of arrest, irrespective of the appointing authority's India Law Library Docid # 2432137
(109) M/S L.R. PRINT SOLUTIONS Vs. M/S SURO EXIM LLP AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Suit for cancellation of sale deed and permanent injunction — Plaintiff falsely claimed adverse possession while being a tenant — Held, a tenant cannot challenge a sale deed by claiming adverse possession, and the suit lacked a cause of action, making it India Law Library Docid # 2432138
(110) THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER,, KADAPA AND OTHER Vs. KUNCHALA JOHN KARUNAKAR[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — A second appeal can only be admitted if the High Court is satisfied that a substantial question of law is involved. A question of law is substantial if it directly and substantially affects the rights of the parties, is an open question not settled by superior courts, or is not free from difficulty India Law Library Docid # 2432139
(111) THE STATE REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR VIZIANAGARAM AND OTHER Vs. VAKATIPUDI PYDITHALLI AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of — High Court cannot substitute its own opinion for that of the first appellate court unless the conclusions of both courts are erroneous by being contrary to mandatory provisions of law, pronounced law of the Apex Court, or based on inadmissible or no evidence India Law Library Docid # 2432140
(112) BHAGWATI PRASAD PUROHIT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Quashing of FIR — Petitioners sought quashing of FIR alleging offences under IPC for promoting enmity and forgery, and under SC/ST Act for outraging the modesty of members of Scheduled Castes. Court must assess whether allegations, taken at face value, disclose commission of any offence India Law Library Docid # 2432362
(113) SMT. CHANDRAWATI SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Proceedings — Abuse of Process of Law — Complaint filed seven years after alleged offence — Exceeds limitation period under Section 468 Cr.P.C. — Marriage already dissolved by divorce decree — Continuation of proceedings against other applicants (in-laws) after divorce amounts to unnecessary harassment and thus abuse of process of law. India Law Library Docid # 2432345
(114) SHARIQ SIDDIQUI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail — Appellant not named in FIR alleging rioting, arson, and violence with public servants — Appellant arrested later with alleged recovery of SLR magazine and cartridges at his instance — State admits SLR rifle is not with police, casting doubt on snatching allegation — No direct evidence of appellant's active role presented by India Law Library Docid # 2432346
(115) MOHD. TASLEEM Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 28-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Appellant not named in FIR — Subsequent implication based on statement of co-accused during search — No direct evidence connecting appellant to alleged violence, rioting, and arson — Appellant has undergone incarceration for over one year and six months — Entitled to bail. India Law Library Docid # 2432347
(116) M/S BROOKS LABORATORIES THROUGH MANAGING DIRECTOR RAJESH MAHAJAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 27-08-2025 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Sections 18(a)(i), 16, 17A(a), 27(b)(i), 27(d) — Section 25(3) — Right to controvert Government Analyst's Report — Delay in prosecution and expiry of drug shelf life — Applicants notified intention to challenge report within statutory period but prosecution failed to take follow-up steps — Deprivation of statutory right amounts to abuse of process of law and violation of natural justice — Proceedings liable to be quashed. India Law Library Docid # 2432348
(117) MUKESH KUMAR SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Compassionate Appointment — Nature and Purpose — Compassionate appointment is an exception to constitutional provisions and not a source of recruitment; its primary purpose is to provide immediate relief to the family of a deceased employee to overcome sudden financial India Law Library Docid # 2432130
(118) ASHOK INVESTORS TRUST LIMITED Vs. CROSSLINK FOOD & FARMS PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 26-08-2025 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 13(1-A) — Appeal against order granting temporary injunction — High Court reviewing discretion of lower court — Appellate court should not interfere unless discretion is arbitrary, capricious, perverse, or ignores settled principles of law — Interference warranted only if lower court's India Law Library Docid # 2432141
(119) HEM PRABHAKAR SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 26-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 155 — Lookout Circular (LOC) — Quashing of LOC — Petitioner, a Singapore citizen, sought quashing of LOC and return of passport and OCI card — Allegations of fraud under Section 420 read with Section 34 IPC in a 2019 FIR — FIR was at investigation stage with no timeline for trial due to co-accused being abroad — Petitioner's arrest in 2024 based on LOC was India Law Library Docid # 2432142
(120) SUNIL KOTNALA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Inherent jurisdiction — Powers under Section 482 CrPC are to be exercised sparingly and with circumspection to prevent abuse of the process of Court or to secure the ends of justice — Not to short-circuit legitimate prosecution at the threshold. India Law Library Docid # 2432349