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(101) TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR PVT. LTD. Vs. L. SUNI REDDY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Sections 14, 16, 18, 20, 29A — Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Sections 58, 64, 107 — National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) — Composition of Benches — Validity of order passed by a single member — Held, under Section 58(2) and 64 of the New Act, the President of NCDRC can constitute a bench with one or more members, and an order is not invalid
India Law Library Docid # 2432996

(102) NELLORE PROGRESSIVE UNION Vs. TOWN HALL TRUST BOARD AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 40 Rule 1 — Appointment of Receiver — Principles governing — 'Panch Sadachar' as enunciated in T. Krishnaswamy Chetty v. C. Thangavelu Chetty — Trial Court must consider adverse and conflicting claims, emergency or danger, likelihood of serious damage, plaintiff's excellent chance of success, and absence of laches, delay, or acquiescence by applicant — Appointment of receiver is an equitable remedy and not to be granted for mere asking — Trial court order
India Law Library Docid # 2432997

(103) DR. A.NEELALOHITHADASAN NADAR Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 354 — Outraging modesty of a woman — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 8, 60 — Test for sterling witness — Conviction solely on victim's testimony requires rigorous scrutiny — Testimony must be of sterling quality and unassailable — Absence of corroboration where victim's testimony has flaws and lacunae can lead to acquittal.
India Law Library Docid # 2433003

(104) APPUKUTTAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 394 — Abatement of appeals — Death of appellant — Appeal against conviction and sentence of imprisonment and fine — Where near relatives do not wish to prosecute the appeal and accept the sentence of fine, the appeal shall be dismissed as abated.
India Law Library Docid # 2433004

(105) OM NARAYAN VERMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Essential ingredients of Section 201 IPC (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence) — Prosecution failed to establish that death was homicidal in nature — DNA report only confirmed skeleton belonged to deceased but not the cause of death — Investigating Officer admitted doctor did not opine on cause of death — Circumstantial evidence of "last seen" is weak evidence and cannot form sole
India Law Library Docid # 2433202

(106) SATYENDRA KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Central Industrial Security Force Rules, 2001 — Rule 34, Rule 36, Rule 55 — Disciplinary action — Penalty — Compulsory retirement — Disproportionate penalty — Charge of disobedience for not attending counselling — Imposition of major penalty like compulsory retirement or reduction in pay by multiple stages for failing to attend counselling, which was advisory in nature, is disproportionate. Minor penalty like
India Law Library Docid # 2433154

(107) AMARESH SARKAR Vs. CUTTACK DURGABARI SAMITY, REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS SECRETARY GAUTAM MUKHERJI AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 and Order 18 Rule 3 — Consolidation of suits for trial — Analogous trial does not legally amount to consolidation — Suits maintain their independent identities — Allows for rebuttal evidence, subject to court's satisfaction — Trial court rightly allowed one party to adduce further evidence in the other suit after closure of initial evidence, considering distinct issues and prayers.
India Law Library Docid # 2433155

(108) ALI MD. ZAIED ALSHID Vs. MUSSTT. BABITA KHATUN[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 — Section 3(1) — Maintenance, deferred Mehr, return of property — Wife’s claim for maintenance during Iddat and post-Iddat period, deferred Mehr, and return of dowry articles — Lower Courts’ orders examined — High Court’s previous remand for reassessment of fair and reasonable maintenance provision — Sessions Judge's determination of Rs. 2,00,000/- for future maintenance and direction for return of dowry articles or their value — Petitione
India Law Library Docid # 2433118

(109) LRS OF DECD THAKOR PUNJAJI MANAJI LILAJI AND OTHERS Vs. LRS OF DECD THAKOR MANGAJI NATHAJI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Challenging concurrent findings of lower courts — Appeal dismissed at admission stage as devoid of substantial question of law.
India Law Library Docid # 2433134

(110) ASHOK KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS Vs. SMR. KAMLA KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Liberal Approach — Courts should adopt a liberal approach in granting amendments to pleadings, provided they are necessary for determining the real controversy between the parties and do not cause injustice or prejudice to the other side.
India Law Library Docid # 2433285

(111) SMT. RANI KUSHWAHA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-09-2025
Service Law — Anganwadi Sahayika — Cancellation of Appointment — Respondent no. 5 was terminated for absenteeism, but later succeeded in appeal before Commissioner for reinstatement — Appellant was appointed subsequently during the pendency of litigation — Cancellation of appellant's appointment on reinstatement of respondent no. 5 was justified.
India Law Library Docid # 2433286

(112) PUSHPA TIWARI Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Pension Rules — Counting of past service in private school — Government absorbed teachers from private schools — Previous circular allowed counting of past service if CPF contributions were returned with interest — Later circular withdrew this benefit — Court held later circular could not be applied retrospectively to those absorbed before its issuance to avoid unfairness and protect legitimate expectations.
India Law Library Docid # 2433287

(113) GOPI MAHTO Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 161 — Statement to police — Hostile witness — Contradictions in testimony — Trial court failure to appreciate material contradictions.
India Law Library Docid # 2433388

(114) NEPURI DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Conviction challenged — Trial court convicted appellants for murder based on FIR and witness testimonies — Appeals filed against conviction — High Court scrutinizes evidence.
India Law Library Docid # 2433389

(115) RAFFIQUL ISLAM Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304B — Dowry Death — Essential Ingredients — Proof required — Court needs to establish that death was caused by burns or bodily injury or otherwise than under normal circumstances, occurred within seven years of marriage, deceased was subjected to cruelty or harassment by husband or his relatives soon before death, and such cruelty or harassment was related to dowry
India Law Library Docid # 2433390

(116) AINUL HODA @ HUDA MIAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 — Murder and Common Intention — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder — Sole eye-witness account found to be shaky, contradictory, and lacking in material particulars — Defence successfully highlighted discrepancies concerning the genesis, manner, and place of occurrence, as well as specific overt acts attributed to each appellant — Absence of corroboration
India Law Library Docid # 2433391

(117) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. HARI SARAN[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2] — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Proof of demand is crucial — Mere recovery of bribe money is insufficient without proof of demand — Prosecution failed to establish demand and acceptance of bribe beyond reasonable doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2432658

(118) NAGINDER PAL Vs. MOHINDER SINGH VERMA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Cheque issued for purchase of steel shuttering — Accused admitted issuance of cheques and signatures — Presumption under Section 139 arises that cheque was issued in discharge of legal liability — Accused failed to rebut presumption by adducing evidence of return of goods or payment — Denial of liability not sufficient to rebut presumption without
India Law Library Docid # 2432659

(119) GURSEV SINGH Vs. GOPAL KRISHAN[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint against authorized signatory of a company — Essential ingredients of Section 138 require the complaint to be against the drawer of the cheque — Company, being a legal entity, is the drawer when a cheque is issued from its account — Authorized signatory merely signs on behalf of the company and does not become the drawer —
India Law Library Docid # 2432660

(120) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RAJESH KUMAR[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court interference — Interference with acquittal judgment warranted only if it suffers from patent perversity, misreading/omission of material evidence, or if only one reasonable conclusion (guilt) is possible from evidence.
India Law Library Docid # 2432661