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(121) S. NACHIYAR AND OTHERS Vs. A. LAKSHMANAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal from original decree — Partition suit — Plaintiff appealing dismissal of suit — Court considered submissions and records, leading to partial decree allowance.
India Law Library Docid # 2434773

(122) RAMACHANDAR @ RAMACHANDRAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) And 397 Read With Section 401 — Appeals Against Conviction And Sentence And Revision For Enhancement — High Court Sets Aside Conviction And Acquits Accused Due To Lack Of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2434774

(123) OM PRAKASH Vs. HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF H.P AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — Sections 6 and 9 — Constitution of State and District Legal Services Authorities — Disciplinary proceedings — Delegation of power — Challenge to initiation of disciplinary proceedings by District & Sessions Judge against Senior Assistant — Plea that appointing authority was State Legal
India Law Library Docid # 2434943

(124) RAM KRISHAN Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 — Section 4 — Release on probation — Factors to consider — Nature of offence, circumstances of the case, expediency, suitability and appropriateness for accomplishment of the object of reformatory justice — Supreme Court decisions emphasize considering these factors and excluding offences like Section 304-A IPC for benevolent provisions.
India Law Library Docid # 2434944

(125) NANAK CHAND Vs. MADAN LAL[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Subsequent events — Amendment of plaint sought during pendency of appeal to incorporate events that occurred during appeal — Held, application for amendment should have been allowed in the interest of justice to allow petitioner to
India Law Library Docid # 2434945

(126) SACHIN SHRIDHAR AND OTHERS Vs. HIMACHAL PRADESH HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order VI, Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Application for modification of an earlier order directing petitioners to place demarcation report on record — Demarcation reports already appended with main writ petition — Modification granted, exempting petitioners from re-filing reports.
India Law Library Docid # 2434946

(127) RANJIT SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Service Law — Pensionary benefits — Eligibility for — Petitioner claimed pension, gratuity, and leave encashment after rendering 13 years of regular service — Petitioner admitted to having left/quit/resigned from service in 1976 — Pension admissible on completion of 20 years of qualifying service (prior to 01.01.1986) —
India Law Library Docid # 2434947

(128) PAS AGRO FOODS Vs. KRBL LIMITED AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 57, 124, 125 — Copyright Act, 1957 — Section 50 — Rectification Petition — Territorial Jurisdiction — A petition to cancel a trademark registration must be filed before the High Court that exercises appellate jurisdiction over the Trade Marks Registry where the mark was initially registered.
India Law Library Docid # 2434949

(129) AMMED Vs. P.MOHANAN AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds — Burden of proof — Complainant's testimony, if unshaken during cross-examination, is sufficient to prove the transaction and cheque issuance, even without other documentary evidence or witnesses.
India Law Library Docid # 2434955

(130) APEEJAY HOUSE PVT. LTD. Vs. COAL INDIA LTD.[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Execution of Decree — Application for execution of a decree passed earlier to recover possession of tenanted property and mesne profits. The decree holder sought to enforce a decree for vacant possession and mesne profits, which had been confirmed by higher courts. The execution application was contested by the judgment debtor regarding the
India Law Library Docid # 2435137

(131) STATE OF HARYANA Vs. AMARJEET SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 42 — Search and seizure based on secret information — Non-compliance with mandatory requirements of recording information in writing and forwarding a copy to superior officer prior to search and seizure is fatal to prosecution case, unless there is an emergent situation with satisfactory explanation for delay.
India Law Library Docid # 2435209

(132) REKHA JHANJI BRAR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. SOHAN LAL JHANJI (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND ORS.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code (CPC), 1908 — Order 6 Rule 16 and Order IV Rule 7 (stated as IV Rule 7 but applicable Order 6 Rule 7) — Striking off pleadings and Departure from pleadings — Amendments introduced to a plaint without specific permission cannot be sustained — Court orders striking off specific paragraphs in a plaint, and a later order
India Law Library Docid # 2435238

(133) SMT. RANDHIR KAUR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 28-A — Re-determination of compensation — Application under Section 28-A can be based on a High Court judgment in appeal, even if the original Reference Court award was under challenge — Limitation for filing Section 28-A application starts from the date of the final determination, not the initial award.
India Law Library Docid # 2435239

(134) SMT. BINDRA BIDANI AND OTHERS Vs. JAGDISH CHANDER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Second Appeal — Scope of — Second appeals under this section in Punjab and Haryana are not limited to substantial questions of law, but can involve review of findings of fact and appreciation of evidence, unlike appeals under Section 100 CPC.
India Law Library Docid # 2435240

(135) JAI GOPAL AND ANOTHER Vs. JAGDISH CHANDER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — Second appeals under this section are not required to frame a question of law.
India Law Library Docid # 2435241

(136) PARMESHWARI DEVI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HER LRS AND OTHERS Vs. BISHAMBER (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 41 Rule 31 — Judgment of First Appellate Court — Duty to provide reasons — A First Appellate Court must give reasoned findings when overturning the conclusions of a Trial Court.
India Law Library Docid # 2435242

(137) FUMAN SINGH @ PHUMAN SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS Vs. FAUJA SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — Second appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918 are not under Section 100 of CPC — No substantial question of law arises for framing in such appeals.
India Law Library Docid # 2435243

(138) BALBIR SINGH @ BIRU Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 120-B —Cheating by personation and cheating, criminal conspiracy — Sentencing principles — Proportionality, deterrence, reformative conduct — Petitioner convicted for offences under Sections 419, 420, 120-B IPC — Prayer to reduce sentence to period already undergone — Consideration of
India Law Library Docid # 2435244

(139) VIJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Summoning of additional accused — Power described as extraordinary and discretionary — Should be exercised sparingly and only with strong, cogent evidence showing guilt, not on mere probability or suspicion — Mere reiteration of allegations found unsubstantiated during investigation is insufficient — Trial court's discretion to dismiss application for summoning additional
India Law Library Docid # 2435245

(140) BACHAN KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 467, 468, 471, 120-B — Cheating, Forgery, Using Forged Document, Criminal Conspiracy — Modified sentence appeal — Conviction upheld but sentence reduced to period already undergone — Delay in trial is a significant factor for leniency — Court considers facts, circumstances, age, social status, financial hardship, and mental agony.
India Law Library Docid # 2435246