(121) DALIP SINGH Vs. BALJIT AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — In Punjab and Haryana, second appeals are treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure — No substantial question of law arises for framing in such appeals based on established legal propositions. India Law Library Docid # 2435264
(122) MANSA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. JASMER SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Pre-emption — Right of pre-emption — Nature of — A weak right, which can be overcome by legitimate means such as waiver or estoppel enacted by the preemptor. India Law Library Docid # 2435265
(123) HARYANA STATE THROUGH COLLECTOR, HISAR AND ANOTHER Vs. RAJA RAM[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Power to dispose of common judgments and decrees — Appeals arising from common judgments and identical questions of law and fact can be decided collectively by way of a single, composite judgment for judicial economy and consistency. India Law Library Docid # 2435266
(124) USHA CHOPRA AND OTHERS Vs. LIC AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Insurance Act, 1938 — Section 45 — Policy not to be called in question after three years — Contract of life insurance is based on the principle of "utmost good faith" (uberrima fides) — Silence on a material fact that could affect the risk is considered a breach of this good faith — Insured is required to make truthful declarations regarding health in the proposal form, especially for non-medical policies where the India Law Library Docid # 2435267
(125) BALDEV SINGH Vs. ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Liability of owner and insurer — Accident occurred at 2 PM, insurance policy commenced at 4:28 PM on the same day — Vehicle was not insured at the time of the accident — Tribunal rightly held the owner liable for compensation. India Law Library Docid # 2435268
(126) RAMESH PAL AND OTHERS Vs. IDFC FIRST BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 03-11-2025 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Section 17(1) — Application to Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) — Limitation Act, 1963 — Applicability of Section 5 (Condonation of Delay) and Sections 4 to 24 (Computation of Period) — The DRT is the only competent forum for the borrower to challenge measures taken by a secured creditor under Section 13(4) and seek restoration of property, as the jurisdiction of Civil Courts is barr India Law Library Docid # 2435703
(127) PRAHLAD PRASAD RATHOUR Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Service Law — Termination — Appointment to post of Food Inspector (Ex-Serviceman quota) — Termination after five years of service based on police verification report disclosing involvement in criminal cases registered in 2002 (before recruitment) and subsequent acquittal/compromise in 2007 (before appointment) — Termination upheld by Single Judge on grounds of suppression of material fact (criminal history) and India Law Library Docid # 2435835
(128) B. K. GHOSH AND OTHERS Vs. STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Lease Renewal — Leasehold rights over property of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) — Right to renewal — Petitioners seeking renewal of 30/33 year leases on plots in Bhilai Steel Plant Township on original terms, challenging the imposition of “Applicable Land Premium” and enhanced charges by SAIL under its 2008 Board Resolutions — Held: Renewal of lease is a fresh grant, not an automatic or vested right of lessee — Renewal is contingent upon mutual agreement and India Law Library Docid # 2435867
(129) MR. ALPHONSA SALDANA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 45 — Expert Opinion — Power to summon material witness — Application seeking expert opinion from Forensic Psychiatry Department (NIHMANS) regarding accused's mental state for defence of insanity — Trial court's discretion — Court may entertain application under Section 45 only if deemed necessary — Opinion of experts is India Law Library Docid # 2435877
(130) BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD., EMPLOYEES UNION (REGD.) AND OTHERS Vs. BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 2(a)(i) and 2(o) — Appropriate Government — Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is the "Appropriate Government" for BMRCL for industrial disputes is the Central Government as BMRCL is a "Railway company." India Law Library Docid # 2435939
(131) SRI B S KIRAN KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Constitutional Law — Right to Life (Article 21) — Environment and Public Health — Municipal Solid Waste Management (SWM) — The failure of municipal authorities to effectively implement SWM and address persistent "garbage blackspots" is a violation of the fundamental Right to a clean and healthy environment under Article 21 of the Constitution of India; opacity and inefficiency in SWM are an India Law Library Docid # 2435940
(132) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS Vs. NARESH CHANDRA PATEL[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 01-11-2025 Teacher Grade III, Level-I recruitment — Candidate's claim for consideration based on graduation mark-sheet after initial application based on Senior Secondary qualification — Court held non-disclosure of graduation qualification at the time of application and subsequent belated claim to be invalid grounds for relief. India Law Library Docid # 2435161
(133) SURENDRA SHARMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 01-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing adverse remarks — High Court can exercise inherent powers to expunge adverse remarks against an individual, including a police officer, to prevent abuse of process or secure ends of justice, but this power is exceptional and to be exercised in exceptional cases. India Law Library Docid # 2435173
(134) M/S DAULAT AND CO. AND OTHER Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 01-11-2025 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Sections 11A(1)(a), 11A(4) — Show cause notice — Limitation — Petitioners challenged show cause notice on grounds that it was beyond limitation and issued under the wrong Act — Petitioners claimed to be traders, not manufacturers, receiving goods from others and collecting GST — Authorities alleged petitioners misrepresented themselves as manufacturers and evaded GST — India Law Library Docid # 2435174
(135) KOUSTAV BAGCHI Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 199(2) (Corresponding to Section 222(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023) — Prosecution for defamation of a public functionary in discharge of public functions — Complaint by Public Prosecutor against an Advocate and politician for posting excerpts from a book on social media and making India Law Library Docid # 2435147
(136) MUDI SINGH Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376 and 493 — Rape and Co-habitation caused deceitfully, respectively — Appeal against conviction — Victim was major and in love relationship with accused — Cohabitation occurred over a period with expressed intention of marriage, but non-fulfillment of promise doesn't automatically make it rape India Law Library Docid # 2435149
(137) HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD Vs. M/S C & C CONSTRUCTION LTD.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of interference by Courts — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence in an arbitration appeal and should not sit as a court of appeal unless the award is patently illegal or suffers from perversity or is against the fundamental policy of Indian law, justice, or morality. India Law Library Docid # 2434935
(138) LALIT KUMAR PANWAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 — Section 73-B — Revocation of allotment and cancellation of lease deed — Power of Municipality — Municipality has power to initiate action under Section 73-B even if patta (lease deed) is registered, if it was obtained by misrepresentation, fraud, or in contravention of law. India Law Library Docid # 2435160
(139) JAI SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT, JODHPUR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 31-10-2025 Rajasthan High Court Staff Service Rules, 2002, Rule 4-A (as amended by Order dated 05.12.2002) — Recruitment by promotion for Assistant Stamp Reporter and Court Fee Examiners — Eligibility — Interpretation of "officials in the equivalent or above grade" — Held, eligibility is based on grade, not exclusively on cadre — India Law Library Docid # 2435172
(140) SATISH SONDHIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction challenged on appeal — Prosecution case rested on the accused/appellant allegedly running over the deceased with an Innova Car after a prior dispute at a petrol pump — Non-conduction of Test Identification Parade — Identification of the accused driver and the offending vehicle (Innova Car) held highly doubtful due to lack of standard identification India Law Library Docid # 2435706