(141) THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. PAIDIKALVA MARIYAMMA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 — Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (A.P.), Rule 252 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Liability of Insurance Company — Tractor used as goods vehicle — Carrying of passengers — Violation of policy terms and conditions — Rule 252 prohibits carrying persons in goods vehicle beyond seating capacity or in a manner that endangers them — India Law Library Docid # 2432219
(142) THE STATE OF A.P., REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF A.P., HYDERABAD Vs. REDDOLLA KURUVA SIDDA REDDY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) & (3) — Appeal against acquittal — Powers of Appellate Court — Appellate Court should not interfere with acquittal unless the lower court's approach is vitiated by manifest illegality, conclusions are unreasonable, or there's a perverse appreciation of evidence — Merely because another view is possible does not permit upsetting the acquittal judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2432220
(143) MD. BANSER ALI Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397 & 401 — Revision — Setting aside Conviction — Rape — Victim’s Statement Inconsistency — Inconsistency in victim’s statement before police, magistrate, and trial court regarding the incident and to whom the incident was reported raises serious doubts. India Law Library Docid # 2432210
(144) PUNYA KANTA DAS Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 Part I — Conviction for culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Accidental discharge during scuffle — Evidence suggests the firearm was discharged during a scuffle between the accused and the deceased, with no intention to cause death or bodily injury likely to cause death — Medical evidence shows a single entry wound, and the forensic ballistic report confirms the India Law Library Docid # 2432211
(145) SAPNA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8/20/60 — Seizure of vehicle — Release of vehicle pending trial — No specific bar under NDPS Act for interim release of seized vehicles — Courts can invoke general powers under Sections 451 and 457 of CrPC for return of seized vehicles — Trial court has discretion to release vehicle interim, but power must be exercised according to facts of each case. India Law Library Docid # 2432344
(146) MUKESH GAKKHAR AND OTHERS Vs. LAXMINARAYAN SAHU AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for death and injury — Enhancement of compensation — Deceased's future prospects calculated at 50% instead of 30% as per Pranay Sethi judgment for age group 40-50 years — Multiplier of 11 used instead of 13 as per Sarla Verma judgment for age group 46-50 years — Funeral expenses and loss of estate awarded at Rs. 5,000/- each, should be Rs. 18,150/- as per India Law Library Docid # 2432523
(147) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. KALABAI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 01-09-2025 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (now Employee's Compensation Act) — Section 30 — Appeal against order of Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation — Insurance Company disputing liability — Deceased injured in accident while operating a thresher attached to and propelled by a tractor — Tractor was insured, thresher was insured separately with limited coverage — Held, insurance company liable as the tractor, which India Law Library Docid # 2432524
(148) SHAMAS DIN Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 01-09-2025 Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Preventive Detention — Grounds of Detention — Representation against detention — Detaining authority's duty to inform detenue of right to make representation to detaining authority itself — Failure to so inform vitiates detention — Mere communication of right to represent to Government is insufficient. India Law Library Docid # 2432546
(149) KESAR SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. HARJEET SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 14 Rule 15(1) read with Section 151 — Issues framed incorrectly — Burden of proof — In a suit for declaration wherein plaintiffs claim ownership by inheritance and defendant claims ownership based on a Will, the defendant who propounds the Will has the burden of proving its validity. A lower court order directing the defendant to lead evidence first when the plaintiffs have India Law Library Docid # 2432675
(150) SARASWATI Vs. ROSHNI DEVI[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Amendment permissible after commencement of trial only if due diligence is established — Plaintiff sought amendment after trial commenced and 5 witnesses were examined — Amendment sought to challenge mutation and revenue entries, changing the nature of the suit from injunction to declaration — Plaintiff failed to demonstrate due diligence in discovering the mutation earlier — Such India Law Library Docid # 2432676
(151) RAHUL AND ANOTHER Vs. AJMER SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Written Statement — Trial stage — Proviso to Order 6 Rule 17 states ordinarily no amendment of pleadings permitted once trial commences — Petitioners failed to show cause for delay in filing amendment application — Petitioners attained majority in 2018 and 2019 respectively, but filed application in September 2024, indicating an India Law Library Docid # 2432677
(152) TEHAL SINGH Vs. BALDEV SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND ORS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and Willingness — Plaintiff seeking specific performance must plead and prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform essential terms of contract — Onus is on plaintiff — "Readiness" refers to financial capacity, "willingness" refers to conduct — Plaintiff's claims regarding source of funds were evasive and contradictory (bank accounts, India Law Library Docid # 2432688
(153) KHURANA CONSTRUCTION Vs. CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 119(2)(b) — Power to condone delay or grant relaxation — Application for refund of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) — Petitioner claimed TDS credit based on Form 26AS reflecting a lower amount than actually deducted — Petitioner applied under Section 119(2)(b) after the limitation period for revised returns expired due to genuine hardship — Rejection of application by Principal India Law Library Docid # 2432730
(154) HEERA LAL MEHTO Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 363, 366, 376; Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 — Regular bail — Petitioner sought bail after being in custody for approximately two years and three months — Trial not likely to conclude soon, with many prosecution witnesses yet to be examined — Prima facie, prosecution story appeared doubtful — Delay in trial not attributable to the petitioner — Continued India Law Library Docid # 2432151
(155) RAJMUNI, WD/O LATE SANJU NAYAK Vs. C. G. STATE CIVIL SUPPLIER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor accident claim — Dependents — Entitlement to compensation — A legal representative's entitlement to compensation is based on dependency, not solely on their status as a legal heir — The Motor Vehicles Act is a benevolent legislation requiring a liberal interpretation to include all dependents who have suffered loss due to a death in a motor accident, not India Law Library Docid # 2432143
(156) PRAKASH CHANDRA SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH THROUGH COLLECTOR, RAIPUR, FOR LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER (REVENUE), RAIPUR (CG)[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 23(1) — Determination of Market Value — Principles from Supreme Court judgments like Barla Ram Reddy — Market value to be based on comparable sale instances proximate to Section 4 notification date, considering land's condition and potentiality India Law Library Docid # 2432144
(157) MS. TANVI CHATURVEDI Vs. MS. SMITA SHRIVASTAVA AND ANR.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order I Rule 10(2) — Impleadment of paramour in divorce proceedings — Necessary and proper party — Allegations of adultery require impleadment of alleged paramour for natural justice and complete adjudication — Impleadment is not merely procedural but a substantive safeguard India Law Library Docid # 2432145
(158) RAHUL @ SHIV Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 392, 394, 397 — Robbery, Robbery with hurt, Robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt — Conviction upheld — Evidence from eyewitnesses identifying appellant and attributing role of using knife during robbery, corroborated by apprehension and recovery of stolen items and weapon, with no material contradictions or plausible defence, establishes prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2432146
(159) SULTAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 29-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Power to recall and re-examine witness — Court can recall and re-examine any person already examined if their evidence appears essential for a just decision — Object is to arrive at truth, subserve cause of justice, and uphold truth, not to help prosecution or defence — Allows Court to obtain best available evidence for justice India Law Library Docid # 2432147
(160) ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHER Vs. AJMER VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 29-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Termination of Services — Forged Educational Documents — Petitioners appointed as Junior Accountant based on B.Com. qualification — Services terminated on grounds of submitting false and forged qualification documents — Verification from Magadh University revealed petitioners never admitted or studied in the affiliated college and university never issued any degree — Termination considered as cancellation of India Law Library Docid # 2432148