(181) PRITI KALLA Vs. JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 University Ordinances — Study Leave and Extra Ordinary Leave — Interpretation of Ordinance 327 regarding grant, extension, and conversion of study leave and the conditions for Extra Ordinary Leave (EOL). The petitioner's initial study leave for post-graduation was extended, but subsequent requests for study leave for PhD and conversion of absence to EOL were denied based on university rules and her service India Law Library Docid # 2433992
(182) GRAM PANCHAYAT THALADKA Vs. AMAR SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Appeal stage — Application for impleadment as intervener in appeal dismissed by Appellate Court — Trial Court had allowed impleadment as intervener and permitted petitioner to adduce evidence on behalf of Gram Panchayat, though not as a party to suit — petitioner's application for impleadment in appeal rejected as belated and India Law Library Docid # 2433993
(183) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. NANU AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Appellate Court can interfere with an acquittal order only if the trial court's view is legally implausible, perverse, or based on misreading of evidence, and no other reasonable view is possible. The appellate court must address all reasons for acquittal and demonstrate an illegality or error. India Law Library Docid # 2433994
(184) KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI, SRI GANGA NAGAR Vs. AUTHORITY UNDER THE SHOPS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT ACT, SRI GANGANAGAR AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958 — Section 28A — Termination of service — Exemption for 'Offices' of local authorities — Employee working in Market Yard is not covered by exemption applicable to offices — Employee working as Chowkidar in Market Yard should be governed by the Act of 1958. India Law Library Docid # 2433995
(185) XXXX Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Section 3(2B) — Termination of pregnancy beyond 24 weeks — Permissible only if a Medical Board diagnoses substantial foetal abnormalities necessitating termination, and the procedure is safe for the woman. India Law Library Docid # 2433997
(186) UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MUSHTAQ AHMAD SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 08-10-2025 Police Rules, Rule 111 — Seniority of direct recruits — Determined by merit in Basic Recruitment Training Course (BRTC) — Appointed Sub-Inspector in 2016 after court order granting age relaxation and appointment despite being overage and having missed 2010 recruitment — Claim for notional seniority at par with those appointed in 2010 — Court directs notional fixation of seniority from 2010, but without monetary benefits — India Law Library Docid # 2434068
(187) H.P. STATE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Delay and Laches — Initiation of proceedings after an inordinate delay of 11 years — Held, not a reasonable period, especially for writ petitions — Condonation of delay cannot be liberally granted to the State or its instrumentalities without cogent reasons, as it institutionalizes inefficiency and erodes accountability — Public interest is in India Law Library Docid # 2434085
(188) BANABHAI RAMSANGBHAI REVAR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 135 — Theft of electricity — Essential elements — Prosecution must prove the commission of the offence beyond reasonable doubt, including the unauthorized use of electricity and the accused's connection to it — In this case, the prosecution failed to establish the actual place of offence, failed to corroborate ocular evidence with documentary evidence, and did not produce crucial India Law Library Docid # 2434200
(189) WELSPUN MAXSTEEL LIMITED Vs. ALANG MARINE LIMITED[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 6A — Counterclaim — Filing of — Trial commencement defined — Trial commences when issues are framed and the case is set down for recording of evidence — Filing of affidavit in lieu of examination-in-chief constitutes commencement of trial — Once trial has commenced, a counterclaim cannot be permitted to be filed. (Paras 12, 12.2, India Law Library Docid # 2434201
(190) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. HAMIDABEN ISMAILBHAI JADEJA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against acquittal — Prosecution rested on dying declarations — Trial court acquitted accused after finding dying declarations not credible due to discrepancies. India Law Library Docid # 2434202
(191) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAJA MAHMED SAIYED ALIAS RAJU MADRASI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 506(2), 304-A, 312, 314, 338 — Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 — Section 3(1)(11) — Appeal against acquittal — Reappreciation of evidence — Supreme Court guidelines regarding appellate jurisdiction in acquittal appeals — Appellate court must be slow to interfere if two views are possible and the trial court's view was plausible — Acquittal reinforces India Law Library Docid # 2434203
(192) PATEL CHANDRIKABEN Vs. PATEL MANGUBEN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Rejection of Plaint under Order 7, Rule 11 (a) and (d) — Prima facie case — Suit for declaration of share in agricultural land and permanent injunction — Appeal against rejection of plaint on grounds of limitation and lack of cause of action — Held, rejection of plaint is a drastic power and should be exercised cautiously — Limitation involving mixed question of law and facts requires leading of evidence — Knowledge of revenue India Law Library Docid # 2434253
(193) GENERAL MANAGER WESTERN RAILWAY Vs. RANJIT CONSTRUCTION CO.[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Contract Law — Breach of Contract — Delay in project — Claims for damages — Responsibility for delay — Approval of designs and drawings — Handing over of site — Contractor's responsibility for site inspection and design submission — Clause 2.5.2.2 of Tender Document and Clause 19 of GCC interpreted — No claim for late approval or consequent delay. India Law Library Docid # 2434254
(194) DEEPAK SHIVRAM PATARE Vs. VIJAY SHIVRAM PATARE[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 384 — Appeals — First Appeal against judgment in Probate Application — Admitted for final disposal at the instance of both parties. India Law Library Docid # 2434375
(195) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. REKHA LALCHAND PATEL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Appeal by Insurance Company challenging award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Court finds that the Tribunal's findings on rash and negligent driving are well-reasoned and based on evidence like DAR, charge-sheet, spot panchnama, and are supported by the India Law Library Docid # 2434512
(196) SHIVAPUTRA M HONNALLI Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Karnataka Universities of Agricultural Sciences Act, 2009 — Section 31(9) — Appointment of Comptroller — Procedure — Requirements — Panel of qualified persons to be prepared by Vice-Chancellor, approved by Board of Management — Vice-Chancellor to appoint from approved panel — Chancellor to appoint if Board rejects panel — Petitioner not qualified for panel, no panel prepared or approved — India Law Library Docid # 2434557
(197) IREDDY RAVINDER REDDY AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 145 — Proceedings initiated to prevent breach of peace when civil suit is pending — Pendency of a civil suit involving the property does not automatically bar criminal proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C., especially when the civil court has not definitively adjudicated possession or issued orders that prevent the Executive Magistrate from taking action India Law Library Docid # 2434615
(198) MUKESH KUMAR SAHGAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 5 r/w 6, Section 21(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 354-A, 376(2), 323, 504 — Information Technology Act, 2000 – Section 67A — Criminal Appeal — Conviction upheld for sexual assault and failure to report — Conviction set aside for obscenity and intentional insult — Appellant Mukesh Kumar Sahgal convicted under Sections 354 India Law Library Docid # 2434682
(199) SUNIL KUMAR GOYAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Notaries Act, 1952 — Section 5(2) and Rules, 1956, Rule 8B — Renewal of Certificate of Practice — Rejection of renewal application solely on the ground of having practiced for more than ten years — Held to be unsustainable in law — The Act and Rules do not prescribe any upper age limit or restriction on number of renewals — Renewal can only be refused on grounds specified in Section 10 of the India Law Library Docid # 2434683
(200) KARNAIL SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 U.P. Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950, Section 132 — Bhumidhari rights — Water body land — Prohibition against accrual of bhumidhari rights in pasture lands or lands covered by water — This prohibition applies to riverbed/water body land. India Law Library Docid # 2434684