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(21) VALLIAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. N. LAKSHMI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal from original decree — Partition suit — Trial Court dismissed plaintiffs' suit for partition — Appellants contended that the dismissal was wrong as their right and relationship were admitted and dismissal was based on ouster — Court held that plaintiffs failed to prove redemption of mortgage, and their claim for partition was not sustainable.
India Law Library Docid # 2434770

(22) DIVISIONAL MANAGER, UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. S. VIJAYA MARY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeals to High Court — Appeals against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurance company challenging award, claimants seeking enhancement — Both appeals considered together.
India Law Library Docid # 2434771

(23) MUTHULAKSHMI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 28-10-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 and Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 — Habeas Corpus Petitions — Detention Orders — Grounds for quashing — Non-supply of relied-upon documents — Detenus are entitled to receive all documents that form the basis of the detention order to make an effective representation — Documents merely referred to
India Law Library Docid # 2434772

(24) HDFC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. JYOTHI MADHAVAN U.[KERALA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Insurance Law — Life Insurance Proposal — Acceptance — Duty of Insurer to Communicate Decision — Failure to communicate rejection within stipulated time renders delay unreasonable and violates principles of good faith.
India Law Library Docid # 2434858

(25) BHAG CHAND Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Service Law — Regularisation — Claim for work charge status — Eligibility criteria — Petitioner engaged as daily wager Beldar in 1995, services regularized in 2007 — Claimed work charge status from 2003 based on 8 years of continuous daily wage service — Mandays chart confirmed continuous service of over 240 days from 1995 till 2003 — Petitioner held entitled to work charge status from 01.01.2003 as per Supreme Court judgments in Surajmani and Ashwani Kumar cases. (Paras 5(i), 6, 10,
India Law Library Docid # 2434938

(26) GARGESH KUMAR Vs. ADITYA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 140, 2(30) — No-fault liability for interim compensation — Driver vs. Registered Owner — Section 140 imposes joint and several liability on the owner(s) of the vehicle for interim compensation in case of death or permanent disablement arising from an accident — The owner, as defined in Section 2(30), means the person in whose name the motor vehicle stands registered —
India Law Library Docid # 2434939

(27) KULDEEP CHAND Vs. SH. SODHI RAM AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Appeal under Section 14 of H.P. Land Revenue Act — Exclusion of period during COVID-19 pandemic — Supreme Court extended limitation period from 15.03.2020 to 28.02.2022 for computing period of limitation — Order under challenge was passed during this period and appeal was
India Law Library Docid # 2434948

(28) SRI SAI SAPTHAGIRI SPONGE PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Quashing of proceedings — Cheques issued as security and not for consideration — Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) clearly stated cheques were for security purposes to show banks and not for deposit — Complainant failed to read the complete terms of MOU in isolation and misinterpreted it to claim cheques were
India Law Library Docid # 2434579

(29) P S JAYAKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 499, 500, 34 — Criminal Defamation — Essential Ingredients — To constitute defamation, there must be an imputation concerning a person, made with intent to harm reputation, or knowledge/belief that it will harm reputation — A company, being an artificial entity, lacks the intention
India Law Library Docid # 2434586

(30) 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

(31) 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

(32) 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

(33) 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

(34) 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

(35) 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

(36) 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

(37) 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

(38) 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

(39) MR.SAMPRAS ANTHONY Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 25-10-2025
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 64 — Rape — Quashing of proceedings — Consensual sex versus rape — Meeting on dating app — Physical intimacy alleged to be non-consensual after withdrawal of consent — Petitioner claims chats demonstrate consensual acts — Court's duty to distinguish between breach of promise to marry and false promise — Mere disappointment in a relationship does not
India Law Library Docid # 2434540

(40) MR.FAKIRAPPA HATTI Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 25-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 417, 323, 506 — Rape, Cheating, Assault, Criminal Intimidation — Quashing of Proceedings — Section 482 Cr.P.C. — Consensual relationship — Breach of promise to marry — False promise — Supreme Court held that a consensual sexual relationship for three years between parties, even if there was a promise of marriage that was not fulfilled, does not constitute rape or cheating — The complainant, who was already married with three children, cannot
India Law Library Docid # 2434541