(221) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RAJESH KUMAR ALIAS GULLABU[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 15 and 22 — Acquittal — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference is limited — Appellate court can interfere only if the trial court's view is impossible or perverse — If two reasonable conclusions are possible, the appellate court should not disturb the acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2434039
(222) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SUSHILA GUPTA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 15-10-2025 Land Acquisition Act, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Return or acquisition of land — Court directed Food Corporation of India to either return illegally occupied land or acquire it under the 2013 Act, with rental compensation for the period of occupation. India Law Library Docid # 2434077
(223) UMESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI PANDIT Vs. HEMENDRA MUGATLAL PAREKH AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Bombay Rents Hotel, House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(k) and 13(1)(L) — Eviction — Non-user of premises and alternative accommodation — Landlord's burden of proof — Landlord must initially prove non-user for six months; then burden shifts to tenant to prove reasonable cause for non-user — Evidence of minimum electricity consumption and tenant's admissions of not residing in premises India Law Library Docid # 2434185
(224) KIRITBHAI CHANDRAKANT VYAS AND OTHERS Vs. DAXABEN CHHOTABHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7, Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Bar of limitation — In an application for rejection of plaint under Order 7, Rule 11(d) of CPC, the court examines the plaint and documents annexed. If the plaint, as averred, clearly shows the suit is barred by limitation, it can be rejected. India Law Library Docid # 2434186
(225) KALPESHBHAI GHANSHYAMBHAI THAKKAR Vs. SONALBEN KALPESHBHAI THAKKAR[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Interim Maintenance — Order for interim maintenance passed during pendency of divorce petition remains valid even after initial dissolution of marriage if the divorce decree is subsequently set aside and the petition is remanded for retrial. India Law Library Docid # 2434187
(226) MUNNI Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 — Inherent powers of Court — Recall of orders — Petitioner sought recall of previous orders based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), claiming she entered into it under coercion due to a prior Agreement to Sell (ATS) with third parties and partial payment received. Court found Petitioner’s claims inconsistent with her previous statements India Law Library Docid # 2434213
(227) STATE Vs. PRAMOD YADAV[DELHI HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(4) — Appeal against acquittal — Powers of appellate court — Appellate court must be slow to interfere unless trial court's view is perverse — Double presumption of innocence in favour of accused after acquittal reinforced by trial court — Can be disturbed only by thorough scrutiny on accepted legal parameters. India Law Library Docid # 2434214
(228) STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI Vs. AJAY KUMAR YADAV[DELHI HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363, 366, 376 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Kidnapping, rape of a minor, sexual assault — Appeal against acquittal — Failure of prosecution to prove age of victim — Essential element for invoking POCSO Act and sections related to offences against minors — No documentary evidence or ossification test for age determination — Oral India Law Library Docid # 2434215
(229) ARSHAD KARAR KHAN Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 22(c), 29, 37, 42, 50, 52A, 54 — Bail Application — Commercial Quantity — Mephedrone — Applicant arrested with 500 grams of Mephedrone, which is a commercial quantity — Rigors of Section 37 NDPS Act apply — Court not satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is unlikely to commit an offence India Law Library Docid # 2434521
(230) AMAN @ AMAAN JAMIR SHAIKH Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, PUNE CITY AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons engaged in Black Marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981 (MPDA Act) — Section 3 — Detention Order — Grounds of Detention — Reliance on past offences for subjective satisfaction — Detaining Authority can refer to past offences and preventive actions India Law Library Docid # 2434522
(231) TAJRAJ Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and Charge-sheet — Application for quashing of FIR and charge-sheet for offences under Indian Penal Code, Insecticides Act and Rules, and Environmental Protection Act — Held, it is settled law that if a statute requires a thing to be done in a particular manner, it must be done in that manner, or not at all. Procedure not followed by the India Law Library Docid # 2434535
(232) SRI. SHARANABASAPPA H.SUBEDAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, 2025 — Order in Application No. 5238-5263/2023 — Quashing of final seniority list — Allowing applications of direct recruits — Direct recruits challenged final seniority list of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySP) on grounds of excess promotions by promotees and violation of government orders regarding recruitment quotas. Tribunal quashed the seniority list and directed reconsideration based on objections and guidelines. India Law Library Docid # 2434549
(233) DR. Y.S. SUMATHY Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka High Court Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Writ Appeal — Challenge to order of Single Judge dismissing writ petition — Appellant challenging a letter directing amendment of recruitment advertisement — Court to consider if AICTE Regulations, 2019 were applicable to recruitment process commenced in 2020. India Law Library Docid # 2434550
(234) THE BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. SANGAM ENTERPRISES AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (as amended) — Section 14B — Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Benefit of Development Rights) Rules, 2016 — Rules 4(8) — Approval of Modified Plan — Applicable Rules — Rules in force at the time of sanction, not at the time of application, apply. India Law Library Docid # 2434551
(235) M/S KARNATAKA FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD. Vs. SMT T NALINI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 — Rule 11-A(2) — Disciplinary proceedings — Disagreement with inquiry report — Requirement of notice to delinquent official — Rule 11-A(2) mandates Disciplinary Authority to record reasons for disagreement with Inquiry Officer’s findings and record its own findings if evidence is sufficient — Does not require notice to India Law Library Docid # 2434552
(236) IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. BADAVATH BALKISHAN AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149 — Insurance Company’s liability — Fake policy alleged — Insurer's defence was that the insurance policy produced by claimants was fabricated and not issued by it. Court found that the insurer had provided credible and verifiable records negating the existence of the policy, including a complaint lodged with the police. The claimants failed to prove the India Law Library Docid # 2434627
(237) KAMSANI ANJALI Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Detention of Adults Previously Rescued from Trafficking — Attaining majority does not automatically necessitate release if it's not in the best interest of the individual, especially in cases involving human trafficking victims who are material witnesses in pending criminal cases. The State has a duty to protect such vulnerable individuals from re-victimization. India Law Library Docid # 2434628
(238) AZIZ HASSAN KOTADIA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 — Section 3, Section 2(a), Section 2(g) — Preventive Detention — Detenu categorised as 'Goonda' — Robbery of jewellery shops with stabbing and threat — Actions prejudicial to public order — Court not to interfere with subjective satisfaction of detaining authority unless vitiated by arbitrariness or lack of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2434629
(239) SRI REDDYSHETTY SRIHARI AND ANOTHER Vs. SRI SURINENI CHAKRADHAR RAO[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 26 Rule 9 and Section 151 — Appointment of Advocate Commissioner — Identification of suit schedule property — Application to appoint an Advocate Commissioner for identification of suit land was dismissed by the trial court — Held, the prayer for identification/location of land through an Advocate Commissioner amounts to collection of evidence and is not India Law Library Docid # 2434630
(240) OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 — Section 10(1) & 10(2) — Prohibition of contract labour — Mandatory consultation with Central Advisory Board — Notification prohibiting contract labour cannot be issued without consulting the Central Advisory Board — Consideration of sub-committee report alone, without endorsement by the Central Advisory Board, is insufficient to satisfy Section 10(1) India Law Library Docid # 2434690