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(241) M/S. GILLCO DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-07-2025
Transfer Application — Real Estate Regulatory Authority — Whether a 'Court' — A determination by an authority whose decisions are final and binding, involves judicial procedure, and can award costs or interest, is considered a 'Court' for purposes of review and transfer. Section 31 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and
India Law Library Docid # 2428928

(242) PAYAL CHAUDHARY Vs. KAP SINHA IAS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-07-2025
Contempt of Court — Essential elements — Disobedience of court orders — Fundamental rights — Disconnection of water supply when ordered by a court or in violation of court orders can lead to contempt of court charges, as water is a basic necessity and its disconnection can violate fundamental rights, including the right to livelihood.
India Law Library Docid # 2428929

(243) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. KANA RAM[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Interference by appellate court — An order of acquittal is to be interfered with only when there are compelling and substantial reasons, such as the order being clearly unreasonable, or the trial court having ignored or misread material evidence. The appellate court can reverse an acquittal if the trial court's findings are perverse
India Law Library Docid # 2428724

(244) DEVILAL AND OTHERS Vs. M/S GOVINDAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39, Rule 7 — Appointment of Commissioner — Preservation and inspection of property — A Commissioner can be appointed for the purpose of detention, preservation, or inspection of the subject-matter of a suit, or to collect samples or make observations for obtaining information.
India Law Library Docid # 2428725

(245) JITENDRA SAXENA AND OTHERS Vs. MOHAN LAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 23-07-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 76 — Tenancy — Redemption of mortgage — Tenant of mortgagor in possession — Protection of Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950 — Not entitled to protection against mortgagor after redemption of mortgage unless eviction decree obtained — Letting out of premises by mortgagee not prudent act — Mortgagor entitled to recovery of
India Law Library Docid # 2428601

(246) SMT JARINA ROBINSAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN THROUGH COLLECTOR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 23-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41, Rule 2 — Second Appeal — Admission — Substantial Question of Law — Appeal against dismissal of suit for permanent injunction and appellate court's affirmation of trial court's decree — Held, no substantial question of law arose for admission when both lower courts had concurrently found against the appellant, particularly when possession of land was
India Law Library Docid # 2428602

(247) BHARGAVI AUTOMOBILES PVT. LTD. Vs. K.S. RAVI KUMAR AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Civil Procedure — Principles of Natural Justice — Violation of — Order passed without impleading affected parties liable to be set aside. (Para 14)

B. Civil Procedure — Principles of Natural Justice — Revival of illegal order — Court may refuse relief if setting aside an order revives an earlier illegal order, but the earlier order must be demonstrably illegal.
India Law Library Docid # 2428019

(248) STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. SANJAY BABAN KATKAR[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 391, 313, 366 — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — DNA reports — Expert witnesses — Capital punishment — Where the conviction relies heavily on DNA reports and the prosecution failed to examine the experts who conducted the DNA analysis, denying the accused opportunity to cross-examine them on the scientific and technical aspects of the report, this amounts to a failure of justice and vitiates the trial,
India Law Library Docid # 2428020

(249) RASIDA KHATOON Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 23-07-2025
Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, Section 39(1) Proviso — Removal of Member — Enquiry Procedure — State Government can conduct enquiry itself, through existing or retired officer not below State Level Service rank, or through any directed authority — Additional Collector seeking fact-finding reports from subordinates is not an illegal delegation of power for statutory enquiry
India Law Library Docid # 2428021

(250) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. FATEH LAL[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 201 — Murder and Causing Evidence of Offence to Disappear — Appeal against acquittal — Held, prosecution failed to establish motive and "last seen" theory — Contradictory statements of prosecution witnesses and lack of corroboration for key prosecution theories rendered the case highly doubtful — Acquittal upheld.
India Law Library Docid # 2428022

(251) PRABH KIRAN SINGH ALIAS PRABHKIRAN SINGH Vs. GURMAIL SINGH KHINDA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 311 — Additional Evidence — Trial Court's power to permit — Scope and principles discussed — Evidence essential for just decision — Can be allowed even after cross-examination foreclosed — Court can summon witnesses or allow further examination at instance of party or suo motu — Successive applications require higher circumspection — No straight jacket formula,
India Law Library Docid # 2428023

(252) MR. SATISH KUMAR @ BABAL Vs. STATE[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 326, 324, 325, 341, 34 — Applicability — Grievous hurt by dangerous weapon or means — Conviction under Section 326 RPC for an injury caused by a human bite — Held, human teeth are a natural part of the human body and cannot be equated with weapons specifically categorized as dangerous or
India Law Library Docid # 2428026

(253) PARVEZ AHMAD PADROO AND OTHERS Vs. J&K BANK LIMITED, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 16, 21 — Equality, Non-discrimination, Right to Life — Petitioners engaged as casual workers by Respondent-Bank, later services utilized through outsourcing agency — Bank formulated "Absorption Policy" for contractual engagement/regularization of casual workers — Petitioners figured in
India Law Library Docid # 2428027

(254) THE STATE Vs. ASHOK[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 378(1) — Appeal against acquittal — Grounds for appeal — Judgment based on conjecture and surmises, against facts and law — Victim’s statement narrated entire incident consistently, role of respondent specifically described — Trial court did not consider tender age of prosecutrix (nine years old) — Deviations due to passage of time natural — Children are receptive to
India Law Library Docid # 2428035

(255) AMRENDRA KUMAR YADAV AND OTHERS Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NEW DELHI)[PATNA HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 223 — Joint trial of accused — Application for joint trial of three special cases was rejected by the Trial Court on the grounds that it would cause judicial delay and violate Supreme Court directions for expeditious disposal of one of the cases. Held, the application was filed at a belated stage, after the prosecution evidence was closed and the cases were at the stage of
India Law Library Docid # 2428037

(256) DAULT RAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 386, 374 — Hearing of Criminal Appeals — Absence of Appellant/Counsel — Amicus Curiae — Supreme Court judgments in Surya Baksh Singh, K.S. Panduranga, and Mohd. Sukur Ali — High Court's discretion to dismiss appeal for non-prosecution or decide on merits in absence of appellant/counsel — Appointment of Amicus Curiae is discretionary — Court can decide appeal after perusing record and trial court judgment, with or without Amicus Curiae if
India Law Library Docid # 2428017

(257) JITENDER Vs. KULDEEP (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 35 — Objections to execution — Maintainability of revision petition — Objections filed by judgment debtors themselves are not third-party objections under Order 21 Rules 97, 98, or 103 CPC — Consequently, the order disposing of such objections is not appealable and a revision petition is maintainable.
India Law Library Docid # 2428940

(258) CHANDER BHAN THROUGH SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY ASHWANI KINGER Vs. KAMAL KRISHAN[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Written Statement — Application to introduce plea of damage to property by landlord — Alleged incident occurred before filing of written statement and injunction suit — Tenant failed to raise issue in written statement or injunction suit — Tenant also failed to demonstrate due diligence in not raising the issue earlier — Amendment sought to justify stand taken in
India Law Library Docid # 2428941

(259) JAGAN NATH (DECEASED) THROUGH LR Vs. SITA RAM (DECEASED) THROUGH LR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Indian Easements Act, 1882 — Sections 52, 54, 56, 60 — License — Revocation — Permanent construction — Defendant denied being a licensee, therefore, cannot claim irrevocable license under Section 60(b) based on permanent construction.
India Law Library Docid # 2428942

(260) SURJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. MALKIAT SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 23-07-2025
Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 61(a) — Redemption of mortgaged property — Applicability — Article 61(a) providing 30-year period for redemption applies only if a subsisting mortgage exists — Once a mortgage is redeemed and such redemption is judicially affirmed, the mortgage is extinguished and no further right to redeem can be
India Law Library Docid # 2428943