(241) FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. HEIRS OF KANABHAI SOMABHAI (DECD.) AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal Against Judgment and Decree — Appeal filed against a judgment partly allowing a suit for recovery of damages and rejecting a counter-claim. The appellate court reviews whether the trial court's appreciation of evidence and interpretation of contract terms were erroneous or perverse. India Law Library Docid # 2434167
(242) RAJENDRAKUMAR RAMRATAN ARORA AND ANOTHER Vs. SANKLCHAND JECHANDBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — High Court's power to interfere with findings of fact — High Court cannot interfere with findings of fact by the first Appellate Court unless such findings are erroneous, contrary to law, based on inadmissible evidence, or without evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2434170
(243) NABAKISHORE BARIK Vs. BRAHMAHARI SHANKAR DASH[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Cheque admitted in evidence without objection — Signature on cheque not disputed at the time of marking it as an exhibit — Subsequent application to send cheque for handwriting expert opinion rejected — Held, proper procedure would have been to file application under Section 45 of the Evidence Act, 1872, for expertise opinion, as the cheque had already India Law Library Docid # 2433145
(244) SMT. POOJA Vs. SOURABH KHUSHWAHA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Family Court Act, 1984 — Section 19 — First Appeal — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1A)(ii) — Divorce — Restitution of Conjugal Rights — Once a decree for restitution of conjugal rights is passed and there has been no resumption of marital ties for a period of one year or more, either party can seek a divorce under Section 13(1A)(ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The court does not need to re-examine the "reasonable India Law Library Docid # 2433283
(245) NIL KUMAR PRADHAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF SIKKIM AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — Sections 19(5) and 20(2) — Lok Adalat — Jurisdiction in pre-litigation cases — A party cannot directly approach a Lok Adalat by filing pre-litigation cases. Instead, they must first submit an application to the relevant "Authority" or "Committee" organizing the Lok Adalat. This "Authority" or "Committee" then decides whether to refer the matter to the Lok Adalat after hearing both parties. India Law Library Docid # 2433409
(246) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. ANNALAKSHMI AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 24-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163A — Claim petition — Maintainability — A borrower or permissive user of a vehicle cannot maintain a claim petition under Section 163A against the owner or insurer, as they step into the shoes of the owner and cannot be both claimant and recipient. The deceased must be a third party. India Law Library Docid # 2433700
(247) HARBANS KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. MOHINDER SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Application for amendment of plaint filed after commencement of trial — Amendment disallowed if not filed with due diligence — Proviso to Order 6 Rule 17 CPC restricts court’s power to allow amendments after trial has commenced, India Law Library Docid # 2433924
(248) JAGWANT SINGH Vs. PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 and Order 18 Rule 17 — Recalling witness for further cross-examination — Not a matter of right, but a discretion of the Court to be exercised judiciously to meet the ends of justice — Court's inherent power under Section 151 CPC is not affected by express power under India Law Library Docid # 2433925
(249) SMT. BABITA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 24-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Habeas Corpus — Scope of — Not maintainable for supervising investigation of a Missing Person Report (MPR) — Such petitions are maintainable only when there is illegal detention — Grievance against the manner of investigation of an MPR is to be addressed through other remedies under the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). India Law Library Docid # 2433961
(250) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. JAGAN SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 24-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 302/149 and 460 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Appellate court can interfere with an order of acquittal only if the judgment suffers from patent perversity, is based on misreading or omission to consider material evidence, or if no two reasonable views are possible and only the view consistent with the guilt of the accused is possible from the evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2433962
(251) RAVINDRA GURJAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 — Section 336(2) — Transfer of Municipality employee to Development Authority — Power rests solely with the State Government — The term 'transfer' used in the section does not imply deputation and does not require the consent of the employee; the employee has no option but to join the transferred post. India Law Library Docid # 2433975
(252) UGMA Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Conviction of one accused and acquittal of others on similar evidence — No reasonable distinction shown — Trial court wrongly distinguishes evidence when no justification exists — Appeals allowed due to lack of distinguishable features. India Law Library Docid # 2433976
(253) GULLE KHAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 451 and 457 — Custody and disposal of property pending trial — Seized property should be returned to the rightful owner expeditiously once the necessity for its retention ceases — Trial court's condition to release seized mobile phone only after expiry of appeal/revision period India Law Library Docid # 2433977
(254) SHIVRAJ LOHAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offences — Guidelines for compounding after delay — The Supreme Court has laid down guidelines for imposing costs on parties who unduly delay compounding of an offence. If compounding is sought before the Sessions Court or High Court in revision or appeal, the accused is required to pay 15% of the India Law Library Docid # 2433978
(255) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. MOTILAL[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 & 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference limited — Appellate court can reverse acquittal only if trial court's view is legally implausible, perverse, or based on error of fact/law — If two views are possible, one favouring accused prevails. India Law Library Docid # 2433979
(256) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. ANTIMA RANI[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201, 379, 34 — Appeal against acquittal — Circumstantial evidence — Prosecution failed to establish circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt — Trial court justified in acquitting the accused — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2434018
(257) AZHAR HUSSAIN BHAT Vs. MOHAMMAD SHAFI NARCHOOR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 24-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory Jurisdiction — Alternative Remedy — Appeal — High Court should generally direct parties to avail alternative remedies under Code of Civil Procedure before invoking supervisory jurisdiction, especially when an appeal is specifically provided. India Law Library Docid # 2434071
(258) GULZAR AHMAD DAR Vs. JAMMU AND KASHMIR BANK LTD.[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 24-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Extraordinary, equitable, and discretionary writ jurisdiction — Petitioner's duty to approach court with clean hands — Concealment, suppression, or misrepresentation of material facts amounts to fraud on the court and abuse of process, leading to dismissal of petition and potential refusal to consider merits. India Law Library Docid # 2434072
(259) HARBANS LAL SHARMA Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 24-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 145 — Procedure where dispute concerning land, etc. is likely to cause breach of peace — Initial order — Requirements — Magistrate must be satisfied that a dispute likely to cause breach of peace exists concerning land within his jurisdiction — Such satisfaction must be recorded in writing with reasons — Preliminary order dated 23.01.2018 found to have India Law Library Docid # 2434114
(260) SMT. DAYAVANTI PREMCHAND AND ANOTHER Vs. GUJARAT ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 5, Rules 11, 12, 15 — Service of Summons — Mandatory service on each defendant individually — Service on adult family member allowed only if defendant is absent from residence, no likelihood of finding them within reasonable time, and no agent is authorized to accept service — Trial court failed to consider if these conditions were met when summons was served on India Law Library Docid # 2434171