(241) BHARATI SATPATHY Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958 — Sections 12-A, 15(b) and Rule 34 of Odisha Survey and Settlement Rules, 1962 — Writ Petition maintainability — When an order passed by a settlement authority is without jurisdiction, a writ petition under Articles 226 & 227 is maintainable even if a statutory remedy is available India Law Library Docid # 2438194
(242) AFR MADHAB DHADA Vs. PARSHURAM DHADA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 86(1) — Dismissal of Election Petition — Non-compliance with mandatory provisions — Allegations of corrupt practice — Failure to file affidavit in Form-25 — Application for dismissal based on non-filing of the affidavit in Form-25 at the time of filing the election petition. India Law Library Docid # 2438195
(243) CAAA CHANDRA PARIDA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA (G.A. DEPT.)[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Bribery — Essential ingredients — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Proof of demand is a sine qua non for conviction — Mere recovery of tainted money without proof of demand is insufficient. India Law Library Docid # 2438196
(244) SASHIBHUSHAN BHOI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA (VIG.)[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7 — Demand and Acceptance — Essential ingredients for conviction are proof of 'demand' and 'acceptance' of illegal gratification — Mere recovery of tainted money is insufficient without proof of demand and acceptance made in consequence thereof. India Law Library Docid # 2438197
(245) AFR KALYANI SWAIN AND OTHERS Vs. BIJAY KUMAR SWAIN AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Execution of decree — Repeated applications — Principles of res judicata — Filing multiple applications on the same issue, even if not strictly res judicata, is an abuse of process and should be dealt with sternly. India Law Library Docid # 2438198
(246) LALU SHEIKH @ MALU SHEIKH Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Judicial Review of Foreigners' Tribunal Order — Scope of Certiorari — A Writ Court exercising certiorari jurisdiction does not act as an Appellate Court and does not reweigh or review evidence — Intervention is limited to examining the decision-making process for procedural impropriety or illegality, not findings of fact made by the Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2437236
(247) SURAJIT KUMAR BHAGOWATI Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 482, 320, 397, 401 — Indian Penal Code (IPC) — Section 354A, 447, 506 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Exercise of Inherent Powers of High Court — Offence non-compoundable but dispute is private and personal — Two cross-petitions (sexual harassment charge under Section 354A IPC, and threat/trespass charge under Sections 447/506 IPC) arising between two College faculty members (Principal and Assistant Professor) — India Law Library Docid # 2437233
(248) ARNESH HARIZON Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 Part II — Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder — Conviction — Modification — Lower Court found accused lacked intention to cause death but acted with knowledge that injury was likely to cause death — Appellate Court finds contradictions between eyewitness accounts (kick to stomach) and post-mortem report (death due to head injury/haemorrhage) — Head injury seemingly caused by falling on bamboo during scuffle — Lack of direct India Law Library Docid # 2437234
(249) MISS SAHIN AKHTAR AHMED AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124 read with Section 124A — Compensation for Untoward Incident (Accidental Falling) — Strict Liability — Death of bona fide passenger travelling on a valid ticket, sustained injuries after accidentally falling from a running train, and subsequently succumbed to injuries — Incident qualifies as an 'untoward incident' under Section 123(c) (accidental falling of any passenger from a train carrying passengers) — Whether the Tribunal erred in dismissing the claim due India Law Library Docid # 2437235
(250) M/S KAVERI INFRA PROJECTS PVT LTD THROUGH AUTHORIZSED PERSON MR BODAGAM SANJEEVA REDDY AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 18-12-2025 Tender and Government Contracts — Cancellation of Bid — Right of Lowest Bidder — Public Interest — The highest or lowest bidder (L-1) acquires no vested right to have the tender concluded in their favour — The employer (tendering authority) reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without incurring India Law Library Docid # 2437151
(251) SURESH KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Act of 2013) — Land Acquisition Proceedings — Challenge to entire acquisition for Defence Project (Forward Composite Aviation Base) on grounds of procedural violations (Social Impact Assessment, survey, R&R Scheme, objection hearing, and Award) — National Security and Public Purpose — India Law Library Docid # 2437565
(252) LEGAL HEIRS OF KACHRABHAI KESHARBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Land Revenue — Relinquishment of Land — Validity — Land granted to original holder (father of petitioners) was subsequently relinquished by one legal heir (co-sharer), and accepted by Mamlatdar through order in 1972 leading to mutation as Government Khalsa land — Petitioners (other legal heirs) challenged relinquishment and sought re-grant after 44 years on grounds including lack of mandatory procedure, lack of consent India Law Library Docid # 2437756
(253) SURJIT KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 — Scope of Revisional Court — A revisional court is not an appellate court and its scope of interference is extremely narrow, primarily to correct patent defects, errors of jurisdiction, or errors of law — The object is to set right a patent defect, error of jurisdiction/law, or perversity — The Revisional Court should not dwell at length upon facts and evidence to reverse concurrent findings unless the finding is perverse, wholly India Law Library Docid # 2437999
(254) VARINDER SINGH Vs. NIRMALA DEVI AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Application for direction to Police to register FIR — Maintainability — Pre-requisite of approaching Police first — An informant must first approach the officer-in-charge of the police station (or the Superintendent of Police if the police refuse) before approaching the Magistrate under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for direction to register an FIR — Trial India Law Library Docid # 2438000
(255) SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. SARAVANA GLOBAL ENERGY LTD[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(2)(a)(iii), 28(3) and 34(2A) — Setting aside Arbitral Award — Loss Assessment Basis (Reinstatement Value/Market Value) — Interpretation of Policy Terms — Arbitrator's finding that the Industrial All Risk (IAR) policy permitted loss assessment partly on Reinstatement Value (RIV) and partly on Market Value (MV) basis is in total disregard to the India Law Library Docid # 2438111
(256) ARULMIGHU PAPPI CHETTY AND OTHERS Vs. THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (HR and CE Act, 1959) — Section 70(1) — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — First Appeal against dismissal of Statutory Suit — Character of Religious Institution — Claim for declaration that 'Pappi Chetty Ragaviah Chetty’s Charities' is a Private Institution and does not come under the purview of the HR and CE Act — Prior Proceedings — Institution previously declared a "specific endowment" under the Madras HR and CE India Law Library Docid # 2438112
(257) K.NATRAYAN AND OTHERS Vs. G.RAJALINGAM AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Public Employment—Selection Process—Eligibility Criteria (Crucial Date)—Sanitary Inspector (SI) recruitment notification (2017) prescribed SI certificate from Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI) as essential qualification—Subsequent selection process (2024) and government order (2022) declared PG Diploma from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Institute equivalent to SI certificate—Candidates who acquired qualification (equivalence declaration) after the 2017 notification and India Law Library Docid # 2438113
(258) THE MANAGEMENT, COLACUMBY TEA MANUFACTURERS PVT. LTD. Vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Payment of Gratuity Rules, 1973 (Gratuity Rules) — Rule 11(5) — Proviso — Application to set aside Ex-parte Order/Dismissal for Default — Limitation — The 30-day period prescribed in the proviso to Rule 11(5) for seeking to set aside an ex-parte order or an order of dismissal for default is directory, not mandatory — This rule is procedural in nature and, given that the Gratuity Act is a social beneficial legislation, inflexibility would defeat the Act's objective India Law Library Docid # 2438114
(259) WORKMEN OF MRF LIMITED Vs. THE MANAGEMENT OF MRF LIMITED AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Applicability against Private Bodies — Writ petition seeking mandamus against private company (Management) regarding payment of health insurance premium for non-ESI workers based on wage settlements — Held, relief under Article 226, being a public law remedy, is generally available only against the State, its instrumentalities, or a body/person discharging a public or statutory duty — The term "person" under Article India Law Library Docid # 2438115
(260) K.JAYARAJ AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-12-2025 Human Rights Violation — State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) — Police Excess — Quashing of SHRC recommendations — Police officers (Respondents) attempting to arrest Complainant (accused in a pending case under IPC Section 307) at Tiruchirappalli Cantonment Police Station — Incident resulting in scuffle captured on CCTV camera and Complainant sustaining injuries — SHRC finding that while police action to arrest was initially lawful, they exceeded limits and used excessive India Law Library Docid # 2438116