(281) PARAMJIT KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. GURCHARAN SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 22-07-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Enhancement of compensation — Appeal against award — Scope of appeal limited to quantum of compensation — Court to consider established legal principles for calculating compensation. India Law Library Docid # 2428954
(282) OM PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 21-07-2025 Rajasthan Police Service Rules, 1954 - Promotion eligibility - Requisite experience - Petitioner promoted to Head Constable in vacancy year 2005-06 - Considered for promotion to Assistant Sub Inspector for vacancy year 2011-12 - Denied opportunity to appear in qualifying exam for 2011-12 due to alleged lack of five years experience as Head Constable - Court finds denial untenable as petitioner had completed requisite service prior to the 2011-12 promotion process, based on India Law Library Docid # 2428727
(283) ANUP TIRKEY Vs. SANJAY TIRKEY AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 21-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Allowing amendment to withdraw admission at the fag end of trial — Held, erroneous — Once an admission is made in a written statement, it cannot be withdrawn through an amendment, particularly when the suit is nearing conclusion and the amendment would prejudice the case of the other party. India Law Library Docid # 2428018
(284) LRS OF HARI RAM AND OTHERS Vs. OM PRAKASH JAKHAD AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-07-2025 Civil Procedure — Compromise — Disposal of Appeal — Parties to an appeal can compromise the matter and have the appeal disposed of in terms of the compromise, leading to quashing of the lower court's judgment and decree. India Law Library Docid # 2428728
(285) BHAWANI SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. CHATAR SINGH[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 115 — Revision — Rejection of plaint — Suit for cancellation of sale deed — Allegation of non-payment of sale consideration — Court should not reject a plaint if it discloses a cause of action and averments, even if not believed, point to a potential for relief. — High Court's power to revise lower court orders — Lower court rejected the plaint based on previous judgments, but India Law Library Docid # 2428729
(286) RATAN LAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148, 452, 307/149 & 324 — Criminal Appeal — Sentence Reduction — Appellant convicted for offences under Sections 148, 452, 307/149 & 324 IPC — Occurrence related to 1992 — Appellant had undergone 22 days of imprisonment out of a total sentence of four years — Court considered the time already spent in custody and the ordeal of a protracted trial — India Law Library Docid # 2428730
(287) PRINCE @ DHEERAJ PANWAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307, 323, 324, 341, 34 — Framing of Charges — Attempt to Murder — Ingredients of attempt to murder focus on the intention or knowledge of the accused and the circumstances of the act, not solely on the severity of injuries — Medical opinion stating that injuries are simple and not dangerous to life, and not sufficient to cause death in ordinary course, negates a prima India Law Library Docid # 2428731
(288) KUSUM LATA Vs. MAHENDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-07-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Divorce Proceedings — Section 24 — Maintenance and Expenses — Civil Transfer Application — Wife seeking transfer of divorce and maintenance proceedings from Sadulshahar to Hanumangarh — Grounds for transfer include boycott of wife by Sadulshahar Bar Association, inability to secure legal assistance, threat of consequences, and wife's convenience — Court India Law Library Docid # 2428732
(289) KALURAM Vs. SMT. GHEESI DEVI AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 18-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Rejection of plaint — Suit for specific performance, declaration and permanent injunction — Application for rejection of plaint on grounds of being time-barred — Trial court and appellate court dismissed the suit and appeal respectively — High Court held that limitation is a mixed question of law and fact, requiring evidence for determination — Rejection of India Law Library Docid # 2428681
(290) RAJASTHAN STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION THROUGH MANAGING DIRECTOR Vs. DHANESH CHAND SHARMA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 18-07-2025 Employment Law — The appeal concerned entitlements to first and second selection pay scales for a driver based on years of service, following a period of retrenchment and subsequent re-employment India Law Library Docid # 2428682
(291) NEPAL SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 18-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439 — Bail Application — Speedy Trial — Right to speedy trial is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution — Inordinate delay in the conclusion of trial can be a ground for granting bail, even in cases involving serious offences — An under-trial prisoner cannot be kept in indefinite incarceration if the trial is protracted beyond reasonable limits. India Law Library Docid # 2428683
(292) SHEKHAWATI SHIKSHAN SANSTHAN Vs. PHOOLCHAND AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 18-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Suit for declaration, permanent injunction and cancellation of sale deed — Valuation of sale deed was Rs. 23,80,900/-, but plaintiff paid court fees of Rs. 891/- only — Plaintiff had to pay court fees as per valuation of the property — Court fees paid was insufficient — Application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC by defendant No. 1 dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2428684
(293) NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Vs. SMT. NIRMALA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 18-07-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside arbitral award — Grounds for interference — Patent illegality and conflict with public policy — Court's power to set aside an award is limited to grounds specified in Section 34, such as patent illegality or conflict with public policy, and does not allow for re-appreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2428685
(294) HARISH MADHAN Vs. KSHEMA POWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE CO. PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-07-2025 Rajasthan Court Fees & Suit Valuation Act, 1961 — Section 65-B — Refund of Court Fees — Conditions for Refund — Where a dispute is settled between parties through modes of settlement specified in Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the plaintiff is entitled to a certificate for refund of court fees paid on the plaint. India Law Library Docid # 2428733
(295) NARPAT SINGH Vs. BHANWAR SINGH[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-07-2025 Civil Court Procedure — Admissibility of Secondary Evidence — Section 60, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Plaintiff sought to place a photocopy of a Will on record as secondary evidence after the original was allegedly in the defendant's possession and could not be produced — Trial court rejected the application, citing defendant's denial of possession, ongoing FIR for forgery, and lack of proof of loss or destruction of the original — High Court set aside the trial court's India Law Library Docid # 2428734
(296) KAILASHI AND OTHERS Vs. AMBA LAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — A second appeal is not a matter of right but lies only on a substantial question of law. The High Court cannot expand the scope of the appeal beyond what is permitted by statute. India Law Library Docid # 2428735
(297) JODHPUR VIDHYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. Vs. PRAKASH NARAIN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-07-2025 Indian Electricity Act, 1910 — Sections 135 & 138 — Offences related to electricity theft and tampering — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court's scope of interference — High court should interfere with an acquittal only if there are compelling and substantial reasons, such as the judgment being clearly unreasonable, ignoring evidence, misreading material evidence, or omitting material documents. India Law Library Docid # 2428736
(298) PURUSHOTTAM Vs. ADARSH CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-07-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act — Dishonour of Cheque — Revision — Finding of guilt affirmed. Sentence modified considering petitioner underwent custody for substantial period and paid cheque amount / made substantial payment, and considering financial constraints. Compensation awarded to complainant for protracted litigation endured. India Law Library Docid # 2428737
(299) GANPAT RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-07-2025 Rajasthan Cooperative Societies Act, 2001 — Section 105 — Appeal to Tribunal — Petitioner challenged order of Deputy Registrar declaring him ineligible due to loan default — Deputy Registrar's order was a decision made under Section 60 of the Act — Section 105(10)(b) provides a statutory remedy of appeal to the Cooperative India Law Library Docid # 2428738
(300) SMT. SAVITA PALIWAL Vs. SHRI MANOJ[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-07-2025 Civil Procedure — Evidence — Recording of Statement — Trial Court's refusal to record witness statement despite High Court direction held unjustified when trial court itself was not functional on the scheduled dates due to absence of the Presiding Officer. India Law Library Docid # 2428739