(321) LALU RAM DANGI Vs. MADAN LAL SINGHVI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Parties have settled the matter and compensation has been paid — High Court allowed the revision and quashed conviction and sentence subject to payment of cost as per Supreme Court guidelines. India Law Library Docid # 2434050
(322) MARLENE JHAN AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Maintainability — Disputed questions of fact — Serious disputes regarding title and location of property — Writ petition is not the appropriate forum for adjudication of such complex factual matters requiring evidence — Proper remedy lies in a civil suit. India Law Library Docid # 2434069
(323) RANDHIRSINHJI GIRJOJIRAO DHAMDHERE AND ANOTHER Vs. LEGAL HEIRS OF DECD. AJITSINHRAO RAMCHANDRARAO DHAMDHORE AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Sale — Agreement to Sell (ATS) — An agreement to sell immoveable property does not, by itself, create any interest in the property. Ownership or transferable interest can only be created by a registered sale deed. India Law Library Docid # 2434142
(324) BABUBHAI MADHABHAI SAVANI AND OTHERS Vs. REVABEN WD/O MAGANBHAI DAHYABHAI PATEL DECEASED LITIGANT THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS/ REPRESTENTATIVES AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 43, Rule 1 — Appeal from order — Rejection of injunction application — Trial court's decision — High Court will not interfere with the trial court's decision to refuse an injunction if the reasons provided are not erroneous or perverse, especially when the appeal is based on principles rather than facts. India Law Library Docid # 2434140
(325) DEVUBEN MANSINGBHAI GADHAVI Vs. JANTIBHAI BHAGVANBHAI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Registration Act, 1908 — Section 17 — Compulsory registration of documents — "Bana-chitthi" or agreement to sell immovable property worth Rs. 100 or more requires registration — Unregistered "Bana-chitthi" cannot be used as evidence of a transaction affecting immovable property, nor can it be used to claim protection of possession under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Suit for India Law Library Docid # 2434141
(326) ABID KHAN ALIAS BABA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 and Exception 4 to Section 300 — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder — Sudden Fight and Quarrel — Accused convicted under Section 302 IPC for causing death during a sudden quarrel arising from dust entering the deceased's eyes — Evidence shows no premeditation or use of weapons, and the altercation was brief — Deceased assaulted the accused first, India Law Library Docid # 2434532
(327) MANOJ KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 — Section 28A, 28B — Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti — Powers and Functions — Gram Panchayat is Bhumi Prabandhak Samiti, headed by Pradhan as Chairperson and Lekhpal as Secretary — Responsible for general management, preservation, and control of Gram Panchayat property. India Law Library Docid # 2434577
(328) STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS Vs. KUMMARI NARSIMHULU AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Sections 11, 23, 30 — Land Acquisition Proceedings — Mandatory Steps — Preliminary Notification (Section 11) — Determination of Compensation (Section 23) — Award (Section 30) — Failure to initiate proceedings under Act of 2013, issue preliminary notification, determine compensation based on India Law Library Docid # 2434619
(329) MD AMEERAAP KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY CUM RDO, ALGONDA DIVISION AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(5) and Section 34(3) — Limitation period for setting aside an arbitral award — Commencement of — Delivery of signed copy of award to the party himself is mandatory — Service on advocate or mere dispatch is not sufficient to start the limitation period — Limitation commences only from the date the party actually receives the signed award. India Law Library Docid # 2434620
(330) DIGAMABARA RAO AND ANOTHER Vs. JOINT COLLECTOR, R.R. DISTRICT AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 — Section 40 — Succession Certificate — Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO) — Competency — MRO lacks jurisdiction to issue succession certificates, especially in cases involving disputed succession, which should be decided by a Civil Court. India Law Library Docid # 2434621
(331) SATYAPAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of court — Civil dispute given criminal colour — Applicant was a witness to a Will, which was subject of civil litigation where the beneficiary was convicted and later acquitted. FIR was lodged after 8 years of the India Law Library Docid # 2434675
(332) SANDEEP KUMAR RAWAT AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of charge-sheet and summoning order — Abuse of process — High Court has the power to quash proceedings if they amount to abuse of process of court or if ends of justice require it, to prevent harassment or persecution. India Law Library Docid # 2434676
(333) P. ESWARI Vs. NALLAPPA GOUNDER (DIED) BY LRS AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal from original decree — Suit for partition and separate possession — Plaintiff claimed properties were joint family properties. Defendants claimed properties were absolute properties of the deceased mother, bequeathed to the second defendant via a Will. India Law Library Docid # 2434837
(334) PRABAKARAN AND OTHERS Vs. MALATHY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 06-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(b) and Section 151 — Rejection of plaint — Court Fees — Non-compliance with direction to value suit as per Section 37(1) of Tamil Nadu Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 — Court below erred in rejecting plaint based on defendants' averments and documents, instead of solely considering plaint averments — Rejection of plaint on grounds of not being India Law Library Docid # 2434838
(335) VISWESWARA PILLAI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120B — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Prosecution must prove demand and acceptance by direct or circumstantial evidence — Mere recovery of bribe amount is insufficient without proof of demand — Presumption under Section 20(1) and (2) is mandatory, while presumption of fact India Law Library Docid # 2434873
(336) EMILDA VARGHESE @ RAJANI Vs. VARGHESE.P.KURIAKOSE[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Divorce Act, 1869 — Section 10(1)(x) — Cruelty as ground for divorce — Ill-treatment of children by a wife constitutes mental cruelty to the father and is sufficient to attract the statutory provision for divorce. India Law Library Docid # 2434874
(337) JAISON Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Intention or knowledge — For conviction under Section 307 IPC, the court must assess whether the act was done with the intention or knowledge, and under the circumstances specified in the section, irrespective of the result — Injuries capable of causing death are not a mandatory requirement — If injuries are sustained in a sudden quarrel, the case may not fall under Section 307 IPC. India Law Library Docid # 2434875
(338) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. USHABEN VISAJI NATUJI BIHOLA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 04-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1)(3) — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of High Court powers — Powers to reassess evidence are extensive, but prudence dictates giving weight to Trial Court's view on witness credibility, presumption of innocence, and benefit of doubt — If Trial Court's grounds for acquittal are reasonable and plausible and cannot be effectively dislodged, High India Law Library Docid # 2434143
(339) KESU RAM AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 03-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 366, 120B, 376 — Abduction with intent to compel marriage or illicit intercourse; Criminal Conspiracy — Rape — Appeal against conviction — Evidence on record, particularly the prosecutrix's testimony, indicates she went willingly and had contracted 'Nata' marriage, a customary practice — Her prolonged silence and absence of complaint during travel and stay for four months demolish the case of abduction — Conviction under Section 366 read with India Law Library Docid # 2434047
(340) RAVIKANT BISHNOI Vs. MUTHOOT FINANCE LIMITED AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 03-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Bar of limitation — Application for rejection of plaint on grounds of limitation should be allowed only if the claim appears hopelessly barred by limitation upon a plain reading of the plaint — If the plaint reveals a continuous or recurring cause of action, or mixed questions of law and fact regarding limitation, the application should be India Law Library Docid # 2434048