(61) MANVI Vs. PRATEEK SAWHNEY[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 14 — Permission to present petition before one year of marriage — Court not to ordinarily enter into elaborate enquiry for divorce by mutual consent — Court should adopt a pacifist view in cases of mutual consent divorce — Court should consider various factors like length of marriage, period of separation, pendency of other proceedings, prospects of reconciliation, existence of children, and India Law Library Docid # 2432574
(62) ANKIT MOR Vs. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 35 — Admissibility of certain public records — Birth Certificate issued by Registrar of Births and Deaths carries presumption of correctness and prevails over school records regarding date of birth, unless its genuineness is doubtful or shown to be unreliable. India Law Library Docid # 2432575
(63) NANU RAM Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Service Law — Regular Second Appeal — Fixation of Seniority and Retiral Benefits — Appellant, a police constable, challenged an order sending him for training, arguing it was a reversion and affected his seniority and retiral benefits. Lower courts dismissed his suit as time-barred and finding his promotions, seniority, and retiral benefits correctly fixed. The High Court upheld the lower courts' decisions. India Law Library Docid # 2432576
(64) MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY Vs. ANUP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 168, 173 — Compensation — Assessment of — Permanent Disability — Claimant, a 24-year-old, lost his left leg below the knee in an accident and was aspiring to join the CRPF — Tribunal assessed his disability at 100% — Insurance Company argued disability was only 60% of the limb — Court held that disability should be assessed based on its impact on earning capacity and life amenities, India Law Library Docid # 2432577
(65) SUKHWINDER SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 20(3) — Protection against testimonial compulsion — Admission of guilt induced by promise of pardon — Such admission obtained under inducement and undue influence cannot form sole basis of punitive action and violates Article 20(3). India Law Library Docid # 2432578
(66) SHREE ARIHANT OIL AND GENERAL MILLS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 54 — Refund of Input Tax Credit — Notification No. 09/2022-Central Tax (Rate) dated 13.07.2022 made goods under HSN Code 1514 ineligible for refund due to inverted duty structure from 18.07.2022 — Petitioner claimed refund for period prior to 18.07.2022 — Circular No. 181/13/2022-GST dated 10.11.2022 incorrectly restricted refund to applications filed before India Law Library Docid # 2432723
(67) SANJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction based on solely circumstantial evidence requires strict adherence to five golden principles laid down in Sharad Birdhichand Sarda vs. State of Maharashtra — Prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of evidence, prove the "last seen" theory, or substantiate the revenge motive with documentary evidence — Key witnesses had contradictions and one turned hostile, undermining the prosecution's case — Convictio India Law Library Docid # 2432724
(68) ANUPAMA MODI Vs. SUBODH MODI[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 and Section 19 — Divorce petition jurisdiction — Rejection of plaint/petition — Proper consideration is on the pleadings in the petition itself, not on external evidence or reply — Court should not reject a petition based on averments in the reply or written statement at the initial stage — Ambiguity in reply should be clarified during trial through evidence — Appellant’s residence issue India Law Library Docid # 2432725
(69) GURDEV SINGH @ GENDU Vs. STATE[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction challenged — Delay in lodging FIR — Complainant not an eyewitness — Statement based on information from another witness — Absence of medical evidence proving cause of death consistent with prosecution's version — Trial court convicted based on unreliable evidence — Judgment unsustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2432726
(70) GURDARSHAN LAL Vs. PUNJAB STATE THROUGH THE SECRETARY REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB, CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Civil Procedure — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — Treated as appeal under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 CPC — No question of law needs to be framed if following established Supreme Court precedents. India Law Library Docid # 2432579
(71) ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. VEENA RANI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 127 — Alteration in maintenance allowance — Changed circumstances — The court may alter a maintenance allowance if there is a change in the circumstances of the parties, including financial circumstances, cost of living, and income of either spouse. India Law Library Docid # 2432580
(72) SIKANDER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Constitution Of India, 1950 — Articles 226/227 — Jurisdiction — High Court's power to interfere in disciplinary proceedings is limited — Court can interfere if procedure is not followed or evidence is misread by authorities India Law Library Docid # 2432581
(73) M/S. S.D. TRADING COMPANY Vs. STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A(4) & (5) — Extension of mandate of Arbitrator — Court has power to extend time on sufficient cause — Delay caused by procedural issues or proceedings by respondent, not to be suffered by parties — Parties participating without demur after expiry of initial period indicates consent to continuation. India Law Library Docid # 2432668
(74) DR. ASHOK TANWAR AND ANOTHER Vs. FIRST NEWSMEDIA PRIVATE LTD.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 34 - Scope of Interference with Arbitral Award - Limited to grounds specified in Section 34 - Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or sit in appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2432669
(75) MOHIT BATOLA Vs. M/S JAYDEE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency etc. of funds — Application under Section 482, Cr.P.C. for quashing of proceedings — Court's inherent powers are to be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court or miscarriage of justice — Question of disputed facts regarding dates of cheque presentation and termination of agreement cannot be resolved in Section 482 proceedings, and are to be decided by trial court after appreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2432338
(76) SMT. ASHA DEVI Vs. MARWARI PANCHAYATI DHARAMSHALA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction — High Court powers — Writ petition maintainable only for grave miscarriage of justice or jurisdictional error — Not an appellate jurisdiction — Cannot correct mere errors of fact or law unless they go to the root of jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2432339
(77) SHIVRANJAN TOWERS SAHAKARI GRIHA RACHANA SANSTHA MARYADIT Vs. BHUJBAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 04-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 16, 34, 5, 37 — Writ Petition against Arbitrator's order on jurisdiction — High Court ordinarily entertains such petitions only in cases of patent lack of inherent jurisdiction, where lack of jurisdiction is glaringly evident, or where a party is left remediless, or where bad faith is exhibited — Minimal judicial intervention and non-breakability of arbitral process to be adhered to — India Law Library Docid # 2432518
(78) RAJENDRA SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 04-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Public employment — Regularization of daily wage employees — This writ petition concerned the regularization of services of daily wage employees who had been working for a considerable period. The petitioner was initially appointed on daily wages, had his services terminated, and was later reinstated. Despite completing more than ten years of service and previous court directions for regularization, his services were not regularized India Law Library Docid # 2432529
(79) BANARSI DASS AND OTHERS Vs. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, REVENUE, J&K GOVERNMENT, SRINAGAR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 04-09-2025 Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Section 12(2) — Revision Petition — Limitation — Provisions of Limitation Act applicable to civil suits apply to revisions under the Land Revenue Act — Period of limitation for revision against a revenue officer's order is the same as for a civil suit revision, which is ninety days. India Law Library Docid # 2432539
(80) BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. NOOR BEGUM AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 04-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 145 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Award — Appeal — Non-joinder of driver as a necessary party — Contention that claim petition is not maintainable due to non-joinder of driver rejected — Held, driver is a proper party but not a necessary party for claim petition — Tribunal duty-bound to implead necessary/proper parties and issue notices, but non-impleadment by claimant India Law Library Docid # 2432540