(781) KARTHI @ KARTHIK AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 24-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 307 (Attempt to murder) — Free fight — Counter case — Non-explanation of injuries on accused — The prosecution’s failure to explain injuries sustained by the accused, particularly when significant, casts doubt on the prosecution’s case, especially if the witnesses are interested or inimical, or if India Law Library Docid # 2427867
(782) RAVINDDRA SINGH @ RAVENDRA SINGH PARMAR Vs. JAIKISHAN VISNOI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 24-06-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Enhancement of Award — Permanent Disability — Claimant suffering 85% permanent disability due to amputation of left hand below shoulder in road accident, rendering him unable to drive truck as he previously did — Tribunal considered only 20% loss of earning capacity and 40% whole body disability — High Court enhanced loss of earning India Law Library Docid # 2427999
(783) SARDAR VALLABH BHAI PATEL MAHAVIDHYALAYA THROUGH SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY SHASHANK NAGAR Vs. RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA (STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MADHYA PRADESH) AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 24-06-2025 Education Law — University Affiliation — Technical Education — AICTE — Role of University Coordination Committee — Validity of University’s Decision to Refuse Affiliation for MBA Courses. India Law Library Docid # 2428000
(784) SANGHAMITRA SAHA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 23-06-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review — Contractual Employment — Termination — Writ petition challenging termination of contractual employment — Court will not substitute its view for the decision-making authority and will only examine the decision-making process — Interference permissible only if action is malafide, arbitrary, irrational, disproportionate or unreasonable. India Law Library Docid # 2428563
(785) SMTI MINA SAIKIA AND OTHERS Vs. SMTI TRIPTI SAIKIA[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 23-06-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 15 — Inheritance — Property of a female Hindu dying intestate — Deceased's share devolved upon her son and daughter in one part, and her son's wife and son in the other part. India Law Library Docid # 2428564
(786) D. JAI SANTHA KUMARI AND OTHER Vs. MR. P.DAVID SELVADURAI AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 23-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 41 Rule 1 & Section 96 — Appeal Suit — Setting aside judgment and decree — Suit for partition and permanent injunction — Plaintiffs claiming 1/7th share based on being legal heirs of a predeceased daughter — Trial court partly allowing suit by granting partition but denying injunction — Appellate court setting aside the trial court’s judgment and dismissing the suit — India Law Library Docid # 2427868
(787) BABULAL AND OTHERS Vs. MANDIR SHITLA MATA, LOCAL LEGISLATIVE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — Scope — A second appeal lies only on a substantial question of law — Where the High Court finds that no such question arises, the appeal must be dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2427993
(788) BABULAL AND OTHERS Vs. MANDIR SHITLA MATA, LOCAL LEGISLATIVE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal— Maintainability — Substantial Question of Law — A second appeal is admissible only if a substantial question of law exists — The Court must determine if the issues raised by the appellants constitute substantial questions of law India Law Library Docid # 2427998
(789) GOVINDAN AND OTHERS Vs. N.THULASINGAM[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 20-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 96 — Appeal — First Appeal — Scope of — Aggrieved defendants appealing against a declaration of title and order for possession. India Law Library Docid # 2427869
(790) DEEPAK KUSHWAH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 19-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act, 2012 — Section 5L/6 — Rigorous Imprisonment — Appeal against conviction for sexual offences — Determination of victim’s age — Consensual relationship — The appellate court will re-evaluate evidence, especially concerning the victim’s age, and the nature of the relationship (consensual vs. non-consensual), to determine the validity of the India Law Library Docid # 2427994
(791) IN REFERENCE AND OTHERS Vs. RAJARAM @ RAJKUMAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Criminal Law — Conviction — Sexual Offences — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 — Penal Code, 1860, Sections 307, 363, 450, 201 — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence, including DNA report and recoveries — Appellant’s disclosure statement leading to discovery of victim and incriminating articles — DNA match between appellant and victim found on India Law Library Docid # 2427995
(792) BRIJRANI Vs. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Service Law — Probation — Termination during Probation period — Unsatisfactory Performance — Principles of Natural Justice — Departmental Enquiry — Where a probationer’s services are terminated due to consistently unsatisfactory performance and being found unfit for the post, and not for misconduct, a formal departmental enquiry or adherence to principles of natural justice (like prior notice) is India Law Library Docid # 2427996
(793) NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY Vs. HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Misconduct — Negligence vs. Misconduct — A government employee failing to timely provide required information despite multiple reminders and specific instructions, especially for crucial events like a Chief Justice’s Conference, constitutes misconduct, not mere negligence or lack of ability. India Law Library Docid # 2427997
(794) V.ARULMONI Vs. MRS.SASIKALA, THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF EDUCATION[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 19-06-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 20 — Limitation for Contempt Proceedings — A contempt petition must be initiated within one year from the date the contempt is alleged to have been committed — The High Court cannot generally entertain contempt applications beyond this one-year period by invoking Article 215 of the Constitution of India, unless in exceptional circumstances involving gross India Law Library Docid # 2427870
(795) NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY Vs. HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Misconduct — Negligence vs. Misconduct Arising from Ill Motive — High Court employee failed to submit mandated reports on time despite multiple reminders due to lack of knowledge of required format — Inquiry Officer, Disciplinary Authority, and Appellate Authority found misconduct and imposed penalty — Petitioner argues mere negligence, not India Law Library Docid # 2427965
(796) M. SABAREESH Vs. KRISHNAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Property Law — Co-ownership — Presumption of Equal Contribution — Where a property is jointly purchased without specific mention of individual contributions, it is presumed that both purchasers contributed equally and are entitled to equal shares. India Law Library Docid # 2427896
(797) GURUVAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. DURAI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7, Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action — Limitation — A plaint can be rejected if it does not disclose a cause of action or if the suit appears to be barred by any law. India Law Library Docid # 2427897
(798) KARMEGAM Vs. STATE REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeals against conviction and sentence — Murder (Penal Code, Section 302) — Circumstances of the case — Occurred within a high-security prison quarantine block — Deceased and accused were notorious criminals — Challenge to conviction based on hostile witnesses and reliance on official eyewitness. India Law Library Docid # 2427898
(799) ANAND Vs. STATE REP.BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction —Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Appreciation of Evidence — Prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstances pointing unequivocally to the guilt of the accused — Discrepancies in witness testimonies and lack of corroborated evidence weaken the prosecution’s case — Where the initial complaint by the deceased’s father did not mention the accused’s India Law Library Docid # 2427899
(800) SUBHA @ SUBHAKAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Criminal Law — Murder (IPC S. 302) — Kidnapping (IPC S. 364) — Wrongful Confinement (IPC S. 342) — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction based primarily on extra-judicial confession and recovery of material objects — Absence of direct evidence and hostile witnesses regarding “last seen” theory — Principles of appreciating circumstantial evidence — Requirements for conviction based on India Law Library Docid # 2427900