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(81) JEEVASIVAKUMAR Vs. C.R. CHANDRAN (DIED) THR. LRS.[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Court fee valuation — When considering a petition to reject a plaint, the Court must rely solely on the averments in the plaint and the documents filed with it — Relying on external evidence, such as a valuation certificate produced by the defendant at this stage, is incorrect — The proper procedure for a defendant to dispute valuation is to file a written
India Law Library Docid # 2434843

(82) P.R. SASI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 468, 471, 120B — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 13(1)(c), 13(1)(d), 13(2) — Criminal Conspiracy and Forgery — Appeal against conviction and sentence. The Court examined the evidence regarding the identity of the accused, the genuineness of alleged forged documents, and the existence of a criminal conspiracy for obtaining a fraudulent loan.
India Law Library Docid # 2434954

(83) UNION OF INDIA Vs. KULDEEP KOUR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-10-2025
J&K Requisition & Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1968 (RAIP Act) — Appeal against Arbitrator's award — Challenge to the compensation rate determined for requisitioned land — Held that the Arbitrator did not err in increasing the compensation rate from Rs. 2,60,000 to Rs. 7,00,000 per kanal, considering the commercial nature of the property and its surroundings.
India Law Library Docid # 2434078

(84) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. GURCHARAN SINGH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-10-2025
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Insurance claim — Breach of policy condition — Non-standard basis — Insurance company cannot repudiate a claim solely on the ground of breach of a condition if the breach has not directly or indirectly contributed to the accident. In such cases, the claim is to be settled on a "non-standard basis" by deducting a proportionate sum or up to 75% of the admissible claim, referencing
India Law Library Docid # 2434079

(85) DEV RAJ Vs. STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 326, 109, 34 — Murder, Attempted Murder, Grievous Hurt, Abetment, Common Intention — Conviction for murder and attempt to murder based on eyewitness testimony and recovery of service weapon — Evidence established presence of appellants at scene, use of appellant Dev Raj's service rifle, and instigation by appellant Balwan Singh — Plea of self-defence
India Law Library Docid # 2434080

(86) VALLABHBHAI KESHUBHAI PATEL Vs. NITINBHAI BABUBHAI SHAH AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 108(O) — Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 13(1)(a) and 13(1)(b) — Suit for eviction on grounds of permanent structural alteration and damage — Defendant evicted for demolishing a load-bearing wall between drawing room and kitchen and installing iron girders — Expert evidence confirmed damage and inability to repair without causing
India Law Library Docid # 2434178

(87) VIJAYVARGIYA KUSUMBEN CHANCHALBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. DHARIYA SURENDRASINH MOHANSINH[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 6 — Recovery of possession — Suit for — Dispossession — Plaintiff claims to be owner of shop No. 6 and alleges dispossession by defendants — Defendants claim possession of shop No. 6 was given to them in lieu of old shop No. 17, which was leased to defendant No. 3 — Trial court decree for possession in favour of plaintiff — High Court finds plaintiff's ownership admitted and
India Law Library Docid # 2434179

(88) MUKESHBHAI BACHUBHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER Vs. PUSHPABEN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Limitation — Suit barred by limitation if knowledge of sale deed and its execution is established from the plaint averments and annexed documents — Plaintiffs were aware of the sale deed execution since 2007, with further confirmations in 2012 and 2014, making the 2017 suit time-barred. (Paras 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 62, 66,
India Law Library Docid # 2434180

(89) PRAVINBHAI GORDHANBHAI VARU Vs. JASHWANTSINH TAPUBHAI GOHEL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope and Applicability — A Second Appeal is maintainable only if it involves a "substantial question of law" — Pure questions of fact or re-appreciation of evidence are not grounds for admission of a Second Appeal — This principle is to avoid interference with concurrent findings of fact unless they are perverse, arbitrary, shocking to conscience, or
India Law Library Docid # 2434181

(90) DINESH CHANDULAL SHAH Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Abuse of process of court — Inherent powers to be exercised sparingly and with caution — High Court should not ordinarily embark upon an enquiry into reliability of evidence at the quashing stage — Powers are to be used to prevent abuse of process, secure ends of justice, and not to stifle legitimate prosecution. (Paras 11, 12,
India Law Library Docid # 2434182

(91) DIVISIONAL MANAGER Vs. HEIRS LEGAL REPRESETATIVE OF DECEASED AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition — Deceased, a teacher, died in a road accident involving an S.T. Bus — Claimants (husband and two minor children) sought compensation — S.T. Corporation disputed accident, negligence, and quantum of compensation — Tribunal found S.T. bus driver 90% negligent and deceased 10% contributorily negligent — Awarded compensation.
India Law Library Docid # 2434183

(92) NAGARBHAI MAGANBHAI RAVAT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 416, 419, 114 — Cheating by Personation, Cheating and Personation, Common Intention — Conviction upheld where evidence established that applicant did not appear for examination and someone else wrote the answer sheet in his name, a conclusion reinforced by handwriting expert's report and a confession suggesting a dummy candidate was used.
India Law Library Docid # 2434184

(93) KHUSHWANT KAUR Vs. SMT GAGANDEEP SIDHU[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 2(s) — Shared Household — A property exclusively owned by in-laws can constitute a shared household if the aggrieved woman lived there with her husband in a domestic relationship, even if the husband later moved out or was disowned. The focus is on where the domestic relationship existed, not on title of ownership.
India Law Library Docid # 2434197

(94) MOHD.NAWAB Vs. STATE N.C.T. OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Sufficiency — Prosecution must establish circumstances that form a complete chain, consistent only with the guilt of the accused and excluding any other hypothesis.
India Law Library Docid # 2434212

(95) SHANKAR CHANBASSAPPA CHILLALSHETTI AND OTHERS Vs. DR. J. J. MAGDUM TRUST, JAYSINGPUR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR)] 16-10-2025
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 — Section 7(7) — Appeal period — Condonation of delay — Appellate Authority's power to condone delay is limited to 60 days beyond the initial 60-day period, making the maximum appeal period 120 days from the receipt of the order. Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, is excluded by necessary implication.
India Law Library Docid # 2434383

(96) LALIT RAMKRUSHNA BODE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Disciplinary Proceedings — Second Enquiry — Validity — Employee exonerated in first enquiry — Employer appoints new Enquiry Officer and orders fresh enquiry — Court quashes second enquiry if no valid reasons are provided for disagreeing with first enquiry report.
India Law Library Docid # 2434517

(97) VILAS BABANRAO KALOKHE Vs. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL) PUNE[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 276 C (2) — Willful attempt to evade tax — Non-payment of self-assessment tax along with return — Default in payment of self-assessment tax on due date is not sufficient to attract Section 276 C (2) unless it is established that the evasion was willful or intentional — Mere delay in payment after filing return does not equate to willful evasion, especially when tax is paid later with
India Law Library Docid # 2434523

(98) ASHAPURA OPTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. ASHAPURA DEVELOPERS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 6 — Suit for possession of immovable property — Elements — Plaintiff must prove possession and dispossession within six months prior to filing suit, otherwise than in due course of law — Court’s inquiry limited to possession and dispossession, not title — Prior peaceful settled possession is evidence of title and can be protected even against rightful owner if dispossessed by
India Law Library Docid # 2434524

(99) PRAKASH CHIMANLAL SHETH Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 8(1)(h) — Exemption from disclosure — Information that would impede investigation or prosecution of offenders — Petitioner sought information related to passport, Lookout Circular (LOC), and detention of an accused in a private complaint case — Rejection by Public Information Officer justified as disclosure could impede investigation and prosecution.
India Law Library Docid # 2434546

(100) GUDDE NINGAPPA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 16-10-2025
Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 — Section 45 — Grant of occupancy rights — Application by tenant — Appeal against setting aside of order of Land Tribunal — Held, Land Tribunal failed to consider material documents like Record of Rights (ROR) and oral/documentary evidence — When ROR entries are presumed correct,
India Law Library Docid # 2434547