(841) GADDAM SUJATHA Vs. STATE OF AP AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-10-2024 The petitioner herein have filed the present petition under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking to transfer the S.C.No.379 of 2016 on the file of the Special Judge for Trial of offences under Scs & Sts (POA) Act, 1989, Prakasam at Ongole-cum-VII Additional District Judge, Ongole, to the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ongole, for trial. India Law Library Docid # 2420973
(842) THE DEPOT MANAGER, APSRTC Vs. SANGATI VARAMMA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-10-2024 This appeal is directed against the order of the Chairman, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-VIII Additional District Judge, Prakasam at Ongole (hereinafter called as ‘the Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.16 of 2014 dated 16.03.2020. The appellant is the owner/APSRTC of the Bus bearing No.AP 29 Z 3416 (hereinafter referred to as “crime bus”). The respondent Nos.1 to 5 wife, children, and mother of one Chinna Koti Reddy @ Chinna Kotaiah (hereinafter called as ‘the deceased’) respectively. Respon India Law Library Docid # 2420988
(843) ARIKA SURESH Vs. STATE OF A.P.[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 21-10-2024 Sole accused in S.C.No.111 of 2013 on the file of the II Additional Sessions Judge, Vizianagaram District, at Parvathipuram, is the appellant. By its judgment dt. 03.12.2015 in the said Sessions Case, the learned Sessions Judge convicted the accused of the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- , in default of payment of fine, he was directed to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment or a period of three months. India Law Library Docid # 2420989
(844) KULDEEP Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 379 and 34 — Abetment of Suicide — Quashing of Charge — If the deceased committed suicide due to some depression, arising out of the incident of missing of money, it cannot be said that suicide was result of abetment committed by the petitioner/accused — No material is there that the petitioner was carrying intention to aid or instigate or abet the deceased to commit suicide — Therefore, charge against the petitioner under Section 306 IPC stands hereby set India Law Library Docid # 2419017
(845) A.ANNAL Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 19-10-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 120(B) and 109 — Murder — The accused were acquitted by Sessions Judge — Appeal against Acquittal —Whether the lower court erred in acquitting the accused despite evidence presented by the prosecution — The appellant argued that the lower court failed to consider crucial evidence, including witness testimonies and material objects, and did not compel the prosecution to examine key witnesses — The respondents contended that the prosecution's case was weak du India Law Library Docid # 2419080
(846) SMT. SAROJ Vs. SUMER SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 Agreement to Sell — ‘R’ entered into an agreement to sell a shop and room to respondent — ‘R’s wife-appellant, later claimed ownership of the shop through a separate sale deed from ‘H’ — Whether appellant’s claim to the shop is valid and whether the shop sold to respondent includes the disputed property — Petitioner argued that her shop, purchased from ‘H’, is different from the one sold to respondent by her husband ‘R’ — Respondent contended that ‘R’ was a co-sharer in all relevant properties a India Law Library Docid # 2419248
(847) SANTOSH AND OTHERS Vs. SATYAVEER AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 Motor Accident Claims — Death in road accident — Claimants claimed compensation, stating he was a government employee earning Rs. 10,000 per month — The main issues were whether the accident was caused by the bus driver's negligence and the amount of compensation due to the claimants — The claimants argued that the accident was due to the bus driver's rash driving, supported by an eyewitness, ‘S’ — They also contended that the compensation awarded was inadequate — The bus driver and owner denied India Law Library Docid # 2419249
(848) PUDA EMPLOYEES WELFARE SOCIETY (REGD.) Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 — Sections 180 and 182 — The petitioners, employees of PUDA, sought the implementation of a pension scheme approved in 1996 but repeatedly rejected by the Finance Department due to financial constraints — Whether the rejection of the pension scheme by the Finance Department was justified and if the petitioners are entitled to the pension benefits — The petitioners argued that the pension scheme was approved by the competent authority an India Law Library Docid # 2419251
(849) DARSHAN KUMAR @ DARSHAN GARG Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — 13(1)(a) read with section 13(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B — The petitioner is accused of involvement in a corruption case related to the allotment of industrial plots at lower rates by PSIEC officials — The main issue is whether the petitioner should be granted bail given his alleged role in the corruption scheme — The petitioner argues for bail on the grounds of parity, his age (70 years), lack of criminal a India Law Library Docid # 2419252
(850) KUDIPUDI SUBRAHMANYAM Vs. SARELLA SATYANARAYANA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 Heard Sri N. Srihari and Sri Ponnada Sree Vyas, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri C.V.S.S. Mehar Kumar, learned counsel representing Smt. A. Pushpa Leela, learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent. As these contempt appeals arise out of a common order of a learned Single Judge, they are being disposed of by way of a common order. India Law Library Docid # 2420972
(851) KAKARLA VENKATARATNAM (DIED) AND OTHERS Vs. GUNTUR VENKATA NARASAIAH DIED AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 This Second Appeal has been filed by the Appellant / 4th Respondent / 4th Defendant against the Decree and Judgment dated 15.12.2009, in A.S.No.310 of 2008 on the file of District Judge, Guntur (for short, ‘the 1st Appellate Court’) reversing the decree and Judgment dated 22.09.2008, in O.S.No.282 of 2005 on the file of V Additional Senior Civil Judge, Guntur (for short, ‘the trial Court’). India Law Library Docid # 2420985
(852) KARANATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION Vs. YARRAMANCHI NARASIMHULU AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 This appeal is filed against the order dated 15.02.2019, passed in M.V.O.P.No.377 of 2017 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-III Additional District Judge, Ananthapuramu (hereinafter called as „the Tribunal’). The appellant is the owner of the K.S.R.T.C Bus bearing No.KA 40 F 1286 (hereinafter referred to as “crime vehicle”). The Respondent Nos.1 to 3 herein are the parents and sister of one Yarramanchi Naresh, (hereinafter called as „the deceased’) and Respondent No India Law Library Docid # 2420986
(853) TUNGANA RAVI CHAITANYA Vs. STATE OF AP[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-10-2024 Sole Accused in POCSO Sessions Case No.1 of 2015 on the file of the Court of the learned Special Sessions Judge for Trial of the Cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012-cum-I Additional Sessions Judge, East Godavari District at Rajahmundry, is the appellant in the present Criminal Appeal. He was tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge under three (3) charges. First Charge was under Section 354-A (i) (iii) IPC, second charge was under Section 506 IPC and the l India Law Library Docid # 2420987
(854) CHETRAM @ MINTU AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-10-2024 Land Acqusition Act, 1894 — Sections 4 and 6 — The petitioners, owners of land sought compensation for acquired land at a higher rate based on a previous judgment (Gajraj Singh case) —Whether the petitioners are entitled to higher compensation and if the review of the previous judgment is justified — The petitioners argued they should receive higher compensation as per the Full Bench judgment in the Gajraj Singh case and cited previous orders supporting their claim — The respondents contended th India Law Library Docid # 2419025
(855) XXXX Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 18-10-2024 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 175(4) — The petitioner accused police officers of rape, but no FIR was registered — They sought court intervention for FIR registration and investigation — The court considered whether the police failed to register the FIR and if the immunity under Section 175(4) of BNSS applied — The petitioner argued that the police did not follow Supreme Court guidelines and that immunity should not cover criminal acts outside official duties — The responden India Law Library Docid # 2419055
(856) R.SURENDRAN Vs. ARULMIGHU EKAMBARESWARAR THIRUKOIL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-10-2024 Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 — Sections 6(9), 34 B, and 45 — Property Dispute —The property was originally leased to ‘A’ and after her death, ‘R’ occupied it without informing the plaintiff — The main issues include the validity of the Executive Officer's appointment, the ownership of the property, and whether the plaintiff followed proper procedures before terminating the lease — The petitioner argued that the property is a government land and that the temple i India Law Library Docid # 2419081
(857) K. SELVARAJ Vs. V.THANGAVELU[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-10-2024 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 118 — The plaintiff claimed that the defendant borrowed Rs. 1,50,000 and failed to repay it —The defendant denied borrowing the money and alleged that the promissory note was forged — Whether the promissory note was genuine and whether the defendant borrowed the money — The plaintiff argued that the defendant admitted his signature on the promissory note, which should invoke the presumption under Section 118 — The defendant contended that the promissory India Law Library Docid # 2419082
(858) RACHIT JAIN Vs. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 18-10-2024 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 406 and 323 —Allegation of physical and mental harassment — Quashing of FIR — Whether the FIR should be quashed based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties, despite ongoing allegations of harassment — The petitioner argued that the FIR should be quashed as the parties had settled their disputes through an MOU, and the respondent had received the agreed amount — The respondent claimed continued harassment despite the MOU, stating that India Law Library Docid # 2419201
(859) PUNJAB AND SIND BANK Vs. JAI SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-10-2024 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 10 read with 2A — The respondent, an employee of Punjab and Sind Bank, was dismissed in 1991 for alleged misappropriation of funds — He was acquitted in a criminal trial in 2005 and then approached labor authorities — Whether the delay in approaching labor authorities after the dismissal was reasonable and if the acquittal in the criminal case affects the dismissal — The bank argued that the respondent's delay of 11 years in seeking reference to the Indust India Law Library Docid # 2419246
(860) SMT. SURINDER PAL KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-10-2024 Service Law — Promotion — Regularization — The appellant was initially appointed as a Bal Sewika in 1992 and sought promotion to Supervisor from 1996, which was denied — Her services were regularized in 1995 — The main issue is whether the appellant was entitled to a notional promotion to the post of Supervisor from 1996, despite the 2001 Rules requiring 8 years of experience — The appellant argued that there were vacancies and she was eligible for promotion based on the 1996 instructions, which India Law Library Docid # 2419247