(881) SUNIL AGRO FOODS LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966 — Resolution by Market Committee to recover market fee and penalty — Challenge by petitioners — Petitioners claimed transactions took place outside market area — Petitioners failed to plead necessary facts and produce supporting documents — Previous order in WP 1218/2007 did not conclusively determine the issue of market fee liability — India Law Library Docid # 2432779
(882) SRI. JANARDHANA SUVARNA Vs. SMT. RATHNAVATHI L RAO AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory Jurisdiction — Writ Petition seeking to set aside order on IA No. X, by which review petition was dismissed. Petitioner filed IA No. VIII under Section 8 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking reference to arbitration. Trial Court dismissed IA No. VIII. Petitioner then filed IA No. X for review of the order in IA No. VIII. IA No. X was also dismissed. Petitioner India Law Library Docid # 2432780
(883) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. M/S. SWATHI AGENCIES AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 08-09-2025 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 14 — Powers of Magistrate — Ministerial vs. Adjudicatory — Magistrate acts in a ministerial capacity under Section 14, not an adjudicatory one, and cannot adjudicate disputes between parties. India Law Library Docid # 2432786
(884) HAR SWAROOP Vs. STATE[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Statement of Accused — Defence plea of implication due to enmity, specifically mentioning a previous murder case involving the deceased's father and one Mohan Lal, who was convicted and released, suggesting Mohan Lal as a potential perpetrator due to existing enmity India Law Library Docid # 2433022
(885) MAYANK OJHA (MINOR) THRU. HERE NATURAL GUARDIAN MOTHER SHASHI Vs. STATE OF U.P. THRU. HOME SECY. LKO. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (LUCKNOW BENCH)] 08-09-2025 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Habeas Corpus — Maintainability — Writ of Habeas Corpus is not maintainable against a judicial order passed by the Child Welfare Committee under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, as such detention cannot be considered illegal — Grievances against such orders must be pursued through statutory appeal or revision India Law Library Docid # 2433023
(886) UDAYANATH SAHOO (DEAD) REPRESENTED BY LRS. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 45 Rule 15 — Enforcement of Supreme Court Orders — High Court has jurisdiction to execute decrees or orders of the Supreme Court from which the appeal to the Supreme Court was preferred. India Law Library Docid # 2433187
(887) YOGESHKUMAR BADHARSINH BARIA Vs. DILIPKUMAR RANCHHODBHAI DAMOR AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal for enhancement of compensation — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded Rs. 4,68,600/- — Appellant sought enhancement to Rs. 5,00,000/- — Claimant suffered amputation of right leg below knee, assessed with 65% permanent disability by medical authority — Doctor who performed operation opined 70% permanent disability — MACT India Law Library Docid # 2433195
(888) PANKAJ RAM Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 368 — Wrongfully concealing or confining a kidnapped person — Essential ingredients — Knowledge of kidnapping/abduction and wrongful concealment/confinement — Prosecution must prove both knowledge and act beyond reasonable doubt — Merely providing access to a room without knowledge of unlawful detention does not constitute an offense — Act and intention must be proven — India Law Library Docid # 2433269
(889) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. RAM BABU PRASAD YADAV[PATNA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — Section 22-C(1) proviso, 22-C(4), 22-C(8) — Jurisdiction of Permanent Lok Adalat — Non-compoundable offences — Theft as non-compoundable offence — Permanent Lok Adalat does not have jurisdiction in matters relating to non-compoundable offences. India Law Library Docid # 2433103
(890) RANJAN KUMAR SINGH Vs. M/S INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) — Selection of LPG Distributors — Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributors, June 2017 — Clause 26 — Rejection of candidature for incorrect information. India Law Library Docid # 2433104
(891) RAMSINGH SINHASANSINGH NEMDHARI Vs. SAROJBEN RAMMURTI SHARMA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Tribunal held appellant driver negligent and liable for compensation — Appellant argued Tribunal erred in holding him solely negligent and in quantum of compensation — Court examined grounds of appeal against Tribunal's findings. India Law Library Docid # 2433133
(892) ROHIT RAJ KUMAR SINGH @ SANJAY SINGH Vs. DIPTY SINGH[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) — Divorce — Cruelty and Desertion — Trial court rightly allowed divorce petition finding cruelty and desertion established by wife — Husband’s appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2433338
(893) MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI MATH AND ANOTHER Vs. ANIL KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XLIII Rule 1(r) — Appeal against order of mandatory injunction — Mandatory injunctions are granted only in rare and exceptional cases of extreme hardship — Ad interim mandatory injunction directing demolition of boundary wall and vacating portion of land set aside — Appeal allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2434300
(894) STATE NCT OF DELHI Vs. KRISHNA PANDEY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Standard of proof — Appellate court must be slow to reverse acquittal, as presumption of innocence is strengthened by the trial court's verdict — Must disturb acquittal only with thorough scrutiny and on accepted legal parameters. India Law Library Docid # 2434301
(895) MOHD. RAJU @ RAJU Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Sections 6 read with 5(j) and Section 29 — Appeal against conviction — Victim's statement and corroboration — FSL report identifying appellant as father of aborted foetus — Trial court rightly convicted appellant — Appeal dismissed on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2434302
(896) 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
(897) 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
(898) 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
(899) 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
(900) 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