(901) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. NANU AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Appellate Court can interfere with an acquittal order only if the trial court's view is legally implausible, perverse, or based on misreading of evidence, and no other reasonable view is possible. The appellate court must address all reasons for acquittal and demonstrate an illegality or error. India Law Library Docid # 2433994
(902) KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI, SRI GANGA NAGAR Vs. AUTHORITY UNDER THE SHOPS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT ACT, SRI GANGANAGAR AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958 — Section 28A — Termination of service — Exemption for 'Offices' of local authorities — Employee working in Market Yard is not covered by exemption applicable to offices — Employee working as Chowkidar in Market Yard should be governed by the Act of 1958. India Law Library Docid # 2433995
(903) XXXX Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Section 3(2B) — Termination of pregnancy beyond 24 weeks — Permissible only if a Medical Board diagnoses substantial foetal abnormalities necessitating termination, and the procedure is safe for the woman. India Law Library Docid # 2433997
(904) UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS Vs. MUSHTAQ AHMAD SHEIKH[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 08-10-2025 Police Rules, Rule 111 — Seniority of direct recruits — Determined by merit in Basic Recruitment Training Course (BRTC) — Appointed Sub-Inspector in 2016 after court order granting age relaxation and appointment despite being overage and having missed 2010 recruitment — Claim for notional seniority at par with those appointed in 2010 — Court directs notional fixation of seniority from 2010, but without monetary benefits — India Law Library Docid # 2434068
(905) H.P. STATE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Delay and Laches — Initiation of proceedings after an inordinate delay of 11 years — Held, not a reasonable period, especially for writ petitions — Condonation of delay cannot be liberally granted to the State or its instrumentalities without cogent reasons, as it institutionalizes inefficiency and erodes accountability — Public interest is in India Law Library Docid # 2434085
(906) DEEPAK SHIVRAM PATARE Vs. VIJAY SHIVRAM PATARE[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 384 — Appeals — First Appeal against judgment in Probate Application — Admitted for final disposal at the instance of both parties. India Law Library Docid # 2434375
(907) RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. REKHA LALCHAND PATEL AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Appeal by Insurance Company challenging award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Court finds that the Tribunal's findings on rash and negligent driving are well-reasoned and based on evidence like DAR, charge-sheet, spot panchnama, and are supported by the India Law Library Docid # 2434512
(908) BANABHAI RAMSANGBHAI REVAR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 135 — Theft of electricity — Essential elements — Prosecution must prove the commission of the offence beyond reasonable doubt, including the unauthorized use of electricity and the accused's connection to it — In this case, the prosecution failed to establish the actual place of offence, failed to corroborate ocular evidence with documentary evidence, and did not produce crucial India Law Library Docid # 2434200
(909) WELSPUN MAXSTEEL LIMITED Vs. ALANG MARINE LIMITED[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 6A — Counterclaim — Filing of — Trial commencement defined — Trial commences when issues are framed and the case is set down for recording of evidence — Filing of affidavit in lieu of examination-in-chief constitutes commencement of trial — Once trial has commenced, a counterclaim cannot be permitted to be filed. (Paras 12, 12.2, India Law Library Docid # 2434201
(910) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. HAMIDABEN ISMAILBHAI JADEJA[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against acquittal — Prosecution rested on dying declarations — Trial court acquitted accused after finding dying declarations not credible due to discrepancies. India Law Library Docid # 2434202
(911) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. RAJA MAHMED SAIYED ALIAS RAJU MADRASI AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 506(2), 304-A, 312, 314, 338 — Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 — Section 3(1)(11) — Appeal against acquittal — Reappreciation of evidence — Supreme Court guidelines regarding appellate jurisdiction in acquittal appeals — Appellate court must be slow to interfere if two views are possible and the trial court's view was plausible — Acquittal reinforces India Law Library Docid # 2434203
(912) IREDDY RAVINDER REDDY AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 145 — Proceedings initiated to prevent breach of peace when civil suit is pending — Pendency of a civil suit involving the property does not automatically bar criminal proceedings under Section 145 Cr.P.C., especially when the civil court has not definitively adjudicated possession or issued orders that prevent the Executive Magistrate from taking action India Law Library Docid # 2434615
(913) M. KALAVATHY Vs. C.MADHUBALA[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Suit for Specific Performance — Dismissal of suit by trial court challenged — Plaintiff alleged defendant agreed to sell property due to defendant's mother's loan default — Plaintiff claimed full sale price paid — Defendant denied knowledge of loan, alleged sale agreement forged — Trial court dismissed suit citing lack of proof for loan, India Law Library Docid # 2434834
(914) MUKESH KUMAR SAHGAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 5 r/w 6, Section 21(2) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 354-A, 376(2), 323, 504 — Information Technology Act, 2000 – Section 67A — Criminal Appeal — Conviction upheld for sexual assault and failure to report — Conviction set aside for obscenity and intentional insult — Appellant Mukesh Kumar Sahgal convicted under Sections 354 India Law Library Docid # 2434682
(915) SUNIL KUMAR GOYAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Notaries Act, 1952 — Section 5(2) and Rules, 1956, Rule 8B — Renewal of Certificate of Practice — Rejection of renewal application solely on the ground of having practiced for more than ten years — Held to be unsustainable in law — The Act and Rules do not prescribe any upper age limit or restriction on number of renewals — Renewal can only be refused on grounds specified in Section 10 of the India Law Library Docid # 2434683
(916) KARNAIL SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 U.P. Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950, Section 132 — Bhumidhari rights — Water body land — Prohibition against accrual of bhumidhari rights in pasture lands or lands covered by water — This prohibition applies to riverbed/water body land. India Law Library Docid # 2434684
(917) SELVAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 457, 380 read with 34 — House-trespass and theft — Conviction based solely on recovery evidence from confession — Held unsustainable — Case law cited: Manoj Kumar Soni v State of MP [2023 SCC OnLine SC 984], Varkey C.V. v State of Kerala [2024 KHC 7096], Abdul Jabbar v State of Kerala [2025 KHC OnLine 901] — Recovery under Section 27 of Evidence Act cannot be the sole basis for conviction as it is not substantive evidence and India Law Library Docid # 2434871
(918) SANJIT KUMAR VISHWAKARMA Vs. RUPESH KUMAR SAHU AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20(1) and 20(2)(b) — Suit for Specific Performance of Contract — Discretion of Court — Hardship— Jurisdiction to decree specific performance is discretionary (unamended S. 20(1)), but this discretion must be sound, reasonable, guided by judicial principles, and capable of appellate correction — Non-performance of contract involves hardship on defendant only if India Law Library Docid # 2435898
(919) HARISH KUMAR CHHABADA Vs. PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX INCOME TAX OFFICER-2(1)[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 260A — Appeal to High Court — Substantial Question of Law — Validity of Assessment — Assessment under Section 143(3) based on notice under Section 143(2) issued by non-jurisdictional Assessing Officer (AO) — Challenge to jurisdiction based on residential address in PAN database versus place of business — Assessee challenged the validity of assessment on the India Law Library Docid # 2435899
(920) ANIL KHANDELWAL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 372 and 378(1) — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Appellate Court can set aside acquittal if trial Court's findings are perverse, based on conjecture, surmises, or disregard cogent, reliable evidence — Where trial court disbelieved the testimony of an injured eyewitness whose evidence was material and credible, and based conclusions on India Law Library Docid # 2435900