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(921) M/S LAXMI ENTERPRISES Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Jharkhand Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2017, Rule 13 & Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2004, Rule 54(5) — Imposition of penalty by District Mining Officer — Jurisdiction — Held, District Mining Officer is empowered to impose penalty in accordance with Rule 13 of the Rules of 2017 read with Rule 54(5) of the JMMC Rules, 2004. The word "or"
India Law Library Docid # 2433392

(922) SOM KUMAR SUBBA Vs. THE SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[SIKKIM HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) and 11(d) — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action and Limitation — Court must consider averments in the plaint and documents produced therewith. Defense pleas are irrelevant at this stage. Allegations in the plaint must prima facie show a cause of action; the Court cannot inquire into truthfulness. Rejection is a drastic step requiring strict adherence to conditions.
India Law Library Docid # 2433404

(923) HARIHAR MAHTO (DEAD) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. DOMAN MAHTO AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Substantial question of law — Parties claiming partition of ancestral property — Lower courts appreciating evidence and concluding prior partition — Respondents arguing that the framed substantial question of law was not substantial as it involved a question of fact, but parties argued on merits.
India Law Library Docid # 2433324

(924) SP SHARMA Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Service Regulations — Applicability to retired employee — Disciplinary proceedings initiated before retirement — continue after retirement under a legal fiction that employee is deemed to be in service for conclusion of proceedings — penalty of dismissal still applicable.
India Law Library Docid # 2434288

(925) SMT. POONAM Vs. SH. DHARMENDER AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
DELHI LAND REFORMS ACT, 1954 — Section 3(11a), 3(13) and Section 185 — Interpretation of "Land" and "Holding" — Jurisdiction of Civil Court vs. Revenue Court — The term "holding" is a specific category of "land" used for agricultural purposes, while "land" is a broader term including village abadis and residential areas — Jurisdiction of Revenue Assistant for partition is limited to "holdings", not all types of
India Law Library Docid # 2434289

(926) SEWA INTERNATIONAL FASHIONS LTD. Vs. KALAWATI MATHRANI (DEAD) THR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 54 — Specific performance — Period of limitation — Commences from either a fixed date for performance or from date of refusal — Agreement stated balance payment within 30 days of communication of statutory approvals — Tax law changes rendered one approval redundant — Period of limitation commenced 30 days after the second condition was waived off by government — Suit
India Law Library Docid # 2434290

(927) DR THELMA J TALLOO Vs. JESUS AND MARY COLLEGE AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Scope of interference — Court not an appellate forum, cannot re-assess or re-appreciate evidence — Intervention permissible only on limited grounds specified in Section 34 (conflict with public policy, patent illegality, violation of natural justice) — Patent illegality includes perverse, irrational, or biased decisions, or ignoring vital
India Law Library Docid # 2434291

(928) KISAN R.GATE Vs. PRAKASH TUKARAM KAKUHAS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 12-09-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint filed by Power of Attorney (PO) Holder — PO holder must have witnessed the transaction or possess due knowledge of it — Complaint must explicitly state PO holder's knowledge of the transaction — PO holder without knowledge cannot be
India Law Library Docid # 2434498

(929) JALINDAR BHAUSAHEB ARGADE Vs. MAYUR VINAYAK KSHIRSAGAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 12-09-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award — Enhancement of compensation — Claimant seeking enhancement in compensation for loss of earning capacity — Owner/Insurer not challenging award, sole issue for debate is enhancement.
India Law Library Docid # 2434506

(930) KULDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UTTARAKHAND SUBORDINATE SERVICE SELECTION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
Contractual Employment — Outsourcing Agency — Substantive Appointment — Contractual employees appointed through an outsourcing agency cannot claim substantive appointment or a right to hold the post against which regular appointments are being made through a selection process.
India Law Library Docid # 2434598

(931) MANISH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-09-2025
U.P. Patwari Service Rules, 1963 — Rule 15 — Seniority — Reckoned from date of substantive appointment — If appointed on same date, seniority determined by earlier completion of training, then marks scored, then age.
India Law Library Docid # 2434599

(932) BALKAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 15/61/85 — Possession of poppy husk — Appeal against conviction — Appellant not challenging conviction on merits — Prayer for modification of sentence on quantum — Appellant had undergone 04 months and 02 days of imprisonment — FIR pertains to 2011 — Case involves protracted trial of over 14 years — Appellant living peacefully since then —
India Law Library Docid # 2432560

(933) SARDAR (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR SURESH AND OTHERS Vs. PIARE LAL (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LR JAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025
Civil Procedure — Second Appeal — Scope — In Punjab and Haryana, second appeals are treated under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 CPC. No question of law needs to be framed in such appeals.
India Law Library Docid # 2432558

(934) SHYAM SUNDER YADAV Vs. RIMPLE AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Conviction and sentence upheld by Appellate Court found to be appealable by way of revision. Offence under Section 138 of NI Act is compoundable despite consequences and provisions of CrPC, 1973, as per Section 147 of the NI Act. Parties arrived at a voluntary compromise.
India Law Library Docid # 2432559

(935) MOHAMMED IRFAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 300 and 304 Part II — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder — Distinction lies in intention and knowledge — Murder requires intent to cause death or injury likely to cause death, or knowledge of inherent danger — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II requires knowledge that the act is likely to cause death but without intent to cause death
India Law Library Docid # 2432699

(936) STATE OF H.P. Vs. RAM PAL[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 279 — Rash Driving or Riding on a Public Way — Appeal against acquittal — High Court interference standard — High Court can interfere with an acquittal if it is patently perverse, based on misreading or omission of material evidence, or leads to a conclusion no reasonable person could reach. If two reasonable interpretations of evidence are possible, acquittal should not be disturbed.
India Law Library Docid # 2432667

(937) DEVI SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 304 Part II, 109, 120-B — Appeal against conviction for murder — Alteration of conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Absence of premeditation, motive, and undue advantage — Assault occurring on spur of the moment — Factors considered: nature of weapon, vital part of body, force employed, sudden quarrel, pre-meditation, prior enmity, provocation, heat of passion,
India Law Library Docid # 2432697

(938) SABUDDIN AND OTHERS Vs. GIRIRAJ[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 11-09-2025
Limitation Act, 1963 — Delay in filing appeal — If explanation for delay is satisfactory, appeal to be decided on merits.
India Law Library Docid # 2432732

(939) M/S. BEE JAY ENGINEERS Vs. COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER (ENFORCEMENT -3) AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 11-09-2025
Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 67(1) — Inspection powers — Requirements for inspection — An officer below the rank of Joint Commissioner cannot inspect a taxable person's premises without prior written authorization from the Joint Commissioner, who must have 'reasons to believe' about suppressed transactions or tax evasion.
India Law Library Docid # 2432784

(940) BHAVANAM CHINA VENKATA REDDY AND OTHERS Vs. DANTLA SUBBA REDDY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 & Order XLI Rule 1 — First Appeal against judgment and decree — Two appeals filed, one by plaintiff challenging disallowed claim and another by defendants against the entire decree.
India Law Library Docid # 2432999