(941) DHIRAJ BHANDARI Vs. CRICKET ASSOCIATION OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction — Maintainability against private bodies — Cricket Association registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 is a private society — Not funded by Central or State Government, nor controlled administratively — No public function discharged by the Association — Disputes between office bearers are private law matters — Not amenable to writ India Law Library Docid # 2434686
(942) PRASANNA AND OTHERS Vs. NESAMMA (DIED) LRS IMPLEADED AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 123 — Gift — Attestation — Settlement deeds (gift deeds) are registered documents and carry a presumption of execution — Burden of proof of non-execution lies on the challenger — The attestation requirement under Section 123, read with Section 3, means witnesses have seen the executant sign or acknowledge, and signed in their presence — The fact that attesting India Law Library Docid # 2434868
(943) PRABHU PRAKASH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Abkari Act — Section 8(2) — Conviction for possession of arrack — Violation of procedural safeguards — Failure to comply with Section 53A regarding disposal of seized liquor and Section 38 regarding information to superiors — Lack of tamper-proof chain of custody for samples sent for analysis — Absence of specimen seal impression on seizure mahazar and property list — Independent witnesses turned India Law Library Docid # 2434869
(944) BINU VINCENT AND OTHERS Vs. THE FEDERAL BANK LTD. AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Second Schedule, Rule 68B — Time limit for sale of attached immovable property — Rule 68B, which prescribes a time limit for the sale of attached immovable property, does not have mandatory application to recovery proceedings under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (RDDB Act). The RDDB Act is a self-contained code and importing Rule India Law Library Docid # 2434870
(945) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. DEEPAK PHABYANI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) and 378(3) — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — The appellate court's jurisdiction is circumscribed by the limitation that interference is not warranted unless the approach of the trial court to the evidence is vitiated by manifest illegality or the conclusion is perverse, or could not have been possibly arrived at by any reasonable court — Where India Law Library Docid # 2435902
(946) SHANI KUMAR CHAUHAN Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Conviction based on victim's sole testimony — Minor inconsistencies — Credibility of victim — The victim's single testimony is sufficient for conviction in sexual offences if it inspires confidence, is trustworthy, and unblemished (falling under 'sterling witness' category) — Minor inconsistencies in India Law Library Docid # 2435903
(947) STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Vs. SHYAM KUMAR[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 09-10-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 29 & 30 — Presumption — Scope — Presumptions under Sections 29 and 30 of the POCSO Act can only be drawn when the prosecution successfully proves that sexual assault was committed by the accused against the victim — Such presumption cannot be applied for conviction if the key evidence, like the victim's testimony, fails to India Law Library Docid # 2435915
(948) PATEL CHANDRIKABEN Vs. PATEL MANGUBEN AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Rejection of Plaint under Order 7, Rule 11 (a) and (d) — Prima facie case — Suit for declaration of share in agricultural land and permanent injunction — Appeal against rejection of plaint on grounds of limitation and lack of cause of action — Held, rejection of plaint is a drastic power and should be exercised cautiously — Limitation involving mixed question of law and facts requires leading of evidence — Knowledge of revenue India Law Library Docid # 2434253
(949) GENERAL MANAGER WESTERN RAILWAY Vs. RANJIT CONSTRUCTION CO.[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Contract Law — Breach of Contract — Delay in project — Claims for damages — Responsibility for delay — Approval of designs and drawings — Handing over of site — Contractor's responsibility for site inspection and design submission — Clause 2.5.2.2 of Tender Document and Clause 19 of GCC interpreted — No claim for late approval or consequent delay. India Law Library Docid # 2434254
(950) SHIVAPUTRA M HONNALLI Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Karnataka Universities of Agricultural Sciences Act, 2009 — Section 31(9) — Appointment of Comptroller — Procedure — Requirements — Panel of qualified persons to be prepared by Vice-Chancellor, approved by Board of Management — Vice-Chancellor to appoint from approved panel — Chancellor to appoint if Board rejects panel — Petitioner not qualified for panel, no panel prepared or approved — India Law Library Docid # 2434557
(951) GURMEL KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. ELECTION TRIBUNAL AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Election Tribunal — Recount of votes — Order for recounted votes must be reasoned and based on prima facie satisfaction supported by evidence, not mere allegations or narrow victory margins. India Law Library Docid # 2433941
(952) NIRMAL SINGH Vs. SATPAL KANWAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 152 — Amendment of judgments, decrees or orders — Clerical or arithmetical mistakes and errors from accidental slips or omissions — Correction is permissible at any time either by court's own motion or on application of a party — Non-mentioning of two additional issues, which were framed and pertained to core allegations of fraud and mental soundness, in the list of India Law Library Docid # 2433942
(953) SATENDRA PARMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ petitions challenging modification of compassionate appointment orders — Insertion of condition for consolidated wages for three years and subsequent regularization — Petitioners argued that such a condition cannot be imposed as it is not provided in the compassionate appointment policy — Held, modifications are permissible if India Law Library Docid # 2433842
(954) DEEPAK@ GOLU Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 & 201 — Murder and Causing disappearance of evidence of offence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Requirement for conviction — Facts must be consistent only with the hypothesis of the guilt of the accused and not explainable on any other hypothesis. India Law Library Docid # 2433843
(955) ORAN SINGH Vs. BHOOPAT SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959 — Section 131 — Dispute relating to access route for cultivators — Tehsildar's jurisdiction extends to granting access through customary routes not necessarily recorded in village records (wajib-ul-arz) — Focus is on previous custom and convenience of parties, not established easements under general law. India Law Library Docid # 2433844
(956) ROOPKISHORE DAS STUDENT OF DAYARAM DAS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 — Temporary Injunction — Dismissal of application by trial court and confirmation by appellate court — Petitioner sought declaration of title and permanent injunction regarding property claiming ownership through a student-teacher tradition — Lower courts dismissed the application, finding no material to prove petitioner's ownership and India Law Library Docid # 2433845
(957) PARDEEP CHOPRA AND ANOTHER Vs. MEENU KAPOOR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Second Appeal — Scope — In Punjab and Haryana, second appeals are treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act and not Section 100 of CPC — No question of law requires framing for such appeals based on Supreme Court's pronouncements. India Law Library Docid # 2433891
(958) HARWINDER SINGH @ HARVINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. JASVIR SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Compounding of offence — Settlement between parties — High Court quashed conviction after parties reached amicable settlement, despite conviction by Magistrate and dismissal of appeal by Sessions Court — Relying on Supreme Court judgments allowing compounding at all stages and inherent powers of High Court to prevent India Law Library Docid # 2433900
(959) NARENDRA MAHALA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 08-10-2025 Medical Admission — Fee Deposit — Condonation of Delay — A petitioner sought condonation of a few hours' delay in depositing the remaining MBBS course fees due to the recent demise of his great-grandmother and intervening public holidays, arguing that his security deposit should not be forfeited. The court considered the petitioner's impoverished background and the limited timeframe for depositing fees, which included holidays. India Law Library Docid # 2433963
(960) PRITI KALLA Vs. JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 08-10-2025 University Ordinances — Study Leave and Extra Ordinary Leave — Interpretation of Ordinance 327 regarding grant, extension, and conversion of study leave and the conditions for Extra Ordinary Leave (EOL). The petitioner's initial study leave for post-graduation was extended, but subsequent requests for study leave for PhD and conversion of absence to EOL were denied based on university rules and her service India Law Library Docid # 2433992