(961) SAHIL GILL Vs. DEVASTHAN MAHARISHI BALMIKI VIRMARG AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 2 Rule 2 — Bar of suit — Failure to claim relief in earlier suit — If a plaintiff omits to sue for one of the reliefs he is entitled to, he cannot afterwards sue for the relief so omitted — Petitioner argued that respondents' claim for recovery of possession should have been included in an earlier suit for declaration and compensation, thus barring the present suit under Order 2 India Law Library Docid # 2434117
(962) PARMA NAND AND OTHERS Vs. ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDHAMPUR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 J&K Agrarian Reforms Act, Sections 4 & 8 and Rules, Rule 50 — Mutation Order — Challenge to — Appeal against setting aside of mutation order favouring petitioners — Factual matrix reveals prolonged litigation concerning possession of land — Petitioners claimed continuous possession and mutation under Agriarian Reforms Act — Respondent claimed unauthorized occupation and trespass — India Law Library Docid # 2434118
(963) ER. CHAGGER SINGH BILLOWRIA Vs. UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Administrative Law — Selection Process — Eligibility Criteria — Experience Certificate — Validity — Even if an experience certificate lacks specific dates for types of vehicles, if the issuing authority confirms its authenticity, the employer or court cannot question the actual experience gained, especially in writ jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2434119
(964) SUDERSHAN MEHTA Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Jammu & Kashmir Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971 — Rule 21(2) — Violation of — Holding position in a sports association without prior permission - Police employee accepted assignment as Joint Secretary in JKCA without prior government permission, violating Rule 21(2). Government aware of similar widespread violations by other officers but took action only against this petitioner. India Law Library Docid # 2434120
(965) RAJINDER SINGH Vs. UOI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Land Acquisition — Public Purpose — National Highways — Land acquired for widening of national highway can also be used for wayside amenities like petrol pumps, as these are part of highway development and serve public interest. India Law Library Docid # 2434121
(966) MOHD. HASSAN Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(a) and 21 — Fundamental Rights — Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Liberty — Right to change name — Held to be a facet of fundamental rights, an individual must have control over their name and identity. A desire to be recognised by a different name for a just cause is protected as an expression of identity. India Law Library Docid # 2434122
(967) M/S BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL Vs. INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. DARSHANA DEVI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurance company's appeal challenging award directing payment due to death in tractor accident — Tribunal awarded Rs. 5,45,000/- with interest — Insurance company argued cause of accident was fall from building, not vehicle, citing medical record, and that death was due to Bronchopneumonia, not accident injuries — Court held death resulted from cerebral damage due to blunt head India Law Library Docid # 2434123
(968) STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR Vs. RAJAN LAL[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Appellate court’s approach — Appellate court can review, reappreciate and reconsider evidence and reach its own conclusions on facts and law — No limitation on power, but must bear in mind double presumption of innocence in favour of accused — If two reasonable conclusions possible, acquittal should not be disturbed India Law Library Docid # 2434124
(969) SANJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF J&K AND OTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376 and 341 — Rape and Wrongful Restraint — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Victim's testimony — Corroboration — Medical evidence — Plea of false implication — Standard of proof.The court upheld the conviction of the appellant for rape and wrongful restraint, finding the victim's testimony to be consistent, credible, and corroborated by medical evidence. The India Law Library Docid # 2434125
(970) MANIA GHAI Vs. NISHANT CHANDER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19(1) — Appeal against order of Family Court — Rejection of plaint at threshold by Family Court for failing to disclose cause of action — Appeal against — Consideration by High Court — Court's power under Order VII Rule 11 CPC to reject plaint suo motu if it lacks cause of action or is manifestly vexatious — Rejection of suit at first hearing is permissible to nip frivolous litigation in the bud. (Paras India Law Library Docid # 2434292
(971) NAVIN M. RAHEJA AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESH GOYAL AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 20(1A) — National Commission — Constitution of Benches — No statutory mandate requiring a judicial member in every bench — President has discretion to constitute benches with one or more members — Regulations clarified that complex legal issues can be referred to President for a different bench composition. India Law Library Docid # 2434293
(972) RAJIV RANJAN SINGH Vs. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025 Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 — Section 27(1) — Liability of persons in charge of company's business — A person in charge of and responsible for the conduct of a company's business at the time an offence was committed is deemed guilty, even without personally committing the wrongful act. The applicant's role as CEO and participation in company affairs, as noted in the adjudication order, supports this presumption of liability. India Law Library Docid # 2434370
(973) M/S KESURAM KHANCHAND AND OTHERS Vs. SURESH[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint filed for an amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- after cheque issued for refund dishonoured due to insufficient funds — Trial court convicted the accused and ordered to pay compensation of Rs. 17,50,000/-. India Law Library Docid # 2434497
(974) SOW. KAMAL RAOSAHEB SHIPALKAR Vs. SHIVAJI LAXMAN PALASKAR AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 11-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 41 Rule 27 and Order 41 Rule 28 — Application for additional evidence and its consideration — Lower appellate court allowed amendment to written statement and directed remand of matter for de novo trial despite earlier High Court order in writ petition stating additional evidence was not required and directing appeal to be decided on merits — This interpretation was India Law Library Docid # 2434505
(975) JAHIR AHMAD ALIAS ROHIT SAXENA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 397/401 — Revision against conviction and sentence — Revision preferred against judgment and order of Magistrate convicting revisionist under Sections 304, 386, 420, 504, and 506 IPC, and affirmed by Sessions Judge in appeal — Court found no perversity in judgments of both lower courts and declined to re-appreciate evidence due to concurrent findings of India Law Library Docid # 2434596
(976) MOHAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 11-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 Part II and Section 201 — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — Essential conditions for sustaining conviction — Prosecution must establish circumstances fully, ensure they are consistent with guilt and not explainable by other hypotheses, show they are conclusive, exclude every possible hypothesis of innocence, and form a complete chain of evidence leaving no India Law Library Docid # 2434597
(977) SAVITRI DEVI Vs. DAULAT RAM AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Plea of Order II Rule 2 CPC — Rejection of plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC on the ground of Order II Rule 2 CPC is impermissible as Order II Rule 2 is not one of the grounds enumerated in Order 7 Rule 11. India Law Library Docid # 2432561
(978) RAM MURTI (SINCE DECEASED) NOW REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS Vs. SHIV KUMAR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 101, 102, 106 — Burden of Proof — Benami Transaction — The burden of proving that a sale is benami lies on the person alleging it. This requires more than just conjecture or surmise, necessitating concrete proof. India Law Library Docid # 2432562
(979) XXXX CCL THR HIS FATHER NATURAL GUARDIAN GOBIND SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail of juvenile — Conditions for denial — Release of a juvenile on bail shall not be if there are reasonable grounds for believing that release is likely to bring the juvenile into association with known criminals, expose them to danger, or defeat the ends of justice — Provisions intended for reformation but bail cannot be granted routinely, requiring consideration of all facts and circumstances of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2432563
(980) ANKIT YADAV Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail of Juvenile — Conditions for denial of bail — “Ends of justice” — Release on bail is ordinarily mandated unless there are reasonable grounds for believing that release would bring the juvenile into association with known criminals, expose them to danger, or def India Law Library Docid # 2432564