(881) IN RE : FILLING OF VACANT POSTS IN THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS AND POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEES[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-09-2025 Contempt Petition (Civil) — Filling of Vacant Posts — State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees — Court directs State Governments to expedite filling of all vacant posts, including direct recruitment, promotional, deputation, and contractual positions, within stipulated timelines to ensure effective pollution control India Law Library Docid # 2433468
(882) GINNA RAM Vs. JAI SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 65, 61, 63, 64 — Secondary evidence — Admissibility — Application for permission to produce secondary evidence to prove a Will — Trial Court allowed the application — Held, while the specific application for secondary evidence might not be strictly necessary, the trial court's decision was not erroneous as it ultimately allowed for the determination of admissibility of secondary India Law Library Docid # 2433854
(883) RAJ SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100, Order 41, Rule 27 — Second Appeal — Scope in Punjab and Haryana High Court — Treated as appeal under Section 41 of Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — No question of law required to be framed — Judgments of Supreme Court in Pankajakshi, Kirodi, and Satender relied upon. India Law Library Docid # 2433866
(884) GIRDAWAR SINGH Vs. KULWINDER KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 — Condonation of delay — Application for condonation of delay of 58 days in refiling appeal allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2433867
(885) PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) Vs. RAJ KUMAR GOLECHA[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 260A —Powers of High Court — Appeal against ITAT order — The High Court can hear an appeal against an order passed by the Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) if it involves a substantial question of law. India Law Library Docid # 2433910
(886) HEMANT PALIWAL Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (TDS) AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 2(35), 276B, 278B, 297(1) — Prosecuting for failure to deposit Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) — Discretion of Authority — Initiation of prosecution for non-deposit of TDS requires more than mere default; it requires contumacious or dishonest conduct, or wilful defiance of law — Delayed India Law Library Docid # 2433911
(887) MURLIWALA AGROTECH PVT. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 127 — Transfer of assessment proceedings — Principles of natural justice — Opportunity of hearing is essential before transferring an assessee's case from one assessing authority to another — This principle can only be circumvented if reasons are recorded in writing for why an opportunity of hearing India Law Library Docid # 2433912
(888) NARPAT SINGH AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeals against conviction and sentence — Multiple appeals arising from the same incident but tried separately due to absconding accused were heard together and decided by a common judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2433913
(889) JASWANT @ JASU AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Death of accused during appeal — Appeals by accused appellants who passed away during pendency of appeal are abated. India Law Library Docid # 2433914
(890) SONIYA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 302/149, 304 Part II — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder — Distinction based on mens rea (guilty mind) — Court must distinguish between intention to cause death or bodily injury likely to cause death (murder) and knowledge that act is likely to cause death India Law Library Docid # 2433915
(891) KINGSROAD HANDELSGES M.B.H. Vs. RAJ GROW IMPEX LLP[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 17-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Part II, Chapter I, Section 48 — Enforcement of Foreign Awards — Objection on grounds of Public Policy — The Supreme Court has clarified that the expression "public policy of India" under Section 48(2)(b) must be given a narrow meaning, and enforcement of a foreign award would only be refused if it is contrary to the fundamental policy of Indian law, the interests of India Law Library Docid # 2433955
(892) NANAG RAM MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 17-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 21 — Right to Equality and Personal Liberty — Exploitative employment — Petitioner working for over two decades on meager salary for perennial nature of work, violating constitutional rights. India Law Library Docid # 2433956
(893) RAM LAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 152 — Conditional order for removal of nuisance — Procedural requirements — A conditional order under Section 152 BNSS must precede an absolute order — The person against whom the order is made has the right to appear and show cause against it — If they show cause, an inquiry must be conducted before the conditional order can be made absolute, modified, or discharged. India Law Library Docid # 2434087
(894) VINOD KUMAR Vs. VINOD KUMAR SHARMA (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS ANKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 H.P. Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 — Section 14 — Eviction of tenant — Bona fide requirement of landlord — Section 14(3)(a)(i) Proviso requires landlord to plead and prove that he is not occupying other similar premises and has not vacated such premises within five years without sufficient cause — Failure to plead and prove these mandatory conditions renders eviction order on ground of bona fide requirement illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2434088
(895) MUSHTAQ AHMAD MIR Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 17-09-2025 Administrative Law — Policy Decisions — Policy Decisions of administrative bodies (like the Administrative Council) cannot be used to shield their own inaction or to deny legitimate claims, especially when such decisions are applied retroactively or to circumvent prior judicial orders. India Law Library Docid # 2434133
(896) ROOP CHAND AND OTHERS Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 12, 13(2) & 120B IPC — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe — No direct evidence of demand from accused — Complainant turned hostile — No recovery of bribe money from accused — Inconsistency in testimony regarding place of handwash — Reliance on handwash test alone insufficient without proof of demand and acceptance — Acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2434242
(897) LATE SH PRAMOD KUMAR JAIN PROPRIETOR OF MS JAIN ENTERPRISES THROUGH HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(1)(c) — Appeal against dismissal of Section 34 petition upholding Arbitral Award — Limitation period for starting arbitration runs from the date the cause of action accrues — Cause of action arises when a claim is first asserted and remains unanswered, constituting a denial. India Law Library Docid # 2434243
(898) SMT. JANAK KUMARI GANDHI AND OTHERS Vs. REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 and Order XLVII — Review Petition — Principles governing review — Review is a restricted power to correct errors apparent on the face of the record or for discovery of new and important matters, not an appeal in disguise — Review petition filed after considerable delay without sufficient cause is liable to be dismissed — Review petition does not disclose any new evidence or India Law Library Docid # 2434244
(899) PRAVIN Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 17-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of suicide — Ingredients — To attract Section 306, prosecution must prove the accused actively instigated or aided the commission of suicide. There must be direct or indirect incitement, and the accused must have played an active role. Merely experiencing marital discord or a broken relationship without a direct positive action leading to suicide is insufficient India Law Library Docid # 2434502
(900) UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. DR. ARTI GARG[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 17-09-2025 Civil Services — Promotion — Flexible Complementing Scheme (FCS) — In-situ upgradation — Not a conventional promotion, but dependent on merit, performance, and minimum residency. Rule 12(5) allows relaxation of minimum residency from five to four years for "exceptionally meritorious" officers with "Outstanding" gradings in all Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) during the residency period. India Law Library Docid # 2434603