(141) M/S. ANNAPURNESHWARI MINERALS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-10-2025 Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994 — Rule 21(2) and Proviso — Application for renewal of quarry lease — Lease expired on 29.12.2013 — Ninety days to apply for renewal reckoned from 29.12.2013 — Application filed on 30.12.2013 therefore within time, as 29.12.2013 was a Sunday and Section 10 of the General Clauses Act applies. India Law Library Docid # 2434633
(142) SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT MEENA BISHT AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal From Order — Insurance Company's appeal against Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award — Award granted compensation exceeding ₹50 lakhs against the appellant insurance company — Appellant contested identification of vehicle, contributory negligence, and calculation of future prospects — Court examined evidence related to accident, driver's license India Law Library Docid # 2434687
(143) LAKSHMAN SINGH THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS Vs. MANOJ AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — The High Court can interfere in a second appeal only when a substantial question of law arises. India Law Library Docid # 2433839
(144) HARCHARAN (DIED) THR. LRS (A) NARENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — A Second Appeal lies only if a substantial question of law is involved. In this case, the High Court found no substantial question of law, leading to the dismissal of the appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2433840
(145) LAKHAN MAHARAJ AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302/34 — Murder — Common intention — Appeal against conviction for murder — Collision between truck and scooter causing death of deceased — Appellants argued innocence, unreliable eye-witnesses, lack of mens rea or motive as they were acquitted of conspiracy, and that the driver attempted to avert the collision — Evidence of skid marks suggested attempts to avoid impact India Law Library Docid # 2433841
(146) PARVESH KUMAR @ MINTOO (MINOR) AND OTHERS Vs. RAJBIR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — High Court’s jurisdiction is limited to substantial questions of law and not a third court of facts unless findings are perverse or based on no evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2433889
(147) HARCHARAN SINGH Vs. PUNJAB STATE COOP. BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Scope — Plaintiff filed suit for damages for malicious prosecution after acquittal in a criminal case — Trial court and lower appellate court dismissed the suit — High Court can only interfere if findings of lower courts are perverse or based on misreading of evidence — Plaintiff failed to prove malice and lack of reasonable cause — Second appeal upheld the dismissal of the suit India Law Library Docid # 2433890
(148) RAMESH KUMAR Vs. JAGBIR SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 140 — Motor Vehicular Accident — Compensation — Appeal for enhancement — Appeal filed against award passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for enhancement of compensation — Sole issue for determination is quantum of compensation awarded. India Law Library Docid # 2433896
(149) HARDEV SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226/227 — Writ Petition for regularization — Petitioner sought regularization based on Supreme Court judgments and State policy claiming continuous service for over a decade — Petitioner was recruited as Home Guard/Volunteer and served for three decades as Driver/Gunman — State argued that petitioner was a volunteer under relevant Act and Rules and Home Guards India Law Library Docid # 2433897
(150) KULWANT SINGH Vs. JASWINDER KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 and Order XVIII Rule 4 — Examination of witnesses through video conferencing — Application allowed despite respondents being declared proclaimed offenders — Held, this does not bar criminal proceedings and is permissible in civil cases if necessary facilities exist — No India Law Library Docid # 2433939
(151) DELHI CLOTH AND GENERAL MILLS CO. LTD. Vs. ASHA RANI AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13(3)(a)(ii) — Eviction for landlord's own use or occupation — "Own use" to be interpreted broadly — Includes requirement for family members or dependents — Landlord is the best judge of their needs — Tenant cannot dictate alternative arrangements. India Law Library Docid # 2433940
(152) SAMPAT BAI @HAHS STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder and common intention — appeals against conviction and sentence of life imprisonment — Prosecution failed to establish essential ingredients for death by poisoning — Lack of clear motive, proof of administering poison, possession of poison, and opportunity to administer poison — Post-mortem report inconclusive, cause of death uncertain — India Law Library Docid # 2433998
(153) BHIMA AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 201 — Murder and Causing Disappearance of Evidence — Circumstantial Evidence — Burden of Proof — Prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt — No eyewitness — Circumstances did not form a complete chain — Lack of motive — Unreliable hearsay evidence — Doubtful extra-judicial confession — Infirmities in medical and recovery evidence — Benefit of doubt must go to the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2433999
(154) VACHNA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Proof beyond reasonable doubt — Ocular and medical evidence — Discrepancy between FIR and charge-sheet — Interested witness — Absence of external injuries despite alleged fatal blow — Possibility of death due to fall — Uncertainty regarding cause of death, favoring the accused. India Law Library Docid # 2434000
(155) PUNAM CHAND Vs. RAJASTHAN FERTILIZERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope — A Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC lies only on a substantial question of law. Pure questions of fact, based on the appraisal of evidence, are not grounds for interference in second appeal where both lower courts have concurrently decided the matter. India Law Library Docid # 2434001
(156) PRAKASH KUMAR Vs. BHIMARAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for motor accident — Assessment of income — Tribunal erred in assessing income of claimant as unskilled labour at Rs. 3,000/- per month — Claimant was a motor mechanic running his own shop — Income Tax Returns (ITRs) reflecting higher income were erroneously discarded by the Tribunal — Held, ITRs are the most reliable evidence for assessing income. (Para India Law Library Docid # 2434002
(157) LRS. OF BHERA RAM AND OTHER Vs. KANHAIYA LAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure — Abatement of revision petition — Death of a respondent — Petition does not abate if other legal representatives are on record and were in possession, or if deceased respondent's daughters were not in possession. India Law Library Docid # 2434003
(158) NARSINGH NARAYAN AND OTHERS Vs. MAHESH[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 6 — Suit for possession — Trial Court erroneously decided issues on the basis of the will (ownership claim) when the suit was filed under Section 6 of the said Act — Issues of ownership and will are not to be considered in a suit under Section 6, which only deals with possession and dispossession within six months preceding the filing of the suit — Trial Court's India Law Library Docid # 2434004
(159) JAGAT RAM Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 324 — Causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means — Conviction for offence under Section 324 IPC — Appeal against — Victim’s testimony corroborated by previous statement to police and medical evidence — Medical examination revealed incised wound consistent with a sharp-edged weapon — Clothes of victim found torn with blood stains, ruling out fall as India Law Library Docid # 2434092
(160) MOHAN LAL SHARMA Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Delay and Laches — Inordinate delay in approaching the court, if not satisfactorily explained, can lead to dismissal of writ petition, as delay defeats equity. The court exercises extraordinary and equitable jurisdiction and must assess if the lis should be entertained at a belated stage. India Law Library Docid # 2434100