(221) YASHBIR SINGH BISHT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, 7-A — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 34 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Application to quash proceedings — Applicant challenged cognizance/summoning order and entire criminal proceedings — Allegations of demanding bribe through a conduit — Court considers whether allegations disclose commission of a cognizable India Law Library Docid # 2432422
(222) KM. MEENAKSHI AGARWAL & OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 U.P. Government Estates Thekedari Abolition Act, 1958 – Section 6-A – U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 (Ceiling Act) – Applicability of Rules – While Section 6-A of Act mandates following the Ceiling Act for determining ceiling and surplus area, it does not imply the application of Rules framed under the Ceiling Act to proceedings under the Act. The Act and its specific Rules provide the India Law Library Docid # 2432423
(223) MAYANK KUMAR JAMINI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus and Certiorari — Regularization of service — Petitioner sought regularization of 15 years of contractual service and quashing of advertisement for the post currently occupied by him — Court directed that two posts be kept vacant pending regularization of petitioner and another similarly situated person, and regularization rules to be framed within six months. India Law Library Docid # 2432424
(224) KM. SAPNA @ BASUNDHARA AND ANOTHER Vs. COLLECTOR/DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DEHRADUN[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 29 — Escheat Property — Declaration of escheat — Requires absence of legal heirs — State cannot presume absence of heirs when claimants with documents assert inheritance — Declaration without notice to potential heirs violates principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2432425
(225) KRISHANANAND JHA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Bail Application — Offences under Indian Penal Code and Immigration Act — Serious allegations of cheating, forgery, and conspiracy in a visa fraud scheme — Court to ascertain existence of a prima facie case at the bail stage, not to weigh evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2432426
(226) HARBHAJAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 319 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing from evidence to be guilty — Summoning additional accused — Conditions for exercise of power — Court must be satisfied that there is strong and cogent evidence against the person sought to be summoned, which is more than a mere probability of complicity. (Para 8, referencing Hardeep Singh vs. State of Punjab & Ors.) India Law Library Docid # 2428892
(227) DR. RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-08-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8, 22 — Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 — Sections 4, 7 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 224, 420 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Applicability of exemptions under NDPS Act and Drugs and Cosmetics Act — Conditions for exemption — Mere potential for India Law Library Docid # 2432427
(228) DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX, AND OTHERS Vs. DOLPHIN DRILLING PTE LIMITED[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-08-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 147, 148 — Reassessment Proceedings — Appeal against setting aside of reassessment notices — Issue of ownership of drilling ship and eligibility for depreciation — High Court quashed reassessment notices on the ground that the issue of ownership was previously decided, and reopening was barred — Supreme Court held that the question of ownership was not decided in previous India Law Library Docid # 2432428
(229) ARVIND KUMAR JALOTA Vs. RAKESH KUMAR GOYAL[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11, Order 8 Rule 1 — Striking off defence — Non-filing of reply to rent petition — Revision petition challenging such order — Court granted tenant-petitioner one opportunity to file reply subject to payment of costs — Emphasised that failure to comply would result in dismissal of the revision petition — Directed expeditious disposal of the matter by the Rent Controller. India Law Library Docid # 2428888
(230) ASHA RANI AND OTHERS Vs. RAJ KUMAR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional Evidence — Appellate Stage — Additional evidence can be permitted at the appellate stage if the applicant shows that despite due diligence, the evidence was not available during trial — In this case, the applicant was aware of the judgment during the trial, but no reason was given for not producing it earlier — Therefore, the application for additional evidence was correctly dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2428889
(231) VIRENDER SHARMA AND ANOTHER Vs. MANPREET KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 15(1) — Renewal of Driving Licences — Application for renewal filed before expiry — If application for renewal of a driving licence is filed within 30 days before the date of expiry, it is considered automatically renewed and the driver possesses a valid licence, even if an accident occurs during this period. India Law Library Docid # 2428890
(232) PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES AND EXPORT CORPORATION LTD. Vs. M/S. BHULLAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-08-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Appeal against order of Commercial Court — Period of limitation prescribed by Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 13(1A) of Commercial Courts Act dictates a 60-day period for appeals from District Judge level Commercial Courts — Condonation of delay under Section 5 of Limitation Act is permissible but delay must be explained by sufficient cause — India Law Library Docid # 2428891
(233) KRM TYRES AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. ARIHANT FABRICS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 51 and Order 21 Rule 37 — Execution of decree — Arrest of judgment debtor — Procedure — Mandatory notice to show cause required before issuing arrest warrant for money decree — Arrest warrant cannot be issued directly without affording opportunity to judgment debtor to explain why they should not be committed to civil prison — Non-compliance with this mandatory India Law Library Docid # 2428884
(234) MAHINDER AND OTHERS Vs. PURAN SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-08-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 22 — Right of pre-emption to co-owner — Applicability to agricultural property — Held applicable, as per Supreme Court judgment in Babu Ram vs. Santokh Singh. India Law Library Docid # 2428885
(235) JASPAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorari — Quashing of order withdrawing retirement — Petitioner challenging an order that rescinded the retirement of respondent no.4, arguing it was illegal and bypassed his eligibility for promotion — Court considering PEDA Rules and Punjab Civil Services Rules (PCSR) regarding retirement and extensions — Held, extension of service must follow prescribed India Law Library Docid # 2428886
(236) GAGANDEEP SINGH SWANI Vs. KARAN KWATRA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-08-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint not premature — Supreme Court's decision on exclusion of period for limitation has prospective operation and is not applicable to the present case where complaint was filed within the original period. India Law Library Docid # 2428887
(237) NARESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-08-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Maintainability of successive applications — Dismissal of earlier application without liberty to file afresh — Subsequent identical application barred by judicial discipline and finality — No license for endless relitigation without new grounds India Law Library Docid # 2432429
(238) SMT. LEELA JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. SMT. KUSUM BHATT[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of Interference — High Court has limited jurisdiction to interfere with concurrent findings of fact in a second appeal, and can only disturb such findings if a substantial question of law is involved. India Law Library Docid # 2432430
(239) BHUPENDRA SINGH RAWAT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 08-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Maintenance — Revision against Family Court order awarding maintenance — Scope of revisionary powers is limited to checking for illegality in Family Court’s order, not re-appreciation of evidence — Family Court’s finding of fact based on pleadings and evidence is generally binding in revision unless illegality is found. India Law Library Docid # 2432431
(240) HARIVANSH (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. Vs. MOTILAL (DEAD) THROUGH COLLECTOR AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 07-08-2025 C.G. Land Revenue Code, 1959 - Section 170-A & 257(L) & 257(L-1) - Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 9 - Exclusion of Civil Court Jurisdiction - Suit to set aside order of Sub-Divisional Officer regarding transfer of land belonging to aboriginal tribe not maintainable in Civil Court as per Section 257 of the Code, which expressly bars such jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2428478