(761) 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
(762) 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
(763) 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
(764) 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
(765) 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
(766) 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
(767) 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
(768) 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
(769) 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
(770) 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
(771) GURDHYAN SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. VIRENDRA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for motor accident — Deceased was homemaker aged 59 years — Claimants contended that her notional income should be assessed as a skilled worker, citing Kirti & Anr. Vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. — Court accepted contention based on Supreme Court judgment India Law Library Docid # 2432565
(772) DESH RAJ DHINGRA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 24(2) — Lapse of acquisition — Petitioner sought release of land under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act on grounds of non-possession and non-payment of compensation — Petitioner had not raised any objections under Section 5A of the 1894 Act against the acquisition — India Law Library Docid # 2432566
(773) MOHD JAFFER SHEIKH Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 10-09-2025 Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 — Section 8 — Preventive Detention — Grounds for detention — Detaining authority must inform the detenu of the time limit within which they can make a representation against the detention order, as this is a constitutional right guaranteed under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. Failure to do so vitiates the detention order India Law Library Docid # 2432536
(774) MS. TISA ROBINSON AND OTHERS Vs. NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 & 227 — Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023 (PGMER-2023) — Admissions to postgraduate medical courses — Validity of — Petitioners admitted to postgraduate courses by colleges directly, without participating in or being allotted seats through the prescribed counselling process — National Medical Commission (NMC) regulations mandate India Law Library Docid # 2432740
(775) DR. SHIVANANDAPPA DODDAGOUDAR Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 10-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 & 227 — Writ of Certiorari & Mandamus — Medical reimbursement — Denial of claim based on hospital name change — Petitioner sought quashing of rejection orders and direction for reimbursement of medical expenses. India Law Library Docid # 2432785
(776) VICTIM X Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 413 — Appeal against acquittal — Standard of review — Appellate court should interfere with an acquittal only if the trial court's finding is perverse or wholly unsustainable, not merely because another view is possible. India Law Library Docid # 2433013
(777) NALLA BALU @ DURGAM SHASHIDHAR GOUD Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Section 192 (Wanton provocation with intent to cause riot) — Mere offensive language without intent to cause rioting is insufficient. Section 352 BNS (Intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) — Requires proof of grave and sudden provocation and calculated remarks. Section 353(1)(b) BNS (Statements conducing to public mischief) — Penalises circulation of false or incendiary statements causing public alarm, enmity or hatred. Section 356(2) India Law Library Docid # 2433033
(778) SATYAVAN K. PANDA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 & 227 — Writ Jurisdiction — Alternate Remedy — Doctrine of Alternate Remedy is not a rigid rule and can be departed from if facts are easily ascertainable from the record, to provide timely justice and preserve faith in the judicial process. India Law Library Docid # 2433181
(779) SATYAJIT SWAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 123(c) and 124-A — Untoward Incident — Accidental Falling of Passenger — Compensation — Held, an accidental fall inside a train compartment causing death is an "untoward incident" under Section 123(c), interpreting the phrase "falling of a passenger from a train carrying passengers" liberally, in line with the beneficial object of the legislation and Supreme Court judgments. India Law Library Docid # 2433182
(780) JAYANTA BORAH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 10-09-2025 Service Rules — Interpretation of — Posts of Accountant not included in cadre — Equivalence in pay scale does not make a post a feeder post for promotion — Unless rules permit, equivalence in pay or duties performed does not create a feeder category for promotion. India Law Library Docid # 2433119