(761) SARDAR VALLABH BHAI PATEL MAHAVIDHYALAYA THROUGH SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY SHASHANK NAGAR Vs. RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA (STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MADHYA PRADESH) AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 24-06-2025 Education Law — University Affiliation — Technical Education — AICTE — Role of University Coordination Committee — Validity of University’s Decision to Refuse Affiliation for MBA Courses. India Law Library Docid # 2428000
(762) SANGHAMITRA SAHA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 23-06-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Judicial Review — Contractual Employment — Termination — Writ petition challenging termination of contractual employment — Court will not substitute its view for the decision-making authority and will only examine the decision-making process — Interference permissible only if action is malafide, arbitrary, irrational, disproportionate or unreasonable. India Law Library Docid # 2428563
(763) SMTI MINA SAIKIA AND OTHERS Vs. SMTI TRIPTI SAIKIA[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 23-06-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 15 — Inheritance — Property of a female Hindu dying intestate — Deceased's share devolved upon her son and daughter in one part, and her son's wife and son in the other part. India Law Library Docid # 2428564
(764) D. JAI SANTHA KUMARI AND OTHER Vs. MR. P.DAVID SELVADURAI AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 23-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 41 Rule 1 & Section 96 — Appeal Suit — Setting aside judgment and decree — Suit for partition and permanent injunction — Plaintiffs claiming 1/7th share based on being legal heirs of a predeceased daughter — Trial court partly allowing suit by granting partition but denying injunction — Appellate court setting aside the trial court’s judgment and dismissing the suit — India Law Library Docid # 2427868
(765) BABULAL AND OTHERS Vs. MANDIR SHITLA MATA, LOCAL LEGISLATIVE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — Scope — A second appeal lies only on a substantial question of law — Where the High Court finds that no such question arises, the appeal must be dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2427993
(766) BABULAL AND OTHERS Vs. MANDIR SHITLA MATA, LOCAL LEGISLATIVE AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 20-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 100 — Second Appeal— Maintainability — Substantial Question of Law — A second appeal is admissible only if a substantial question of law exists — The Court must determine if the issues raised by the appellants constitute substantial questions of law India Law Library Docid # 2427998
(767) GOVINDAN AND OTHERS Vs. N.THULASINGAM[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 20-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 96 — Appeal — First Appeal — Scope of — Aggrieved defendants appealing against a declaration of title and order for possession. India Law Library Docid # 2427869
(768) DEEPAK KUSHWAH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 19-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act, 2012 — Section 5L/6 — Rigorous Imprisonment — Appeal against conviction for sexual offences — Determination of victim’s age — Consensual relationship — The appellate court will re-evaluate evidence, especially concerning the victim’s age, and the nature of the relationship (consensual vs. non-consensual), to determine the validity of the India Law Library Docid # 2427994
(769) IN REFERENCE AND OTHERS Vs. RAJARAM @ RAJKUMAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Criminal Law — Conviction — Sexual Offences — Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 6 — Penal Code, 1860, Sections 307, 363, 450, 201 — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence, including DNA report and recoveries — Appellant’s disclosure statement leading to discovery of victim and incriminating articles — DNA match between appellant and victim found on India Law Library Docid # 2427995
(770) BRIJRANI Vs. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Service Law — Probation — Termination during Probation period — Unsatisfactory Performance — Principles of Natural Justice — Departmental Enquiry — Where a probationer’s services are terminated due to consistently unsatisfactory performance and being found unfit for the post, and not for misconduct, a formal departmental enquiry or adherence to principles of natural justice (like prior notice) is India Law Library Docid # 2427996
(771) NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY Vs. HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Misconduct — Negligence vs. Misconduct — A government employee failing to timely provide required information despite multiple reminders and specific instructions, especially for crucial events like a Chief Justice’s Conference, constitutes misconduct, not mere negligence or lack of ability. India Law Library Docid # 2427997
(772) V.ARULMONI Vs. MRS.SASIKALA, THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF EDUCATION[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 19-06-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 20 — Limitation for Contempt Proceedings — A contempt petition must be initiated within one year from the date the contempt is alleged to have been committed — The High Court cannot generally entertain contempt applications beyond this one-year period by invoking Article 215 of the Constitution of India, unless in exceptional circumstances involving gross India Law Library Docid # 2427870
(773) NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY Vs. HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-06-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Misconduct — Negligence vs. Misconduct Arising from Ill Motive — High Court employee failed to submit mandated reports on time despite multiple reminders due to lack of knowledge of required format — Inquiry Officer, Disciplinary Authority, and Appellate Authority found misconduct and imposed penalty — Petitioner argues mere negligence, not India Law Library Docid # 2427965
(774) M. SABAREESH Vs. KRISHNAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Property Law — Co-ownership — Presumption of Equal Contribution — Where a property is jointly purchased without specific mention of individual contributions, it is presumed that both purchasers contributed equally and are entitled to equal shares. India Law Library Docid # 2427896
(775) GURUVAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. DURAI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7, Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action — Limitation — A plaint can be rejected if it does not disclose a cause of action or if the suit appears to be barred by any law. India Law Library Docid # 2427897
(776) KARMEGAM Vs. STATE REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeals against conviction and sentence — Murder (Penal Code, Section 302) — Circumstances of the case — Occurred within a high-security prison quarantine block — Deceased and accused were notorious criminals — Challenge to conviction based on hostile witnesses and reliance on official eyewitness. India Law Library Docid # 2427898
(777) ANAND Vs. STATE REP.BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction —Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Appreciation of Evidence — Prosecution must establish a complete chain of circumstances pointing unequivocally to the guilt of the accused — Discrepancies in witness testimonies and lack of corroborated evidence weaken the prosecution’s case — Where the initial complaint by the deceased’s father did not mention the accused’s India Law Library Docid # 2427899
(778) SUBHA @ SUBHAKAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Criminal Law — Murder (IPC S. 302) — Kidnapping (IPC S. 364) — Wrongful Confinement (IPC S. 342) — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction based primarily on extra-judicial confession and recovery of material objects — Absence of direct evidence and hostile witnesses regarding “last seen” theory — Principles of appreciating circumstantial evidence — Requirements for conviction based on India Law Library Docid # 2427900
(779) C.KRISHNIAH CHETTY AND SONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. DEEPALI COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Sections 47 & 57 — Rectification of Register — Maintainability of Petition — “Person aggrieved” — Disputes between two equally-divided shareholder groups (Hayagriv and Narayan families) in a company (Petitioner) over historical family business name ‘C.Krishniah Chetty’ — Petitioner (Hayagriv group-controlled) seeking rectification against Respondent (Narayan group-controlled) for deceptively similar marks — Petitioner qualifies as “person India Law Library Docid # 2427901
(780) ELIZA BEGUM @ ELIZA KHATUN Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 18-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Grounds for review — Discovery of new and important matter/evidence, mistake or error apparent on the face of the record, or any other sufficient reason — A review petition cannot be used as an appeal in disguise or for a rehearing of the matter. India Law Library Docid # 2428562