(941) CHAMARTHI MALLIKARJUNA Vs. CHAMARTHI MAHESWARA RAJU AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rule 1(a) — Temporary Injunction — Suit for Partition — Co-defendant seeking interim injunction against another co-defendant — Maintainability — Application under Order 39 Rule 1(a) allows any party (plaintiff or defendant) to seek temporary injunction to restrain property in dispute from being wasted, damaged, or alienated by any other party to the suit — In a partition suit, India Law Library Docid # 2436200
(942) M/S. MANSAS TRUST Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-11-2025 Writ Appeal — Remand — Setting aside of Single Judge's Order — Dispute regarding inclusion of lands (claimed as private patta lands by petitioners based on Inams Abolition Act proceedings) in the prohibited list under Section 22-A(1)(c) of the Registration Act, 1908 (alleged to belong to MANSAS Trust, a notified institution under Endowments Act) — Prior order disposing of the writ petition was reviewed, and on review, the Single India Law Library Docid # 2436201
(943) THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, CISF AND OTHERS Vs. KUDIPUDI SURI BABU AND ANOTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-11-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Misconduct — Bigamy — CISF Rules, 2001 — Rule 18(b) — Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 — Rule 21 — Contracting a second marriage while the first marriage is subsisting constitutes a violation of service rules and a grave misconduct for a member of a disciplined force (CISF) — The defense that the second marriage was due to pressure from parents is not a India Law Library Docid # 2436202
(944) SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. G. CHIRANJEEVI NAIDU AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Rash and negligent driving — Burden of proof — Claimant's evidence (claimant and eye-witnesses) explicitly stated accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the offending lorry driver — Appellant Insurance Company failed to adduce any evidence (including failing to examine the driver of the offending vehicle) to disprove the India Law Library Docid # 2436203
(945) SATHISH KUMAR Vs. INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, CUDDALORE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-11-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Application and Constitutionality — Conviction under Section 5(l) read with Section 6 of POCSO Act quashed — Alleged occurrence date (August 2012) fell before the POCSO Act (effective from November 14, 2012) came into force — Conviction for an act committed before the law was enforced violates Article 20(1) of the India Law Library Docid # 2436663
(946) NORTH ARCOT DISTRICT VANNIYAKULA KSHATRIYA SANGAM Vs. M. RADHAKRISHNAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 07-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 (Questioning Executability of Decree) — Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 — Section 18, 20(1), 20(2), 21 — Executability of Decree against Registered Society — Non-compliance with Section 20(1) (Representation of Society) — Where a suit was filed and decreed against a registered society, but the society was not represented by its Committee or India Law Library Docid # 2436664
(947) MITRA CHAKRABORTY (KANU) Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 07-11-2025 Assam Women (Reservation of Vacancies in Service and Posts) Act, 2005 (Act of 2005) — Section 4 (including provisos) — Assam Women (Reservation of Vacancies in Services and Posts) Rules, 2005 (Rules of 2005) — Horizontal Reservation for Women — Scope and Interpretation — Reservation of 30% posts for women mandated by Section 4 is a horizontal reservation applied across all categories (General/Unreserved and Reserved) — A female candidate belonging to a reserved category can be selected against t India Law Library Docid # 2437327
(948) SOHAN BAI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 07-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator by Court — Right of a party to appoint arbitrator after receiving notice and subsequent filing of application under Section 11(6) by the other party — Once a notice to appoint an arbitrator has been sent and the demanding party subsequently files an application under Section 11(6) with the Court, the right of the opposite party to make the appointment is forfeited/ceased — An appointment made by the opposite India Law Library Docid # 2437729
(949) PREETI GAUTAM AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) Sections 306 (Abetment of Suicide), 504 (Intentional Insult to Provoke Breach of Peace), 506 (Criminal Intimidation) — Application for quashing charge sheet and cognizance order — Scope of Section 482 — Court may quash proceedings where, even if material is taken on face value, essential India Law Library Docid # 2436508
(950) KAMAL DEEP Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 309 — Attempt to commit suicide — Essential ingredients — Difference between preparation and attempt — Revisionist convicted for attempting suicide by pouring kerosene and holding a matchbox — Finding that no overt act towards self-destruction was committed and act did not cross stage of preparation — Only smell of kerosene noted by doctor; no external injury or poisoning — Independent India Law Library Docid # 2436509
(951) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. ASHISH AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Assessment of income for students — Tribunal can assess earning capacity based on the nature of the professional course and future prospects, not just minimum wages. India Law Library Docid # 2435132
(952) DHANU GHOSH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 — Murder and Acts Done by Several Persons in Furtherance of Common Intention — Conviction based on eyewitness testimonies and medical evidence — Court affirmed conviction and sentence for murder. India Law Library Docid # 2435142
(953) ATAM PARKASH Vs. ALLAHABAD BANK[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Application allowed by Civil Judge and affirmed by Additional District Judge — Revision petition filed against — Civil Court’s jurisdiction barred under Section 34 of SARFAESI Act, 2002 unless specific allegations of fraud are made with particulars to India Law Library Docid # 2435210
(954) M/S CHOLAMANDALAM INVESTMENT AND FINANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. RAJENDER KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction — High Court can interfere if the trial court's order is palpably illegal and without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2435211
(955) M/S ENGINEERS MECH (INDIA) PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. MRS. USHA GUPTA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XLI Rule 27 — Additional Evidence — Application for appointment of Local Commissioner for demarcation allowed by appellate court — Held, demarcation is essential for just decision in boundary dispute cases and assists in fair conclusion — Allowing such application does not amount to filling up lacuna or court collecting evidence for plaintiff — Trial court should have India Law Library Docid # 2435212
(956) GURJIT SINGH Vs. TEJPAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 61, 63, 64, 65 — Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 — Secondary evidence of documents — Requirements for admission — Primary evidence is the document itself; secondary evidence includes certified copies and other copies — Section 65 outlines the specific circumstances under which secondary evidence is admissible, such as when the original is in possession of an India Law Library Docid # 2435213
(957) JALANDHAR IMPROVEMENT TRUST AND OTHERS Vs. SHOURYA TOWERS PRIVATE LIMITED[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 5, 23(4), 25(b) — Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226, 227 — Civil Revision Petition — Maintainability and Entertainability — Judicial interference in arbitral proceedings — Principles of minimal judicial intervention, party autonomy, and speedy dispute resolution — High Court to exercise supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 sparingly and only in India Law Library Docid # 2435214
(958) M/S HARYANA CHEMICALS Vs. HARYANA STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Scope of Second Appeal — Second appeals in Punjab and Haryana are to be treated under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure — This limits the scope of interference to substantial questions of law. India Law Library Docid # 2435215
(959) SURESH Vs. SIDDARAMA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 06-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Motor Accident Claim — Appeal against dismissal of claim petition — Discrepancies in evidence and unexplained delay in lodging FIR — Claimant met with accident on 22.12.2013, but complaint (Ex.P1) lodged on 15.01.2014, resulting in 24 days inordinate and unexplained delay India Law Library Docid # 2435897
(960) SOMA KUMHAR Vs. NILABAR SINGH MUNDA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Chhota Nagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 — Raiyat's Power to Settle Land/Issue Hukumnama — Validity of Sada Hukumnama — A raiyat (tenant/recorded tenant) generally does not have the power to execute a Hukumnama (instrument of settlement) concerning the tenanted property; such power rests with the landlord/Jamindar. A settlement made through a Sada Hukumnama issued by a raiyat India Law Library Docid # 2435538