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(1) Stanley Chimeizi Alasonye @ Uka Chukwu Henry Okolie...Petitioners Vs. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi State of NCT Delhi & Anr. ...Respondents D.D 27/10/2025

Criminal Law – Section 21, 25, 29 of NDPS Act – Commercial Quantity – Bail Rejected – Petitioners, Nigerian nationals, arrested with 500g and 300g heroin respectively, also linked to further recovery of 4 kg of chemical substances used for drug preparation – Involvement in manufacturing process alleged – Held: Recovery falls under ‘commercial quantity&rsqu...

DELHI # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3830 OF 2024 & BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3037 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Del 125020

(2) The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. ...Appellant Vs. Smt. Jyoti and 5 Others ...Respondents D.D 27/10/2025

Motor Accident Compensation – Dependency Units – Minor Dependents – Appeal by insurer challenging calculation of dependency on the ground that minor dependents should count as half unit under Rule 220-A(2) of UP Motor Vehicle Rules – Held: Constitution Bench judgment in Pranay Sethi and Sarla Verma lays down that each dependent, irrespective of age, is to be treated as one ...

ALLAHABAD # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 2459 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Allh 465209

(3) M. Kumari ...Revision Petitioner / 5th Accused Vs. State of Kerala through the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau ...Respondent / Complainant D.D 27/10/2025

Criminal Law – Prevention of Corruption – Discharge – Petitioner, a Building Inspector, sought discharge from corruption charges arising from illegal construction of hotel in restricted heritage zone – Prosecution alleged conspiracy with building owner (A-6) and failure to act despite prior complaints – Court held that prima facie evidence including complaints dated 1...

KERALA # CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION CRL. REV. PET. NO. 1043 OF 2025 (Against the order dated 20.09.2025 in C.M. Appl. No. 149/2024 in C.C. No. 3/2020 of the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim kerl 668970

(4) President & Others ...Appellants Vs. Vinta Suryakantham & 80 Others ...Respondents D.D 27/10/2025

Civil Law – Title and Possession – Declaration and Recovery – Plaintiffs filed suit claiming title to Ava lands in Timmapuram village alleging wrongful classification as tank poramboke during 1960 survey – Defendants contended that land vested in Government post-abolition of Pithapuram Estate and was leased to Sanghams in 1976 – Trial Court decreed suit granting decla...

ANDHRA PRADESH # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL SUIT NO. 2533 OF 2001 AND APPEAL SUIT NO. 921 OF 2002 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil AP 444398

(5) Asif Ahmad Dar ...Petitioner Vs. UT of J&K through Police Station Bijbehara ...Respondent D.D 27/10/2025

NDPS Act – Bail – Sections 8, 21, 29 NDPS Act - Commercial Quantity – Procedural Lapses – Bail Granted – Petitioner arrested on 21.04.2023 for alleged possession of 50 bottles of Myberry (Codeine Phosphate) – Co-accused arrested based on petitioner's disclosure – Final report filed on 17.07.2023 – Trial delayed with less than half of 21 witnesses...

JAMMU AND KASHMIR # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 167 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim J&K 906184

(6) Inder Sain (Now Deceased) Through Legal Heirs and Others ...Petitioners Vs. Ram Bhagwan and Others ...Respondents D.D 27/10/2025

Civil Procedure – Amendment of Pleadings – Order 6 Rule 17 CPC – Trial Concluded – Plaintiff sought to amend plaint to correct typographical errors, add omitted Khasra numbers and names of co-sharers – Amendment allowed despite trial having concluded – Held: Amendments were minor, clarificatory, and necessary for complete adjudication of the partition suit &ndas...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION CR-7570-2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil PH 837288

(7) Gouranga Maity ...Appellant Vs. The State of West Bengal ...Respondent D.D 27/10/2025

Criminal Law – Cruelty – Section 498-A IPC – Conviction Set Aside – Allegations by wife of physical torture, dowry demand, and attempted strangulation by husband – Delay of one month in lodging complaint not explained contemporaneously – Complainant failed to mention serious allegations like throttling and paternity denial in FIR – Introduced new accusatio...

CALCUTTA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRA 643 OF 2015 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Cal 593268

(8) Vijay Kumar ...Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana and Others ...Respondents D.D 27/10/2025

Criminal Law – Summoning of Additional Accused – Section 319 CrPC – Power to Summon Not Automatic – Petitioner injured in assault named five accused including private respondents in FIR – Police found private respondents innocent and placed them in Column No. 2 – During trial, complainant reiterated same allegations in testimony – No fresh or additional ma...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL REVISION JURISDICTION CRR-767-2021 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim PH 517292

(9) Sri Sai Sapthagiri Sponge Pvt. Ltd. ...Petitioner Vs. State (GNCT of Delhi) M/s. Magnifico Minerals Pvt. Ltd. ...Respondents D.D 27/10/2025

Negotiable Instruments Act – Security Cheques – Legally Enforceable Debt – Petitioner challenged summoning orders on ground that cheques were issued only for security and not towards any enforceable liability – MoU dated 06.05.2014 explicitly stated cheques were issued for showing to bank and not for deposit – Court held that mere presentation of security cheques with...

DELHI # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRL. M.C. 1034/2017 & CRL.M.A. 4330/2017 CRL. M.C. 2071/2017 & CRL.M.A. 8698/2017 CRL. M.C. 2085/2017 & CRL.M.A. 8583/2017 CRL. M.C. 2842/2017 & CRL.M.A. 11826/2017 CRL. M.C. 2853/2017 & CRL.M.A. 11807/2017 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Del 757553