Auction Purchaser Has No Vested Right Without Sale Confirmation: Calcutta HC Upholds Borrower’s Redemption Right Under Pre-Amendment SARFAESI Law Mere Breach of Promise to Marry Doesn’t Amount to Rape: Delhi High Court Acquits Man in False Rape Case Father Is the Natural Guardian After Mother’s Death, Mere Technicalities Cannot Override Welfare of Child: Orissa High Court Restores Custody to Biological Father Assets of Wife and Father-in-Law Can Be Considered in Disproportionate Assets Case Against Public Servant: Kerala High Court Refuses Discharge Identification Without TIP, Electronic Records Without 65B Certificate – Conviction Set Aside: Patna High Court Nothing Inflicts A Deeper Wound On Our Constitutional Culture Than A State Official Running Berserk Regardless Of Human Rights: Jharkhand High Court Orders ₹1.5 Lakh Interim Compensation Dishonour Due to ‘Account Blocked’ Not Attributable to Drawer—No Offence Under Section 138 NI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act Cannot Be Rebutted By Mere Assertions: Delhi High Court Affirms Conviction In 32-Year-Old Cheque Bounce Case Signature Alone Doesn’t Prove Debt: Kerala High Court Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Case, Rejects Blanket Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act Justice Cannot Be Left to Guesswork: Supreme Court Mandates Structured Judgments in Criminal Trials Across India Truth Must Be Proven Beyond Doubt—Not Built On Flawed FIRs, Tainted Witnesses And Investigative Gaps: Supreme Court Acquits Man in POCSO Rape-Murder Case Once parties agree and reconciliation is impossible, a fault-based decree is unnecessary: Supreme Court Sets Aside Divorce on Desertion No Escape from Statutory Ceiling: Exclusive Expenditure by Foreign Head Offices Also Attracts Section 44C Income Tax: Supreme Court Loss Of A Child Cannot Be Calculated In Rupees, But Law Must At Least Offer Dignity In Compensation: Supreme Court Enhances Compensation Sessions Court Cannot Direct Life Imprisonment Till Natural Life Without Remission: Supreme Court Reasserts Limits on Sentencing Powers of Subordinate Courts ‘Continuously Means Without a Single Break’: Supreme Court Bars Expired-and-Renewed Licences From Police Driver Recruitment Chief Justice’s Power Under Section 51(3) Is Independent and Continuing: Supreme Court Upholds Kolhapur Bench Notification Last Seen Evidence Alone Cannot Sustain Conviction: Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case No Cultivation on Forest Land Without Central Clearance: Supreme Court Cancels Lease Over 134 Acres, Orders Reforestation Appointment from Rank List Must Respect Communal Rotation: SC Declines Claim of SC Waitlisted Candidate After Resignation of Appointee Supreme Court Dissolves 20-Year Estranged Marriage Under Article 142 Despite Wife’s Objection Murder Inside Temple Cannot Be Treated Lightly: Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Father-Son Convicts in Group Killing Case

(1) SAN NUTRITION PRIVATE LIMITED ...Plaintiff Vs. ARPIT MANGAL AND OTHERS ...Defendants D.D 28/04/2025

Civil Law - Permanent Injunction - Influencer Speech – Defamation, Disparagement and Trademark Infringement Allegations – Right to Reputation vs. Free Speech – Plaintiff, a nutritional supplements company, sought interim injunction against defendants (social media influencers) for publishing YouTube and Instagram videos critiquing its product ‘ISO PRO’ based on third-...

DELHI # ORIGINAL SIDE JURISDICTION CS(COMM) NO. 420 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Del 926962

(2) XXX & Others ...Petitioners Vs. XXX ...Respondent D.D 28/04/2025

Guardianship – Custody of Minor – Welfare of Child Paramount – Declaration of Guardian – The Court held that despite the natural guardianship rights of grandparents, the welfare of the minor remains paramount – The Court found that Master Yohan had developed a strong emotional bond with Respondent, his deceased father’s fiancée, who had cared for him sinc...

BOMBAY # ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 1 OF 2024 WITH GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 13 OF 2024 WITH GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 2 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Bom 493876

(3) Dheer Singh ...Appellant Vs. State of U.P. ...Respondent D.D 28/04/2025

Criminal Law - Murder  – Intentional Use of Tractor as Weapon – Conviction Upheld – The appellant Dheer Singh was convicted for murdering his uncle Mangat by deliberately running over him with a tractor after a prior altercation over a property passage – The incident occurred while the deceased and the complainant were en route to lodge an FIR about an earlier assault ...

ALLAHABAD # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 345 OF 1984 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Allh 270698

(4) Ramesh Kumar alias Ramesh Chander, Naresh Kumar ...Appellants Vs. Ravi Kant alias Ravi Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Krishana, Santosh, Asha ...Respondents D.D 28/04/2025

Civil Law - Competing Wills – Registered vs. Unregistered – Suspicious Circumstances – Registered Will Upheld – Plaintiffs relied on registered Will dated 09.06.2000, proved through attesting witness and scribe's record – Defendant relied on unregistered Will dated 07.08.2004 – High Court held that propounder failed to explain suspicious circumstances includ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION REGULAR SECOND APPEAL NO. 2667 OF 2014 (O&M) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil PH 658621

(5) Sanjay Kr. Singh @ Pandit & Anr. ...Appellants Vs. State of West Bengal ...Respondent D.D 28/04/2025

Criminal Law – Murder – Appeal Against Conviction - Second FIR – Procedural Illegality – Invalid Re-Investigation – The second FIR was registered by Baguihati PS instead of continuing under Section 173(8) CrPC after a closure report on the first FIR – Held: Magistrate's order must be treated as further investigation on the original FIR – The second FIR...

CALCUTTA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 437 OF 2015 WITH CRAN 5 OF 2023 WITH C.R.A. Nos. 435, 438, 462 of 2015 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Cal 535533

(6) M/S Maa Kamakhya Trader ...Petitioner Vs. Additional Commissioner Grade 2 and Another ...Respondents D.D 28/04/2025

Taxation Law - Goods in Transit – Physical Verification Report – No Discrepancy Found – Detention Unsustainable - Goods moving from Assam to Delhi intercepted in Uttar Pradesh – Despite availability of all required documents (Invoice, E-invoice, E-waybill, Bilty), authorities issued detention and subsequent demand – MOV-04 physical verification report noted no discrep...

ALLAHABAD # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT TAX NO. 1386 OF 2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Allh 514658

(7) Shaik Attar Ghouse ...Appellant Vs. S.A.M. Subhani and Others ...Respondents D.D 28/04/2025

Civil Law - Possession and Injunction – Admission by Defendant – Permanent Injunction Restored – Defendant’s own admission supported plaintiff's claim of possession of a vegetable shop on road margin – Held: Defendant (DW-2) admitted existence of the plaintiff’s shop since 1978-79, corroborated by commissioner reports and PW evidence – Trial court righ...

ANDHRA PRADESH # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SECOND APPEAL NO. 1019 OF 2002 WITH SECOND APPEAL NO. 1020 OF 2002 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil AP 491202

(8) Binod Giri ...Petitioner, Asif Ibrahim Dadarkar ...Petitioner Vs. CBI ...Respondent D.D 28/04/2025

Criminal Law – Framing of Charges – Standard at the Stage of Framing – Prima Facie Case Sufficient - The Court clarified that at the stage of framing charges, detailed evaluation of evidence is not warranted; a prima facie view suggesting the accused might have committed the offence is sufficient – Charges framed against petitioners upheld [Paras 42-45]. Prevention of Co...

DELHI # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION W.P. (CRL) NO. 1949 OF 2019 WITH W.P. (CRL) NO. 1941 OF 2019 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Del 207975

(9) The Gayatri Chetna Foundation ...Appellant Vs. Sri Manoj Joshi and Others ...Respondents D.D 28/04/2025

Civil Procedure – Caveat and Right to Hearing – Section 148-A CPC – Violation of Mandatory Notice Requirement – Ad interim injunction set aside - The Trial Court granted an ad interim injunction in favour of the plaintiffs without serving prior notice on the caveator (a trustee of the proforma defendant trust) – Held: The mandatory requirement of notice under Section ...

CALCUTTA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION F.M.A. NO. 711 OF 2025 WITH F.M.A.T. NO. 122 OF 2025 + CAN 1 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Cal 269711