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 No Notice, No Blacklist: Calcutta High Court Quashes Debarment Over Breach of Natural Justice

(1) Sri Shashank J. Rai...Petitioner Vs. National Anti-Doping Agency India, Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, Anti-Doping Appeal Panel,Union of India, Karnataka State Basketball Association ...Respondents D.D 29/04/2025

Sports Law – Anti-Doping Violation – Suspension Quashed – Petitioner, a national-level basketball player, challenged orders of provisional suspension, notice of charge, and penalty of 4-year ineligibility for anti-doping violation under Articles 2.1 and 2.2 of the National Anti-Doping Rules, 2021 – Urine sample tested positive for 19-norandrosterone (19-NA), a non-specified...

KARNATAKA # CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4710 OF 2024 (GM - RES) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Karnt 833700

(2) Maverick Motors LLP and Others ...Appellants Vs. Mr. Rohit Murthy ...Respondent D.D 29/04/2025

Arbitration – Commencement of Proceedings – Interpretation of Section 21 of Arbitration Act vis-à-vis Rule 9(4) of Karnataka Rules – Appeal Allowed - Appellants challenged Commercial Court’s order vacating interim injunction for non-initiation of arbitral proceedings within three months under Rule 9(4) – Court held that issuance of notice under Section 21 dated...

KARNATAKA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO. 84 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Karnt 381198

(3) The Commissioner of Wealth Tax, Chennai ...Appellant Vs. M/s. Express Infrastructure (P) Ltd. ...Respondent D.D 29/04/2025

Taxation Law - Wealth Tax – Urban Land – Building Under Construction – Taxability Upheld - ITAT excluded respondent’s land under construction from wealth tax by relying on Rohini Hotels case – High Court held this reliance misplaced in light of Supreme Court’s later decision in Giridhar G. Yadalam v. CWT which reversed Rohini Hotels – Held: Land with parti...

MADRAS # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION TAX CASE (APPEAL) NOS. 555 AND 556 OF 2015 AND 717 OF 2016 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Mad 162617

(4) Santosh Kumar ...Petitioner Vs. Assistant Secretary/Deputy Secretary/Secretary Insurance Ombudsman Lucknow and Others ...Respondents D.D 29/04/2025

Insurance Claim – Non-Disclosure of Previous Policy – Proposal Form Left Blank – Claim Allowed - Petitioner’s wife died of heart attack; LIC repudiated death claim citing non-disclosure of earlier policy taken three months prior – Proposal form had column for previous policies left blank, allegedly under LIC agent’s advice – Court held: Mere omission in co...

ALLAHABAD # CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT-C NO. 21818 OF 2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Allh 220169

(5) Harish...Petitioner Vs. State of Karnataka (by Tavarekere P.S.)...Respondent D.D 29/04/2025

Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle Accident – Rash and Negligent Driving – Sections 279 and 304(A) IPC – Conviction Set Aside – The accused was convicted by the Trial Court and the same was upheld by the First Appellate Court for allegedly causing death by rash and negligent driving – Held: Prosecution failed to establish rashness or negligence beyond reasonable doubt &ndas...

KARNATAKA # CRIMINAL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1004 OF 2021 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim karnt 281704

(6) Rajendra Jain ...Appellant Vs. State of Odisha ...Respondent D.D 29/04/2025

Criminal Law – Murder – Appeal Against Conviction  – Circumstantial Evidence – Last Seen Theory and Recovery of Bloodstained Articles – Conviction Set Aside - Appellant was convicted for murder of his foster daughter based solely on circumstantial evidence – Prosecution relied on last seen theory, recovery of bloodstained pant, and alleged improper motive &...

ORISSA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION JCRLA NO. 23 OF 2007 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Ori 272228

(7) Yuvraj Alias Yuvi ...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ...Respondent D.D 29/04/2025

Bail - NDPS Offense – Commercial Quantity – Application of Section 37 – Bail Granted – Petitioner accused of possessing 71 Buprenorphine injections, constituting commercial quantity under FSL report – Despite applicability of statutory bar under Section 37, prolonged incarceration of 1 year and 5 months invoked constitutional protection under Article 21 – Held: ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRM-M-42464-2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim PH 429417

(8) Insaf...Petitioner Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others...Respondents D.D 29/04/2025

Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Intimidation – Petition Dismissed – Petitioner sought quashing of FIR under Sections 354, 354A, 506 IPC, alleging false implication by his niece-in-law – The Court noted that FIR disclosed specific acts of molestation and intimidation occurring over a sustained period – Held: Allegations, if t...

MADHYA PRADESH # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION MISC. CRIMINAL CASE NO. 12477 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim MP 793549

(9) Anilkumar Chhotelal Yadav, Nagendrakumar @ Monu Lalkrishor Kanojiya ...Appellants Vs. State of Maharashtra at the instance of Sr. P.I. Ghatkopar Police Station ...Respondent D.D 29/04/2025

Criminal Law – Murder and Robbery – Appeal Against Conviction - Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen Theory – Conviction Confirmed - Appellants convicted under Sections 302 and 392 IPC for murdering their employer and robbing his belongings – Prosecution relied on 'last seen together' evidence, mobile phone data, recovery of gold chain from jeweler, and blood-stain...

BOMBAY # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 588 OF 2015 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Bom 763279