(1) Kerala State Electricity Board Limited The Executive Engineer (General) KSEB Muvattupuzha ...Appellants Vs. Santha Vishnu Jishnu (legal heirs of late Viswambharan) State Bank of India Muvattupuzha (Garnishee) ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2025

Execution Proceedings – Decree Satisfaction – Error in Appropriation – Appellants (KSEB and its officer) challenged the order of the execution court allowing attachment of their bank account to recover Rs.1,05,841/- as alleged balance under an enhanced compensation decree – Court found that the execution court erred in appropriating the entire earlier deposit (Rs.2,91,761/-...

KERALA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION EXECUTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 41 OF 2022 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Kerl 914275

(2) Dr. Sangeeta Dutta ...Petitioner Vs. State of Assam and Another ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2025

Criminal Law – Bail – POCSO and JJ Act Offences – Parity with Co-Accused – Petitioner charged under multiple IPC, JJ Act and POCSO provisions for alleged torture and abuse of a 3-year-old foster child – Other co-accused including petitioner’s husband (prime accused) granted bail – Held: On ground of parity and similar footing in charges, petitioner entitle...

GAUHATI # CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2805 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Gau 171769

(3) Amit Kumar Kejriwal ...Petitioner Vs. Bank of India & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 18/11/2025

Banking Law – Classification of Borrower Account as Fraud – Prejudgment in Show Cause Notice – Violation of Natural Justice – Action Set Aside – Petitioner challenged the show cause notice dated 28.02.2024 and the impugned order dated 07.08.2024 whereby respondent Bank of India reclassified the account of M/s Swati Mining Pvt. Ltd. as “Fraud” – Held:...

CALCUTTA # CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (APPELLATE SIDE) NO. 22374 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Cal 434122

(4) Gautam Mehra ...Appellant Vs. Sonia Mehra ...Respondent D.D 18/11/2025

Child Custody – Interim Custody – Appeal – Appellant-father challenged Family Court order granting interim custody of two minor children to respondent-mother – Alleged failure of Family Court to apply welfare principle and omission to record children’s wishes – Held: Family Court rightly prioritised emotional and psychological well-being of children over materia...

DELHI # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MAT.APP.(F.C.) 255/2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Del 300421

(5) Nahar Singh ...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and Others ...Respondents D.D 17/11/2025

Industrial Disputes – Reinstatement – Back Wages – Absence Without Leave – Reinstatement Without Back Wages Upheld – Petitioner, a temporary Chawkidar whose services were regularised, absented without sanctioned leave from 02.11.1993 to 27.01.1994 – Tribunal found non-acceptance of joining illegal and ordered reinstatement but denied back wages – Held: Abs...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 1766 OF 2001 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil PH 608291

(6) Sanjay Kumar ...Complainant-Appellant Vs. State of U.P. and Others ...Accused-Opposite Parties D.D 17/11/2025

Criminal Law – Sections 307, 323, 504, and 506 IPC - Acquittal – Appeal under Section 419 BNSS – Sole testimony of injured complainant not supported by medical evidence – Delay of 16 days in initiating prosecution remained unexplained – No independent witness produced despite being named – Suppression of fact that accused had also sustained injuries and police p...

ALLAHABAD # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION U/S 419 BNSS No. 230 of 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Allh 328486

(7) M/s Gopal Glass Works Ltd. through Managing Director & Others ...Petitioners Vs. Union of India & Others ...Respondents D.D 17/11/2025

Criminal Law – Quashing of Complaint – Vicarious Liability – Directors – Petitioners sought quashing of complaint filed in 1994 under IPC and Excise Act citing lack of specific allegations – Court held that in absence of averments indicating personal role or statutory vicarious liability, criminal prosecution against directors (Petitioners 3 to 9) is not sustainable &...

GUJARAT # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION R/CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 15613 OF 2015 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Guj 105379

(8) Cyberabad Citizens Health Services …Petitioner Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Others …Respondents D.D 17/11/2025

Income Tax – Reassessment – Bar of Limitation – Notice under Section 148 issued on 22.04.2024 to reopen A.Y. 2017–18 – Court held that under first proviso to amended Section 149, such notice is time-barred as six-year limitation expired on 31.03.2024 – Fifth and sixth provisos to Section 149 not applicable to extend limitation under first proviso – Held: N...

TELANGANA # CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 25121 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Tel 296748

(9) Pritpal Singh Batra @ Giffy Batra ...Appellant Vs. State of Punjab ...Respondent D.D 17/11/2025

Criminal Law – UAPA – Regular Bail – Section 43-D(5) – Prolonged Custody – Appellant in custody for over 2 years and 10 months without trial due to pendency of sanction under Section 45 of the UAPA – No evidence linking weapons recovered from appellant to terrorist activity or declared terrorists – Held: Long incarceration without trial violates Article 21...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRA-D-1568-2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim PH 624093