(1)
Balwinder Kaur and others ...Appellants Vs.
Gurthakur Singh and others ...Respondents D.D
10/03/2025
Motor Accident Claim – Compensation for Widow Despite Remarriage – Legal Entitlement Recognized – The Tribunal had denied compensation to the widow of the deceased on the ground of her remarriage with the deceased’s younger brother – The High Court held that remarriage does not disqualify a widow from compensation for the loss suffered due to her husband’s death...
(2)
Vasim Amadbhai Sumra ...Petitioner Vs.
State of Gujarat and Another ...Respondents D.D
10/03/2025
Criminal Law - Quashing of FIR – Statement of Co-Accused – Not Grounds for Quashing at Initial Stage – Petition Dismissed – FIR against petitioner was based on statement of a co-accused regarding illegal liquor transport – Court held that though such statements are inadmissible at trial, they can form basis for initiating investigation – Held: At FIR stage, admi...
(3)
Satinder Walia ...Petitioner Vs.
Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) ...Respondent D.D
10/03/2025
Bail - Economic Offenses – Stringent Bail Conditions – Pre-Arrest Bail Denied – Petitioner, a former director of SRS Banquets & Resorts Ltd., sought anticipatory bail in a case involving fraudulent bank loans, fund siphoning, and misrepresentation in financial statements—High Court held: Economic offenses have grave societal impact and require stricter scrutiny—Ba...
(4)
M/S. ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd. ...Petitioner Vs.
National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. ...Respondent D.D
10/03/2025
Arbitration and Conciliation – Maintainability of Arbitration Petition – Settlement Through Conciliation – The Petitioner sought appointment of an Arbitral Tribunal to adjudicate disputes arising from an EPC Agreement with the Respondent – Respondent contended that disputes had already been settled through conciliation meetings held under Clause 26.2 of the Agreement &ndash...
(5)
Sudhir Mishra & Others...Petitioners Vs.
State of Uttar Pradesh & Others...Respondents D.D
10/03/2025
Service Law – Judicial Officers – Discharge from Service – Challenge to Termination – Petitioners, who were appointed as Civil Judges (Junior Division) in 2013, were discharged from service under Rule 24(4) of the U.P. Judicial Service Rules, 2001 – The discharge order was based on a Full Court resolution after an inquiry into an altercation involving probationers dur...
(6)
Ram Sarup @ Sarup @ Ram Swaroop and Others...Petitioners Vs.
Jaswinder Kaur and Others...Respondents D.D
10/03/2025
Civil Law - Specific Relief – Restoration of Possession – Possession Proven – Ownership Irrelevant – Trial Court rightly decreed suit under Section 6 where plaintiffs (widow and children of deceased son) proved possession and illegal dispossession – Held: Title is immaterial under Section 6 – Possession alone suffices, and oral family settlement defence lacked c...
(7)
Ravi Kumar ...Petitioner Vs.
Shakti Cholia ...Respondent D.D
10/03/2025
Criminal Law – Negotiable Instruments Act – Rebutting Presumption under Section 139 – Proof of Coercion in Issuance of Cheque – Petitioner attempted to introduce a prior complaint alleging that the respondent forcibly obtained the cheque in question – High Court held: While an accused can rebut the presumption under Section 139 of the NI Act, a self-serving complaint ...
(8)
Om Prakash and 2 Others ...Applicants Vs.
State of U.P. and Another ...Respondents D.D
10/03/2025
Criminal Law - Quashing of Criminal Proceedings – Section 482 CrPC – Power of the Court – Petitioners sought quashing of the criminal case against them, arguing that the FIR was lodged with malicious intent due to a long-standing enmity – Supreme Court precedent holds that quashing under Section 482 CrPC is permissible only in cases of manifest abuse of process – Cour...
(9)
State of Odisha & Others...Appellants Vs.
Suchitra Suchismita Ojha...Respondent D.D
10/03/2025
Civil Writ - Education – Provisional Selection – Right to Admission – A student was provisionally selected for admission to Class VI but later denied admission due to an age eligibility issue, despite official notices not being specifically addressed to her guardian – Held: The selection process was flawed due to omissions by school authorities – Student should not su...