(1)
Nirmal Karnakar...Appellant Vs.
Parbati @ Parbati Karnakar...Respondent D.D
14/02/2025
Maintenance – Enhancement Beyond Claimed Amount – Judicial Discretion Permissible - The respondent-wife, aged 63, sought an increase in maintenance due to financial hardship—The Family Court enhanced maintenance from ₹1,500 to ₹10,000 per month despite the wife's claim being ₹7,000—Held: While courts generally cannot award more than claimed, judicial discretion al...
(2)
DEVENDRA RAMCHANDRA PALSAMKAR ...Appellant Vs.
GAJANAN RAGHUNATH PATKAR ...Respondent D.D
13/02/2025
Civil Procedure – Permanent Injunction – Plaintiff Must Prove Possession – The Court held that in a suit for permanent injunction, the plaintiff must establish possession – In this case, the plaintiffs proved possession through property tax records, assessment bills, and eviction suits against tenants – The appellant (defendant) failed to file a written statement or c...
(3)
M/s Mohan Brothers ...Petitioner Vs.
Mr. Mithilesh Pandey ...Respondent D.D
13/02/2025
Labour Law - Industrial Disputes – Wrongful Termination – Compensation Instead of Reinstatement – Whether Justified – Held: Yes – The respondent was employed as a bus driver from 05.03.2002 but was terminated on 09.09.2012 without notice – The petitioner claimed voluntary abandonment, citing a full and final settlement of ₹30,000 – The Labour Court found...
(4)
RAKSHPAL AND ANOTHER ...Appellants Vs.
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ...Respondent D.D
13/02/2025
Criminal Law – Robbery and Murder – Sections 394, 397 IPC – Conviction and sentence upheld – The appellant was convicted for armed robbery and murder along with co-accused – The prosecution relied on the testimony of three eyewitnesses, including an injured witness – The defense argued that the witnesses were interested parties and that the investigation was def...
(5)
Mohammed Ajaan Khan ...Applicant Vs.
The State of Maharashtra & Another ...Respondents D.D
13/02/2025
Bail in POCSO and IPC 376 Cases – Consideration of Consent and Delay – Accused Granted Bail – The applicant was accused of repeated sexual assault over 15 months; the prosecutrix was 16 years old at the time of filing the FIR – The court considered mitigating factors, including the consensual nature of the relationship, delay in filing the FIR, and absence of coercion &ndas...
(6)
Narendra Kumar Ram ...Petitioner Vs.
The State of Bihar & Others ...Respondents D.D
13/02/2025
Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR - Prohibition Law – Validity of FIR Based on Breath Analyzer Test – FIR Quashed – The petitioner was booked under Section 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, based solely on a breath analyzer test showing 41 mg/100 ml blood alcohol concentration – No confirmatory blood or urine test was conducted – The Court relied on...
(7)
Pritpal Singh ...Petitioner Vs.
State of Punjab & Others ...Respondents D.D
13/02/2025
Criminal Courts – No Inherent Power of Review – Exceptions Exist to Prevent Miscarriage of Justice – The petitioner contended that a criminal court lacks inherent power to review or recall its own orders, except in cases of clerical, typographical, or mathematical errors – The High Court reaffirmed this principle but held that exceptions exist where an order is passed due t...
(8)
Vijay Bharatbhai Sachdev & Others ...Petitioners Vs.
Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company Ltd. (GLPC) ...Respondents D.D
13/02/2025
Contractual Employment – Right to Regularization – No Vested Right in Fixed-Term Employees – The petitioners were appointed under "Mission Mangalam" scheme on contractual basis for three years as per Government Resolution dated 16.11.2010 – Upon completion of tenure, their services were not extended, leading to petitions for regularization and parity with governme...
(9)
Shivam Pandey ...Appellant Vs.
State ...Respondent D.D
13/02/2025
Rape on False Promise of Marriage – Whether Conviction Sustainable – The appellant was convicted for rape based on an alleged false promise of marriage—Trial Court found that the prosecutrix consented to sexual relations believing in the appellant’s promise—Held: Consent obtained under a misconception of fact due to a false promise of marriage is not valid under Secti...