Supplemental Agreements Signed Under Economic Duress Are Void—Contractor Entitled to Verified Payments Despite No Damages for Delay: Kerala High Court Mere Cruelty Does Not Amount to Abetment of Suicide: Karnataka High Court Overturns Husband’s Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Marriage Was Only a Label, and Her Return Was Conditional on Dowry: Delhi High Court Affirms Husband’s Conviction for Dowry Death, Acquits In-Laws Due to Lack of Specific Evidence Admitted Signature, No Defence, Yet Acquitted: Madras High Court Finds Trial Court Erred, But Dismisses NI Act Appeal As Infructuous After Accused's Death Trial Court Cannot Dismiss Suit While Returning Plaint for Lack of Jurisdiction Without Complying with Order 7 Rule 10-A: Madhya Pradesh High Court Mutation Entry Cannot Be Denied Merely Because It Is Based on a Will – Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Mutation under MP Land Revenue Code Dismissal for Second Marriage While First Wife Alive Not Harsh or Disproportionate: Supreme Court Restores CISF Constable’s Removal, Slams High Court for Acting as Appellate Body “Revisions Do Not Die With the Revisionist”: Supreme Court Says Criminal Revision Cannot Abate Merely Because the Informant Dies Forest Officer Cannot Decide Land Ownership: Supreme Court Cancels Claim Over 102 Acres in Telangana's Gurramguda Forest Block Vicarious Liability Under Section 141 Doesn't Automatically Exempt Deposit Under Section 148 — 'Whether a Director Can Escape Statutory Deposit Due to Company’s Legal Snag Must Be Decided Case-by-Case'" – Supreme Court Dowry Is Not Just A Crime, It’s A Constitutional Betrayal: Supreme Court Issues Nationwide Directions For Dowry Law Enforcement Once Proved Cruelty Inflicted Soon Before Her Death, Presumption Under Section 113B Evidence Act Applies Automatically: Supreme Court Age Determined by Medical Test Must Allow Margin of Error; A Juvenile Cannot Be Treated as an Adult: Supreme Court Section 45A of Employees’ State Insurance Act Cannot Be Used When Records Are Produced: Supreme Court Quashes ESI Corporation’s Order Against Carborandum Universal No Constitutional Bar on MPs Becoming State CM or Deputy CM: Allahabad High Court Upholds 2017 Appointments, Dismisses PIL Challenging Dual Role Review Is Not an Appeal in Disguise: Bombay High Court Slams Frivolous Review, Imposes ₹50,000 Cost Forest Land Grabbed in Broad Daylight While State Remains a Spectator: Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance in Uttarakhand Land Case

(1) Principal Commissioner of Income Tax..Appellant Vs. Ms. Sangeeta Jain...Respondent D.D 08/11/2024

Taxation Law - Jurisdiction under Section 263 – Erroneous Order and Prejudice to Revenue – Valid Invocation by PCIT - The Revenue’s appeal under Section 263 contested an ITAT ruling that quashed an order by the PCIT, who had revised an AO’s decision accepting the land sale as tax-exempt based on agricultural classification – The court emphasized that an order is erron...

DELHI # ITA NO. 1092 OF 2018 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil Del 379764

(2) Vasumathi, Malathi ...Plaintiffs / Respondents / Appellants Vs. R. Vasudevan, A. Ravi, Saravanakumar ...Defendants / Appellants / Respondents D.D 08/11/2024

Hindu Law – Partition and Coparcenary Rights – Appeal – Daughters sought partition of ancestral property allotted to their father under a partition deed (Ex.A1) – Trial Court decreed the suit granting 1/5 share to each daughter – First Appellate Court reversed the decision, holding the property as self-acquired – High Court found the First Appellate Court miscon...

MADRAS # SECOND APPELLATE JURISDICTION SECOND APPEAL NO. 527 OF 2022 AND CMP.NO. 10560 OF 2022 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil Mad 576845

(3) Aji ...Petitioner Vs. State of Kerala ...Respondent D.D 08/11/2024

Criminal Law - Fair Trial – Right to Defend – Access to Evidence by Accused – The accused sought access to CCTV visuals that were part of the prosecution evidence to prepare his defense. The court observed that denying access to such evidence infringes on the accused’s right to a fair trial. – Held: The accused has the right to view prosecution evidence unless it infr...

KERALA # CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1218 OF 2024 Docid 2024 LEJ Crim Kerl 238305

(4) Sudheer Vazhakalil...Appellant Vs. Unnikrishnan...Respondent D.D 08/11/2024

Execution Proceedings – Auction Sale – Upset Price Fixation – Material Irregularity - The appellant, judgment-debtor, contested the fixation of the upset price at Rs. 29,00,000 for his property valued at a much higher amount, contending that this drastic reduction without reason caused substantial injury – The execution court initially set a higher upset price of Rs. 93,75,...

KERALA # FAO NO. 38 OF 2018 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil Kerl 914525

(5) Sardul Singh & Kirpal Kour...Petitioners Vs. Davinder Kour...Respondent D.D 08/11/2024

Matrimonial Law - Domestic Violence – Maintainability of Second Petition – No Bar Found - Petitioners argued that withdrawal of the first petition barred the respondent from filing a second petition under Section 12 of the DV Act – Court held that the principles of res judicata are inapplicable to domestic violence proceedings, especially when the respondent explained the circums...

JAMMU AND KASHMIR # CM(M) No. 11/2024 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil J&K 754537

(6) Lovepreet Kaur @ Sapna...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab...Respondent D.D 08/11/2024

Criminal Law – Bail in Murder Case – No Direct Involvement or Presence at Crime Scene – Petitioner sought bail, claiming no involvement in the murder of the victim and that she was implicated due to her relation with the main accused, Rahul Rai, her brother – Court noted that the petitioner neither participated in the crime nor was present at the scene, and her implication ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-54673-2024 Docid 2024 LEJ Crim PH 302276

(7) Saidalavi Poniyeri ...Petitioner Vs. Raihanath Padancherry and Others ...Respondents D.D 08/11/2024

Family Law – Summoning of Witness – Application under Order XVI Rule 1(3) of CPC – Quashing of Family Court Order – Lack of Reasoning in Dismissal – Petitioner filed an application to summon a mediator as a witness in ongoing matrimonial dispute proceedings, asserting the relevance based on prior references to the individual’s mediation role in testimony –...

KERALA # ORIGINAL PETITION (FAMILY COURT) O.P.(FC) NO. 647 OF 2024 Docid 2024 LEJ Civil Kerl 311721

(8) Court on its own motion ...Petitioner Vs. Renuka Chopra ...Respondent D.D 07/11/2024

Contempt of Court – Social Media Remarks – Prima Facie Frustration – Proceedings Dropped – Respondent-Contemnor, an advocate, faced contempt proceedings initiated upon a reference alleging derogatory remarks against a Judicial Magistrate posted on social media – Remarks allegedly made in retaliation to judicial custody order passed during criminal proceedings – ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL ORIGINAL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 14 OF 2018 Docid 2024 LEJ Crim PH 614478

(9) Farzana Bano...Petitioner Vs. Union of India and Others...Respondents D.D 07/11/2024

Passport Application – Rejection on Grounds of Family’s Criminal Antecedents – Fundamental Rights Violated - The Court examined the rejection of passport applications on the ground of criminal records of the petitioner’s husband and father-in-law – Held: Criminal antecedents of family members cannot influence assessment of the petitioner’s character or eligibili...

MADHYA PRADESH # WRIT PETITION NOS. 10503 AND 10504 OF 2023 Docid 2024 LEJ Crim MP 560239