(1) Subhash Chandra Balasaria...Petitioner Vs. The State of West Bengal...Respondent D.D 03/03/2025

Criminal Procedure – Applicability of BNSS to Pending Cases – Section 531(2)(a) of the BNSS – Held: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, governs pending proceedings initiated before the enactment of BNSS – Since the investigation was initiated prior to the enforcement of BNSS, the Cr.P.C. remains applicable, and Section 349 of the BNSS cannot be invoked – Order direc...

CALCUTTA # C.R.R. 105 of 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Cal 560588

(2) Arjun Singh & Others ...Appellants Vs. State of Haryana & Others ...Respondents D.D 03/03/2025

Judicial Review – Scope in Academic Matters – Examination Answer Keys – Limited Interference – The Appellants challenged the final answer key issued by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) for the PGT (Chemistry) screening test, contending errors in evaluation – The High Court held that judicial intervention in academic matters is permissible only in cases of ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # LETTER PATENT APPEAL JURISDICTION LPA-322-2025 (O&M) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil PH 214326

(3) Beevija P. H. & Others ...Petitioners Vs. State of Kerala & Others ...Respondents D.D 03/03/2025

Anticipatory Bail - Financial Fraud – Misappropriation of Funds in Co-operative Society – Petitioners, including former and present members of the Perumbavoor Urban Co-operative Society, accused of financial fraud, loan irregularities, and document forgery—Alleged misappropriation of ₹33.33 crores by granting loans without valid documents—Held: Sufficient prima facie evid...

KERALA # CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NOS. 3759, 4860, 4864, 4876, 4969, 4906, 5561, 5881, 5890, and 5896 of 2024 Crime No. 416/2024, 838/2024, 996/2024, 997/2024, 1010/2024 Perumbavoor Police Station, Ernakulam Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Kerl 459167

(4) Twinkle Singh & Others ...Petitioners Vs. The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan & Others ...Respondents D.D 03/03/2025

Service Law - Promotion – Requirement of Efficiency Test – Discretionary Power of Chief Justice – Petitioners, Junior Personal Assistants, challenged the notification dated 01.05.2024 requiring them to appear for an Efficiency Test for promotion—Petitioners argued that a previous batch was granted promotion without the test and claimed discrimination—Held: The Chief J...

RAJASTHAN - JAIPUR # DIVISION BENCH CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION D.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 7829/2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Raj 312851

(5) News Tamil 24x7 represented by its Editor: Anand Prabhakar...Petitioner Vs. 1. Shruthi Thilak 2. Prabhu Thilak 3. Galatta Media Private Limited 4. Red Pix Media Private Limited 5. Selvaraj Arunachalam @ Crime Selvaraj 6. The State ...Respondents D.D 03/03/2025

  Criminal Law - POCSO Act – Disclosure of Minor Victim’s Identity – Media Responsibility – The petitioner, an editor of a news channel, was accused of revealing the identity of a minor victim and her family in a sexual offence case—Held: Publication of victim’s identity violates Section 23 of the POCSO Act—Media houses have an obligation to protec...

MADRAS # CRIMINAL REVISION CASE NO. 2330 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Mad 809092

(6) Subasini Kar and another ...Petitioners Vs. The Orissa Mining Corporation Limited Bhubaneswar and another ...Opposite Parties D.D 03/03/2025

Compassionate Appointment – Applicability of Rules at the Time of Death – Retrospective Effect Not Permissible – Claim Rejected - petitioners sought compassionate appointment for petitioner no. 2 under the Orissa Civil Services (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 1990, after the death of the government employee – The opposite party rejected the application on the grounds tha...

ORISSA # CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P.(C) NO. 21882 OF 2014 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Ori 597098

(7) Sri Yerra Ganesh @ Ganji ...Appellant Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh through, Station House Officer II Town Police Station Rajamahendravaram ...Respondent D.D 03/03/2025

Bail Application – Accused Charged Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act – Consideration of Offense Severity – Bail Granted - The appellant was accused of assaulting the complainant’s husband with a beer bottle, causing injuries, and making caste-based derogatory remarks. The Special Judge rejected bail, citing incomplete investi...

ANDHRA PRADESH # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 93 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim AP 341328

(8) X ...Petitioner Vs. State of Odisha & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 03/03/2025

Medical Termination of Pregnancy – Rape Survivor – Judicial Review – Right to Life – Permission Granted – A 13-year-old minor, a victim of sexual assault, was diagnosed with a pregnancy beyond the permissible 24-week limit under the MTP Act – The petitioner (father of the minor) sought permission for termination, citing the grave risk to the child’s life d...

ORISSA # W.P.(C) NO. 5396 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Ori 695316

(9) Sunil Anna Kakade & Others ...Appellants (Original Defendants) Vs. Laxmi Balu Kakade & Others ...Respondents (Original Plaintiffs) D.D 03/03/2025

Civil - Partition Suit – Challenge to Prior Partition – No Partition by Metes and Bounds Proven – The original plaintiffs sought partition and separate possession, while the defendants opposed the suit, claiming a prior partition in 1974 and exclusive ownership based on tenancy rights – The First Appellate Court held that there was no legally recognized partition and that t...

BOMBAY # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SECOND APPEAL NO. 405 OF 2015 WITH CROSS OBJECTION (ST) NO. 24888 OF 2024 IN SECOND APPEAL NO. 405 OF 2015 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Bom 595439