Allahabad High Court Dismisses Challenge To Land Ceiling Proceedings Filed After 11-Year Delay; Says Belated Grievance Deemed Waiver Of Rights POCSO Courts Cannot Bypass Accused's Right To Seek Discharge In The Name Of Expeditious Trial; Right To Hearing Is Substantive Safeguard: Andhra Pradesh HC Hyper-Technical Approach Cannot Be Used To Shield Corrupt Employees; Reinstating Dismissed Worker Over Minor Wage Deficit Perverse: Bombay High Court Delisting Of Railway Vendor Invalid If Sampling Done Behind Its Back & Reply Ignored Despite Receipt Before Final Order: Calcutta High Court Vague & Omnibus Allegations Against Husband's Relatives In Matrimonial Disputes Amount To Abuse Of Process: Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 85 BNS Sovereignty Of Nation Prevails Over Personal Liberty In Cases Of Organised Terrorist Activity: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Alleged IM Media Chief Divorce Petition Filed Within One Year Of Marriage Pre-Mature; Court Shouldn't Decide Merits While Dismissing Such Suit: Gujarat High Court Plaintiffs Cannot Adduce Evidence As A Matter Of Right At Belated Stage After Multiple Adjournments: Gauhati High Court Accused Cannot Be Punished For Both Simple & Grievous Hurt For Same Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court Trial Courts Must Not Be Influenced By Emotions In Matrimonial Disputes: Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Section 498A IPC Conviction Statutory Embargo Under MCOCA Cannot Eclipse Right Against Prolonged Incarceration Under Article 21: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Sukesh Chandra Shekhar’s Associate

(1) Bhaskar Mahipat Pavale...Petitioner Vs. Lalita Gajanan Chinchawade & Others...Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Land Acquisition – Apportionment Dispute – Collector’s Refusal to Refer Case – Quashed – Petitioner Claimed Share in Ancestral Property - The petitioner, asserting a claim through lineage from a common ancestor, challenged the Sub-Divisional Officer’s order disbursing ₹34 crore compensation without referring the apportionment dispute to the authority under Sec...

BOMBAY # WRIT PETITION NO. 10482 OF 2023 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10483 OF 2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Bom 873536

(2) Sri S.V. Somashekar …Appellant Vs. Sri Siddaramaiah & Others …Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Civil Law - Representative Suit – Non-compliance with Order I Rule 8 CPC – Suit Not Maintainable – The plaintiffs failed to comply with the procedural requirements of Order I Rule 8 CPC for filing a representative suit, including obtaining leave of the court and public notice – Held, the suit is not maintainable as representative suit [Paras 33-35].   Limitation...

KARNATAKA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.1246 OF 2019 (DEC/INJ) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Karnt 211963

(3) Onyekachi Anya Friday ...Petitioner Vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) ...Respondent D.D 26/03/2025

NDPS Act – Compliance with Section 50 – Search Procedure Properly Followed – Bail Denied - The petitioner alleged non-compliance of Section 50 NDPS Act, claiming he was not informed about his right to be searched before the nearest Gazetted Officer or Magistrate – Court held that the petitioner was informed in English of his right under Section 50 and refused to avail it in...

DELHI # CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2349 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Del 863611

(4) Gopal Krishna...Appellant Vs. Anandpalsingh Through LRs Deepak Singh and Others...Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Civil Law – Mortgage by Conditional Sale – Redemption – Appellant filed a suit for redemption of mortgage and possession of land mortgaged by his father – Trial court and First Appellate Court dismissed the suit treating the document (Ex.P/1) as an absolute sale deed – High Court held that Ex.P/1 is a "Shartiya Farokhtnama" i.e., mortgage by conditional sale...

MADHYA PRADESH # SECOND APPEAL NO. 79 OF 2011 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil MP 581805

(5) State of Odisha ...Appellant Vs. XXXX ...Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Circumstantial Evidence – Last Seen Theory – Standard of Proof – Appeal Dismissed - The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence including last-seen theory, police dog trail, accused’s conduct, and past misconduct – The minor witness (P.W.2) who initially supported the last-seen theory turned hostile and admitted inability to identify accused due to darkness &nda...

ORISSA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRLLP No. 53 of 2006 (Arising out of S.T. No.30/292 of 2003) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Ori 409994

(6) Rajesh Ramachandran and Another , Dr. Swaraj Bir Singh and Another ...Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and Another...Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Criminal Law – Quashing of Criminal Complaint - Defamation – Reporting Public Figure’s Statement – Fair and Truthful Reporting – Summoning Set Aside - Petitioners being editors and journalists had truthfully reported the statement made by MP Bhagwant Mann regarding alleged monetary inducement to the complainant MLA – Court held that the news report merely reprod...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-3815-2021 (O&M) with CRM-M-3907-2021 (O&M) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim PH 439794

(7) Dr. Sangeetha Sriraam ...Petitioner Vs. Teachers Recruitment Board & Others ...Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Civil Writ - Recruitment – Eligibility Criteria – One-Year LLM Degree – Arbitrary Exclusion – Provisional Selection List Quashed – Petitioner, though securing first rank in written exam, excluded on ground that her LLM was of one-year duration – Notification did not specify LLM must be of two-year duration – Held: Arbitrary to exclude candidate where UGC r...

MADRAS # CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P. NO. 15473 OF 2019 & W.M.P. NO. 15411 OF 2019 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Mad 101040

(8) Kalptaru Projects International Ltd. ...Petitioner Vs. State of Gujarat & Others ...Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Industrial Dispute – Reference by Appropriate Government – Reference Held Defective – The court held that while referring the industrial dispute, the Appropriate Government worded the reference in a manner suggesting a pre-declared conclusion that the contract system is “sham and bogus” – This prejudiced the adjudication and restricted the Industrial Tribunal fr...

GUJARAT # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 12023 OF 2024 WITH SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 14291 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Guj 517024

(9) Dharinder Singh and Others ...Petitioners Vs. Anoopjot Kaur and Others ...Respondents D.D 26/03/2025

Civil Law – Declaration, Joint Possession, and Permanent Injunction – Plaintiffs (respondents) filed a suit against petitioners (defendants) challenging sale deeds and claiming joint possession and injunction over ancestral property – Plaintiffs, daughters of Paramvir Singh, alleged that the property was joint Hindu family property and the sale deeds executed by their brother Suk...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL REVISION JURISDICTION CIVIL REVISION NO. 121 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil PH 617266