Readiness and Willingness Under Section 16(c) Is Not a Ritualistic Phrase — Plaintiff Must Prove It With Substance, Not Just Words: Karnataka High Court FIR in Disproportionate Assets Case Quashed: Patna High Court Slams SP for 'Non-Application of Mind' and 'Absence of Credible Source Information' Ownership of Vehicle Linked to Commercial Quantity of Heroin – Custodial Interrogation Necessary: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail under Section 482 BNSS Death Caused by Rash Driving Is Not a Private Dispute — No FIR Quashing on Basis of Compromise in Section 106 BNS Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court No Bank Can Override Court Orders: Rajasthan High Court Slams Axis Bank for Unauthorized Withdrawal from Court-Ordered FD" Indian Courts Cannot Invalidate Foreign Arbitral Awards Passed Under Foreign Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court Enforces Texas-Based Award Despite Commercial Court’s Contrary Decree Sudden Quarrel over Mound of Earth — Not Murder but Culpable Homicide: Allahabad High Court Eligibility Flows from Birth, Not a Certificate Date: Delhi High Court Strikes Down Rule Fixing Arbitrary Cut-Off for OBC-NCL Certificates in CAPF (AC) Recruitment Bar Under Order II Rule 2 CPC Cannot Be Invoked Where Specific Performance Was Legally Premature Due To Statutory Impediments: P&H High Court Once a Court Declares a Department an Industry Under Section 2(j), State Cannot Raise the Same Objection Again: Gujarat High Court Slams Repetitive Litigation by Irrigation Department “How Could Cheques Issued in 2020 Be Mentioned in a 2019 Contract?”: Delhi High Court Grants Injunction in Forged MOA Case, Slams Prima Facie Fabrication Calling Wife by Her Caste Name in Public Just Before Suicide is Immediate Cause of Self-Immolation: Madras High Court Upholds Husband’s Conviction Under Section 306 IPC Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix, If Credible, Is Enough to Convict: Delhi High Court Upholds Rape Conviction Cheque Issued as Security Still Attracts Section 138 NI Act If Liability Exists on Date of Presentation: Himachal Pradesh High Court No Work No Pay Is Not a Universal Rule: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dock Identification Without Prior TIP Is Absolutely Useless: P&H High Court Upholds Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Filing Forged Court Pleadings in Union Government’s Name is Criminal Contempt: Karnataka High Court Sentences Litigant to Jail Execution of Will Proved, But Probate Justly Denied Due to Concealment of Property Sale: Delhi High Court Mere Designation Doesn’t Establish Criminal Liability: Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings Against ICICI Officials in Octroi Evasion Case Fraud on Power Voids the Order: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Karnataka BJP Leader R. Ashoka, Slams Politically Motivated Prosecution Cause of Fire Is Immaterial If Fire Itself Is Insured Peril: Supreme Court Rebukes Insurer’s Repudiation Dragging a Trained Army Officer Up 20 Steps Without Resistance? The Story Lacks Credence: Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Army Officer’s Murder Semen Stains Alone Do Not Prove Rape: Supreme Court Acquits Doctor Accused of Rape No Mortgage, No SARFAESI: Supreme Court Rules Against NEDFi, Says Recovery Action in Nagaland Without Security Agreement Was Illegal Parity Cannot Be Denied by Geography: Supreme Court Holds Jharkhand Bound by Patna HC's Judgment, Orders Pay Revision for Industries Officer Once Power Flows Continuously from a Synchronized Turbine, It Is No Longer Infirm: Supreme Court Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Fixed Charges to Penna Electricity Law of Limitation Binds All Equally, Including the State: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Review Petition with 5743 Days’ Delay Once Selected, All Are Equals: Allahabad High Court Slams State for Withholding Pay Protection From Later Batches of Ex-Servicemen Constables Non-Compliance With Section 42 of NDPS Act Is Fatal to Prosecution: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Two Accused In 160 Kg Poppy Husk Case Unregistered Agreement Creating Right of Way Inadmissible in Evidence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Summary Decree in Partition Suit Denied: Unequivocal Admissions Absent, Full Trial Necessary: Delhi High Court No Court Can Allow Itself to Be Used as an Instrument of Fraud: Delhi High Court Exposes Forged Writ Petition Filed in Name of Unaware Citizen "Deliberate Wage Splitting to Evade Provident Fund Dues Is Illegal": Bombay High Court Restores PF Authority's 7A Order Against Saket College and Centrum Direct Anti-Suit Injunction in Matrimonial Dispute Set Aside: Calcutta High Court Refuses to Stall UK Divorce Proceedings Filed by Wife

(1) DINESH SHARMA .....APPLICANT Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH .....RESPONDENTS D.D 20/11/2023

Forgery and Cheating in Land Transaction – Dispute over land sale involving fraudulent representation and cheating – Allegations against Subodh Mishra for fraudulently representing himself as the owner of the land and deceiving Rakesh Vyas – Anurag Shukla, a bonafide purchaser of the land, incorrectly implicated in the case. [Paras 6, 20-22, 24-25]   Role of Dinesh Sha...

MADHYA PRADESH # MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 1433 of 2016 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim MP 37

(2) Gurpreet Singh ...Petitioner Vs. Balbir Singh and another ...Respondents D.D 20/11/2023

Civil Suit - Application under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC - Challenge to the order allowing the application during the pendency of a suit - Relationship between parties not disputed - Petitioner is the son of respondent No.1, and respondent No.2 is the grandson of respondent No.1 - Compromise had taken place between the parties in the earlier suit, transferring the suit property to the petitioner and his...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CR-3542-2021(O&M) Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 64

(3) Harinder Singh ... Petitioner Vs. Rajinder Singh ...Respondent(s) D.D 20/11/2023

Revision Petition – Challenge to order of Sessions Judge – Dismissal of complaint against the petitioner-accused under Sections 420, 406, 465, 466, 467, 471, and 120-B IPC – Complaint initially dismissed for non-appearance – Sessions Judge’s order setting aside dismissal and remanding for fresh consideration challenged – Interpretation of Section 401 Cr.P.C. &nd...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRR-800-2022 (O & M) Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 79

(4) JAGSIR SINGH @ JAGGA ...PETITIONER Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENT D.D 20/11/2023

Bail Application – Regular bail granted to Jagsir Singh @ Jagga in FIR No. 101 dated 21.08.2023 registered for offences under IPC Sections 379-B, 420, 383, 411, 120-B and Arms Act Sections 25, 27 at Police Station Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga. Reliance on co-accused Sikander Singh alias Sikanderi’s bail, the principle of parity applied. [Para 7]   Circumstances of Offence...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-56958-2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 37

(5) SONU ...PETITIONER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS D.D 20/11/2023

Medical Unfitness in Recruitment - Hypertension and Varicose Vein - Petitioner declared medically unfit for the post of Constable (Animal Transport) in ITBP due to 'varicose vein both legs' and 'high blood pressure', later revised to 'hypertension with mild mitral regurgitation'. Petitioner contends wrongful rejection based on hypertension, a condition reportedly curable wi...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CWP-3903-2016 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 82

(6) Ujjagar Construction Pvt. Ltd. . . . Petitioner(s) Vs. Nayati Healthcare and Research NCR Pvt. Ltd. and Others . . . Respondent(s) D.D 20/11/2023

Civil Procedure – Jurisdiction of Civil Court under SARFAESI Act – Suit based on Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for specific performance and damages – Jurisdiction of civil court not barred under Section 34 of SARFAESI Act – DRT or other tribunals not empowered to adjudicate rights arising from MOU – Civil Court's jurisdiction plenary unless expressly or implie...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CR-5837-2023 (O&M) Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 15

(7) Vanam Murali Yadav ....Petitioner Vs. Vikas Sapra and another ...Respondents D.D 20/11/2023

Proclaimed Offender – Quashing of Proclamation Order – Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of order declaring petitioner as proclaimed person in Negotiable Instruments Act case – Petitioner’s absence at trial led to proclamation – Impugned order set aside due to non-compliance with mandatory conditions of Section 82 (2) Cr.P.C. and lack of recorded satisfa...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-58523-2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 35

(8) SHAHIK PARVEEN …PETITIONER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA …RESPONDENT D.D 20/11/2023

Detention under Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 – Challenging the detention of Md. Nizamoddin under Section 3(2) of the Act – Alleged as a ‘Sexual Offender’ for committing sexual assault on a minor girl multiple times, resulting in pregnancy. [Para 2-4, 9]   Contention of Petitioner – Detention order issued without proper subjective s...

TELANGANA # WRIT PETITION No. 29522 OF 2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim Tel 44

(9) Abdul Majid Ganai ……….Petitioner Vs. State of J&K, Director Health Services, Chief Medical Officer, Ganderbal, and Irshad Ahmad Mir ………..Respondents D.D 18/11/2023

Challenge to Re-Advertisement of Job Position – Petitioner, a dental sciences diploma holder, questioned the legitimacy of a fresh advertisement for a Dental Technician post by respondent No. 3, alleging attempts to favor certain candidates over others. Original advertisement issued on 13.10.2013 and the subsequent re-advertisement on 20.12.2013 led to the petitioner’s exclusion. [Para...

JAMMU AND KASHMIR # SWP 2676/2013 IA(1/2015[01/2015]) IA (02/2013 (4334/2023) Docid 2023 LEJ Civil J&K 91