Arbitrator Cannot Rewrite Contract Or Travel Beyond Pleadings: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes ₹5.18 Crore Award Director’ in GeM Clause 29 Does Not Mean ‘Independent Director’: Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Technical Disqualification Section 25(3) Is Sacrosanct – Removal of a Trademark Cannot Rest on a Defective Notice: Delhi High Court Not Every Broken Promise Is Rape: Delhi High Court Draws Clear Line Between ‘Suspicion’ and ‘Grave Suspicion’ in False Promise to Marry Case Section 37 Is Not A Second Appeal On Merits: Delhi High Court Refuses To Re-Appreciate Evidence In Challenge To Arbitral Award Recovery After Retirement Is Clearly Impermissible: Bombay High Court Shields Retired Teacher From ₹2.80 Lakh Salary Recovery Successive FIRs Cannot Be Used to Thwart Bail: Supreme Court Invokes Article 32 to Protect Personal Liberty Supreme Court Enforces Contractual Bar Against Interest in Government Contracts Ex Parte Decree Not a Blank Cheque - Merely Because Defendant Absent, Plaintiff’s Case Not Presumed True: Madras High Court Mandatory Injunction Cannot Be Kept in Cold Storage: Supreme Court Enforces Strict Three-Year Limitation for Execution Senior Citizens Act Is for Maintenance, Not a Shortcut to Eviction: Calcutta High Court Restrains Tribunal’s Overreach Statement ‘Counsel Says’ Is Not a Binding Undertaking Without Client’s Specific Authorization: Allahabad High Court Declines to Initiate Contempt Rigours of Section 43-D(5) Melt Down When Liberty Is at Stake: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in UAPA Case After 2.5 Years’ Custody Vakalatnama Is Not a Mere Form – Attestation Is a Legal Safeguard: Andhra Pradesh High Court Cautions Advocates and Registry on Procedural Sanctity Right to Be Considered for Promotion Is Fundamental – Employer’s Unfairness Cannot Defeat It: : Gujarat High Court Panchayat Statement Implicating Others Is Not a Confession Proper: J&K High Court Rejects Extra-Judicial Confession in Murder Appeal Contempt Lies Only on ‘Wilful and Deliberate Disobedience’ – Fresh KASP Appointments Not Replacement of Daily Wage Workers: Kerala High Court 498A Cannot Become a Dragnet for Entire Family: Orissa High Court Shields Distant In-Laws but Sends Husband to Trial Forgery Of ACR Is No Part Of Official Duty: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against IFS Officer Sole Eye-Witness Not Wholly Reliable, Conviction Cannot Stand: Orissa High Court Acquits Accused in Alleged Witchcraft Double Murder Case Functional Disability, Not Mere Physical Percentage, Determines Compensation: Kerala High Court Remands Employees’ Compensation Case for Medical Board Assessment Conviction Cannot Rest On Fictitious Memorandums – When Investigation Is Tainted, Benefit Of Doubt Must Follow: MP High Court Legal Objection Cannot Be Sprung in Second Appeal: P&H High Court Draws Sharp Line Between ‘Legal Plea’ and ‘Legal Objection’ When Foundational Facts Are Seriously Disputed, Writ Court Ought Not To Undertake A Fact-Finding Exercise: Kerala High Court

(1) HAZIK MUSHTAQ ... PETITIONER(S) Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D 19/07/2023

Passport Act, 1967 – Section 6(2)(f) – Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – Section 3, Section 14(5)(d) and (e), Section 15(2) – Proceedings before Juvenile Justice Board – Whether constitutes ‘Criminal Court’ – Petitioner falsely implicated in criminal case – Juvenile at the time of occurrence – Applied for re-i...

JAMMU AND KASHMIR # WP(C) No.687/2023 CM No.1621/2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil J&K 94

(2) HAZIK MUSHTAQ ... PETITIONER(S) Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS. …RESPONDENT(S) D.D 19/07/2023

Passport Act, 1967 – Section 6(2)(f) – Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – Section 3, Section 14(5)(d) and (e), Section 15(2) – Proceedings before Juvenile Justice Board – Whether constitutes ‘Criminal Court’ – Petitioner falsely implicated in criminal case – Juvenile at the time of occurrence – Applied for re-i...

JAMMU AND KASHMIR # WP(C) No.687/2023 CM No.1621/2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil J&K 98

(3) Manoj Kumar ... Petitioners Vs. The State of Bihar ... Respondents D.D 19/07/2023

Compensation awarded for erroneous examination result: In this Civil Writ Jurisdiction case, the Court granted compensation to petitioner no. 2 for the erroneous publication of her Secondary School Examination result, causing adverse effects on her career and future prospects. The Court held the Board liable for the inordinate delay in responding to the scrutiny request and condemned its irrespons...

PATNA # Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7185 of 2019 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PATNA 64

(4) ST. PIUS X CHURCH ...PETITIONER Vs. STATE OF KERALA, ...RESPONDENTS D.D 19/07/2023

Rejection of Leave under Section 80(2) C.P.C. – Trial court’s rejection of leave under Section 80(2) C.P.C., finding no necessity for urgent relief in the suit matter, held untenable. High Court emphasizes understanding the real spirit behind Section 80 C.P.C. and its sub-sections. Purpose of Section 80 C.P.C. – Section 80 C.P.C. mandates a two-month notice in writing before ...

KERALA # OP(C) NO. 1373 OF 2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil Kerl 42

(5) Prashant Dhanpal Gandhi ...PETITIONER Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...RESPODENT D.D 19/07/2023

Anticipatory Bail Application – Seizure of prohibited substances from a co-accused – Allegations of involvement in the supply of banned substances – Detailed investigation required to uncover potential substance-related racket – Identity of purchasers to be ascertained – Criminal antecedents of the applicant – Previous cases denying similar relief to applicants ...

BOMBAY # ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.592 OF 2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim Bom 32

(6) RANJANA MONDAL & ORS. ...PETITIONER Vs. KISHORI MOHAN SAMANTA ...RESPODENT D.D 19/07/2023

Second Appeal – Suit for declaration of mortgage redemption and right title interest – Appeal against the judgments of Trial Court and First Appellate Court dismissing the suit – Dispute over a property claimed to be a mortgage by the plaintiff and a sale by the defendant – Bar under Section 92 of the Indian Evidence Act prohibiting admission of oral evidence to contradict ...

CALCUTTA # S.A. 132 of 2018 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim Cal 74

(7) Sonu Kumar ... Appellant/s Vs. Rina Devi ... Respondent/s D.D 19/07/2023

Marriage – Dissolution of marriage – Appeal against the judgment of the Family Court – Petition for divorce on grounds of cruelty – Allegations of improper behavior, refusal to cohabit, and making unreasonable demands – Examination of evidence – Failure to prove specific allegations of cruelty – No ground for dissolution of marriage. (Para 10)   ...

PATNA # Miscellaneous Appeal No. 204 of 2018 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PATNA 93

(8) SUMAN CHADHA ..... Petitioner Vs. SERIOUS FRAUD INVESTIGATION OFFICE ..... Respondent D.D 19/07/2023

Bail - Constitutional Law – Personal Liberty – Arrest – Necessity for justification – Arrest and detention in police lock-up causing harm to reputation and self-esteem – Arrest cannot be made in a routine manner on a mere allegation of offense – Justification required for arrest apart from the power to arrest – Arrest to be avoided if reasonable satisfacti...

DELHI # BAIL APPLN. 1741/2022 & CRL.M.A.14727/2022 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim DEL 87

(9) Suman Sheoran Alias Suman Chahal …Petitioner Vs. Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Others …Respondents D.D 19/07/2023

Jurisdiction – Article 226 of the Constitution of India – Termination of LPG Distributorship – Petitioner seeks setting aside of order dated 30.06.2022 (Annexure P-5) whereby the Indian Oil Corporation Limited terminated the petitioner’s LPG Distributorship – Court to examine whether the termination was lawful and justified. (Para 1) Background – Petitioner a...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CWP-15852-2022 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 87