(1) Jayanta Basumatary ...Appellant Vs. State of Assam & Rita Bala Basumatary ...Respondents D.D 03/12/2025

Criminal Law – Voluntarily Causing Hurt by Dangerous Weapon – Section 324 IPC – Conviction Upheld with Sentence Modification – Appellant convicted for stabbing his wife with a dagger causing injuries on chest, abdomen and thumb – Trial Court acquitted appellant of Sections 326 and 307 IPC but convicted under Section 324 IPC – High Court reappreciated evidence an...

GAUHATI # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 143 OF 2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Gau 732741

(2) Rita Solomon & Ors. (N.K. Dhenish & Ors.) ...Appellants Vs. The Republic of Italy & Anr. ...Respondents D.D 03/12/2025

Civil Law – Rejection of Plaint – Cause of Action – Distinction Between Non-disclosure and Non-existence – Rejection Set Aside – Suit filed by Indian-origin locally recruited staff of Italian Embassy alleging pay discrimination under Italian Presidential Decree – Trial court rejected plaint under Order VII Rule 11(a) CPC, holding no cause of action existed &ndas...

DELHI # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION RFA(OS) 87/2019 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Del 230957

(3) Akashdeep Singh ...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ...Respondent D.D 03/12/2025

Criminal Law – NDPS Offence – Anticipatory Bail – Recovery from Vehicle – FIR registered after recovery of 421 grams of heroin from scooter allegedly abandoned at the scene – Scooter traced to petitioner, who claimed it had been taken by a friend without his knowledge – Representation made by petitioner’s father not found credible – No recovery effec...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION CRM-M-60047-2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim PH 865042

(4) Isakbhai Sulemanbhai Kachava …Applicant(s) Vs. Saiyadvalibhai Patel & Ors. …Opponent(s) D.D 03/12/2025

Civil Law – Rejection of Plaint – Order 7 Rule 11(d) CPC – Limitation – Suit for Specific Performance – Plaintiff filed suit in 2015 for an oral agreement allegedly made in 2008, asserting cause of action arose in 2010 when defendant sold land to third party – Held: Under Article 54 of the Limitation Act, the period is 3 years from the date fixed for performance...

GUJARAT # R/CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 277 of 2017 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Guj 867579

(5) Mugi Uday Kiran ...Petitioner/Accused Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & Victim (Respondent No.2) ...Respondents D.D 03/12/2025

Criminal Law – Bail - Rape Allegation – Consent – Breach of Promise to Marry – Petitioner accused of offences under Sections 69 and 75(1) r/w 3(5) of BNS for allegedly refusing to marry the victim after a consensual relationship – Relationship between petitioner and respondent lasted over three years – Victim lodged complaint only after petitioner refused marria...

ANDHRA PRADESH # CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11855 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim AP 532321

(6) S.A.K. Sheik Fareeth and Others ...Petitioners Vs. Neelufar ...Respondent D.D 03/12/2025

Domestic Violence Act – Quash Petition – Supervisory Jurisdiction under Article 227 – Petitioners (husband and parents-in-law) sought quashing of D.V. complaint on the ground that averments did not warrant issuance of process – Held: High Court ought not to exercise supervisory jurisdiction at threshold to quash D.V. proceedings – Aggrieved respondents must raise issu...

MADRAS # CIVIL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION CRP NO. 1847 OF 2025 AND CMP NOs. 10636 & 10637 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Mad 320540

(7) State of Punjab ...Appellant Vs. Harjit Singh and another ...Respondents D.D 02/12/2025

Criminal Law – Attempt to Murder – Appeal against Acquittal – State challenged judgment acquitting respondents of offences under Section 307 IPC and Section 307/34 IPC – Held: Prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that injuries were caused by accused – Acquittal justified [Paras 1, 17, 20].   Evidence – Identification of Accused – ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRA-D-536-DBA-2004 (O&M) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim PH 370758

(8) M/s. Bella Vista Drycleaners ...Applicant Vs. Vishwanath Kanojia Akhil Bhartiya General Kamgar Union and Anr. ...Respondents D.D 02/12/2025

Labour Law – Legal Representation – Section 36(4) ID Act – Employer’s Right to Counsel – Applicant, a small laundry employing 4–5 persons, sought leave to engage an Advocate for cross-examination in Reference proceedings – Labour Court rejected request solely on objection of workman – Held: Refusal was mechanical and contrary to settled law – C...

BOMBAY # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 94 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Bom 157037

(9) M/S Sahu Land Developers Pvt. Ltd. Through Authorized Signatory Mr. Sanjay Srivastava …Petitioner(s) Vs. State of U.P. Through Principal Secretary Revenue Lucknow & 6 Others …Respondent(s) D.D 02/12/2025

Consumer Law – Maintainability of Writ – Challenge to National Commission Orders – High Court holds that although writ under Article 226 is maintainable against National Commission orders, such jurisdiction is to be exercised sparingly and ordinarily declined when Article 227 remedy exists – Petitioner’s challenge rejected as findings of Consumer Fora were concurrent,...

ALLAHABAD # WRIT – CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT - C NO. 8939 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Allh 776477