(1) Davinder Singh and another - Appellants Vs. Mehal Singh and others - Respondents D.D 05/07/2023

Specific performance of agreement to sell - Defendants claimed agreement to sell was forged - Handwriting and fingerprint expert report not binding on court - Direct evidence of marginal witness and scribe proved execution of agreement - Discrepancy in payment details attributed to passage of time and human memory - Written contract acknowledged receipt of amount - Agreement executed on non-judici...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # RSA-489 of 2013 (O&M) Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 55

(2) Gurnam Singh Bhullar - Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab - Respondent D.D 05/07/2023

Criminal Procedure – Quashing - Offense under Section 188 of the IPC – Registration of FIR and filing of final report under Section 173 of the Cr.P.C. – Necessity of written complaint from the concerned public servant – Mandatory provision of Section 195(1)(a) of the Cr.P.C. – Non-compliance vitiating prosecution and rendering trial void ab initio – Proceedings ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-24034 of 2022 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 18

(3) Manoj Kumar Verma - Petitioner Vs. Management Board of Ansal Institute of Technology & others - Respondents D.D 05/07/2023

Termination of services – Writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India – Petitioner sought quashing of order dismissing his appeal against termination of service and reinstatement with continuity of service and payment of arrears of pay and other benefits – Petitioner appointed as Senior Lecturer-Mass Communications at Ansal Institute of Technology &ndas...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CWP No.27944 of 2013 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 65

(4) MOHD. AMAAN MALIK ..... Petitioner Vs. THE STATE GOVT NCT OF DELHI & ANR. ..... Respondents D.D 05/07/2023

Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Quashing of FIR - Principles governing quashing of FIRs - Exercise of power under Section 482 to prevent abuse of court's process or to secure ends of justice - Lack of precise and inflexible guidelines for exercise of power - Court not finding sufficient grounds to quash FIR at present stage - Case pending before trial court - Victim suppo...

DELHI # CRL.M.C. 7121/2022 & CRL.M.A. 8829/2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim DEL 76

(5) Rahul Kumar Tewary and others …Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another …Respondents D.D 05/07/2023

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 482 - Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Section 295-A - Quashing of FIR and proceedings - FIR registered against petitioners for allegedly portraying wrong image of Bhagwan Valmiki in the television serial "Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush" - Formation of committee to address grievances and suggest corrective measures - Undertaking by petitioners to comply with guidel...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-35547-2019 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 97

(6) SANJAY .....APPLICANT Vs. SMT. PRATIBHA .....RESPONDENT D.D 05/07/2023

Maintenance under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. – Revision petition challenging grant of maintenance – Dispute already settled by Family Court’s amendment to divorce decree – Finding of voluntary surrender of right to future maintenance – Impugned order erroneously disregarded the finding of the Family Court – Revision allowed. [Para 17] 2. Value of lump-sum payment...

MADHYA PRADESH # CRIMINAL REVISION No. 386 of 2021 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim MP 13

(7) MASHOON …PETITIONER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …RESPONDENTS D.D 05/07/2023

Election Law - Interference by Courts in Election Matters – The petitioner filed for mandamus to direct cancellation of nomination paper of Respondent No.5 for the post of Panch, alleging fraudulent voter registration – Held, once election process starts, courts should not interfere as per Article 243-O of the Constitution and Section 176 of the Haryana Panchayat Raj Act – Petiti...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 14009 OF 2023 Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 11

(8) Harpreet Singh @ Happy .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .....Respondent D.D 04/07/2023

Criminal Procedure - Bail - Application for regular bail under Section 439 of CrPC - Allegations of compromising national security and sharing secret information with co-accused - Petitioner falsely implicated - Weak evidentiary value of disclosure statement - No recovery of narcotics from petitioner - Trial in progress - Serious and specific allegations against petitioner - Bail denied. (Para 5) ...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CRM-M-18587-2022 Docid 2023 LEJ Crim PH 63

(9) Phool Kumari - Petitioner Vs. Satnarain & Others - Respondents D.D 04/07/2023

Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 63 and 65 - Secondary evidence - Original will sought to be proved by way of secondary evidence - Existence and execution of original will not established - Mere assertion of possession by one defendant not sufficient - Secondary evidence cannot be admitted without establishing existence and loss of original document - Order allowing secondary evidence set aside. (Par...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CR-5906 of 2018 (O&M) Docid 2023 LEJ Civil PH 33