Can a Murder Conviction Under Section 302 IPC Be Converted to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder Under Section 304 Part II When There Is No Premeditation but Only Knowledge of Fatal Consequences?

High Court Clarifies Application of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC, Affirms Conversion of Section 302 Conviction to Section 304

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can an Appointment of a Village Development Board Secretary Be Quashed for Improper Disqualification under the Village Development Boards Model Rules, 1980?

Clarifying that Secretaries Must Be Elected Only from a Properly Constituted Management Committee and Quashing Appointments That Violate Rule 5

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September 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can Police Invoke Section 179 BNSS to Summon Persons Beyond Territorial Limits and Above 65 Years?

Clarification of Section 179 BNSS’s Territorial and Age Restrictions; Quashing of Extraterritorial Summons as Binding Authority for Anti-Corruption Investigations  

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September 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Can a Post-Selection Urban Reclassification of a School Defeat a Rural-Quota Admission Under Article 21A?

Clarifying that a notification-driven change from “rural” to “urban” status cannot override a child’s merit-based selection under the Right to

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act be sustained without proof of demand of illegal gratification?

Reaffirmation of Supreme Court precedents: acquittal where demand, acceptance and recovery are not proved; binding authority for subordinate courts in

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Complainant Under Section 138 NI Act Appeal an Acquittal as a Victim under BNSS 2023?

Affirming Celestium Financial (2025 INSC 804), High Court of Chhattisgarh Reserves Liberty to File Appeal under Proviso to Section 372

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does Section 413 of the BNSS Empower a Complainant Under Section 138 NI Act, as a “Victim,” to Appeal Against Acquittal?

High Court affirms Supreme Court’s Celestium Financial ruling that Section 138 NI Act complainants qualify as “victims” under BNSS and

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is Solitary Testimony Sufficient to Sustain a Rape Conviction Absent ‘Sterling’ Quality Evidence?

High Court Affirms Supreme Court’s “Sterling Witness” Standard, Quashes Conviction Due to Contradictions and Lack of Corroboration   Summary Category

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can Rule 7(4) of the Gauhati High Court (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1967 be validly numbered and require Court Officers appointed from Senior Judicial Assistants to maintain seniority in their original, inferior cadre?

Administrative clarification required to correct numbering under Article 229 and remove unsustainable seniority clause; persuasive authority for service rule amendments

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September 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Does a Civil Court Retain Jurisdiction to Entertain Title Suits Under Sections 96–97 of the Mizoram (Land Revenue) Act, 2013, and Is a Review Permissible to Correct Errors Apparent on Record?

The Gauhati High Court in Review.Pet./2/2024 held that civil courts are not barred by Sections 96 and 97 of the

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September 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court

Does a High Court’s Discretion Under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act Permit Rescission of a Specific-Performance Decree Where the Purchaser Fails to Prove Readiness and Willingness?

Upholding Precedent on Section 28 SR Act and Binding on Subordinate Courts in Civil Property Disputes   Summary Category Data

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Does the proviso to Section 372 CrPC entitle a complainant to appeal an acquittal under Section 138 NI Act and permit waiver of limitation?

  Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA No. 160 of 2020 of PRAGATI MAHILA SAHAKARI BANK MARYADIT Vs A. CHANNEYA

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh