(221) SOM NATH MUKHERJEE Vs. ATUL KUMAR SINHA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Bihar Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982 — Section 14(8) — Civil Revision — Maintainability — Revision filed by one of several aggrieved defendants against eviction decree — Maintainable even if other defendants are not parties, provided the ground of challenge is common and the revisionist challenges the decree in their own right India Law Library Docid # 2433008
(222) SMT. JYOTI SINGH Vs. SMT. GEETA DEVI AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 U.P. Zila Panchayat (Settlement of Dispute Relating to Membership) Rules, 1994 — Rule 4(3) — Presentation of Election Petition — Personal appearance — An election petition presented through e-filing, with the election petitioner appearing before the Munsarim on the date fixed, satisfies the requirement of personal presence as mandated by Rule 4(3), especially considering Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. India Law Library Docid # 2433017
(223) RISHI KUMAR JAIN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965 — Section 24(2) of Act, 2013 — Applicability to acquisitions under Adhiniyam, 1965 — Not applicable — The intent of the 2013 Act was to improve conditions of compensation for acquisitions under the 1894 Act only. The 1965 Act is not included in the Fourth Schedule of the 2013 Act, and no amendments have been made to the 1965 Act to include provisions for deemed lapse as in the 2013 Act. Therefore, India Law Library Docid # 2433018
(224) GRANDHE DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Agreement of sale dispute — Allegations of offences under Sections 406, 420, 120B IPC arising from an agreement of sale — Court's role at cognizance stage is to ascertain a prima facie case, not to evaluate sufficiency of evidence — Dispute over genuineness of agreement and payment of amounts are matters for trial — Pendency of a civil suit for specific performance does not automatically bar India Law Library Docid # 2433036
(225) R. MAHENDER Vs. STATE OF A.P. ACB[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) — Demand and acceptance of bribe — Essential ingredients — Prosecution failed to prove demand for illegal gratification beyond reasonable doubt — Key witnesses turned hostile — Evidence suggested money was for supervisory charges, not bribe — Mere recovery of money without proof of demand is insufficient for conviction — Presumption under Section 20 arises only after demand and acceptance are proved — Conviction India Law Library Docid # 2433037
(226) KAMAL KHAN Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Section 21(5) — Jharkhand Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2004 — Rule 54(6) — Recovery of illegally extracted minerals — State government has the power to recover the price of illegally extracted minerals or rent, royalty, or tax for unauthorized occupation of land — Supreme Court in Common Cause v. Union of India held that 100% recovery should be made — This precedent is binding on High Courts under Article 141 of the India Law Library Docid # 2433319
(227) SURESH THAKUR AND OTHERS Vs. IRA MITRA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and willingness — Plaintiff must prove continuous readiness and willingness from the date of agreement until the decree — Mere plea or deposit of balance consideration in court after a significant delay is insufficient — Availability of funds and evidence are crucial India Law Library Docid # 2433320
(228) HEM PRASAD SINGH MUNDA AND OTHERS Vs. SRIKANT SINGH MUNDA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 — Section 240 — Restriction on transfer of Mundari Khunt Kattidari Tenancy — Sale of such tenancy by a tenant is void ab initio and confers no right, title, or interest. India Law Library Docid # 2433321
(229) GOURI DWIBEDY AND OTHERS Vs. NAGENDRA KUMARI ACHARYA @ DWIBEDY AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Application for amendment of plaint was rejected by the trial court on two grounds: (1) lack of due diligence by the plaintiffs and (2) the proposed amendment would change the nature and character of the suit, leading to a de novo trial. The High Court held that the 'due diligence' requirement under the amended rule would not apply to suits filed India Law Library Docid # 2433148
(230) STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS Vs. RAJEN DOLEY AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 24, 25, 26, 27 — Confession made in police custody — Confession made to witnesses while accused were in police custody and in presence of police officers is inadmissible — Discovery of weapons at instance of accused — Admissibility under Section 27 requires clear link between information and discovery, and discovery from open places or without specific information makes it India Law Library Docid # 2433116
(231) M/S. KAPSUN INDUSTRIES AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S. AVNI FINANCE AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 37 — Summary Suits — Leave to Defend — Scope of interference under Article 227 of Constitution of India — Court will not interfere with the trial court's order granting conditional leave to defend unless shown to be erroneous, arbitrary, or suffering from jurisdictional error. India Law Library Docid # 2433130
(232) PREM MOTERS PVT. LTD. Vs. RAJENDRA UPADHYAY[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 18-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action — Limitation — On a meaningful reading of the plaint, if it is found that the suit is manifestly vexatious, meritless, or barred by limitation, the court should exercise its power under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC. Clever drafting to create an illusion of a cause of action or to circumvent limitation must be nipped in the bud. India Law Library Docid # 2433296
(233) THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND Vs. ANIL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeals against conviction — High Court's duty as first appellate court — Independent application of mind to evidence required — Acquitment without reasoned judgment and marshaling of facts and evidence is unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2433423
(234) DR. BALRAM SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-09-2025 Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 — Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (Amendment) Act, 2023 — Engagement of persons for manual sewer or septic tank cleaning — Violation of judgment and Acts — Directions to cease engagement, initiate action against officials and contractors, and frame rehabilitation policy for excluded India Law Library Docid # 2433465
(235) M/S PINKY CROCKERY HOUSE AND ANOTHER Vs. AMARJIT KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949 — Section 13(3)(a)(iii) — Bonafide personal necessity of landlord — Landlord is the best judge of their needs — Tenant cannot dictate how the landlord should fulfill their requirements or utilize alternative accommodations — Re-letting of other parts of the property during litigation does not negate the landlord's genuine need for the tenanted premises, especially if the need for India Law Library Docid # 2433853
(236) KRISHANA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. PUSHPA DEVI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Readiness and Willingness — The plaintiff seeking specific performance must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform their part of the contract. Failure to do so leads to dismissal of the claim. (Para 16) India Law Library Docid # 2433864
(237) SIS PAL Vs. SMT. LADO (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41, Rule 31 — Appeal from original decree — Findings of fact — Lower appellate court’s judgment upheld when no illegality or perversity found. India Law Library Docid # 2433865
(238) RUPA RAM AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction and sentence — Appellants convicted for various offences including murder and grievous hurt by the trial court — One appellant (Rupa Ram) identified by eyewitnesses and convicted as victim's husband, appeal dismissed — Other appellant India Law Library Docid # 2433917
(239) URVASHI AUDICHYA Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 & 21 — Reasonable classification and personal liberty — Denial of government appointment solely on the basis of a pending criminal trial, without any finding of guilt or moral turpitude, is arbitrary and infringes upon fundamental rights. India Law Library Docid # 2433918
(240) PUSHPA DEVI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 147 and Section 143(3) — Reopening of assessment — Proviso to Section 147 — Where an assessment order under Section 143(3) has been passed and more than four years have expired from the end of the relevant assessment year, reopening of assessment is not permissible unless income India Law Library Docid # 2433919