(141) V. SHREE GANDHI AND OTHERS Vs. KALAMANI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 23-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 and Order XLI Rule 33 — Appeal against Judgment and Decree — Parties referred to as per their array in the Original Suit. India Law Library Docid # 2434778
(142) M. MAHER DADHA AND OTHERS Vs. MR. S. MOHANCHAND DADHA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 23-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Grounds for interference — Violation of principles of natural justice — Family elders as arbitrators — Award passed by lay arbitrators should not be judged by standards of legally trained minds — Focus on whether a possible view was reached based on India Law Library Docid # 2434779
(143) V.V. MURUGESAN Vs. RAJENDRAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 23-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — Appeal under Section 100 CPC involves substantial question of law — Concurrent findings of fact by Trial Court and First Appellate Court on execution of sale deeds for valid consideration and handing over of possession — Plaintiff's claim that India Law Library Docid # 2434780
(144) RAMESHAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 22-10-2025 Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 351 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr. P.C.) — Section 313 — Examination of accused — Accused permanently exempted from personal appearance owing to being employed abroad — Application to allow counsel to answer questions on behalf of accused India Law Library Docid # 2434953
(145) METRRO WASTE HANDLING PVT. LTD. Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-10-2025 Contract Law - Concession Agreement — Scope of Work — A petitioner challenged a tender invitation (NIT) arguing it breached their existing Concession Agreement. The court considered whether the NIT scope of work for collecting and transporting "mixed waste (under foul condition)" overlapped with the petitioner's India Law Library Docid # 2434252
(146) INHABITANTS OF BLOCK HARWAN Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 17-10-2025 Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 and Control of Building Operations Act, 1988 — Jurisdiction — Interpretation of Government Orders — Areas under jurisdiction of LCMA excluded from Panchayati Raj Act for building permissions — Held, Government Order dated 01.04.2022 clearly states that Government Order No. 11-RD&PR of 2022 dated 22.01.2022 (under Panchayati Raj Act) is not applicable in areas falling under the India Law Library Docid # 2434067
(147) ATOMBERG TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LTD. Vs. EUREKA FORBES LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Patents Act, 1970 — Section 106 — Groundless threat of infringement — Independent cause of action — The suit for groundless threat of infringement under Section 106 of the Patents Act, 1970, has an independent cause of action from a suit for infringement, as a negatory provision present in the earlier 1911 Act was deleted in the 1970 Act. Prior to 1970 Act, a suit for groundless threats would not apply if an India Law Library Docid # 2434052
(148) SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. DISTRICT JUDGE, AMBEDKAR NAGAR (U.P.)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Service Law — Appointment — Vacancies — Advertisement — Increased or decreased vacancies — Rule permitting appointment from wait list — Interpretation of "reasonable dimension" for wait list — Appointments made in excess of advertised vacancies justified if within reasonable period and proportion to notified vacancies, provided specific conditions in rules are met. India Law Library Docid # 2434053
(149) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. ANISUR RAHMAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Service Law — Retirement Age — Parity — Doctors practising allopathy versus indigenous medicine (Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani etc.) — Whether can be treated equally for service conditions, specifically retirement age and pay scales — Supreme Court refers the matter to a larger Bench for an authoritative pronouncement due to divergence of opinion and ambiguity. India Law Library Docid # 2434054
(150) RAJENDRA BIHARI LAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 — Section 4 (unamended) — Person competent to lodge FIR — Essential Nature — Prohibition Act is a special legislation and its procedure must be followed, overriding general CrPC provisions for FIR registration by police — Prior to 2024 Amendment, Section 4 restricted FIR lodging to aggrieved persons or their relatives by blood, India Law Library Docid # 2434055
(151) PRIDE FORAMER S.A. @ HASH COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 37(1) and Section 71 — Business Expenditure — Carrying on Business — A temporary lull in business or failure to secure a new contract does not amount to cessation of business if the assessee's conduct evinces an intention to continue business, such as through continuous correspondence and bidding for new contracts. India Law Library Docid # 2434056
(152) KOTRESH @ KOTRAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 304 Part-II — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Sentence — Appeal against High Court’s reduction of sentence from 10 years to 8 years rigorous imprisonment — Appellant was 20 years old at the time of the incident — Victim was an innocent intervenor — Supreme Court held that the sentence imposed by the High Court was balanced and principled and did not warrant India Law Library Docid # 2434057
(153) KANNAIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 read with Section 34 — Murder — Appeal against conviction — Appellants convicted by trial court and conviction upheld by High Court — Supreme Court re-appreciated evidence — Prosecution relied on two alleged eyewitnesses — One eyewitness, Puniya (PW-12), gave a version contradictory to FIR regarding genesis and place of occurrence; failed to assist victim; India Law Library Docid # 2434058
(154) JANE KAUSHIK Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-10-2025 Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and Rules, 2020 — Implementation — Lethargy, apathy, inaction on part of Union and States — Non-state establishments also in cold freeze of compliance — Serious concern — Community faces discrimination, marginalization, scarcity of healthcare, economic opportunities, non-inclusive education policies — Despite recognition of rights in India Law Library Docid # 2434060
(155) ARSHAD AHMED Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 3 and 4 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 366, 376 and 109 — Bail — Presumption of culpability under Section 29 of POCSO Act is rebuttable and not absolute — Prosecution needs to establish foundational facts before invoking presumption — Burden shifts to accused to rebut presumption — Accused is India Law Library Docid # 2434096
(156) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S D. KHOSLA AND CO.[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47, Rule 1 — Review of judgments — Grounds for review — Scope of review petition is limited and not an appeal in disguise — permissible grounds include discovery of new evidence, error apparent on face of record, or any other sufficient reason. India Law Library Docid # 2434097
(157) PARDEEP DUBEY Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 — Detention order — Challenge based on procedural lapses, illegible documents, non-consideration of representation, delay in decision, and lack of application of mind — Detenu under illegal detention pursuant to an order based on two FIRs that resulted in bail due to procedural lapses — Grounds of detention solely India Law Library Docid # 2434098
(158) ABDUL QAYOOM Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 17-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of FIR — Allegations of mala fide intent and abuse of process — FIR registered due to civil dispute and personal vendetta — Court must apply circumspection in exercising inherent powers. India Law Library Docid # 2434095
(159) M/S B S ENVIRO N INFRACON PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. VIJ CONTRACTS PVT. LTD.[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal — Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 13 — Assailing judgment and decree dismissing suit for recovery — Issue pertains to whether a document constituted full and final settlement of claims up to a certain date. India Law Library Docid # 2434207
(160) KUNDAN SINGH NEGI Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 17-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Rape, Hurt, Wrongful Confinement, Criminal Intimidation — Prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Appreciation of evidence — Conduct of prosecutrix before and after alleged incident — Conduct of prosecutrix indicating consensual relationship which turned sour — Acquittal. (Paras India Law Library Docid # 2434208