(161) D. REVATHY AND OTHERS Vs. C. VENKATRAMAN (DIED) THR LRS. AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 (d) — Rejection of Plaint — Ground of limitation and lack of cause of action — Suit for partition — Plaintiffs (co-owners) admittedly executed a General Power of Attorney (GPA) in 1996 authorizing the Power Agent (Defendant 1) to sell, lease, mortgage, or execute a Release Deed over their property share in favor of a named relative (Ethiraj Pillai) — Power Agent executed the Release Deed in 1996 — Plaintiffs filed a suit for partition in 2011 wi India Law Library Docid # 2438097
(162) NEELAGANDAN Vs. AMMASAI GOUNDER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 9 — Subsequent Pleadings/Additional Written Statement — Granting leave — Exercise of discretion involves consideration of whether the subsequent pleading introduces new facts, clarifies existing ones, addresses later-discovered facts, or introduces materially inconsistent pleas — Application filed belatedly, after the Plaintiff's evidence closed, where the Suit was pending for seven years — Proposed additional written statement largely reiterates India Law Library Docid # 2438098
(163) SANTHI DHAYAKARAN Vs. V. NARENDRAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 (Rejection of Plaint) — Grounds for rejection — Suit for partition, declaration (Will, Release Deed, Sale Deeds) — Rejection under Order 7 Rule 11 is permissible only if the plaint, on a bare reading, discloses no cause of action or is barred by law — The existence of triable issues, such as the genuineness and effect of a registered Will giving life estate and vested remainder, India Law Library Docid # 2438099
(164) SHIV KUMAR GUPTA AND OTHERS Vs. AMIT AGARWAL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 29(5) — Infringement of Trade Mark — Use as Trade Name — A registered trade mark is infringed if a person uses such registered trade mark as their trade name or part of their business name/concern name, particularly when dealing in goods or services for which the trade mark is registered — The contention that using the registered trade mark merely as a 'trading name' rather than a 'product name' does not cause hindrance is contrary to Section 29(5) India Law Library Docid # 2438100
(165) RAJALAKSHMI AMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. RADHA AMMAL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rules 4 & 9 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Setting aside abatement and condoning delay in bringing legal heirs on record — Lenient approach — The settled law mandates that courts should adopt a lenient approach when deciding on Applications filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone delay in filing applications under Order XXII Rules 4 and 9 CPC (to set India Law Library Docid # 2438093
(166) SARASWATHI Vs. SUBRAMANIAM AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Civil Revision Petition — Intervention in interlocutory application — Court exercises supervisory jurisdiction to set aside Trial Court's dismissal of application for amendment of plaint, finding that the proposed amendments are simple, do not alter the nature or character of the Suit (O.S. No. 96 of 2011), and will not cause prejudice to the Defendants, especially since the trial had not India Law Library Docid # 2438094
(167) K. BALASATHIYA NARAYANAN Vs. K. MANOKAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order I Rule 10(2) — Impleading a party — Necessary party — Suit for recovery of money based on dishonoured cheque — Plaintiff seeking to implead the proprietrix of the firm on whose behalf the cheque was allegedly issued by her husband (the original defendant) as authorized signatory — Plaintiff’s pleadings, though inartfully drafted, suggesting the loan was for the benefit of the India Law Library Docid # 2438095
(168) MAMATA MANJARI SETHI AND OTHERS Vs. COLLECTOR, KENDRAPARA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Odisha Gram Panchayats Act, 1964 — Section 26 — Disqualification proceedings — Natural justice — Collector entertained application for disqualification of ward members without proper enquiry and adequate opportunity to present defence — Evidence regarding attendance was conflicting and records were alleged to be tampered with — Proceedings lacked fairness and due process, thus leading to an arbitrary decision. India Law Library Docid # 2438145
(169) MAHENDRA PRADHAN Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 401 & 397 — Revision — Challenge to conviction and sentence — Grounds for interference — Against weight of evidence, failure to appreciate evidence, unreliable victim testimony, hearsay evidence, delay in FIR, legal infirmity. India Law Library Docid # 2438146
(170) NINIMA PATEL Vs. TANAYA MISHRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Odisha Municipal Act, 1950 — Section 19 — Election Petition — Rejection of — Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Application for rejection of election petition under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC cannot be entertained at a belated stage after the evidence of the petitioner has been concluded and the proceedings have substantially progressed. Such an application should ideally be considered at the earliest stage. The Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2438143
(171) SRI BINDESHWAR PRASAD SINGH Vs. SMT. DEOPARI DEVI AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 123 — Gift of immovable property — Requirements — A gift of immovable property must be made by a registered instrument signed by the donor and attested by at least two witnesses — Absence of these requirements renders the gift invalid. India Law Library Docid # 2438189
(172) SURESH KUMAR SHUKLA AND OTHERS Vs. UMA DEVI AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65(e) — Secondary evidence — Certified copy of application not a public document — Admissibility under Section 65(e) not applicable — Exhibit-8, a certified copy of an application with annexed documents, is not a public document under Section 74, thus Section 65(e) regarding secondary evidence of public documents does not apply. India Law Library Docid # 2438190
(173) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S MAHNAR INFRATECH PVT. LTD.[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(3) — Limitation for setting aside award — Application for setting aside an arbitral award must be filed within three months from the date of receipt of the award. India Law Library Docid # 2438191
(174) SATYAJEET GAMANGO Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Odisha Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 — Section 46-B — No confidence motion — Procedural compliance — Notices, resolution, requisition, and seven-day notice period — Court held that the seven-day notice period is counted from the date the notice is signed, not from the date of receipt by members, to prevent frustration of the motion. India Law Library Docid # 2438144
(175) SUBHASH AGGARWAL Vs. MAHENDER PAL CHHABRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Suit for specific performance — Readiness and willingness — Standard of proof — Appellant (plaintiff) failed to demonstrate the necessary financial capacity (readiness and wherewithal) to pay the balance consideration of Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2437731
(176) DHARMENDRA SHARMA Vs. M. ARUNMOZHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance with Supreme Court Order — Directions to Development Authority (ADA) — Supreme Court previously directed ADA to pay compensation, refund amount with interest, and return non-judicial stamp worth Rs. 3,99,100 to petitioner — ADA returned expired physical stamp papers instead of refunding the value — Petitioner India Law Library Docid # 2437732
(177) PANGANTI VIJAYA Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 — Claim for Compensation — Employer-Employee Relationship — Death arising out of and in the course of employment — Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation found that the deceased driver was employed and the accident occurred during and in the course of employment, awarding compensation — High Court set aside the award based on the owner's initial counter-affidavit denying employment — Supreme Court restored the Commissioner’s award, noting that the owner India Law Library Docid # 2437733
(178) M/S BHAGHEERATHA ENGINEERING LTD. Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and Section 37 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Scope of judicial review — Arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction — Contractual dispute resolution mechanism (Adjudicator to Arbitrator) — Setting aside of award by High Court on the ground that the Arbitral Tribunal was appointed to adjudicate only one dispute and exceeded its jurisdiction by deciding others — The arbitration clause was widely worded, and the conduct of the respondent-State indicate India Law Library Docid # 2437734
(179) NAK ENGINEERING COMPANY PVT. LTD. Vs. TARUN KESHRICHAND SHAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleadment of parties — Necessary party vs. Proper party — Definition and test — A necessary party is one without whom no effective order or decree can be made; the suit is liable to be dismissed if a necessary party is not impleaded — A proper party is one whose presence enables the court to completely and adequately India Law Library Docid # 2437735
(180) BHADRA INTERNATIONAL (INDIA) PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 12(5) read with Seventh Schedule — Ineligibility of Arbitrator — Unilateral Appointment — Effect of 2015 Amendment Act — Section 12(5) renders any person whose relationship falls under the Seventh Schedule ineligible to be appointed as an arbitrator, notwithstanding any prior agreement — Where the arbitration clause empowers the Chairman of one party (Airports Authority of India) to unilaterally appoint the India Law Library Docid # 2437736