(161) OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. Vs. M/S G & T BECKFIELD DRILLING SERVICES PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(7)(a) — Interest on award — Power of arbitral tribunal to award interest pendente lite is subject to the agreement between the parties — A mere clause barring interest on delayed payment does not automatically bar pendente lite interest — Such a bar must be explicit or established India Law Library Docid # 2432202
(162) MRS. SHAILJA KRISHNA Vs. SATORI GLOBAL LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025 Companies Act, 1956 / 2013 — Sections 397, 398, 242 — Oppression and Mismanagement — NCLT jurisdiction — NCLT has jurisdiction to decide all matters incidental or integral to a complaint of oppression and mismanagement, including validity of gift deeds, unless specifically barred by statute India Law Library Docid # 2432203
(163) SHREE NAGANI SILK MILLS PVT. LTD Vs. L.D. INDUSTRIES LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) — Section 22, 22A — Proceedings under Section 138 N.I. Act against a sick company — No absolute bar — Restraint order under Section 22A does not automatically quash proceedings — Case-specific examination required based on nature of order and facts, especially regarding India Law Library Docid # 2432204
(164) MANOJ DHANKAR Vs. NEEHARIKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025 Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 25 — Custody of minor — Best Interest of Child — In cases of matrimonial and custody disputes, the primary consideration for the court is the emotional, mental, and physical well-being of the child, not the fault of the parents — The child should grow up in a secure, loved, and India Law Library Docid # 2432209
(165) PHIRERAM Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439(2) — Cancellation of Bail — Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 — Breach of Bail Conditions — High Court erred in disposing of bail cancellation application by directing complainant to avail remedy under Witness Protection Scheme; Witness Protection Scheme is not an alternative to bail cancellation for violation of bail conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2432314
(166) MOHD. TANVEER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Right to be informed of grounds of arrest — Mandatory requirement — Failure to communicate grounds of arrest in writing to the arrested person renders the arrest and subsequent custody illegal and vitiated — Supreme Court judgments in Pankaj Bansal and Vihaan Kumar cases reiterated. India Law Library Docid # 2432342
(167) CHANDRA SINGH SELLA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 451, 457 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 51, 60 — Release of seized vehicle — No specific bar under NDPS Act for interim release of vehicle used for transporting contraband — Court can invoke general powers under Cr.P.C. for return of seized vehicle pending final decision — Trial court has discretion to release vehicle, exercised in accordance with law based on facts and circumstances of each case. India Law Library Docid # 2432343
(168) SMT. AMITA VERMA AND OTHERS Vs. NEELAM VERMA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 6-A — Counterclaim by Defendant — A defendant can file a counterclaim against the plaintiff for any right or claim based on a cause of action that arose before or after the suit was filed, but critically, before delivering their defence or within the time limited for defence. The Supreme Court has clarified that while there's no embargo on filing after the written statement, the cause of action must be prior to the framing of issues, and courts pos India Law Library Docid # 2432525
(169) GULAB AND OTHERS Vs. RADHESHAYAM AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of Interference — High Court's power to interfere in second appeal is limited to substantial questions of law and not re-appreciation of evidence, unless findings are manifestly perverse or contrary to record. India Law Library Docid # 2432526
(170) MUNAWAR HUSSAIN Vs. MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE THANA MANDI AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 02-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 16, 21 — Principles of Natural Justice — Right to livelihood — Termination of employment — Arbitrary termination without fair procedure and opportunity to be heard — Employee in public employment not to be arbitrarily deprived of livelihood without just, fair, and reasonable procedure — Termination orders quashed for violating principles of natural justice India Law Library Docid # 2432544
(171) GHULAM NABI KAMLAK AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 02-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Abuse of Process of Law — FIR lodged as a counterblast to a previously filed FIR by the petitioners, with vague and omnibus allegations, indicating an ulterior motive to pressurize the petitioners — Such FIR constitutes an abuse of legal process, warranting quashing. India Law Library Docid # 2432545
(172) VIDYA AND OTHERS Vs. VINITA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 6 — Will executed by Anokhi Ram in favour of daughter Prema Devi and son-in-law Gopal, bequeathing entire immovable property — Plaintiffs challenged Will on grounds of ancestral coparcenary property, local custom prohibiting transfer, unsound mind of testator, and lack of explanation for disinheriting other daughters — Courts below concurrently held Will to be validly India Law Library Docid # 2432671
(173) SUNITA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. KHEM DASS AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Sections 147, 166 - Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) - Appeals against dismissal of claim petitions are allowed - High Court finds accident caused by rash and negligent driving of truck driver, reversing MACT's decision - Insurance Company liable to indemnify owner/driver of offending vehicle as policy was valid and no breach of terms identified. India Law Library Docid # 2432672
(174) SANJAY K. MAANAV Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Section 27(b)(ii) — Possession of allopathic drugs without licence/certificate — Offence — Accused found in possession of allopathic drugs in clinic without valid licence or certificate — Conviction upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2432673
(175) PRERNA SINGH Vs. NISHANT SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence in appellate court — Procedure — Application for additional evidence should be decided before the main appeal — Where a civil suit is dismissed for failure to prove ownership, and an application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC is filed to produce additional evidence to prove ownership, it is in the interest of justice and for proper adjudication of the appeal India Law Library Docid # 2432674
(176) PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES AND EXPORT CORPORATION LTD. Vs. SH. DEV RAJ SHARMA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Appeal — Regular Second Appeal — Dismissal of suit and appeal by lower courts upheld — High Court finds no illegality in lower courts' appreciation of evidence and application of law. India Law Library Docid # 2432681
(177) JAGIR SINGH Vs. GURDEV SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Sections 3 and 5 — Condonation of Delay — Appeal filed beyond period of limitation — Delay of 1022 days — Appellant's explanation based on alleged intervention by individuals and consequent abstention from prosecuting the matter — Explanation found to be vague and lacking cogent justification — Court emphasizes liberal interpretation of 'sufficient cause' for condonation but stresses that India Law Library Docid # 2432682
(178) PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA AND ANOTHER Vs. INDERJEET KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 — Appeals from original decrees — Scope of appeal — Concurrent findings of lower courts on facts and documents' authenticity not challenged by the appellant — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2432683
(179) KEWAL SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. DALIP SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Indian Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49 — Effect of non-registration of documents — Unregistered sale deed impacting immovable property can be used as evidence of a contract for specific performance or part performance, but not as a title deed — Appropriate legal recourse for a party seeking registration of an executed sale deed is a suit for mandatory injunction, not a suit for challenging its validity based on India Law Library Docid # 2432684
(180) MOHINDER SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. SADHU SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Agreement to Sell — Specific Performance — Readiness and Willingness of Plaintiff — Breach of Contract — Plaintiff failed to appear before Sub-Registrar on stipulated date, breaching agreement to sell. India Law Library Docid # 2432685