(241) DR. NISHI SHARMA Vs. DR. ASHOK SHARMA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against Acquittal — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 354 and 509 — Molestation and Insulting the modesty of a woman — Scope of Appellate Court’s Power — The appellate court in an appeal against acquittal should interfere only when there is perversity of fact and law or where the India Law Library Docid # 2438043
(242) SARLA DEVI Vs. MAHINDER PRATAP AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — The Appellate Court must be guided by the principle that interference with a judgment of acquittal is warranted only if the findings recorded by the Trial Court suffer from perversity, are based on a misreading/omission of material evidence, or if no two reasonable views are possible and only the view consistent with India Law Library Docid # 2438044
(243) SH. GAURAV SHARMA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S DURGA AND SONS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 18, Rule 3-A — Examination of Party as Witness — Application for permission to testify at a later stage — Mandatory nature of Order 18, Rule 3-A requires a party wishing to appear as a witness to do so before any other witness on their behalf is examined, unless the Court permits otherwise for reasons recorded — Rule 3-A is procedural and aims to prevent a party India Law Library Docid # 2437986
(244) V.K. CONSTRUCTION AND ANOTHER Vs. TEJ VEER AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 26-12-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) — Section 138, Section 148 — BNSS, 2023 — Section 528 (read with Section 430 and Section 395) — Suspension of Sentence pending appeal — Condition of depositing 20% compensation amount — Appellate Court's power — The imposition of a condition to deposit 20% of the compensation amount under Section 148 of India Law Library Docid # 2437792
(245) A.O. SMITH CORPORATION AND ANOTHER Vs. STAR SMITH EXPORT PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 29(5) — Trade Mark Infringement — Passing Off — Interim Injunction — Use of registered trade mark as a trade name or part of trade name — Relief sought against Impugned Trade Name (Star Smith Export Pvt. Ltd.) and Impugned Domain Name (http://www.starsmith.in/) — Already established that 'SMITH' is dominant part of Plaintiffs' (A.O. SMITH CORPORATION AND ANR.) Trade Marks and Impugned Trade Marks are deceptively similar, and India Law Library Docid # 2437315
(246) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. MAHESHWARI DEVI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 (Claim Petition for Negligence) and Section 163A (Structured Formula Compensation) — Negligence — Determining Factor — When Claim Under Section 166 Fails to Prove Negligence — Tribunal finding that deceased motorcyclist failed to prove rash/negligent driving by truck driver because truck was stationary and hit from behind — Held, such finding is inconsistent with law (Archit Saini) — Improper or wrongful parking of a vehicle is India Law Library Docid # 2437316
(247) STATE Vs. KAMAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Appeal Against Acquittal — Standard of Review — Scope of Interference — An order of acquittal cannot be set aside merely because a different view is possible — The Appellant-State must demonstrate illegality or perversity in the findings, or that the conclusion ignores material evidence — Absent such demonstration, the High Court will not interfere with the reasoned judgment of the Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2437317
(248) DR D K MODI Vs. V K MODI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Scope — A plaint can only be rejected if it fails to disclose a cause of action, based strictly on the grounds listed under Order 7 Rule 11, and not on matters concerning the merits of the case or the eventual relief India Law Library Docid # 2437318
(249) MAMTA DAS Vs. PUNEET DAS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review Jurisdiction — Scope — Review is maintainable only for error apparent on the face of the record, discovery of new and important matter, or for any other sufficient reason analogous to the foregoing — It is not a forum for re-agitating the matter on merits, seeking a rehearing of issues already adjudicated, or India Law Library Docid # 2437319
(250) AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. SHRISTI INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Aircraft Act, 1934 — Rules, Notifications, Height Restriction for Safeguarding Aircraft Operations Rules, 2015 (2015 Notification) — Airports Authority of India (AAI) — Grant/Rejection of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for building height near aerodrome — Judicial Review — Scope — Technical Determinations — Court's function is supervisory, ensuring action is within statutory mandate, adheres to natural justice, and avoids arbitrariness/perversity — Reassessment of technical conclusions (e.g., cl India Law Library Docid # 2437320
(251) RABARI BHARMIBEN MURU Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013— Section 54 — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Land Acquisition Process — Applicability of New Act — Where the award under Section 11 of the old Act (Land Acquisition Act, 1894) was passed after the new Act (Land Acquisition Act, 2013) came into force (i.e., after 01.01.2014) — The award must India Law Library Docid # 2437660
(252) RAMNIKLA AND CO THRU CHETAN RAMNIKLAL MEHTA AND OTHERS Vs. PARESHKUMAR SHANKARLAL TRIVEDI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 (Rent Act) — Section 13(1)(b) and Explanation — Eviction — Erection of Permanent Structure by Tenant — Definition of “Permanent Structure” — Tenant constructing a partition wall (10 ft. high, 20 ft. wide, 9 inch thick) with brick and mortar on a cement foundation, annexed to existing walls, replacing an old tin sheet partition due to corrosion — The construction of such a wall, particularly one that cannot be removed without using a India Law Library Docid # 2437661
(253) PARESH RASIKLAL MODI Vs. RAMESHBHAI JADAVBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of Plaint — Barred by Limitation — Suit for Specific Performance, Cancellation, and Declaration — Limitation Act, 1963, Article 54, 58, 59 — Agreement to Sell (Banakhat) fixed specific date (31.05.2011) for execution of sale deed and stipulated forfeiture if payment/execution not done by that date — Plaintiff waited nine years and six months India Law Library Docid # 2437662
(254) HEIRS OF MANSUKHLAL PRABHASHANKAR JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. NARENDRASINH KIRITSINH OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Compensation — Calculation of Notional Income and Future Prospects — Deceased was a Head-Constable, aged 41 years at the time of accident (1992) with a gross salary of Rs. 2,193/- per month (Net Rs. 2,173/-) — Tribunal's finding of Rs. 2,200/- per month salary affirmed — In line with Supreme Court principles (Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi), 30% addition for future prospects applied, increasing monthly income to Rs. 2,860/-. India Law Library Docid # 2437663
(255) ARPAN KUMAR PUJARI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Transfer — Incident of Service — An order of transfer is generally considered an incident of service and employees do not have a vested right to remain at a particular posting. India Law Library Docid # 2438148
(256) TRUPTIMAYEE BASTIA AND OTHERS Vs. SUBHALAXMI MISHRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 106 — Notice to quit — Requirements for validity — Requirements for issuing notice to quit and its service on tenant — Effect of tenant’s refusal to accept notice compared to receipt by other tenants — Tenants continuing possession after notice are tenants-at-sufferance, liable for eviction. India Law Library Docid # 2438149
(257) JUNU BEGUM AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Compensation for untoward incident — Bona fide passenger — Genuine journey ticket recovered from deceased prima facie establishes status as bona fide passenger — Law does not require direct or eyewitness evidence to prove boarding a specific train — Beneficial legislation acknowledges common lack of direct evidence in railway accidents. India Law Library Docid # 2438150
(258) SKYCOM AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Contempt of Court — Wilful Disobedience of Order — Interim Orders in Pending Writ Petition — Petitioner failed to comply with order directing the grant of permission for advertisement display subject to inspection and bank guarantee submission — MCD refused permission citing lack of mandatory registration as an 'Advertiser' under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (DMC Act) and Outdoor Advertisement Policy — Core dispute in the main Writ India Law Library Docid # 2437261
(259) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. MS ASHOKA BUILDCON LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Contractor Suspension/Debarment — Judicial Review of Interim Orders — Inter-Court Appeal challenging Single Judge's directions to provide hearing and reasoned suspension order — Grounds are that such directions contradict Ministry/NHAI Circulars which do not mandate prior notice or reasoned order for temporary suspension — Single Judge's order permitting reply/hearing/reasoned order considered appropriate in the facts of the case, and the appeal is disposed of without interference with an accele India Law Library Docid # 2437262
(260) VIVEK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 308, 452, 325 — Conviction for attempted culpable homicide (Section 308) and house trespass (Section 452) — Modification of conviction and sentence — Appellant's conviction under Section 308 IPC modified to Section 325 IPC (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt) upon finding lack of intention or knowledge to cause death — Conviction under India Law Library Docid # 2437263