(741) M/S. LAXMI CONSTRUCTION AND ANOTHER Vs. HARSH GOYAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 12 and 2(b) — Supreme Court Rules, 1975, Rule 3 — Constitution of India, Article 129 — Non-compliance of Supreme Court order — Tenants directed to vacate premises by a specific date and furnish an undertaking — Tenants filed review petition and miscellaneous application, both dismissed — Tenants continued to occupy premises and made attempts to frustrate India Law Library Docid # 2433460
(742) HARMEET SINGH Vs. SURPRIYA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Power of Supreme Court — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent — Parties amicably resolved inter se disputes through mediation and agreed to seek divorce by mutual consent — Supreme Court exercises its extraordinary power under Article 142 to grant decree of divorce India Law Library Docid # 2433696
(743) NAVEEN YADAV Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Bail Application — offence under Section 69 of BNS — Applicant incarcerated for over 1 month — Seeks regular bail — FIR alleges false promise of marriage, sexual exploitation, and dowry demand — Applicant claims innocence, falsely implicated, and highlights contradiction from complainant’s WhatsApp message — Reliance on Supreme Court judgments stating consensual relationship with genuine India Law Library Docid # 2433701
(744) ADVANCE INDIA PROJECTS LTD. Vs. POONAM GUPTA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 36(2) — Stay of arbitral award — Deposit of amount — Principles of Order 41 Rule 5 of CPC are to be considered, but not strictly applicable — Court has discretion to pass a reasonable order for deposit of undisputed amount — Deposit is to secure the award amount, not to reflect India Law Library Docid # 2433920
(745) BHUPINDER SINGH Vs. KULWINDER SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Challenge to order of Appellate Court modifying Trial Court order regarding water usage from electric motor connection — Petitioner seeking setting aside of order allowing respondent's appeal and modifying interim injunction order. India Law Library Docid # 2433921
(746) HARINDER SINGH Vs. PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Grounds for challenging a judgment — Appeal filed challenging lower courts' decisions on legality of administrative orders — Lower appellate court upheld one order while setting aside others — Cross-appeal not filed by respondent — Court confined to the issue of legality of the order upheld by the lower appellate court. India Law Library Docid # 2433933
(747) RAJINDER KUMAR Vs. VIJAY KUMARI AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 39 and 43 — Necessity for registration — Temporary registration — Plying a vehicle without valid registration, whether temporary or permanent, is an offence and a fundamental breach of the insurance policy contract. India Law Library Docid # 2434019
(748) M/S. SPRINGDALE RESORTS AND VILLAS PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972 — Section 118 — Transfer of land to non-agriculturists — Permission for purchase — Conditions — Utilisation of land — Scope of "put to use" — Held, statutory requirement is to take meaningful steps to put the land to use for the purpose for which permission was granted, not necessarily India Law Library Docid # 2434020
(749) TEJINDER SINGH Vs. GOVINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 3 — Rejection of plaint — No application of Section 3 where the circumstances do not warrant it. The Court must dismiss a suit presented beyond the period of limitation, but certain exceptions exist. Even if a suit is barred by limitation, if the question of limitation involves mixed questions of fact and law, it cannot India Law Library Docid # 2434021
(750) JSW STEEL LIMITED Vs. RAM PRATAP LALQADHIYA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 & Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Scope of review — Limited to rectification of error apparent on face of record, discovery of new evidence, or analogous grounds — Cannot be used to rehear appeal, re-appraise evidence, substitute one view for another, or re-examine settled facts/law — Attempt to resurrect adjudicated issues under guise of review is India Law Library Docid # 2434042
(751) JAIKARAN KUKNA ALIAS JAYKARAN ALIAS JAYRAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Dismissal of appeal — Appellant convicted under Sections 302 and 498A of IPC — Appeal preferred against conviction and sentence — Application for suspension of sentence dismissed as not pressed — Appeal heard on merits with consent of parties — Judgment of trial court upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2434043
(752) VYAS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Restoration of sanctioned intake of BDS seats — College's intake reduced from 100 to 50 seats due to deficiencies — College subsequently complied with requirements, including biometric attendance and payment of fees — Respondents' failure to restore seats deemed arbitrary and illegal — Court directed restoration of 100 seats and India Law Library Docid # 2434044
(753) RAVISHANKER AND OTHERS Vs. BIJLARAM AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 97 and Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996 — Rule 157 — Cancellation of Patta (land allotment certificate) — Revisionary powers of Additional District Collector — Patta issued without proper documentation or adherence to rules can be cancelled even after registration, as India Law Library Docid # 2434045
(754) PRITHVI RAJ Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Appeal against conviction — Appellant convicted for murder of a constable stationed at an open-air camp — Prosecution case based on circumstantial evidence, including recovery of blood-stained clothing and a weapon from the appellant whose blood group matched the deceased's. India Law Library Docid # 2434046
(755) NAZIR AHMAD CHOWDHARY AND OTHERS Vs. MISS SHAFAQAT CHOWDHARY AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 26-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory Jurisdiction — Exercise of — Principles summarised from Apex Court judgments — High Court cannot act as a court of first appeal, re-evaluate evidence, or correct mere errors of law or fact — Interference is permissible to keep subordinate courts within bounds of authority, ensure they exercise vested jurisdiction, and prevent patent perversity, gross failure of justice, or India Law Library Docid # 2434073
(756) ZAHOOR AHMAD KAMBAY AND OTHERS Vs. SABEENA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 26-09-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 54 and 55 — Agreement to Sell vs. Deed of Conveyance — An agreement to sell, even if accompanied by possession, does not confer title or transfer interest in immovable property; it is not a conveyance. India Law Library Docid # 2434074
(757) MALIKA RASHID WANI Vs. BAR COUNCIL OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 26-09-2025 Advocates Act, 1961 — Sections 29, 30, 58 — Bar Council of India Rules — Rule 49 — Provisional license — Cancellation — Petitioner provisionally enrolled as an advocate, later appointed as Prosecuting Officer — Bar Council cancelled provisional license, deeming petitioner ceased to be advocate upon joining government service — Court held that under Rule 49, an advocate ceases to practice upon taking up full-time salaried employment and must inform the Bar Council — However, this does not India Law Library Docid # 2434061
(758) VIRENDRASINH @ DIGUBHA JADEJA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 195(1)(a)(i) — Offences under Sections 172 to 188 of Indian Penal Code — Bar to taking cognizance — Requirement of written complaint by public servant — Such bar applies even to related offences if they are not distinct and essentially constitute an offence for which a complaint is required, to avoid evasion of the provision. India Law Library Docid # 2434161
(759) OJAS CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Gujarat Ownership Flats Act, 1973 — Section 41A — Redevelopment — Conditions for redevelopment — Building must be at least 25 years old, declared dilapidated and dangerous by the concerned authority, and the consent of at least 75% of the members must be obtained — Petitioners successfully demonstrated that these conditions were met. India Law Library Docid # 2434162
(760) DIPAKKUMAR RATILAL DELIWALA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Quashing of criminal complaint — High Court's inherent power — Such power is an exception and not a rule, to be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only when justified by established tests — Appreciation of evidence is not permissible at the India Law Library Docid # 2434163