(1) ARUN AND OTHERS Vs. SAU. MEENA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 16-12-2025 Hindu Law — Joint Family Property — Ancestral Property vs. Separate Property — Property received by a Hindu male (vendor) from his father, who had received it in a partition post-Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA) — Partition between father and his sons (vendor and brother) resulted in the property becoming the separate property of the father — Upon the father's demise post-HSA, the vendor inherited the property under Section 8 of the HSA (Succession/Inheritance) rather than by survivorship — Such India Law Library Docid # 2437003
(2) KUM. MIMONEE RAKESH KUMBHARE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025 Scheduled Tribes — Validation of Caste Claim — Halba Tribe vs. Halba-Koshti Caste — Requirement of documentary evidence — Petitioner's claim for 'Halba' Scheduled Tribe status was rejected by the Scrutiny Committee despite remand by High Court — Courts are generally hesitant to interfere with the factual findings of the Scrutiny Committee unless perverse — Essential requirement for validating India Law Library Docid # 2436969
(3) RACHANA DEVELOPERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-12-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory Jurisdiction of High Court — Scope — The supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court is limited and not appellate — Interference is not warranted or permissible when statutory authorities act within their bounds and apply correct legal principles to admitted facts. India Law Library Docid # 2436970
(4) KASHMIRI LAL (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND ANOTHER Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, HOSHIARPUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 26 Rule 9 — Commission to make local investigation — Appointment of Local Commissioner for demarcation of suit land — Suit for possession and injunction based on alleged encroachment (construction of road) by Municipal Corporation on plaintiff's joint land (15 Marlas out of 20 Kanals 12 Marlas) — Denial of encroachment by respondents, asserting India Law Library Docid # 2437071
(5) GURMEET SINGH GILL ALIAS GURMEET SINGH BUKKANWAL Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 227 — Discharge — Framing of Charge — Principles governing the stage of framing charge — Only prima facie case needs to be established by the prosecution at the stage of framing charge — The golden rule of criminal jurisprudence requiring proof beyond all reasonable doubts does not apply at this stage — Probative value of material evidence cannot be gone India Law Library Docid # 2437072
(6) SUKHWINDER KAUR CHHABRA Vs. SATISH KUMAR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims — Appeal for Enhancement of Compensation — Injury Cases — The object of awarding compensation is to fully and adequately restore the claimant to the position prior to the accident, covering physical injury and loss of ability to lead a full life, enjoy amenities, and earn income — Compensation heads include Pecuniary Damages (treatment expenses, loss of earnings, future medical expenses) and Non-pecuniary India Law Library Docid # 2437073
(7) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. GAYATRIDHAM PHASE CO-OP. HOUSING SOCIETY AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 24A — Insurance Claim — Limitation — New India Assurance Policy (Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy) — Repudiation Claim — Cause of Action — Society renewed policy by cheque on July 17, 2005; heavy rain causing damage on July 26, 2005; insurer claimed policy cancelled on August 4, 2005 due to dishonored cheque (insufficiency of funds) — India Law Library Docid # 2436971
(8) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI AND OTHERS Vs. KALPITA ENCLAVE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 — Injunction — Public Interest vs. Private Interest — Challenge to restrain Municipal Corporation from removing structures (security cabin, entrance gate, MS tin sheets) obstructing a Development Plan (DP) road — Structures erected by Co-operative Housing Societies (Original Plaintiffs) on land conveyed to the Corporation for DP road purposes since India Law Library Docid # 2436972
(9) MOKSH LATA Vs. MANOHAR LAL SOOD THR LRS AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-12-2025 Indian Partnership Act, 1932 — Dissolution of Partnership at Will (Section 43) — Notice of Dissolution vs. Notice of Retirement (Section 32) — Where a partnership is "at will," a notice served by one partner stating he is "not willing to continue the partnership business" and demanding immediate settlement of accounts and share in firm properties constitutes an unmistakable intention to dissolve the firm under Section 43, not merely to retire under Section 32; The firm stands dissolved from the India Law Library Docid # 2437069
(10) MANISH Vs. AZAD AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation for Injuries — Enhancement — Principles of Just Compensation — The object of awarding damages is to make good the loss suffered as a result of the wrong done, in a fair, reasonable, and equitable manner; compensation must, to the extent possible, fully and adequately restore the claimant to the position prior to the accident — Heads under which compensation is awarded include Pecuniary Damages (treatment expenses, loss of India Law Library Docid # 2437070
(11) SMT. NAIR PUSHPA SURESHKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 12-12-2025 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Sections 154B-8, 154B-23, and 77A — Disqualification of Managing Committee and Members — Non-supply of documents to members — Statutory Rigour: Section 154B-8(2) mandates that a Society must furnish copies of documents to a member upon written request and payment of fees within 45 days (or 30 days if Government-assisted) from the date of India Law Library Docid # 2436973
(12) SURESH RAMCHANDRA SANCHETI AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 12-12-2025 Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 — Sections 2(i), 2(l), 3, 47, 48 — Refund of Stamp Duty — Instrument never executed — Limitation Period under Section 48(3) for claiming allowance of stamp duty — Execution is vital for an instrument to come into existence and attract stamp duty under Section 3 — Stamp duty is a duty on the instrument, not a transaction tax — Where stamp duty was paid electronically for an India Law Library Docid # 2436974
(13) SATISH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-12-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 18 and 19 — Omission of land details in Objection Petition — Correction of Objections — Application under Sections 151-153 CPC for correction of inadvertently omitted Killa numbers in Section 18 objection petition, filed after Reference Court and First Appeal proceedings, must be allowed — Section 18 does not mandate landowner to provide specific land details, India Law Library Docid # 2436946
(14) M/S R.C. SOOD & COMPANY LTD. Vs. INDRA SETHI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 2 Rule 2 — Bar to subsequent suit for specific performance — Distinction between suit for Permanent Injunction and Specific Performance — Earlier suit for declaration/injunction filed in 1985 based on apprehension of alienation (distinct cause of action) — Earlier Courts upheld that claiming specific performance in 1985 would be premature due to statutory India Law Library Docid # 2436947
(15) SHRI PUNDLIK DAGU HOLGADE AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI PANDURANG KASHINATH HIRE (SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS) AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 11-12-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 58(c) — Mortgage by Conditional Sale vs. Sale with Condition to Repurchase — Determination of Nature of Transaction — The intention of the parties is the determining factor, primarily gathered from the recitals and language of the document itself — If the language of the document is plain and unambiguous, it must be given its true legal effect based on the nature of the India Law Library Docid # 2436976
(16) M/S. AFSANA ENTERPRISES THROUGH PROPRIETOR MR. JAFFER MOHD. SAMI KHAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 11-12-2025 Bombay Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 — Section 351 — Unauthorized construction — Challenge to notice and speaking order confirming unauthorized nature of commercial structures — Duty to prove existence prior to datum line (01.01.1961) — Appellants, claiming occupancy as tenants, relied on stray, vague, and insufficient documents (rent receipts from 1990s/2000s, and recent electricity India Law Library Docid # 2436977
(17) ILLIYAS MANGROO SHAIKH Vs. BOMBAY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 11-12-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 127(2), 127(6) and 62(6) — Interest on Statutory Pre-deposit — Unauthorised use of electricity — Appeal against assessment — Requirement to deposit 50% of assessed amount (pre-deposit) — Assessment set aside in appeal — Consumer's right to interest on the pre-deposit amount — Section 127(2) mandatory deposit is a pre-condition for appeal, not a voluntary payment or India Law Library Docid # 2436975
(18) ASHIT KUKIAN AND OTHERS Vs. SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC COMPANIES ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 10-12-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Civil Contempt — Maintainability of Contempt Petition for Non-Payment of Money/Royalty — When the original order in Civil Miscellaneous Appeals (CMAs) fixes the royalty rate (2% of net advertisement earnings plus a minimum floor rate of Rs. 660/- per needle hour) but does not quantify the final executable amount, non-payment of such unquantified money does not constitute willful India Law Library Docid # 2436655
(19) KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 10-12-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 — Section 60(1), 60(2), 60(3) — Adjudicating Authority — Jurisdiction over Personal Guarantor — Where a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) or liquidation proceeding of a corporate debtor is pending before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), any application relating to the insolvency resolution or bankruptcy of the personal India Law Library Docid # 2436978
(20) POOJA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. DAVINDER KUMAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim Petition for Compensation — Impleadment of Parties — Dominus Litis — Claimants/Petitioners are dominus litis and cannot be forced to litigate against persons against whom they do not seek relief, especially when such persons are not necessary parties — Where the claim is based on the alleged rash and negligent driving of one vehicle's driver, the owner of the India Law Library Docid # 2436940