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(1) BHUPINDER KAUR ALIAS BHUPINDER KAUR BOPARAI Vs. DIAMON SANDHU ALIAS SUKHDEEP SINGH SANDHU AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-11-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(b) — Rejection of plaint — Court fees — Where a non-executant of a sale deed sues for a declaration that the deed is invalid and not binding on them, and they are in possession, only a fixed court fee is payable, not ad valorem.
India Law Library Docid # 2435216

(2) JARNAIL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 450, 376, 302, 201 — House-trespass to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life, Rape, Murder, Causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence — The court must be satisfied that the evidence clearly establishes each link in the chain, and the entire chain rules out any reasonable
India Law Library Docid # 2435221

(3) KULBIR @ ANKU Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 12-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 324 — Murder and causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means — Appeal against conviction — Court assessed evidence of injured witnesses, medical reports, post-mortem examination, and recovery of weapon — Held, evidence proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2435222

(4) AJIT KUMAR SENGUPTA (DECEASED) THER LRS. Vs. SMT. MANASHI SENGUPTA BHADRA[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Probate — Application for grant of probate — Will challenged as vague, false, forged, and fabricated — Signatures and initials allegedly false and forged — Opposition based on testator's alleged lack of sound mind, undue influence, and coercion — Plaintiff's case is that the Will was duly executed and attested and that the testator had severed ties with
India Law Library Docid # 2435134

(5) SUSHIL KUMAR DAS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 302, 201, 34 — Cruelty, Murder, Causing disappearance of evidence, Common intention — Appeal against acquittal — Court can re-appreciate evidence in appeal against acquittal but should not interfere unless order is based on misreading of evidence or erroneous understanding of law, and if two plausible
India Law Library Docid # 2435138

(6) JYOTSNA GHOSH Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 341/376 — Appeal by de-facto complainant against acquittal — Trial court judgment not based on evidence — Trial court misappreciated evidence — Victim was deaf and dumb — Probability of false implication is low — Prosecution established guilt — Trial court erred in acquittal —
India Law Library Docid # 2435139

(7) HEMANT GUPTA Vs. ISHWAR CHAND[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 — Section 14(1)(e) and Section 25B — Eviction petition — Bona fide requirement — Landlord's claim for eviction based on his unemployed son's need to open a general store — Tenant's defence alleging son was employed and alternative accommodation existed — Court held that photographs and
India Law Library Docid # 2435118

(8) THE STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) Vs. SHUBHAM GUPTA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal in case of acquittal — Leave to appeal — Delay in filing — Condonation — Court to adopt pragmatic approach considering facts of the case, especially in matters of murder, and balance technicalities against merits.
India Law Library Docid # 2435119

(9) CHHOTE LAL Vs. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 415(2) & 528; Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) & 482 — Appeal against Judgment of Conviction and Order on Sentence — Conviction for offences under Sections 354/354A(2) IPC and Section 10 of POCSO Act — While challenging the conviction, appellant argued about age of victim and discrepancies in statements — Court
India Law Library Docid # 2435120

(10) MANMOHAN GAIND Vs. NEGOLICE INDIA PVT. LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Cheque given as security — Cheque issued as security can mature for presentation if a legally enforceable debt or liability crystallizes later, and the drawer fails to repay. The onus is on the accused to prove otherwise with cogent evidence.
India Law Library Docid # 2435121

(11) SIMARDEEP SINGH ARORA AND OTHER Vs. STATE (N.C.T OF DELHI) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 188 — Offence committed outside India — Proviso to Section 188 not attracted if part of the offence was committed in India — Indian courts can try offences not committed entirely outside India, without prior sanction from the Central Government.
India Law Library Docid # 2435122

(12) RAMAN KHANDELAWAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 11-11-2025
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Sections 16, 45 — Admission to MBBS — PwD candidates — Exclusion from merit list — Exclusion of petitioners from PwD merit list for MBBS admission based on functional ineligibility by Medical Board — Petitioners challenged exclusion claiming it was arbitrary and contrary to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and NEET UG-2025 guidelines — Court found the exclusion justified based on functional assessment by a competent
India Law Library Docid # 2435179

(13) BUDH SINGH Vs. AMRIT LAL @ AMRIT PAL SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of plaint — Application for amendment filed after commencement of trial and cross-examination of a witness allowed — Amendment necessary for effective adjudication and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings — Dispossession occurred during pendency of suit —
India Law Library Docid # 2435217

(14) SMT. SUKHWINDER KAUR Vs. SANDEEP KAUR & OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 20 — Specific Performance of Contract of Sale — Readiness and Willingness — Suit for specific performance of a contract for sale of property is an equitable remedy and is at the discretion of the court. The court must exercise this discretion based on sound judicial principles. The buyer must demonstrate not only presence at the registration office but also the availability of
India Law Library Docid # 2435218

(15) SURESH KUMAR JAIN Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025
Anticipatory Bail Application — Multiple Applications — Successive applications for anticipatory bail are not to be entertained, especially when the accused is absconding and not cooperating with investigations, and no significant change in circumstances or law has occurred since the rejection of earlier applications.
India Law Library Docid # 2435124

(16) M/S SHREE BALAJEE ENTERPRISES AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S MAHASHIAN DI HATTI (MDH) PVT LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint on grounds of lack of territorial jurisdiction — Held, while the court must consider the content of the application, if the plaint raises a cause of action, even if disputed, the consequence of failure to prove jurisdiction would be return of plaint, not rejection.
India Law Library Docid # 2435125

(17) BIJENDER SINGH Vs. GOVT. OF N.C.T. OF DELHI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025
Delhi Police (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 1980 — Rule 15(2) — Preliminary enquiries — Cognizable offence disclosed — Approval for departmental enquiry or criminal prosecution — Rule requires prior approval of Additional Commissioner of Police regarding appropriate course of action — In this case, departmental enquiry
India Law Library Docid # 2435126

(18) MD. MOFAZZULAR RAHMAN AND OTHERS Vs. MD. SARFARAZ ALAM AND OTHERS[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rule 3 and Order 30 Rule 4 — Substitution of legal heirs — Partnership firm — Death of partner — Legal heirs unwilling to join firm — Partnership deed allows surviving partners to purchase deceased partner's share if heirs are unwilling — Death of partner does not automatically dissolve
India Law Library Docid # 2435135

(19) ASHOK SARAF AND OTHERS Vs. ASANSOL DURGAPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025
Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 2(1)(c)(vi) — "Commercial dispute" — Construction and infrastructure contracts, including tenders — A development agreement for a housing project involving the construction of roads, sewerage, and drainage systems, which arises from a tender process, falls under this category and constitutes a commercial dispute. The distinction between pure construction agreements and
India Law Library Docid # 2435140

(20) SRI. RAMPADA JANA Vs. SRI. MANIKLAL SAMANTA[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025
West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 — Sections 8 & 9 — Right of Pre-emption — Co-sharer — To claim pre-emption, the applicant must prove they are a co-sharer in the plot of land. If a plot of land is transferred with specific demarcation, the purchasers of different demarcated portions do not become co-sharers with each other.
India Law Library Docid # 2435141