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(1) AJMERA RAMULU Vs. B CHANDRAKALA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025
Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Appeal against judgment of Family Court — Preliminary issue — Maintainability of petition under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Dispute as to whether marriage solemnized as per Hindu rites or customary tribal rites — Court's duty to determine applicability of Hindu Marriage Act based on evidence.
India Law Library Docid # 2434877

(2) JASCENT NAKALUNGI Vs. NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU[DELHI HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8/21/23/29 — Bail Application — Recovery of commercial quantity of contraband (Heroin and Cocaine) — Applicant is alleged to have actively participated in illicit drug trafficking and criminal conspiracy — Voluntary statement under Section 67 of NDPS Act implicates the applicant — Applicant is a foreign national, posing
India Law Library Docid # 2434878

(3) HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD Vs. M/S C & C CONSTRUCTION LTD.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of interference by Courts — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence in an arbitration appeal and should not sit as a court of appeal unless the award is patently illegal or suffers from perversity or is against the fundamental policy of Indian law, justice, or morality.
India Law Library Docid # 2434935

(4) DEVARAJ RENGAN Vs. ESWARAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Offences under Section 138 of NI Act are compoundable — Parties entered into a Memorandum of Compromise and settled the dispute amicably — Full settlement amount paid by demand draft — Conviction and sentence stands annulled.
India Law Library Docid # 2434764

(5) EROS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LTD. Vs. REELS ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Applications for interim measures post award — Maintainability — Award became final in 2021, but no steps taken for enforcement until an execution petition was filed in September 2025 — Applications under Section 9 filed in October 2025 — Held not maintainable as the award was ripe for enforcement and the applicant had delayed significantly in pursuing
India Law Library Docid # 2434765

(6) THANGADURAI Vs. SWAMIDOSS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Cheque dishonour — Compounding of offences — Criminal revision petition filed after conviction and dismissal of appeal — Parties entered into compromise outside court — Entire compensation and costs paid — High Court can compound offence exercising inherent powers to secure ends of justice, even at appellate or revision stage — Object of Act is
India Law Library Docid # 2434841

(7) STATE OF KERALA Vs. SUBRAMANIAN NAMBOOTHIRI[KERALA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 323, 324, 34 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court powers — Appellate court can review evidence thoroughly and reverse acquittal if trial court's findings are perverse, based on misreading or non-reading of evidence, or lead to grave miscarriage of justice.
India Law Library Docid # 2434854

(8) ANIL K EMMANUEL Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 216 (BNSS Section 239) — Addition of charge — Public prosecutor's application to add charge — Maintainability — Courts have the power to alter or add charges even after evidence is adduced and arguments are heard, provided no prejudice is caused to the accused — Even an informant or victim can seek alteration/addition of charge, therefore a
India Law Library Docid # 2434855

(9) MUHAMMAD SHAREEF. C AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008 — Rule 11 — Registration of second marriage of a Muslim man when first wife is alive — Requirement of notice to first wife — Constitution of India — Articles 14 and 15 — Equality before law and prohibition of discrimination — Although Muslim Personal Law permits polygamy under certain conditions, registration of a second marriage
India Law Library Docid # 2434856

(10) M/S RAM HARI MOTORS PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE BANK OF INDIA[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Sections 14(1), 101, 96, 94 — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138, 141 — Moratorium effect on criminal proceedings — The moratorium under IBC, intended to provide a breathing space for a corporate debtor to reorganize financial affairs, does not extend to criminal proceedings, particularly those under Section 138 of the NI Act. Such proceedings are
India Law Library Docid # 2434936

(11) UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. KIRAN BALA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Award of compensation — Undertaking by deceased — Undertaking by a deceased person for themselves does not bar their family members from claiming compensation for death in a motor accident — Such undertaking by the deceased on behalf of dependents is not valid.
India Law Library Docid # 2434937

(12) SHRI MANSHA RAM Vs. SHRI AMAR NATH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. SH. ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65 — Secondary Evidence — Conditions for leading secondary evidence are not discretionary but must be met — Trial Court erred in allowing application for secondary evidence without satisfying the parameters of Section 65.
India Law Library Docid # 2434941

(13) RAJESH GANJHU @ RAJESH KUMAR GANJHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATING AGENCY, NEW DELHI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Prohibition on grant of bail — Statutory restrictions on bail do not prevent constitutional courts from granting bail on grounds of violation of fundamental rights — Court's power to grant bail can be harmonised with statutory restrictions — Rigours of statutory provisions weaken when trial is unlikely to be completed within a
India Law Library Docid # 2435114

(14) K. GANESAN Vs. MS. S. SELVI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 29-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96, Order 41 Rule 1 — First Appeal — Plaintiff filed suit for specific performance of Sale Agreement and injunction, alternatively for refund of advance amount with interest — Trial Court dismissed suit — High Court upheld dismissal of specific performance and injunction but granted alternate relief of refund of advance amount.
India Law Library Docid # 2434766

(15) M. GANESAMOORTHY Vs. G. REGINAMARY[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 29-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Compromise — After conviction and dismissal of appeal, parties entered into a compromise — High Court allowed compounding and set aside conviction and sentence, considering the object of NI Act is primarily compensatory and not punitive, and the spirit of compromise.
India Law Library Docid # 2434767

(16) R. BANUMATHI Vs. CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, VELLORE DISTRICT AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 29-10-2025
Service Law — Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) — Estate — Nomination — Benefits under CPS are part of the deceased employee’s estate. Unlike non-contributory pension schemes, CPS amounts are quantified and can be diverted from natural succession. Nomination for CPS benefits does not confer absolute ownership on the nominee, who acts as a mere trustee. Legal heirs are entitled to claim these benefits
India Law Library Docid # 2434768

(17) THE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. MAHESWARI AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 29-10-2025
Insurance Law — Repudiation of claim — Non-disclosure of material facts — Insured died in a motor accident, not due to any pre-existing medical condition — Prior accident and medical treatment not related to the cause of death after seven and three years respectively — Non-disclosure of these past events for policies taken subsequently does not amount to suppression of material facts that would influence a
India Law Library Docid # 2434835

(18) KORANIL YUSAF Vs. V.A FIROZ AND OTHER[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds — Appeal by complainant against acquittal — Accused borrowed Rs. 3,75,000 and issued cheque — Cheque dishonoured — Accused acquitted by Sessions Court — Grounds for appeal by complainant and defence arguments — Trial court convicted accused, Sessions Court acquitted — Complainant argued signature on cheque not disputed and presumption under Sections 139 and 118 should apply — Defence argued complaint
India Law Library Docid # 2434857

(19) M/S RK PRODUCTS THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. KUSUM MAHAJAN Vs. THE CHAIRMAN HIMACHAL PRADESH MICRO SMALL FACILITATION COUNCIL SHIMLA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2025
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 — Section 18(1) and 18(2) — Reference to Facilitation Council — Rejection on ground of limitation — The Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council cannot reject a reference filed under Section 18(1) of the Act on the ground of limitation, as conciliation
India Law Library Docid # 2434940

(20) SMT. ROSHNI DEVI Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Land Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticides Offenders, Fertilizer Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake Document Offenders, Scheduled Commodities Offenders, Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Explosive Substances Offenders, Arms
India Law Library Docid # 2434623