(1) MOTOR AND GENERAL FINANCE LIMITED Vs. DIRECTOR GENERAL AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 28-11-2025 Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act) — Section 82(2) — Appeal to High Court — Scope — An appeal under Section 82(2) is confined strictly to substantial questions of law — Findings of fact recorded by the Employees Insurance Court (EIC) regarding the nature of the establishment, wage records, admissibility of documents, and credibility of witnesses are outside the scope of interference unless India Law Library Docid # 2435948
(2) SHASHI OBEROI Vs. YASHPAL CHAWLA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 — Section 14(1)(e) — Eviction on ground of bona fide requirement — Burden of proof and essentials — Landlady must demonstrate that the requirement is real, genuine, honest, and sincere, devoid of deceit and falsehood, and not merely a wish or fanciful desire India Law Library Docid # 2435949
(3) SHRI SURENDER BASOYA Vs. SHRI SANJEEV JOON[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 2(1)(c) — Commercial Dispute — Suit for cancellation of Sale Deed and Agreement to Sell — Determination of commercial suit nature — A suit qualifies as a 'commercial suit' if it falls under the definition of India Law Library Docid # 2435950
(4) M/S FIRE IMMUNE SYSTEMS Vs. M/S ELESCO TRADERS PVT. LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 29 Rule 1 — Suits by or against corporation — Authorization to institute suit — Requirements — Order 29 Rule 1 permits a Director or principal officer of a corporation to sign and verify pleadings, as the holding of such office is prima facie sufficient to permit institution of proceedings — Where a Director (PW-1) deposed on oath and produced a Board Resolution India Law Library Docid # 2435951
(5) KANHAIYA LAL THROUGH SPA HOLDER Vs. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) — Scope of Interference — Dismissal of Writ Petition — Maintainability — Appeal filed against the dismissal of a writ petition claiming proprietary and easementary rights over an adjacent plot of land and challenging the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) actions; the appellate court found that the Single Judge had meticulously dealt with all contentions and dismissed India Law Library Docid # 2435952
(6) SHANKAR Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Criminal Law — Appeal against Conviction — Gang Rape (Sections 376D/34 IPC) and POCSO Act (Sections 4/6/10) — Conviction upheld — Child victim’s testimony found consistent, natural, and trustworthy regarding involvement of appellant (one of three perpetrators) in gang rape — Consistency maintained across initial statements (Section 161 CrPC, though initially naming appellant as 'third India Law Library Docid # 2435953
(7) JHANKAR BANQUETS THROUGH ITS PARTNER MR. MAHESH KAPOOR Vs. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(5), 11(6), 11(6A), and Section 7 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Existence of Arbitration Agreement — Lease Deed Clause 21 and Licence Deed Clause 19 — Clauses providing for disputes to be decided by Vice Chairman (VC), DDA, whose decision shall be final and binding — These clauses fulfil the requirements of Section 7 as they are in writing, India Law Library Docid # 2435954
(8) SUSHIL KUMAR JAIN Vs. KIRAN CHADHA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 — Section 14(1)(e) — Eviction Petition — Bona Fide Requirement — Revision Petition — Scope of Interference — Unchallenged findings by the Rent Controller regarding the landlady's bona fide requirement and lack of alternative accommodation are deemed admitted during the revision proceedings, thus narrowing the scope of the challenge. India Law Library Docid # 2435955
(9) SRI ADRUSHYA KADESHWARA SWAMIJI Vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 25-11-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 163 (Corresponding to Section 144 of the erstwhile Code of Criminal Procedure) — Power to Issue Prohibitory Order — Scope and Limitations — The power under Section 163 BNSS (Section 144 CrPC) is an extraordinary, executive power intended to address urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger for the immediate India Law Library Docid # 2435895
(10) VINOD KUMAR BHATIA Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Companies Act, 1956 — Section 630 — Wrongful withholding of company property by employee/ex-employee — Conviction for failure to vacate company quarter post-retirement — Scope of High Court's revisional jurisdiction — High Court, while exercising revisional jurisdiction, must assess correctness, legality, and propriety of findings below (concurrent findings of ASJ and ACMM) and should not re-appreciate evidence or interfere unless orders are wholly unreasonable or lead to India Law Library Docid # 2435956
(11) ENVITECH CONSULTANTS INDIA PVT LTD Vs. RUDRABHISHEK ENTERPRISES LIMITED AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 (a) and (d) — Rejection of Plaint — Applicable principles — Power to reject a plaint is a drastic one and conditions must be strictly adhered to — Court must look only at the averments in the plaint and documents annexed; defendant’s defense or arguments in the application are irrelevant — Allegations in the plaint must be taken as correct for deciding the India Law Library Docid # 2435957
(12) SH. GAURAV KHATTAR Vs. SH. VIRENDER AGGARWAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 read with Order XLVII Rule 1 — Review Petition — Grounds for Review — Alleged error apparent on the face of the record and discovery of new and important evidence — Standard for 'new and important evidence' (Aadhar Card and Bank Passbook showing different address) — Where documents (proof of address) claimed to be new evidence were at all times India Law Library Docid # 2435958
(13) IRFAN Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-11-2025 Criminal Law — Rape (IPC Section 376) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act, Section 4) — Appeal against conviction — Appreciation of evidence of prosecutrix (victim) — Consistency of testimony — Allegations of rape against a victim aged less than 17 years by a building co-tenant — Victim's testimony India Law Library Docid # 2435959
(14) MR. APPUTHA RAJ Vs. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Education Law — Admission — Excess Admissions — M.Pharma (Drug Regulatory Affairs) — Cancellation of Admission — Student admitted under Management Quota removed after admission found to be in excess of sanctioned intake limit — College claimed excess admission due to technical glitch in ERP system — Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is empowered to regulate pharmacy education under Pharmacy Act, 1948 — India Law Library Docid # 2435887
(15) GODOLPHINE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UM PROJECTS LLP AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(1)(c) — Appeal challenging dismissal of Section 34 application — Grounds for setting aside Arbitral Award — Patent illegality — Failure to refer to every document or correspondence — An arbitral award must be informed by reasons (Section 31(3)) after appreciating and evaluating materials; however, it is not necessary for the Arbitral Tribunal to specifically refer to each and India Law Library Docid # 2435889
(16) ASKINS BIOFUELS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 21-11-2025 Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 — Scope and Applicability — Standalone Distilleries and Jaggery Units — Applicability of Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 to standalone distilleries manufacturing ethanol (Appellant 1, M/s. Askins) — Division Bench previously held that the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, as amended, does not apply to standalone distilleries established under notifications of the Ministry of India Law Library Docid # 2435891
(17) M/S. DNA ENTERTAINMENT NETWORKS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 — Sections 3(1), 8B, and 8C — Constitution of Commission — Role of Commission — Judicial Review of Inquiry Report — A One Member Commission appointed under Section 3(1) to inquire into a stampede during a victory celebration was primarily a 'fact finding body' tasked with ascertaining facts, reasons/responsible parties for the tragedy, and suggesting precautionary measures, not India Law Library Docid # 2435882
(18) RAMESH CHANDRA AGARWAL Vs. DEVENDER YADAV AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Scope of Examination — The court, when considering an application under Order 7 Rule 11, must only examine the averments made in the Plaint and not the defense or disputed facts — Rejection is warranted only if the Plaint discloses no cause of action India Law Library Docid # 2435960
(19) SONALI JAIN Vs. DHEERAJ CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Family Law — Custody of Minor — Best Interest and Welfare of Child — Paramount consideration is the minor’s physical, emotional, moral, and intellectual welfare, transcending the legal rights or emotional claims of the parents — Court must guard against the bitterness of matrimonial disputes clouding the judgment on the child's welfare. India Law Library Docid # 2435961
(20) MR. SUNNY SANGWAN Vs. DR. SAURABH SHANDILYA THROUGH HIS DULY CONSTITUTED ATTORNEY MR. NIKHIL PRASAD OJHA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 1 — Written Statement — Timelines for filing — Extension of time beyond 90 days — Extension must be granted only in exceptional circumstances, by way of exception, and only if the defendant demonstrates bona fide reasons supported by credible material — Extension cannot be granted where delay stems from negligence, indifference, lack of India Law Library Docid # 2435962