(101) NEELAGANDAN Vs. AMMASAI GOUNDER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 9 — Subsequent Pleadings/Additional Written Statement — Granting leave — Exercise of discretion involves consideration of whether the subsequent pleading introduces new facts, clarifies existing ones, addresses later-discovered facts, or introduces materially inconsistent pleas — Application filed belatedly, after the Plaintiff's evidence closed, where the Suit was pending for seven years — Proposed additional written statement largely reiterates India Law Library Docid # 2438098
(102) SANTHI DHAYAKARAN Vs. V. NARENDRAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 (Rejection of Plaint) — Grounds for rejection — Suit for partition, declaration (Will, Release Deed, Sale Deeds) — Rejection under Order 7 Rule 11 is permissible only if the plaint, on a bare reading, discloses no cause of action or is barred by law — The existence of triable issues, such as the genuineness and effect of a registered Will giving life estate and vested remainder, India Law Library Docid # 2438099
(103) SHIV KUMAR GUPTA AND OTHERS Vs. AMIT AGARWAL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 29(5) — Infringement of Trade Mark — Use as Trade Name — A registered trade mark is infringed if a person uses such registered trade mark as their trade name or part of their business name/concern name, particularly when dealing in goods or services for which the trade mark is registered — The contention that using the registered trade mark merely as a 'trading name' rather than a 'product name' does not cause hindrance is contrary to Section 29(5) India Law Library Docid # 2438100
(104) RAJALAKSHMI AMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. RADHA AMMAL AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22 Rules 4 & 9 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Setting aside abatement and condoning delay in bringing legal heirs on record — Lenient approach — The settled law mandates that courts should adopt a lenient approach when deciding on Applications filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone delay in filing applications under Order XXII Rules 4 and 9 CPC (to set India Law Library Docid # 2438093
(105) SARASWATHI Vs. SUBRAMANIAM AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Civil Revision Petition — Intervention in interlocutory application — Court exercises supervisory jurisdiction to set aside Trial Court's dismissal of application for amendment of plaint, finding that the proposed amendments are simple, do not alter the nature or character of the Suit (O.S. No. 96 of 2011), and will not cause prejudice to the Defendants, especially since the trial had not India Law Library Docid # 2438094
(106) K. BALASATHIYA NARAYANAN Vs. K. MANOKAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order I Rule 10(2) — Impleading a party — Necessary party — Suit for recovery of money based on dishonoured cheque — Plaintiff seeking to implead the proprietrix of the firm on whose behalf the cheque was allegedly issued by her husband (the original defendant) as authorized signatory — Plaintiff’s pleadings, though inartfully drafted, suggesting the loan was for the benefit of the India Law Library Docid # 2438095
(107) MAMATA MANJARI SETHI AND OTHERS Vs. COLLECTOR, KENDRAPARA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Odisha Gram Panchayats Act, 1964 — Section 26 — Disqualification proceedings — Natural justice — Collector entertained application for disqualification of ward members without proper enquiry and adequate opportunity to present defence — Evidence regarding attendance was conflicting and records were alleged to be tampered with — Proceedings lacked fairness and due process, thus leading to an arbitrary decision. India Law Library Docid # 2438145
(108) MAHENDRA PRADHAN Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 401 & 397 — Revision — Challenge to conviction and sentence — Grounds for interference — Against weight of evidence, failure to appreciate evidence, unreliable victim testimony, hearsay evidence, delay in FIR, legal infirmity. India Law Library Docid # 2438146
(109) NINIMA PATEL Vs. TANAYA MISHRA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Odisha Municipal Act, 1950 — Section 19 — Election Petition — Rejection of — Order 7 Rule 11 CPC — Application for rejection of election petition under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC cannot be entertained at a belated stage after the evidence of the petitioner has been concluded and the proceedings have substantially progressed. Such an application should ideally be considered at the earliest stage. The Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2438143
(110) SRI BINDESHWAR PRASAD SINGH Vs. SMT. DEOPARI DEVI AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 123 — Gift of immovable property — Requirements — A gift of immovable property must be made by a registered instrument signed by the donor and attested by at least two witnesses — Absence of these requirements renders the gift invalid. India Law Library Docid # 2438189
(111) SURESH KUMAR SHUKLA AND OTHERS Vs. UMA DEVI AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65(e) — Secondary evidence — Certified copy of application not a public document — Admissibility under Section 65(e) not applicable — Exhibit-8, a certified copy of an application with annexed documents, is not a public document under Section 74, thus Section 65(e) regarding secondary evidence of public documents does not apply. India Law Library Docid # 2438190
(112) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S MAHNAR INFRATECH PVT. LTD.[PATNA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(3) — Limitation for setting aside award — Application for setting aside an arbitral award must be filed within three months from the date of receipt of the award. India Law Library Docid # 2438191
(113) SATYAJEET GAMANGO Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 06-01-2026 Odisha Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 — Section 46-B — No confidence motion — Procedural compliance — Notices, resolution, requisition, and seven-day notice period — Court held that the seven-day notice period is counted from the date the notice is signed, not from the date of receipt by members, to prevent frustration of the motion. India Law Library Docid # 2438144
(114) RAVINDER SINGH GANDOAK Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311A — Power of Magistrate to order specimen signatures or handwriting — Challenge to Magistrate's order directing Petitioner to give handwriting samples — Petitioner placed in Column 12 of Chargesheet (insufficient evidence) and claims never to have been arrested — Proviso to Section 311A mandates arrest as a condition for the order — Interpretation of Proviso: The proviso’s requirement that “the person has at some time been arrested” applies to an India Law Library Docid # 2437889
(115) MANOJ MISHRA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (GNCTD) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent power of High Court — Quashing of FIR and consequential proceedings — The High Court can exercise its inherent power to quash criminal proceedings, including the FIR and ensuing charge-sheet/charge orders, when the allegations, even if taken on face value, do not disclose the commission of cognizable offences or where the proceedings amount to an India Law Library Docid # 2437890
(116) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. KULWANT RAI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(2)(b) — Appeal against acquittal — Powers of Appellate Court — Role of Appellate Court is to ensure justice; acquittal supported by overwhelming evidence of guilt should be set aside — Trial Court erred in disbelieving the complete prosecution case based on trivial discrepancies despite substantial evidence proving recovery and counterfeit nature of notes, and voluntary extra-judicial confession (statement under Section 108 Customs Act) India Law Library Docid # 2437891
(117) M/S. SUPREME INFRASTRUCTURE INDIA LTD. Vs. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, ARMY HEADQUARTER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Scope of Interference — Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards — The scope of interference under Section 34 is limited and not appellate; it does not permit re-appreciation of evidence or substitution of the court's view for that of the Arbitral Tribunal — Interference is warranted only on grounds expressly provided, such as patent illegality, perversity, or contravention of the India Law Library Docid # 2437892
(118) MOHD BURHAN AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI TRILOKI NATH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 05-01-2026 Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 — Section 14(1)(e) — Bona fide requirement — Assessment date — The bona fide need of the landlord must be examined as on the date of the institution of the eviction proceedings — Once an eviction order is passed, the subsequent death of the landlord during the pendency of a review or appeal proceedings does not extinguish the right to obtain possession as the legal heirs are fully entitled to India Law Library Docid # 2437893
(119) KAMALKISHORE BAGHEL Vs. UDAY SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 05-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Claim for Compensation — Enhancement of Compensation — Assessment of Compensation — The Claims Tribunal's assessment of the claimant's income at Rs. 2,000/- per month and the overall compensation awarded were deemed fair and just, warranting no interference by the High Court — Claimants' appeal for enhancement dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2437899
(120) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. HARISH CHANDRA SENGAR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 05-01-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163-A — Maintainability of Claim Petition — Structured Formula — Section 163-A provides for a distinct scheme for immediate relief to a section of people whose annual income does not exceed Rs. 40,000/-; claims of those earning above this limit must be determined under Chapter XII of the Act — If the claimant's asserted or proven annual income exceeds Rs. 40,000/-, the India Law Library Docid # 2437900