(121) KOUSTAV BAGCHI Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 199(2) (Corresponding to Section 222(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023) — Prosecution for defamation of a public functionary in discharge of public functions — Complaint by Public Prosecutor against an Advocate and politician for posting excerpts from a book on social media and making India Law Library Docid # 2435147
(122) MUDI SINGH Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376 and 493 — Rape and Co-habitation caused deceitfully, respectively — Appeal against conviction — Victim was major and in love relationship with accused — Cohabitation occurred over a period with expressed intention of marriage, but non-fulfillment of promise doesn't automatically make it rape India Law Library Docid # 2435149
(123) 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
(124) LALIT KUMAR PANWAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 — Section 73-B — Revocation of allotment and cancellation of lease deed — Power of Municipality — Municipality has power to initiate action under Section 73-B even if patta (lease deed) is registered, if it was obtained by misrepresentation, fraud, or in contravention of law. India Law Library Docid # 2435160
(125) JAI SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT, JODHPUR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 31-10-2025 Rajasthan High Court Staff Service Rules, 2002, Rule 4-A (as amended by Order dated 05.12.2002) — Recruitment by promotion for Assistant Stamp Reporter and Court Fee Examiners — Eligibility — Interpretation of "officials in the equivalent or above grade" — Held, eligibility is based on grade, not exclusively on cadre — India Law Library Docid # 2435172
(126) SATISH SONDHIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction challenged on appeal — Prosecution case rested on the accused/appellant allegedly running over the deceased with an Innova Car after a prior dispute at a petrol pump — Non-conduction of Test Identification Parade — Identification of the accused driver and the offending vehicle (Innova Car) held highly doubtful due to lack of standard identification India Law Library Docid # 2435706
(127) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. SMT. SHARDA DEVI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 31-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Motor Accident Claims — False Implication of Vehicle — Delay in FIR — Evidentiary Value of Medical Record (MLC) — Where claimants rely on an MLC report (Ex. P-9), which states the injury was caused by a "head-on collision with another motorcycle," and this document is signed by the deceased's son (AW-1), the claimants cannot selectively discard this content; they are duty-bound to explain how the insured car was implicated despite the medical record India Law Library Docid # 2435709
(128) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. SRI. NANJUNDAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Natural Justice — Right to Defence Representative/Advocate — Banking Service — State Bank of Mysore Officers’ Service Regulations, 1979, Regulation 68(2)(VII) — Regulation 68(2)(VII) permits the charged officer to take assistance of another officer as a representative but prohibits engaging a Legal Practitioner — Sufficient opportunity was provided to the charged officer to India Law Library Docid # 2435886
(129) SRI. SUBHASH MEHTA AND OTHERS Vs. M/S BABA DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Waiver of right to arbitration — A party who voluntarily chooses to approach a Civil Court (by filing a suit) or Consumer Forum for adjudication of disputes governed by an arbitration clause cannot subsequently invoke Section 11(6) of the Act to seek the appointment of an arbitrator concerning the same issues. India Law Library Docid # 2435888
(130) THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE Vs. M/S. TANISKA LODGING AND BOARDING[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 31-10-2025 Karnataka Excise (General Conditions of Licences) Rules, 1967 — Rule 17A (Transfer in the event of death) and Rule 17B (Transfer of licence in other cases) — Interpretation of Rules — Distinction between Transfer and Transmission — Rule 17A covers transmission (involuntary conveyance by operation of law) of licence rights occasioned by the death of the licensee or constituent partner, transferred to India Law Library Docid # 2435890
(131) MAVERICK MOTORS LLP AND OTHERS Vs. ROHITH MURTHY[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(5) & (6) — Appointment of Sole Arbitrator — Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Agreement — Statutory Arbitration Clause — Even if an LLP Agreement lacks an express arbitration clause, disputes between partners that cannot be resolved under the agreement must be referred India Law Library Docid # 2435885
(132) 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
(133) 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
(134) 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
(135) 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
(136) 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
(137) 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
(138) M/S. TATA BRICKS COMPANY Vs. RAJASTHAN STATE POLLUTION[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Environmental Law — Imposition of Environmental Compensation by State Pollution Control Board — Competence — Lack of Statutory Backing — Held, State Pollution Control Boards can impose environmental compensation only after necessary subordinate legislation in the form of Rules and Regulations is notified, detailing the principles and procedure and incorporating principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2435159
(139) 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
(140) 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