(181) 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
(182) 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
(183) 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
(184) 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
(185) 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
(186) MANTRI DEVELOPER PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. MR. SNIL PATHIYAM VEETIL AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA Act) — Nature of RERA orders and Jurisdiction of Civil Courts — Whether an order passed by RERA or RERA Appellate Tribunal can be executed by a competent Civil Court under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Held, the RERA Act is a self-contained code providing an in-built mechanism for enforcement and recovery, including recovery of amounts as India Law Library Docid # 2435930
(187) STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI ANTONY PAULY MUKKANNIKKAL[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Writ Appeal — Setting aside of impugned order — Compensation for land voluntarily surrendered under Kudremukh National Park Resettlement Scheme — Writ petition filed impugning District Level Committee proceedings regarding re-examination of compensation for land surrendered to Forest Department — Impugned order of Single Judge directed re-determination of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation India Law Library Docid # 2435931
(188) ZURBAGAN SHIPPING LLC Vs. C.S. FLOURISH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 — Section 5(1)(a) and (b) — Arrest of Vessel in Rem — Requirements for Arrest — Arrest of a vessel requires satisfaction of specific criteria: either the liable person owned the vessel when the maritime claim arose and still owns it when the arrest is effected (Section 5(1)(a)), or the demise charterer at the time the claim arose is liable and is the demise India Law Library Docid # 2435932
(189) EXCEL INTELLIGENCE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. DATACON TECH PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Sole Arbitrator — Reference of disputes arising under multiple interrelated agreements — Where agreements between the Petitioner (Excel Intelligence Services Private Limited), Respondent 1 (Datacon Tech Private Limited) and Respondent 2 (Karnataka State Electronic Development Corporation Limited - KSEDCL) are interconnected, arising India Law Library Docid # 2435933
(190) MR. M. SEEDIABBA AND OTHERS Vs. MANGALORE ELECTRICTY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED (MESCOM) AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Jurisdiction of Civil Court — Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 126, 127 and 145 — Bar to jurisdiction of Civil Court — Demand notice issued by Electricity Board (MESCOM) for unauthorized use of electricity (running a hostel under commercial tariff LT-3 instead of domestic tariff LT-2(a)) — Such issue falls under "unauthorized use of electricity" India Law Library Docid # 2435934
(191) 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
(192) 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
(193) 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
(194) 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
(195) 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
(196) 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
(197) 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
(198) 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
(199) DR. RAJENDER SINGH Vs. JIWAJI UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 30-10-2025 Madhya Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya Adhinimyam, 1973 — Sections 3(xx), 18, 24(x), 35, 49, 63 — Statute No. 20 (Other Officers of the University) — UGC Regulations, 2010 — Writ Petition challenging retirement at 62 years and seeking continuation till 65 years at par with teachers — Director of Physical Education (DPE) — The post of DPE is defined as 'Other Officer' under Section 18 read with Statute No. 20, not as a 'Teacher' India Law Library Docid # 2435707
(200) PRAHLAD THAKUR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 (Murder) — Appeal against conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Reliability of alleged eye-witnesses — Major contradictions between testimonies of crucial prosecution witnesses (PW-1 and PW-4, brothers of deceased) regarding how they were notified of the incident, how they reached the spot, and procedural actions post-incident (calling Dial 100 vs. taking Dial 100, mode of transport to police station) — Contradiction regarding place of lodging FIR (PWs India Law Library Docid # 2435708