(21) SHER MOHD AND OTHERS Vs. THE UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 27-11-2025 Jammu & Kashmir Land Revenue/Acquisition — Writ Petition (Article 226) — Delay and Laches — Land Acquisition Matters — Appellants claimed entitlement to ownership rights and compensation for acquired state land based on Government Orders from 1958 and 1966, where acquisition process concluded in 1993, and writ petition was filed much later — Right to Property (Article 300A) considered a India Law Library Docid # 2436260
(22) 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
(23) 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
(24) 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
(25) 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
(26) ANKEM VENKATA SWAMY Vs. IMMANNI SRIRAMACHANDRA MURTHY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 26-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Execution Application (E.A.) determining rights of Defendant 2 — Scope of C.R.P. — Where the Hon’ble Supreme Court modified a decree, stating that the plaintiff could not proceed against the rights of Defendant 2 (Petitioner), but granted Defendant 2 the liberty to approach the executing court to determine his right, the Defendant 2’s objection application under India Law Library Docid # 2436117
(27) MRS. SHABEENA IBRAHIM Vs. MIR USMAN DISOOKI[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 26-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 181(4) — Jurisdiction of Criminal Court — Offences of Criminal Misappropriation and Criminal Breach of Trust — Scope — Offence can be inquired into or tried by a court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed, or any part of the property subject to the offence was received, retained, or was required to be returned or accounted for by the accused — Where the India Law Library Docid # 2436241
(28) BASHARAT AHMAD SHORA AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 26-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Successive Bail Applications — Maintainability before Superior Court — Rejection of a bail application by an inferior court (e.g., Sessions Court/Trial Court) does not operate as a bar for the High Court (Superior Court) to entertain a successive bail application under the relevant corresponding provisions (Section 439 Cr.P.C./Section 483 BNS) based on the same facts India Law Library Docid # 2436242
(29) NAGRAJ V Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 26-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Bail — Principles Governing Grant of Bail — Factors to be considered — Nature of the alleged offence, severity of punishment, apprehension of tampering with witnesses, possibility of fleeing from justice, antecedents, and public interest are crucial factors — The "bail is the rule and jail is the exception" principle must be enforced by courts, especially when investigation is complete and chargesheet is filed India Law Library Docid # 2436243
(30) TILAK RAJ AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 26-11-2025 Service Law — Regularization of Services — Contract Employees — Claim for regularization by contract workers engaged through contractors by Airport Authority of India (AAI) seeking parity with previously regularized employees — Initial regularization of 12 workers based on Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations as a "onetime measure" due to continuous work during peak militancy India Law Library Docid # 2436244
(31) SANJEEV KUMAR Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 26-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 8, 21, 22, and 37 — Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) — Section 389 — Suspension of Sentence and Bail Pending Appeal — Criteria under Section 37 NDPS Act — Where the recovered quantity (10 kg of heroin) is commercial, bail/suspension of sentence is restricted by the mandate of Section 37 NDPS Act, requiring the Appellate Court to India Law Library Docid # 2436261
(32) 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
(33) MRS. YEJJAPURAPU HEMA Vs. YEJJAPURAPU RAMANA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) — Cruelty (Mental and Physical) — Scope and Definition — Cruelty, whether physical or mental, is difficult to define precisely; it depends on the way of life, social, economic conditions, customs, and traditions of the parties — Causes warranting separation must be grave and weighty, showing an absolute impossibility for discharging marital India Law Library Docid # 2436181
(34) K.LAKSHMI NARASAIAH ACHARI Vs. KAMARI SIRISHA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Family Law — Child Custody — Paramount Consideration of Welfare of Minor — Courts deciding child custody disputes (under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956) must prioritize the interest and welfare of the minor child as paramount — It is not the superior right of either parent that governs the adjudication — Relevant factors include the child's desire, presence of a India Law Library Docid # 2436182
(35) 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
(36) 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
(37) 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
(38) GAJULA SIDDHARTHA Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Section 482 — Pre-arrest bail — Successive application after dismissal of earlier application — Maintainability — A successive bail application is maintainable, as an order refusing bail does not preclude another application on a later occasion, provided there are more materials, further developments, or different considerations; however, the subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2436183
(39) ABDUL KHALIQ SOFI Vs. MOHAMMAD SHAFI MIR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 24-11-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49, Proviso — Evidentiary value of unregistered documents — Receipt of part consideration for purchase of immovable property — An unregistered receipt documenting payment cannot be admitted as evidence of an agreement to sell/transfer immovable property, even for collateral purposes, unless the receipt itself contains covenants relating to the sale India Law Library Docid # 2436245
(40) DR. JAHANGIR AHMED Vs. DR. MANOJ SHARMA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 24-11-2025 Service Law — Selection and Appointment — Registrar (Tenure Post) in Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College (IGGDC), Jammu — Challenge to appointment by a candidate claiming higher merit based on computation of academic marks — Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) setting aside the appointment of the petitioner (Dr. Jahangir Ahmed) and directing the appointment of the respondent (Dr. Manoj India Law Library Docid # 2436262