(21) SHRI MAHADEO SITARAM NAVALE AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI BAPUTAO RAMCHANDRA NAVALE, DECEASED BY HIS HEIRS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20 — Discretionary relief of specific performance pleaded for ancestral joint family property — First appellate court failed to consider if discretion could be exercised without consent of other co-sharers and without proving legal necessity — Reversal of trial court's finding based on weaknesses of defendant not permissible without cogent evidence — Court must not grant specific India Law Library Docid # 2432519
(22) NARAYAN MAHOR Vs. MAHESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 08-09-2025 Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (Madhya Pradesh) — Section 307(5) — Illegal construction — Removal of — Applicant alleged illegal construction by respondents without permission on government land — Respondents failed to prove ownership or permission despite opportunities — Court held construction was indeed illegal and India Law Library Docid # 2432530
(23) PREMVATI PATEL @ ASHA PATEL (CORRECT AND REAL NAME IS SMT. ASHA PATEL W/O ASHOK KUMAR PATEL) Vs. ASHOK KUMAR VERMA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Family Court Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Appeal against judgment and decree of Family Court — Dissolution of marriage decree — Death of respondent during pendency of appeal — Application under Order 22 Rule 4(4) and Order 22 Rule 4(A) of CPC for appointment of a person to contest appeal on behalf of deceased respondent — Appeal filed against a dead person is not maintainable — Appellant failed to seek permission to India Law Library Docid # 2432531
(24) RAMRATAN AND OTHERS Vs. LAKHAN SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 08-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 — Inherent powers of Court — Restoration of Execution Proceedings — Dismissal for want of prosecution without listing for hearing — Court should not dismiss execution proceedings for want of prosecution if not listed for hearing — Order of dismissal in such circumstances cannot be treated as under Order 21 Rule 105(2) CPC — Application for restoration under India Law Library Docid # 2432532
(25) SANA AFTAB Vs. MOHTASHEM BILLAH MALIK[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 08-09-2025 Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 — Custody of minors — Paramount consideration for courts must be the welfare of the minor — This welfare is to be interpreted in its widest sense, encompassing moral and physical well-being, and considering the ties of affection. India Law Library Docid # 2432549
(26) BALBIR SINGH SANDHU AND OTHERS Vs. KULDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10 — Impleading necessary or proper parties — Revision petition against dismissal of application to implead as defendants — Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell filed by respondents — Petitioners claimed to be purchasers from original vendor and sought impleadment to protect their alleged rights — Trial court dismissed application, converting a suit for specific performance into a suit for title — Held, that impleading petitioners wou India Law Library Docid # 2432572
(27) SUKHPREET KAUR Vs. PARMINDER KAUR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994 — Section 76, Section 80 — Election Rules, 1994 — Rule 53 — Presentation of election petition — Mandatory requirement that election petition must be presented by the candidate or elector personally — Presentation through an advocate or agent without the personal presence of the petitioner is not valid compliance — Non-compliance is fatal to the petition. India Law Library Docid # 2432573
(28) MANVI Vs. PRATEEK SAWHNEY[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 14 — Permission to present petition before one year of marriage — Court not to ordinarily enter into elaborate enquiry for divorce by mutual consent — Court should adopt a pacifist view in cases of mutual consent divorce — Court should consider various factors like length of marriage, period of separation, pendency of other proceedings, prospects of reconciliation, existence of children, and India Law Library Docid # 2432574
(29) ANKIT MOR Vs. CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 35 — Admissibility of certain public records — Birth Certificate issued by Registrar of Births and Deaths carries presumption of correctness and prevails over school records regarding date of birth, unless its genuineness is doubtful or shown to be unreliable. India Law Library Docid # 2432575
(30) NANU RAM Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Service Law — Regular Second Appeal — Fixation of Seniority and Retiral Benefits — Appellant, a police constable, challenged an order sending him for training, arguing it was a reversion and affected his seniority and retiral benefits. Lower courts dismissed his suit as time-barred and finding his promotions, seniority, and retiral benefits correctly fixed. The High Court upheld the lower courts' decisions. India Law Library Docid # 2432576
(31) MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY Vs. ANUP SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 168, 173 — Compensation — Assessment of — Permanent Disability — Claimant, a 24-year-old, lost his left leg below the knee in an accident and was aspiring to join the CRPF — Tribunal assessed his disability at 100% — Insurance Company argued disability was only 60% of the limb — Court held that disability should be assessed based on its impact on earning capacity and life amenities, India Law Library Docid # 2432577
(32) SUKHWINDER SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 08-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 20(3) — Protection against testimonial compulsion — Admission of guilt induced by promise of pardon — Such admission obtained under inducement and undue influence cannot form sole basis of punitive action and violates Article 20(3). India Law Library Docid # 2432578
(33) GURDARSHAN LAL Vs. PUNJAB STATE THROUGH THE SECRETARY REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB, CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Civil Procedure — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — Treated as appeal under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 CPC — No question of law needs to be framed if following established Supreme Court precedents. India Law Library Docid # 2432579
(34) ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. VEENA RANI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 127 — Alteration in maintenance allowance — Changed circumstances — The court may alter a maintenance allowance if there is a change in the circumstances of the parties, including financial circumstances, cost of living, and income of either spouse. India Law Library Docid # 2432580
(35) SIKANDER Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 05-09-2025 Constitution Of India, 1950 — Articles 226/227 — Jurisdiction — High Court's power to interfere in disciplinary proceedings is limited — Court can interfere if procedure is not followed or evidence is misread by authorities India Law Library Docid # 2432581
(36) MOHIT BATOLA Vs. M/S JAYDEE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency etc. of funds — Application under Section 482, Cr.P.C. for quashing of proceedings — Court's inherent powers are to be exercised to prevent abuse of process of court or miscarriage of justice — Question of disputed facts regarding dates of cheque presentation and termination of agreement cannot be resolved in Section 482 proceedings, and are to be decided by trial court after appreciation of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2432338
(37) SMT. ASHA DEVI Vs. MARWARI PANCHAYATI DHARAMSHALA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 04-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction — High Court powers — Writ petition maintainable only for grave miscarriage of justice or jurisdictional error — Not an appellate jurisdiction — Cannot correct mere errors of fact or law unless they go to the root of jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2432339
(38) SHIVRANJAN TOWERS SAHAKARI GRIHA RACHANA SANSTHA MARYADIT Vs. BHUJBAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 04-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 16, 34, 5, 37 — Writ Petition against Arbitrator's order on jurisdiction — High Court ordinarily entertains such petitions only in cases of patent lack of inherent jurisdiction, where lack of jurisdiction is glaringly evident, or where a party is left remediless, or where bad faith is exhibited — Minimal judicial intervention and non-breakability of arbitral process to be adhered to — India Law Library Docid # 2432518
(39) RAJENDRA SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 04-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Public employment — Regularization of daily wage employees — This writ petition concerned the regularization of services of daily wage employees who had been working for a considerable period. The petitioner was initially appointed on daily wages, had his services terminated, and was later reinstated. Despite completing more than ten years of service and previous court directions for regularization, his services were not regularized India Law Library Docid # 2432529
(40) BANARSI DASS AND OTHERS Vs. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, REVENUE, J&K GOVERNMENT, SRINAGAR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 04-09-2025 Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Act, Section 12(2) — Revision Petition — Limitation — Provisions of Limitation Act applicable to civil suits apply to revisions under the Land Revenue Act — Period of limitation for revision against a revenue officer's order is the same as for a civil suit revision, which is ninety days. India Law Library Docid # 2432539