(221) 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
(222) 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
(223) 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
(224) 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
(225) 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
(226) 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
(227) 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
(228) 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
(229) 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
(230) 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
(231) 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
(232) 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
(233) SHRI MANSHA RAM Vs. SHRI AMAR NATH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. SH. ASHOK KUMAR AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 65 — Secondary Evidence — Conditions for leading secondary evidence are not discretionary but must be met — Trial Court erred in allowing application for secondary evidence without satisfying the parameters of Section 65. India Law Library Docid # 2434941
(234) RAJESH GANJHU @ RAJESH KUMAR GANJHU Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH NATIONAL INVESTIGATING AGENCY, NEW DELHI[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 43-D(5) — Bail — Prohibition on grant of bail — Statutory restrictions on bail do not prevent constitutional courts from granting bail on grounds of violation of fundamental rights — Court's power to grant bail can be harmonised with statutory restrictions — Rigours of statutory provisions weaken when trial is unlikely to be completed within a India Law Library Docid # 2435114
(235) SURAJ MAL MEENA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-10-2025 Constitution of Rajasthan, 1950 — Article 14 and 16 — Right to fair chance in public employment — Candidates have a right to fair competition for public posts as enshrined in Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. India Law Library Docid # 2435171
(236) HARNAM KAUR AND ANOTHER Vs. CHAND KAUR (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 14(1) and 14(2) — Property of female Hindu — Absolute ownership vs. limited estate — Will creating a restricted life estate — Sub-section (2) is an exception to sub-section (1) — Applies when property is acquired by gift, will, or other instrument prescribing a restricted estate, and the India Law Library Docid # 2435259
(237) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REWARI Vs. SANJAY JAIN AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — Second appeals in Punjab and Haryana are treated under this section, not Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure — No substantial question of law arises in such appeals, as per established legal position. India Law Library Docid # 2435260
(238) RADHA DEVI Vs. KHARATI LAL[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Specific Performance — Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff's readiness and willingness — Plaintiff's son, as Power of Attorney Holder, is competent to depose about plaintiff's readiness and willingness. Where the defendant denies the agreement itself, they cannot later raise the defense that the plaintiff was India Law Library Docid # 2435261
(239) GURMUKH SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Settlement between parties — High Court can quash conviction and acquit accused if parties have genuinely settled their dispute, even after conviction and dismissal of appeal — Such power stems from inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process and secure justice — Compromise should not India Law Library Docid # 2435262
(240) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. RAM RATI AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Appeal against award — Contributory negligence — Motorcyclist carrying two pillion riders — Insurance company's contention that motorcyclist was negligent due to carrying two pillion riders — Held, such violation of law (carrying more than one India Law Library Docid # 2435263