(381) NARNE ESTATES PRIVATE LTD. Vs. NELLUTLA KUMMARI SHIVA RAJU AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 18, Rule 17 — Power to recall and examine witness — This rule is intended to enable the Court to clarify any issue or doubt by recalling a witness, either on its own or on a party's application, so that the Court can ask questions and elicit answers — It is not meant for parties to recall a witness for further examination or to fill up lacunae in their evidence — The stage of the suit and the India Law Library Docid # 2434563
(382) P. DHEERAJ RANGA REDDY Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Registration Act, 1908 — Rule 26(i)(k) and Rule 243 of Telangana Rules — Cancellation of Sale Deeds — Unilateral cancellation without notice and without court order is illegal and arbitrary — Registration authorities must follow due process and principles of natural justice — Properties not notified as prohibited under Section 22-A of India Law Library Docid # 2434564
(383) MR. VUNUKONDA PRAKASH RAO AND OTHERS Vs. VUNUKONDA MALLESHAM AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Administrators General Act, 1963 — Section 29 — Grant of Certificate — Scope — Administrator General can grant certificate for assets not exceeding Rs. 10 lakhs. The value of the subject property in this case exceeded this limit at the time of the gift deed execution, rendering the Administrator General's action without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2434565
(384) STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS Vs. M. ANTHAMMA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Telangana Land Revenue Act) — Section 166-B — Cancellation of assignment — Assignment of land to a minor — Respondent was assigned land in 1961 when a minor. Her father passed away in 1960 leaving her as legal heir. She was in continuous possession and cultivation of the land, and her name was mutated in revenue records, with Pattadar Pass Book and Title Deeds issued. — Cancellation proceedings initiated in 1998, after more than three decades, on grounds of India Law Library Docid # 2434566
(385) LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER & REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER PEDDAPALLI Vs. M. ANJAIAH AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 54 — Appeal against enhanced compensation — Reference Court's enhanced compensation upheld — Sale deeds of adjacent lands relied upon for comparison were genuine and representative — LAO's reliance on distant agricultural lands was not appropriate. India Law Library Docid # 2434567
(386) L AND T INFRA INVESTMENT PARTNERS ADVISORY PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. BHORUKA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 5 — Extent of judicial intervention — Civil suits to restrain domestic arbitration proceedings are generally barred — Civil courts' jurisdiction is limited to intervening only as expressly provided in Part I of the Act — Section 5 bars interference in arbitral proceedings governed by Part I, except as specified — This principle is based on the object of minimizing India Law Library Docid # 2434634
(387) RAHUL CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 9-A, 25-A, 26, 29 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 467 — Framing of charges — Scope of interference at this stage — Court's function is limited to prima facie examination of whether there exists a strong suspicion or sufficient ground to believe that the accused may have committed the alleged offence. India Law Library Docid # 2434671
(388) BEENA SAH AND OTHERS Vs. DEEPA SAH AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 43 Rule 1(r) — Appeal against order of temporary injunction — Partition Suit — Co-ownership — Temporary injunction against a co-owner is generally impermissible unless there is ouster, denial of title, or exclusion for a statutory period. India Law Library Docid # 2434672
(389) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. SMT. LAXMI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 , Section 166 , Section 3 , Section 149(2) , Section 15 — Appeal against award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Insurer's liability — Driver's license validity — "Pay and Recover" doctrine — Facts indicate a genuine dispute regarding the renewal of the driver's license at the time of the accident. The owner presented renewal documents that appeared to validate the India Law Library Docid # 2434673
(390) GAURAV AGARWAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficient funds — Cheque reported lost and payment stopped prior to alleged issuance date — Subsequent presentation and dishonour cannot form basis of offence under Section 138 as there was no valid issuance. India Law Library Docid # 2434674
(391) MRS. BHARATHI RADHAKRISHNAN Vs. REMA VASUDEVAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Interim injunction — Demolition of scheduled property — Court noted that property was already demolished and superstructure no longer existed — Application for interim injunction closed as no further orders could be passed. India Law Library Docid # 2434763
(392) M/S. JAIN STEELS INDUSTRIES Vs. M/S. LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD.[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 — Section 18 — Jurisdiction of Facilitation Council — Supplier's place of business confers jurisdiction on the Council — Even if arbitration agreement specifies a different seat, the Council at the supplier's location can entertain the claim. India Law Library Docid # 2434784
(393) P. KRISHNAMOORTHY Vs. V. RAYAR[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 26-09-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Readiness and Willingness to perform contract — Essential terms — Plaintiff failed to prove possession of balance sale consideration and active steps to acquire funds — Mere averment is insufficient, proof required — Plaintiff's admission of not having funds and father holding them, coupled with lack of evidence of father's commitment to lend, defeats claim for specific performance. India Law Library Docid # 2434785
(394) M/S. EAGLE FLASK INDUSTRIES (P) LIMITED Vs. M/S. TAMIL NADU SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LIMITED[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 — Section 29 — Exemption from Act — Landlord seeking eviction by approaching Rent Controller waives the benefit of exemption available under Section 29, which is granted by notification and is a benefit conferred, not a statutory bar like Section 30. India Law Library Docid # 2434787
(395) SABAREESAN Vs. PERIYASAMY PADAIYATCHI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 23 Rule 1 — Withdrawal of suit with liberty to file fresh suit — Requirements for grant of leave — Plaintiff must demonstrate a formal defect in the suit leading to its failure or provide sufficient grounds for instituting a fresh suit — Grant of leave is discretionary and requires caution and India Law Library Docid # 2434788
(396) MR. PRAVEEN RAJ JAYACHANDRAN Vs. M/S. FUSION VR[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 26-09-2025 Copyright Act, 1957 — Protection of Ideas vs. Expression — The Act protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself. Materials showing visualization and expression of concepts and applications are protected. India Law Library Docid # 2434789
(397) SANJAY KEDIYA Vs. SAROJ KEDIYA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 32 Rule 15 — Persons of unsound mind — Appointment of next friend — Mandatory enquiry — Court must conduct an enquiry to satisfy itself that a person is incapable of protecting their own interest due to mental infirmity before appointing a next friend or guardian. Mechanical appointment without enquiry is illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2433197
(398) BUDHRAM SINGH @ LALLU Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 25-09-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 4 — Rape — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 366 (kidnapping, abduction or inducement to cause person to remain in order to subject her to intercourse) and 302 (murder) — Appeal against conviction — Conviction by trial court based on circumstantial evidence — Prosecution failed to prove essential ingredients of offences — Age of victim — No clinching or India Law Library Docid # 2433198
(399) ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Vs. JHARKHAND STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 25-09-2025 Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 2(h) — 'Public Authority' — Definition — Ownership, control, or substantial financing by appropriate Government — College receiving grant-in-aid from State Government is a public authority. India Law Library Docid # 2433314
(400) EBC PUBLISHING (P) LTD AND ANOTHER Vs. RUPA PUBLICATIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED[DELHI HIGH COURT] 25-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 — Temporary Injunction — Application seeking interim and temporary injunction against defendant — Infringement of distinctive trade dress, get-up, and overall presentation of plaintiffs' 'COAT POCKET edition' of the Constitution of India Bare Acts. India Law Library Docid # 2433308