(901) MAHENDRAKUMAR NARANBHAI JADHAV Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 329 — Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court — Mandate — Where it appears to the trial court that the accused is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, the court is mandatorily required to try the fact of such unsoundness and incapacity in the first instance, consider medical and other evidence, record a finding to that effect, and India Law Library Docid # 2437814
(902) SHRI SANJAY HARSHADBHAI RATHOD AND OTHERS Vs. GUJARAT INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of Delay — Ex parte Decree — Application seeking condonation of a delay of 941 days in filing a First Appeal against an ex parte decree — Grounds for Condonation — Claim of lack of knowledge of the decree until execution proceedings, despite public summons being issued previously due to "insufficient address" on service attempts — Held, the explanation for the huge delay was India Law Library Docid # 2437815
(903) AKSHYA KUMAR ALIAS ANKUSH Vs. STATE OF HP[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 397 (Revisional Jurisdiction) — Scope of Interference — Concurrent Findings of Fact — The revisional court is not an appellate court and its jurisdiction is narrow, primarily to correct patent defects, errors of jurisdiction, or errors of law — Where concurrent findings of fact regarding conviction are based on a detailed appreciation of evidence by the trial court and the appellate court, the revisional court should not re-appreciate the India Law Library Docid # 2437996
(904) SAMEEL DEEN Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 221 and 237 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307 and 326 — Conviction for lesser offence (Section 326 IPC) when charged with gravest offence (Section 307 IPC) — Where the facts proved in evidence indicate the commission of a different, lesser offence for which the accused might have been charged (e.g., Section 326 IPC instead of Section 307 IPC), India Law Library Docid # 2437997
(905) DHARMENDER Vs. PREM CHAND AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 — Section 14(2)(i), Third Proviso — Eviction for non-payment of rent — Statutory right to avoid eviction — Tenant must pay the amount of rent due within 30 days from the date of the Rent Controller's eviction order — Subsequent payment of arrears made after 30 days, even if made pursuant to an interim direction by a higher court (Appellate Authority/High India Law Library Docid # 2437987
(906) K.AMUTHA @ ROUCCOUMANIAMMALLE Vs. SOUNDIRAMMAL @ INDIRANIAMMAL (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 13 Rule 3 read with Section 151 — Eschewing of Document — Admissibility of Unregistered/Insufficiently Stamped Document (Family Arrangement) — Objection regarding insufficient stamp duty cannot be raised once the document (Ex-B.15, alleged Family Arrangement Agreement) is marked without objection from the opposing party; the objection is India Law Library Docid # 2438120
(907) THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Vs. S.SOMASUNDARAM(DECEASED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Freedom Fighters Pension Scheme — Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 (SSS Scheme) — Central Scheme vs. State Scheme — Eligibility Criteria — Scope of Judicial Review — The SSS Scheme is a welfare scheme and a concession, which must be implemented strictly according to the stipulated terms and conditions — High Courts, in exercise of powers of judicial review, cannot expand India Law Library Docid # 2438121
(908) DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT) LIMITED Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) — Section 10B — Mining Lease — Grant of Lease — Major Minerals — Statutory requirement for grant of mining leases for major minerals is by way of public auction only, barring exceptions under Section 10A or Section 17A of the MMDR Act — Applications for mining lease filed prior to 2015 amendment requiring auction are subject to compliance with current statutory provisions — Authorities directed to India Law Library Docid # 2438122
(909) ARCELOR MITTAL NIPPON STEEL INDIA LTD. Vs. STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Odisha Public Demands Recovery Act, 1962 - Section 64 - Limitation Act, 1963 - Section 5 - Certificate Officer - Condonation of delay - Petition denying liability. — Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to proceedings under the OPDR Act. The Certificate Officer can condone delay in filing a petition denying liability even India Law Library Docid # 2438208
(910) JAMIR MIYA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 167(2) — Default bail — Chargesheet filing — Chemical examination report — Filing of chargesheet without chemical examination report in NDPS cases does not automatically vitiate, but court should be cautious and demand such report for framing charges. India Law Library Docid # 2438209
(911) BASANTI SAHOO Vs. RAMADEBI ROUTRAY AND ANOTHER[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Odisha Panchayat Samiti Act, 1959 — Sections 44-A and 45-B — Election Petition — Maintainability — Election of Chairman can be challenged under Section 44-A, irrespective of any action under Section 45-B. This is supported by various High Court judgments, which also clarify that a "member" under Section 44-A includes the Chairman. India Law Library Docid # 2438207
(912) NEELAKANTESHVAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 15-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 198(1) and 190(1)(b) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 494 (Bigamy) — Cognizance of Offence — Police Report — Prohibition — Offence under Section 494 IPC is non-cognizable and falls under Chapter XX of IPC, which requires cognizance only upon a complaint by the aggrieved person. India Law Library Docid # 2438254
(913) INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA Vs. MR. KONDURU PRASHANTH RAJU AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 and Order 47 Rule 1 — Review of judgment — Grounds for review — Error apparent on face of record, failure to exercise jurisdiction, or illegal exercise of jurisdiction — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has locus standi to file a review petition concerning the functioning of an Insolvency Professional, as empowered by Sections 196, 217, 218, 219, and 220 of the India Law Library Docid # 2438287
(914) SRI. D.C. ARAVIND AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Section 126 & 130 — Preventive Action proceedings — Notice under Section 126 must be accompanied by an order under Section 130 — When an Executive Magistrate receives information that a person is likely to commit a breach of peace, they must first pass a written order under Section 130 detailing the substance of the information, the bond amount, its duration, and India Law Library Docid # 2438292
(915) MOHAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 15-12-2025 Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 — Section 21(3) — Delegation for voting — Ambiguity in aggregation of delegations across different cooperative statutes. The court examined whether delegations under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act, 1997, and the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002, should be aggregated for the purpose of the two-delegation limit under Section 21 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. India Law Library Docid # 2438294
(916) SHIVAPPA SADEPPA KIWADASANNAVAR Vs. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 15-12-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Maintainability — Against Bar Association — A Bar Association, though not a "State" under Article 12, discharges obligations of a public character and is amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226, especially when issues involve the sanctity of elections, democratic norms, or professional rights of its members. India Law Library Docid # 2438295
(917) SRI YALLAPPA AND OTHERS Vs. THE MANAGEMENT OF NWKRTC HUBBALLI RURAL DIVISION AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 15-12-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — ARTICLES 226 & 227 — WRIT OF MANDAMUS — DELAYED PAYMENT OF TERMINAL BENEFITS — Whether employees are entitled to interest on delayed payment of leave encashment — Held, yes. The issue is whether retired employees are entitled to interest on the delayed payment of leave encashment, a crucial terminal benefit. The court is tasked with determining the quantum of interest. India Law Library Docid # 2438296
(918) SRI. KASHIMASAB AND OTHERS Vs. SRI. SAIDUSAB AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 15-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) — Rejection of Plaint — Cause of Action — Limitation — Rejection of plaint is a drastic step and should be done sparingly. If the cause of action involves a mixed question of law and fact, or requires appreciation of evidence, it cannot be decided summarily at the threshold stage under Order 7 Rule 11. The averments in the plaint must be taken at face value, and the issue of limitation cannot be decided without permitting parties to India Law Library Docid # 2438297
(919) M/S SS EXPORTS Vs. M/S ARK SHIPPING CO. LTD.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 44, 48, 49 — Enforcement of Foreign Award — Charter Party — Arbitration Agreement — Evidence of exchanged communications confirming existence of Charter Party and arbitration clause is sufficient to prove arbitration agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2438336
(920) MAHESH RAM Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 15-12-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction — Circumstantial evidence — Absence of eyewitness is not a bar to conviction if circumstances prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Prosecution relies on victim being seen with accused shortly before death, accused seen fleeing scene, prompt FIR, previous harassment by accused, burn injuries on deceased, and accused absconding India Law Library Docid # 2438412