(961) HARCHARAN SINGH Vs. PUNJAB STATE COOP. BANK LIMITED AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Scope — Plaintiff filed suit for damages for malicious prosecution after acquittal in a criminal case — Trial court and lower appellate court dismissed the suit — High Court can only interfere if findings of lower courts are perverse or based on misreading of evidence — Plaintiff failed to prove malice and lack of reasonable cause — Second appeal upheld the dismissal of the suit India Law Library Docid # 2433890
(962) RAMESH KUMAR Vs. JAGBIR SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 and 140 — Motor Vehicular Accident — Compensation — Appeal for enhancement — Appeal filed against award passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for enhancement of compensation — Sole issue for determination is quantum of compensation awarded. India Law Library Docid # 2433896
(963) HARDEV SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226/227 — Writ Petition for regularization — Petitioner sought regularization based on Supreme Court judgments and State policy claiming continuous service for over a decade — Petitioner was recruited as Home Guard/Volunteer and served for three decades as Driver/Gunman — State argued that petitioner was a volunteer under relevant Act and Rules and Home Guards India Law Library Docid # 2433897
(964) JAGAT RAM Vs. STATE OF H.P.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 324 — Causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means — Conviction for offence under Section 324 IPC — Appeal against — Victim’s testimony corroborated by previous statement to police and medical evidence — Medical examination revealed incised wound consistent with a sharp-edged weapon — Clothes of victim found torn with blood stains, ruling out fall as India Law Library Docid # 2434092
(965) YOUSEF AND OTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 09-10-2025 Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960, Chapter I Rule 2(h)(ii) and Chapter XVII Rule 18(4) — Jurisdiction of Division Bench vs. Single Judge — Applications seeking quashing of FIR, CR, or Charge Sheet are exclusively within the domain of the Division Bench, regardless of whether filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. or with the aid of Articles 226/227 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2434381
(966) ESKAY HOSPITALITY SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. STERLING HOSPITALITY[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Partnership Act, 1932 — Section 69(2) — Bar to suit by unregistered firm — Conditions for attracting the bar — Suit must be by an unregistered firm against a third party to enforce a right arising from a contract entered into by the firm with that third party in the course of its business dealings — If the suit is for enforcement of a statutory India Law Library Docid # 2434511
(967) DESHMUKH ENTERPRISES THROUGH PROMOTER DILIP SUDHAKAR DESHMUKH Vs. PARAMOUNT PARK D TENANT CO-OP HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. PARTNERSHIP CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the promotion of construction, sale, management and transfer) Act, 1963 (MOFA) — Section 10(2) and Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act — Registration of Society — Jurisdictional defect — Deed of Declaration — Promoter's obligation — Society registered by authority without India Law Library Docid # 2434513
(968) MADHUKAR BHOLARAM HATWALNE, (BEING DEAD THROUGH L.RS.) AND OTHERS Vs. YESHWANT BHOLARAM HATWALNE, (BEING DEAD THROUGH L.RS.) AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 09-10-2025 Easements Act, 1882 — Section 60 (b) — Irrevocable Licence — Requirements — For a licence to be irrevocable under Section 60 (b), the licensee must have executed a work of permanent character **acting upon the licence**. Mere construction of a permanent structure is not sufficient; it must be proven that the India Law Library Docid # 2434528
(969) M/S. GAUTAM SARABHAI Vs. NAVINBHAI RAICHANDBHAI THAKKER AND ANOTHER[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction of High Court — Re-appreciation of evidence — High Court's power under Article 227 is limited and does not permit re-appreciation of evidence unless gross illegality, irregularity, or jurisdictional error, or perversity in findings of lower courts is pointed India Law Library Docid # 2434199
(970) SMT GOWRAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. SRI V S MAHANTHE GOWDA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 8 — Devolution of property — Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 — Applicability of — Properties devolve upon wives in absence of male issue — Adoption prior to 1955 not governed by Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. India Law Library Docid # 2434635
(971) PAVAYAMMAL AND OTHERS Vs. R.VENUGOPALAN AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 — First Appeal Challenging Judgment and Decree — Suit for recovery of loan amount based on a pro-note. India Law Library Docid # 2434830
(972) S. JALAJA (DIED) BY LRS AND OTHERS Vs. KASTURI (DECEASED) BY LRS AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96, Order XLI Rule 1 — Appeal against judgment and decree of City Civil Court — Parties' relationship and initial leasehold rights established — Release deed in favour of siblings not a bar to inheritance — Co-owners entitled to equal share even if one co-owner is in exclusive possession — Suit for partition maintainable, Court fee paid is correct — Mesne India Law Library Docid # 2434831
(973) K.SAKTHIVEL AND OTHER Vs. J. DEEPA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 and Order 41 Rule 1 — Appeal against preliminary decree and judgment — The appeal was filed against the judgment and decree passed by the trial court for partition and permanent injunction. India Law Library Docid # 2434832
(974) R. UMARANI Vs. P. RAMESH[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 09-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Cheque Dishonour — Compounding of Offence — Section 147 NI Act provides that every offence under the Act is compoundable — Section 359 BNSS also permits compounding of offences with court permission — High Court has inherent power to compound offence under India Law Library Docid # 2434833
(975) KALYANI SANDUGU Vs. SATYA KUMAR RAO[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Inordinate delay of 708 days — Appellant claimed illness, being single mother, and lack of legal advice — Respondent argued deliberate delay and abuse of process — Court considered previous proceedings, including unsuccessful recall application and revision, indicating awareness of orders — Appellant's explanation lacked credibility and bona India Law Library Docid # 2434685
(976) DHIRAJ BHANDARI Vs. CRICKET ASSOCIATION OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ jurisdiction — Maintainability against private bodies — Cricket Association registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 is a private society — Not funded by Central or State Government, nor controlled administratively — No public function discharged by the Association — Disputes between office bearers are private law matters — Not amenable to writ India Law Library Docid # 2434686
(977) PRASANNA AND OTHERS Vs. NESAMMA (DIED) LRS IMPLEADED AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 123 — Gift — Attestation — Settlement deeds (gift deeds) are registered documents and carry a presumption of execution — Burden of proof of non-execution lies on the challenger — The attestation requirement under Section 123, read with Section 3, means witnesses have seen the executant sign or acknowledge, and signed in their presence — The fact that attesting India Law Library Docid # 2434868
(978) PRABHU PRAKASH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Abkari Act — Section 8(2) — Conviction for possession of arrack — Violation of procedural safeguards — Failure to comply with Section 53A regarding disposal of seized liquor and Section 38 regarding information to superiors — Lack of tamper-proof chain of custody for samples sent for analysis — Absence of specimen seal impression on seizure mahazar and property list — Independent witnesses turned India Law Library Docid # 2434869
(979) BINU VINCENT AND OTHERS Vs. THE FEDERAL BANK LTD. AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Second Schedule, Rule 68B — Time limit for sale of attached immovable property — Rule 68B, which prescribes a time limit for the sale of attached immovable property, does not have mandatory application to recovery proceedings under the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (RDDB Act). The RDDB Act is a self-contained code and importing Rule India Law Library Docid # 2434870
(980) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. DEEPAK PHABYANI AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 09-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) and 378(3) — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — The appellate court's jurisdiction is circumscribed by the limitation that interference is not warranted unless the approach of the trial court to the evidence is vitiated by manifest illegality or the conclusion is perverse, or could not have been possibly arrived at by any reasonable court — Where India Law Library Docid # 2435902