(961) ANIL BANSAL AND ANOTHER Vs. HONEY SUDHIR AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Rent Control Legislation — Mesne Profits — Assessment — Appellate Rent Authority assessed mesne profits based on gold rate increase, leading to a fifteen-fold increase in rent, without considering property specifics like age, location, construction, and facilities — This was deemed arbitrary and lacking application of mind. India Law Library Docid # 2433858
(962) RAM KISHAN (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS Vs. RADHEY SHYAM AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Civil Procedure, 1908 — Section 100 — Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Scope of — Second appeals in Punjab and Haryana are to be treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not under Section 100 CPC. No question of law is required to be framed in such appeals. India Law Library Docid # 2433868
(963) RAM SANEHI AND OTHERS Vs. MANOHAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 — Section 90 — Service of notice — Order obtained without proper service is illegal — Plaintiffs were not served with proper addresses in a previous case, and substituted service via newspaper was not permitted under the Act — This led to an ex-parte order, which was consequently invalidated. India Law Library Docid # 2433869
(964) SMT MUKESH AND OTHERS Vs. MEWA SINGH (DECEASED)THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 CPC and Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Scope of Second Appeal — Second appeals in Punjab and Haryana are to be treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not under Section 100 CPC — No question of law is required to be framed in such appeals. India Law Library Docid # 2433870
(965) DURGA DASS (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. Vs. HIRA SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Specific performance of Agreement to Sell — Trial Court decreed suit for possession by way of specific performance of agreements to sell — First appellate Court dismissed appeal — Held, the two agreements to sell were proved by oral and documentary evidence — Plaintiff remained ready and willing to perform their part of the contract — Defendant failed to inform plaintiff about the decision of the pending civil case — Sale India Law Library Docid # 2433871
(966) BHAJNO ALIAS BHAJO Vs. HARBANS SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Execution of Wills — Requirements for valid execution — Will must be signed by testator or someone on their behalf, and attested by at least two witnesses who have seen the testator sign or acknowledge signature, and sign in testator's presence — Examination of at least one attesting witness is required under Section 68 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — If suspicious circumstances exist, India Law Library Docid # 2433873
(967) JASPAL AND OTHERS Vs. HUKAM CHAND (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — Judgment of First Appellate Court — Requirement to determine points of controversy — Court should determine the points of controversy between the parties and then pass judgment — Failure to do so renders the judgment unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2433874
(968) DISTRICT BAR ASSOCIATION BANSWARA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 21 and 39A — Right to life and personal liberty, right to dignity, and access to justice — Provisions for adequate chambers for advocates are essential for effective access to justice and dignified professional practice. India Law Library Docid # 2433906
(969) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. SHAITAN SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/149, 304 Part II/149, 148, 447 — Murder, Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder, Unlawful Assembly, Criminal Trespass — Appeal against acquittal and conviction — Trial Court convicted some accused under Section 304 Part II/149, 148, 447 IPC and acquitted others. State India Law Library Docid # 2433907
(970) MOHD. DIN Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K THROUGH SUPERINTENDENT JAIL KATHUA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(1)(a) — Bail — Grant or refusal of bail is a discretionary power of the court — Exercise of discretion must be judicious and cautious, adhering to established legal principles — Each case to be decided on its own merits — No hard and fast rules exist, but several factors are to be considered. India Law Library Docid # 2434126
(971) MOHD. KHALIL Vs. U. T. OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 16-09-2025 Road Construction — Alignment Dispute — Petitioner sought to compel construction of a highway as per an earlier survey and prevent changes to the alignment, alleging favoritism and risks of landslides. The court considered representations, an on-spot inspection, and a committee's detailed order. India Law Library Docid # 2434127
(972) AJAY KUMAR GARG Vs. AMIT KUMAR AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — No cause of action disclosed — For the purpose of deciding an application under Order 7 Rule 11, the averments in the plaint must disclose a cause of action, and the defence of the defendant is not required to be examined at this stage. India Law Library Docid # 2434245
(973) NILESH GIRKAR Vs. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED AND AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 10 and 11(a) — Return and Rejection of Plaint — A court cannot return a plaint in part and adjudicate it in part by returning the plaint for some defendants and rejecting it for others. Similarly, a plaint cannot be rejected in part under Order 7 Rule 11. The plaint must be rejected as a whole or not at all. India Law Library Docid # 2434246
(974) SMT UMA DEVI Vs. SATULA DEVI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) — Order VII Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Scope of powers — A plaint must be read comprehensively and holistically; rejection at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11 is permissible only if the requirements of the rule are strictly met — A Court is not entitled to reject a plaint in part — The pendency of a parallel Probate Petition concerning a Will that is challenged in the Civil Suit may be a India Law Library Docid # 2434285
(975) PRAJAKTA SIDDHESH PARALKAR Vs. SIDDHESH PARALKAR[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Family Court Act, 1984 — Sections 19, 25, 27 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Maintenance application wherein wife sought deposit of sale proceeds of a flat — High Court directing husband to deposit half of sale consideration after loan deduction — Husband's challenge dismissed by review and Supreme Court — Conduct of husband in misleading court and delaying compliance — Court emphasizing duty of India Law Library Docid # 2434366
(976) PRAMOD @ PINTYA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 16-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Homicidal death — Post-mortem report indicating multiple chop wounds on the head caused by an axe, with medical opinion confirming death due to head injury and possibility of injuries being caused by the seized axe — Defense not disputing homicidal death — Point No. 1 India Law Library Docid # 2434500
(977) ASHISH Vs. SMT. MOHINI AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 16-09-2025 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 2(a), 2(f), 2(s), 3, 12, 17 — Definition of 'aggrieved person', 'domestic relationship', 'shared household', 'economic abuse' — Right to reside in shared household — Applicability of Act to past relationships — The Act applies to women who are or have been in a domestic relationship and who allege domestic violence. This includes women who India Law Library Docid # 2434501
(978) SANJEEV RANA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201, 120B read with Section 34 — Murder and destruction of evidence — Circumstantial evidence — Case based on circumstantial evidence must establish a complete chain of events pointing solely to the guilt of the accused — Factors to consider include motive, last seen theory, recovery of articles, and condition of the body — If the chain is not complete or India Law Library Docid # 2434600
(979) KANCHAN SETIYA Vs. NITIN SETIYA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 (1) (i-a) — Divorce — Cruelty — Allegations of harassment, torture, assault for dowry, picking quarrels, and expelling from matrimonial home — Respondent denied allegations of cruelty and claimed appellant insisted on staying in parental home and became cruel — Court found general allegations of cruelty unsubstantiated by evidence — False allegations of India Law Library Docid # 2434601
(980) M/S KUMAON ROSIN INDUSTRIES Vs. COMMISSIONER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 16-09-2025 Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 169 — Mode of service of notice — Registration cancelled — Assessee not expected to monitor GST portal indefinitely — Proper service required through valid alternative modes. India Law Library Docid # 2434602