(161) RAMNIKLA AND CO THRU CHETAN RAMNIKLAL MEHTA AND OTHERS Vs. PARESHKUMAR SHANKARLAL TRIVEDI[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 (Rent Act) — Section 13(1)(b) and Explanation — Eviction — Erection of Permanent Structure by Tenant — Definition of “Permanent Structure” — Tenant constructing a partition wall (10 ft. high, 20 ft. wide, 9 inch thick) with brick and mortar on a cement foundation, annexed to existing walls, replacing an old tin sheet partition due to corrosion — The construction of such a wall, particularly one that cannot be removed without using a India Law Library Docid # 2437661
(162) PARESH RASIKLAL MODI Vs. RAMESHBHAI JADAVBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of Plaint — Barred by Limitation — Suit for Specific Performance, Cancellation, and Declaration — Limitation Act, 1963, Article 54, 58, 59 — Agreement to Sell (Banakhat) fixed specific date (31.05.2011) for execution of sale deed and stipulated forfeiture if payment/execution not done by that date — Plaintiff waited nine years and six months India Law Library Docid # 2437662
(163) HEIRS OF MANSUKHLAL PRABHASHANKAR JOSHI AND OTHERS Vs. NARENDRASINH KIRITSINH OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 24-12-2025 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Compensation — Calculation of Notional Income and Future Prospects — Deceased was a Head-Constable, aged 41 years at the time of accident (1992) with a gross salary of Rs. 2,193/- per month (Net Rs. 2,173/-) — Tribunal's finding of Rs. 2,200/- per month salary affirmed — In line with Supreme Court principles (Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi), 30% addition for future prospects applied, increasing monthly income to Rs. 2,860/-. India Law Library Docid # 2437663
(164) SKYCOM AND ANOTHER Vs. SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Contempt of Court — Wilful Disobedience of Order — Interim Orders in Pending Writ Petition — Petitioner failed to comply with order directing the grant of permission for advertisement display subject to inspection and bank guarantee submission — MCD refused permission citing lack of mandatory registration as an 'Advertiser' under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (DMC Act) and Outdoor Advertisement Policy — Core dispute in the main Writ India Law Library Docid # 2437261
(165) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. MS ASHOKA BUILDCON LTD[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Contractor Suspension/Debarment — Judicial Review of Interim Orders — Inter-Court Appeal challenging Single Judge's directions to provide hearing and reasoned suspension order — Grounds are that such directions contradict Ministry/NHAI Circulars which do not mandate prior notice or reasoned order for temporary suspension — Single Judge's order permitting reply/hearing/reasoned order considered appropriate in the facts of the case, and the appeal is disposed of without interference with an accele India Law Library Docid # 2437262
(166) VIVEK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeal against conviction — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 308, 452, 325 — Conviction for attempted culpable homicide (Section 308) and house trespass (Section 452) — Modification of conviction and sentence — Appellant's conviction under Section 308 IPC modified to Section 325 IPC (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt) upon finding lack of intention or knowledge to cause death — Conviction under India Law Library Docid # 2437263
(167) SHAHID YOUSUF Vs. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) — Section 21(1), 21(3), 21(4) — Appeal against Order Framing Charge — Maintainability — An appeal lies from any judgment, sentence or order, not being an interlocutory order (Section 21(1)) — Revision is completely barred (Section 21(3)) — The term "interlocutory order" as interpreted under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.), where an Order framing Charge is considered an "intermediate order" India Law Library Docid # 2437264
(168) SURANJAN SAHA Vs. RUMPA SAHA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Section 19 — Appeal against order of Family Court — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Maintenance Pendente Lite — Interim maintenance order of Rs. 25,000/- each for wife and minor daughter upheld, where Husband's net monthly income was Rs. 1,44,932/-- Family Court did not err in assessing maintenance considering the Husband's substantial admitted income India Law Library Docid # 2437265
(169) HARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. SARDAR RAWEL SINGH DEAD THR LRS AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Dismissal of Suit Without Trial — Concealment of Material Facts and Violation of Undertaking — Propriety — Dismissal of a partition suit solely on grounds of Plaintiffs' alleged concealment of material facts (execution of side agreements concerning suit property) and violation of a previous undertaking, without permitting parties to lead evidence and adjudicate substantive claims on merits (title, ownership, share extent) is premature, disproportionate, and leg India Law Library Docid # 2437266
(170) PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AND OTHERS Vs. MURTAZA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Challenge to Trial Court's Decree — Recovery Suit for Sale Price — Failure to Prove Jural Relationship or Supply of Goods — The appellant (defendant institute) challenged the decree passed by the trial court in a civil suit for recovery of Rs. 1,85,977/- for supply of paint and other goods; the High Court found that the plaintiff (respondent No. 1) failed to India Law Library Docid # 2437416
(171) AYODHYA SINGH Vs. HEERAMANI (DIED) THROUGH LRS. AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 34 — Second Appeal — Scope of Relief — Granting Relief Beyond Pleadings and Prayer — Suit for Declaration and Possession — Where plaintiff sought declaration of title and possession only over a small constructed house (45x15 sq. ft.) within a larger area (18 dismil), but the First Appellate Court granted a decree declaring title over the entire 18 dismil of land — Held that granting relief not prayed for in the India Law Library Docid # 2437417
(172) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. TUKNA BUDHIYA DAS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Criminal Law — Murder and Rape — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction based on circumstantial evidence requires chain of circumstances to be firmly established, unerringly pointing to the guilt of the accused, and incapable of explanation on any other hypothesis other than guilt (Jaharlal Das v. State of Orissa cited) — Suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of legal proof. India Law Library Docid # 2437664
(173) ASHOKBHAI DESAIBHAI PATEL Vs. THE SPECIAL SECRETARY (APPEALS) AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 — Section 135B — Mutation Entries — Nature and Scope — Mutation entries in revenue records are primarily for fiscal purposes (collection of taxes and revenue) and do not establish, extinguish, or confer legal title or civil rights over property — Title disputes regarding ownership, inheritance, or partition must be resolved exclusively by a competent Civil Court, not by revenue authorities. India Law Library Docid # 2437665
(174) UNION OF INDIA Vs. GAJANAN RAMBHAU PATIL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 — Section 23 — Appeal against judgment and award of compensation under Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 — Challenge to compensation awarded for injuries sustained by a passenger due to fall from a running train — Tribunal's finding that the incident was an 'untoward incident' under Section 123(c)(2) and did not fall under the exceptions in Section 124-A upheld — Liberal interpretation of beneficial legislation followed. India Law Library Docid # 2437666
(175) PATEL VINODRAY LALJI BUTANI Vs. UJIBEN LAVJI-DECD. AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Substantial Question of Law — A Second Appeal is only maintainable if it involves a substantial question of law — A substantial question of law must be debatable, not previously settled by law or binding precedent, and must have a material bearing on the decision of the case concerning the rights of the parties — Mere application of decided law or appreciation of India Law Library Docid # 2437667
(176) MAGANBHAI MAVJIBHAI PATEL Vs. TALSHIBHAI LAXMANBHAI VIRADIYA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Maintainability — "Decree" vs. "Order" — An order passed by the District Judge permitting the unconditional withdrawal of a Miscellaneous Civil Application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of delay in preferring a Regular Civil Appeal is an 'Order' within the meaning of Section 2(14) of CPC, and not a 'Decree' as India Law Library Docid # 2437668
(177) RAMESHBHAI BHIMABHAI KACHIYA PATEL EXPIRED AND ANOTHER Vs. DIPNESH UDESINH MUJPURA AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 140 (No Fault Liability) — Interim Compensation — Scope of inquiry — The Tribunal's inquiry while deciding an application for interim compensation under Section 140 is limited to three aspects: (I) Accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle; (II) Accident resulting in permanent disablement or death; and (III) Claim made against the owner and insurer of the involved India Law Library Docid # 2437669
(178) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. CHANABHAI DAYABHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 23-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Liability of State for Death Caused by Wild Animal — Tortious Liability — Compensation claimed under Law of Torts for death caused by a leopard attacking deceased while grazing cattle in forest area — Trial Court and Appellate Court found negligence by State (Defendants) and awarded compensation — Substantial Question of Law framed regarding State's liability under statute, common law of Torts, or strict/absolute liability — Held, India Law Library Docid # 2437670
(179) STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) Vs. RAKESH SEHRAWAT AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(4) and 378(1) — Leave to Appeal/Appeal against Acquittal — Scope of Appellate Court Intervention — Acquittal based on doubt regarding accused identity and inconsistencies in prosecution case — When Trial Court correctly appreciates discrepancies (such as non-examination of material witnesses like PCR officials, delayed FIR, non-awareness of assailants' identity by Complainant and PW, contradictory stands on arrest memos/paperwork, and suspicious India Law Library Docid # 2437258
(180) VIJAY VERMA Vs. INDIRA WARMAN AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 1 Rule 10(2) — Discretionary Power of Court to Transpose Parties — Scope and Amplitude — Order 1 Rule 10(2) confers wide discretionary power on the Court to add, strike out, or transpose parties at any stage of the proceedings, either suo motu or upon application, when necessary for the "effective and complete adjudication" of all questions involved in the suit — This power is the primary source India Law Library Docid # 2437259