(801) MS. SWASTI OJHA Vs. SH. CHARANJIT RAMGARIA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Contract Law — Privity of Contract — Evidence of contract — Where one party (defendant) engaged another party (plaintiff) for interior work, and a third party (M/s. Adsun Impex Pvt. Ltd.) owned the premises and initially engaged the defendant, but the defendant then assigned the work to the plaintiff, privity of contract is established between the defendant and the plaintiff, regardless of written agreements. India Law Library Docid # 2434233
(802) KHALIL SARVAR Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 506, 354B — Quashing of FIR — Inherent jurisdiction of High Court — Court can quash proceedings if they are manifestly frivolous, vexatious, or instituted with ulterior motive, constituting abuse of process of law. India Law Library Docid # 2434234
(803) AZAD MARKET RWA (REGD) Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Letters Patent Appeal — Abuse of process of court — Residents Welfare Association (RWA) filing petitions regarding unauthorized construction — Single Judge imposing cost for misusing court process and filing petitions with oblique motives — Court found that RWA used particulars of an unregistered NGO. India Law Library Docid # 2434235
(804) LADY JENA JAMSHEDJI DUGGAN ALIAS JINA JAMSHEDJI DAGAN AND OTHERS Vs. BILKISH YUNUS NAMAKWALA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Probate and Administration Act, 1925 — Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Grant of second Letters of Administration — Nullity — A second grant of Letters of Administration in respect of the same deceased and same property, founded upon a different Will, is impermissible without revoking the earlier grant. Such second grant is a nullity. India Law Library Docid # 2434490
(805) M/S. PREMBROTHERS INFRASTRUCTURE LLP AND OTHERS Vs. NARENDRA AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 22-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Execution of Decrees — Limitation — Dismissal of Appeal in Default — When an appeal is dismissed in default, the decree passed by the trial court does not merge with the dismissal order. Execution can be filed based on the trial court's decree, and the limitation period for execution starts from the date of the trial court's decree, unless execution was stayed by the appellate India Law Library Docid # 2434496
(806) NILESH @ PRAVIN Vs. AMRUTA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (AURANGABAD BENCH)] 22-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 12(1)(c) — Marriage to be null and void — Fraud as to material fact or circumstance — Wife suffering from incurable cerebral palsy since birth — Non-disclosure of disease by wife and her family prior to marriage — Fraudulent concealment of a material fact entitling husband to seek nullity of marriage — Allegations of suppression of incurable disease, leading to an India Law Library Docid # 2434508
(807) SANDIP CHINTAMAN SAMANT Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 50 — Information to arrested person about grounds of arrest — Compliance — Arrested person must be informed of grounds of arrest as soon as may be — No specific form or written communication mandated in all cases — Substantial compliance with information being provided is India Law Library Docid # 2434486
(808) P. THIKKAIAH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Recruitment — Filling of Vacancies — Merit List Operation — When multiple posts are notified and filled simultaneously, and some candidates are selected for more than one post, the unoccupied vacancies should be filled by operating the merit list downwards, rather than carrying them forward to the next recruitment cycle. This applies particularly when a large number of vacancies remain unfilled due to such overlapping India Law Library Docid # 2434575
(809) SRI ABDUL KHADAR @ ABDUL QUADAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 — Section 45(2) — Sanction for prosecution — Validity of sanction — Challenge to validity of sanction order cannot be a weapon to stall prosecution — Grounds for challenge such as non-application of mind or insufficiency of material must be raised at the trial stage. India Law Library Docid # 2434576
(810) UMESH SAJWAN @ BABLU Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 27 — Admissibility of information leading to discovery — Section 27 pertains to the part of information leading to the discovery of an article that can be proved, and is an exception to Section 25 (confessions to police are inadmissible) — It is not the confession itself but the part of the information distinct to the fact thereby discovered that is admissible — The information given by India Law Library Docid # 2434662
(811) SMT. HEMA DEVI Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 22-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction of High Court — Scope — High Court under Article 227 does not act as a court of first appeal to re-appreciate evidence or facts — Jurisdiction is correctional, to rectify grave dereliction of duty or flagrant abuse of law or justice — High Court cannot substitute India Law Library Docid # 2434663
(812) KAVERI PLASTICS Vs. MAHDOOM BAWA BAHRUDEEN NOORUL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138, 141, 142, Proviso (b) — Dishonour of Cheque — Demand Notice — Validity — Requirement of notice to demand the "said amount of money" — "Said amount of money" refers to the cheque amount itself — Demand for an amount different from the cheque amount invalidates the notice — Typographical errors in the amount are not a valid defence as the provision is penal and requires India Law Library Docid # 2432811
(813) ALL INDIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION Vs. RAHUL MEHRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(c) — Freedom of association — Not absolute — Restrictions can be imposed for good governance and public interest, especially in sports administration to ensure transparency, accountability, and professionalism — AIFF Constitution’s mandate for State associations to conform to its provisions supported India Law Library Docid # 2432812
(814) SUMITRA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[PATNA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 34, 201 — Murder and Destruction of Evidence — Circumstantial Evidence — Prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstances, including motive, presence at the scene of crime, and identification of cremated remains, leading to acquittal India Law Library Docid # 2433007
(815) KM. DEEPIKA RANI Vs. VINAY BANSAL[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of Plaint — Barred by Law — Application under Order 7 Rule 11(d) CPC requires consideration of plaint averments only, not defendant's defence — Court must read entire plaint to ascertain cause of action — If plaint discloses cause of action, it cannot be rejected on the mere possibility of plaintiff's failure to succeed. India Law Library Docid # 2433016
(816) RAMIREDDY PRATHAP KUMAR REDDY Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 109(1), 118, 3(5), 49 — Criminal Petition for pre-arrest bail — Petitioner sought pre-arrest bail directly from High Court without first approaching the Sessions Judge — Generally, aggrieved party should first approach the Sessions Court for pre-arrest bail — High Court may entertain such petitions India Law Library Docid # 2433042
(817) A.MOHANDOSS Vs. P.VIKASH KUMAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 12 — Punishment for contempt of court — Civil contempt — Breach of undertaking given to court amounts to civil contempt — Appellant breached undertaking to vacate premises, held guilty of civil contempt and sentenced to imprisonment and fine — Apology and withdrawal of subsequent litigations considered for modifying punishment. India Law Library Docid # 2433047
(818) ARUL KUMAR @ ARUNKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 436, 302 read with 149 — Murder and related charges — Appeals against conviction and sentence — Court considered multiple discrepancies in prosecution evidence, including contradictions in eye-witness testimonies regarding the place of occurrence and the nature of injuries versus weapons used, failure to examine independent witnesses, unexplained delay in FIR transmission, and doubts regarding the inclusion of certain accused (A11-A14) India Law Library Docid # 2433048
(819) M/S. A.T.M. CONSTRUCTIONS (P) LTD. Vs. M/S. BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 55 — Continuing breach — Plaintiff claims damages for wrongful occupation after lease expiry — Leased property not vacated by lessee — Breach of contractual and statutory obligation to hand over possession on lease determination considered a continuing breach — Limitation period runs from when the breach ceases — Suit filed within specified period from cessation of breach is within time. India Law Library Docid # 2433049
(820) MURLIDHAR VERMA (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. Vs. SMT. BUNDA BAI VERMA AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 16 — Coparcenary Property — Daughter's Rights — Amendment Act of 2005 confers coparcener status on daughters by birth, with same rights and liabilities as sons — These rights are effective from 9.9.2005, subject to savings for dispositions before 20.12.2004. The father coparcener need not be living on 9.9.2005 for the daughter to claim rights. India Law Library Docid # 2433200