(101) PRERNA SINGH Vs. NISHANT SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional evidence in appellate court — Procedure — Application for additional evidence should be decided before the main appeal — Where a civil suit is dismissed for failure to prove ownership, and an application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC is filed to produce additional evidence to prove ownership, it is in the interest of justice and for proper adjudication of the appeal India Law Library Docid # 2432674
(102) PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES AND EXPORT CORPORATION LTD. Vs. SH. DEV RAJ SHARMA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Appeal — Regular Second Appeal — Dismissal of suit and appeal by lower courts upheld — High Court finds no illegality in lower courts' appreciation of evidence and application of law. India Law Library Docid # 2432681
(103) JAGIR SINGH Vs. GURDEV SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Sections 3 and 5 — Condonation of Delay — Appeal filed beyond period of limitation — Delay of 1022 days — Appellant's explanation based on alleged intervention by individuals and consequent abstention from prosecuting the matter — Explanation found to be vague and lacking cogent justification — Court emphasizes liberal interpretation of 'sufficient cause' for condonation but stresses that India Law Library Docid # 2432682
(104) PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA AND ANOTHER Vs. INDERJEET KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 — Appeals from original decrees — Scope of appeal — Concurrent findings of lower courts on facts and documents' authenticity not challenged by the appellant — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2432683
(105) KEWAL SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. DALIP SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Indian Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49 — Effect of non-registration of documents — Unregistered sale deed impacting immovable property can be used as evidence of a contract for specific performance or part performance, but not as a title deed — Appropriate legal recourse for a party seeking registration of an executed sale deed is a suit for mandatory injunction, not a suit for challenging its validity based on India Law Library Docid # 2432684
(106) MOHINDER SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS Vs. SADHU SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Agreement to Sell — Specific Performance — Readiness and Willingness of Plaintiff — Breach of Contract — Plaintiff failed to appear before Sub-Registrar on stipulated date, breaching agreement to sell. India Law Library Docid # 2432685
(107) PUNJAB SMALL INDUSTRIES AND EXPORT CORPORATION LTD Vs. JASBIR SINGH JAFRA[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Appeal — Regular Second Appeal — Dismissal of suit for recovery and appeal against dismissal — Both lower courts correctly dismissed the suit and appeal based on Supreme Court precedent regarding recovery of excess payments. India Law Library Docid # 2432686
(108) JASBIR SINGH Vs. BAGICHA SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Contract Law — Agreement to Sell — Specific Performance — Refund of Earnest Money — Plaintiff's failure to prove readiness and willingness to perform the contract, specifically the availability of funds on the stipulated date, disentitles them from claiming a refund of earnest money, particularly when the agreement contains a forfeiture clause and the plaintiff's failure to appear in person to depose. India Law Library Docid # 2432687
(109) ANAND SWARUP Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Reconsideration while selecting candidates — Selection Committee ignored teaching experience certificate of petitioner for post of Drawing Master — Petitioner possessed experience certificate from Principal of Government Senior Secondary School certifying three years of service — Respondents argued appointment was made without departmental permission and thus certificate should not be considered — Court held reason assigned by Selection India Law Library Docid # 2432702
(110) TULSI RAM Vs. MUSTAQ QURESHI[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 02-09-2025 Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 — Section 24(5) — Revision — Scope of Revisional Jurisdiction — High Court cannot convert revisional jurisdiction into an appellate jurisdiction and cannot re-appreciate evidence to substitute its own findings of fact for those of the courts below. India Law Library Docid # 2432703
(111) M/S M.I TEXTILES PTE LTD. Vs. M/S T.T LTD. AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27 — Additional Evidence — Appellant seeking to produce additional evidence by recalling witness and leading defence evidence due to alleged negligence of previous counsel — Court rejected the application finding no exceptional circumstances, especially as appellant is an established international company expected to be vigilant and not negligent in India Law Library Docid # 2432178
(112) GL LITMUS EVENTS PVT. LTD. Vs. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[DELHI HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Delay in pronouncement — Inordinate and unexplained delay in pronouncing an arbitral award, specifically 19 months from the conclusion of proceedings, is contrary to the public policy of India and violates basic notions of justice, thus making the award amenable to challenge under Section India Law Library Docid # 2432179
(113) STATE OF NCT OF DELHI Vs. AJAY DANIEL AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Standard of review — Appellate court must be slow in reversing an acquittal and give proper weight to trial judge’s views, presumption of innocence, benefit of doubt, and advantage of seeing witnesses — Acquittal by trial court strengthens presumption of innocence, requiring thorough scrutiny by appellate court on accepted legal parameters. India Law Library Docid # 2432180
(114) HINDUSTAN LATEX FAMILY PLANNING PROMOTION TRUST Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Jurisdiction of High Court — Review powers — High Court, as a court of record, has inherent powers to correct its own errors, which are plenary in nature. However, review powers are circumscribed by Order 47 Rule 1 and Section 114 of CPC. Review is not a re-hearing and only patent errors can be corrected. India Law Library Docid # 2432212
(115) K.KRISHNASAMY PANDIAN Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 01-09-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of delay — Sufficient cause — Petitioner sought to condone a delay of 342 days in filing a criminal revision petition — Petitioner claimed the delay was due to his cardiac condition and medical treatment — Court found the explanation unsatisfactory and lacked supporting medical documents — The Court emphasized the need for a reasonable, bona fide India Law Library Docid # 2432214
(116) HAREESH @ HARISHKUMAR Vs. A.S.UMESH AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 26 Rule 10A — DNA Test — Presumption of Legitimacy under Section 112 of Indian Evidence Act — High Court quashes order directing DNA test, observing that such tests cannot be ordered as a matter of course and must be based on strong prima facie case satisfying Section 112, balancing right to privacy and dignity. India Law Library Docid # 2432215
(117) SRI G.SATYANARAYANA VARMA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Second petition on grounds available in first petition — Subsequent petitions are not maintainable if grounds were available but not raised in the first petition, unless there is a demonstrable change in circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2432216
(118) KARNATAKA STATE MEDICAL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED Vs. PLASTI SURGE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Question to be determined by the executing court — Arbitral award — Grounds for challenging an arbitral award are limited to Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Objections that could have been raised under Section 34 cannot be raised in execution proceedings under Section 47 of the CPC — Attempting to challenge an award in execution is impermissible and frustrates the purpose of the Arbitration Act — The Act is a self-contain India Law Library Docid # 2432217
(119) VALLEPALLI SUBBA RAO AND OTHER Vs. KONDAREDDY LAKSHMIPATHI DIED THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Jurisdiction — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence or substitute its opinion for that of the lower appellate court unless findings are erroneous, contrary to mandatory provisions of law, pronouncements of Apex Court, or based on inadmissible/no evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2432218
(120) THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. PAIDIKALVA MARIYAMMA AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 01-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 — Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (A.P.), Rule 252 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Liability of Insurance Company — Tractor used as goods vehicle — Carrying of passengers — Violation of policy terms and conditions — Rule 252 prohibits carrying persons in goods vehicle beyond seating capacity or in a manner that endangers them — India Law Library Docid # 2432219