(541) BALDEV @ BALDEV RAJ AND OTHERS Vs. KAMLESH RANI[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53-A — Doctrine of Part Performance — Claim for protection of possession under this doctrine requires proof of possession from the date claimed — If possession itself is not proven, the claim for protection under Section 53-A fails — Additionally, an unregistered agreement to sell, which is the basis of the claim, and not even brought on record, cannot form the foundation for such a claim. India Law Library Docid # 2433860
(542) LEKH SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. KULDIP SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 20 — Discretion of court — Grant of specific performance — Courts below considered all facts and circumstances and rightly granted relief — Exercise of discretion was judicious and informed — Grant of relief is not inequitable — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2433861
(543) BALWANT SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND ANOTHER Vs. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF AMRITSAR AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Second Appeal — Scope — Under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 CPC — In Punjab and Haryana High Court, second appeals are treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, which does not require framing of a substantial question of law — Relies on Supreme Court judgments in Pankajakshi, Kirodi, and Satender. India Law Library Docid # 2433862
(544) SUBHASH CHANDER GUPTA Vs. HARYANA AGRO INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD.[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Service Law — Seniority — Ad hoc vs. Regular Service — Ad hoc service does not create a right to seniority — Previous service is only relevant for seniority after re-appointment if the employee is again appointed on a regular basis. India Law Library Docid # 2433863
(545) CHHAGU LAL GADARI @ CHHAGUDA AND OTHERS Vs. MAHAVEER SINGH AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 24 — Transfer of proceedings — Discretionary power — Court has discretionary power to transfer cases, but it must be exercised judicially and only when the interest of justice demands it. A party's mere desire to change the venue is not sufficient reason. India Law Library Docid # 2433966
(546) RAMJI LAL CHAUDHARY Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 19-09-2025 Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 — Rules 16, 17, 18, 30 — Discipline and Appeal Rules — Penalty Order — Appeal — Preliminary Inquiry vs. Regular Inquiry — Preliminary inquiry is only a fact-finding exercise to determine if a prima facie case exists for initiating proceedings; it cannot be the sole basis for imposing punishment. A regular departmental inquiry, conducted with India Law Library Docid # 2433959
(547) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. RAMESH CHAND[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2] — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Essential ingredients — Proof of demand is crucial — Mere recovery of bribe money is insufficient without proof of demand — Presumption under Section 20 is only attracted if demand is proven — Factual matrix indicated strained relations between complainant and accused, leading to possibility of false India Law Library Docid # 2434025
(548) SANTOSH KUMARI AND OTHERS Vs. UT OF J&K AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 19-09-2025 Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 — Sections 17 and 18 — Appeal and Revision — Power of appellate authority — While appeal is only maintainable against an order of rejection of a caste certificate application, the appellate authority also possesses revisional power under Section 18 of the Act, which can be exercised without any limitation period, even for orders granting certificates. This ensures that a India Law Library Docid # 2434130
(549) YASIR AHMAD BHAT AND OTHERS Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU & KASHMIR[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (SRINAGAR BENCH)] 19-09-2025 National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 21 — Appeal against order of Special Court — Order rejecting application for release of seized property is interlocutory in nature — Such appeal is not maintainable. India Law Library Docid # 2434135
(550) BNP PARIBAS SUISSE SA Vs. ASHOK KUMAR GOEL AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 44A — Execution of decrees passed by Courts in reciprocating territories — Decree Holder sought to enforce a decree from UAE court in India — Judgment Debtors contended that the decree was not final and that simultaneous execution in UAE and India was impermissible — Court examined the validity of the foreign decree, considering subsequent judicial developments in UAE, and India Law Library Docid # 2434237
(551) DHAN VATI @ DHANNO Vs. SATISH KUMAR[DELHI HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Dissolution of marriage — Wife's persistent denial of conjugal relations since 2008, withdrawal from matrimonial home, and subsequent lodging of multiple criminal complaints after husband filed for divorce constitute mental cruelty — Such conduct, viewed cumulatively, makes marriage unsustainable and justifies divorce decree. India Law Library Docid # 2434238
(552) XXXXX Vs. STATE NCT OF DELHI[DELHI HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) — Section 6 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 377 — Sexual offences against child — Appeal against conviction — Court analyzed evidence including victim's testimony, mother's testimony, independent witnesses, MLC, and FSL report — Held that victim's testimony was clear and cogent, supported by medical and forensic evidence — Evidence sufficient India Law Library Docid # 2434239
(553) RUPINDER SINGH SAHNI AND OTHERS Vs. MANMEET SINGH SAHNI AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2, Section 151 — Interim Injunctions — Test for Granting — Prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury are essential and cumulative conditions for granting an injunction, requiring the plaintiff to demonstrate each. India Law Library Docid # 2434236
(554) CHOWGULE INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. ICRA LIMITED[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (GOA BENCH)] 19-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 10 — Return of Plaint — Territorial Jurisdiction — Parties agreed to exclusive jurisdiction of Delhi courts in their contract — Although tortious acts may give rise to jurisdiction in multiple courts, an exclusive jurisdiction clause, if valid and unambiguous, will govern. India Law Library Docid # 2434510
(555) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL DIVISION) AND OTHERS Vs. SHRI SANJAY SINGH AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Sections 25F, 2(oo) — Retrenchment — Employer-employee relationship — Award directing consideration for reinstatement and 20% back wages challenged — Petitioner argued no direct employer-employee relationship, workman engaged through contractor — Court held substance of engagement and actual working, not formal contract, determines master-servant India Law Library Docid # 2434611
(556) M/S OCL IRON & STEEL LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 19-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — High Court can quash proceedings if allowing them to continue would be an abuse of the court's process or if ends of justice so require — Powers are to prevent harassment or persecution and to secure ends of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2434612
(557) SOM NATH MUKHERJEE Vs. ATUL KUMAR SINHA AND OTHERS[PATNA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Bihar Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1982 — Section 14(8) — Civil Revision — Maintainability — Revision filed by one of several aggrieved defendants against eviction decree — Maintainable even if other defendants are not parties, provided the ground of challenge is common and the revisionist challenges the decree in their own right India Law Library Docid # 2433008
(558) SMT. JYOTI SINGH Vs. SMT. GEETA DEVI AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 U.P. Zila Panchayat (Settlement of Dispute Relating to Membership) Rules, 1994 — Rule 4(3) — Presentation of Election Petition — Personal appearance — An election petition presented through e-filing, with the election petitioner appearing before the Munsarim on the date fixed, satisfies the requirement of personal presence as mandated by Rule 4(3), especially considering Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. India Law Library Docid # 2433017
(559) RISHI KUMAR JAIN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965 — Section 24(2) of Act, 2013 — Applicability to acquisitions under Adhiniyam, 1965 — Not applicable — The intent of the 2013 Act was to improve conditions of compensation for acquisitions under the 1894 Act only. The 1965 Act is not included in the Fourth Schedule of the 2013 Act, and no amendments have been made to the 1965 Act to include provisions for deemed lapse as in the 2013 Act. Therefore, India Law Library Docid # 2433018
(560) GRANDHE DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 18-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Agreement of sale dispute — Allegations of offences under Sections 406, 420, 120B IPC arising from an agreement of sale — Court's role at cognizance stage is to ascertain a prima facie case, not to evaluate sufficiency of evidence — Dispute over genuineness of agreement and payment of amounts are matters for trial — Pendency of a civil suit for specific performance does not automatically bar India Law Library Docid # 2433036