(761) PYAR SINGH Vs. MEENA KUMARI[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138, 139 — Dishonour of cheque — Presumption of legally enforceable debt (Section 139) — Financial capacity of Complainant — While the presumption under Section 139 arises upon admission of signature, it is rebuttable; the accused can rebut it by raising a probable defence through cross-examination or independent evidence, including questioning the complainant's financial capacity to advance the loan. India Law Library Docid # 2438001
(762) ARUMUGAM (AUCTION PURCHASER) Vs. PAZHANIAPPAN CHETTIAR AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 (Questions to be determined by the Court executing decree) and Order XXI Rule 90 (Application to set aside sale on ground of irregularity or fraud) — Execution Sale — Maintainability of Application — Challenge to auction sale on grounds of pre-sale illegalities (namely, failure to serve mandatory notices under Order XXI Rules 54 and 66, and non-compliance with Order XXI Rule 64) and fraud in proclamation (fabricated signatures by Court Bailiff) — India Law Library Docid # 2438108
(763) B. SHARMILA Vs. A.C.K. SUBRAMANI[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 (Act 42 of 2017, as amended by Act 39 of 2018) — Maintainability of Eviction Petition — Jural Relationship — Possession of Property — Where the alleged tenant (daughter) was granted a life interest in the demised property under a registered Settlement Deed executed by the alleged landlord (father) during the purported tenancy period, the character of possession changes, and the jural relationship of landlord India Law Library Docid # 2438109
(764) S.P.VIJAYKUMAR Vs. SMT. PADMAVATHY AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68, 69, 71 — Proof of Will — Testamentary Succession vs. Intestate Succession — Mandatory requirement under Section 68 (Evidence Act) and Section 63 (Succession Act) for a propounder to examine an attesting witness to prove due execution of an unprivileged Will — Will found invalid due to failure of propounder to prove execution as required by law. India Law Library Docid # 2438110
(765) BHARATI SATPATHY Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Odisha Survey and Settlement Act, 1958 — Sections 12-A, 15(b) and Rule 34 of Odisha Survey and Settlement Rules, 1962 — Writ Petition maintainability — When an order passed by a settlement authority is without jurisdiction, a writ petition under Articles 226 & 227 is maintainable even if a statutory remedy is available India Law Library Docid # 2438194
(766) AFR MADHAB DHADA Vs. PARSHURAM DHADA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 86(1) — Dismissal of Election Petition — Non-compliance with mandatory provisions — Allegations of corrupt practice — Failure to file affidavit in Form-25 — Application for dismissal based on non-filing of the affidavit in Form-25 at the time of filing the election petition. India Law Library Docid # 2438195
(767) CAAA CHANDRA PARIDA Vs. STATE OF ORISSA (G.A. DEPT.)[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Bribery — Essential ingredients — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Proof of demand is a sine qua non for conviction — Mere recovery of tainted money without proof of demand is insufficient. India Law Library Docid # 2438196
(768) SASHIBHUSHAN BHOI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA (VIG.)[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7 — Demand and Acceptance — Essential ingredients for conviction are proof of 'demand' and 'acceptance' of illegal gratification — Mere recovery of tainted money is insufficient without proof of demand and acceptance made in consequence thereof. India Law Library Docid # 2438197
(769) AFR KALYANI SWAIN AND OTHERS Vs. BIJAY KUMAR SWAIN AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Execution of decree — Repeated applications — Principles of res judicata — Filing multiple applications on the same issue, even if not strictly res judicata, is an abuse of process and should be dealt with sternly. India Law Library Docid # 2438198
(770) SMT. SUMITHRAMMA Vs. SRI. M. REVANAPPA AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for compensation — Income assessment — Claimant claiming income of Rs. 40,000 per month as agriculturist but failing to produce documents — Notional income assessed at Rs. 7,000 per month based on guidelines for accidents in 2012 India Law Library Docid # 2438245
(771) HEAD MASTER, BALMI PRIMARY SCHOOL Vs. MRS. MARIYAMMA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 - Section 10 - Compensation for death of driver - School bus accident - Claimants sought compensation for the death of the school bus driver. The deceased was driving the bus to pick up students when it fell into a river. The claimants contended that the school (owner) and the insurance company were liable. India Law Library Docid # 2438246
(772) STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. MANJUNATHA S.K. AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 — Inherent Power of Court — Recall of Order — Courts have inherent power to recall an order if the Court was misled by a party or committed a mistake that prejudiced another party, especially when objections were not considered. India Law Library Docid # 2438247
(773) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. INDRAMMA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163A — Claims Tribunal — Liability of Insurance Company — Insurance company cannot escape its liability under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act. Held, the liability to make compensation under Section 163A is on the principle of no fault, and the question of who is at fault is immaterial. If the death or permanent disablement occurred during the course of the user of the vehicle and India Law Library Docid # 2438248
(774) MRS. HEMA KULKARNI Vs. SRI. KISHORE J AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Appeal against award — Enhancement of compensation — Court can enhance compensation if it finds the original award to be inadequate, considering factors like nature of injuries, medical treatment, and loss of earning capacity. India Law Library Docid # 2438249
(775) SRI THIMMAPPA @ POOLA THIMMAPPA AND OTHERS Vs. SHRIRAM GEN INS. LTD. AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim petition for compensation on account of death in road traffic accident — Deceased travelling in car, driver of canter vehicle drove rashly and negligently, causing collision and death. India Law Library Docid # 2438279
(776) SMT. SAROJAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. PALLICKAMALIL CINEMA COMPANY PVT. LTD.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 108(q) — Rights and liabilities of lessee — On determination of lease, lessee is bound to put lessor into possession — Tenant cannot withhold possession until security deposit is refunded — remedy is to sue for refund after handing over possession. India Law Library Docid # 2438280
(777) SRI B.A. BASAVARAJA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act, 2000, Section 24(1)(a) — Prior approval for recording information about organised crime — Condition precedent — Judicial review of such approval — Scope — Approval is for recording information about commission of organized crime, not for registering a case against specific individuals — Specific role of accused not required in prior approval order. India Law Library Docid # 2438281
(778) JAIPRAKASH ENGINEERING AND STEEL CO. LTD. Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966 — Section 34-B — Resumption of land — Applicability of Section 34-B — Section 34-B is applicable only if there are violations of terms and conditions of an allotment or lease — In this case, no formal allotment letter or lease-cum-sale agreement was executed, and possession was handed over based on possession certificates alone — Therefore, Section 34-B is not applicable. India Law Library Docid # 2438288
(779) STATE LOAD DISPATCH CENTER Vs. NSL SUGARS LIMITED AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 11 — Power to issue directions — Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, grants the "appropriate government" emergency powers during "extraordinary circumstances" to direct generating companies to operate and maintain their generating stations. This power is an exception to the general deregulation regime and is intended for situations like threats to security, public order, natural calamities, or India Law Library Docid # 2438289
(780) SRI. ASHOK S. DHARIWAL Vs. SRI MAHAVEER K RANKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 19-12-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(2) — Appeal against arbitral award — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 115 — Revision petition — The High Court has jurisdiction to entertain a revision petition against an order of a civil court in an appeal filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. India Law Library Docid # 2438290