(201) SUSHEELA KAWAR AND OTHERS Vs. M.PETTU LAKSHMI AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 — Sections 69 and 69-A — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 89 — Out-of-court settlement after commencement of trial — Entitlement to refund of court fees — Section 69 strictly permits refund only if the suit is settled before any evidence is recorded on the merits — Section 69-A cannot be applied universally to render Section 69 otiose — Where trial had already commenced by filing proof affidavit or examining witnesses, substantial jud India Law Library Docid # 2458131
(202) M.PARTHIBAN Vs. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT, THIRUVALLUR[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Gift for public purpose — Subsequent alienation by legal heir — Land gifted to Village Panchayat by registered gift deed for establishing a public bus stand, followed by mutation of patta in Panchayat's name — Private respondents claimed ownership through subsequent sale deeds executed by the donor's son — Held, once land is gifted in favour of a Village Panchayat for public usage, title vests entirely with the Panchayat — Consequently, any subsequent alienation India Law Library Docid # 2458132
(203) INDERCHAND KOCHAR AND ANOTHER Vs. D. DEVASITHAM[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Arbitrability — Allegations of fraud and forgery — Non-arbitrability at threshold stage — Plea of fraud or forgery renders a dispute non-arbitrable under Section 11 only where it strikes at the root of the validity of the arbitration agreement itself. Where the respondent issued a confirmatory letter acknowledging property acquisition and took contradictory stands across pleadings-claiming misuse of blank signed papers in one counter and c India Law Library Docid # 2458135
(204) T. KANNAN AND OTHERS Vs. O. PANNEERSLVAM AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 191(1)(a) — Tamil Nadu Public Libraries Act, 1948 — Section 9-A — Disqualification for membership of State Legislative Assembly — Office of profit — Rejection of nomination — Election petitioner, employed as Superintendent under the Local Library Authority, challenged the rejection of his nomination — Held, under Section 9-A of the 1948 Act, all persons employed in Local Library Authorities are deemed whole-time Government servants — Any internal arrangement India Law Library Docid # 2458136
(205) MRS. PRAMILA SRINIVASAN Vs. MR.SRIDHAR VEMBU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 78, Order 26 Rule 19(2)(c) — Hague Evidence Convention, 1970 — Articles 2, 3 and 27 — Execution of Foreign Letter of Request — Transmission directly by party — Maintainability — Application filed directly before High Court by a party to foreign proceedings seeking execution of Letter of Request — Contention that request must strictly route through Ministry of Law and Justice rejected — Order 26 Rule 19(2)(c) expressly permits a party to produce the Lett India Law Library Docid # 2458139
(206) M/S.JAISON ELECTRONICS Vs. MUJAHID BAIG AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Tamil Nadu Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017 — Sections 4(2) and 21(2)(a) — Eviction for failure to enter into tenancy agreement — Maintainability — Statutory period to enter into a written tenancy agreement was sequentially extended to 575 days — Cause of action for seeking eviction under Section 21(2)(a) arises only upon expiry of this 575-day period — Failure to execute an agreement, irrespective of whether the landlord or tenant was willing or respo India Law Library Docid # 2458140
(207) CHAMBER DE COMMERCE AND ANOTHER Vs. SELVARAJOU AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 97 — Execution of eviction decree — Summary rejection of obstruction petition at threshold — Maintainability — Petitioners, claiming independent title and lawful physical possession supported by 14 historical documents, filed an obstruction petition — Executing Court dismissed the application at the unnumbered SR stage — Held, Order 21 Rule 97 is a complete code and independent claims cannot be adjudicated via a separate suit — Executing Court err India Law Library Docid # 2458144
(208) THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND ANOTHER Vs. M.KADIRVEL[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 254 — Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 56, 174 and 175 — Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1978 — Section 6 — Repugnancy and implied repeal — Single Judge quashed demand notice holding Recovery Act repugnant to Section 56 of Act, 2003 — Held, Section 175 expressly provides that Central Act operates in addition to and not in derogation of other laws — Recovery Act provides an additional mode of recovery as arrears of land revenue — Prior Pr India Law Library Docid # 2458152
(209) RADHESHYAM GUPTA Vs. ANKUR KHANDELWAL AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 30-10-2026 Registration Act, 1908 — Sections 17(1)(b) and 49 — Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 — Relinquishment deed — Distinction between insufficient stamping and non-registration — A relinquishment deed extinguishing rights in immovable property exceeding Rs. 100 requires compulsory registration — While insufficient stamping is a curable irregularity under stamp laws, non-registration of a compulsorily registrable document is a fatal and incurable defect under Section 49 — Curing stamp deficiency through impo India Law Library Docid # 2458163
(210) M/S FIBERFILL ENGINEERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 30-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 9 and 11(6) — Existence of Arbitrable Dispute — Forfeiture of Performance Guarantee — Contract awarded for construction of office-cum-residential complex — Disputes arose between parties leading to applicant approaching Commercial Court under Section 9 — Employer forfeited applicant's Performance Guarantee submitted as Fixed Deposit Receipt during pendency of interim proceedings — Action of employer and arising differences held to constitute arbi India Law Library Docid # 2458179
(211) BANDARI RAMCHANDER AND OTHERS Vs. MAITRI COOP. HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 — Sections 7, 8 and 9 — Land Grabbing Cases — Title and ownership of property — Subject lands situated in Survey Nos. 100 and 101 of Miyapur Village classified as sarkari poramboke as early as 1912 — State’s title and ownership clearly established through historical revenue records and statutory vesting under A.P. Abolition of Jagirs Regulation — Appellants and India Law Library Docid # 2457523
(212) SHREERAM BUILDERS Vs. UPENDRA KANTILAL THANAWALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 and Section 37 (read with unamended Section 34) — Scope of judicial review — Appellate jurisdiction under Section 37 is coterminous with and as broad as the jurisdiction under Section 34 — Unamended Section 34 applies to applications filed prior to 23.10.2015 — Arbitral award can be set aside if it is contrary to the fundamental policy of Indian law, against the terms of the contract, or patently illegal, going to the root of the matter. India Law Library Docid # 2457524
(213) SRINIVASA T. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ORS. ETC. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Karnataka Recruitment of Gazetted Probationers (Appointment by Competitive Examinations) Rules, 1997 — Recruitment process — Cancellation of 2011 recruitment — Rampant corruption, blatant nepotism, and manipulation of answer scripts and records by KPSC officials vitiated entire selection process — High Court and Supreme Court in earlier rounds rightly affirmed annulment of selection — Segregating tainted and untainted candidates when selection itself is fundamentally tainted would interfere with India Law Library Docid # 2457526
(214) M/S MANSI FINANCE (CHENNAI) LTD. Vs. M. LALITHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2026 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 and Section 141 — Proceedings under — Clarification of judgment — M/s. Mansi Finance (Chennai) Ltd. vs. M. Lalitha & Others, AIR 2026 SC 2657 dealt with vicarious liability and maintainability of complaints where loans were advanced on promissory notes and cheques were dishonoured — Such judgment did not examine or adjudicate upon the specific provisions of the Tamil Nadu Money-lenders Act, 1957 or the Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Act, 201 India Law Library Docid # 2457525
(215) TADIVALASA NAGESWARA RAO AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Landlord and Tenant — Lease agreement — Premature eviction notice — Validity — Impugned notices were issued calling upon petitioner-lessee to vacate shop premises during subsistence of an 11-month lease valid till 31.10.2026 — Petitioner was regularly paying rent — Held, notices calling upon tenant to vacate during subsistence of lease cannot be sustained in the absence of any allegation of default — Impugned eviction notices set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2457562
(216) BHUPINDER ALIAS KAKU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Fixed-term sentence — Scope and principles — Consideration for suspension of sentence of a limited duration should generally be liberal unless exceptional circumstances exist — Appellate court is not to re-appreciate evidence to find minor lacunae, but must determine if there is palpable, apparent material on record suggesting fair chances of acquittal — India Law Library Docid # 2457580
(217) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. KAPIL @ DHILLO AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378 — Appeal against acquittal — Scope of interference — Presumption of innocence in favour of accused is strengthened by an order of acquittal — Appellate court is generally reluctant to disturb findings of fact arrived at by trial court unless conclusions are palpably wrong, perverse, or based on misreading of material evidence — Mere fact that appellate court can arrive at a different conclusion on reappreciation of evidence is no ground to inter India Law Library Docid # 2457590
(218) PRITAM SINGH (DECEASED) THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH KUMARI & ORS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 52 — Doctrine of lis pendens — Commencement of suit — The doctrine of lis pendens takes effect from the precise time of presentation or institution of the plaint, not from the date notice is issued. Where the plaint was deposited in the court petition box at the sitting of the court before 10:15 AM, a sale deed executed and registered on the very same date was executed during the pendency of the suit and hit by lis pendens. India Law Library Docid # 2457591
(219) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. PROMILA DEVI AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Insurance Policy — Scope of coverage under "Act Policy" versus "Comprehensive/Package Policy" — Death or bodily injury to occupant of private car — An occupant or gratuitous passenger in a private car does not fall within the definition of "third party" under Section 147 of the Act — An "Act Policy" or "Liability Only Policy" statutorily covers only third-party risks and does not extend to occupants unless specifically covered by payment of an additional India Law Library Docid # 2457594
(220) ROOP CHAND Vs. NIKKU RAM[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2026 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 21 Rule 35 and Order 26 Rule 9 — Execution of Decree — Demarcation by Local Commissioner — Warrant of Possession — Suit for possession by removal of encroachment decreed in favour of decree holder attained finality — Local Commissioner demarcated land and reported unauthorized possession of judgment debtor over Khasra No. 403/1 — Judgment debtor objected on ground that adjoining Khasra numbers were also measured — Held, measuring adjoining lands during demarcat India Law Library Docid # 2457595