(1) Travancore Devaswom Board and others ...Appellants / Defendants Vs. O.M. Mathew ...Respondent / Plaintiff D.D 11/12/2025

Contract Law – Breach of Contract – Delay in Performance – Responsibility of Employer – Tender for construction of additional parking facility – Defendants invited tender without obtaining prior permission from Forest Department – Delay caused in handing over workable site – Held: Defendants responsible for delay in execution of work – However, contr...

KERALA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 348 OF 2017 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Kerl 188767

(2) Avinash Walia ...Petitioner Vs. Purshotam Lal (deceased) through LRs. and others ...Respondents D.D 11/12/2025

Rent Control – Eviction for Non-Payment – Deposit of Arrears – Procedural Compliance Mandatory – Tenant’s application to deposit arrears after eviction order under third proviso to Section 14(2)(i) of H.P. Urban Rent Control Act was rejected – Court held “amount due” includes arrears of rent, interest, and costs – Deposit must be made within 30...

HIMACHAL PRADESH # CIVIL REVISION NO. 05 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil HP 753985

(3) Union of India and Another ...Appellants Vs. Smti Krishna Devi @ Sabitri Devi ...Respondent D.D 11/12/2025

Arbitration – Objection to Award – Limitation – Delay in Filing – Section 30 of Arbitration Act, 1940 – Petition for setting aside arbitral award filed beyond 30-day period from deemed date of knowledge – Supreme Court clarified that limitation began from Court's direction to clear arbitrator's fee, not from notice of filing – Trial court rightly r...

GAUHATI # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ARBITRATION APPEAL NO. 3 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Gau 196696

(4) Federal Express Corporation …Applicant/Plaintiff Vs. Fedex Securities Private Ltd. & Ors. …Respondents/Defendants D.D 11/12/2025

Trademark Law - Infringement - Passing Off - Well-Known Mark - Section 159(5) of Trade Marks Act, 1999 - Interim Injunction - The use of a deceptively similar mark, even for different services, by a defendant with knowledge of the plaintiff's well-known registered trademark, constitutes infringement and passing off, warranting an interim injunction- The "saving" provision of Section ...

BOMBAY # ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.820 OF 2021 IN COMM IPR SUIT NO.1406 OF 2019 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Bom 226899

(5) Court on its Own Motion …Petitioner Vs. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary And Others …Respondents D.D 11/12/2025

Custodial Violence – Suo Motu PIL on letter alleging illegal arrest and torture – Prima facie inference of custodial beating supported by contemporaneous complaints, photographs and Magistrate’s injury observations – State directed to pay interim compensation of Rs.1,50,000 with recovery from erring officials – Inquiry ordered against medical officer issuing “fi...

JHARKHAND # WRIT JURISDICTION (PIL) W.P.(PIL) NO. 7197 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Jhar 711040

(6) Babai Sk. @ Papai Sk. ...Appellant Vs. State of West Bengal ...Respondent D.D 11/12/2025

Criminal Law – Murder and Attempt to Murder – Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC – Acquittal on Appeal – Appellant convicted by Trial Court for shooting deceased and injuring two others – High Court finds that prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt due to serious contradictions in ocular, medical and scientific evidence – Held: Convi...

CALCUTTA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION C.R.A. NO. 9 OF 2018 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Cal 904834

(7) Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Bank Limited ...Plaintiff Vs. National Insurance Company Limited & Another ...Defendants D.D 11/12/2025

Suit for Recovery - Insurance – Bankers Indemnity Policy – Loss Due to Employee Misconduct – Claim Denied for Failure to Prove Actual Loss and Violation of Policy Terms – Suit Dismissed – Plaintiff bank filed suit seeking indemnity under BIPs for losses caused by alleged embezzlement and misappropriation by bank employee between 2003–2008 – Defendant insur...

HIMACHAL PRADESH # ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CIVIL SUIT NO. 4086 OF 2013 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil HP 803421

(8) High Court of Karnataka Represented by the Registrar General Bengaluru ...Complainant Vs. Sri K. Dhananjay S/o Late K. Krishnappa ...Accused D.D 11/12/2025

Criminal Contempt – Forgery and Impersonation – Fabricated Court Filings – Conviction – Accused filed a statement of objections purportedly on behalf of Union of India by forging the signature and affidavit of the Central Government Standing Counsel – Counsel categorically denied preparing or filing the objections and disowned the affidavit – Held: Filing forged...

KARNATAKA # CRIMINAL CONTEMPT JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 8 OF 2019 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Karnt 210071

(9) Avinash Walia …Petitioner Vs. Purshotam Lal (deceased) through LRs and Others …Respondents D.D 11/12/2025

Rent Control – Arrears of Rent – Valid Tender – Section 14(2)(i), Third Proviso – Compliance Mandatory – Petitioner-tenant sought to avoid eviction by depositing arrears of rent post-eviction order dated 14.10.2024 – Application for deposit made on 08.11.2024 by bank draft payable to court – Held: No valid tender shown – No evidence of prior tender t...

HIMACHAL PRADESH # CIVIL REVISION NO. 05 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil HP 384084