Registrar Can Use Single Member's Complaint As 'Source Information' For Suo-Moto Enquiry But Must Apply Independent Mind: Bombay High Court Non-Recovery Of Ticket Not Conclusive Of Being 'Ticketless Traveler'; Benefit Of Doubt In Untoward Incidents Favours Claimants: Calcutta High Court Bank Responsible For Facilitating Insurance Under Master Policy; Failure To Inform Borrower Of Rejection Constitutes Deficiency In Service: Chhattisgarh High Court Father’s Right To Interim Custody Abroad Cannot Be Denied On Speculative 'Flight Risk' Fears If Passports Are With Mother: Delhi High Court Absence Of Bodily Injuries No Ground To Disbelieve Victim In Sexual Assault Cases; Testimony Of 'Sterling' Child Witness Sufficient For Conviction: Gauhati High Court Successive Bail In Economic Offences Not A Matter Of Course; Requires Substantial Change In Circumstances: Himachal Pradesh High Court Nephews Occupying Property By Permission Are Mere Licensees, Cannot Claim Title Without Proof Of Joint Family Funds: Delhi High Court Permanent Intention To End Cohabitation Necessary For 'Desertion'; Mere Physical Separation Not Enough: Jharkhand High Court Assault During Sudden Provocation Without Premeditated Intent To Kill Not Attempt To Murder: Karnataka High Court Converts Conviction To S.325 IPC Memorandum Recording Past Oral Family Settlement Doesn't Require Registration, Can Be Used To Prove Partition: Delhi High Court Habitual Offenders Not Entitled To Suspension Of Sentence If There Is Apprehension Of Non-Availability For Other Pending Trials: Madras High Court

(1) 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

(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) Adity Shivcharan Rathod ...Petitioner Vs. Municipal Corporation of Delhi & Others ...Respondents D.D 11/12/2025

Public Interest Litigation – Abuse of Process – Forged Petition – Writ petition filed in the name of Adity Shivcharan Rathod found to be unauthorized and based on forged documents – Police investigation revealed petitioner had no knowledge of the case and disowned the documents – Court held filing of such petition amounts to fraud on the court [Paras 2, 10–13, 1...

DELHI # CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION W.P.(C) 6974/2025 & CM APPL. 31502/2025, CM APPL. 55086/2025, CM APPL. 59748/2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil Del 421413

(4) 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

(5) Suresh @ Sura & Others …Appellants / Accused Vs. State of Kerala …Respondent, Nafeesa …Revision Petitioner / De facto Complainant D.D 11/12/2025

Criminal Law – Unlawful Assembly – House Trespass – Rioting – Trial Court Conviction – High Court Reappreciation – Appellants convicted for offences under Sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 427 and 452 r/w 149 IPC – Revision by de facto complainant against acquittal for offences under Sections 354, 395 and 511 r/w 376 IPC – Held: Prosecution failed to prov...

KERALA # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 749 OF 2006 WITH CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 2153 OF 2006 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Kerl 311897

(6) 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

(7) Kuldeep @ Sonu and others …Appellants Vs. Jagdeep and another …Respondents D.D 10/12/2025

Motor Accident Compensation – Enhancement – Quantum of Compensation – Appeal against award granting Rs.1,73,100/- for death of deceased aged 50 years – Claimants sought enhancement on ground of incorrect assessment of income and non-application of settled principles – Held: Award liable to be modified applying correct minimum wages, future prospects, multiplier and co...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FAO NO. 4053 OF 2019 (O&M) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil PH 808175

(8) Mohinder Singh ...Appellant Vs. Jaswant Kaur and Others ...Respondents D.D 10/12/2025

Civil Law – Right of Way – Agreement to Create Easement – Unregistered Document – Appellant sought injunction against obstruction of a passage allegedly created through an agreement dated 13.03.1988 – Trial court and first appellate court dismissed suit holding the agreement inadmissible for want of registration – High Court upheld that agreement created and ext...

PUNJAB AND HARYANA # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION RSA NO. 680 OF 2008 (O&M) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil PH 338881

(9) Shantanu Prakash ...Petitioner Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) And Others ...Respondents D.D 10/12/2025

Criminal Law – Section 91 Cr.P.C. – Scope and Timing – Accused sought production of company records to assist in answering CBI queries during investigation into bank fraud – Records handed over to Resolution Professional during insolvency proceedings – Held: Section 91 can be invoked at investigation stage, but discretion lies with court – Where accused is alrea...

DELHI # CRIMINAL JURISDICTION CRL.M.C. 579/2024 & CRL.M.A. 2371/2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim Del 921513