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December 15, 2025

Renewal Not Automatic, No Evidence Of Notice Or Mutual Agreement: AP High Court Dismisses Indian Oil’s Appeal Against Eviction

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“Extension of lease is not automatic. There is no evidence of notice or mutual agreement. The appellant is not entitled to continue as a tenant under the guise of renewal...

December 15, 2025

Income Tax | Search Means Search, Not ‘Other Person’: Section 153C Collapses When the Assessee Himself Is Searched: Karnataka High Court Draws a Clear Red Line

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“Once the premises are searched and a panchanama is drawn, the assessee cannot be branded as a ‘non-searched person’”, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, through Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar,...

December 15, 2025

Acquittal in Rajasthan No Bar to Trial in Madhya Pradesh: MP High Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Plea in Antiquities Theft Case

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“Distinct FIRs arising in different States give rise to separate causes of action; protection under Article 20(2) and Section 300 CrPC not attracted” – In a significant ruling clarifying the...

December 15, 2025

Cognizance Is of the Offence, Not the Offender: Madras High Court Rejects Challenge to ED’s Supplementary Complaint in PMLA Case

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“Section 44 of PMLA permits supplementary complaints; no second cognizance required” – In a significant ruling that clarifies the scope of cognizance under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002...

December 15, 2025

Setting Fire to House Where Only Minors Were Present is a Heinous Offence – No Quashing Merely Because Parties Settled: Calcutta High Court

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"An Act of Arson in the Presence of Children Cannot Be Whitewashed by a Compromise" – In a stern reaffirmation of criminal justice principles, the Calcutta High Court has dismissed...

December 15, 2025

20% Deposit Isn’t Automatic in Cheque Bounce Appeals: Right to Appeal Can’t Be Priced Out: Punjab & Haryana High Court Checks Mechanical Use of Section 148 NI Act

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“Imposing Deposit Without Hearing the Appellant Is Legally Unsustainable”, Punjab and Haryana High Court examining the legality of a conditional suspension of sentence in an appeal arising out of a...

December 14, 2025

Fraudulent Sale of Vehicle During Hire Purchase Renders Agreement Void: Gauhati High Court Upholds Decree for Refund of ₹4.90 Lakhs

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“When the Agreement is Tainted With Fraud, the Question of Part Performance Does Not Arise at All”, In a significant ruling Gauhati High Court dismissed a second appeal, affirming the...

December 14, 2025

Unsigned Written Statement Can’t Silence a Defendant: Hyper-Technical Objections Must Yield to Substantive Justice: Delhi High Court

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“A Written Statement Accepted on Record Cannot Be Rendered Non-Est by a Technical Signature Objection”, Delhi High Court, exercising its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India,...

December 14, 2025

Where the Conduct of the Sole Eye-Witness Appears Unnatural and No Independent Witness Is Examined, Conviction Cannot Stand: Allahabad High Court

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"Natural Conduct Can’t Be Unnatural in Law”, Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court, comprising Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar, delivered a crucial ruling in Criminal Appeal setting...

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