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December 13, 2025

Limitation Begins From Refusal, Not Date of Agreement—Especially When Title Was Under Litigation: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered a significant ruling, setting aside concurrent findings of the Civil Court and First Appellate Court that had dismissed a suit for specific performance as...

December 13, 2025

Apprehension to Life Is a Just Ground for Transfer When Roots Lie in History of Ideological Violence: Bombay High Court Transfers Defamation Suits Against Hamid Dabholkar, Nikhil Wagle From Goa to Maharashtra

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“Justice must not only be done, but it must manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. It cannot bloom in the shadow of ideological hostility”— in a judgment with...

December 13, 2025

Reasonable Grounds Under Section 37 of NDPS Act Cannot Be Equated with Proof; They Must Reflect More Than Suspicion, But Less Than Conviction: J&K HC

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“Mandatory Procedural Safeguards Cannot Be Sacrificed at the Altar of Crime Severity” — High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar, in a significant pronouncement granted bail to...

December 13, 2025

Custodial Interrogation Is Not Punitive — Arrest Cannot Be Used as a Tool to Humiliate in Corporate Offence Allegations: Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail

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“Whether the dilution of shares was fraudulent or with consent is a matter of trial — Court cannot prejudge at the bail stage”, In a noteworthy ruling that reaffirms the...

December 13, 2025

In Absence of Minimum Fee, Compounding by Revenue Officials Is Not Criminal Misconduct: Kerala High Court Clarifies Power, Quashes FIR Against Two Accused

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“Fixation of a lesser amount as compounding fee, in the absence of any minimum limit, by exercising discretion of the officers concerned, would not constitute an offence” – In a...

December 13, 2025

Second Transfer Application on Same Grounds is Not Maintainable: Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies Legal Position under Section 24 CPC

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“High Court cannot sit in appellate or revisional jurisdiction over District Judge’s transfer order in a fresh application under Section 24” — In a significant ruling reiterating the settled jurisprudence...

December 13, 2025

Sale with Repurchase Condition is Not a Mortgage: Bombay High Court Reverses Redemption Decree After 27-Year Delay

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“When the language of the document is plain, surrounding circumstances cannot alter its meaning” — In a crucial verdict that revisits the fine line between mortgage by conditional sale and...

December 13, 2025

Improvised Testimonies and Dubious Recovery Cannot Sustain Murder Conviction: Allahabad High Court Acquits Two In Murder Case

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“FIR Silent on Eyewitnesses — Trial Testimony an Afterthought to Falsely Implicate Accused”, In a detailed and strongly worded judgment Allahabad High Court setting aside the conviction of the two...

December 13, 2025

Courts Cannot Reject Suit by Weighing Evidence at Threshold: Delhi High Court Restores Discrimination Suit by Indian Staff Against Italian Embassy

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“Distinction Between Non-Disclosure and Non-Existence of Cause of Action is Critical — Trial Must Test the Facts, Not the Pleadings Alone”, In a significant judgment Delhi High Court comprising Justice...

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Limitation Under Section 468 Cr.P.C. Cannot Be Ignored — But Section 473 Keeps the Door Open in the Interest of Justice: P&H HC