Does unauthorized kachcha construction on rented open land bar eviction under Section 13(1)(I) of the Bombay Rent Act?

The High Court of Gujarat affirms that “open land” status is determined by historic rent-note classification and separate parcel descriptions,

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Gujarat

Does a preventive detention order fail if the detenu is not informed of his right to representation before the detaining authority and the grounds merely mirror the police dossier?

  Summary Category Data Case Name HCP/62/2025 of SHAMAS DIN TH KAKU DIN Vs UT OF J AND K TH

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Can a Civil Appeal Under Section 100 CPC Be Dismissed for Non-Prosecution When the Appellant Fails to Appear?

High Court reaffirms its inherent power under Section 100 of the Civil Procedure Code to dismiss appeals for non-prosecution; binds

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Karnataka

Can an insurer allege fundamental breach for use of an invalid driving licence without pleading the owner’s knowledge of its invalidity?

High Court reaffirms that insurers must plead and prove the insured’s awareness of licence invalidity before alleging breach—binding on all

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Can an appellate court reappraise a trial court’s refusal of interim injunction when the existence of a disputed right of way is a triable issue?

High Court affirms Uttarakhand appellate court’s authority under Article 227 to set aside a trial court’s rejection of an injunction

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Uttarakhand

Can the High Court quash FIRs for non-heinous sexual and related offences when the complainant has compromised and the State raises no objection?

  Summary Category Data Case Name CRL.M.C./6143/2025 of VINOD Vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR CNR

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Delhi

Can a Regular Second Appeal Be Dismissed for Non-Prosecution When the Appellant Fails to Appear?

High Court Reaffirms the Procedural Principle That Civil Appeals May Be Dismissed for Non-Prosecution; Binding Authority for Similar Applications  

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September 4, 2025 | High Court of Karnataka

Can conviction under Section 307 IPC stand when the required intent to murder is absent, and should it be reduced to Section 326 IPC?

High Court of Chhattisgarh reaffirms Supreme Court precedents on the ingredients of attempt to murder and unlawful-assembly liability; holds lack

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a Section 138 NI Act Complainant Be Treated as a “Victim” under CrPC and Entitled to Appeal under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC?

  Summary Category Data Case Name ACQA No. 1060 of 2024 of Shahid Ahmad Vs Inderpal Singh CNR CGHC010348572024 Date

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can a High Court interfere in an acquittal appeal under Section 374(4) CrPC absent patent perversity or misreading of material evidence?

Affirming existing Supreme Court precedents, the Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that acquittal verdicts stand if two reasonable views exist –

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Is a Section 302 IPC charge maintainable in dowry-death cases absent a complete circumstantial chain and proof of homicidal intent?

The Chhattisgarh High Court, affirming Supreme Court precedents, held that conviction under Section 302 IPC cannot rest on dowry-death allegations

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September 4, 2025 | High Court Of Chhattisgarh

Can pension and salary run concurrently when an employee is overstayed due to administrative error?

Clarification of pension entitlement post-overstay––Gauhati High Court upholds that pension starts after salary period, affirming Supreme Court precedents on non-concurrency

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September 4, 2025 | Gauhati High Court