(401) GANGIREDLA SOMASUNDA NAIDU AND ANOTHER Vs. GANGIREDLA RAJANANDAN RAO (DIED) BY LRS AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Scope of Interference with Findings of Fact — High Court cannot interfere with findings of fact arrived at by the first appellate Court, which is the final Court of facts, unless they are erroneous, contrary to law (mandatory provisions or settled legal position by Apex Court), or based on inadmissible evidence or without evidence — Findings India Law Library Docid # 2436214
(402) K S R T C Vs. P SIVA KUMAR AND OTHER[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Just Compensation — Principles — The determination of "just compensation" must be liberal, not niggardly, applying fair and equitable principles and a reasonable approach, as the determination cannot be equated to a bonanza — The concept is restricted by parameters that are fair, reasonable, and equitable, and a deviation is considered unfair, unreasonable, or not India Law Library Docid # 2436215
(403) M YERRAMMA AND ANOTHER Vs. SABAVATTU SURESH AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Determination of Multiplier — Deceased Minor — The selection of the multiplier is based on the age of the deceased and not on the age of the dependants — Tribunal’s decision to adopt multiplier based on the age of the deceased’s mother (43 years, leading to multiplier of 14) held improper — Multiplier of 18 (as per Sarla Verma & Others vs. Delhi Transport India Law Library Docid # 2436216
(404) M/S. ARISTO LABORATORIES PVT. LTD. Vs. UT of J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 14-11-2025 Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 — Sections 18(a)(i), 27(d), 32, 36-A — Jurisdiction to Try Offences — Offence punishable under Section 27(d) (imprisonment up to two years) falls under Chapter IV of the Act — Section 36-A provides for summary trial by a Judicial Magistrate First Class specially empowered by the State Government for offences punishable with imprisonment not exceeding three years (except certain India Law Library Docid # 2436253
(405) SHER-E-KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Vs. M/S. SIEMENS PVT. LTD.[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 14-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1997 (J&K) — Section 34 — Setting aside of Arbitral Award — Scope of Judicial Review — The power of the Court to interfere with an arbitral award is extremely limited, restricted to the grounds enumerated in Section 34 of the Act of 1997 — The Court does not act as a court of appeal and cannot re-appreciate evidence or correct errors of fact — An arbitrator is the ultimate arbiter of the India Law Library Docid # 2436254
(406) JAVAID AHMAD BHAT Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Bail — Ingredients and satisfaction of — Offences involving commercial quantity of contraband — The Public Prosecutor must be given an opportunity to oppose bail and the Court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accused is not guilty of such offence and is not likely to commit any offence while on bail — Strict India Law Library Docid # 2436255
(407) AKHAND PRAKASH SHAHI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 14-11-2025 Service Law — Simultaneous Proceedings — Criminal and Departmental Inquiry — Principles Governing — Departmental proceedings and criminal case can proceed simultaneously; no legal bar exists — Stay of departmental inquiry is desirable only if the criminal charge is of grave nature, involves complicated questions of law and fact, and conducting the inquiry would prejudice the employee’s defense in the criminal trial — India Law Library Docid # 2436256
(408) UT OF J&K AND ORS. Vs. PARVEZ AHMED[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 14-11-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1997 (J&K) — Section 20 — Limitation for initiating contempt proceedings — Rejection of application seeking dismissal of contempt petition as time-barred — Writ Court directed reconsideration of regularization case on 05.10.2015 — Contempt petition filed on 05.02.2021 (after 5 years) — Application for dismissal on ground of limitation (one year under Section 20) rejected by Writ Court India Law Library Docid # 2436267
(409) SUNITA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. BHUVNESH KUMAR KUKRETI AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173, 166, 145(g), 147, 167 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Maintainability of Claim Petition — Driver/Conductor as 'Third Party' — Effect of IMT Endorsement No. 40 and Additional Premium — Tribunal dismissed claims under Section 166 holding them non-maintainable due to IMT Endorsement No. 40, restricting liability to Workmen's Compensation Act (WCA) rates, India Law Library Docid # 2436545
(410) JINCHONG LIAO AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 281 — Framing of Charge — Language Barrier — Right to Fair Trial — Where the accused does not understand the court's language (Hindi/English) and the Trial Court had previously recognized the necessity of an interpreter (Chinese), the subsequent framing of charge without the interpreter's assistance and without explaining the accusation in a language understood by India Law Library Docid # 2436546
(411) SMT. ANNU SHARMA ALIAS SWATI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 125 — Interim Maintenance — Commencement Date — Mandate of Rajnesh v. Neha — Maintenance should ordinarily be granted from the date of the application unless the Court records specific, cogent reasons for granting it from a later date — Family Court granting maintenance from the date of the order (25.02.2025) instead of the date of application (06.04.2019) without India Law Library Docid # 2436547
(412) COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON CPS HOUSE Vs. SUHAS HARI PINGLE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Medical Education — Recognition of Qualifications — Interim Arrangement — Categorization of Students — Students enrolled in disputed medical qualifications (FCPS, Diploma, MCPS) offered by College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS) are categorized into three groups: Category I (enrolled up to academic year 2022-2023 for 10 specific qualifications); Category II (enrolled in academic year 2023-2024 and onwards India Law Library Docid # 2435441
(413) SMT. POONAM SINHA Vs. BASHANT SINHA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 13-11-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i) (Adultery) and Section 13(1)(i-a) (Cruelty) — Divorce — Ground of Adultery and Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage — Husband sought divorce alleging wife was living in an adulterous relationship with another person since 2015 — Wife acknowledged leaving the matrimonial home and living with another person as his wife; police closure report confirms this — Single act of sexual intercourse outside marriage is sufficient to invoke the provision for dissolv India Law Library Docid # 2435845
(414) MOHD JAWED AKHTAR Vs. THE STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Bail — Regular Bail — Case involving alleged cybercrime and fraud of Rs. 32.50 lakhs under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Information Technology Act, 2000 — Appellant arrested on 28.12.2024 and in custody since then — Investigation complete, chargesheet filed, but trial yet to formally commence and involves examination of 17 witnesses, suggesting trial will take time — Considering attending circumstances and India Law Library Docid # 2435621
(415) DINESH KUMAR JALDHARI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 9(m) and 10 — Sexual assault on a child below 12 years — Conviction based on the consistent testimony of the victim's mother (PW-3) and the victim's frightened behaviour in court when identifying the accused — Medical evidence, while not showing external India Law Library Docid # 2435224
(416) UNION OF INDIA Vs. VIGIN K. VARGHESE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Bail — Grant of bail by High Court — Supreme Court sets aside High Court's bail orders for not properly applying Section 37 and ignoring crucial prosecution submissions. India Law Library Docid # 2435225
(417) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. INDRAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Scope of — High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by re-examining the merits of the case and the quantum of punishment after a due inquiry and admission of guilt by the employee. India Law Library Docid # 2435226
(418) KOPARGAON SAHAKARI SAKHAR KARKHANA LTD (NOW KNOWN AS KARMAVEER SHANKARRAO KALE SHAHKARI SHAKHAR KARKHANA LTD.) Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Insurance Law — Boiler and Pressure Plant Policy — Exclusion Clause — Applicability — Repudiation of claim based on exclusion clause for defects due to deterioration, corrosion, and age — Court held that exclusion clause cannot defeat the main purpose of the insurance contract, which is to indemnify the policyholder against unforeseen events like accidents. India Law Library Docid # 2435227
(419) M/S POLY MEDICURE LTD. Vs. M/S BRILLIO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of "consumer" — Commercial purpose — Company purchasing software for automating business processes — Purpose held to be augmenting efficiency and increasing profits — Not for earning livelihood by self-employment — Appellant not a consumer. India Law Library Docid # 2435228
(420) NAMITA GUPTA Vs. KUNAL KUMAR NANGALIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Matrimonial Disputes — Settlement through Mediation — Divorce by Mutual Consent — Article 142 of the Constitution of India — Where parties to a Transfer Petition voluntarily enter into a Settlement Agreement mediated through the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, confirming their desire to dissolve the marriage and India Law Library Docid # 2435422