(641) ATAM PARKASH Vs. ALLAHABAD BANK[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Application allowed by Civil Judge and affirmed by Additional District Judge — Revision petition filed against — Civil Court’s jurisdiction barred under Section 34 of SARFAESI Act, 2002 unless specific allegations of fraud are made with particulars to India Law Library Docid # 2435210
(642) M/S CHOLAMANDALAM INVESTMENT AND FINANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. RAJENDER KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction — High Court can interfere if the trial court's order is palpably illegal and without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2435211
(643) M/S ENGINEERS MECH (INDIA) PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. MRS. USHA GUPTA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XLI Rule 27 — Additional Evidence — Application for appointment of Local Commissioner for demarcation allowed by appellate court — Held, demarcation is essential for just decision in boundary dispute cases and assists in fair conclusion — Allowing such application does not amount to filling up lacuna or court collecting evidence for plaintiff — Trial court should have India Law Library Docid # 2435212
(644) GURJIT SINGH Vs. TEJPAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 61, 63, 64, 65 — Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 — Secondary evidence of documents — Requirements for admission — Primary evidence is the document itself; secondary evidence includes certified copies and other copies — Section 65 outlines the specific circumstances under which secondary evidence is admissible, such as when the original is in possession of an India Law Library Docid # 2435213
(645) JALANDHAR IMPROVEMENT TRUST AND OTHERS Vs. SHOURYA TOWERS PRIVATE LIMITED[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 5, 23(4), 25(b) — Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226, 227 — Civil Revision Petition — Maintainability and Entertainability — Judicial interference in arbitral proceedings — Principles of minimal judicial intervention, party autonomy, and speedy dispute resolution — High Court to exercise supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 sparingly and only in India Law Library Docid # 2435214
(646) M/S HARYANA CHEMICALS Vs. HARYANA STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Scope of Second Appeal — Second appeals in Punjab and Haryana are to be treated under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure — This limits the scope of interference to substantial questions of law. India Law Library Docid # 2435215
(647) KUPPAYEE AND OTHERS Vs. P. SUBRAMANIAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Specific Performance of Contract — Agreement to Sell (1994) — Price Enhancement by High Court — Scope of Interference under Section 100 CPC — High Court, while upholding decree of specific performance (reversed Trial Court's finding of non-readiness/willingness), modified the sale consideration from Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2435425
(648) ZENITO CARDOZO Vs. STATE OF GOA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Appeal — Leave to Appeal — Special Leave Petition against High Court judgment — Leave granted in matter arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 17517/2025 challenging judgment dated 10-10-2025 of High Court of Bombay at Goa in Criminal Appeal No. 50/2016. India Law Library Docid # 2435465
(649) SURESH Vs. SIDDARAMA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (KALABURAGI BENCH)] 06-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Motor Accident Claim — Appeal against dismissal of claim petition — Discrepancies in evidence and unexplained delay in lodging FIR — Claimant met with accident on 22.12.2013, but complaint (Ex.P1) lodged on 15.01.2014, resulting in 24 days inordinate and unexplained delay India Law Library Docid # 2435897
(650) M/S ALCHEMIST HOSPITALS LTD. Vs. M/S ICT HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Application for appointment of arbitrator — Clause 8.28 of the Agreement — Three-tier process stipulated: negotiation, mediation, and then "arbitration" by Chairman — High Court held Clause 8.28 not a valid arbitration agreement — Supreme Court affirmed, finding no intention to refer disputes to a binding arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2434957
(651) MUSKAN Vs. ISHAAN KHAN (SATANIYA) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — High Court's power to quash proceedings should be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only in exceptional cases where it is necessary to prevent abuse of process of court or secure ends of justice — High Court should not conduct a "mini-trial" or enquire into the reliability or genuineness of allegations at the FIR stage — If prima India Law Library Docid # 2434958
(652) MIHIR RAJESH SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 47 — Grounds of arrest — Communication in writing — Mandatory requirement — Constitutional mandate that every arrested person must be informed of the grounds of arrest as soon as possible — This right is a fundamental right under Article 21 and 22(1) of the Constitution and is applicable to all offences, including those under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 India Law Library Docid # 2434959
(653) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. AMIT AISHWARYA JOGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) and 378(2) — Appeal against acquittal — State Government's and Central Government's powers — Section 378(2) specifies cases investigated by CBI or other central agencies, where Central Government can direct an appeal against acquittal — This creates a mutually exclusive division, excluding State Government's power under Section 378(1) in such cases. India Law Library Docid # 2434960
(654) SOMA KUMHAR Vs. NILABAR SINGH MUNDA AND OTHERS[JHARKHAND HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Chhota Nagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 — Raiyat's Power to Settle Land/Issue Hukumnama — Validity of Sada Hukumnama — A raiyat (tenant/recorded tenant) generally does not have the power to execute a Hukumnama (instrument of settlement) concerning the tenanted property; such power rests with the landlord/Jamindar. A settlement made through a Sada Hukumnama issued by a raiyat India Law Library Docid # 2435538
(655) VINOD JEPH Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 06-11-2025 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 38(1) and 38(3) read with Rule 22 of Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996 — Disqualification of elected member — Mandatory procedure for inquiry not followed — Order of disqualification passed without comprehensive inquiry and opportunity for cross-examination violates principles of natural justice and due process — Such disqualification cannot be based on preliminary findings. India Law Library Docid # 2435178
(656) PAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Anticipatory Bail — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 (analogous to Section 438 of CrPC 1973) — Grant of anticipatory bail in connection with offenses under IPC Sections 354-A, 354-D, 509, and POCSO Act Section 11 — High Court rejected application — Supreme Court granted interim protection during notice stage — Considering that the appellant (a retired Army India Law Library Docid # 2435545
(657) MOHAMMADALI ANSARAHMAD KHAN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Special Leave Petition — Setting Aside of Illegal Allotment — Supreme Court upheld High Court's finding that allotment of industrial plots via Exchange Deed dated 22.03.2022 was mala fide and illegal, and intervention under Article 136 of the Constitution was unwarranted on this aspect. India Law Library Docid # 2435551
(658) NISHA SAH Vs. BRIJESH PRASAD @ PRASAD BRIJESH RAVINDRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of Marriage — Mutual Consent Divorce — Exercise of Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Where parties have reached an amicable settlement, which includes payment of a lump sum amount towards permanent alimony, maintenance, and relinquishment of all other claims, and have jointly sought divorce by mutual consent, the Supreme Court can invoke its powers under India Law Library Docid # 2435554
(659) K. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI Vs. SHEEJA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Suit for Specific Performance — Reversal of Trial Court Decree by High Court — Interim Directions — The Supreme Court, finding the reasoning of the High Court for reversing the decree of specific performance unconvincing, directed the parties to attempt mediation for an amicable settlement, India Law Library Docid # 2435555
(660) BHUPAT SINGH KUSHWAH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail on Medical Grounds and Advanced Age — Supreme Court granting bail to appellant (accused in offences including Sections 302 and 307 of IPC) arrested on July 4, 2023, setting aside High Court's rejection of the third bail application — Consideration based on appellant being a septuagenarian and suffering from a cancerous lump on the neck, as confirmed by a report from the Superintendent, District India Law Library Docid # 2435568