(761) ANUJ SHARMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN THROUGH PP AND OTHER[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 03-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 497 — Adultery — Constitutional Validity — Section 497 IPC declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court in Joseph Shine v. Union of India — Violates Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution — This declaration operates retrospectively, invalidating all pending prosecutions under this section. India Law Library Docid # 2435175
(762) DALIP SINGH Vs. BALJIT AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Scope — In Punjab and Haryana, second appeals are treated as appeals under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure — No substantial question of law arises for framing in such appeals based on established legal propositions. India Law Library Docid # 2435264
(763) MANSA RAM AND OTHERS Vs. JASMER SINGH AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Pre-emption — Right of pre-emption — Nature of — A weak right, which can be overcome by legitimate means such as waiver or estoppel enacted by the preemptor. India Law Library Docid # 2435265
(764) HARYANA STATE THROUGH COLLECTOR, HISAR AND ANOTHER Vs. RAJA RAM[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Regular Second Appeal — Power to dispose of common judgments and decrees — Appeals arising from common judgments and identical questions of law and fact can be decided collectively by way of a single, composite judgment for judicial economy and consistency. India Law Library Docid # 2435266
(765) USHA CHOPRA AND OTHERS Vs. LIC AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Insurance Act, 1938 — Section 45 — Policy not to be called in question after three years — Contract of life insurance is based on the principle of "utmost good faith" (uberrima fides) — Silence on a material fact that could affect the risk is considered a breach of this good faith — Insured is required to make truthful declarations regarding health in the proposal form, especially for non-medical policies where the India Law Library Docid # 2435267
(766) BALDEV SINGH Vs. ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 03-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Liability of owner and insurer — Accident occurred at 2 PM, insurance policy commenced at 4:28 PM on the same day — Vehicle was not insured at the time of the accident — Tribunal rightly held the owner liable for compensation. India Law Library Docid # 2435268
(767) JADAV HALDAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Civil Procedure — Remand Order — Challenge to High Court's non-interference with Remand Order — High Court upheld Board of Revenue's order remanding dispute on hereditary/ownership rights for fresh adjudication, viewing Remand Order as merely interlocutory as it did not decide lis on merits — Supreme Court set aside High Court's order and remitted the matter for fresh adjudication of the Writ Petition, recognizing that India Law Library Docid # 2435564
(768) RIPON AZAD Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 21(2) and 29 — Bail — Grant of regular bail pending trial — Case involved recovery of 193 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup (100 ml each) — Appellant in custody since March 24, 2024 — Considering that two co-accused have already been granted bail by the High India Law Library Docid # 2435569
(769) KIRAN PATIL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Appellant previously accused in seven cases — Prosecution relied on multiple pending cases against appellant to object to bail — Subsequent evidence (additional affidavit) revealed appellant was acquitted in two cited cases and two other cited cases did not relate to appellant — Co-accused released on bail — Appellant in custody since 25.10.2024 — India Law Library Docid # 2435579
(770) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. LORD NORTHBOOK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Civil Procedure — Infructuous Appeal — When probate of a Will is granted by a competent court (High Court Division Bench), the related Civil Appeal focusing on succession is rendered infructuous as the matter is settled by testamentary succession, not intestate succession — Consequences of the judgment upholding probate must take effect India Law Library Docid # 2435580
(771) AZAD AND NOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Sections 2(b)(xi), 2(b)(xv), and 3(l) — Quashing of FIR — Gang Chart based on earlier FIR — Temporal Gap — Where an FIR under the Gangsters Act (2025) is based on underlying offenses defined in an earlier FIR (2023) under different Acts (UP Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960), a significant temporal gap India Law Library Docid # 2435583
(772) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE” Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Supreme Court – Suo Moto Writ Petition – Directions to States/UTs – Compliance Affidavits and Summary – Court directed all States/UTs who had filed compliance affidavits to have them compiled and summarized by the Amicus Curiae by 05.11.2025. India Law Library Docid # 2435584
(773) RAJNI @ RAJNI TYAGI Vs. KAPIL TYAGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Transfer of Cases — Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 132/2025 — Recall/Modification of Order — Application for recall/modification of the order dated 24.07.2025 in Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 132/2025 allowed, and the said order recalled — Underlying matter involves matrimonial disputes and settlement between husband and wife. India Law Library Docid # 2435593
(774) SHOBASHALINI CHOKKALINGAM Vs. S.RAMESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Civil Procedure — Rejection of Plaint — Appeal — Delay Condonation — Suit filed challenging a Power of Attorney and a subsequent Sale Deed as null and void, asserting lawful ownership of property — High Court rejected the plaint based on Section 34 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, directing the petitioner to approach the Debts India Law Library Docid # 2435599
(775) IGATPURI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Vs. DILBUR PARAKH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Environmental Law — Solid Waste Management — Location of Waste Processing Plant — Concern over proximity to school and residential areas — Court directed Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Maharashtra, to personally appear and study allotting alternative suitable land at a reasonable distance from sensitive localities. India Law Library Docid # 2435603
(776) PUSHPENDRA SINGH @ HARIOM PRATAP AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Offences under Sections 304B, 498A, 323, 120B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Petitioners apprehending arrest — Interim protection granted earlier and cooperation India Law Library Docid # 2435611
(777) AMIT KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Petitioner in judicial custody since 03.12.2024 for alleged seizure of 11,105 liters of Phensedyl Codeine syrup — Charge sheet filed and no further interrogation likely required — Observation that Codeine Phosphate content in the syrup is limited and may not render it an illegal intoxicant or psychotropic substance per se — Petitioner entitled to be enlarged on bail India Law Library Docid # 2435686
(778) HIMANI @ MONIKA GOYAL Vs. ASHISH GOYAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Family Law — Divorce — Dissolution of Marriage — Mutual Consent — Supreme Court exercising power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, 1950 — Marriage dissolved by decree of divorce based on amicable resolution of all disputes and differences between the parties, documented in I.A. No. 275997 of 2025 — Settlement terms, including payment by husband and closure of pending legal proceedings, made India Law Library Docid # 2435688
(779) UDITA NABHA Vs. RANJEET NABHA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Special Leave Petition — Interim Orders — Matrimonial Disputes — Pending Appeals — Directions for Educational Expenses — Supreme Court directed that pendency of SLP does not prevent High Court from disposing of main appeals between parties — High Court directed to expeditiously dispose of main matter, preferably within three months. India Law Library Docid # 2435690
(780) RAJU Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Criminal Law — Conviction and Sentence — Section 302/120-B read with Section 149 of the Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Review Petition — Petitioner sentenced to life imprisonment — Original conviction upheld by Supreme Court but similarly placed co-accused later acquitted by Supreme Court in separate appeals — State Counsel acknowledging petitioner is similarly placed with the acquitted co-accused — Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2435691