(801) KOUSTAV BAGCHI Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 199(2) (Corresponding to Section 222(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023) — Prosecution for defamation of a public functionary in discharge of public functions — Complaint by Public Prosecutor against an Advocate and politician for posting excerpts from a book on social media and making India Law Library Docid # 2435147
(802) MUDI SINGH Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376 and 493 — Rape and Co-habitation caused deceitfully, respectively — Appeal against conviction — Victim was major and in love relationship with accused — Cohabitation occurred over a period with expressed intention of marriage, but non-fulfillment of promise doesn't automatically make it rape India Law Library Docid # 2435149
(803) KIMBERLEY CLUB PVT. LTD. Vs. KRISHI UTPADAN MANDI PARISHAD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Tender Conditions — Interpretation — Ambiguity — The terms of a tender must be clear and unambiguous — If a tendering authority intends for a specific document to be issued by a particular authority, it must be clearly stated in the tender conditions — Failure to do so may lead to rejection of the bid being deemed arbitrary and dehors the tender terms. India Law Library Docid # 2434709
(804) MANJULATA SAHU Vs. PRASANT KUMAR SAHU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 9 and 13 — Transfer of proceedings — Two divorce proceedings were pending before different Family Courts, one filed by the wife under Section 9 and another filed by the husband under Section 13 — Wife sought transfer of husband's case to the court where her case was pending — Court allowed the transfer to ensure both cases are heard India Law Library Docid # 2434886
(805) SATISH SONDHIYA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction challenged on appeal — Prosecution case rested on the accused/appellant allegedly running over the deceased with an Innova Car after a prior dispute at a petrol pump — Non-conduction of Test Identification Parade — Identification of the accused driver and the offending vehicle (Innova Car) held highly doubtful due to lack of standard identification India Law Library Docid # 2435706
(806) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. SMT. SHARDA DEVI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 31-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173(1) — Motor Accident Claims — False Implication of Vehicle — Delay in FIR — Evidentiary Value of Medical Record (MLC) — Where claimants rely on an MLC report (Ex. P-9), which states the injury was caused by a "head-on collision with another motorcycle," and this document is signed by the deceased's son (AW-1), the claimants cannot selectively discard this content; they are duty-bound to explain how the insured car was implicated despite the medical record India Law Library Docid # 2435709
(807) STATE BANK OF INDIA Vs. SRI. NANJUNDAPPA[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Natural Justice — Right to Defence Representative/Advocate — Banking Service — State Bank of Mysore Officers’ Service Regulations, 1979, Regulation 68(2)(VII) — Regulation 68(2)(VII) permits the charged officer to take assistance of another officer as a representative but prohibits engaging a Legal Practitioner — Sufficient opportunity was provided to the charged officer to India Law Library Docid # 2435886
(808) SRI. SUBHASH MEHTA AND OTHERS Vs. M/S BABA DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD.[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Waiver of right to arbitration — A party who voluntarily chooses to approach a Civil Court (by filing a suit) or Consumer Forum for adjudication of disputes governed by an arbitration clause cannot subsequently invoke Section 11(6) of the Act to seek the appointment of an arbitrator concerning the same issues. India Law Library Docid # 2435888
(809) THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE Vs. M/S. TANISKA LODGING AND BOARDING[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 31-10-2025 Karnataka Excise (General Conditions of Licences) Rules, 1967 — Rule 17A (Transfer in the event of death) and Rule 17B (Transfer of licence in other cases) — Interpretation of Rules — Distinction between Transfer and Transmission — Rule 17A covers transmission (involuntary conveyance by operation of law) of licence rights occasioned by the death of the licensee or constituent partner, transferred to India Law Library Docid # 2435890
(810) M/S. LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED Vs. PREM KUMAR MENON AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Delay in pronouncement — While undue and unexplained delay in pronouncing an arbitral award is not a ground, in itself, to set it aside, it can lead to the award being vitiated if the delay adversely affects the final decision and reflects on the findings, making it conflict with public policy or be patently illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2434705
(811) UMA KANT AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 — Section 23 — Minimum qualifications for teachers — Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) — Amendment extending deadline for unqualified teachers to acquire minimum qualifications — Termination of teachers appointed before amendment for not possessing TET at the time of appointment — Held: Termination erroneous as India Law Library Docid # 2434707
(812) M.C. MEHTA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Environmental Protection — Monitoring Committee — Powers and Scope — A PIL was filed concerning environmental issues in Delhi, leading to the appointment of a Monitoring Committee. The Supreme Court clarified that the committee was appointed to prevent misuse of residential premises for commercial purposes and not to interfere with residential premises used as such. India Law Library Docid # 2434708
(813) BINO JOSEPH Vs. NEENA CHERIAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Powers of Supreme Court — Dissolution of marriage and quashing of cases — Parties reached a settlement, including mutual divorce and withdrawal of pending cases, and approached the Supreme Court for its decree under Article 142. The Court, finding the settlement to be voluntary and in the best interests of the parties and their children, allowed the prayers for divorce and quashing of cases, reiterating the importance of adherence to the settlement ter India Law Library Docid # 2434904
(814) SONIYA DEVI Vs. PANKAJ KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 46, Rule 1 and Order II, Rule 2 — Transfer of Proceedings — Grounds for transfer — Inconvenience to petitioner — Held, considerable inconvenience caused by distance (1500 kms) to litigant from her place of residence justifies transfer in the interest of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2434905
(815) MAYARANI PAIN Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 85, 108, 3(5) — Anticipatory Bail — Petitioner apprehending arrest in connection with FIR for offences under these sections — Petitioner is mother-in-law of complainant — Interim protection granted subject to cooperation with investigation — Granted anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds and sureties, subject to India Law Library Docid # 2434915
(816) ANSARULLA AJIMULLA KHAN @ LALA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c) and 21 — Bail — Appellant arrested in connection with offences under the Act — High Court's order granting bail challenged — Supreme Court considered totality of circumstances and period of incarceration (over 1 year 8 months) — Supreme Court inclined to grant bail on terms to be fixed by the Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2434924
(817) THE DIRECTOR, BHARATHIDASAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND ANOTHER Vs. DR. C.N.S. RAMNATH BABU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Employment Law — Reinstatement — Employee termination — Where an order of termination is quashed, but the issues raised against the employee are serious, reinstatement might not be the appropriate remedy. Instead, full monetary reimbursement is a suitable alternative to compensate for any loss suffered, preventing irreparable harm. India Law Library Docid # 2434926
(818) THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. PHUL BHANU BIBI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Recovery from officers — High Court directing recovery of awarded compensation from erring officers of Insurance Company — Supreme Court set aside this direction — Reason: Officers were not made parties nor heard, violating principles of natural justice — Compensation amount itself maintained. India Law Library Docid # 2434932
(819) DIPIKA AGARWAL (NEE KHAITAN) Vs. RISHI AGARWAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer Petition — Transfer of Matrimonial Suit — Supreme Court satisfied that transfer is appropriate based on allegations in petition without delving into merits — Divorce petition pending in West Bengal transferred to Family Court in New Delhi — Transfer shall not hinder mediation proceedings — Transferee court to continue proceedings India Law Library Docid # 2434933
(820) HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD Vs. M/S C & C CONSTRUCTION LTD.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of interference by Courts — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence in an arbitration appeal and should not sit as a court of appeal unless the award is patently illegal or suffers from perversity or is against the fundamental policy of Indian law, justice, or morality. India Law Library Docid # 2434935