(801) T. PERUMAL NADAR (DIED) THR. LRS. Vs. P. RAJENDRA CHORIDA AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 25-11-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 16(c) — Suit for specific performance of agreement of sale — Readiness and willingness of purchaser (Plaintiff) — Essential condition — Continuous readiness and willingness from date of execution until date of decree must be proved — Mere pleading is insufficient; requires proof of having means/funds (availability of consideration) and willingness to perform — Conduct of India Law Library Docid # 2436657
(802) M. PREMKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. P. MURUGAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 25-11-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 8 — Nature of property inherited by son from father after 1956 — Absolute property vs. Ancestral/Coparcenary property — Property that was the self-acquired property of the grandfather (Pitchiah) and was inherited by his son (1st defendant) upon his death after 1956 devolves under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act — Such property becomes the absolute property of the son (1st India Law Library Docid # 2436658
(803) MRS. YEJJAPURAPU HEMA Vs. YEJJAPURAPU RAMANA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) — Cruelty (Mental and Physical) — Scope and Definition — Cruelty, whether physical or mental, is difficult to define precisely; it depends on the way of life, social, economic conditions, customs, and traditions of the parties — Causes warranting separation must be grave and weighty, showing an absolute impossibility for discharging marital India Law Library Docid # 2436181
(804) K.LAKSHMI NARASAIAH ACHARI Vs. KAMARI SIRISHA[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Family Law — Child Custody — Paramount Consideration of Welfare of Minor — Courts deciding child custody disputes (under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956) must prioritize the interest and welfare of the minor child as paramount — It is not the superior right of either parent that governs the adjudication — Relevant factors include the child's desire, presence of a India Law Library Docid # 2436182
(805) POONAM WADHWA Vs. AJAY WADHWA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-11-2025 Family Law — Child Custody — Welfare of the Child — Relevant Considerations — Working parents and financial independence — Nature of parents’ employment (working from home versus working from office) and distance of school from residence are generally not determining factors for custody, especially in the National Capital Region, as both parents contribute to the family's aspirations and child's India Law Library Docid # 2437428
(806) STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS Vs. T. MUHAMMED FAISI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21A — Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 — Scope and Import — State Obligation — The constitutional guarantee of free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years under Article 21A, operationalized by the 2009 Act, mandates the establishment of neighbourhood schools — A State cannot satisfy its obligation under Article 21A merely by providing transportation facilities to attend distant schools in lieu of India Law Library Docid # 2437433
(807) ANWAR HUSAIN Vs. IRFAN KHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims — Compensation — Enhancement — Assessment of Notional Income for self-employed auto-driver — The Tribunal assessed income at Rs. 5,000 p.m., the High Court enhanced it to Rs. 9,000 p.m. — Supreme Court held that Rs. 9,000 p.m. was unreasonably low and did not reflect current economic realities for an auto-driver, India Law Library Docid # 2437505
(808) YASHWANT KRISHNA KUMBAR Vs. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Compensation — Contributory Negligence vs. Composite Negligence — Pillion Rider's entitlement — Tribunal and High Court erred in deducting 50% compensation for contributory negligence of a pillion rider based solely on riders of both vehicles being negligent — A pillion rider, being a third-party passenger, cannot be held responsible for the India Law Library Docid # 2437514
(809) DR. OM PRAKASH SHARMA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Service Law — Promotion — Creation of promotional avenues — Power of Judiciary — High Court declines to issue mandamus directing State to amend M.P./C.G. Class III Service Recruitment and Promotion (Mahavidyalaya Shakha) Rules, 1974, to create promotional avenues for Laboratory Technicians — Creation or abolition of posts, structuring of cadres, and amendment of statutory recruitment rules India Law Library Docid # 2437518
(810) SMT. BIRANCHI BAI SIRDAR AND OTHERS Vs. GANGESHWAR RAM AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 (1)(c) and Section 168 — Compensation for death — Legal Representatives and Dependency — Parents of a deceased married daughter are "legal representatives" and are entitled to compensation for loss of dependency under Section 166 of the Act, not being limited to non-pecuniary heads or no-fault compensation — The concept of 'legal representative' is wider than the India Law Library Docid # 2437519
(811) ARUN KUMAR VAISHNAV @ CHANKY Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Criminal Law — Appeal against Conviction — Murder, Kidnapping for Ransom, Kidnapping, and Causing Disappearance of Evidence (IPC Sections 302, 364A, 363, 201) — Circumstantial Evidence — Requirement of complete and unbroken chain linking the accused unerringly to the crime — Court finding prosecution failed to prove case beyond reasonable doubt due to severe deficiencies in evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2437520
(812) MOH. KAMIL PATEL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(b)(ii)(c) — Conscious Possession — Commercial Quantity — Presumption under Section 35 — Appellant, who was the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle containing a commercial quantity of Ganja (206.230 kg), was rightly convicted— Section 35 raises a rebuttable presumption regarding culpable mental state— Since there was no worthwhile evidence to rebut the presumption or show lack of awareness India Law Library Docid # 2437593
(813) SURESH JAIN Vs. RP CHAUDHARY, HUF, THROUGH KARTA RAMPRAKASH CHAUDHARY[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 25-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 39 Rule 2A — Contempt proceedings for violating interim injunction — Construction activity — Interim order restrained 'new constructions only' and 'alienation' after 02.07.2019 — Allegation of violation must be proven beyond reasonable doubt — Complainant failed to provide evidence of existing building position (prior to 02.07.2019) or specific new construction after India Law Library Docid # 2437717
(814) STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. KADAVABHAI UKABHAI PAGHADAL[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - Sections 4, 6, 11, 54 - Compensation - Determination of Market Value - Evidence of Sale Instances vs. Agreements to Sell - Challenge to quantum of enhanced compensation awarded by Reference Court upon remand - Lands acquired for irrigation project were agricultural lands with low development potential - Reference Court erroneously based compensation primarily on India Law Library Docid # 2437853
(815) STATE OF GUJARAT THRO' COLLECTOR Vs. SAVITABEN MANUBHAI PRAJAPATI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 25-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Suit for Compensation — Death by Electrocution in Government Residential Quarter — Police Constable residing in quarter allotted in Police Line, Umreth, died due to electrocution from a live open electric wire on 02.09.1989 — Legal heirs filed suit against State/Collector for compensation alleging negligence in maintaining electrical India Law Library Docid # 2437854
(816) VINOD KUMAR BHATIA Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Companies Act, 1956 — Section 630 — Wrongful withholding of company property by employee/ex-employee — Conviction for failure to vacate company quarter post-retirement — Scope of High Court's revisional jurisdiction — High Court, while exercising revisional jurisdiction, must assess correctness, legality, and propriety of findings below (concurrent findings of ASJ and ACMM) and should not re-appreciate evidence or interfere unless orders are wholly unreasonable or lead to India Law Library Docid # 2435956
(817) ENVITECH CONSULTANTS INDIA PVT LTD Vs. RUDRABHISHEK ENTERPRISES LIMITED AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 (a) and (d) — Rejection of Plaint — Applicable principles — Power to reject a plaint is a drastic one and conditions must be strictly adhered to — Court must look only at the averments in the plaint and documents annexed; defendant’s defense or arguments in the application are irrelevant — Allegations in the plaint must be taken as correct for deciding the India Law Library Docid # 2435957
(818) SH. GAURAV KHATTAR Vs. SH. VIRENDER AGGARWAL[DELHI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 114 read with Order XLVII Rule 1 — Review Petition — Grounds for Review — Alleged error apparent on the face of the record and discovery of new and important evidence — Standard for 'new and important evidence' (Aadhar Card and Bank Passbook showing different address) — Where documents (proof of address) claimed to be new evidence were at all times India Law Library Docid # 2435958
(819) ANIKET KUMAR Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Power of Supreme Court to pass directions — Dissolution of Marriage by Mutual Consent — Where parties filed a joint application for directions under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve marriage by mutual consent based on a comprehensive settlement, the Supreme Court, acknowledging the efforts for amicable resolution, granted divorce by mutual consent India Law Library Docid # 2436057
(820) THE STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. BAWA SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Jurisdiction and Scope — Power of High Court / Sessions Court while granting bail — Observations / Directions regarding penal action against investigating officers — High Court directed that if the accused were acquitted, the recovery of contraband would be deemed to be effected from and charged upon the police officers who signed the India Law Library Docid # 2436089