(821) MADAN MOHAN JOSHI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Anticipatory Bail — Rejection — Grounds for rejection — Applicant sought anticipatory bail in connection with offenses under Sections 109, 190, 115(2), 191(2), 351(3), and 352 of B.N.S., 2023 — Court noted that Applicant successfully evaded arrest despite 23 raids and issuance of Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) — Investigation revealed that Applicant may be the cause for gathering of a mob and India Law Library Docid # 2436634
(822) CHATRPAL @ RAVI @ LAMBU Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 384 — Evidence — Sufficiency of evidence in dacoity and voluntarily receiving stolen property cases — Conviction rested primarily on eyewitness testimony and recovery of stolen articles — Eyewitnesses (PW 1, PW 2, PW 7, PW 9) failed to identify the appellants in court and were declared hostile by the prosecution, casting serious doubt on their testimony and the entire prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2436635
(823) AMAL BAROI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Criminal Law — Conviction — Standard of Proof — Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt — The prosecution must prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt — Even in cases resting on circumstantial evidence, the chain of circumstances must be complete, pointing only to the guilt of the accused — Conviction cannot be based merely on inferences drawn from some statements of witnesses, especially when India Law Library Docid # 2436636
(824) SHARAYU Vs. SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 24-11-2025 Caste Certificate — Verification — Invalidation of 'Halbi' Scheduled Tribe claim — Undisputed pre-constitutional documents (1925, 1932) showing petitioner's grandfather and cousin grandfather as 'Halbi' — Committee erred in rejecting claim based on a stray pre-constitutional entry (1929) of 'Koshti' for the petitioner's great great grandmother (paternal side's wife) — Pre-constitutional documents carry higher probative value — India Law Library Docid # 2437000
(825) STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. SHRI NARAYAN[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 24-11-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe — Necessary ingredients — Failure of prosecution to prove initial demand along with approximate date/time, and subsequent demand — Mere inquiry by accused "whether he brought the amount" does not constitute 'demand' as required by law — When the prosecution fails to prove demand, mere India Law Library Docid # 2437007
(826) SHAZAIB SABIR PATEL Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Bhartiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 187 — Writ Petition seeking release of accused persons (cousin brothers) detained in prison without extension of Magisterial Custody Remand (MCR) after the initial period expired — Contention that continued detention without extension order violates Article 21 of the Constitution and Section 187 of BNSS, thus rendering detention illegal — Held, while judicial custody must be extended periodically by the Magistrate with application of India Law Library Docid # 2437177
(827) MINU SUBBA Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of First Information Report (FIR) and criminal proceedings — Quashing based on surrounding circumstances and age of person accused — FIR lodged under Sections 419/420/468 IPC for alleged forgery and cheating related to obtaining a Birth Certificate — Allegation that petitioner (Minu Subba) fraudulently obtained a Birth Certificate listing the Respondent No. 2 and her late husband as parents — Petitioner's India Law Library Docid # 2437286
(828) MALLIKA BEGUM @ KHATUN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Certiorari — Scope of Judicial Review — High Court, in exercising certiorari jurisdiction, confines itself to examining the decision-making process; it does not act as an Appellate Tribunal, review or reweigh evidence, or substitute its own views for those of the inferior tribunal — A writ of certiorari is issued only if an error of law is apparent on the face of the record, or if the India Law Library Docid # 2437287
(829) SHRI GAUTAM ROY Vs. INDIAN BANK AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ Petition — Scope of Judicial Review in Disciplinary Matters — High Court's jurisdiction under judicial review is concerned with the decision-making process, including whether the administrative authority committed a breach of the rules of natural justice — Where violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 16(1) is found, it furnishes ground for judicial review of the Enquiry Report. India Law Library Docid # 2437288
(830) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S OASYS CYBERNATICS PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Government Contracts and Tenders — Letter of Intent (LoI) — Legal Nature — An LoI is ordinarily a precursor to a contract, indicating intent to enter into a future agreement, but does not itself create a concluded contract or vested, enforceable rights unless the necessary preconditions are satisfied — A bidder's commercial expectation that a contract will follow an LoI is not a juridical entitlement — If the LoI explicitly India Law Library Docid # 2435914
(831) SAMADHAN S/O SITATRAM MANMOTHE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASTHRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 528 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 376(2)(n), and 507 — Allegation of rape based on false promise of marriage — Relationship continued for three years; physical relations established multiple times — Complainant, an educated and married woman, engaged in the relationship voluntarily and without protest or complaint until the break-up — Lodging of FIR three months after the last physical contact, subsequent to the India Law Library Docid # 2435868
(832) INDER CHAND BAGRI Vs. JAGADISH PRASAD BAGRI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Scope — Principles for quashing FIR or complaint under Section 482 CrPC, including where allegations, taken at face value, do not constitute any offence, or where the proceeding is manifestly attended with mala fide or maliciously instituted with an ulterior motive (referring to State of India Law Library Docid # 2435869
(833) LIVEIN AQUA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. HDFC BANK LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) — Section 7 — Application by Financial Creditor — Rejection for technical defects — Affidavit Verification — Whether an application under Section 7 of the IBC, verified later than the date of the supporting affidavit, is liable to be rejected at the threshold — Mere filing of a 'defective' affidavit (e.g., dated before application verification) does not render the India Law Library Docid # 2435870
(834) KEYUR HARISHBHAI PATEL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Regular Bail — Factors for consideration — Allegation of recovery of contraband from co-accused's factory where appellant was present — Appellant lacked control or ownership of factory; mere presence not sufficient for complicity — Co-accused granted bail by Supreme Court — Appellant incarcerated for over two years while trial incomplete — Considering co India Law Library Docid # 2436149
(835) THE CHENNAI METROPOLITAN CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. S. LAKSHMI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Allotment of Land — Failure to Deliver Possession — Refund vs. Alternate Plot — Appellant executed sale deed in 2006 but failed to hand over physical possession due to discrepancy between allotted land on paper and actual ground availability after demarcation/provision for roads — Single Judge directed refund of Rs. 10,89,000/- with 18% interest p.a. OR allotment of alternate site of comparable value — Division Bench India Law Library Docid # 2436158
(836) KARANARTHAM VIRAMAH FOUNDATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 212(1)(c) — Investigation by Serious Fraud Investigating Office (SFIO) — Necessity and Conditions for direct investigation — For a valid order directing SFIO investigation, mandatory requirements include recording of reasons, demonstrable circumstances justifying SFIO involvement, and necessity of investigation being in public interest — Application seeking direction for SFIO investigation rejected where these conditions were not met. India Law Library Docid # 2436167
(837) ABDUL KHALIQ SOFI Vs. MOHAMMAD SHAFI MIR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 24-11-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49, Proviso — Evidentiary value of unregistered documents — Receipt of part consideration for purchase of immovable property — An unregistered receipt documenting payment cannot be admitted as evidence of an agreement to sell/transfer immovable property, even for collateral purposes, unless the receipt itself contains covenants relating to the sale India Law Library Docid # 2436245
(838) DR. JAHANGIR AHMED Vs. DR. MANOJ SHARMA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 24-11-2025 Service Law — Selection and Appointment — Registrar (Tenure Post) in Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College (IGGDC), Jammu — Challenge to appointment by a candidate claiming higher merit based on computation of academic marks — Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) setting aside the appointment of the petitioner (Dr. Jahangir Ahmed) and directing the appointment of the respondent (Dr. Manoj India Law Library Docid # 2436262
(839) NEERAJ KEWAT Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 24-11-2025 M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 — Rule 47(6) and 47(14)(b)(ii) — Family Pension — Entitlement of Son — Interpretation of Statutes — Substantive Provision vs. Definition Clause — Rule 47(6)(ii) clearly states that a son is entitled to family pension until he attains the age of 25 years, without imposing a condition of being unmarried — Explanation (b) to Rule 47(6) explicitly applies the marriage ineligibility criterion only to a daughter, not a son — While Rule 47(14)(b)(ii) India Law Library Docid # 2436389
(840) JHANAK SINGH Vs. SHRI SANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 80 — Notice to Government or Public Officer — Purpose and object — The basic purpose of Section 80 CPC notice is to grant opportunity to public officers to reconsider the legal position and settle disputes without litigation, thereby saving public time and money; it is intended for the advancement of justice, not as a weapon against litigants. India Law Library Docid # 2436390