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(961) ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. TANYA ENERGY ENTERPRISES THROUGH ITS MANAGING PARTNER SHRI ALLURI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA VARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) and Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (RDB Act) — One Time Settlement (OTS) Scheme 2020 — Rejection of borrower's OTS application — High Court's interference — Supreme Court's review — Clause 4(i) of OTS 2020 requiring upfront payment of 5% of OTS amount for
India Law Library Docid # 2432704

(962) KAILAS S/O BAJIRAO PAWAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) — Prohibition — Evidence — Video recording — Admissibility of electronic evidence under Section 65B of Evidence Act — High Court erred in directing re-trial on the ground that video recording was not converted into legally admissible evidence due to not being played during witness deposition and lack of
India Law Library Docid # 2432705

(963) PARAMJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 420 — Cheating — Dishonest intention — For an offence of cheating, fraudulent or dishonest intention at the time of making a promise or representation must be shown, not merely a failure to keep a promise subsequently — Mere allegations of failure to provide a product with specific specifications or failure to replace faulty machines do not satisfy the test of dishonest
India Law Library Docid # 2432706

(964) C.R. JAYA SUKIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Public Interest Litigation — Grounds for Inquiry — Allegations unsubstantiated — Supreme Court constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct fact-finding inquiry into allegations against a zoological centre. SIT's report, based on extensive investigation involving multiple agencies and expert opinions, found no violations of wildlife protection, zoo rules, CITES guidelines, or financial laws. The Court accepted the report, finding the allegations baseless and closing the complaints
India Law Library Docid # 2432763

(965) IN RE: THE WAQF AMENDMENT ACT, 2025 (1)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended) — Challenge to constitutional validity of amendments — Petitioners contended that amendments are ultra vires the Constitution, violating fundamental rights including Articles 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 300A. Respondents argued for legislative competence and presumption of validity of enactments. Court emphasized that statutes should only be declared
India Law Library Docid # 2432652

(966) MS. XXXX Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Section 3 and 5 and Rule 3A(a)(i) of MTP Rules, 2003 — Termination of pregnancy beyond 24 weeks — Allowed only if Medical Board diagnoses substantial foetal abnormalities or termination is necessary to save life of pregnant woman or her grave mental/physical health injury — Medical Board opined that termination of 30-week pregnancy would adversely affect mother and fetus,
India Law Library Docid # 2432692

(967) DAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430(2) — Suspension of Sentence — Bail pending appeal — Applicant convicted for life imprisonment — Submitted that approximately 10 years of sentence has been undergone and no likelihood of early hearing of appeal — Relied on Supreme Court directions in Sonadhar v. State of Chhattisgarh and Saudan Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh — Held that High Courts should
India Law Library Docid # 2432693

(968) SRI H.S. GAURAV AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Judicial review of State decision — Petitioners challenged the State's decision to invite an individual as Chief Guest for a religious festival inauguration — Held, the decision was a policy matter of the State and not subject to judicial review on the grounds of offending religious sentiments.
India Law Library Docid # 2432735

(969) PUJYAM SESHANJANEYA RAJESH AND ANOTHER Vs. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 163A — Motor Accident Claim — Liability of Insurer — Burden of Proof — Driving License — Where an Insurance Company alleges that the driver of the offending vehicle did not possess a valid driving license, the burden is on the Insurance Company to prove this fact with cogent evidence — Mere denial or a weak report without examination of the concerned officer or
India Law Library Docid # 2432995

(970) TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR PVT. LTD. Vs. L. SUNI REDDY AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Sections 14, 16, 18, 20, 29A — Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Sections 58, 64, 107 — National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) — Composition of Benches — Validity of order passed by a single member — Held, under Section 58(2) and 64 of the New Act, the President of NCDRC can constitute a bench with one or more members, and an order is not invalid
India Law Library Docid # 2432996

(971) NELLORE PROGRESSIVE UNION Vs. TOWN HALL TRUST BOARD AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 40 Rule 1 — Appointment of Receiver — Principles governing — 'Panch Sadachar' as enunciated in T. Krishnaswamy Chetty v. C. Thangavelu Chetty — Trial Court must consider adverse and conflicting claims, emergency or danger, likelihood of serious damage, plaintiff's excellent chance of success, and absence of laches, delay, or acquiescence by applicant — Appointment of receiver is an equitable remedy and not to be granted for mere asking — Trial court order
India Law Library Docid # 2432997

(972) DR. A.NEELALOHITHADASAN NADAR Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 354 — Outraging modesty of a woman — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 8, 60 — Test for sterling witness — Conviction solely on victim's testimony requires rigorous scrutiny — Testimony must be of sterling quality and unassailable — Absence of corroboration where victim's testimony has flaws and lacunae can lead to acquittal.
India Law Library Docid # 2433003

(973) APPUKUTTAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA[KERALA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 394 — Abatement of appeals — Death of appellant — Appeal against conviction and sentence of imprisonment and fine — Where near relatives do not wish to prosecute the appeal and accept the sentence of fine, the appeal shall be dismissed as abated.
India Law Library Docid # 2433004

(974) OM NARAYAN VERMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Essential ingredients of Section 201 IPC (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence) — Prosecution failed to establish that death was homicidal in nature — DNA report only confirmed skeleton belonged to deceased but not the cause of death — Investigating Officer admitted doctor did not opine on cause of death — Circumstantial evidence of "last seen" is weak evidence and cannot form sole
India Law Library Docid # 2433202

(975) SATYENDRA KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Central Industrial Security Force Rules, 2001 — Rule 34, Rule 36, Rule 55 — Disciplinary action — Penalty — Compulsory retirement — Disproportionate penalty — Charge of disobedience for not attending counselling — Imposition of major penalty like compulsory retirement or reduction in pay by multiple stages for failing to attend counselling, which was advisory in nature, is disproportionate. Minor penalty like
India Law Library Docid # 2433154

(976) AMARESH SARKAR Vs. CUTTACK DURGABARI SAMITY, REPRESENTED THROUGH ITS SECRETARY GAUTAM MUKHERJI AND OTHERS[ORISSA HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 and Order 18 Rule 3 — Consolidation of suits for trial — Analogous trial does not legally amount to consolidation — Suits maintain their independent identities — Allows for rebuttal evidence, subject to court's satisfaction — Trial court rightly allowed one party to adduce further evidence in the other suit after closure of initial evidence, considering distinct issues and prayers.
India Law Library Docid # 2433155

(977) ALI MD. ZAIED ALSHID Vs. MUSSTT. BABITA KHATUN[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 — Section 3(1) — Maintenance, deferred Mehr, return of property — Wife’s claim for maintenance during Iddat and post-Iddat period, deferred Mehr, and return of dowry articles — Lower Courts’ orders examined — High Court’s previous remand for reassessment of fair and reasonable maintenance provision — Sessions Judge's determination of Rs. 2,00,000/- for future maintenance and direction for return of dowry articles or their value — Petitione
India Law Library Docid # 2433118

(978) LRS OF DECD THAKOR PUNJAJI MANAJI LILAJI AND OTHERS Vs. LRS OF DECD THAKOR MANGAJI NATHAJI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Challenging concurrent findings of lower courts — Appeal dismissed at admission stage as devoid of substantial question of law.
India Law Library Docid # 2433134

(979) ASHOK KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS Vs. SMR. KAMLA KUSHWAHA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of Pleadings — Liberal Approach — Courts should adopt a liberal approach in granting amendments to pleadings, provided they are necessary for determining the real controversy between the parties and do not cause injustice or prejudice to the other side.
India Law Library Docid # 2433285

(980) SMT. RANI KUSHWAHA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 15-09-2025
Service Law — Anganwadi Sahayika — Cancellation of Appointment — Respondent no. 5 was terminated for absenteeism, but later succeeded in appeal before Commissioner for reinstatement — Appellant was appointed subsequently during the pendency of litigation — Cancellation of appellant's appointment on reinstatement of respondent no. 5 was justified.
India Law Library Docid # 2433286