(261) KALYANI TRANSCO Vs. M/S BHUSHAN POWER AND STEEL LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 62 — Appeal to Supreme Court — Limited to questions of law — Concurrent findings of fact by NCLT and NCLAT ordinarily not to be interfered with — Unless view taken in ignorance of statutory provisions, based on extraneous consideration or ex-facie arbitrary/illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2433216
(262) RAJAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 173 — Award of Tribunal reversed by High Court — Claimant appealing — Death in hit and run accident alleged — Victim's family claiming compensation — Husband of first appellant died in alleged accident — Accident witnessed by neighbour — High Court found accident and vehicle involvement not proved — Appeal dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2433217
(263) THE STATE OF TELANGANA Vs. JERUSALEM MATHAI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — High Court’s power to quash — While High Court should not conduct a mini-trial at the stage of quashing proceedings, an order of quashing based on justifiable reasons cannot be set aside simply due to its length or detailed reasoning. India Law Library Docid # 2433218
(264) SANJAY D. JAIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Essential conditions — If allegations in FIR or complaint, even if taken at face value, do not prima facie constitute an offence or make out a case against the accused, quashing is justified — Vague and general allegations are insufficient to establish a India Law Library Docid # 2433219
(265) COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA Vs. KERALA FILM EXHIBITORS FEDERATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Competition Act, 2002 — Sections 3(1), 3(3)(b), 27, 48 — Anti-competitive agreements — Penalty on office-bearers — Principles of natural justice — Show cause notice — Opportunity of hearing — Commission’s power to differ with DG — Competent to impose penalties and behavioural remedies on individuals responsible for contravention after due process.] India Law Library Docid # 2433220
(266) MOHAMMED MASOOD Vs. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Assessment of income — High Court erred in applying Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 to reduce income when claim was under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. India Law Library Docid # 2433221
(267) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD Vs. NARAYAN SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149 — Liability of insurer — Award of compensation — Insurance policy validity — Truck driver's rash and negligent driving caused death of security guard — Tribunal awarded compensation to claimants — Insurance Company argued policy was not valid on accident date due to fraudulent alteration of dates by owner — This contention was raised only in review India Law Library Docid # 2433222
(268) DHANNALAL ALIAS DHANRAJ (DEAD) THR. LRS. Vs. NASIR KHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 306 — Abatement of suits — Claim for compensation for personal injury under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Right to claim compensation survives to legal representatives upon death of injured claimant, irrespective of cause of death — Amendment to Section 167 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by Act 32 of 2019 with effect from 01.04.2022 is retrospective and applicable to India Law Library Docid # 2433223
(269) ODELA SATYAM AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Clubbing of FIRs — Multiple FIRs registered across different states for same cause of action — Generally, it is illegal and overambitious to club FIRs from various states and future FIRs — Prayer for clubbing future FIRs cannot be granted by any court — This power may be exercised under Article 142 of the Constitution with consent of states. India Law Library Docid # 2433224
(270) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. BHANWAR SINGH ETC. ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374(2) — Appeals against conviction — High Court's power to acquit — High Court, after considering evidence and finding patent infirmities and insufficiency of evidence in the prosecution case, rightly acquitted the accused giving them the benefit of doubt. India Law Library Docid # 2433225
(271) RAGHAV PRASHAD AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conversion of conviction — Where evidence shows that though accused had knowledge that injuries would cause death, there is no material to prove intention to kill, conviction under Section 302 IPC is not tenable and should be converted to Section 304 Part I IPC. India Law Library Docid # 2433226
(272) SEPCO ELECTRIC POWER CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION Vs. GMR KAMALANGA ENERGY LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 34 and 37 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Scope of interference — Courts are prohibited from rewriting contracts and should not interfere with arbitral awards unless grounds under Section 34 are met, such as violation of public policy or patent illegality. Interference is justified when an award shocks the conscience or is contrary to basic notions of India Law Library Docid # 2433227
(273) IN RE: LACK OF FUNCTIONAL CCTVS IN POLICE STATIONS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Police Custody Deaths — Non-functioning or absence of CCTV footage from police stations in breach of Supreme Court directions in Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh. India Law Library Docid # 2433534
(274) M/S. LAXMI CONSTRUCTION AND ANOTHER Vs. HARSH GOYAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Section 12 and 2(b) — Supreme Court Rules, 1975, Rule 3 — Constitution of India, Article 129 — Non-compliance of Supreme Court order — Tenants directed to vacate premises by a specific date and furnish an undertaking — Tenants filed review petition and miscellaneous application, both dismissed — Tenants continued to occupy premises and made attempts to frustrate India Law Library Docid # 2433460
(275) HARMEET SINGH Vs. SURPRIYA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Power of Supreme Court — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent — Parties amicably resolved inter se disputes through mediation and agreed to seek divorce by mutual consent — Supreme Court exercises its extraordinary power under Article 142 to grant decree of divorce India Law Library Docid # 2433696
(276) ODELA SATYAM AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Clubbing of FIRs — Multiple FIRs arising from same cause of action and modus operandi — Generally, clubbing of FIRs across different states is not permissible due to different jurisdictions and potential complexities in investigation and trial necessitating presence of witnesses from various locations. India Law Library Docid # 2434748
(277) SMT. CHANDRA KALA AND OTHERS Vs. ICICI LOMBARD MOTOR INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 — Quantum of compensation — Assessment of income — Deceased was a mason earning Rs. 400 per day — Tribunal adopted Rs. 189 per day due to lack of documentary proof — High Court confirmed this — Supreme Court held that for a coolie, minimum wage was Rs. 4,500 in 2004, and with annual increase, in 2014, it would be Rs. 9,500 per month — Ascertained monthly income of India Law Library Docid # 2434749
(278) RAMAR Vs. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166 & 168 — Compensation for injury — Assessment of monthly income — High Court reduced income based on a previous case where no evidence was led, but in the present case, claimant's witnesses testified about daily earnings of Rs. 600-1000 — Tribunal's adoption of Rs. 11,000 per month as income was deemed appropriate. India Law Library Docid # 2434750
(279) SANJABIJ TARI Vs. KISHORE S. BORCAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138, 139, 118 — Dishonour of cheque — Presumptions — Scope — Once execution/signature admitted, presumption arises that cheque was for consideration and discharge of legally enforceable debt — Burden initially on accused to rebut by raising probable defence — Mere plea of complainant’s financial incapacity, without documentary or India Law Library Docid # 2433172
(280) SINGAMASETTY BHAGAVATH GUPTHA AND ANOTHER Vs. ALLAM KARIBASAPPA (D) BY LRS./ALLAM DODDABASAPPA (D) BY LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-09-2025 Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 — Section 37 — Proceedings on annulment — The validity of acts done by a court or receiver before annulment of adjudication of insolvency depends on whether the sales and dispositions of property and payments made were "duly made." If these acts are found to be not duly made, Section 37 will not protect them. India Law Library Docid # 2433173