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(821) KALU @CHETAN Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail/Suspension of Sentence — Filing of Fresh Application — Rejection of previous application or cancellation of bail does not prohibit filing of a fresh application for bail or suspension of sentence — Supreme Court dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) without granting liberty to file a fresh bail application does not extinguish the right to do so if circumstances permit —
India Law Library Docid # 2433708

(822) KAILASH RAMCHANDANI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 11 — Special Courts — Establishment of exclusive Special Courts for expeditious trials of cases investigated by NIA — Requires creation of posts in Superior Judicial Service Cadre and requisite ministerial staff, along with necessary infrastructure — Designation of existing courts as Special Courts is insufficient compliance with the mandate of expeditious trials.
India Law Library Docid # 2433709

(823) GOWTHAM CHAND Vs. A. G. SHIVAKUMAR SINCE DEAD BY LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second appeal — High Court’s jurisdiction is limited to substantial questions of law, not factual findings — Interference with factual findings of lower appellate court is not permissible unless a substantial question of law arises which, if answered in favour of the appellant, would reverse the lower court’s judgment.
India Law Library Docid # 2433710

(824) PROBO MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Vs. SUMIT KAPURBHAI PRAJAPATI AND OTHERS ETC. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Transfer of Proceedings — Public Interest Litigation — Consolidation — Supreme Court directed transfer of four PILs from High Courts of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and Bombay to itself for joint hearing and adjudication, consolidating matters pending before different High Courts on the same subject.
India Law Library Docid # 2433711

(825) NARAYAN DAS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8, 20(c), 21(c), 32-B — Conviction and sentencing — Interpretation of Section 32-B regarding factors for imposing higher than minimum punishment — Court's discretion not limited to factors enumerated in Section 32-B(a)-(f) — Quantity of contraband and other relevant factors can be considered.
India Law Library Docid # 2427981

(826) M SAMBASIVA RAO Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) read with Section 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Demand and acceptance of bribe — Essential to prove demand and acceptance by public servant — Mere acceptance of illegal gratification without demand is not an offence — Prosecution must prove foundational facts through oral or documentary evidence — Presumption under
India Law Library Docid # 2427890

(827) SUNITA AND OTHERS Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 10(2)(d) & 2(21) — Driving Licence for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) — Validity for driving commercial vehicle with Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding 7500 kg — Driver possessing LMV license can drive transport vehicle up to 7500 kg without additional endorsement — Constitutional Bench decision in Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rambha Devi affirmed Mukund Dewangan v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
India Law Library Docid # 2427891

(828) RAM CHARAN AND OTHERS Vs. SUKHRAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 2(2) — Exclusion of Scheduled Tribes — The Act does not apply to members of Scheduled Tribes unless the Central Government directs otherwise by notification.

B. Customary Law — Proof of Custom — A custom must be proved with evidence of usage in fact and not merely by stating that it is a custom. General statements are not sufficient to establish a custom.
India Law Library Docid # 2427892

(829) GURDIAL SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LR Vs. JAGIR KAUR (DEAD) AND ANOTHER ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Succession Act, 1925, Sections 63, 68 — Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 68 — Proof of Will — Propounder has to prove due execution and dispel suspicious circumstances — Suspicious circumstances include shaky signature, feeble mind, unfair disposition, propounder benefiting significantly — Absence of reasoned disinheritance of natural heir, especially wife, qualifies as a suspicious circumstance
India Law Library Docid # 2427893

(830) M/S SONALI POWER EQUIPMENTS PVT. LTD. Vs. CHAIRMAN, MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, MUMBAI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) — Section 18(2) — Conciliation proceedings — Applicability of Limitation Act — The Limitation Act does not apply to conciliation proceedings under Section 18(2) of the MSMED Act, as conciliation is a non-adjudicatory process based on negotiation and settlement, not a judicial or coercive process.
India Law Library Docid # 2427894

(831) SMT. KAUSHAL VIRMANI AND ANOTHER Vs. DALJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for Motor Accident Claims — Appeal against High Court’s direction on interest — High Court enhanced compensation but omitted to award interest on the enhanced amount — Supreme Court modified High Court's order by awarding interest on the original award amount at 12% per annum and on the enhanced amount at 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition.
India Law Library Docid # 2433704

(832) H.D. KUMARASWAMY Vs. SAMAJ PARIVARTANA SAMUDAYA (SPS) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Contempt of Court — Disobedience of court's order — Proceedings for contempt cannot continue if the original order, which was the basis for contempt, has ceased to have independent existence and merged into a final order.
India Law Library Docid # 2433705

(833) AMAN JOSHI Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS, 2023) — Section 103(1) — Murder — Special Leave Petition — Petitioner filed FIR for murder of his brother — Allegation of assault by named accused and six companions leading to death — Respondent No.2 arrested, though not named in FIR, allegedly identified in CCTV footage as assailant — Petitioner contends High Court erred in granting bail to Respondent No.2
India Law Library Docid # 2433707

(834) MALA DEVI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-07-2025
Pension Law — Family Pension — Eligibility of ‘Substitutes’ in Railways — deceased husband of the appellant was appointed as a ‘Substitute Waterman’ and died in harness after serving for 9 years, 8 months, and 26 days — Railways denied family pension on the grounds that his service was not regularized and did not meet the 10-year qualifying period for family pension — Appellant contended that as per Indian
India Law Library Docid # 2427876

(835) KRISHNA SWAROOP AGARWAL (DEAD) THR. LR. Vs. ARVIND KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-07-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 106 — Notice terminating tenancy — Service by registered post — Return with endorsement “ND” (Not Delivered) — General Clauses Act, 1897 — Section 27 — Deemed service — High Court set aside ejectment decree solely on ground of “ND” endorsement, misinterpreting deemed service provisions — Supreme Court held High Court erred in not considering Section
India Law Library Docid # 2427877

(836) SHIV BARAN Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Application for summoning additional accused — High Court quashed summons issued against them — Whether High Court was justified — Held, no. — Evidence of eyewitnesses, though prima facie, suggested complicity of the applicant, assigning specific role and indicating presence at scene
India Law Library Docid # 2427878

(837) BYLURU THIPPAIAH @ BYALURU THIPPAIAH @ NAYAKARA THIPPAIAH Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-07-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction — Concurrent findings of guilt by Trial Court and High Court — Supreme Court will not re-assess evidence unless there is violation of natural justice, misreading of evidence, or error of law — Appeals challenging conviction dismissed.
India Law Library Docid # 2427879

(838) BIRKA SHIVA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-07-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 363, 342, 376 — Kidnapping, Wrongful Confinement, Rape — Prosecution failed to prove the age of the victim (minor) beyond reasonable doubt when the only evidence was a school certificate not corroborated by oral testimony of parents or the person who made the entry.
India Law Library Docid # 2427880

(839) JAI PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-07-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 376, 377; Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 5, 6 — Conviction for murder, rape, unnatural offences, and sexual offences against a child — Evidence relied upon includes last seen theory, recovery of body from appellant’s hut, and DNA evidence linking appellant to victim — Trial court and High Court concurrently held appellant
India Law Library Docid # 2427881

(840) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. JSW HYDRO ENERGY LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-07-2025
Electricity Act, 2003 — CERC Regulations, 2019 — Interpretation — Note 3 of Regulation 55 setting a 13% cap on free power for home state (FEHS) is for tariff calculation purposes and does not prohibit a generating company from supplying more than 13% free power as per its contractual obligations.
India Law Library Docid # 2427882