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(901) SAGAR GORAKH CHOTHVE AND ANOTHER Vs. VILAS EKNATH KADAM AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Bombay Rents Act, 1947 — Section 12(3)(a) — Eviction — Tenants are appealing an eviction decree based on non-payment of rent — The High Court upheld the eviction decree, citing that the tenants failed to pay rent, and referencing a previous Supreme Court ruling that educational cess is part of the rent — The High Court noted that under Section 12(3)(a) of the relevant Act, if rent is payable monthly, there is no dispute about the standard rent or permitted increases, and rent arrears are for six
India Law Library Docid # 2421691

(902) AJAY SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court granted bail to multiple appellants who were seeking release after their bail requests had been rejected by the High Court — The Court noted that several co-accused in the same case had already been granted bail on October 25, 2024 — Since the appellants were deemed to be in the same position as the co-accused who had been granted bail, the Court was also inclined to grant bail to the appellants under the same terms and conditions as imposed in the prior order of
India Law Library Docid # 2421693

(903) BOLTMASTER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNION BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Supreme Court addressed a writ petition filed by petitioner, who are facing proceedings under the SARFAESI Act — The petitioners sought declarations that the failure of the Central Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to implement a notification dated 29.05.2015 regarding stressed micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and the classification of MSME accounts as Non-Performing Asset
India Law Library Docid # 2421694

(904) KARTHIK SUNDARESAN SUBRAMANIAN AND OTHERS Vs. SRIVIDHYA SURIYANARAYANAN [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Matrimonial Law — Transfer Petition — Supreme Court of India is addressing a case involving a husband and wife, who have filed transfer petitions related to ongoing legal disputes — The Court has referred the disputes to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, with both parties scheduled to appear before the mediator on January 16, 2025 — The Court has also granted permission for the parties to appear through video conferencing if needed — In the meantime, the Court has ordered a stay of all further
India Law Library Docid # 2421638

(905) PRASHANT MISHRA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 384 and 506 — Supreme Court bail to appellant, who was arrested in connection with a case registered under the POCSO and IPC — Appellant;s previous bail applications were rejected by the Trial Court and the High Court — The Supreme Court considered that appellant had been in custody for approximately two years and two months, and that the trial was unlikely to conclude soon — Therefore, the court
India Law Library Docid # 2421641

(906) GHAZIPUR DAIRY FARM FARMERS ASSOCIATION Vs. SUNAYANA SIBAL AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Relocation of cattle — Supreme Court addressing a case involving the Ghazipur Dairy Farm Farmers Association and others, related to a judgment by the High Court of Delhi — Several Special Leave Petitions (SLP) have been filed in the matter — The Court has ordered that Shri Sant Ram Pradhan file an affidavit of compliance by early February 2025 — Respondents who have not yet filed counter affidavits must do so within two weeks from the hearing date of January 3, 2025, with rejoinder affidavits du
India Law Library Docid # 2421642

(907) M. NITHYA AND OTHERS Vs. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279 and 304A — Negligence and Liability — The accident occurred solely due to the negligence of the lorry driver, as established by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — The Tribunal found that the lorry driver was driving rashly and negligently, leading to the accident — The Insurance Company's argument that the deceased (motorcycle rider) contributed to the accident by not wearing a
India Law Library Docid # 2422096

(908) NEELIMA CHOURE Vs. VIJAY CHOURE AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Matrimonial Law — Divorce by Mutual Consent — The Supreme Court addressed a case where a wife appealed a High Court order that had increased her maintenance from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 7,000 per month, after the Family Court had previously increased it from Rs. 3,000 — The parties entered a settlement agreement through the Mediation Centre, with the husband agreeing to pay Rs. 73,00,000, with Rs. 30,00,000 going to the wife in installments and Rs. 43,00,000 having already been spent on their daughter'
India Law Library Docid # 2421653

(909) MANOJBHAI RAMSINGBHAI GAMIT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406, 409, 420, 462, 285 and 120(B) — Essential Commodities Act, 2020 — Sections 3 and 7 — Appellant accused for supplying gas bottles with less gas, sought anticipatory bail which was denied by the High Court on April 25, 2024 — Despite 12 co-accused being released on bail or granted pre-arrest bail, and cooperating with the investigation, the High Court refused his bail plea — The Supreme Court reviewed the case, considering the charges, appellant’s cooperati
India Law Library Docid # 2421654

(910) C.V.L. SATYAKUMAR (SINCE DEAD) REP. BY LRS Vs. R. NAGENDRA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53A — The Supreme Court is hearing a petition for a special leave to appeal regarding a suit for specific performance of a contract, which was initially allowed by the trial court but reversed by the High Court — The core issue revolves around an agreement of sale from 1992, where the petitioner (original plaintiff) seeks the transfer of a residential property for a sum of Rs. 30,000, with Rs. 10,000 paid as earnest money — The High Court's reversal was i
India Law Library Docid # 2421569

(911) HANS RAJ Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 304II and 34 —The Supreme Court heard a criminal appeal where the appellant was initially convicted under Section 302 for an incident that occurred in 1986 — The High Court later altered the conviction to Section 304(II) of the IPC and sentenced the appellant to five years imprisonment — Considering the appellant's age (approximately 84 years old) and the passage of time since the incident, the Supreme Court modified the High Court's judgment — While uphold
India Law Library Docid # 2421570

(912) SUNAINA SONKAR Vs. LALIT [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Matrimonial Law — Transfer of Case — Supreme Court has allowed a transfer petition filed by the petitioner-wife, seeking the transfer of a case titled "Lalit vs. Sunaina Sonkar" from the Family Court in Delhi to the Family Court in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh — The court considered the facts and circumstances of the case and determined that the matter should be transferred — Consequently, the case has been transferred to the Family Court in Prayagraj, and the court is instructed to issue fresh noti
India Law Library Docid # 2421575

(913) C. GEETHA Vs. CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS-CUM SECRETARY INCHARGE AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Service Law — Selection Process — Post of Archaeological Officer — The appellant, ranked 7th for an Archeological Officer post, was not called for certificate verification despite uploading required documents — The High Court initially ruled in her favor but was overturned on appeal — The Supreme Court, noting her high qualifications and three available posts, directed the State to appoint her, setting aside previous judgments — The court left legal questions open for future cases and instructed
India Law Library Docid # 2421582

(914) PEHAL CHOUDHARY Vs. NITYA PRAKASH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Matrimonial Law — Transfer Petition — wife filed a transfer petition to move a case initiated by her husband from a court in Kharar, Punjab, to a court in Jaipur, Rajasthan — The husband was served notice but did not appear — The issue before the Supreme Court of India was whether to grant the wife's request to transfer the case from the Family Court in Kharar, Punjab to the Family Court in Jaipur, Rajasthan — The wife argued that there was sufficient cause to warrant the transfer of the case –
India Law Library Docid # 2421585

(915) THIMAKKA SINCE DECEASED BY LRS Vs. VENKATARAMANAPPA SINCE DECEASED BY LRS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Dispute over a contract for the sale of property — The plaintiffs had sued for specific performance based on an agreement of sale and obtained an ex-parte decree — The defendants' attempt to set aside the ex-parte decree was delayed and ultimately denied — The key legal issue concerns whether the High Court was correct in affirming the Executing Court's order, given that there were pending objections by the defendants, including allegations of forgery and non-payment of the balance of the sale a
India Law Library Docid # 2421534

(916) ANJU DAGAR Vs. VIKAS CHAUDHARY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Matrimonial Law — Transfer Petition — Supreme Court addressed two transfer petitions, one civil and one criminal, related to a marital dispute — The court allowed the wife's petition to transfer the case for dissolution of marriage from the Family Court in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, to the competent court in Panchkula, Haryana — This decision was influenced by the distance between the courts, the fact that the wife works as a teacher in Panchkula where her children also attend school, and that her m
India Law Library Docid # 2421535

(917) SHAKUNTALA BHAUSAHEB KUTE AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 408, 409, 465, 467, 468, 471, 477-A read with 34 — Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 — Section 3 — Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to the appellants — The appellants were family members of the main accused, who was already incarcerated, and had been cooperating with the investigation — The court decided to set aside the High Court's order and granted anticipatory bail based on these circumstance
India Law Library Docid # 2421537

(918) BASYABOINA TANISH AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Education Law — The appellant was denied promotion to Class X and sought to retake Class IX with accommodations — The Telangana High Court ordered appellant to retake Class IX with CBSE-provided exemptions — The Supreme Court upheld this, directing the CBSE to facilitate appellant’s retake with necessary accommodations, and dismissed the appeal — The school must inform appellant of fees and formalities for the retake.
India Law Library Docid # 2421667

(919) DALJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 174A — An acquittal in the primary offense automatically leads to the closure of all subsequent proceedings under Section 174A IPC, regardless of whether a proclamation was issued post-acquittal — This is based on the principle that an acquittal signifies the legal determination of the accused's innocence in the main charge, thereby rendering any further prosecution under a related but distinct offense, such as failure to appear, as moot and unjustified — The Cou
India Law Library Docid # 2421320

(920) DALIP RAM Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 — Section 2(g)(ii-a) — Dispute over land ownership — The core issue is whether lands initially classified as Shamlat deh (village common land) should be excluded under Section 2(g)(ii-a) of the 1961 Act due to allotment, transfer, or lease before July 9, 1985 — Petitioners, often in possession, claim ownership
India Law Library Docid # 2421321