(81) SUHAGRANI AND OTHERS Vs. MANAGER CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim for Compensation — Accident and Liability — Evidentiary Value — High Court erred in dismissing claim based on PW-2’s (son’s) police statement (Ex. D-1) when he retracted it in Tribunal, stating he denied making such statement and police recorder of statement (Ex. D-1) was not examined and contents of Ex. D-1 were not proved by insurer. India Law Library Docid # 2427838
(82) ORISSA HIGH COURT AND OTHERS Vs. BANSHIDHAR BAUG AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 16(2) — Designation of Senior Advocates — Power of High Courts and Supreme Court — Suo Motu Designation — The power to designate Senior Advocates is enshrined in Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961, allowing the Supreme Court or a High Court to confer this distinction based on an advocate’s ability, standing at the Bar, or special knowledge or experience in law — This inherently recognizes the court’s power to designate, including through suo motu India Law Library Docid # 2427839
(83) M/S. STEMCYTE INDIA THERAPEUTICS PVT. LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX, AHMEDABAD – III[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Service Tax — Exemption — Healthcare Services — Cord Blood Banking Services — Period of Dispute (July 1, 2012, to February 16, 2014) — Notification No. 25/2012-ST (June 20, 2012) exempted “Healthcare Services” — Notification No. 4/2014-ST (February 17, 2014) inserted Entry 2A specifically exempting services of cord blood banks related to preservation of stem cells — The later notification India Law Library Docid # 2427840
(84) M/S UNITED SPIRITS LTD. Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Madhya Pradesh Sthaniya Kshetra Me Mal Ke Pravesh Par Kar Adhiniyam, 1976 — Section 3(1)(a) read with Section 2(1)(aa), 2(1)(b) and 2(3) — Entry Tax — Liability of Manufacturers — Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Beer — Whether manufacturers cause entry of goods into local area — Role of State Government Warehouse — The Court held that even if there are two independent India Law Library Docid # 2427841
(85) ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED Vs. RAM BABU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Procedure, 1973 — Sections 2(wa), 372, 374, 378 — ‘Victim’ — Appellate rights of victims — Interpretation of statutory provisions — A ‘victim’ under Section 2(wa) CrPC includes a company that has suffered loss or injury due to criminal acts, such as trademark infringement or sale of counterfeit products, even if the primary informant was an agent — The term ‘person’ in Section 2(wa) CrPC India Law Library Docid # 2427842
(86) BINOD PATHAK AND OTHERS Vs. SHANKAR CHOUDHARY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rule 10A — Duty of pleader to communicate to Court death of a party — Object and application — Rule 10A imposes an obligation on the pleader of a party to communicate the death of the party to the court, even though the general rule is that the contract between the pleader and client ends on death — This rule was introduced to prevent hardship where a party is unaware of the India Law Library Docid # 2427843
(87) DHANASINGH PRABHU Vs. CHANDRASEKAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Complaint against partners of a firm without naming the firm as an accused or issuing notice to it — Maintainability — Distinction between a Company and a Partnership Firm - A partnership firm is not a distinct legal entity like a company; it is a compendium of its partners — The partners are jointly and severally liable for the firm’s acts — While a India Law Library Docid # 2427844
(88) MANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 320(3) — Functions of Public Service Commissions — Consultation with Public Service Commission — Mandatory vs. Directory — While Article 320(3)(a) uses “shall be consulted” and appears mandatory, previous Supreme Court rulings (Manbodhan Lal Srivastava) have held Article 320(3)(c) to be directory — However, this distinction is crucial as (3)(a) concerns policy-level India Law Library Docid # 2427845
(89) TORRENT POWER LIMITED Vs. U.P. ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 2(27); Section 14, Seventh Proviso — Distribution Licensee — Appointment of Franchisee — Jurisdiction of Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) — A Distribution Licensee can appoint a franchisee to undertake electricity distribution, and the franchisee does not require a separate license from the ERC — The Distribution Licensee remains responsible for electricity distribution in its area; therefore, India Law Library Docid # 2427846
(90) VIBHOR GARG Vs. NEHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 122 — Communications during marriage — Spousal privilege — Scope and Exceptions — Section 122 of the Evidence Act has two parts: “compellability” (cannot compel a spouse to disclose communication made to them) and “permissibility” (cannot permit disclosure unless the communicating spouse consents) — The primary objective of Section 122 is to protect the sanctity India Law Library Docid # 2427847
(91) KUM. SHUBHA @ SHUBHASHANKAR Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 201 and 120B — Murder and Criminal Conspiracy — Destruction of Evidence — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction upheld based on motive, call detail records (CDR), and recovery of weapons, despite unreliable eyewitnesses. India Law Library Docid # 2427848
(92) KATHYAYINI Vs. SIDHARTH P.S. REDDY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 120B, 415, 420, 34 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Pendency of civil suit — While the High Court found a prima facie case of criminal conspiracy and cheating against the respondents, it quashed the criminal proceedings due to the pendency of a civil suit concerning the same subject matter — The Supreme Court overturned this, India Law Library Docid # 2427825
(93) ESTATE OFFICER, HARYANA URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS Vs. NIRMALA DEVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Land Acquisition — Allotment of Plots to Oustees — Policy of 1992 vs. Policy of 2016 — Application Procedure — Earnest Money — Delay and Laches — Maintainability of Suits — While previous policy (1992) required oustees to apply in a specified format with 10% earnest money, many failed to do so, instituting suits 14-20 years later — The High Court affirmed benefits based on the 1992 policy without addressing the non-compliance with application formalities or the significant delay; India Law Library Docid # 2427862
(94) SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH ALIAS SHAILESH R. SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 60(b), 316(2), 318(2) — Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust — FIR quashed as no offence made out. Civil dispute cannot be used to initiate criminal proceedings. High Court’s direction for mediation with payment of money is inappropriate India Law Library Docid # 2427895
(95) RAJEEV KUMAR SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — Police Investigation — Magistrate’s powers — A private complaint filed before a Magistrate can be processed by taking cognizance, directing police investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C., or initiating a magisterial inquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C — Dismissal of complaint under Section 203 Cr.P.C is also an option. India Law Library Docid # 2427943
(96) SMT. ARIFA AND OTHERS Vs. ABHIMAN APARTMENT CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-07-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 11 (Res Judicata) and Order 23 Rule 1 (Withdrawal of suit) — Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 14 (Exclusion of time in legal proceedings) — Liberty to file fresh suit does not revive cause of action or save limitation — Previous concurrent findings by trial court, first appellate court, and High Court rejecting plaintiff's claims on grounds of coercion, misrepresentation, India Law Library Docid # 2427982
(97) ASHWINKUMAR GOVINDBHAI PRAJAPATI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-06-2025 Criminal Procedure — Investigation — Summoning of Lawyers — Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), Section 179 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 126 (Corresponding to Section 132 of Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023) — Confidentiality of Client Communications — Professional Duty of Advocates — Whether Investigating Agencies can directly summon a lawyer for questioning related India Law Library Docid # 2427141
(98) WAZAHAT KHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-06-2025 Criminal Procedure — Multiple FIRs/Complaints — Consolidation and Transfer — Interim Protection — The Petitioner, facing multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) and complaints across various states due to social media posts, sought consolidation of all cases and transfer to a neutral state for investigation, or alternative reliefs including a blanket prohibition on further cognizance/registration, and interim protection from coercive steps. The Court acknowledged the presence of multiple India Law Library Docid # 2427142
(99) KUNDAN SINGH Vs. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CGST AND CENTRAL EXCISE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-06-2025 Criminal Procedure — Bail — Anticipatory Bail — Regular Bail — Conditions for bail — Voluntary offers of deposit by accused — Practice of making voluntary offers of substantial deposits to secure bail and then challenging conditions as onerous or counsel lacking authority is strongly deprecated — Such conduct forecloses merits-based consideration of bail and amounts to playing “ducks and drakes” with the Court India Law Library Docid # 2427144
(100) RENAVVA @ LAKSHMI AND OTHERS Vs. SHANTILKUMARSWAMY R. SUBRAMANYA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-06-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Special Leave Petition — Interference by Supreme Court — When not to interfere — Where High Court's judgment is based on an established legal principle and factual analysis, and the Supreme Court finds no error or infirmity, a special leave petition will be dismissed for lack of merit. India Law Library Docid # 2427145