(101) UNION OF INDIA Vs. VIGIN K. VARGHESE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 37 — Bail — Grant of bail by High Court — Supreme Court sets aside High Court's bail orders for not properly applying Section 37 and ignoring crucial prosecution submissions. India Law Library Docid # 2435225
(102) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. INDRAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Scope of — High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by re-examining the merits of the case and the quantum of punishment after a due inquiry and admission of guilt by the employee. India Law Library Docid # 2435226
(103) KOPARGAON SAHAKARI SAKHAR KARKHANA LTD (NOW KNOWN AS KARMAVEER SHANKARRAO KALE SHAHKARI SHAKHAR KARKHANA LTD.) Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Insurance Law — Boiler and Pressure Plant Policy — Exclusion Clause — Applicability — Repudiation of claim based on exclusion clause for defects due to deterioration, corrosion, and age — Court held that exclusion clause cannot defeat the main purpose of the insurance contract, which is to indemnify the policyholder against unforeseen events like accidents. India Law Library Docid # 2435227
(104) M/S POLY MEDICURE LTD. Vs. M/S BRILLIO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 2(1)(d) — Definition of "consumer" — Commercial purpose — Company purchasing software for automating business processes — Purpose held to be augmenting efficiency and increasing profits — Not for earning livelihood by self-employment — Appellant not a consumer. India Law Library Docid # 2435228
(105) NAMITA GUPTA Vs. KUNAL KUMAR NANGALIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Matrimonial Disputes — Settlement through Mediation — Divorce by Mutual Consent — Article 142 of the Constitution of India — Where parties to a Transfer Petition voluntarily enter into a Settlement Agreement mediated through the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, confirming their desire to dissolve the marriage and India Law Library Docid # 2435422
(106) ANIL PANCHAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Bail — Grant of bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Petitioner's period of incarceration (more than four years), ongoing trial (only 7 out of 38 witnesses examined), and delay in trial proceedings are grounds for granting bail — Petitioner released on bail subject to conditions imposed by the Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2435424
(107) PREETI GUPTA Vs. DEEPANSHU GUPTA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Transfer Petition — Transfer of Matrimonial Proceedings — Mutual Settlement and Divorce by Consent — Parties referred to Supreme Court Mediation Centre reached an amicable settlement, reduced to writing (Settlement Agreement dated 02.09.2025), and filed a joint application for dissolution of marriage and other reliefs. India Law Library Docid # 2435427
(108) COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON CPS HOUSE Vs. SUHAS HARI PINGLE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Medical Education — Recognition of Qualifications — Interim Arrangement — Categorization of Students — Students enrolled in disputed medical qualifications (FCPS, Diploma, MCPS) offered by College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS) are categorized into three groups: Category I (enrolled up to academic year 2022-2023 for 10 specific qualifications); Category II (enrolled in academic year 2023-2024 and onwards India Law Library Docid # 2435441
(109) M/S PARAG CONSTRUCTION Vs. SANDHYA NANDEDKAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Non-compliance with Supreme Court orders and Consent Terms — Land acquisition for bus station development quashed by High Court — Subsequent compromise recorded by Supreme Court vide order dated 31.10.2002 incorporating original, subsequent, and amended Consent Terms — Repeated disputes over obligations leading to subsequent orders (e.g., 08.09.2008) — India Law Library Docid # 2435468
(110) BRANCH MANAGER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND OTHERS Vs. GURU NANAK ENGINEERING WORKS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) — Debts Recovery Tribunal — Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (RDB Act) — Non-Performing Asset (NPA) — High Court set aside demand notice under Section 13(2) of SARFAESI Act and quashed all further India Law Library Docid # 2435415
(111) CHANDIMA JANAKA WIJESINGHE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Family Law — Custody/Visitation/Interlocutory Arrangement — Dispute between husband (Sri Lankan citizen) and wife concerning children — Supreme Court facilitated interaction between parties and children and recorded encouraging signs of lack of animosity — Interim arrangement agreed upon: (i) Wife to arrange a nearby 2/3 bedroom India Law Library Docid # 2435416
(112) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FARIDABAD Vs. KHORI GAON RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) THR ITS PRESIDENT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Supreme Court – Rehabilitation of Displaced Persons – Habitability and Infrastructure – Court's prior directions required IIT Delhi to inspect the habitability, structural status, water supply, drainage, sewerage, leakages, and seepages of 1072 flats/blocks designated for displaced persons pursuant to earlier court orders. India Law Library Docid # 2435563
(113) S.P. SINGLA CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Modification of Arbitral Tribunal — Common Project and Related Disputes — Where disputes arise from separate contracts relating to the same project between the same parties, and one Arbitral Tribunal is already seized of an earlier reference, the subsequent dispute can be referred to the same common Arbitral Tribunal to best serve the ends of India Law Library Docid # 2435574
(114) RASHMI ROUT Vs. GYANADIPTA ROUT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Transfer Petition — Transfer of Matrimonial Proceedings — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of MAT Suit No. 35 of 2024 for restitution of conjugal rights (Section 9, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955) filed by husband from Civil Judge, Senior Division, Koraput to Principal Judge, Family Court, Saket, New Delhi was allowed upon finding that the wife (petitioner) had made out a case for transfer. India Law Library Docid # 2435577
(115) SHEIKH SEHZAD Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Bail (Regular Bail) — Prolonged incarceration pending trial — Considerations for bail — Appellant incarcerated since January 21, 2021 (nearly five years) pending trial for an offense related to FIR No. 30 of 2021 — Supreme Court grants regular bail emphasizing that long periods of pre-trial detention India Law Library Docid # 2435588
(116) RAVI SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) — Appeal against High Court order rejecting regular bail — Allegation of involvement based on mobile numbers disclosed by co-accused (from whom contraband was recovered) — Subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2435595
(117) MOHD JAWED AKHTAR Vs. THE STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Bail — Regular Bail — Case involving alleged cybercrime and fraud of Rs. 32.50 lakhs under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Information Technology Act, 2000 — Appellant arrested on 28.12.2024 and in custody since then — Investigation complete, chargesheet filed, but trial yet to formally commence and involves examination of 17 witnesses, suggesting trial will take time — Considering attending circumstances and India Law Library Docid # 2435621
(118) SHYAMA VERMA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-11-2025 Service Law — Regularization and Seniority — Appointment on Daily Wage Basis — Petitioner appointed as daily wager earlier than Respondent Nos. 4 and 5; juniors (Respondents 4 and 5) were regularized earlier — Petitioner's regularization granted with a condition (Condition No. 8) denying seniority and arrears of monetary benefits — High Court in earlier litigation (WP No. 4803/2011) struck down Condition No. 8 as India Law Library Docid # 2435661
(119) TUSHAR @ NANDI @ ANAND Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 13-11-2025 Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 — Sections 5(a), 5(b), 8(1), 9 — Externment Order — Validity — Requirements for passing externment order — Necessary conditions under Section 5(b) require reasonable grounds to believe the person is engaged in or about to engage in specific offences (involving force or violence or under Chapters XII, XVI or XVII, or Sections 506 or 509 IPC) AND that witnesses are India Law Library Docid # 2435662
(120) SMT. POONAM SINHA Vs. BASHANT SINHA[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 13-11-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(i) (Adultery) and Section 13(1)(i-a) (Cruelty) — Divorce — Ground of Adultery and Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage — Husband sought divorce alleging wife was living in an adulterous relationship with another person since 2015 — Wife acknowledged leaving the matrimonial home and living with another person as his wife; police closure report confirms this — Single act of sexual intercourse outside marriage is sufficient to invoke the provision for dissolv India Law Library Docid # 2435845