(101) INDRA DUDI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 24-04-2025 Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 — Section 38 — Removal and Suspension of Members/Chairpersons — Grounds and Procedure — Section 38 of the Act empowers the State Government to remove from office any member, Chairperson, or Deputy Chairperson of a Panchayati Raj Institution who refuses to act, becomes incapable of acting, or is guilty of misconduct in the discharge of duties or any disgraceful conduct, after affording an opportunity of hearing and making necessary enquiry — Sub-section (4) allo India Law Library Docid # 2425473
(102) SANTU LAL SAINI Vs. SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE COMPANY LTD.[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 24-04-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 31(5) and 34(3) — Limitation for Application to Set Aside Award — Commencement from Date of Receipt of Award — The limitation period for filing an application under Section 34 of the 1996 Act to set aside an arbitral award commences from the date of receipt of the signed copy of the award by the party, as mandated by Section 31(5) — The court has the power to condone a delay of India Law Library Docid # 2425474
(103) RAJENDRA PRASAD @ RAJENDRA KUMAR KASERA Vs. PRABHUDAYAL KASERA CHARITABLE TRUST, SHRIMADHOPUR DISTRICT SIKAR (RAJ.) AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 24-04-2025 Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959 — Sections 73 and 74 — Bar of Jurisdiction of Civil Courts — Scope — The bar on the jurisdiction of Civil Courts under Sections 73 and 74 of the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959, applies to matters which are required to be decided or dealt with by an officer or authority under the Act — However, this bar does not extend to suits seeking a declaration that a sale deed pertaining to trust property is null and void ab initio, especially when no relief is sought whic India Law Library Docid # 2425475
(104) RAJU NARYANA SWAMY Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Service Law — Promotion — Indian Administrative Service (IAS) — Chief Secretary Grade — Consideration of Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs/PARs) — ‘Washed Off’ Principle — Adverse entries prior to earlier promotion — In considering promotion to the highest echelons of civil service, the entire service record of the officer may be examined — However, adverse entries recorded prior to an earlier promotion are generally treated as having lost their sting (‘weak material’), unless such entries perta India Law Library Docid # 2424965
(105) MUPPIDI LAKSHMI NARAYANA REDDY AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Matrimonial dispute — Allegations against relatives of husband — Where allegations against the husband's relatives (appellants residing in Hyderabad) concerning dowry demands related to a marriage based in Guntur are omnibus and general in nature, lacking specific details or dates of their alleged visits or acts of instigation or demand, such prosecution is unsustainable. India Law Library Docid # 2424966
(106) STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. SANJAY KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Criminal Appeal — Appeal Against Acquittal — Scope of Interference — The Supreme Court ordinarily refrains from interfering with a judgment of acquittal rendered by the High Court, particularly when the High Court’s assessment of the evidence presents a plausible view of the matter. India Law Library Docid # 2424967
(107) PRAMILA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 190, 204 — Cognizance on Police Report — Requirement of Reasons — An order taking cognizance of offences based upon a police report (chargesheet) and accompanying materials does not necessitate the recording of detailed or elaborate reasons articulating the basis for satisfaction — Indication in the order that the Magistrate/Judge has perused the relevant materials (like ‘case diary and case record’) and formed an opinion that a prima facie case is India Law Library Docid # 2424968
(108) SIVAKUMAR Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 482 – Quashing of Chargesheet – Lack of Involvement – Where the undisputed facts demonstrate that the accused-appellant assumed the relevant managerial position significantly after the alleged criminal transaction (auction sale and issuance of sale certificate under SARFAESI Act) concluded, and had no role, authority, or involvement in the process leading to the allegations (cheating, forgery by suppression of encumbrance), the continuation of criminal pro India Law Library Docid # 2424969
(109) STATE OF SIKKIM AND OTHERS Vs. DR. MOOL RAJ KOTWAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Service Law — Leave Encashment — Sikkim Government Services (Leave) Rules, 1982 — Rule 36 — Scope and Applicability — The entitlement to cash payment in lieu of unutilized earned leave under Rule 36 is specifically available to a Government servant who retires from service under the Sikkim Government Service Rules, 1974 (Service Rules), upon attaining the age of superannuation — This benefit is capped at a maximum of 300 days’ leave salary standing at credit on the date of India Law Library Docid # 2424970
(110) RAJEEV GUPTA AND OTHERS Vs. PRASHANT GARG AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Articles 58, 59 & 65 — Composite suit involving cancellation of instrument and recovery of possession — Where a suit necessitates seeking cancellation of registered sale deeds as the primary relief to effectively recover possession, the limitation period is governed by Article 59 (three years from when the facts entitling cancellation first become known), not the longer period under Article 65 for possession based on title — Abandoning the cancellation prayer or seeking de India Law Library Docid # 2424971
(111) MAHARANA PRATAP SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Administrative Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Validity of Chargesheet — Natural Justice — Disciplinary proceedings initiated based on a chargesheet that is vague, indefinite, lacks material particulars, and does not conform to applicable procedural rules (Rule 55, Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1930, requiring specific charges and a statement of allegations) are vitiated from inception, as they deny the charged employee a proper and reasonable opportunity to defend India Law Library Docid # 2424972
(112) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATI RAJ, LUCKNOW Vs. RAM PRAKASH SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Administrative Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Conduct of Enquiry — Natural Justice & Procedural Fairness — U.P. Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 — Rule 7(vii) — An enquiry conducted in disregard of Rule 7(vii) of the 1999 Rules, where no witnesses are examined in support of the charges, documents relied upon (including those from a preliminary enquiry) are neither supplied to the delinquent nor proved by competent witnesses, and findings are arrived at merely on the basi India Law Library Docid # 2424973
(113) HUSSAIN AHMED CHOUDHURY AND OTHERS Vs. HABIBUR RAHMAN (DEAD) THROUGH LRs AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Sections 31 & 34 — Suit for Declaration of Title and Possession — Cancellation of Subsequent Instrument Executed by Stranger — Necessity — A plaintiff seeking declaration of title based on a valid prior instrument (Gift Deed) and recovery of possession is not obligated under law to seek the consequential relief of cancellation (under Section 31) of a subsequent registered instrument (Sale Deed) executed concerning the same property by a third party who is a stranger t India Law Library Docid # 2424974
(114) RAMACHANDRAIAH AND ANOTHER Vs. M. MANJULA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Constitution of India — Article 226 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 156(3), 173(8), 482 — Power to Direct CBI Investigation — Constitutional Courts (High Court under Article 226 and Supreme Court) possess extraordinary power to direct investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or order further investigation/re-investigation, including transferring investigation from one agency to another — This power is to be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and in exceptional circumst India Law Library Docid # 2424975
(115) SRI SHRIKANTH NS AND OTHERS Vs. K. MUNIVENKATAPPA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 11 Rule 14 & Order 7 Rule 11 — Scope of First Appeal against Rejection of Plaint — Production of Documents — The power of the court under Order XI Rule 14 to order production of documents is exercisable during the pendency of a suit — Where a suit has been dismissed by the Trial Court by rejecting the plaint under Order VII Rule 11, the First Appellate Court, while examining the correctness of such rejection (which primarily involves scrutinizing the plaint's c India Law Library Docid # 2424976
(116) BIJENDER SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Service Law — Disability Pension — Armed Forces — Entitlement Rules for Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982 — Rules 5, 9 & 14(b) — Presumption of Soundness and Attributability/Aggravation — A member of the armed forces is presumed to be in sound physical and mental condition upon entering service, unless a specific disability is noted at the time — Subsequent deterioration in health leading to discharge on medical grounds is presumed attributable to or aggravated by military service (Rule 5) — If n India Law Library Docid # 2424977
(117) SURESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Condonation of Delay — Approach of Court — Courts should adopt a liberal, pragmatic, and justice-oriented approach when considering applications for condonation of delay, particularly in appeals — The focus should be on substantial justice rather than technical considerations, recognizing that litigants generally do not benefit from delay and refusal to condone may defeat meritorious claims — The doctrine demanding explanation for “every day’s delay” must be ap India Law Library Docid # 2424978
(118) M/S. A.J. SHETTY AND CO. PVT. LTD. Vs. ST. ANTONY’S CHARITY INSTITUTES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 23 Rule 3 — Compromise/Settlement in Appeal — Where parties to an appeal arrive at an amicable settlement through mediation resolving the underlying dispute (concerning possession, mesne profits, etc.), the Court may take the settlement agreement on record and dispose of the appeal in terms of the settlement, treating the statements therein as undertakings to the Court. India Law Library Docid # 2424979
(119) RAJAN CHADHA AND ANOTHER Vs. SANJAY ARORA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Judicial Propriety and Discipline — Coordinate Benches — Contempt Proceedings — It is contrary to judicial propriety and established principles for one Single Judge of a High Court to effectively review or sit in appeal over a substantive finding, such as holding a party guilty of contempt, arrived at by another coordinate Single Judge of the same Court in the same contempt proceedings after considering the merits. India Law Library Docid # 2424980
(120) PAWAN KUMAR AGRAWAL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-04-2025 Service Law — Seniority — Effect of Court Direction and Finality — Where a High Court, while directing the appointment of candidates, explicitly specifies that their seniority will be reckoned from the date of their actual appointment, and this direction attains finality (through dismissal of Special Leave Petition and subsequent review/clarification applications), the candidates cannot later claim seniority from an earlier date (like the year of selection or vis-à-vis batches appointed prior to India Law Library Docid # 2424981