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(101) THE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. MAHESWARI AND OTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 29-10-2025
Insurance Law — Repudiation of claim — Non-disclosure of material facts — Insured died in a motor accident, not due to any pre-existing medical condition — Prior accident and medical treatment not related to the cause of death after seven and three years respectively — Non-disclosure of these past events for policies taken subsequently does not amount to suppression of material facts that would influence a
India Law Library Docid # 2434835

(102) KORANIL YUSAF Vs. V.A FIROZ AND OTHER[KERALA HIGH COURT] 29-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque for insufficiency of funds — Appeal by complainant against acquittal — Accused borrowed Rs. 3,75,000 and issued cheque — Cheque dishonoured — Accused acquitted by Sessions Court — Grounds for appeal by complainant and defence arguments — Trial court convicted accused, Sessions Court acquitted — Complainant argued signature on cheque not disputed and presumption under Sections 139 and 118 should apply — Defence argued complaint
India Law Library Docid # 2434857

(103) THE COMMISSIONER, NAGPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS Vs. LALITA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Civil Death — Presumption of Death — General Rule — A person is presumed dead only after seven years from the date they went missing, unless there is specific evidence to the contrary. The decree of civil death declares a person presumed dead after seven years of disappearance but does not fix a precise date of death.
India Law Library Docid # 2434882

(104) COMMON CAUSE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Mines and Minerals — Recovery of dues — The court expressed serious displeasure with the State of Odisha's recovery process of dues from defaulting lessees, noting a lack of essential data in their status report and granting them time to file a better report with concrete steps.
India Law Library Docid # 2434885

(105) AMAN KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Offences under Sections 309(5), 109(1), 103 and 3(5) — Charge framing delays — Petition for regular bail — Petitioner accused of several offences and in custody since August 10, 2024 — Chargesheet filed September 30, 2024 — Charge not yet framed — Petitioner claims innocence and false implication — Delay in charge framing hindering progress of trial.
India Law Library Docid # 2434902

(106) RAJ KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376, 384, 506 — Rape, Extortion, Criminal Intimidation — FIR registered based on prosecutrix's complaint alleging acquaintance through Facebook, false representation, intoxication, rape, recording of obscene photos/videos, and subsequent demands for money under threat — Prosecution case gist.
India Law Library Docid # 2434903

(107) VIRENDRA Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 504, 302/149, 307/149, 323/149 — Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932 — Section 7 — Conviction for offences — Appeal to High Court — Application for suspension of sentence rejected — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and suspended sentence of appellant — Reasons for suspension include parity with co-accused enlarged on bail, appellant’s custody period exceeding 11 years, and the appeal likely to take considerable
India Law Library Docid # 2434907

(108) RAMNATH KORI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/149, 148, 147 — Conviction and sentence to life imprisonment — Appeal pending before High Court — Application for suspension of sentence rejected — Present appeal filed challenging rejection — Supreme Court grants leave to appeal.
India Law Library Docid # 2434909

(109) STATE OF H.P. AND OTHERS Vs. KANTA SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Service Law — Recruitment — Special Educators — State informed that 245 posts of Special Educators have been created and will be filled — Proposal for service conditions and status of School under consideration by Cabinet for decision. (Para 2)
India Law Library Docid # 2434911

(110) RAVINDRA BHASKAR JAYWANT Vs. SANDEEP ASHOK BANSUDE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Interference by High Court — High Court should not interfere with a bail order granted by a Magistrate merely because the order lacked detailed reasoning, especially when the alleged offences are triable by the Magistrate.
India Law Library Docid # 2434912

(111) SOHANSINH JANAKSINGH @ MOHABBATSINGH YADAV Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — appellant is father-in-law of deceased, alleged to have conspired to kill deceased for insurance policy benefit — Deceased died in road accident allegations of strangulation and pushing under vehicle did not find support from post-mortem report, injuries ante-mortem relatable to accident — Appellant's son, not
India Law Library Docid # 2434914

(112) JYOTIKA BHALLA Vs. AMAN MISHRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Civil Procedure — Transfer Petition — Settlement Agreement — Parties resolved disputes through mediation, leading to a Settlement Agreement signed by them, their counsel, and the mediator — Supreme Court upheld the agreement and dissolved the marriage in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution.
India Law Library Docid # 2434917

(113) MD. MOFIZUDDIN Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Appeal against High Court order rejecting suspension of sentence — Co-accused with similar case granted suspension of sentence — Appellant has undergone significant incarceration and has a weak prosecution case with no likelihood of early hearing of appeal — Supreme Court grants suspension of sentence pending appeal.
India Law Library Docid # 2434922

(114) APRAJITA SINGH Vs. PRASHANT SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 33 — Settlement Agreement — Parties reaching amicable settlement before mediation centre — Settlement agreement recorded and signed by parties, lawyers, and mediator — Terms of settlement include dissolution of marriage, quashing of FIR, withdrawal of pending matters, payment of alimony and maintenance, return of specific articles, deletion of photos/videos, and mutual non-interference in future lives — Court takes notice of initial payment and outlines s
India Law Library Docid # 2434931

(115) M/S RK PRODUCTS THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. KUSUM MAHAJAN Vs. THE CHAIRMAN HIMACHAL PRADESH MICRO SMALL FACILITATION COUNCIL SHIMLA AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 29-10-2025
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 — Section 18(1) and 18(2) — Reference to Facilitation Council — Rejection on ground of limitation — The Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council cannot reject a reference filed under Section 18(1) of the Act on the ground of limitation, as conciliation
India Law Library Docid # 2434940

(116) RITU GARG AND OTHERS Vs. BOARD OF GOVERNORS BOG AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-10-2025
National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007 — First Statutes of the National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Statutes, 2023 — Statute 9 — Interpretation — Legislative intent — Amendments to statutes are to be read holistically and in context to advance their purpose. Statute 9 was introduced to clarify and validate a one-time relaxation for Assistant Professors, similar to other NITs, effectively curing the procedural defect identified by the High Court in previous litigation. This
India Law Library Docid # 2435038

(117) EPC CONSTRUCTIONS INDIA LIMITED THROUGH ITS LIQUIDATOR - ABHIJIT GUHATHAKURTA Vs. M/S MATIX FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2025
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 7 — Initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process — Financial Creditor — Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) — Held to be investment, not debt — CRPS holders are not creditors — Cannot initiate CIRP under Section 7 of IBC.
India Law Library Docid # 2434580

(118) STATE ELECTION COMMISSION Vs. SHAKTI SINGH BARTHWAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2025
Supreme Court Rules of Practice — Conduct of Counsel — Duty to Court — Counsel must respect the Court's indication to refrain from further submissions once the Court has indicated its mind — Continued insistence after the Court expresses its inclination serves no purpose and affects the decorum of proceedings — A balance must be struck between the advocate's duty to the client and the Court — Orderly
India Law Library Docid # 2434581

(119) STATE OF KERALA Vs. SUNI @ SUNIL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 195A — Threatening any person to give false evidence — Offence committed in relation to a court proceeding — Cognizable offence — Police can register FIR and investigate — Section 195(1)(b)(i) CrPC requiring complaint by Court does not apply.
India Law Library Docid # 2434582

(120) P. SOMARAJU Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Appeal against High Court judgment reversing acquittal — Supreme Court to reconsider evidence when Trial Court's finding is perverse or unreasonable — High Court should not disturb acquittal if two reasonable conclusions are possible — Interference only when Trial Court’s view is perverse, based on misreading or
India Law Library Docid # 2434584