(141) S.N. TRADING COMPANY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Special Leave Petition — Interim Directions — Seizure of Goods — Perishable Goods — Dry Areca Nuts — Where seized goods (dry areca nuts) are perishable in nature and have been in the custody of the GST Department since May 2025, the Supreme Court directed the immediate release of the entire consignment along with the transporting trucks (bearing Registration Nos. UP14HT 7566 & AP 39UN 9869) to the India Law Library Docid # 2435684
(142) JAYAKANDAMMAL Vs. A. SELVARAJU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Contempt Petition — Non-compliance with Court Directions — Contemnor avoiding appearance — Where contemnor failed to appear despite notice and subsequent issuance of bailable warrant, and provided excuses (age and lack of financial source), the Supreme Court issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) India Law Library Docid # 2435412
(143) PRAVINBHAI DEVIBHAI BHARPODA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Rejection by High Court — Appeals before Supreme Court — Appellants (Pravinbhai Devibhai Bharpoda and Ravindrasinh Jayvantsinh Jadeja) seeking anticipatory bail in connection with FIR registered under IPC Sections 170, 419, 465, 467, 468, 471, 472 India Law Library Docid # 2435419
(144) KRISHNAKANT SHARMA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(B) — Bail — Grant of — Factors considered — Appellant seeking bail for offence under Section 20(B) of NDPS Act — Length of incarceration (more than one year and nine months) — Trial yet to commence — Previous criminal antecedents pertaining to India Law Library Docid # 2435420
(145) R.R. DASS Vs. GENERAL MANAGER (H.R.D.) AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary action — Central Bank of India Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 (1976 Regulations) — Competency of Disciplinary Authority — Whether an Assistant General Manager (AGM), Scale V, is competent to impose major penalty of compulsory retirement on a Branch Manager, Scale II — Regulation 5(3) of 1976 Regulations and the Schedule thereto — Disciplinary India Law Library Docid # 2435657
(146) SUBHASH GURJAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 311(2) — Dismissal from Service — Necessity of Departmental Enquiry (DE) — Protection afforded to public servants against arbitrary dismissal, removal, or reduction in rank mandates holding a proper inquiry or giving a hearing — Exceptions under Proviso to Article 311(2) Clauses (a), (b), and (c) allow dispensing with DE only under specific conditions (conviction in criminal case, India Law Library Docid # 2435658
(147) SHANTANU BAJPAYEE Vs. DHRAMENDRA AGRAWAL AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 14-11-2025 Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 — Section 307(5) — Unauthorized Construction — Setting aside Trial Court order — Application under Section 307(5) for demolition of illegal construction — High Court found that the respondents had engaged in new construction without obtaining necessary building permission, contrary to their claim of mere repair work — Inspection report by Municipal Commissioner indicating the building was 7-8 years old (consistent with new construction timeline) and India Law Library Docid # 2435659
(148) FRILL INFRA DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. COLLECTOR OF STAMPS AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Stamp Act, 1899 — Section 50(3) — Refund of Stamp Duty — Limitation — Applicability of Section 50(3) of the Act, which prescribes a six-month limitation period for refund applications when an instrument has been executed, is not mandatory when the entitlement for refund arises under Section 49 and the transaction failed due to fraud — Section 50(3) is not couched in prohibitory terms and does not India Law Library Docid # 2435974
(149) DEEPIKA TALWAR AND ANOTHER Vs. SHALINI CHODHARY SHARMA[DELHI HIGH COURT] 14-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 104 read with Order XLIII Rule 1 — Appeal against dismissal of application under Order 39 Rule 4 (Modification of Interim Order) — Property Dispute — Interim Injunction regarding access to terrace — Appellants/Defendants seeking modification of Trial Court Order allowing Respondent/Plaintiff to install a door and retain keys for terrace access — Trial Court dismissed modification application but granted liberty to appellants' tenants to apply India Law Library Docid # 2435975
(150) 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
(151) 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
(152) 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
(153) DINESH KUMAR JALDHARI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-11-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Sections 9(m) and 10 — Sexual assault on a child below 12 years — Conviction based on the consistent testimony of the victim's mother (PW-3) and the victim's frightened behaviour in court when identifying the accused — Medical evidence, while not showing external India Law Library Docid # 2435224
(154) 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
(155) 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
(156) 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
(157) 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
(158) 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
(159) 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
(160) 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