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(141) T. SAIRAM AND OTHERS Vs. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2025
Administrative Law — Government Orders (GOs) — Setting aside of GO — Employees appointed under a GO were discharged, but a subsequent GO (G.O.Rt.No.1207) allowed them to continue in service as fresh appointees, based on compassionate and equitable considerations. The High Court set aside this subsequent GO. The Supreme Court, considering the affidavit of the State
India Law Library Docid # 2434934

(142) BHAG CHAND Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Service Law — Regularisation — Claim for work charge status — Eligibility criteria — Petitioner engaged as daily wager Beldar in 1995, services regularized in 2007 — Claimed work charge status from 2003 based on 8 years of continuous daily wage service — Mandays chart confirmed continuous service of over 240 days from 1995 till 2003 — Petitioner held entitled to work charge status from 01.01.2003 as per Supreme Court judgments in Surajmani and Ashwani Kumar cases. (Paras 5(i), 6, 10,
India Law Library Docid # 2434938

(143) GARGESH KUMAR Vs. ADITYA AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 140, 2(30) — No-fault liability for interim compensation — Driver vs. Registered Owner — Section 140 imposes joint and several liability on the owner(s) of the vehicle for interim compensation in case of death or permanent disablement arising from an accident — The owner, as defined in Section 2(30), means the person in whose name the motor vehicle stands registered —
India Law Library Docid # 2434939

(144) KULDEEP CHAND Vs. SH. SODHI RAM AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 28-10-2025
Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5 — Appeal under Section 14 of H.P. Land Revenue Act — Exclusion of period during COVID-19 pandemic — Supreme Court extended limitation period from 15.03.2020 to 28.02.2022 for computing period of limitation — Order under challenge was passed during this period and appeal was
India Law Library Docid # 2434948

(145) V. KRISHNAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. GARIMA BAIS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-10-2025
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (D.V. Act) — Section 12(1) — Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Cr.P.C.) — Section 528 (analogous to Section 482) — Quashing of proceedings — Maintainability of petition under Section 528 (Section 482 Cr.P.C.) challenging proceedings under Section 12(1) of D.V. Act — Held to be maintainable as settled by Supreme Court in Shaurabh Kumar Tripathi vs. Vidhi Rawal.
India Law Library Docid # 2435039

(146) DENASH Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 60(3), 63 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 451, 457 — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Disposal) Rules, 2022 — Rules 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 — Interim custody of seized vehicle — Confiscation — Drug Disposal Committee — Special Court — Interpretation of Rules vis-a-vis Parent Act — The Rules of 2022, being subordinate legislation, cannot supersede the parent Act i.e. NDPS Act. Th
India Law Library Docid # 2434480

(147) V.M. SAUDAGAR (DEAD) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS Vs. THE DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER, CENTRAL RAILWAY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Service Law — Dismissal from service — Challenge to — Appellant, a Traveling Ticket Examiner, dismissed for demanding illegal gratification, possessing excess cash, failure to recover fare difference, and forging duty card pass — Departmental enquiry held, but primary complainant not examined, and other complainants' statements not supporting charges — Enquiry Officer found all charges proved —
India Law Library Docid # 2434481

(148) NOVENCO BUILDING AND INDUSTRY A/S Vs. XERO ENERGY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 12A — Pre-Institution Mediation — Expression ‘contemplates any urgent interim relief’ — Interpretation in context of intellectual property rights infringement — Delay in filing suit does not negate urgency in cases of continuing infringement — Urgency must be assessed based on ongoing injury and public interest in preventing deception — High Court erred in
India Law Library Docid # 2434482

(149) SRI SAI SAPTHAGIRI SPONGE PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Quashing of proceedings — Cheques issued as security and not for consideration — Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) clearly stated cheques were for security purposes to show banks and not for deposit — Complainant failed to read the complete terms of MOU in isolation and misinterpreted it to claim cheques were
India Law Library Docid # 2434579

(150) P S JAYAKUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 499, 500, 34 — Criminal Defamation — Essential Ingredients — To constitute defamation, there must be an imputation concerning a person, made with intent to harm reputation, or knowledge/belief that it will harm reputation — A company, being an artificial entity, lacks the intention
India Law Library Docid # 2434586

(151) TEJAS DUTTA AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. LOGIX HEIGHTS PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION] 27-10-2025
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Section 35(1)(a) and 35(1)(c) — Joint complaint — No statutory requirement to file an application for permission to file a joint complaint under Section 35(1)(a) in view of the decision in Brigade Enterprises Limited vs. Anil Kumar Virmani.
India Law Library Docid # 2434660

(152) S. NACHIYAR AND OTHERS Vs. A. LAKSHMANAN AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal from original decree — Partition suit — Plaintiff appealing dismissal of suit — Court considered submissions and records, leading to partial decree allowance.
India Law Library Docid # 2434773

(153) RAMACHANDAR @ RAMACHANDRAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 27-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) And 397 Read With Section 401 — Appeals Against Conviction And Sentence And Revision For Enhancement — High Court Sets Aside Conviction And Acquits Accused Due To Lack Of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2434774

(154) KAVERI PARASHAR Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Settlement between parties — Court has power to quash FIR and proceedings where parties have amicably settled their disputes, especially in matrimonial matters, even if offenses are non-compoundable.
India Law Library Docid # 2434890

(155) THE COMMISSIONER, CORPORATION OF CITY OF BANGALORE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Civil Procedure, 1908 — Order 41, Rule 31 — Appeal — High Court allowing appeal in part and holding plaintiff not in lawful possession of suit property — Finding that plaintiff, a statutory body, had trespassed into private land and made illegal constructions — Held, condemnation of plaintiff's action warranted — Open for defendants to take appropriate steps to seek possession of land from plaintiff.
India Law Library Docid # 2434898

(156) YADWINDER SINGH @SUNNY Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Abuse of process — Supreme Court quashed FIR for abetment of suicide and proceedings thereon — Held that mere refusal to marry, even if true, does not constitute instigation under Section 107 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and does not lead to a situation where the deceased was left with no other option but to commit suicide.
India Law Library Docid # 2434900

(157) SHESHKUMAR SAHU Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 — Sections 3/7; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 3(5) and 316(5) — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected bail application — Appellant joined investigation as per Supreme Court order — Police report yet to be filed — Considering the nature of allegations and appellant's cooperation, Supreme Court granted bail in anticipation of arrest.
India Law Library Docid # 2434906

(158) MUTHUCHAMY Vs. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Registration Act, 1908 (as applicable in Tamil Nadu), Section 22A(1)(ii) — Refusal of registration of deeds conveying temple land — Guidelines issued by Division Bench of High Court — Registering authority must serve notice to parties and objector/religious institution, hold enquiry, hear parties, and then pass an order to register or refuse — Aggrieved party can file
India Law Library Docid # 2434910

(159) SURAJPAL SINGH JADON Vs. PRASHANT SIKARWAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 304 — Conviction for offences — Bail granted by High Court — Order lacking reasons — Ground to set aside impugned order — Appeal allowed on the short ground that the order granting bail did not disclose any reason whatsoever.
India Law Library Docid # 2434913

(160) VIKRAM SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-10-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8, 15(C) read with Section 29 — Appeal against conviction — Suspension of sentence — Medical grounds — High Court rejected application. Supreme Court granted temporary bail for three months, setting aside the High Court's order.
India Law Library Docid # 2434916