(141) KIMBERLEY CLUB PVT. LTD. Vs. KRISHI UTPADAN MANDI PARISHAD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Tender Conditions — Interpretation — Ambiguity — The terms of a tender must be clear and unambiguous — If a tendering authority intends for a specific document to be issued by a particular authority, it must be clearly stated in the tender conditions — Failure to do so may lead to rejection of the bid being deemed arbitrary and dehors the tender terms. India Law Library Docid # 2434709
(142) MANJULATA SAHU Vs. PRASANT KUMAR SAHU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 9 and 13 — Transfer of proceedings — Two divorce proceedings were pending before different Family Courts, one filed by the wife under Section 9 and another filed by the husband under Section 13 — Wife sought transfer of husband's case to the court where her case was pending — Court allowed the transfer to ensure both cases are heard India Law Library Docid # 2434886
(143) BINO JOSEPH Vs. NEENA CHERIAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Powers of Supreme Court — Dissolution of marriage and quashing of cases — Parties reached a settlement, including mutual divorce and withdrawal of pending cases, and approached the Supreme Court for its decree under Article 142. The Court, finding the settlement to be voluntary and in the best interests of the parties and their children, allowed the prayers for divorce and quashing of cases, reiterating the importance of adherence to the settlement ter India Law Library Docid # 2434904
(144) SONIYA DEVI Vs. PANKAJ KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 46, Rule 1 and Order II, Rule 2 — Transfer of Proceedings — Grounds for transfer — Inconvenience to petitioner — Held, considerable inconvenience caused by distance (1500 kms) to litigant from her place of residence justifies transfer in the interest of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2434905
(145) MAYARANI PAIN Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 85, 108, 3(5) — Anticipatory Bail — Petitioner apprehending arrest in connection with FIR for offences under these sections — Petitioner is mother-in-law of complainant — Interim protection granted subject to cooperation with investigation — Granted anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds and sureties, subject to India Law Library Docid # 2434915
(146) ANSARULLA AJIMULLA KHAN @ LALA Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c) and 21 — Bail — Appellant arrested in connection with offences under the Act — High Court's order granting bail challenged — Supreme Court considered totality of circumstances and period of incarceration (over 1 year 8 months) — Supreme Court inclined to grant bail on terms to be fixed by the Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2434924
(147) THE DIRECTOR, BHARATHIDASAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND ANOTHER Vs. DR. C.N.S. RAMNATH BABU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Employment Law — Reinstatement — Employee termination — Where an order of termination is quashed, but the issues raised against the employee are serious, reinstatement might not be the appropriate remedy. Instead, full monetary reimbursement is a suitable alternative to compensate for any loss suffered, preventing irreparable harm. India Law Library Docid # 2434926
(148) THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. PHUL BHANU BIBI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Recovery from officers — High Court directing recovery of awarded compensation from erring officers of Insurance Company — Supreme Court set aside this direction — Reason: Officers were not made parties nor heard, violating principles of natural justice — Compensation amount itself maintained. India Law Library Docid # 2434932
(149) DIPIKA AGARWAL (NEE KHAITAN) Vs. RISHI AGARWAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer Petition — Transfer of Matrimonial Suit — Supreme Court satisfied that transfer is appropriate based on allegations in petition without delving into merits — Divorce petition pending in West Bengal transferred to Family Court in New Delhi — Transfer shall not hinder mediation proceedings — Transferee court to continue proceedings India Law Library Docid # 2434933
(150) HIMACHAL PRADESH ROAD AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD Vs. M/S C & C CONSTRUCTION LTD.[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 & 37 — Scope of interference by Courts — High Court cannot re-appreciate evidence in an arbitration appeal and should not sit as a court of appeal unless the award is patently illegal or suffers from perversity or is against the fundamental policy of Indian law, justice, or morality. India Law Library Docid # 2434935
(151) KOUSTAV BAGCHI Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 199(2) (Corresponding to Section 222(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023) — Prosecution for defamation of a public functionary in discharge of public functions — Complaint by Public Prosecutor against an Advocate and politician for posting excerpts from a book on social media and making India Law Library Docid # 2435147
(152) MUDI SINGH Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376 and 493 — Rape and Co-habitation caused deceitfully, respectively — Appeal against conviction — Victim was major and in love relationship with accused — Cohabitation occurred over a period with expressed intention of marriage, but non-fulfillment of promise doesn't automatically make it rape India Law Library Docid # 2435149
(153) LALIT KUMAR PANWAR Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 31-10-2025 Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009 — Section 73-B — Revocation of allotment and cancellation of lease deed — Power of Municipality — Municipality has power to initiate action under Section 73-B even if patta (lease deed) is registered, if it was obtained by misrepresentation, fraud, or in contravention of law. India Law Library Docid # 2435160
(154) JAI SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT, JODHPUR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT (JAIPUR BENCH)] 31-10-2025 Rajasthan High Court Staff Service Rules, 2002, Rule 4-A (as amended by Order dated 05.12.2002) — Recruitment by promotion for Assistant Stamp Reporter and Court Fee Examiners — Eligibility — Interpretation of "officials in the equivalent or above grade" — Held, eligibility is based on grade, not exclusively on cadre — India Law Library Docid # 2435172
(155) ORION CONMERX PVT. LTD. Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-10-2025 Insurance Law — Fire Insurance — Accidental Fire — Cause of fire is immaterial if the insured is not the instigator and there is no fraud. The objective of fire insurance is to indemnify the insured against loss by fire. India Law Library Docid # 2434698
(156) DEVARAJ RENGAN Vs. ESWARAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Compounding of offence — Offences under Section 138 of NI Act are compoundable — Parties entered into a Memorandum of Compromise and settled the dispute amicably — Full settlement amount paid by demand draft — Conviction and sentence stands annulled. India Law Library Docid # 2434764
(157) EROS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LTD. Vs. REELS ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Applications for interim measures post award — Maintainability — Award became final in 2021, but no steps taken for enforcement until an execution petition was filed in September 2025 — Applications under Section 9 filed in October 2025 — Held not maintainable as the award was ripe for enforcement and the applicant had delayed significantly in pursuing India Law Library Docid # 2434765
(158) THANGADURAI Vs. SWAMIDOSS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 30-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Cheque dishonour — Compounding of offences — Criminal revision petition filed after conviction and dismissal of appeal — Parties entered into compromise outside court — Entire compensation and costs paid — High Court can compound offence exercising inherent powers to secure ends of justice, even at appellate or revision stage — Object of Act is India Law Library Docid # 2434841
(159) STATE OF KERALA Vs. SUBRAMANIAN NAMBOOTHIRI[KERALA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 323, 324, 34 — Appeal against acquittal — High Court powers — Appellate court can review evidence thoroughly and reverse acquittal if trial court's findings are perverse, based on misreading or non-reading of evidence, or lead to grave miscarriage of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2434854
(160) ANIL K EMMANUEL Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[KERALA HIGH COURT] 30-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 216 (BNSS Section 239) — Addition of charge — Public prosecutor's application to add charge — Maintainability — Courts have the power to alter or add charges even after evidence is adduced and arguments are heard, provided no prejudice is caused to the accused — Even an informant or victim can seek alteration/addition of charge, therefore a India Law Library Docid # 2434855