(201) K. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI Vs. SHEEJA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Specific Performance of Agreement to Sell — Plaintiff claimed specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 7.7.1993, alleging payment of Rs. 2.90 lakh as earnest money out of a total sale consideration of Rs. 3 lakh. The original owner sold the property to a second purchaser on 22.7.1993. Trial Court decreed the suit for specific performance. High Court reversed the decree, finding no evidence of earnest money India Law Library Docid # 2435056
(202) SANDIP @ DIPU @ DIKU Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307, 326, 323 read with Sections 114 and 34 — Conviction and sentence — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Appellant convicted and sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment — High Court rejected prayer for suspension of sentence — Appeal pending before Supreme Court since 2024 and unlikely to be heard soon — Injury alleged to have been caused by appellant was on India Law Library Docid # 2435066
(203) MANISH @ BOXER Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 394 and 397 — Conviction and sentence — Appeal — High Court affirmed conviction and sentence awarded by Trial Court — Supreme Court found no case for interference with conviction — Appreciated evidence of prosecution witnesses and found findings of fact to be concurrent, not India Law Library Docid # 2435070
(204) THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. ASHISH AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Assessment of income for students — Tribunal can assess earning capacity based on the nature of the professional course and future prospects, not just minimum wages. India Law Library Docid # 2435132
(205) DHANU GHOSH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/34 — Murder and Acts Done by Several Persons in Furtherance of Common Intention — Conviction based on eyewitness testimonies and medical evidence — Court affirmed conviction and sentence for murder. India Law Library Docid # 2435142
(206) ATAM PARKASH Vs. ALLAHABAD BANK[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Application allowed by Civil Judge and affirmed by Additional District Judge — Revision petition filed against — Civil Court’s jurisdiction barred under Section 34 of SARFAESI Act, 2002 unless specific allegations of fraud are made with particulars to India Law Library Docid # 2435210
(207) M/S CHOLAMANDALAM INVESTMENT AND FINANCE COMPANY LTD. Vs. RAJENDER KAUR[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Supervisory jurisdiction — High Court can interfere if the trial court's order is palpably illegal and without jurisdiction. India Law Library Docid # 2435211
(208) M/S ENGINEERS MECH (INDIA) PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. MRS. USHA GUPTA AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order XLI Rule 27 — Additional Evidence — Application for appointment of Local Commissioner for demarcation allowed by appellate court — Held, demarcation is essential for just decision in boundary dispute cases and assists in fair conclusion — Allowing such application does not amount to filling up lacuna or court collecting evidence for plaintiff — Trial court should have India Law Library Docid # 2435212
(209) GURJIT SINGH Vs. TEJPAL SINGH AND OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 61, 63, 64, 65 — Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 65 — Secondary evidence of documents — Requirements for admission — Primary evidence is the document itself; secondary evidence includes certified copies and other copies — Section 65 outlines the specific circumstances under which secondary evidence is admissible, such as when the original is in possession of an India Law Library Docid # 2435213
(210) JALANDHAR IMPROVEMENT TRUST AND OTHERS Vs. SHOURYA TOWERS PRIVATE LIMITED[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 5, 23(4), 25(b) — Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226, 227 — Civil Revision Petition — Maintainability and Entertainability — Judicial interference in arbitral proceedings — Principles of minimal judicial intervention, party autonomy, and speedy dispute resolution — High Court to exercise supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 sparingly and only in India Law Library Docid # 2435214
(211) M/S HARYANA CHEMICALS Vs. HARYANA STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 06-11-2025 Punjab Courts Act, 1918 — Section 41 — Scope of Second Appeal — Second appeals in Punjab and Haryana are to be treated under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, not Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure — This limits the scope of interference to substantial questions of law. India Law Library Docid # 2435215
(212) KUPPAYEE AND OTHERS Vs. P. SUBRAMANIAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Specific Performance of Contract — Agreement to Sell (1994) — Price Enhancement by High Court — Scope of Interference under Section 100 CPC — High Court, while upholding decree of specific performance (reversed Trial Court's finding of non-readiness/willingness), modified the sale consideration from Rs. India Law Library Docid # 2435425
(213) ABDUL BASIR Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of regular bail pending trial — Factors for consideration — Appellant incarcerated for over three and a half years — Charges not yet framed despite submission of charge-sheet against eighteen accused — Four co-accused granted bail, eight reported absconding — Prolonged period of incarceration without commencement of trial, even when co-accused India Law Library Docid # 2435439
(214) GUR CHARAN SINGH Vs. HARVINDER SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Transfer of Suit — Guardians and Wards Act, 1980 — Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1413/2025 — Guardianship case (G.W.O.P./50/2025) filed by father (Respondent No. 1) under Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1980, pending before I Additional Family Court, Charminar, Hyderabad — Petitioner (maternal grandfather), India Law Library Docid # 2435442
(215) RAM KUMAR @ RAMU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of Sentence and Bail — Principles for grant — Conviction under Sections 498A and 304B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, with sentence of simple imprisonment for life — Appellant in custody since April 8, 2014 — Criminal India Law Library Docid # 2435444
(216) ZENITO CARDOZO Vs. STATE OF GOA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Appeal — Leave to Appeal — Special Leave Petition against High Court judgment — Leave granted in matter arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 17517/2025 challenging judgment dated 10-10-2025 of High Court of Bombay at Goa in Criminal Appeal No. 50/2016. India Law Library Docid # 2435465
(217) M/S ALCHEMIST HOSPITALS LTD. Vs. M/S ICT HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Application for appointment of arbitrator — Clause 8.28 of the Agreement — Three-tier process stipulated: negotiation, mediation, and then "arbitration" by Chairman — High Court held Clause 8.28 not a valid arbitration agreement — Supreme Court affirmed, finding no intention to refer disputes to a binding arbitration India Law Library Docid # 2434957
(218) MUSKAN Vs. ISHAAN KHAN (SATANIYA) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — High Court's power to quash proceedings should be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only in exceptional cases where it is necessary to prevent abuse of process of court or secure ends of justice — High Court should not conduct a "mini-trial" or enquire into the reliability or genuineness of allegations at the FIR stage — If prima India Law Library Docid # 2434958
(219) MIHIR RAJESH SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 22(1) — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 47 — Grounds of arrest — Communication in writing — Mandatory requirement — Constitutional mandate that every arrested person must be informed of the grounds of arrest as soon as possible — This right is a fundamental right under Article 21 and 22(1) of the Constitution and is applicable to all offences, including those under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 India Law Library Docid # 2434959
(220) STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Vs. AMIT AISHWARYA JOGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 378(1) and 378(2) — Appeal against acquittal — State Government's and Central Government's powers — Section 378(2) specifies cases investigated by CBI or other central agencies, where Central Government can direct an appeal against acquittal — This creates a mutually exclusive division, excluding State Government's power under Section 378(1) in such cases. India Law Library Docid # 2434960