(221) P. ANJANAPPA (D) BY LRs Vs. A.P. NANJUNDAPPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Partition Suit — Release Deeds — Validity of Release Deeds — Release deed executed for consideration operates immediately to divest a coparcenary interest, not dependent on further implementation — Silence in a later document does not negate a concluded, registered relinquishment. Oral partition, even if unregistered, is admissible for collateral purposes of proving severance of joint status, explaining possession, recording arrangements, and evidencing subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2434961
(222) POONAM Vs. DULE SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 — Section 22(1)(d) — Declaring election void — Improper acceptance of nomination — Non-disclosure of criminal conviction in affidavit — Conviction under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, with one-year imprisonment sentence, not disclosed in affidavit filed under Rule 24-A of M.P. Nagar Palika Nirvachan India Law Library Docid # 2434962
(223) VIKRAM BHALCHANDRA GHONGADE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 22, Rule 6 — Effect of death of party between conclusion of hearing and pronouncement of judgment — Judgment pronounced after death is valid — However, if a party to an appeal dies before the appeal is heard, the appeal cannot be decided in their absence without bringing their legal heirs on record India Law Library Docid # 2434963
(224) PREETHA KRISHNAN AND OTHERS Vs. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Calculation of compensation — Split multiplier — Generally not to be applied — Retirement from service is not an exceptional circumstance justifying split multiplier — Age of deceased is the criterion for multiplier and does not allow India Law Library Docid # 2434973
(225) RAM KUMAR @ RAMU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH RESPONDENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence — Appeal pending — Appellant convicted for offences under Sections 498A & 304B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Imprisonment for life since 2014 — Appeal filed in 2021 — Prospect of early hearing remote — Co-convicts released on bail — Suspension of sentence and release on bail granted considering these factors. India Law Library Docid # 2435050
(226) PAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to the appellant who was a retired Army Officer, apprehending arrest in connection with offences under IPC and POCSO — Appellant had alleged filing of a vexatious and false complaint due to his raising voice against embezzlement of funds — Chargesheet had been filed, and appellant India Law Library Docid # 2435051
(227) MOHAMMADALI ANSARAHMAD KHAN Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Determination of Compensation — Applicability — Court deferred decision on whether to apply the 1894 Act or the 2013 Act for compensation, pending clarification on the nature of the land India Law Library Docid # 2435053
(228) NISHA SAH Vs. BRIJESH PRASAD @ PRASAD BRIJESH RAVINDRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-11-2025 Family Law — Settlement Agreement — Mutual Consent Divorce — Supreme Court Mediation Centre — Parties arrived at an amicable settlement before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, reducing it into writing and signing it. India Law Library Docid # 2435055
(229) 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
(230) 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
(231) 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
(232) 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
(233) 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
(234) 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
(235) 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
(236) 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
(237) 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
(238) 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
(239) 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
(240) 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