(281) STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs. SRI DARSHAN ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(2) — Cancellation of Bail — Abuse of discretion by High Court — Grave offences — Prima facie case — Misrepresentation of medical grounds — Violation of principles of natural justice — Celebrity status detrimental to fair trial India Law Library Docid # 2428715
(282) AJMERA SHYAM Vs. SMT. KOVA LAXMI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 100(1)(d)(i) and Section 100(1)(b) — Election law — Non-disclosure of income in affidavit — Improper acceptance of nomination — Corrupt practice — Voiding of election — Held that non-disclosure of income tax returns for certain financial years, when other assets and sources of income are disclosed, is not a defect of a substantial character — Such non India Law Library Docid # 2428902
(283) KESARI NANDAN MOBILE Vs. OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (2), ENFORCEMENT DIVISION - 5[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 83(1) & (2) — Provisional attachment of property — Validity of second attachment order — A provisional attachment order under Section 83(1) ceases to have effect after one year from its date as per Section 83(2) — There is no provision in the CGST Act for renewal or re-issuance of a lapsed provisional attachment order — Issuance of a second provisional India Law Library Docid # 2432117
(284) SARITA GUPTA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 — Equal Protection and Prohibition of Discrimination — Reservation — Domicile Requirement — Where a State makes a reservation for its residents, but then knowingly appoints a candidate from outside the State without questioning their domicile at the time of appointment, promotion, and confirmation, it can be deemed to have waived that condition. Allowing the State to later revoke the appointment based on the same condition constitutes arbitrary action India Law Library Docid # 2432419
(285) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SMT. YASHWANTI DEVI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 147 — Liability of insurer — Policy commencement time — Accident occurred at 8:30 AM, policy issued at 10:35 AM same day — Insurance policy effective from date and time mentioned therein, not from an earlier point — Tribunal erred in relying on witness statement over documentary evidence of policy commencement — Claimants not entitled to compensation from India Law Library Docid # 2432420
(286) LALITA PRASAD KARNATAK Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 14-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction and sentence under — Whether justified or whether offence falls under Section 304 Part II IPC — Factors considered: intention of the accused, suddenness of the event, nature of injury, absence of premeditation and provocation — Held, single blow in a sudden turn of events without prior enmity indicates lack of intention to cause death. India Law Library Docid # 2432421
(287) KAMAL GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S L.R. BUILDERS PVT. LTD AND ANR. ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Non-signatory — Once proceedings under Section 11(6) are disposed of with appointment of arbitrator, Court becomes functus officio and cannot entertain fresh applications seeking permission for non-signatories to remain present in arbitration proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2428703
(288) ASHOK DHANKAD Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Discretionary Remedy — Balancing Personal Liberty and Societal Interests — Seriousness of Offence — Integrity of Investigation and Trial — Order granting bail must be based on calibrated assessment of nature of charge, strength of prima facie case, likelihood of absconding or tampering with evidence/witnesses, and ensuring trial proceeds without obstruction. India Law Library Docid # 2428704
(289) MINI Vs. CBI/SPE COCHIN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) — Demand for bribe — Proof — Accused, a Lower Division Clerk in Passport Office, charged with demanding and accepting bribe for expediting passport application — Complainant, though initially supported prosecution, later turned hostile regarding demand — Trial Court convicted accused based on complaint and recovery of tainted money — High Court upheld conviction — Supreme Court noted complainant’s statement that he was India Law Library Docid # 2428716
(290) SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Vs. ISMAT AHMED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 - Section 7(1) and 7(2) - Deposit of rent and filing of application for determination - Mandatory compliance - Limitation Act, 1963 - Applicability restricted by WBPT Act provisions - Condonation of delay not permissible for initial deposit and filing. India Law Library Docid # 2428717
(291) SAHIL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 311 — Recalling Witnesses — Application to recall witnesses for correcting a typographical error in the victim's date of birth dismissed by the trial court — High Court upheld the dismissal — Court held that a mere observation of "ensuring fair trial" is insufficient without tangible reasons showing how fair trial suffered — Recall is not a matter of course and discretion must be exercised judiciously to prevent failure of justice, not arbitrarily — India Law Library Docid # 2428893
(292) AJIT KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Cancellation by High Court — Supreme Court set aside cancellation order and restored anticipatory bail granted by Sessions Court irrespective of completed investigation and filed charge-sheet, citing peculiar facts and circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2432126
(293) YASHBIR SINGH BISHT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, 7-A — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 34 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Application to quash proceedings — Applicant challenged cognizance/summoning order and entire criminal proceedings — Allegations of demanding bribe through a conduit — Court considers whether allegations disclose commission of a cognizable India Law Library Docid # 2432422
(294) KM. MEENAKSHI AGARWAL & OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 U.P. Government Estates Thekedari Abolition Act, 1958 – Section 6-A – U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 (Ceiling Act) – Applicability of Rules – While Section 6-A of Act mandates following the Ceiling Act for determining ceiling and surplus area, it does not imply the application of Rules framed under the Ceiling Act to proceedings under the Act. The Act and its specific Rules provide the India Law Library Docid # 2432423
(295) MAYANK KUMAR JAMINI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus and Certiorari — Regularization of service — Petitioner sought regularization of 15 years of contractual service and quashing of advertisement for the post currently occupied by him — Court directed that two posts be kept vacant pending regularization of petitioner and another similarly situated person, and regularization rules to be framed within six months. India Law Library Docid # 2432424
(296) KM. SAPNA @ BASUNDHARA AND ANOTHER Vs. COLLECTOR/DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DEHRADUN[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 29 — Escheat Property — Declaration of escheat — Requires absence of legal heirs — State cannot presume absence of heirs when claimants with documents assert inheritance — Declaration without notice to potential heirs violates principles of natural justice. India Law Library Docid # 2432425
(297) KRISHANANAND JHA Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 13-08-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 483 — Bail Application — Offences under Indian Penal Code and Immigration Act — Serious allegations of cheating, forgery, and conspiracy in a visa fraud scheme — Court to ascertain existence of a prima facie case at the bail stage, not to weigh evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2432426
(298) PARADIP PORT AUTHORITY Vs. PARADEEP PHOSPHATES LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 — Sections 48-52, 47-A — Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) — Constitution and functions — Adjudicatory Board under Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 — Appeal to Supreme Court — Expertise of expert bodies in tariff fixation — Need for specialized appellate body. India Law Library Docid # 2428617
(299) KHAJA MOHAIDEEN AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Revision — High Court’s revisional jurisdiction — Scope — Re-appreciation of evidence is not permissible — High Court can only examine glaring errors in the judgment of acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2428618
(300) A. KARUNANITHI Vs. THE STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Essential elements for conviction — Prosecution must prove both demand and acceptance of bribe through direct or circumstantial evidence — Conviction cannot be sustained without proof of demand and acceptance. India Law Library Docid # 2428620