(321) KARANARTHAM VIRAMAH FOUNDATION Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-11-2025 Companies Act, 2013 — Section 212(1)(c) — Investigation by Serious Fraud Investigating Office (SFIO) — Necessity and Conditions for direct investigation — For a valid order directing SFIO investigation, mandatory requirements include recording of reasons, demonstrable circumstances justifying SFIO involvement, and necessity of investigation being in public interest — Application seeking direction for SFIO investigation rejected where these conditions were not met. India Law Library Docid # 2436167
(322) GAJULA SIDDHARTHA Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Section 482 — Pre-arrest bail — Successive application after dismissal of earlier application — Maintainability — A successive bail application is maintainable, as an order refusing bail does not preclude another application on a later occasion, provided there are more materials, further developments, or different considerations; however, the subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2436183
(323) ABDUL KHALIQ SOFI Vs. MOHAMMAD SHAFI MIR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 24-11-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Registration Act, 1908 — Section 49, Proviso — Evidentiary value of unregistered documents — Receipt of part consideration for purchase of immovable property — An unregistered receipt documenting payment cannot be admitted as evidence of an agreement to sell/transfer immovable property, even for collateral purposes, unless the receipt itself contains covenants relating to the sale India Law Library Docid # 2436245
(324) DR. JAHANGIR AHMED Vs. DR. MANOJ SHARMA AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT JAMMU] 24-11-2025 Service Law — Selection and Appointment — Registrar (Tenure Post) in Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College (IGGDC), Jammu — Challenge to appointment by a candidate claiming higher merit based on computation of academic marks — Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) setting aside the appointment of the petitioner (Dr. Jahangir Ahmed) and directing the appointment of the respondent (Dr. Manoj India Law Library Docid # 2436262
(325) NEERAJ KEWAT Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 24-11-2025 M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 — Rule 47(6) and 47(14)(b)(ii) — Family Pension — Entitlement of Son — Interpretation of Statutes — Substantive Provision vs. Definition Clause — Rule 47(6)(ii) clearly states that a son is entitled to family pension until he attains the age of 25 years, without imposing a condition of being unmarried — Explanation (b) to Rule 47(6) explicitly applies the marriage ineligibility criterion only to a daughter, not a son — While Rule 47(14)(b)(ii) India Law Library Docid # 2436389
(326) JHANAK SINGH Vs. SHRI SANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 80 — Notice to Government or Public Officer — Purpose and object — The basic purpose of Section 80 CPC notice is to grant opportunity to public officers to reconsider the legal position and settle disputes without litigation, thereby saving public time and money; it is intended for the advancement of justice, not as a weapon against litigants. India Law Library Docid # 2436390
(327) ASHUTOSH SADH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Compassionate Appointment — Governing Policy — The claim for compassionate appointment must be considered based on the policy prevalent at the time of the death of the deceased employee, not a subsequent policy, unless the subsequent policy is applied retrospectively — Policy dated 18.08.2008 was applicable as the employee died on 29.12.2008. India Law Library Docid # 2436391
(328) MADAN MOHAN JOSHI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Anticipatory Bail — Rejection — Grounds for rejection — Applicant sought anticipatory bail in connection with offenses under Sections 109, 190, 115(2), 191(2), 351(3), and 352 of B.N.S., 2023 — Court noted that Applicant successfully evaded arrest despite 23 raids and issuance of Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) — Investigation revealed that Applicant may be the cause for gathering of a mob and India Law Library Docid # 2436634
(329) CHATRPAL @ RAVI @ LAMBU Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 384 — Evidence — Sufficiency of evidence in dacoity and voluntarily receiving stolen property cases — Conviction rested primarily on eyewitness testimony and recovery of stolen articles — Eyewitnesses (PW 1, PW 2, PW 7, PW 9) failed to identify the appellants in court and were declared hostile by the prosecution, casting serious doubt on their testimony and the entire prosecution India Law Library Docid # 2436635
(330) AMAL BAROI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Criminal Law — Conviction — Standard of Proof — Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt — The prosecution must prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt — Even in cases resting on circumstantial evidence, the chain of circumstances must be complete, pointing only to the guilt of the accused — Conviction cannot be based merely on inferences drawn from some statements of witnesses, especially when India Law Library Docid # 2436636
(331) YASIN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 24-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(B) — Possession of Ganja (Intermediate Quantity) — Appeal against conviction — Death of Appellant 1 (A1) pending appeal — Appeal against A1 abates — Appeal regarding Appellant 2 (A2) proceeds — Prosecution evidence (PW1 to PW4 and Ex.P1 to Ex.P13) proves search and seizure of 1.500 kgs of ganja from A1 India Law Library Docid # 2436659
(332) SHARAYU Vs. SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE AND ANOTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 24-11-2025 Caste Certificate — Verification — Invalidation of 'Halbi' Scheduled Tribe claim — Undisputed pre-constitutional documents (1925, 1932) showing petitioner's grandfather and cousin grandfather as 'Halbi' — Committee erred in rejecting claim based on a stray pre-constitutional entry (1929) of 'Koshti' for the petitioner's great great grandmother (paternal side's wife) — Pre-constitutional documents carry higher probative value — India Law Library Docid # 2437000
(333) STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. SHRI NARAYAN[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 24-11-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe — Necessary ingredients — Failure of prosecution to prove initial demand along with approximate date/time, and subsequent demand — Mere inquiry by accused "whether he brought the amount" does not constitute 'demand' as required by law — When the prosecution fails to prove demand, mere India Law Library Docid # 2437007
(334) IRFAN Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 22-11-2025 Criminal Law — Rape (IPC Section 376) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act, Section 4) — Appeal against conviction — Appreciation of evidence of prosecutrix (victim) — Consistency of testimony — Allegations of rape against a victim aged less than 17 years by a building co-tenant — Victim's testimony India Law Library Docid # 2435959
(335) RAMESH CHANDRA AGARWAL Vs. DEVENDER YADAV AND OTHERS[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Scope of Examination — The court, when considering an application under Order 7 Rule 11, must only examine the averments made in the Plaint and not the defense or disputed facts — Rejection is warranted only if the Plaint discloses no cause of action India Law Library Docid # 2435960
(336) SONALI JAIN Vs. DHEERAJ CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Family Law — Custody of Minor — Best Interest and Welfare of Child — Paramount consideration is the minor’s physical, emotional, moral, and intellectual welfare, transcending the legal rights or emotional claims of the parents — Court must guard against the bitterness of matrimonial disputes clouding the judgment on the child's welfare. India Law Library Docid # 2435961
(337) MR. SUNNY SANGWAN Vs. DR. SAURABH SHANDILYA THROUGH HIS DULY CONSTITUTED ATTORNEY MR. NIKHIL PRASAD OJHA AND ANOTHER[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 1 — Written Statement — Timelines for filing — Extension of time beyond 90 days — Extension must be granted only in exceptional circumstances, by way of exception, and only if the defendant demonstrates bona fide reasons supported by credible material — Extension cannot be granted where delay stems from negligence, indifference, lack of India Law Library Docid # 2435962
(338) DEVENDER SINGH Vs. STATE[DELHI HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification — Proof of demand is sine qua non for conviction — Mere proof of acceptance or recovery of currency notes without evidence of demand is insufficient to establish the offence — Conviction requires proof of prior demand for illegal gratification by the public servant as a fact in issue India Law Library Docid # 2435963
(339) MR. APPUTHA RAJ Vs. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Education Law — Admission — Excess Admissions — M.Pharma (Drug Regulatory Affairs) — Cancellation of Admission — Student admitted under Management Quota removed after admission found to be in excess of sanctioned intake limit — College claimed excess admission due to technical glitch in ERP system — Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is empowered to regulate pharmacy education under Pharmacy Act, 1948 — India Law Library Docid # 2435887
(340) GODOLPHINE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. UM PROJECTS LLP AND ANOTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 21-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37(1)(c) — Appeal challenging dismissal of Section 34 application — Grounds for setting aside Arbitral Award — Patent illegality — Failure to refer to every document or correspondence — An arbitral award must be informed by reasons (Section 31(3)) after appreciating and evaluating materials; however, it is not necessary for the Arbitral Tribunal to specifically refer to each and India Law Library Docid # 2435889