(461) RANGE FOREST OFFICER Vs. M/S RAJAMAHAL SILKS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 451 & 457 — Release of Seized Property — Ownership/Entitlement — High Court set aside trial court order rejecting release application without considering trial court's finding on ownership and reasons thereof — Such an order without adverting to and discussing trial court's India Law Library Docid # 2433661
(462) SWACCH ASSOCIATION, NAGPUR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Rules, 2017 — Rule 2(1)(g) — Definition of 'wetland' — Excludes human-made water bodies/tanks constructed for drinking water, aquaculture, salt production, recreation, and irrigation purposes — Futala Tank, a man-made lake constructed for irrigation and drinking water needs, does not fall within the statutory definition of a wetland. India Law Library Docid # 2433545
(463) S. SANTHANA LAKSHMI AND OTHERS Vs. D. RAJAMMAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Jurisdiction — Suit for injunction simpliciter — Whether maintainable without a prayer for declaration of title when title is disputed — Where a party asserts title based on a Will but the defendant claims co-ownership and occupancy rights, and possession is admitted to be with the defendant, a suit for injunction simpliciter without a prayer for declaration of title may India Law Library Docid # 2433546
(464) ANILKUMAR @ LAPETU RAMSHAKAL SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Prisoner's Rights — Premature Release — Remission Guidelines — Appellant, a life convict, sought premature release after 20 years. The government ordered release after 24 years based on Category 4(d) of the 2010 guidelines (joint murder with premeditation). Appellant argued he should be released after 22 years under Category India Law Library Docid # 2433547
(465) OFFSHORE INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED Vs. M/S BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 11(6), 12(5) and Seventh Schedule — Appointment of Arbitrator — Clause in contract making MD or his nominee as arbitrator — Clause became bad in law due to amendments in 1996 Act making such persons ineligible — Court has power to appoint independent arbitrator despite ineligibility of nominated arbitrator, for ensuring neutrality and impartiality — India Law Library Docid # 2433548
(466) RAJENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction by High Court reversing Trial Court acquittal — Appeal to Supreme Court — Supreme Court scrutinized ocular evidence and evidence of recovery of weapons — Supreme Court found ocular evidence unreliable due to contradictions and chance witnesses, and recovery of weapons insufficient to establish guilt as blood matching was not done India Law Library Docid # 2433549
(467) K. S. SHIVAPPA Vs. SMT. K. NEELAMMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 — Section 8(2) and 8(3) — Transfer of minor's immovable property by natural guardian without court permission — Voidable at instance of minor or person claiming under him — Repudiation can be by suit or by unequivocal conduct within prescribed time upon attaining majority — Transferring property themselves after attaining majority is sufficient repudiation. India Law Library Docid # 2433550
(468) JSW STEEL LIMITED ETC. Vs. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 3 & 2(1)(u) — Proceeds of crime — Whether unpaid consideration for iron ore can be treated as proceeds of crime — Court should permit statutory process to conclude rather than interfere prematurely, especially when appellate remedy is pending. India Law Library Docid # 2433551
(469) NILESH BABURAO GITTE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — For conviction, circumstances must be fully established, consistent only with guilt of accused, conclusive, exclude every possible hypothesis except for guilt, and form a complete chain of unbroken evidence — In this case, the circumstances failed to meet these stringent tests. India Law Library Docid # 2433552
(470) ZAINUL Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 149 — Murder and unlawful assembly — Common object — Liability under Section 149 is constructive and does not require proof of overt act by each member if offence is committed in prosecution of common object or members knew it was likely to be committed India Law Library Docid # 2433553
(471) LIFESTYLE EQUITIES C.V. AND ANOTHER Vs. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 5(1) and Rule 5(3) — Stay of execution of money decree — High Court granted stay without insisting on deposit of decretal amount — Supreme Court found no reason to interfere with the High Court's order. India Law Library Docid # 2433554
(472) M/S. ARISTO PRINTERS PVT. LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF TRADE TAX, LUCKNOW, U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Uttar Pradesh Trade Tax Act, 1948 — Section 3F(1)(b) — Levy of tax on transfer of property in goods involved in a works contract — Printing of lottery tickets as a works contract — Ink and processing materials held to be goods — Transfer of property in ink and chemicals when mixed and applied to paper — Taxable event is the incorporation of ink into the ticket — Subsequent consumption does not negate India Law Library Docid # 2433555
(473) GAYATRI BAI MEENA Vs. M/S SHILANYAS INFRA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 151 — Inherent Powers of Court — Recalling Orders — Court has inherent power to recall an order if it leads to no result and prejudices parties' rights — Application under Section 151 CPC, even if termed as review, can be considered if issues are similar to review jurisdiction — Such orders are challengeable under Article 227 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2433849
(474) AMIT KUAMR TIWARI Vs. AWADESH PRASAD TIWARI AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Object of the Act is to protect parents from cruelty and misbehavior of children and to ensure their maintenance — The Act allows for eviction orders against children or relatives who breach their obligation to maintain senior citizens — This is supported by Supreme Court precedents. India Law Library Docid # 2433850
(475) KAILASH CHANDRA Vs. MUKESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Rajasthan Premises (Control of Rent and Eviction) Act, 1950 — Section 6(2) and 6(3) — Fixation of standard rent — Concurrent findings of fact — Court's power to fix standard rent based on location, condition, amenities, and market rate — Appellant paying nominal rent for decades despite commercial development of area — Evidence of market rates in similar properties supports higher rent — Courts below considered India Law Library Docid # 2433990
(476) MALURAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 430 — Suspension of Sentence — Applicants convicted for various offences including 148, 324/149, 325/149, 326/149, 450/149, and 307/149 of IPC — Applicants sought suspension of sentence pending appeal — Court considered nature of injuries, weapons used, criminal antecedents, and duration of trial — Applications of some applicants rejected based India Law Library Docid # 2433991
(477) DESH RAJ AND OTHERS Vs. SUNEHARI DEVI AND ANOTHER[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Claim petition for compensation — Accident resulting in 100% permanent disability — Claimant an occupant of a hired vehicle involved in an accident due to loss of control by driver — Claimant engaged in agriculture and claimed income of Rs. 20,000/- per month — Tribunal awarded Rs. 14,92,400/- — Insurance company appealed regarding quantum of compensation, India Law Library Docid # 2434082
(478) KAMLI AND OTHERS Vs. BOBY CHAUHAN AND OTHERS[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeals to Supreme Court — Appeals against Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) awards — High Court has power to decide all issues on merits, including those not decided by the MACT, to avoid further harassment to claimants, especially when the accident occurred long ago. India Law Library Docid # 2434083
(479) USHA CHAUDHARY AND OTHERS Vs. RAJ PRAKASH[HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 — Section 14 — Eviction petition — Subletting — Partnership deed created to camouflage subletting — Not a defence against eviction — Partnership deed's clauses making sub-tenant solely liable for rent and also liable to pay monthly sum to tenant indicated a scheme to circumvent the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2434084
(480) GURDEV SINGH Vs. UT OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT (JAMMU BENCH)] 07-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 436-A — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 479 — Bail for Undertrial Prisoners — Applicant charged under NDPS Act, arrested on 11.12.2019, eligible for bail after completing half of minimum punishment as per Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee guidelines — Trial court erroneously applied maximum period of imprisonment under BNSS, India Law Library Docid # 2434099