(681) SMT. ANSHU SAGAR Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-11-2025 Constitutional Law — Articles 341 and 342 — Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes — Migration — Inter-State migration — Right to reservation — A person belonging to a Scheduled Caste in her State of origin (e.g., Uttar Pradesh/Punjab) is not entitled to claim the benefit of reservation in State services after migrating to another State (e.g., Uttarakhand), even if the same caste is recognized as a Scheduled Caste in the migrant India Law Library Docid # 2436541
(682) MOHAN SINGH RAWAT Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 12-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 30 — Murder and offence under Arms Act — Appeal against conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Credibility of eyewitnesses — Appellant and deceased quarrelled over mobile phone repair (motive established) — Appellant returned to the mobile shop and shot the deceased with a licensed gun, leaving the gun and bag at the spot — PW 2 and PW 4, India Law Library Docid # 2436542
(683) M. AJITH Vs. STATE[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 12-11-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Sections 3 and 6 (Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault) — Penal Code, 1860 — Section 366 (Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her to marriage, etc.) — Conviction upheld where accused took 11-year-old mentally retarded victim to a sugarcane field, where she was found undressed and crying, and accused was caught concealing himself nearby by immediate witnesses — Evidence of eye witnesses (PW2 India Law Library Docid # 2436761
(684) JOSE ANTHONY Vs. R. MURUGAN[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 12-11-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Statutory Presumption (Section 139) — When the accused admits issuing the cheque, their signature on it, and its subsequent dishonour, the statutory presumption under Section 139 that the cheque was issued for a legally enforceable debt arises in favour of the complainant — Failure of the accused (Revision Petitioner) to rebut this presumption India Law Library Docid # 2436762
(685) S. PARITHA BANU Vs. M. PRABHU[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 12-11-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Presumption under Section 139 — When the accused admits the signature on the cheque, the statutory presumption under Section 139 that the cheque was issued for the discharge of a legally enforceable debt comes into play in favour of the complainant. India Law Library Docid # 2436763
(686) B. LATHA Vs. MS. SHEELA @ PAARVATHY[MADRAS HIGH COURT] 12-11-2025 Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Sections 232, 276 — Grant of Letters of Administration with Will annexed — Proof of Will — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Onus on propounder — The propounder of a Will must prove its genuineness in compliance with Section 68 of the Evidence Act and Section 63 of the Succession Act — India Law Library Docid # 2436764
(687) ASHISH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF H.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Quashing of criminal proceedings — Circumstances warranting quashing — Insufficient material and lack of specific allegations — Proceedings under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code against the deceased's brother-in-law quashed where he did not reside with the deceased and allegations were similar to a co-accused against India Law Library Docid # 2435443
(688) K. SUBRAMANIAM (DIED) THROUGH LRS K.S. BALAKRISHNAN AND OTHERS Vs. M/S KRISHNA MILLS PVT.LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 — Section 10(2)(i) — Wilful default in payment of rent — Eviction sought on the ground of wilful default — Lessee challenged fair rent fixation but did not seek stay of its operation — Payments made belatedly after protracted litigation — Conduct inconsistent with bona India Law Library Docid # 2435150
(689) SURENDRA KOLI Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 164 — Confession — Admissibility — Curative jurisdiction — Inconsistency in judgments on identical evidence — Petitioner convicted and sentenced to death based on a confession recorded under Section 164 CrPC and recoveries under Section 27 Evidence Act — Subsequently, in India Law Library Docid # 2435151
(690) KAPADAM SANGALAPPA AND OTHERS Vs. KAMATAM SANGALAPPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 92 — Representative suit — Long-standing dispute over religious rituals and custody of deity idols and paraphernalia between two sects — First suit dismissed, appeal also dismissed — District Judge observed that a fresh suit could be filed in a representative capacity under Section 92 CPC for proper management of endowment — Subsequent suit filed in representative capacity during pendency of which a compromise decree was passed — High Court rightly set India Law Library Docid # 2435152
(691) PRAKASH SONI Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Bail — Grant of bail in offences under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Drug Control Act — Factors considered — Petitioner in custody for more than two years and three months — Trial not concluded and likely to take time — Supreme Court directed release on bail considering the period of incarceration, without expressing opinion on merits of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2435619
(692) AJIT KUMAR SENGUPTA (DECEASED) THER LRS. Vs. SMT. MANASHI SENGUPTA BHADRA[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025 Probate — Application for grant of probate — Will challenged as vague, false, forged, and fabricated — Signatures and initials allegedly false and forged — Opposition based on testator's alleged lack of sound mind, undue influence, and coercion — Plaintiff's case is that the Will was duly executed and attested and that the testator had severed ties with India Law Library Docid # 2435134
(693) SUSHIL KUMAR DAS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A, 302, 201, 34 — Cruelty, Murder, Causing disappearance of evidence, Common intention — Appeal against acquittal — Court can re-appreciate evidence in appeal against acquittal but should not interfere unless order is based on misreading of evidence or erroneous understanding of law, and if two plausible India Law Library Docid # 2435138
(694) JYOTSNA GHOSH Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 341/376 — Appeal by de-facto complainant against acquittal — Trial court judgment not based on evidence — Trial court misappreciated evidence — Victim was deaf and dumb — Probability of false implication is low — Prosecution established guilt — Trial court erred in acquittal — India Law Library Docid # 2435139
(695) BUDH SINGH Vs. AMRIT LAL @ AMRIT PAL SINGH[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of plaint — Application for amendment filed after commencement of trial and cross-examination of a witness allowed — Amendment necessary for effective adjudication and to avoid multiplicity of proceedings — Dispossession occurred during pendency of suit — India Law Library Docid # 2435217
(696) SMT. SUKHWINDER KAUR Vs. SANDEEP KAUR & OTHERS[PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT] 11-11-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 20 — Specific Performance of Contract of Sale — Readiness and Willingness — Suit for specific performance of a contract for sale of property is an equitable remedy and is at the discretion of the court. The court must exercise this discretion based on sound judicial principles. The buyer must demonstrate not only presence at the registration office but also the availability of India Law Library Docid # 2435218
(697) M/S. S.J.S. INTENTIONAL AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Alternative remedy — When High Court ought to have entertained writ petition under Article 226 — High Court relegating appellant-assessee to alternative remedy against demand notice and original order — Appellant approaching High Court primarily on ground of delay and laches (demand notice issued nearly seven years after Assessment Year) and not for merits adjudication — High Court erred in refusing to interfere and India Law Library Docid # 2435426
(698) SHRISHAIL ETC. ETC. Vs. KANORIA INDUSTRIES LTD., NOW CALLED AS BAGALKOT CEMENT AND INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ORS. ETC. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18 — Land Acquisition — Pecuniary Jurisdiction for Appeal — Maintainability of Appeal — Determination of Pecuniary Jurisdiction — Where the Reference Court enhances compensation granted by the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO), the enhanced compensation amount India Law Library Docid # 2435428
(699) MOHAN LAL GUPTA (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order XLVII Rule 1 — Review Petition — Scope of Review — Application for review must establish an error apparent on the face of the record — Where no such error is found, the review petition must be dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2435431
(700) V. SRINIVASA RAJU AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. SIROYA CONSTRUCTIONS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — First Appeal — Scope of Appellate Court's Duty — The High Court, acting as the first appellate Court and the last fact-finding Court, must undertake an in-depth analysis and consideration of the factual aspects, issues, and evidence presented in the case — A cryptic judgment lacking adequate application of mind and consideration of facts and evidence, resulting in the India Law Library Docid # 2435433