(761) GOURI DEVI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Anticipatory Bail — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) — Section 482 (or analogous provision for anticipatory bail) — Grant of anticipatory bail in connection with offence under Bihar Liquor Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022, Section 30(a) — High Court rejected application — Supreme Court, considering India Law Library Docid # 2435602
(762) ANJAIAH KARTIKE AND ANOTHER Vs. V P GAUTHAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Contempt of Court — Compliance with Directions of High Court affirmed by Supreme Court — Housing Board disputes with Developer — Bonafide Allottees' Rights — Supreme Court affirmed High Court's dismissal of Petitioner-Board's appeal, directing the Board to execute and register Sale Deeds in favor of home buyers who paid the entire sale consideration, despite ongoing disputes between the India Law Library Docid # 2435614
(763) PRATAP PATEL ALIAS PRATAP SINGH Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Criminal Law — Murder — Conviction solely based on Circumstantial Evidence (Last Seen Theory) — Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 374(2) — Prosecution case rested on "last seen together" theory, recovery of weapon (axe) based on appellant's memorandum (Section 27, Evidence Act), and forensic evidence — Assessment of evidence showed that witnesses India Law Library Docid # 2435664
(764) NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SMT. SUKRANIYA AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(28) — Definition of 'Motor Vehicle' — Jurisdiction of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — Excavators/Earth Moving Machines — Whether an excavator is a 'motor vehicle' under the Act and falls under MACT jurisdiction — An earth moving machine (excavator/poclain) adapted for use on roads, duly registered with the Transport Department, and bearing a valid registration India Law Library Docid # 2435665
(765) RAMAAVATAR @ RAMOTAR PRAJAPATI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — Untoward incident — Claim for compensation — Death while crossing railway tracks — Even if deceased crossed railway tracks unauthorizedly, claim for compensation may be maintainable if death occurred due to an “untoward incident” and Railway Administration failed in its statutory duty to ensure safety by preventing unauthorized access to tracks — Contributory negligence or unauthorized entry alone does not automatically absolve Railway India Law Library Docid # 2435666
(766) BINU SENGAR AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (GWALIOR BENCH)] 10-11-2025 Representation of the People Act, 1950 — Section 13-B(2) — Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 159 — Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 324(1), 324(6), 327, 51-A(d) — Appointment of Booth Level Officer (BLO) — Anganwadi Workers (Aaganwadi Karyakarta) challenge appointment as BLOs citing impact on primary duties (ICDS, nutrition provision) and non-regular employment status — Contention that instructions from Women & Child Development Department (seeking India Law Library Docid # 2435667
(767) MALI @ MAYANKAM PANGI @ P. MALI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF ORISSA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Bail — Grounds for grant — Petitioners hired on daily wages claimed lack of knowledge regarding contraband they were guarding in deep jungle — Contention that recovery of contraband was not from their conscious custody and they were unaware of the substance — Charge sheet filed but charges not yet framed (in revised order charges framed but trial not commenced) — Considering the facts and circumstances, Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2435685
(768) CHRISTIAN WOMANS BOARD OF MISSION AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Leasehold Property — Renewal of Lease — Discretionary nature — Conditionality — Renewal of a lease for government land is not an inherent or automatic right of the lessee; it is a discretionary act of the lessor (State), contingent upon the lessee’s fulfillment of the lease terms and compliance with the public/charitable purpose of the grant — Where a lessee (Christian Woman’s Board of Mission/UCNITA) is found to be in persistent breach of lease conditions, including unauthorized alienation/sale India Law Library Docid # 2435842
(769) KARIMUNNISA BEGUM AND OTHERS Vs. YALAMANCHILI RAJANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-11-2025 Special Leave Petition (Civil) — Disposal on basis of Compromise — Parties settling dispute through a notarized Memorandum of Compromise during pendency of SLP, adjusting rights regarding specific performance, land division (Ac. 1-64 cents for Respondent; Ac. 0-56 cents for Petitioners), and division of deposited sale India Law Library Docid # 2435413
(770) MICHAEL MAHESH CHRIS SALDANHA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Arms Rules, 2016 — Rule 25 (1) (b) — Grant of licence to legal heirs — Transfer of firearm and licence during lifetime of licensee — Condition precedent for seeking transfer — Rule 25 (1) (b) allows transfer of a firearm licence to a nominated legal heir if the existing licensee has attained the age of 70 years or has held the firearm for 25 years, whichever is earlier — The conditions for such transfer are the satisfaction of other India Law Library Docid # 2435876
(771) ARUMILLI KASI VISWANADHAM Vs. RIMMALAPUDI KRISHNA VENI AND OTHERS[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second Appeal — Interference with finding of fact — High Court cannot ordinarily interfere with findings of fact arrived at by the first appellate Court (the final Court of facts) unless such findings are erroneous, contrary to mandatory provisions of law, contrary to settled position of law based on Apex Court pronouncements, or based upon inadmissible evidence or without evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2436196
(772) UNION TERRITORY OF J&K Vs. ISHFAQ AHMAD ZARGAR AND OTHERS[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 10-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 227 and 228 — Framing of Charge and Discharge — Scope of Judicial Review — The object of Sections 227 and 228 Cr.P.C. is to ensure that the accusation is not frivolous and that there is sufficient material for proceeding against the accused — At the stage of framing charge, the court must sift the evidence to determine if a prima facie case is made out, but the final India Law Library Docid # 2436300
(773) HAKEEM ABID MUBARAK Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J&K[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 10-11-2025 Service Law — Appointment — Selection Process — Post Vacancy due to non-joining of selected candidate — Petitioner seeking appointment against the resultant vacancy based on merit — Respondent-Institute claimed selected candidate (Mohsin Qadir Wani) joined and resigned, making fresh selection necessary (referencing Sudesh Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana) — Finding: Evidence showed the selected candidate India Law Library Docid # 2436301
(774) KARAM CHAND Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Service Law — Recovery of Excess Salary/Payment — Claim by retired teachers (Assistant Teacher/Headmaster) seeking refund of amounts recovered from their retiral dues (Gratuity) due to alleged erroneous pay fixation — Department admitted that excess payment was due to error in pay determination and not on account of fraud or involvement of the employee — Applicability of State of Punjab & others vs. Rafiq India Law Library Docid # 2436536
(775) SURESH CHANDRA AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND THROUGH COLLECTOR AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 9 Rule 13 — Recall of ex parte judgment and decree — Remand order by Revisional Authority — Maintainability of Writ Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution against a remand order — The High Court typically exercises writ jurisdiction under Article 227 only when the lower authority has acted without jurisdiction or in flagrant disregard of law — A remand order, directing the trial India Law Library Docid # 2436537
(776) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. KM. PRITI AND OTHERS[UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT] 10-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 and 173 — Motor Accident Claims — Common Issues of Fact and Law — Multiple appeals arising from the same road accident, involving claims for death compensation and injury compensation, are decided jointly due to common facts and legal questions. India Law Library Docid # 2436538
(777) CHITRA AND OTHER Vs. PARAMASIVAM[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 10-11-2025 Hindu Law — Joint Family Property — Partition Suit — Claim for 3/5 share in suit properties by daughters (appellants/plaintiffs) against father (first respondent/defendant) and brother (second respondent/defendant) — Plaintiffs contended that properties were purchased from corpus generated by relinquishment of father's interest in ancestral property (Rs. 10,000/- as per partition deed Ex.A3 dated India Law Library Docid # 2436662
(778) N. SAMPATH Vs. V. RAMALINGAM (DIED) AND OTHERS[MADRAS HIGH COURT (MADURAI BENCH)] 10-11-2025 Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Suit for Specific Performance — Readiness and Willingness — Section 16(c) — Essential condition for granting specific performance is that the plaintiff must prove that he has always been ready and willing to perform his part of the contract — Readiness relates to the financial capacity (availability of funds) while willingness relates to the conduct of the plaintiff — Documentary evidence showing India Law Library Docid # 2436768
(779) SANJAY VITTHAL PACHAGHARE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-11-2025 A. Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 (Abetment of suicide) — Conviction and Sentence — Reduction of sentence — High Court converted conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 306 IPC, imposing 10 years RI, fine, and denying remission facility — Supreme Court considered that appellant had served 7 years 1 month and 13 days of sentence (5 years 5 months 3 days actual + remission) and was out on bail — While maintaining the conviction under Section 306 IPC, the Court found the 10-year sentence e India Law Library Docid # 2436074
(780) M/S. AMANDEEP BR MEDICITY LTD. Vs. BASHIR AHMAD DAR AND ANOTHER[JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH HIGH COURT AT SRINAGAR] 08-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 8 — Application for reference to arbitration — Jurisdiction of Civil Court to pass interim orders pending Section 8 application — Once a Section 8 application is filed, the appropriate approach for the Civil Court is to determine if its jurisdiction is ousted by the special statute, not to assess if it retains jurisdiction under general law (generalia specialibus non derogant) (Paras 15, India Law Library Docid # 2436302