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(81) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. MEGHA TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Railways — Penal Freight — Excess Weightage — Imposition without hearing — High Court's view that opportunity of hearing mandatory before imposing penalty for excess weightage is not in conformity with settled principles — Practical difficulties in conducting mini-trial at offloading site
India Law Library Docid # 2426250

(82) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NO.900224364 CONST/G.D. JAGESHWAR SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Indo Tibetan Border Police Act, 1992 — Section 11 — Misconduct by Constable — Robbery of cash entrusted for protection — Severity of misconduct in disciplined force — Constable on sentry duty guarding cash box containing significant funds for disbursement to Coy personnel — Alleged act of breaking open Kote lock, taking cash, concealing box, and absconding — Incident reported, FIR filed, Court of Enquiry conducted — Guilt established based on multiplicity
India Law Library Docid # 2426251

(83) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. KESANG DORJEE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 — Section 3 — Requisition of Property — Public Purpose — Indian Army taking possession of land near Line of Actual Control for public purpose of the Union — Possession taken in purported exercise of powers under Section 3 of the Act, which allows requisition for necessary public purposes. (Paras 3, 7, 13)

B. Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 — Section 4 — Taking Physical Possession — Authority vested wi
India Law Library Docid # 2426253

(84) WE THE WOMEN OF INDIA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Objectives and Constitutional Basis — Enacted to provide effective protection to women victims of domestic violence, furthering the rights guaranteed under the Constitution, particularly Article 15(3) for the protection of women.
India Law Library Docid # 2426258

(85) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. MEGHA TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Railways Act, 1989 — Penal Freight — Excess Weight — Requirement of Hearing — Full Bench of High Court holding prior hearing is mandatory before imposing penal freight for excess weight detected on off-loading challenged — Subsequent compliance by Railways and appropriation of deposited penalty amount render the specific case academic, but general issue of conflicting High Court views remain
India Law Library Docid # 2426443

(86) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NO.900224364 CONST/G.D. JAGESHWAR SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Service Law — Dismissal from service — Para Military Force — Insensitive Border Area — Sentry Duty — Theft of cash from guarded cash box — Gross misconduct involving moral turpitude — Proportionality of punishment — Principle of proportionality is embedded in constitutionalism (Arts. 14, 16, 21) and forbids arbitrary, vengeful
India Law Library Docid # 2426444

(87) M/S PATANJALI FOODS LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS M/S RUCHI SOYA INDUSTRIES LTD.) Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Customs Act, 1962 — Section 14(2) — Tariff Value — Notification — Applicability — Dispute arising from import of crude degummed soyabean oil and requirement to pay higher customs duty based on tariff value fixed under Section 14(2) — Contention that relevant notification was not in effect at time of import — High Court initially dismissed challenge to notification and date of effect
India Law Library Docid # 2425836

(88) ROFIQUL HOQUE Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Foreigners Act, 1946 — Section 9 — Burden of Proof — Citizenship — Proceedings before Foreigners Tribunal — Allegations that appellant is a foreigner illegally residing in Assam — Burden on proceedee to prove by cogent documents or evidence that they or their ancestors entered India prior to 25.03.1971.
India Law Library Docid # 2425837

(89) GOPAL DIKSHIT Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 23 — Appeal against NCDRC order dismissing complaint — House Holder Insurance Policy — Claim for damage due to basement flooding — Repudiation based on “seepage” not being a covered peril — Appellant contends damage due to heavy rain and flooding, a covered peril — Distinction between “seepage” and “flooding” due to heavy rain is crucial — First survey report and expert certificates attribute damage to heavy rainfall and flooding — Second, belated survey r
India Law Library Docid # 2425838

(90) SHIVAPPA REDDY Vs. S. SRINIVASAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Partnership Firm — Liability of Ex-Partner — Retirement — For a registered firm, public notice of retirement under Section 72 of Partnership Act must be given to the Registrar of Firms and by publication in the Official Gazette and a vernacular newspaper — Mere agreement or resignation deed insufficient for discharging ex-partner’s liability unless registered and published — Cheques issued after claimed retirement but before
India Law Library Docid # 2425839

(91) HAKIM Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Section 326A and Section 34 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc. with common intention — Conviction and Sentence — Concurrent findings by Trial Court and High Court — Scope of interference by Supreme Court in criminal appeal arising from special leave — Principles laid down: interference only in exceptional and special circumstances resulting in substantial and grave injustice; avoids reappraisal unless legal/procedural error, misreading/inconsistency in ev
India Law Library Docid # 2425840

(92) RAVINDER SINGH SIDHU Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 161 — First Information Report (FIR) — Clubbing/Consolidation — Multiple FIRs in different States concerning similar offences by managing director of a financial company — Petitioner seeking clubbing of FIRs within each State — Prayer for inter-state transfer previously rejected — Court entertained the intra-state clubbing prayer as States did not object — Multiplicity of proceedings against the same accused and involving similar allegations is not in the
India Law Library Docid # 2425841

(93) SHAURABH KUMAR TRIPATHI Vs. VIDHI RAWAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12(1) — Application seeking reliefs — Quashing of proceedings — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Inherent powers of High Court — Whether inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC can be invoked to quash proceedings initiated under Section 12(1) of the DV Act, 2005 — Proceedings before the Magistrate under the DV Act, 2005, predominantly of a civil nature notwithstanding penal provisions — Application under Section 12(
India Law Library Docid # 2425835

(94) STATE OF LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, DAVANAGERE (STATE BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE) Vs. C.B NAGARAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) and 20 — Demand, Acceptance and Recovery — Essential ingredients for conviction — Entire chain beginning from demand, acceptance, and recovery must be completed — Money changing hands not ipso facto presumed to be pursuant to a demand — Where initial demand is suspicious, conviction cannot be sustained even if payment
India Law Library Docid # 2425916

(95) RAJO DEVI AND ANOTHER Vs. MANJEET KAUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-05-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — General — Claims for compensation — Nature of proceedings — Beneficial legislation aimed at enhancing social justice — Rigours of procedure should not defeat its purpose — Summary nature of trial.
India Law Library Docid # 2425918

(96) M/S UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SRI THANERWAR BARUAH AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 19-05-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 173 — Appeal against judgment and award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — Quantum of compensation — Just and fair compensation — Principles — Appeal raising grounds of objection as to reasonableness and fairness of quantum awarded by Tribunal — Court’s role is to assess whether award has a reasonable basis and is not excessive — Interference warranted if compensation is not fair or reasonable
India Law Library Docid # 2426127

(97) RADHA RANI DAS AND OTHERS Vs. ASHISH MAZUMDAR AND OTHERS[GAUHATI HIGH COURT] 19-05-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 21 Rules 97, 101 & 103 — Resistance or obstruction to possession of immovable property — Adjudication of claims — Third party claims — Scope of inquiry — Requirements — Court receiving application under Rule 97 must adjudicate claims in accordance with Rule 101, conducting a full inquiry into right, title, or interest — Applicant must be in possession to invoke Rule 97 — Appellants, claiming
India Law Library Docid # 2426128

(98) ALL INDIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-05-2025
Thirteenth Finance Commission (2010-2015) — Recommendations on Judiciary — Court Managers — Concept of Court Managers introduced to enhance efficiency of court management and improve case disposal by providing administrative support to judges — Recommended creation of post in each judicial district and two per High Court, with estimated annual expenditure of Rs. 60 crore and total for the period of Rs. 300 crore, allocated to states based on number of judicial districts.
India Law Library Docid # 2425760

(99) SARASWATI DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-05-2025
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 — Section 47 — Execution — Objections to execution — Rejection of Execution Petition on ground of satisfaction recorded in earlier EP — Successive objections by judgment debtor — Maintainability — Principle of res judicata — Earlier EP closed without presence of decree-holder and judgment-debtor, with judgment-debtor undertaking not to cause obstruction — Court assumed full satisfaction due to decree-holder”s absence — Such recorded satisfaction does not bar filing
India Law Library Docid # 2425761

(100) THE STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS Vs. THE PRINCIPAL, KMCT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-05-2025
Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee — Corpus Fund — Power to create — Subsidizing medical education for BPL students from NRI student fees — Committee”s decision to create a corpus fund by remitting part of NRI fees to State Government quashed — Rationale: Authority to levy fee must stem from law, not executive order or transitional directions from judicial pronouncements
India Law Library Docid # 2425762