(921) MANJULA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Criminal Procedure — Quashing of First Information Report (FIR) — Forgery and fraud related to agreement for sale — High Court quashing FIR based on disputed averments in the alleged forged agreement — Propriety of quashing — Where the very basis of the criminal case (disputed agreement for sale alleging forgery) is relied upon by the High Court to quash the FIR, the order is unsustainable — Such action prematurely India Law Library Docid # 2435556
(922) MITALI CHANDA Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 20(b)(ii)(C) — Bail — Grant of bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered include period of incarceration undergone by the appellant, the fact that the appellant is a lady, and that co-accused have been granted bail — Impugned order refusing bail set India Law Library Docid # 2435592
(923) M/S. NIRMAL UJJWAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD Vs. RAVI SETHIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Multi State Cooperative Societies Act (MSCS Act) — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Resolution Applicant — Participation of Multi State Cooperative Society (MSCS) as Resolution Applicant — Central Registrar's Stance — MSCS Act provisions do not prohibit an MSCS from participating in the resolution process to acquire shares, security, and India Law Library Docid # 2435610
(924) RUCHITA AGNIHOTRI Vs. JAGDISH PRASAD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 8, Section 9, and Schedule (Class I Heirs) — Intestate Succession of Male Hindu — Devolution of Property — When a Hindu male dies intestate, the estate devolves simultaneously and equally upon all Class I heirs (including widow and mother) as tenants-in-common, as per Section 8 and Section 9 — The property of the deceased cannot be reverted or recorded back in the name of the deceased if surviving legal heirs are present. India Law Library Docid # 2435671
(925) RAMAUTIN KURRE Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Service Law — Disciplinary Proceedings — Departmental Appeal — Requirement of Reasoned Order — Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1966 (CCA Rules), Rule 27(2) — An Appellate Authority exercising quasi-judicial power under Rule 27 must pass a speaking and reasoned order, demonstrating independent evaluation of the record and considering mandatory matters: whether procedure was duly complied with, India Law Library Docid # 2435836
(926) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH (NOW CHHATTISGARH) Vs. RAJANO AND OTHERS[CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 32(2) — Admissibility of Post-Mortem Report — An accused cannot be acquitted solely because the Doctor who conducted the post-mortem was not examined, especially when the report was admitted by the accused under Section 294 Cr.P.C. (Paras 40, 42). If the Doctor is unavailable, the post-mortem certificate is relevant and admissible under Section 32(2) of the Evidence Act as a statement made in India Law Library Docid # 2435837
(927) DR BASAVARAJ R BAGADE Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHER[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT (DHARWAD BENCH)] 04-11-2025 Writ Petition — Service Matters — Termination of service — Violation of Principles of Natural Justice — Impugned communication from State Government (First Respondent) directing University (Second Respondent) to terminate the service of an Assistant Professor (Petitioner) based on an alleged fake Ph.D. certificate, without affording the Petitioner an opportunity of being heard — Held, action against India Law Library Docid # 2435942
(928) RAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Recruitment Rules — Finalization and Advertisement — State of Manipur assured to finalize draft recruitment rules by end of month, issue advertisement within a month thereafter, and endeavor to complete teacher recruitment promptly. India Law Library Docid # 2435041
(929) KANTA DEVI Vs. ANUJ CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act — Compulsory Insurance — Liability of Insurer — Compensation — Recovery by Insurer from Owner — Where High Court fastened entire liability of compensation upon the owner and exonerated the Insurance Company, which prejudiced the claimant unable to recover from the poor owner, the Supreme Court directed the Insurance Company to pay the compensation upfront and India Law Library Docid # 2435042
(930) ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. M/S RASHI STEEL AND POWER PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Insurance Law — Erection All Risk Policy — Fire damage — Removal of shipping brackets — Essential for machine startup — Failure to remove constitutes negligence. India Law Library Docid # 2435043
(931) RAM RATI Vs. VISHNU KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Motor accident claim — Appeal against High Court's order reducing compensation — Supreme Court modified High Court's order to enhance compensation by considering factors beyond the deduction under government rules and the impact of subsequent judicial pronouncements on prior judgments. India Law Library Docid # 2435045
(932) BAWA KUNJU Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 326 — Causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means — Appeal against conviction — Conviction upheld but sentence reduced — Plea of self-defence rejected by lower courts — Accused's claim of self-defence and grave provocation not substantiated by evidence to exonerate him completely. India Law Library Docid # 2435046
(933) RAJNEESH KUMAR PANDEY AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Constitutional Law — Writ Petition (Civil) — Directions to States concerning Special Educators/Teachers for Children with Special Needs — Supreme Court reviewing compliance and directing specific steps for recruitment and status reports in various states. India Law Library Docid # 2435418
(934) KANTA DEVI Vs. ANUJ CHAUHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act — Motor Accident Claims — Compensation — Liability of Insurer and Owner — Where High Court partly allowed insurer's appeal and exonerated Insurance Company, fastening entire liability for compensation (awarded by Tribunal) upon registered owner — Claimant's inability to recover from alleged poor owner India Law Library Docid # 2435421
(935) RUCHITA AGNIHOTRI Vs. JAGDISH PRASAD AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 8, Section 9, and Schedule (Class I Heirs) — Succession to a Hindu male dying intestate — Devolution of property — When a Hindu male dies intestate, the estate devolves simultaneously and equally upon all Class I heirs — If the deceased died issuess, the wife and the mother are Class I heirs and are entitled to equal shares (per capita and as tenants-in-common) in the self-acquired property of the India Law Library Docid # 2435698
(936) SACHIN Vs. HON’BLE THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH PRINCIPAL SEAT OF JABALPUR AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Service Law — Appointment — Rejection of Candidature — Suppression of material information — Non-disclosure of involvement in a criminal case at the time of initial application — Subsequent disclosure in the verification form — Whether every non-disclosure of criminal involvement is an absolute bar to appointment — Principles for assessing suitability established by Supreme Court in Avtar Singh and reiterated in India Law Library Docid # 2435699
(937) UTTAM CHAND MUDIA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Writ Petition — High Level Caste Scrutiny Committee — Judicial Review — Challenge to decision of High Level Caste Scrutiny Committee regarding caste status (Mudia-ST vs. Mudaha-OBC) — Petitioners initially issued Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates for Mudia tribe but later disputed by State Government claiming petitioners belonged to Other Backward Classes (OBC) Mudaha caste on grounds that no Mudia ST India Law Library Docid # 2435700
(938) M.J.J. SHARMA AND CO. Vs. M/S. CHOPARA TYRES AND OTHERS[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT (INDORE BENCH)] 04-11-2025 Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961 — Section 12(1)(b) — Eviction on grounds of unlawful subletting or parting with possession — Essential ingredients — Requirement for proving subletting necessitates establishing both: (i) exclusive right of possession or interest in the premises transferred to a third party, and (ii) that the transfer was in exchange for monetary compensation or rent — Mere presence of a person other than the tenant, multiple business names, or signboards related to India Law Library Docid # 2435701
(939) SMTNANDA AMRUTPIRDURKAR AND ANOTHER Vs. PRINCE RAJAK AND ANOTHER[MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 394(2) — Abatement of Appeal on Death of Accused — Effect on Trial Court Judgment — An appeal filed by an accused (convicted under Section 138 of N.I. Act with simple imprisonment and compensation, but no fine) that abates upon the death of the accused does not nullify or extinguish the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Trial Court. The Trial Court's India Law Library Docid # 2435702
(940) SHAIK ABDUL VAHID @ VAHID AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT] 04-11-2025 Criminal Law — Abduction/Kidnapping for Ransom (Section 364-A IPC) vs. Kidnapping (Section 364 IPC) — Conversion of conviction — Evidence must unequivocally establish the commission of kidnapping coupled with a demand for ransom and threat to life to prove the charge under Section 364-A IPC — Where the demand for ransom (Rs. 1 Crore) was belatedly reported to the police (after two days) and was India Law Library Docid # 2436208