(561) 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
(562) 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
(563) 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
(564) 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
(565) 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
(566) 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
(567) 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
(568) 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
(569) 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
(570) 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
(571) 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
(572) 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
(573) KANU RAMA MORI AND OTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder) and 364/365 — Kidnapping/Abduction — Applicability — Essential elements of murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder discussed — Mere infliction of injury likely to cause death does not automatically constitute murder if intention to kill is not proven beyond doubt — Court must differentiate between the two based on intention and India Law Library Docid # 2434136
(574) SANJAY GOPALBHAI ASHAR AND OTHERS Vs. RAMALAXMI PURUSHOTTAMBHAI DAVE AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Bombay Rents, Hotels and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — Section 29(2) — Revision application against Appellate Court's judgment — Tenant filed appeal against dismissal of landlord's suit, arguing terrace was part of rented premises — Landlord's suit dismissed by Trial Court, tenant did not file counterclaim — Appellate Court dismissed tenant's appeal — Held, a party must be aggrieved by a India Law Library Docid # 2434137
(575) RAMESHBHAI ZAVERBHAI PRAJAPATI Vs. DAHIBEN WD/O SHAKRABHAI AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Sections 100, Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) — Second Appeal — Rejection of Plaint — Concurrent findings of fact by lower courts — High Court’s power in second appeal is limited to substantial questions of law — Where concurrent findings are neither erroneous nor perverse, re-appreciation of facts and evidence is not warranted — Rejection of plaint by Trial Court under Order 7 Rule 11(a) and (d) confirmed by Appellate Court was upheld as no substantial India Law Library Docid # 2434138
(576) PRAJAPATI CHHAGANBHAI GAJAJIBHAI Vs. DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Mamlatdar's Courts Act, 1906 — Section 19(2) — Personal inspection by Mamlatdar — Requirement of due notice and presence of parties — Failure by Mamlatdar to conduct personal inspection as per Section 19(2) after due notice and in presence of parties vitiates proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2434139
(577) TARUNBAHI SANTRAMBHAI VARMA AND OTHERS Vs. DAHYABHAI MULJIBHAI PATEL AND OTHERS[GUJARAT HIGH COURT] 07-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Application for rejection of plaint on grounds of limitation and being barred by law — Trial Court rejected the application, leading to a revision application — High Court's role is to examine the plaint and annexed documents to determine if the suit is barred India Law Library Docid # 2434206
(578) SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION Vs. B.D. KAUSHIK AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Contempt of Court — Criminal Contempt — Prima facie case — Advocate filed a scandalous and frivolous complaint against Election Committee members and judges. Advocate failed to appear in court despite directions and appeared online only. Advocate's conduct was deemed defiant and likely constituted criminal contempt. India Law Library Docid # 2434276
(579) S SANKARAN AND ANOTHER Vs. K ANANDHARAMAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Review Petition (Civil) — Defective Petition — Court will dismiss a review petition if it is defective and no steps have been taken to cure the defects despite clear communication from the Registry. India Law Library Docid # 2434277
(580) ASSOTECH REALTY PRIVATE LTD AND ANOTHER Vs. RANDHIR SINGH (D) THR. LRS. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Powers of Supreme Court — Compromise Decree — Court can pass a compromise decree or order for disposal of suits in terms of a settlement agreement between parties using its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. India Law Library Docid # 2434314