(921) THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS Vs. PAM DEVELOPMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 80 — High Court's order to allow the Respondent's application to amend the plaint and dispense with the requirement of a notice under Section 80 was valid — The court determined that the subsequent debarment orders and events formed a continuous cause of action originating from a memo issued on 08.03.2016 — This meant that the amendment did not alter the original nature of the civil suit — Additionally, because the cause of action was continuous, the ap India Law Library Docid # 2421486
(922) THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs. BATTEGOWDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 341, 324, 307 and 34 — On 18.09.1999, a land dispute caused an altercation between the complainant (PW1) and the accused, who were relatives — Accused No. 3 severely stabbed the complainant, while Accused No. 2 attacked the complainant’s son with a chopper — The trial court convicted all three under Sections 326 and 341 IPC, but the High Court acquitted Accused No. 1 and reduced Accused No. 2’s conviction to Section 324 IPC — The Supreme Court ruled that Section India Law Library Docid # 2421744
(923) MANGESH DATTATRAYA LONKAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Death Penalty Cases — The Supreme Court is hearing multiple criminal appeals related to death penalty cases — The court has ordered that several reports and evaluations be compiled to assist in sentencing, including: reports from Probation Officers, reports from the Superintendent of Prison at Yerwada Central Jail regarding the nature of work, conduct and behaviour of the appellants while in jail, and psychological evaluations of the appellants conducted by a team from Sassoon Medical Hospital, India Law Library Docid # 2421567
(924) SRI SHANKAR DONGARISAHEB BHOSALE Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — The Supreme Court has allowed a criminal appeal by a taxi driver who was convicted under the NDPS Act, 1985, after 20 kilograms of ganja were found in his taxi — The court noted that the taxi was stopped by police, and two passengers fled — The driver did not attempt to run — No incriminating material was found on the driver — The court found that the taxi driver could not be definitively linked to the contraband since he was merely transpor India Law Library Docid # 2421591
(925) RAM PYAREY Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306 and 498-A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Court overturned the conviction of the appellant, the brother-in-law of the deceased, who was initially found guilty of abetment of suicide and dowry-related offenses — The court found there was practically no evidence to indicate the brother-in-law had abetted the suicide — The case involved the death of a woman who had set herself on fire due to alleged harassment from her husband and in-laws — The tria India Law Library Docid # 2421594
(926) PARASHURAM AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 326 and 149 — Appellants convicted in 2007, having paid fines and served jail terms, sought sentence reduction — They argued for leniency due to no prior offenses and the age of the crime — The court, under Section 401 of the BNSS, released them on probation and ordered a Rs. 1,00,000 compensation to the victim under Section 395 — It also used Article 142 to prevent appellant No. 2's service removal — The Supreme Court modified the sentence, affirmed probat India Law Library Docid # 2421546
(927) UNMESHA ROUT Vs. NISHANT PANWAR [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Divorce by Mutual Consent — Quashing of all pending litigation between the parties — This was done after the parties had been referred to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre and were unable to reach an amicable settlement — The husband agreed to pay the wife Rs. 25 lakhs as full and final settlement, with Rs. 5 lakhs paid initially and the remaining Rs. 20 lakhs paid later — The Court then dissolved the marriage, which had been solemnised on 14.02.2021, India Law Library Docid # 2421600
(928) HANUMANT SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Acquittal — An appellant was convicted of murdering his wife by arson, with his mother as a co-accused — Initially acquitted by the trial court, the High Court overturned this and convicted both — The mother's appeal to the Supreme Court succeeded, leading to her acquittal — However, the appellant's appeal was dismissed for non-prosecution as he failed to surrender, and the records were later destroyed — He was arrested over two decades later and a India Law Library Docid # 2421604
(929) VEMULA SATYANARAYANA Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 148, 307, 302, and 427 r/w 149 — Acquittal — Challenged — Twenty-seven individuals were tried for an incident on 02.10.2001 — The Trial Court convicted twenty-four in 2009 with various sentences, including life imprisonment and fines — The High Court acquitted all twenty-four in a later decision — The Supreme Court granted special leave to appeal for three accused ('G', 'D', 'V') based on specific roles mentioned by prosecution witnesses PW-2 and PW-3 — The appe India Law Library Docid # 2421605
(930) BIKRAM CHATTERJI AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Multiple writ petitions concerning projects in Greater Noida and Noida are being monitored by the Supreme Court — The National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) has submitted a status report indicating partial clearances obtained and tenders invited for contractors, but some clearances are still pending — Home-buyers have not taken possession of all units — Several applications have been filed by affected parties, including issues over occupancy certificates — The NBCC seeks environmenta India Law Library Docid # 2421606
(931) RAM SONA Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Death Penalty — Petitioner in a case against the State of Chhattisgarh, which arose from a judgment by the High Court of Chhattisgarh — The court has received original records from the Trial Court and the High Court — The primary issue is related to a death penalty case and involves gathering information for sentencing — The court seeks to obtain comprehensive reports and psychological evaluations of the petitioner — The court is also seeking a mitigation investigation report — The arguments pre India Law Library Docid # 2421609
(932) ATMARAM KESHAVLAL PATEL AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 306, 107, 506 and 114 — Abetment of suicide — Petitioner were convicted by the High Court of Gujarat for offenses related to abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation — The case involved a dying declaration and a suicide note (chit) from the victim, who allegedly had an affair with the wife of one of the appellants — The victim consumed poison on a train and later died after wandering for eight days — The Trial Court had previously acquitted the appellants — India Law Library Docid # 2421611
(933) YOGESH JAYANTILAL BHAVASAR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 — Supreme Court of India is reviewing a case where the trial court imposed a sentence of three years rigorous imprisonment for rape under Section 376, while the minimum punishment under this section is seven years — The High Court also overlooked this error when dismissing the criminal appeal — The Supreme Court noted that this discrepancy is a serious error on the part of both the trial court and the High Court, and is exploring how to address this issue, ev India Law Library Docid # 2421634
(934) HASSAN THERMAL POWER PVT. LTD. Vs. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by appellant stating that the issue raised had already been decided in a previous ruling on August 4, 2022 — In the previous ruling, the court had declined to interfere with a judgment by the High Court of Karnataka, and allowed appellant to raise any unadjudicated points before the Appellate Tribunal — The court clarified that this permission only extended to contentions not already decided in the first round of litigation — The present dismissal reinforces the India Law Library Docid # 2421687
(935) BHUPAL SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 304B and 498A — Dowry Death — The appellants were convicted for the death of ‘K’, who was found burnt in 1999, within seven years of marriage — The prosecution relied on testimonies of the deceased’s father (PW-1) and uncle (PW-2), who alleged dowry demands and harassment, but their testimonies contained omissions and contradictions — Whether the prosecution proved the essential ingredients of dowry death and cruelty under Sections 304B and 498A IPC beyond reaso India Law Library Docid # 2421842
(936) RAJWANT SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-01-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Section 15 and 52A — Conviction and Sentence — The court upheld the appellant's conviction under Section 15, rejecting his claim of non-compliance with Section 52A, which governs the disposal of seized narcotics — The court ruled that the accused must first prove non-compliance on a "preponderance of probabilities," which the appellant failed to do by not questioning the investigating officer — If non-compliance is shown, the prosecution mu India Law Library Docid # 2422161
(937) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. BANSAL WOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2025 Limitation Act, 1963 — Sections 5 and 14 — Interest on Arbitral Award — Appellant-Insurance Co. Ltd. appealed a High Court decision affirming an Arbitral Tribunal's award of interest to respondent for a delayed insurance claim payment — The claimant initially pursued a consumer complaint before arbitration, causing a four-year delay (2003-2006) which the tribunal condoned, excluding it from interest calculations — The appellant argued the claimant should not receive interest for delays attributa India Law Library Docid # 2421443
(938) S. RAJASEEKARAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 162 — Scheme for golden hour — Obligation of Central Government — The court emphasizes the statutory obligation of the Central Government to create a scheme for cashless treatment of accident victims during the golden hour as mandated by Section 162(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act) — This obligation is not discretionary but a legal requirement. India Law Library Docid # 2421444
(939) OM PRAKASH @ ISRAEL @ RAJU @ RAJU DAS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2025 Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 — Section 9(2) — Claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of a case, even after final disposal and a Presidential Order and that courts have a mandatory duty to consider such claims in accordance with the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 — The court emphasized that the pursuit of truth is paramount in the justice system, and procedural or technical hurdles should not prevent courts from ensuring justice, especially for juveniles — The court also ruled that lower courts India Law Library Docid # 2421445
(940) INDIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH TRUST ASSOCIATION Vs. SRI BALA & CO. [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-01-2025 . Charitable and Religious Trust Act, 1921 — Section 7 — Powers of trustee to apply for directions — A property dispute over land in Kodaikanal arose from a 1991 sale agreement between appellant and respondent — The plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance in 1993 but failed to pay court fees, leading to its rejection — A second suit was filed in 2007 — The appellant argued the second suit was barred by the law of limitation under Order 7 Rule 11(d) of the CPC, as the cause of action acc India Law Library Docid # 2421446