(41) SADIQ B. HANCHINMANI Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Magistrate's power to direct investigation — A Magistrate can direct investigation under Section 156(3) after applying their mind and finding sufficient material to suggest a cognizable offence, without necessarily taking cognizance of the offence — Such a direction is a preliminary step to allow the police to exercise their power of investigation — The High Court's quashing of such a direction based India Law Library Docid # 2434879
(42) U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION THROUGH ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER Vs. KASHMIRI LAL BATRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 88 — Inter-State Reciprocal Transport Agreement — Chapter VI overrides Chapter V — Schemes under Chapter VI (approved schemes and notified routes) prevail over agreements under Section 88. India Law Library Docid # 2434880
(43) ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD Vs. AYITI NAVANEETHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166(3) — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal and High Courts — Prohibition on dismissing claim petitions on grounds of limitation during pendency of connected Supreme Court matters. (Para 5) India Law Library Docid # 2434974
(44) 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, 2002 — Section 64 — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 29A — Participation in Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) — Multi-state cooperative society can participate in CIRP as a resolution applicant to acquire shares, security, and assets of a corporate debtor, provided it complies with Section 64 of the MSCS Act and Section 29A of the India Law Library Docid # 2435064
(45) ABC Vs. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Powers of Supreme Court — Special Leave Petition — Appeal against High Court order quashing criminal proceedings — Court notes long pendency of case (11 years) and changed personal circumstances of parties (marriage, children) — Considers further litigation not in parties' interest — India Law Library Docid # 2435069
(46) 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
(47) 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
(48) 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
(49) 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
(50) 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
(51) MMTC LIMITED Vs. ANGLO AMERICAN METALLURGICAL COAL PVT. LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 47 — Objections in execution proceedings — Limited scope — Objections under Section 47 CPC are maintainable against an arbitral award, but only on very narrow grounds, such as jurisdictional infirmity or voidness, not errors of fact or law. India Law Library Docid # 2434844
(52) DATTATRAY @ APPA DNYANDEV BHISE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) — Section 137(2), Section 64(2)(i)(m); Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) — Sections 4, 17; Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 — Sections 9, 10, 11 — Anticipatory Bail — Appeal against High Court's rejection of anticipatory bail — Grounds for bail considered include marriage of accused and victim, and appellant's alleged role India Law Library Docid # 2435049
(53) SANJEEV KUMAR @ SANJU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 331(4), 64(1), 351(3) — Regular Bail Pending Trial — Appellant in custody since January 22, 2025 — Allegations of rape — Scientific evidence (forensic tests) not supporting prosecution case — No injury found on victim — While statements of material witnesses are yet to be recorded and next date of India Law Library Docid # 2435057
(54) HIMANI @ MONIKA GOYAL Vs. ASHISH GOYAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Dissolution of marriage — Divorce by consent — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and dissolved marriage by decree of divorce by mutual consent under Article 142, as parties had amicably resolved all disputes and reached settlement. India Law Library Docid # 2435058
(55) RAJU Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/120-B read with Section 149 — Conviction on charges of murder, criminal conspiracy, and unlawful assembly — Review petition filed against previous conviction upheld by Supreme Court — Co-accused similarly placed acquitted by Supreme Court in separate appeals — State counsel acknowledges petitioner is also similarly placed as acquitted co-accused — Supreme Court reviews India Law Library Docid # 2435059
(56) P.V. SATISH KUMAR Vs. HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 High Court Rules — Jurisdiction — Reliefs concerning State of Telangana — High Court of Andhra Pradesh can relegate petitioner to approach State of Telangana for reliefs concerning Telangana, as it is not incorrect to do so. India Law Library Docid # 2435061
(57) SHOBASHALINI CHOKKALINGAM Vs. S. RAMESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955 — Rejection of Plaint and Appeals — SARFAESI Act, 2002, Section 34 — Petitioner sought declaration and injunction regarding a General Power of Attorney and Sale Deed — Defendants applied for rejection of plaint citing Section 34 of SARFAESI Act — High Court rejected the plaint and directed petitioner to approach the Debts Recovery India Law Library Docid # 2435062
(58) PUSHPENDRA SINGH @ HARIOM PRATAP AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438(2) — Anticipatory Bail — Conditions for grant — Petitioners apprehended arrest in connection with FIR for offences under Sections 304B, 498A, 323, 120B, 201 IPC and Sections 3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act — Notice issued with interim relief of no coercive steps subject to cooperation in investigation — Court confirmed interim protection and granted India Law Library Docid # 2435065
(59) CHARANJIT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Order of High Court quashed — Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside High Court's order, directing appellant to cooperate with investigation/trial and not seek unnecessary adjournment. India Law Library Docid # 2435067
(60) M/S. LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED Vs. PREM KUMAR MENON AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Delay in pronouncement — While undue and unexplained delay in pronouncing an arbitral award is not a ground, in itself, to set it aside, it can lead to the award being vitiated if the delay adversely affects the final decision and reflects on the findings, making it conflict with public policy or be patently illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2434705