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(221) ARVIND KUMAR BHATI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Healthcare and Emergency Services: While the right to healthcare and unobstructed access to emergency services is fundamental, directives ensuring these rights must be balanced against administrative feasibility and policy frameworks.
India Law Library Docid # 2422941

(222) RAKESH WALIA Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 34, 328, 354, 354A, 354D, 376, 377, 506, and 509 — The appellant a retired Army officer seeks to quash an FIR filed against him under various IPC sections, alleging rape and molestation of a complainant he met through Facebook for a modeling assignment — The same complainant has filed nearly identical cases against at least eight other individuals, and she has not cooperated with the investigation nor appeared in court despite being served notice — The Supreme C
India Law Library Docid # 2423048

(223) RAM LAL Vs. JARNAIL SINGH (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH ITS LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 20 Rule 12A —Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Section 28 — Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 136 — The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against a High Court order that had set aside an executing court's direction to defendants to execute a sale deed in favor of the plaintiff, who had deposited the balance sale consideration after a delay — The Court held that the doctrine of merger applies
India Law Library Docid # 2423099

(224) JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH (RETD.) Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Education Law — Reserved category seats in post-graduate medical courses — Supreme Court held that the issue of Meritorious Reserved Candidates (MRCs) sliding from open to reserved category seats in post-graduate medical courses cannot be decided in abstract in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — The court relied on its previous judgments in Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India (Constitution Bench), R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab (
India Law Library Docid # 2423292

(225) THE UNION OF INDIA ETC Vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 74 — Violation of natural justice principles by not impleading and hearing a beneficiary of land acquisition proceedings in the reference court necessitates setting aside the award and remanding the case for a fresh hearing — Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and the land acquisition compensation award, remanding the case because the CRPF, the beneficiary, was not mad
India Law Library Docid # 2423452

(226) M/S BLUE STAR REALTORS PVT. LTD. Vs. THE BOMBAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GROUP AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification dated 19.02.1991 — Directions of the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) — The Supreme Court clarifies that its current judgment regarding mangrove protection does not modify previous judgments concerning specific plots if all applicable environmental regulations and prior court conditions are satisfied.
India Law Library Docid # 2423455

(227) THE CHACHIAN AGRICULTURE SERVICE CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. SUDESH KUMARI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Himachal Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1971 — Section 69 — Surcharge proceedings under Section 69 must adhere to principles of natural justice and cannot solely rely on a deceased person's alleged confession without proper inquiry — Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against the High Court's order which set aside surcharge proceedings initiated under Section 69 against the legal representative of a deceased Secretary of a Co-operative Society, holding that the inquiry conducted after his de
India Law Library Docid # 2423460

(228) GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS LIMITED Vs. GRSE LIMITED WORKMENS UNION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-02-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 225 — High Court of Calcutta's Rules — Rule 26 — Judge's power to refer cases to a Division Bench —Judicial Discipline and Propriety in Hearing Cases — Courts must adhere to judicial discipline and propriety, ensuring that cases are heard by the appropriate bench as per the Chief Justice's roster — This ensures the integrity of the judicial process and prevents irregularities.
India Law Library Docid # 2423599

(229) MD. BANI ALAM MAZID @ DHAN Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201 and 34 — Murder — Acquittal — Insufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence — The Supreme Court held that the prosecution's case, relying on circumstantial evidence, failed to establish the complete chain of circumstances to prove the appellant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
India Law Library Docid # 2422803

(230) THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. BALVEER SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 201, and 34 — Murder of Wife — Restoration of Conviction — The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court's acquittal, and restored the Trial Court's conviction of the respondent accused, citing the accused's failure to explain the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of his wife
India Law Library Docid # 2422804

(231) THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. DEEPAK RUWALI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — The provision of basic medical facilities is akin to the fundamental right to life under Article 21, but the establishment and location of hospitals are essentially matters of state policy —Supreme Court modified the High Court's directions for setting up a multi-speciality hospital in Bhowali, stating that while providing basic medical facilities is a fundamental right under Article 21, the specifics are part of state policy, and directed the State of
India Law Library Docid # 2423459

(232) STATE OF ODISHA AND OTHERS Vs. SUDHANSU SEKHAR JENA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-02-2025
Pensionary Benefits of Job for Contract Employees — Limited Service Period Counted for Pension — The Supreme Court upholds the Odisha Pension Rules, 1992, and the State Government's Office Memorandum (dated 12th December, 1997), which provide that only a limited period of job contract service, sufficient to render the employee eligible for pension, is counted for pensionary benefits, not the entire period of service as a job contract employee
India Law Library Docid # 2422726

(233) SURINDER DOGRA Vs. STATE THROUGH DIRECTOR CBI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-02-2025
Ranbir Penal Code, 1989 — Sections 420, 468, and 471 —Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 5(1)(d) and 5(2) — Criminal Liability for Forgery and Corruption —Manipulation of Airline Ticket Constitutes Forgery — The Supreme Court upholds the conviction of a former Traffic Superintendent of Indian Airlines for manipulating an infant ticket to create a forged adult ticket, thereby enabling a passenger to travel with undue pecuniary advantage
India Law Library Docid # 2422727

(234) ANMOL Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-02-2025
Inclusivity in Medical Education — Functional Assessment Supersedes Quantification — The Supreme Court holds that mere quantification of disability is not sufficient to determine eligibility for medical education; instead, individualized functional assessments are essential to evaluate a candidate's ability to pursue a medical cour
India Law Library Docid # 2422728

(235) RAHUL VERMA AND OTHERS Vs. RAMPAT LAL VERMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-02-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 40 — Survival of Arbitration Agreement after Death — The Supreme Court reaffirmed that an arbitration agreement does not cease to exist upon the death of a party, and legal heirs can enforce or be bound by it, as per Section 40
India Law Library Docid # 2423009

(236) GURMAIL SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-02-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 304 Part I — Murder vs. Culpable Homicide not Amounting to Murder — Effect of Time Lapse and Cause of Death (Septicemia) — The mere fact that death occurs after a significant lapse of time following an injury inflicted by the accused, and is medically attributed to resultant complications such as septicemia, does not, as a rule, automatically reduce the offence from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part I
India Law Library Docid # 2424053

(237) STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS Vs. MOUSHMI ANN JACOB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-02-2025
Interpretation of Exemption Notifications —A person claiming exemption under a notification must establish their entitlement, and the notification is to be interpreted strictly, with the court considering the literal and grammatical meaning of the words used
India Law Library Docid # 2422717

(238) BANK OF BARODA Vs. FAROOQ ALI KHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-02-2025
Judicial Review in Personal Insolvency Proceedings —High Courts should exercise restraint in interfering with personal insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) via Article 226, as this may preclude the statutory process and the Adjudicating Authority's role in determining debt existence under Section
India Law Library Docid # 2422718

(239) RACING PROMOTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. DR. HARISH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-02-2025
Scope of Judicial Review in Contractual Relationships —Judicial review of contractual relationships between the State/instrumentalities and private parties is limited, particularly regarding scope, ambit of work, and finances, unless there's evidence of largesse
India Law Library Docid # 2422719

(240) SAJID KHAN Vs. L RAHMATHULLAH AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-02-2025
Service Law — Recruitment — Equivalence of Qualifications —The recruiting authority's determination of equivalence between qualifications is crucial, and courts should exercise restraint in interfering with such decisions, unless the authority's decision is arbitrary or illegal.
India Law Library Docid # 2422720