(501) NAGANNA (DEAD) BY LRS./ SMT. DEVAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. SIDDARAMEGOWDA (SINCE DECEASED) BY LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Revenue records do not constitute proof of title to immovable property — A plaintiff seeking recovery of possession must establish their own valid title to the suit property — The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff to demonstrate ownership and lawful possession — Failure to produce title deeds or establish a clear claim of ownership can lead to the dismissal of a suit for cancellation of a sale deed and recovery of possession. India Law Library Docid # 2423607
(502) ANUJ Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 149, 323 and 307 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 3 and 25 — Prolonged delay in the trial and the period of incarceration can be grounds for granting bail, even if criminal antecedents exist, especially when previous cases have been closed or quashed — The Supreme Court granted bail to an appellant accused setting aside the Allahabad High Court's order — The Court considered the slow progress of the trial with only one witness examined out of 39 — While not India Law Library Docid # 2423834
(503) M/S PAS CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 173(2), S. 482 — Acceptance of Negative Final Report — Interference by High Court/Supreme Court — FIR lodged by employee of Sub Registrar's office based on suspicion of fraud/impersonation during presentation of conveyance deed — Police investigated and filed a negative final report (closure report) — Magistrate accepted the report — Petitioner (claiming interest in the property and alleging impersonation by the presenter of the deed) challenged acceptance befo India Law Library Docid # 2424649
(504) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. CHATRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 118 and 119 — Competency of a Child Witness — No hard and fast rule can be laid down for testing the competency of a child witness to testify at trial; the Trial Judge must assess the child's ability and competence to understand questions and provide rational answers India Law Library Docid # 2423557
(505) PARMINDER SINGH Vs. HONEY GOYAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Motor Accident Claims — Assessment of Income for Compensation — When assessing income for compensation, the court should consider the claimant's credentials, qualifications, and potential earnings, rather than just their current income — Income assessment should be realistic and consider future prospects. India Law Library Docid # 2423558
(506) SAJITHABAI AND OTHERS Vs. THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Kerala Public Health Engineering Subordinate Service Rules, 1966 — Kerala Public Health Engineering Service Special Rules, 1960 — Separate Service Rules Apply — The Subordinate Service Rules, 1966 and Special Rules, 1960 govern separate services, with distinct rules for appointments, promotions, and conditions of service. India Law Library Docid # 2423559
(507) ZAID SHEIKH Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Education Law — Admission — Conditional Admission and Subsequent Compliance — A student conditionally admitted to a course, pending fulfillment of eligibility criteria (e.g., passing a subject), can regularize their admission by subsequently meeting the condition. India Law Library Docid # 2423560
(508) DISORTHO S.A.S. Vs. MERIL LIFE SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 2(2) and 11(6) — Determining Jurisdiction in Trans-Border Arbitration — The interaction between lex-contractus, lex-arbitri, and lex-fori can lead to complexities in determining jurisdiction in trans-border arbitration cases. India Law Library Docid # 2423561
(509) BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. MUTHYALA SAIBABA SURYANARAYANA MURTHY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Bank of India (Employees’) Pension Scheme, 1995 — Pension Scheme — Publicized deadline — A Division Bench of the High Court erred by overturning a Single Judge's dismissal of a writ petition from a retired employee who failed to opt for a pension scheme within the publicized deadline and did not demonstrate a denial of a legal right — Supreme Court allowed the Bank’s appeal, setting aside the High Court's order that had permitted a retired employee to belatedly join a pension scheme — The Supre India Law Library Docid # 2423658
(510) YOGESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Service Law —Claim of Salary — High Courts exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 should not take a hyper-technical view in matters of salary for employees who have rendered actual service — The Supreme Court allowed an appeal challenging the dismissal of a claim for salary by stenographers who were initially appointed in excess of advertised vacancies and worked for eight years before termination — Despite a prior suggestion to pursue a civil action, the Court held that the High Court erred India Law Library Docid # 2423727
(511) VIRENDER SINGH Vs. M/S. DARSHANA TRADING CO. THR. ITS PROP. SANJAY SETH (DEAD) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Section 2(1)(d) — Explanation – ‘Consumer’ – ‘Commercial Purpose’ vs. ‘Self-Employment’ – Expansion of Existing Business – Employment of Workmen – The petitioner challenged the dismissal of his consumer complaint regarding defective machinery (Laser Cutting & Bending Machine) on the ground that he was not a ‘consumer’ as the purchase was for a ‘commercial purpose’ — He argued the machine was used exclusively for earning livelihood by ‘self-employment’, invoking th India Law Library Docid # 2423922
(512) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS Vs. AALAMGIR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – Section 24(2) – Deemed Lapse of Acquisition – Overruling of Pune Municipal Corporation by Indore Development Authority – Consequence — Where the High Court allowed writ petitions and declared land acquisition proceedings to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act, relying solely on the interpretation India Law Library Docid # 2423924
(513) DALBARA SINGH ALIAS DARBRA SINGH Vs. SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Motor Accident Compensation — Functional Disability vs. Permanent Disability — Truck Driver — Leg Amputation — For a claimant whose profession is truck driving, the amputation of a leg resulting in 60% permanent physical disability translates to 100% functional disability in relation to his specific vocation, as he is completely incapacitated from performing his job as a driver India Law Library Docid # 2424544
(514) M. D. A. CHAUDHARY Vs. KARTAR CHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Motor Accident Compensation — Multiplier — Selection Based on Age — Age 27 — For a claimant aged 27 years at the time of the accident, the correct multiplier to be applied for calculating loss of future earnings, as per the standards set in Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi, is 17 India Law Library Docid # 2424545
(515) ASHOK KUMAR Vs. CHHOTE LAL KOL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Motor Accident Compensation — Just Compensation Principle — Beneficial Legislation — The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, being beneficial legislation, requires tribunals and courts to award compensation that is ‘just and fair’, considering the overall circumstances and applying the standard of preponderance of probability India Law Library Docid # 2424546
(516) AJIT SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Criminal Law — Bail — Medical Grounds vs. Gravity of Offence — Balancing Exercise — Granting bail solely on medical grounds requires a careful balancing act, weighing the seriousness and nature of the accused’s medical condition against the gravity of the alleged offence (here, double murder under S. 302 IPC) and the potential impact on the trial India Law Library Docid # 2424548
(517) EMCIPI ELECTRONICS PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Administrative Law — Resolution of Dispute — Consent Order — Expired Licence and Completion Certificate — A complex dispute involving non—issuance of completion certificates for commercial towers due to an expired licence, outstanding dues, and issues with a collaborator, can be resolved through a consent arrangement facilitated by the Court, balancing the interests of the licensee, the Authority, and occupants (Para 5, 8, 11, 12 of 21.01.2025 order; Para 12 of final order) India Law Library Docid # 2424529
(518) LIN-O-MATIC GRAPHIC INDUSTRIES Vs. TRULINES TECHNOLOGIES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Interference with Investigation — Expert Opinion — The High Court’s power under Section 482 CrPC should not ordinarily be used to direct the Investigating Officer (IO) on the specific course of investigation, such as mandating the procurement of a second expert opinion when India Law Library Docid # 2424534
(519) RAMA SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Consideration of Evidence/Material — Post—Application Developments — When deciding an application under Section 319 CrPC, the trial court must consider all lawfully collected ‘material’ or ‘evidence’ available on record at the time of forming its opinion, including material such as a supplementary investigation report under S. India Law Library Docid # 2424542
(520) KHUSHWINDER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 200, 202 & 482 — Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Ss. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) & 14A — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 506 — Quashing of proceedings — Abuse of process of law — Complaint filed by former retail outlet dealer (Respondent No. 2) against officers of Petroleum Company (Appellants) alleging offences u/s 3(1)(r)(s) SC/ST Act and S. 506 IPC, subsequent to suspension/cancellation of dealership licence — Magistrate issued summo India Law Library Docid # 2424600