(61) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. SHYAMLAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 304 — Culpable Homicide —Conviction Conversion and Proportionate Sentencing — High Court can convert conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 IPC if justified by circumstances; sentencing must reflect crime's gravity. India Law Library Docid # 2423651
(62) STATE (CBI) Vs. MOHD. SALIM ZARGAR @ FAYAZ AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 — Section 15 — Admissibility of confessional statements recorded by senior police officers under strict conditions — Confessional statements under Section 15 of the TADA Act are admissible if recorded voluntarily by a police officer not lower in rank than a Superintendent of Police. India Law Library Docid # 2423652
(63) VAIBHAV GOEL AND ANOTHER Vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 31(1) — Approval of Resolution Plan under IBC — A Resolution Plan approved under Section 31(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is binding on all stakeholders, including the Central Government, for statutory dues. India Law Library Docid # 2423653
(64) INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (ICSSR) Vs. NEETU GAUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Autonomy of CRRID —Supreme Court ruled that the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) is an autonomous institution and not under "deep and pervasive" control of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) — Even though ICSSR provides substantial grants, that alone does not make it liable for CRRID’s actions India Law Library Docid # 2423654
(65) THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Vs. SATENDRA, ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 – Appreciation of Evidence – Eyewitness Testimony – Minor Discrepancies vs. Core Credibility – Appeal Against Acquittal – Appeal by State against High Court's acquittal reversing trial court's conviction for offences including murder — Incident involved midnight intrusion into house, assault, and fatal shooting of deceased by respondents identified via torch/lantern light by three related eyewitnesses — High Court acquitted citing discrepancies and factors like non-matching b India Law Library Docid # 2423923
(66) SUNITA AND OTHERS Vs. VINOD SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 47 — Determination of Deceased's Age for Compensation — Deceased's age can be determined based on scientific assessment (Post-Mortem Report) over contradictory documentary evidence — The Court relied on the Post-Mortem Report to fix the deceased's age at 45 years, overriding the discrepancy in documentary evidence India Law Library Docid # 2423597
(67) SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 30 — Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order 4 Rule 1(b) — Advocates' Right to Appear and Get Appearances Marked — Advocates do not have an indefeasible right to appear or get appearances marked without being duly authorized. India Law Library Docid # 2423598
(68) RAJU NAIDU Vs. CHENMOUGA SUNDRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53A — When an appellate court modifies the decree of a trial court, the trial court's decree merges into the appellate decree — The appellate decree becomes the operative decree for execution purposes — An executing court can extend the time for compliance with the appellate decree if the appellate court did not specify a time limit — Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, may not be applicable India Law Library Docid # 2423606
(69) 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
(70) 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
(71) 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
(72) 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
(73) 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
(74) 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
(75) 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
(76) 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
(77) 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
(78) 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
(79) 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
(80) THE AUROVILLE FOUNDATION Vs. NATASHA STOREY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-03-2025 Auroville Foundation Act, 1988 — Sections 11(3) and 16 — General superintendence, direction, and management of the affairs of the Foundation — Statutory Powers of Governing Board — The Governing Board of a statutory body, like the Auroville Foundation, has the power to issue Standing Orders for the efficient discharge of its duties and performance of its functions under the Act, as per Section 11(3) and Section 16 of the Auroville Foundation Act. India Law Library Docid # 2423540