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(781) NASIM KHAN Vs. KADIRUL HAQ KHAN AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 31 — Petitioner appeals a High Court decision dismissing a 1977 suit over property possession and injunctions — The Trial Court dismissed the suit, but the First Appellate Court allowed it, only to be overturned by the High Court — The High Court cited unclear property boundaries and errors in the First Appellate Court's fact-finding as reasons for dismissal — Despite arguments that the High Court should have formulated substantial questions of la
India Law Library Docid # 2421610

(782) KANKIPATI ANUPAMA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
The Supreme Court of India is considering multiple SLPs with various procedural issues, including withdrawal of petitions, substituted service of notice, and deletion of a respondent — The court allowed withdrawal of certain petitions and granted substituted service by newspaper publication for unserved respondents — Petitioners have four weeks to submit proof of publication and one week to file a deletion application for respondent number 35 — The court dismissed withdrawn SLPs and outlined tim
India Law Library Docid # 2421619

(783) CHETAN AND OTHERS Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
The Supreme Court heard multiple writ and special leave petitions involving various issues such as premature release, compliance with orders, and misleading statements — Some petitioners sought premature release or challenged rejection of their applications, while others requested time extensions — The court noted that some had already been released and disposed of some petitions, granting liberty to challenge rejection orders — It dismissed a petition for misrepresentation and set deadlines for
India Law Library Docid # 2421620

(784) APARNA RAJESHKUMAR SONKAR Vs. GULAB ANMOL SONKAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — The Supreme Court addressed a transfer petition filed by petitioner seeking to move a case for dissolution of marriage from the Family Court in Mahesana, Gujarat, to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh — The court facilitated a settlement through mediation, resulting in a mutual agreement between husband and Wife to dissolve their marriage — Exercising its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, the court granted a decree of divorce by mutual conse
India Law Library Docid # 2421624

(785) SABITRI RANI BHUNIA ALIAS SABITRI BHUNIA Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Criminal Law — Granting of bail in cases of heinous crimes — Court found that the High Court had erred in granting bail without providing adequate reasoning, merely stating that the State's apprehensions about the accused absconding or tampering with evidence were unfounded — The Supreme Court noted that the High Court failed to consider the serious nature of the crimes and the antecedents of the accused, particularly the fact that they had allegedly assaulted the victim after being granted bail
India Law Library Docid # 2421627

(786) ASHA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Compensation — Writ petition filed by two women whose husbands died while working as sewer cleaners for the governments of Delhi and Haryana — The petitioners are seeking compensation, rehabilitation, employment, education for their children, and skill training, citing a previous Supreme Court judgment in the case of Balram Singh vs. Union of India & Ors. — The court notes that the petitioners have already made representations to the Chief Secretaries of Haryana and Delhi — The Court directed th
India Law Library Docid # 2421684

(787) SK. MD. ANISUR RAHAMAN Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Bail — Supreme Court heard an appeal by appellant regarding his custody while awaiting trial — The appellant has been in custody for 5 years and 2 months — Although a previous court order expected the trial to be completed within six months, only 75 of 114 witnesses have been examined — The court, having reviewed the case and the appellant’s role, decided to grant bail, subject to certain stringent conditions — These conditions include the appellant remaining within the city of Kolkata, reportin
India Law Library Docid # 2421685

(788) K.P. BALACHANDER @ BALU Vs. NIRMALA DEVI BAID AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of Cheque — Settelement — Supreme Court addressed a criminal appeal by appellant, who was convicted under Section 138 — The respondents, legal representatives of the deceased complainant, filed an affidavit stating a complete settlement had been reached and that they had received Rs. 10,00,000 from the appellant — The third respondent confirmed this settlement via video conference — The court noted that the offense under Section 138 of t
India Law Library Docid # 2421686

(789) IRIS PIONEER INFRAPROJECT PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. PRAVEEN SACHDEVA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Supreme Court addressed a civil appeal by appellant against an order by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission — While the court did not find any error in fact or law in the Commission's judgment, it modified the direction regarding who is entitled to the benefits, specifying that only the complainants are entitled, not all allottees of the project — The court extended the time for making payments as per the Commission's judgment until February 28, 2025 — The court upheld the rest o
India Law Library Docid # 2421689

(790) TARUN SHARMA @ VIPUL AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 147, 148, 149, 34 and 506 — Supreme Court heard an appeal by appellant regarding the preservation of Call Data Records (CDRs) of prosecution witnesses — The appellants, who are facing trial under multiple sections of the IPC, sought to preserve CDRs, including tower locations and CCTV footage, for a specific period, from 14.01.2023 to 20.01.2023 — The Trial Court and High Court had previously rejected this plea, stating that such a request could only be con
India Law Library Docid # 2421690

(791) SAGAR GORAKH CHOTHVE AND ANOTHER Vs. VILAS EKNATH KADAM AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Bombay Rents Act, 1947 — Section 12(3)(a) — Eviction — Tenants are appealing an eviction decree based on non-payment of rent — The High Court upheld the eviction decree, citing that the tenants failed to pay rent, and referencing a previous Supreme Court ruling that educational cess is part of the rent — The High Court noted that under Section 12(3)(a) of the relevant Act, if rent is payable monthly, there is no dispute about the standard rent or permitted increases, and rent arrears are for six
India Law Library Docid # 2421691

(792) AJAY SHARMA Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court granted bail to multiple appellants who were seeking release after their bail requests had been rejected by the High Court — The Court noted that several co-accused in the same case had already been granted bail on October 25, 2024 — Since the appellants were deemed to be in the same position as the co-accused who had been granted bail, the Court was also inclined to grant bail to the appellants under the same terms and conditions as imposed in the prior order of
India Law Library Docid # 2421693

(793) BOLTMASTER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNION BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Supreme Court addressed a writ petition filed by petitioner, who are facing proceedings under the SARFAESI Act — The petitioners sought declarations that the failure of the Central Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to implement a notification dated 29.05.2015 regarding stressed micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and the classification of MSME accounts as Non-Performing Asset
India Law Library Docid # 2421694

(794) KARTHIK SUNDARESAN SUBRAMANIAN AND OTHERS Vs. SRIVIDHYA SURIYANARAYANAN [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Matrimonial Law — Transfer Petition — Supreme Court of India is addressing a case involving a husband and wife, who have filed transfer petitions related to ongoing legal disputes — The Court has referred the disputes to the Supreme Court Mediation Centre, with both parties scheduled to appear before the mediator on January 16, 2025 — The Court has also granted permission for the parties to appear through video conferencing if needed — In the meantime, the Court has ordered a stay of all further
India Law Library Docid # 2421638

(795) PRASHANT MISHRA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 384 and 506 — Supreme Court bail to appellant, who was arrested in connection with a case registered under the POCSO and IPC — Appellant;s previous bail applications were rejected by the Trial Court and the High Court — The Supreme Court considered that appellant had been in custody for approximately two years and two months, and that the trial was unlikely to conclude soon — Therefore, the court
India Law Library Docid # 2421641

(796) GHAZIPUR DAIRY FARM FARMERS ASSOCIATION Vs. SUNAYANA SIBAL AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Relocation of cattle — Supreme Court addressing a case involving the Ghazipur Dairy Farm Farmers Association and others, related to a judgment by the High Court of Delhi — Several Special Leave Petitions (SLP) have been filed in the matter — The Court has ordered that Shri Sant Ram Pradhan file an affidavit of compliance by early February 2025 — Respondents who have not yet filed counter affidavits must do so within two weeks from the hearing date of January 3, 2025, with rejoinder affidavits du
India Law Library Docid # 2421642

(797) M. NITHYA AND OTHERS Vs. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 279 and 304A — Negligence and Liability — The accident occurred solely due to the negligence of the lorry driver, as established by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) — The Tribunal found that the lorry driver was driving rashly and negligently, leading to the accident — The Insurance Company's argument that the deceased (motorcycle rider) contributed to the accident by not wearing a
India Law Library Docid # 2422096

(798) NEELIMA CHOURE Vs. VIJAY CHOURE AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Matrimonial Law — Divorce by Mutual Consent — The Supreme Court addressed a case where a wife appealed a High Court order that had increased her maintenance from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 7,000 per month, after the Family Court had previously increased it from Rs. 3,000 — The parties entered a settlement agreement through the Mediation Centre, with the husband agreeing to pay Rs. 73,00,000, with Rs. 30,00,000 going to the wife in installments and Rs. 43,00,000 having already been spent on their daughter'
India Law Library Docid # 2421653

(799) MANOJBHAI RAMSINGBHAI GAMIT Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 406, 409, 420, 462, 285 and 120(B) — Essential Commodities Act, 2020 — Sections 3 and 7 — Appellant accused for supplying gas bottles with less gas, sought anticipatory bail which was denied by the High Court on April 25, 2024 — Despite 12 co-accused being released on bail or granted pre-arrest bail, and cooperating with the investigation, the High Court refused his bail plea — The Supreme Court reviewed the case, considering the charges, appellant’s cooperati
India Law Library Docid # 2421654

(800) C.V.L. SATYAKUMAR (SINCE DEAD) REP. BY LRS Vs. R. NAGENDRA SINCE DEAD BY HIS LRS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-01-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53A — The Supreme Court is hearing a petition for a special leave to appeal regarding a suit for specific performance of a contract, which was initially allowed by the trial court but reversed by the High Court — The core issue revolves around an agreement of sale from 1992, where the petitioner (original plaintiff) seeks the transfer of a residential property for a sum of Rs. 30,000, with Rs. 10,000 paid as earnest money — The High Court's reversal was i
India Law Library Docid # 2421569