(921) A.K. JAYAPRAKASH (DEAD) THROUGH LRs Vs. S.S. MALLIKARJUNA RAO AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Civil Contempt — Wilful Disobedience — Essential element of wilful and deliberate disobedience required — Mere delay in compliance does not automatically constitute contempt — Explanation for delay, such as administrative hurdles post-merger and retrieval of old records, can negate wilful intent. India Law Library Docid # 2434804
(922) ABHINAV MOHAN DELKAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential elements — Proximate act or instigation — Mere allegations of harassment, insult, or ill-treatment, even if continuous, do not constitute abetment unless there is a positive, direct, or indirect act by the accused immediately preceding the suicide, creating a India Law Library Docid # 2428879
(923) M.V. LEELAVATHI Vs. DR. C. R. SWAMY @ DR. C.R. KUMARA SWAMY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Maintenance pendente lite — Family Court awarded Rs. 10,000 per month, enhanced to Rs. 25,000 per month by High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2428901
(924) THE CHANCELLOR, APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 University Acts — Appointment of Vice-Chancellor — Interim appointment provisions — Notification appointing a person as Vice-Chancellor until further orders held not in accordance with Section 13(7) of the 2015 Act, which limits interim appointment to six months. India Law Library Docid # 2432122
(925) BHAYANA BUILDERS PVT. LTD. Vs. ORIENTAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. AND ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 14(2) — Termination of Mandate of Arbitrator — Clause allowing one party to unilaterally appoint a sole arbitrator — Constitution Bench affirmed the law that such a clause gives rise to justifiable doubts as to the independence and impartiality of the arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2433582
(926) SARASWATABAI MOTIRAM TAYADE AND OTHERS Vs. VIDARBHA IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18 — Reference to Court — Compensation for acquired land — Discrimination in compensation — Landowners similarly situated should not face discrimination — For land acquired under a common notification, inconsistent multipliers applied to orange trees of different landowners amounts to discrimination. India Law Library Docid # 2433583
(927) K.K.D. PANDIAN Vs. S. TAMILSELVI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Legally enforceable debt — Law does not prohibit repayment of an amount obtained on an illegal promise — Agreement hit by Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 amenable to jurisdiction of Section 138 of NI Act if dispute settled by compromise and cheque issued — However, the expression "legally enforceable debt" India Law Library Docid # 2433584
(928) MALVIKA SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Transfer of Criminal Cases — Section 407 — Grounds for transfer — Respondent not appearing despite service of notice — Implies no objection to transfer — Court can proceed to allow the transfer petition based on this. India Law Library Docid # 2433585
(929) MEENA SAMUDERE JOJEN Vs. BHANUPRATAP BAGHMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of proceedings — Divorce petition pending in Chhattisgarh to be transferred to Madhya Pradesh — Mediation between parties failed. India Law Library Docid # 2433586
(930) RECRUITMENT OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN JUDICIAL SERVICES Vs. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 — Section 32 — Reservation — Uttarakhand Govt Notification dated 26.09.2018 — Rule 6 — Applicability — Court stayed the operation of the Notification to the extent it disentitled Persons with Disabilities (PWD) to apply for posts in General/SC/ST/OBC categories — PWD candidates who applied should be allowed to appear in the preliminary test as general India Law Library Docid # 2433587
(931) PARTHA CHATTERJEE Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Long incarceration — Appellants under incarceration for almost three years — Continuing incarceration would amount to a travesty of justice — Investigation complete and charge sheet filed — Bail granted subject to conditions. India Law Library Docid # 2433588
(932) CMJ FOUNDATION AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Review Petition — Oral Hearing — Application for oral hearing of the Review Petition was allowed by the Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433589
(933) DEEPAK @ CHOWDA Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389(1) — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Appellant convicted and sentenced, having served over 12 years of sentence — Co-convicts with similar roles admitted to bail by Supreme Court — Appellant contending parity — State opposing bail due to previous bail jumping and pendency of other cases where he is on trial bail, citing threat to witnesses — India Law Library Docid # 2433590
(934) JEEVITHA D AND ANOTHER Vs. MINTIFI FINSERVE PRIVATE LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 407 — Transfer of criminal cases from one High Court to another — Grounds for transfer — Convenience of parties and justice — Petitioners sought transfer of cases from Calcutta to Chennai — Respondent did not object to the transfer. India Law Library Docid # 2433591
(935) SANJIT SINGH SALWAN AND OTHERS Vs. SARDAR INDERJIT SINGH SALWAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 92 — Trust matters — Arbitration — Consent Decree — Estoppel by conduct — Parties agreed to resolve disputes through arbitration and obtain a consent decree based on the award. The respondents initially supported this process but later challenged the award's validity due to Section 92 CPC. The court held that the respondents, by their conduct, were estopped from challenging the award and the consent decree. The principle of approbate and India Law Library Docid # 2428710
(936) A. RANJITHKUMAR Vs. E. KAVITHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Power to do complete justice — Irretrievable breakdown of marriage — Supreme Court can grant divorce invoking Article 142 powers when reconciliation is impossible, parties have lived separately for a long period, no matrimonial relationship subsists, and one party has remarried. India Law Library Docid # 2428711
(937) M/s. SETHIA INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD. Vs. MAFATLAL MANGILAL KOTHARI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) – Order for dismissal for non-prosecution — Restoration of appeal — High Court condoned huge delay of 5,250 days without hearing the respondents — High Court ought to consider rights of third parties that may have been created during the period of delay — Impugned order unsustainable in law. India Law Library Docid # 2428712
(938) M/S ARMOUR SECURITY (INDIA) LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER, CGST, DELHI EAST COMMISSIONERATE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 6(2)(b) — Bar on initiation of parallel proceedings — Issuance of summons or search/seizure does not amount to "initiation of proceedings" under Section 6(2)(b) — These are preliminary steps for gathering information and do not conclude any adjudicatory process. India Law Library Docid # 2428713
(939) PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. KARANVEER SINGH CHHABRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Trade Marks Act, 1999 — Section 2(1)(h) — Definition of "deceptively similar” — A mark is deceptively similar if it nearly resembles another mark as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion India Law Library Docid # 2428714
(940) STATE OF KARNATAKA Vs. SRI DARSHAN ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439(2) — Cancellation of Bail — Abuse of discretion by High Court — Grave offences — Prima facie case — Misrepresentation of medical grounds — Violation of principles of natural justice — Celebrity status detrimental to fair trial India Law Library Docid # 2428715