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(941) METPALLI LASUM BAI (SINCE DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. METAPALLI MUTHAIH(D) BY LRS.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-07-2025
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Property devolving upon death of coparcener — Where landholder died intestate prior to 1949, properties devolved upon his legal heirs according to the law prevalent at that time.
India Law Library Docid # 2427979

(942) REBBANAMONI ANAND @ SANTHAPURAM ANAND Vs. SANTHAPURAM JANARDHAN REDDY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 6 Rule 17 — Amendment of pleadings — Suit for injunction — Amendment sought after 13 years to change relief to declaration of title and recovery of possession — Amendment fundamentally changes nature of suit — Not permissible — Plaintiff's claim of dispossession on 01.03.2021 and delay in filing amendment petition (over one year) without plausible explanation (COVID
India Law Library Docid # 2433712

(943) DAYANAND SURYABHAN PADRE (SALUNKE) Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-07-2025
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 4 and Section 6 Acquisition of land for bypass road — No deduction for development charges — High Court erred in deducting development charges like levelling and drainage for bypass road construction — These are inherent to the construction of any highway and cannot be a basis to reduce compensation for landowners — Compensation awarded by Reference
India Law Library Docid # 2433713

(944) SURESH CHANDRA (DECEASED) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS Vs. PARASRAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 22 Rules 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, and Order 41 Rule 4 — Abatement of Appeal — Non-substitution of LR of deceased co-appellant — Test for whole appeal abating — Conflict or inconsistency in decrees — Survival of right to sue — Severability of decree — Joint and indivisible decree — Distinction between filing appeal jointly and one party appealing impleading others as proforma
India Law Library Docid # 2427937

(945) BGM AND M-RPL-JMCT (JV) Vs. EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11 — Appointment of Arbitrator — Existence of arbitration agreement — High Court dismissed appellant’s application under Section 11 on the ground that no arbitration agreement existed — Clause 13 of contract relied upon as arbitration agreement — Clause stated that for parties other than Govt. Agencies, redressal of disputes “may be sought” through arbitration —
India Law Library Docid # 2427938

(946) KAUSHAL SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASHTAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 227 — Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 147, 323, 341, 325, 307, 427, 149 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Sections 439, 439(2) — Supreme Court’s Role and Judicial Restraint — High Courts should generally refrain from passing strictures against judicial officers. Strictures should only be passed in exceptional circumstances and after providing an opportunity to the
India Law Library Docid # 2427939

(947) MALA CHOUDHARY AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Penal Code, 1860, Sections 406 and 420 — Quashing of FIR — Abuse of Process of Law — High Court dismissed petition for quashing FIR without addressing merits, treating a civil dispute as criminal — Supreme Court interfered to secure ends of justice, finding the FIR to be a misuse of criminal machinery for a purely civil matter.
India Law Library Docid # 2427940

(948) KALU @CHETAN Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail/Suspension of Sentence — Filing of Fresh Application — Rejection of previous application or cancellation of bail does not prohibit filing of a fresh application for bail or suspension of sentence — Supreme Court dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) without granting liberty to file a fresh bail application does not extinguish the right to do so if circumstances permit —
India Law Library Docid # 2433708

(949) KAILASH RAMCHANDANI Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 — Section 11 — Special Courts — Establishment of exclusive Special Courts for expeditious trials of cases investigated by NIA — Requires creation of posts in Superior Judicial Service Cadre and requisite ministerial staff, along with necessary infrastructure — Designation of existing courts as Special Courts is insufficient compliance with the mandate of expeditious trials.
India Law Library Docid # 2433709

(950) GOWTHAM CHAND Vs. A. G. SHIVAKUMAR SINCE DEAD BY LRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 100 — Second appeal — High Court’s jurisdiction is limited to substantial questions of law, not factual findings — Interference with factual findings of lower appellate court is not permissible unless a substantial question of law arises which, if answered in favour of the appellant, would reverse the lower court’s judgment.
India Law Library Docid # 2433710

(951) PROBO MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Vs. SUMIT KAPURBHAI PRAJAPATI AND OTHERS ETC. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-07-2025
Transfer of Proceedings — Public Interest Litigation — Consolidation — Supreme Court directed transfer of four PILs from High Courts of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and Bombay to itself for joint hearing and adjudication, consolidating matters pending before different High Courts on the same subject.
India Law Library Docid # 2433711

(952) NARAYAN DAS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8, 20(c), 21(c), 32-B — Conviction and sentencing — Interpretation of Section 32-B regarding factors for imposing higher than minimum punishment — Court's discretion not limited to factors enumerated in Section 32-B(a)-(f) — Quantity of contraband and other relevant factors can be considered.
India Law Library Docid # 2427981

(953) M SAMBASIVA RAO Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) read with Section 120B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Demand and acceptance of bribe — Essential to prove demand and acceptance by public servant — Mere acceptance of illegal gratification without demand is not an offence — Prosecution must prove foundational facts through oral or documentary evidence — Presumption under
India Law Library Docid # 2427890

(954) SUNITA AND OTHERS Vs. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 10(2)(d) & 2(21) — Driving Licence for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) — Validity for driving commercial vehicle with Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding 7500 kg — Driver possessing LMV license can drive transport vehicle up to 7500 kg without additional endorsement — Constitutional Bench decision in Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rambha Devi affirmed Mukund Dewangan v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
India Law Library Docid # 2427891

(955) RAM CHARAN AND OTHERS Vs. SUKHRAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 — Section 2(2) — Exclusion of Scheduled Tribes — The Act does not apply to members of Scheduled Tribes unless the Central Government directs otherwise by notification.

B. Customary Law — Proof of Custom — A custom must be proved with evidence of usage in fact and not merely by stating that it is a custom. General statements are not sufficient to establish a custom.
India Law Library Docid # 2427892

(956) GURDIAL SINGH (DEAD) THROUGH LR Vs. JAGIR KAUR (DEAD) AND ANOTHER ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Succession Act, 1925, Sections 63, 68 — Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Section 68 — Proof of Will — Propounder has to prove due execution and dispel suspicious circumstances — Suspicious circumstances include shaky signature, feeble mind, unfair disposition, propounder benefiting significantly — Absence of reasoned disinheritance of natural heir, especially wife, qualifies as a suspicious circumstance
India Law Library Docid # 2427893

(957) M/S SONALI POWER EQUIPMENTS PVT. LTD. Vs. CHAIRMAN, MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, MUMBAI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) — Section 18(2) — Conciliation proceedings — Applicability of Limitation Act — The Limitation Act does not apply to conciliation proceedings under Section 18(2) of the MSMED Act, as conciliation is a non-adjudicatory process based on negotiation and settlement, not a judicial or coercive process.
India Law Library Docid # 2427894

(958) SMT. KAUSHAL VIRMANI AND ANOTHER Vs. DALJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation for Motor Accident Claims — Appeal against High Court’s direction on interest — High Court enhanced compensation but omitted to award interest on the enhanced amount — Supreme Court modified High Court's order by awarding interest on the original award amount at 12% per annum and on the enhanced amount at 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition.
India Law Library Docid # 2433704

(959) H.D. KUMARASWAMY Vs. SAMAJ PARIVARTANA SAMUDAYA (SPS) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Contempt of Court — Disobedience of court's order — Proceedings for contempt cannot continue if the original order, which was the basis for contempt, has ceased to have independent existence and merged into a final order.
India Law Library Docid # 2433705

(960) AMAN JOSHI Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 17-07-2025
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS, 2023) — Section 103(1) — Murder — Special Leave Petition — Petitioner filed FIR for murder of his brother — Allegation of assault by named accused and six companions leading to death — Respondent No.2 arrested, though not named in FIR, allegedly identified in CCTV footage as assailant — Petitioner contends High Court erred in granting bail to Respondent No.2
India Law Library Docid # 2433707