(1)
Dharmrao Sharanappa Shabadi and Others. ...Appellants Vs.
Syeda Arifa Parveen. ...Respondent D.D
07/10/2025
Oral Gift (Hiba) – Validity under Mohammedan Law – Plaintiff claimed title over 10 acres via oral gift by her mother and inheritance to rest of the land – High Court reversed Trial Court’s finding on gift without cross-appeal – Held: Oral gift invalid as essential condition of delivery of possession not proved – No contemporaneous action like mutation or exclusi...
(2)
Offshore Infrastructures Limited ...Appellant Vs.
M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ...Respondent D.D
07/10/2025
Arbitration – Appointment of Arbitrator – Clause in contract designating Managing Director or nominee of Respondent as Sole Arbitrator held invalid post-2015 Amendment – High Court refused to appoint Arbitrator holding arbitration clause to be inoperative and application barred by limitation – Supreme Court held clause for arbitration remains valid despite invalidity of app...
(3)
P. Radhakrishnan & Anr. ...Appellants Vs.
Cochin Devaswom Board & Ors. ...Respondents D.D
06/10/2025
Administrative Law – Judicial Overreach – High Court’s Power in Writ Jurisdiction – Directions issued by the High Court for refixation of licence fee and initiation of vigilance enquiry in a writ petition filed by the appellants against enhancement of licence fee held to be beyond the scope of the lis – High Court erred in travelling beyond pleadings and rendering app...
(4)
Nazim & Ors. ...Appellants Vs.
The State of Uttarakhand ..Respondent D.D
06/10/2025
Criminal Law – Murder Conviction – Acquittal – Appellants convicted under Sections 302, 201 and 120-B IPC for the murder of a 10-year-old boy based on circumstantial evidence – Trial Court relied on testimonies of PW-2 (claimed to overhear a conspiracy), PW-3 and PW-4 (last seen witnesses) – High Court affirmed the conviction holding the chain of circumstances complet...
(5)
Vinishma Technologies Pvt. Ltd. ...Appellant Vs.
State of Chhattisgarh & Anr. ...Respondents D.D
06/10/2025
Public Procurement – Tender Eligibility – State-specific Past Performance – Condition requiring bidders to have supplied sports goods worth ₹6 crores cumulatively to Chhattisgarh State agencies in the last three years held arbitrary and discriminatory – Creates an artificial barrier and closes the market to otherwise competent bidders from outside the State – Violat...
(6)
Sunita & Others ...Appellants Vs.
Abdul Samad (since deceased) by his LRs & Another ...Respondents D.D
06/10/2025
Motor Accident – Insurer’s Liability – Pay and Recover – Tribunal and High Court exonerated insurer from liability due to absence of valid driving licence with the driver – Supreme Court invoked “pay and recover” principle on basis of consistent jurisprudence – Relied on Rama Bai v. Amit Minerals (2025 SCC OnLine SC 2067), Shamanna and Parminder Sing...
(7)
State of Rajasthan ...Appellant(s) Vs.
Bhanwar Singh etc. etc. ...Respondent(s) D.D
26/09/2025
Criminal Law – Murder – Conspiracy – Acquittal – Accused convicted by Trial Court for murder based on motive, last seen theory, and recovery of incriminating material – High Court reversed conviction citing lack of reliable evidence, failure to prove motive, and inadmissibility of call detail records – Supreme Court upheld acquittal – Held: No reliable, co...
(8)
Sanjay D. Jain & Ors. ...Appellants Vs.
State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents D.D
26/09/2025
Criminal Law – Quashing of FIR – Section 498-A IPC – Dowry Harassment – Vague and General Allegations – FIR filed by complainant alleging dowry demands and mental cruelty by in-laws – Specific demand mentioned only once in complaint; other allegations vague and lacking particulars – Held: Allegations in FIR did not disclose essential ingredients of cruelty...
(9)
Shiv Kumar Shaw & Another ...Petitioners Vs.
Rekha Shaw ...Respondent D.D
26/09/2025
Criminal Procedure – Delay in Compliance of Supreme Court Order – Jurisdiction of Trial Court – Supreme Court had directed the Judicial Magistrate, 4th Court, Alipore to dispose of case AC-2053/2017 within six weeks from order dated 18.01.2024 – Judicial Magistrate, upon failing to conclude trial in time, passed order on 19.03.2024 declaring loss of jurisdiction due to laps...