Calcutta HC Slams CWC for 'Bad & Illegal' Declaration of Child as 'Abandoned' Despite DNA Proof; Quashes Adoption Order, Mandates Fresh Inquiry With Biological Parents' Hearing 'Constitutional Rights Cannot Be Eclipsed By Parental Authority': Allahabad High Court Slaps ₹25 Lakh Compensation On Father And State For Unlawful Confinement Of Adult Women Over Voluntary Religious Conversion Co-Operative Bank Not Obligated To Deduct TDS On Interest Paid To Non-Member Co-Operative Societies Under Section 194A(3)(v) Income Tax Act: Bombay High Court Mere Pendency Of Criminal Cases Not Sufficient Ground For Externment; It Is An Extraordinary Measure To Be Used Sparingly: Karnataka High Court Good Conduct And Strength Of Character Always Lie In The Choices One Makes: Supreme Court Upholds Discharge Of RPF Constables For Suppressing Criminal Antecedents 'Time Is Of Extreme Essence': Supreme Court Declines To Interfere With Public Procurement Tenders Over Belated Challenge And Laches "'Hanging Is Not Cruel, Torturous Or Degrading': Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of Execution By Hanging Under CrPC & BNSS" 'Backdoor Entry Cannot Be Regularized By Judicial Sympathy': Supreme Court Quashes Illegal Absorptions And Repudiates Political Machinations In Public Employment Custodial Interrogation Indispensable In Cross-Border Drug Cases Involving Commercial Quantities, Denies Pre-Arrest Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court 'Cannot Take Advantage Of Your Own Wrong': Delhi High Court Rejects Husband's Plea For Divorce After Defying Restitution Decree

(1) 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...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). 1954-1956 OF 2013 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 702649

(2) Raghav Prashad and Others ...Appellants Vs. State of U.P. ...Respondent D.D 26/09/2025

Criminal Law – Murder vs. Culpable Homicide – Accused (landowners) attacked complainant’s father and uncles during land measurement dispute using sticks, pike and spear – PW-1 (son/nephew of deceased) was sole eyewitness; PW-2 hostile – Medical evidence showed lacerated and contused wounds only; no incised injuries – Weapons used with blunt side – Just Kno...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 596 OF 2014 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 368982

(3) Competition Commission of India ...Appellant Vs. Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation & Others ...Respondents D.D 26/09/2025

Competition Law – Anti-Competitive Agreement – Section 3(3)(b) – Federation boycott – Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation (KFEF) found to have engaged in anti-competitive conduct by threatening distributors and boycotting Crown Theatre for dealing independently – CCI held KFEF and its office bearers guilty – Appeal against COMPAT’s order that set aside penal...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 9726 OF 2016 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 910228

(4) Sanjay Singal & Others ...Appellants Vs. JSW Steel Limited & Others ...Respondents D.D 26/09/2025

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – Resolution Plan – Concurrent Findings – Appeals under Section 62 lie only on a question of law – NCLT and NCLAT concurrently upheld JSW’s plan with minor modification regarding EBITDA – Held: Appeals not maintainable in absence of statutory grounds under Section 61 – Concurrent findings not to be disturbed unless perv...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEALS NOS. 1764-1768 OF 2020 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 503444

(5) Mohammed Masood ...Appellant Vs. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. ...Respondents D.D 26/09/2025

Motor Accident Compensation – Determination of Income – Appellant, 23-year-old loader, lost right leg in lorry accident (01.12.2015) – Tribunal fixed income at ₹9,000 p.m., assessed 85% disability, applied multiplier 18, awarded ₹19,35,400 under various heads – High Court reduced income to ₹8,000 relying on Workmen’s Compensation Act ceiling, further considering...

NON REPORTABLE # Justice K. Vinod Chandran; Justice N.V. Anjaria Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 595741

(6) Sharad Singh (Dead) Through LR ...Appellant Vs. H. D. Narang & Anr. ...Respondents D.D 26/09/2025

Motor Accident Compensation – Quantum – Future Medical Expenses – Income Assessment – Pillion rider (aged 20) rendered paraplegic (C4–5 fracture) after being run over by car driven rashly – Liability not in dispute; appeal limited to (i) acceptance of medical bills and (ii) income for loss of earning capacity – Insurance company’s objection to bills ...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8136 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 839602

(7) Usha Kiran Kshatri and Ors. etc. ...Appellants Vs. The State of Telangana & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 26/09/2025

Judicial Services – Eligibility Criteria – Telangana State Judicial Service Rules, 2023 – Rule 5(5.1)(a) restricting eligibility to advocates practicing in Telangana High Court or its subordinate courts for not less than 7 years – Petitioners challenged rejection of their applications on ground of discrimination and violation of Articles 14 and 233 – High Court dismis...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 11018-11019 OF 2024 (With connected SLPs and W.P. (C) No. 489/2024) WITH SLP (C) NO. 10419/2024 , SLP (C) NO. 11655/2024 , SLP (C) NO. 12924/2024 , SLP (C) NO. 12925/2024, SLP (C) NO. 21909/2024 , SLP (C) NO. 21056/2024 , W.P. (C) NO. 489/2024, SLP (C) NO. 314/2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 906048

(8) New India Assurance Co. Ltd. ...Appellant Vs. Narayan Singh & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 26/09/2025

Motor Accident Compensation – Insurance Policy Validity – Fraud Allegation – Deceased, 21-year-old security guard earning ₹4,000/month, died in road accident on 21.06.2006 – Tribunal awarded ₹3,87,000 with 7% interest against insurer based on insurance policy produced by vehicle owner showing coverage from 17.06.2006 – Insurer later discovered policy validity was ...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 19976 of 2019) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 848966

(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...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION Diary No. 45777/2024 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 18/01/2024 in Criminal Appeal No. 2842/2023) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 498406