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Kapadam Sangalappa and Others …Appellants Vs.
Kamatam Sangalappa and Others …Respondents D.D
11/11/2025
Religious Endowment – Execution of Compromise Decree – Dispute between two sects of Kuruba community over custody of idols and performance of pooja to deity Lord Sangalappa Swamy – Compromise decree passed on 01.11.1933 provided for rotational pooja, joint trusteeship, and shared possession of idols and articles – Execution Petition filed in 2000 alleging non-compliance by ...
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Riyas ...Appellant(s) Vs.
P.N. Shinosh & Anr. ...Respondents D.D
10/11/2025
Motor Accident Compensation – Permanent Disability – Minor Victim – Multiplier Method – 14-year-old appellant sustained 77.1% permanent disability in a motor vehicle accident – High Court applied multiplier of 15, monthly income of ₹3,620 with 40% future prospects – Supreme Court affirmed multiplier and income but enhanced compensation under multiple heads &nd...
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Chhotelal Yadav …Appellant Vs.
State of Jharkhand & Anr. …Respondents D.D
10/11/2025
Criminal Law – Suspension of Sentence – Life Imprisonment – Section 389 CrPC – High Court’s Cryptic Orders – Failure to Consider Evidence, Role under Section 149 IPC, Gravity, Antecedents – State’s Non-appearance – Held: High Court orders unsustainable; bail cancelled; convicts directed to surrender; matters remanded for fresh consideration [Pa...
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Lipi Boilers Ltd. ...Appellant(s) Vs.
The Commissioner of Central Excise Aurangabad ...Respondent(s) D.D
10/11/2025
Central Excise – Manufacture – Boilers in CKD Condition – Bought-Out Items – Final product (steam-generating plant) assembled at site using bought-out items and CKD parts – Such assembly results in immovable property – Held: Not “goods” within meaning of Section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 – Excise duty not leviable – Valuation unde...
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Nandkumar @ Nandu Manilal Mudaliar ...Appellant(s) Vs.
State of Gujarat ...Respondent(s) D.D
10/11/2025
Criminal Law – Culpable Homicide – Section 302 IPC – Conversion to Section 304 Part I – Appellant convicted for murder of deceased Louis Williams based on knife injuries inflicted during altercation – Trial Court and High Court convicted under Section 302 IPC – Supreme Court held: injuries not shown to be inflicted with intention to cause death – Death occ...
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MITC Rolling Mills Private Limited and Another ...Appellants Vs.
M/s. Renuka Realtors and Others ...Respondents D.D
10/11/2025
Civil Procedure – Rejection of Plaint – Maintainability of Appeal – Commercial Suit filed without Pre-Institution Mediation under Section 12A of CCA 2015 – Trial Court rejected plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC – Held: Rejection of plaint amounts to a 'decree' under Section 2(2) CPC – Such decree is appealable under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Cour...
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R. Rajendran ...Appellant(s) Vs.
Kamar Nisha and Others ...Respondent(s) D.D
10/11/2025
DNA Testing – Presumption of Legitimacy – Criminal Proceedings – Section 112 Evidence Act – Right to Privacy – Constitution of India – DNA test sought to prove that appellant fathered child during subsistence of marriage between Respondent No.1 and her husband Abdul Latheef – Supreme Court held: statutory presumption under Section 112 protects child’...
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Commissioner of Service Tax ...Appellant(s) Vs.
M/s Elegant Developers ...Respondent(s) D.D
10/11/2025
Service Tax – Real Estate Agent – Meaning and Scope – Agreements entered into by the respondent with Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd. (SICCL) for procurement, documentation, and facilitation of land transfer at a fixed average rate per acre – No separate consideration or commission for services – Profit/loss entirely contingent on difference between land purch...
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T. MANJUNATH ...Petitioners Vs.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR. ...Respondents D.D
10/11/2025
Criminal Law – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Sanction for Prosecution – Effect of Departmental Exoneration – Held: Exoneration in departmental proceedings does not automatically lead to discharge in criminal cases, especially trap cases, due to different standards of proof; matter remitted to trial court to determine the competent sanctioning authority for the accuse...