Readiness and Willingness Under Section 16(c) Is Not a Ritualistic Phrase — Plaintiff Must Prove It With Substance, Not Just Words: Karnataka High Court FIR in Disproportionate Assets Case Quashed: Patna High Court Slams SP for 'Non-Application of Mind' and 'Absence of Credible Source Information' Ownership of Vehicle Linked to Commercial Quantity of Heroin – Custodial Interrogation Necessary: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail under Section 482 BNSS Death Caused by Rash Driving Is Not a Private Dispute — No FIR Quashing on Basis of Compromise in Section 106 BNS Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court No Bank Can Override Court Orders: Rajasthan High Court Slams Axis Bank for Unauthorized Withdrawal from Court-Ordered FD" Indian Courts Cannot Invalidate Foreign Arbitral Awards Passed Under Foreign Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court Enforces Texas-Based Award Despite Commercial Court’s Contrary Decree Sudden Quarrel over Mound of Earth — Not Murder but Culpable Homicide: Allahabad High Court Eligibility Flows from Birth, Not a Certificate Date: Delhi High Court Strikes Down Rule Fixing Arbitrary Cut-Off for OBC-NCL Certificates in CAPF (AC) Recruitment Bar Under Order II Rule 2 CPC Cannot Be Invoked Where Specific Performance Was Legally Premature Due To Statutory Impediments: P&H High Court Once a Court Declares a Department an Industry Under Section 2(j), State Cannot Raise the Same Objection Again: Gujarat High Court Slams Repetitive Litigation by Irrigation Department “How Could Cheques Issued in 2020 Be Mentioned in a 2019 Contract?”: Delhi High Court Grants Injunction in Forged MOA Case, Slams Prima Facie Fabrication Calling Wife by Her Caste Name in Public Just Before Suicide is Immediate Cause of Self-Immolation: Madras High Court Upholds Husband’s Conviction Under Section 306 IPC No Work No Pay Is Not a Universal Rule: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dock Identification Without Prior TIP Is Absolutely Useless: P&H High Court Upholds Acquittal in Attempt to Murder Case Filing Forged Court Pleadings in Union Government’s Name is Criminal Contempt: Karnataka High Court Sentences Litigant to Jail Execution of Will Proved, But Probate Justly Denied Due to Concealment of Property Sale: Delhi High Court Mere Designation Doesn’t Establish Criminal Liability: Bombay High Court Quashes Proceedings Against ICICI Officials in Octroi Evasion Case Fraud on Power Voids the Order: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Karnataka BJP Leader R. Ashoka, Slams Politically Motivated Prosecution Cause of Fire Is Immaterial If Fire Itself Is Insured Peril: Supreme Court Rebukes Insurer’s Repudiation Dragging a Trained Army Officer Up 20 Steps Without Resistance? The Story Lacks Credence: Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Army Officer’s Murder Semen Stains Alone Do Not Prove Rape: Supreme Court Acquits Doctor Accused of Rape No Mortgage, No SARFAESI: Supreme Court Rules Against NEDFi, Says Recovery Action in Nagaland Without Security Agreement Was Illegal Parity Cannot Be Denied by Geography: Supreme Court Holds Jharkhand Bound by Patna HC's Judgment, Orders Pay Revision for Industries Officer Once Power Flows Continuously from a Synchronized Turbine, It Is No Longer Infirm: Supreme Court Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Fixed Charges to Penna Electricity

(1) State of Himachal Pradesh ...Appellant Vs. Shamsher Singh ...Respondent D.D 17/04/2025

Criminal Law - Attempt to Murder – Intention and Knowledge Sufficient – Conviction under Section 307 Restored - Respondent, a constable, fired multiple shots from an AK-47 rifle at fellow jawans after a mess dispute on Diwali night – One constable sustained four grievous bullet wounds – Supreme Court held that intention and knowledge to cause death can be inferred from weap...

NON REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 476 OF 2015 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 137028

(2) N. Eswaranathan...Petitioner Vs. State Represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police...Respondent D.D 17/04/2025

Misuse of Court Process – Filing Second SLP After Dismissal of First – Abuse of Process – The petitioner filed a second Special Leave Petition against the same judgment already challenged and dismissed in the first SLP, without disclosure – The Court held it was a fraudulent misuse of judicial process and a deliberate concealment of facts by the petitioner and his counsel [...

REPORTABLE # SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) DIARY NO. 55057 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 275395

(3) Ankit Mishra...Appellant Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr....Respondents D.D 17/04/2025

Anticipatory Bail – Criminal History and Threat Allegations – Bail Upheld – Respondent No. 2, a person with multiple past FIRs, was granted anticipatory bail by the High Court in a case involving threats and abuses to the complainant – Appellant contended risk of repeat offences – Held: Offences were not heinous and were triable by Judicial Magistrate – No legal...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(s). ___ OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 14566 of 2024) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 514063

(4) Subhash Aggarwal...Appellant Vs. The State of NCT of Delhi...Respondent D.D 17/04/2025

Criminal Law – Murder - Circumstantial Evidence – Death of Son Allegedly Caused by Father – Conviction Upheld – The Court dealt with whether the death of the son was homicidal or suicidal – Held: Gunshot residue found on the right hand of the accused, who was right-handed, and false statements made by him attempting to portray the death as a suicide by screwdriver wer...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ____ OF 2025 (@ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 1069 of 2025) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 679163

(5) Union of India...Appellant Vs. Imran Khan Naresh Kumar @ Naresh Kumar Dhingra...Respondents D.D 17/04/2025

NDPS Act – Scope of Section 8 – Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Held to Fall Within Prohibited Substances – Interpretation Upheld – Dealing in psychotropic substances listed under the Schedule to the NDPS Act is prohibited, irrespective of their absence from Schedule I of the NDPS Rules – Sanjeev V. Deshpande clarified the true intent of the legislature and correctly over...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 1319 OF 2013 AND 272 OF 2014 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 747680

(6) Adavya Projects Pvt. Ltd....Appellant Vs. M/s Vishal Structurals Pvt. Ltd. & Ors....Respondents D.D 17/04/2025

Arbitration Law - Arbitral Tribunal Jurisdiction – Non-Signatories – Consent is Key – Tribunal’s Power to Implead Upheld – The Court held that arbitral jurisdiction arises from the arbitration agreement and not procedural omissions – Non-service of Section 21 notice or exclusion from Section 11 application does not preclude impleadment if parties have consented ...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5297 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 25746 of 2024) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 263316

(7) Ajay Raj Shetty ...Appellant Vs. Director M/s Electriex (India) Ltd. ...Respondents D.D 17/04/2025

ESI Contributions – Principal Employer – Criminal Liability – Conviction Upheld - The appellant was convicted for failure to deposit ESI contributions deducted from employees' wages for the period from 01.02.2010 to 31.12.2010 – The Trial Court and the High Court found that the appellant acted as General Manager and had actual control over the factory – Held: The ...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 3743 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 876527

(8) Irwan Kour ...Appellant(s) Vs. Punjab Public Service Commission & Ors. ...Respondent(s) D.D 16/04/2025

Employment Law - Reservation – Definition of Ex-Serviceman – IMNS Personnel Covered – Eligibility Recognized - The Court interpreted Rule 2(c) of the Punjab Rules, 1982 to include persons who served in the Indian Military Nursing Service (IMNS) – Held: IMNS is part of the Armed Forces of the Union as per the MNS Ordinance, 1943 – Respondent No. 4, having completed her...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5235 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 8842 OF 2024) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 535782

(9) S.C. Garg...Appellant Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr....Respondents D.D 16/04/2025

Criminal Law  –  Res Judicata in Criminal Law – Quashing Allowed - Allegations of cheating under Section 420 IPC were found to be a reiteration of the defence already raised and rejected in earlier proceedings under Section 138 of the NI Act – The Court held that the prior adjudication conclusively settled the issue of liability, applying the doctrine of res judicata in...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(s). 438 OF 2018 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 713549