(1)
Wakia Afrin (Minor)...Petitioner Vs.
M/s National Insurance Co. Ltd....Respondent D.D
01/08/2025
Motor Accident Claim – Compensation under Section 163A – Owner’s Legal Heir as Claimant – Conflict Noted – Reference to Larger Bench - The petitioner, a minor, sought compensation for the death of her parents, including her father who was also the owner of the vehicle – Tribunal allowed the claim but High Court held claim not maintainable as the owner could not ...
(2)
Suresh...Appellant Vs.
State of Uttar Pradesh Devi Singh ...Respondents D.D
01/08/2025
Criminal Law - Juvenility Determination – Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act and Rule 12 of JJ Rules, 2007 – Juvenility Rejected – The appellant challenged concurrent findings of the courts below which declared the accused a juvenile based on a school transfer certificate indicating date of birth as 18.04.1995 – Supreme Court found the certificate unreliable as it was b...
(3)
Padi Kaushik Reddy etc. ...Appellants/Petitioners Vs.
The State of Telangana and Others etc. ...Respondents D.D
31/07/2025
Constitutional Law – Disqualification of MLAs – Inaction by Speaker – Speaker failed to act on disqualification petitions for over seven months despite constitutional mandate under Tenth Schedule – Appellants (MLAs) filed writ petitions seeking time-bound directions – Single Judge directed Speaker to fix schedule of hearings – Division Bench set aside that order...
(4)
Basheera Khanum...Appellant(s) Vs.
The City Municipal Council and Another...Respondent(s) D.D
31/07/2025
Civil Suit – Declaration & Injunction – Auction Purchase of Municipal Plot – High Court’s Reversal Set Aside – Appellant claimed ownership of plot No. 394 purchased in 1977 auction—Trial and first appellate courts decreed suit based on certified copies of auction records and adverse inference against municipal council for non-production of originals—Hi...
(5)
Kajal Sharma ...Petitioner Vs.
Magnanil Goswami ...Respondent D.D
31/07/2025
Family Law - Transfer Petition – Custody Proceedings – Welfare of Minor – Transfer Allowed – Petitioner-wife sought transfer of proceedings filed by husband under Section 12 of the Guardians and Wards Act for custody of six-month-old child from Jalpaiguri to Dehradun – Court held that compelling the mother to travel with a breast-feeding child would result in grave ha...
(6)
Urmila Devi & Others...Petitioners Vs.
Balram & Another...Respondents D.D
31/07/2025
Criminal Law – Quashing – Section 419, 420, 467,468,471 of the IPC - Criminal Complaint – Allegation of Forged Will – Quashing Justified – Civil Dispute Given Criminal Colour – Appellants, daughters-in-law of the deceased, inherited estate via a will dated 23.12.1993 – Sale deed was executed by one son after the testator’s death – Complainant f...
(7)
Khem Singh (D) through LRs...Appellant(s) Vs.
State of Uttaranchal (Now State of Uttarakhand) & Another etc....Respondents D.D
31/07/2025
Criminal Law - Victim Appeal Right – Substitution of Legal Heir – Proviso to Section 372 CrPC – Substantive Right Recognised – The son of deceased appellant (an injured victim) sought to substitute himself to continue the appeal against acquittal – Held: Under Section 2(wa), legal heirs of victims are also recognised as victims – The right to “prefer an ap...
(8)
S. N. Vijayalakshmi & Others...Appellants Vs.
State of Karnataka & Keerthiraj Shetty...Respondents D.D
31/07/2025
Criminal Appeal – Quashing of FIR – Alleged cheating and breach of trust arising out of property transaction – FIR Quashed – The appellants challenged the registration of FIR and cognizance taken under Sections 406, 420, and 120B IPC in relation to a 2015 Agreement to Sell and GPA regarding land in Bhoopasandra Village, Bengaluru – The Court found that the dispute was...
(9)
Manchu Mohan Babu...Appellant Vs.
State of Andhra Pradesh & Another...Respondents D.D
31/07/2025
Criminal Appeal – Quashing of FIR – Protest Rally and Dharna – FIR Quashed – Appellants challenged the criminal proceedings initiated for participating in a peaceful student rally in 2019 without prior permission, during the election Model Code of Conduct – The FIR alleged public nuisance and obstruction under IPC and Police Act – The Court found no ingredients ...