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Supreme Court Daily Digest [20 December 2025]

Managing Director, M.P. State Agricultural Marketing Board v. Harpal Singh; 2025 INSC 1490 - Compassionate Appointment Compassionate Appointment - The policy of compassionate appointment is not a concession, largesse or mercy shown to hapless dependents of a deceased employee, but a structured response of the State to ensure that

Taxation

Sharp Business System v. Commissioner of Income Tax-III; 2025 INSC 1481 - S.37 Income Tax Act - Non Compete Fee

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Miscellaneous

Chandra Prakash Gupta v. Shanti Devi (D) 2025 INSC 1489 - Tenancy Matters

Tenancy Matters - While allowing appeal, SC held: When there is no conclusion recorded regarding the default, there could not have been an eviction ordered. The challenge made against the revisional order could not have been disposed of without substituting the deceased-respondent/tenant with his LR’s. The order passed

Law Of Precedent

Uppaluri Eswaramma v. State of Andhra Pradesh 2025 INSC 1488 - Doctrine Of Merger - Fraud Vitiates Everything

Law of Precedents - There is no merger of the judgment of the High Court, if the SLP has been rejected without any observation on merits, in which event, the parties before the High Court could exercise their right to seek review. (Para 9) Fraud - ‘fraud vitiates everything’; even

Compassionate Appointment

Managing Director, M.P. State Agricultural Marketing Board v. Harpal Singh; 2025 INSC 1490 - Compassionate Appointment

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Miscellaneous

Kousik Pal v. B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre 2025 INSC 1487 - West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Act

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Disciplinary Proceedings

Union of India vs Pranab Kumar Nath; 2025 INSC 1479 - CISF Rules - Disqualification - Disciplinary Proceedings

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Criminal Trial

Patchaiperumal @ Patchikutti & Anr. v. State 2025 INSC 1478 - Evaluation Of Testimony Of Witnesses

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Indian Penal Code

Belide Swagath Kumar v. State of Telangana & Anr., 2025 INSC 1471 - S.498A IPC - Financial Dominance Of Husband - Lack Of Care

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Constitutional Law

Ratnank Mishra v. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; 2025 INSC 1477 - Administrative Functioning of High Courts - Equality & Fairness

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Constitutional Law

Bhika Ram vs State of Rajasthan 2025 INSC 1482 - Policy Decision - Binding Nature

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Specific Relief Act

Amit Arya v. Kamlesh Kumari; 2025 INSC 1486 - S.28 Specific Relief Act - Doctrine Of Merger

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Code Of Criminal Procedure

Mayankkumar Natwarlal Kankana Patel vs State of Gujarat 2025 INSC 1475 - S.311 CrPC - Minor Witness Recall

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Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act

K.P. Kirankumar @ Kiran v. State ; 2025 INSC 1473 - Minor Victim - Immoral Trafficking

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Code Of Criminal Procedure

Syed Shahnawaz Ali v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 INSC 1484 - CrPC/BNSS - Criminal Revision - Abatement - Substitution

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 397 -401 - The law of abatement that applies to an appeal does not apply to a revision proceeding, more particularly when revision is not at the instance of an accused - Where the revision is at the instance

Will

Tarachandra v. Bhawarlal 2025 INSC 1485 - Will - Mutation - MP Land Revenue Code

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SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act

Lakshmanan v. State 2025 INSC 1483 - S.15A SC-ST Act - Bail -S.219 CrPC

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Supreme Court Daily Digest [19 December 2025]

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Passports Act

Mahesh Kumar Agarwal vs Union of India, 2025 INSC 1476 - Passport Act -Renewal - Pendency Of Criminal Case

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Code Of Criminal Procedure

State of U.P. v. Mohd Arshad Khan 2025 INSC 1480 - S.482 CrPC - Quashing Petitions - Time Bound Investigation

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Negotiable Instruments Act

Sri Om Sales v. Abhay Kumar @ Abhay Patel - 2025 INSC 1474 BNSS/CrPC - Quashing - Cheque Bounce Complaint

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Environmental Law

M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India 2025 INSC 1472 - Great Indian Bustard Conservation - Directions Issued

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Education

Siddhant Mahajan and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.; 2025 INSC 1458 - Revised BDS Course Regulations - Promissory Estoppel

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Motor Accident Compensation

A. Jyothi vs. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Area Manager 2025 INSC 1469 - S.163A MV Act - Negligence Of Insured - Larger Bench Reference

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Labour Law

Srinibas Goradia v. Arvind Kumar Sahu -2025 INSC 1467 - Industrial Disputes Act - Workman - Dominant Nature Test

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