31. C. Selvarani v. Special Secretary-Cum-District Collector (SC) 26.11.2024.

- A. Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 - Constitution of India, 1950, Article 341 - Scheduled Caste - Reservation - Mother of Appellant was a Christian by birth and after marriage, she got con

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32. Shivaji v. Parwatibai (SC) 26.11.2024.

- Civil Procedure Code, 1908 – Non-notification of appellant – High Court decided the second appeal without providing notice to the appellant, who was Respondent No. 2 in the said appeal – Such practice is not acceptable a

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33. Rohit Kochhar v. Vipul Infrastructure Developers Ltd. (SC) 26.11.2024.

- A. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 16 Specific Relief Act, 1963 Section 22 Territorial jurisdiction - A suit for specific performance of a contract involving immovable property must be instituted where the property

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34. Deepak Kumar v. Devina Tewari (SC) 26.11.2024.

- A. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 Section 19 Maintainability of appeal - Held, appeal under Section 19 is maintainable only against an order imposing punishment for contempt - Orders declining to initiate proceedings, init

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35. Gurmeet Kaur v. Devender Gupta (SC) 26.11.2024.

- A. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 197 - Protection of public servants - Requirement of sanction for prosecution - Held, if a public servant is accused of committing an act reasonably connected with the discharg

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36. Dr. Balram Singh v. Union of India (SC) 25.11.2024.

- A. Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles 14, 15, 16, 25, 29, 30, and Preamble - Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 - Validity of insertion of "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble - Held, the power to a

37. Indore Vikas Praadhikaran (IDA) v. Shri Humud Jain Samaj Trust (SC) 25.11.2024.

- A. Contract Law - Tender process - Cancellation of bid - Merely being the highest bidder does not confer a vested right to have the auction concluded in the bidder's favor - The decision to cancel a tender for valid reas

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38. Vijaya Singh v. State of Uttarakhand (SC) 25.11.2024.

- A. Indian Penal Code, 1860 Sections 302 and 201 Circumstantial evidence - Murder and tampering with evidence - Deceased wife found dead with 100% burn injuries at her matrimonial home - Appellants, husband and mother-in-

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39. State of Andhra Pradesh v. Dr. Rao, V.B.J. Chelikani (SC) 25.11.2024.

- Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Alienation of State Lands & Land Revenue Rules, 1975, Rules 3 and 10 - Constitution of India, 1950 Article 14 Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Section

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40. S. Latha v. The United India Insurance Co. Ltd., (SC) 25.11.2024.

- A. Motor Vehicles Act - Compensation - Liability of insurance company - High Court erred in shifting the liability to the owner of the vehicle without providing adequate reasoning - Insurance company directed to pay comp