1. Rosy John v. Director, ICAR- Central Institution of Fisheries Technology, (CAT)(Ernakulam Bench) 09.07.2025.

- A. CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - Rule 54(7)(c), Rule 54(19)(2) Family pension - Claim for share in family pension by an illegitimate child born from a void or voidable marriage - Held, such a child is entitled to a share

2. Pradeep Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh, (Himachal Pradesh) 09.07.2025.

- A. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Sections 21 and 29 - Bail petition - Successive bail applications - Held, successive bail petitions can only be entertained in the presence of a substantial chan

3. Perinthalmanna Municipality v. Abdul Kareem, (Kerala)(DB) 09.07.2025.

- A. Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 Section 233 and Kerala Municipality (Property Tax, Service Cess, and Surcharge) Rules, 2011 Rules 4 and 10 Demand notices for arrears of property tax - Requirement for compliance with pr

4. Ugochukwu Alasonye v. State of Himachal Pradesh, (Himachal Pradesh) 09.07.2025.

- A. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Sections 21 and 29 - Bail - Factors considered - Petitioner arrested based on co-accused's statement - Statement inadmissible under Section 25 of Indian Evidence

5. Kapil Dev v. State of Himachal Pradesh, (Himachal Pradesh) 09.07.2025.

- A. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Sections 21 and 29 - Regular bail granted to petitioner involved in alleged heroin trade on grounds of delayed trial and prolonged incarceration - Right to a spe

6. State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sukhan Devi (deceased), (Himachal Pradesh) 09.07.2025.

- A. Adverse possession - Heritability - Plaintiff's husband had acquired title over suit property by way of adverse possession after 30 years of peaceful, continuous, and hostile possession to the knowledge of the State

7. Gurwinder Singh @ Ginda v. State of Punjab, (Punjab And Haryana) 08.07.2025.

- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Sections 21 and 27-A Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 483 Regular bail - Recovery of 7 grams of heroin and Rs. 680/- alleged to be drug money - Petiti

8. Angrej Singh v. State of Punjab, (Punjab And Haryana) 08.07.2025.

- Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 482 Read with Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 528 Mines and Minerals (Regulation of Development) Act, 1957 Sections 21(1), 4(1) Indian Penal Code, 1860 Sections 379

9. Khilawan Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh, (Chhattisgarh)(DB) 08.07.2025.

- A. Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section 302 Conviction based on circumstantial evidence - Prosecution relying on extra-judicial confession, recovery of weapon, and blood-stained clothes - Extra-judicial confession held to be

10. Sanjay Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar, (Patna) 08.07.2025.

- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 451 Powers of Magistrate for disposal of property - Release of seized vehicle - Truck seized in connection with illegal mining case - Trial court earlier allowed release but peti