Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18, 2025 to August 24, 2025

Reports/JudgmentsS. 306 IPC | For Abetment Of Suicide, Test Is Whether Accused Intended By His Action To Drive Victim To Suicide : Supreme CourtCause Title: Abhinav Mohan Delkar v. The State Of Maharashtra & Ors.Citation: 2025 Livelaw (SC) 812The Supreme Court (Aug. 18) upheld the Bombay High Court's decision to quash the abetment to suicide case against the Dadra & Nagar Haveli Administrator and other officials over the suicide by MP Mohanbhai Delkar, observing that harassment, without a direct and proximate link to the suicide, is insufficient to sustain charges under Section 306 IPC.“even if there is allegation of constant harassment, continued over a long period; to bring in the ingredients of Section 306 read with Section 107, still there has to be a proximate prior act to clearly find that the suicide was the direct consequence of such continuous harassment, the last proximate incident having finally driven the subject to the extreme act of taking one's life.”, the court said.“The real intention of the accused and whether he intended by his action to at least possibly drive the victim to suicide, is the sure test.”, the court added.Supreme Court Upholds Quashing Of FIR Against Dadra & Nagar Haveli Administrator & Officials Over Suicide Of MP Mohanbhai DelkarCase Details: Abhinav Mohan Delkar Vs. The State Of Maharashtra | Crl.A. No. 002177 - 002185 / 2024Citation: 2025 Livelaw (SC) 812The Supreme Court (August 18) has upheld the decision of the Bombay High Court, which quashed the FIR alleging the offences of abetment to suicide and extortion relating to the death of MP Mohanbhai Delkar in 2021.Today, the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria pronounced the decision and stated :"HC order confirmed and dismissed the (SLP)."Supreme Court Orders Husband To Pay Rs. 1.25 Crores Permanent Alimony To Wife While Dissolving MarriageCause Title: X v. YCitation: 2025 Livelaw (SC) 813The Supreme Court has directed a husband to pay ₹1.25 crore as permanent alimony to his wife while dissolving the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution.The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the appeal arising out of a Madras High Court's order which set aside the divorce decree granted in favour of the husband by the family court on grounds of cruelty by Respondent-wife.Setting aside the High Court's decision, the judgment authored by Justice Vikram Nath invoked the Court's inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve the marriage, stating that the marriage was irretrievably broken down because of the remarriage of the husband which undertook based on the divorce decree passed in his favour by the family court.RP Act | Mere Failure To Disclose Assets Won't Invalidate Election Unless They're Substantial : Supreme CourtCause Title: Ajmera Shyam v. Smt. Kova Laxmi & Ors.Citation: 2025 Livelaw (SC) 814The Supreme Court held that mere failure to disclose assets in the affidavit, if it does not constitute a material defect and is not of a substantial character, will not make the acceptance of the nomination improper, thus invalidating the election.Such a failure will not amount to a corrupt practice as per Section 123 of the Representative of People's Act, 1951 (“RPA”) to render an election result void as per Section 100(1)(b).Holding so, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the election of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (“BRS”) MLA Kova Laxmi who was elected from Asifabad constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly Elections, 2023.Supreme Court Forms Search Committee Headed By Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia for Kerala University Vice-Chancellor AppointmentsCase Details: THE CHANCELLOR, APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY v. STATE OF KERALA AND ORS| SLP(C) No. 20680-20681/2025Citation: 2025 Livelaw (SC) 815Given the stalemate between the Kerala Government and the Kerala Governor regarding the appointment of University Vice Chancellors, the Supreme Court (August 18) appointed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia as the Chairperson of the Search-cum-Selection Committee to shortlist names of regular Vice-Chancellor appointments in two State Universities - APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and University of Digital Sciences Innovation and Technology."We firmly believe that this impasse, which has been created, should be taken care of at earliest. In such circumstances, we appointed Hon'ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, former judge of this Court, as chairperson of the Search-cum-Selection University for both universities.The learned Chairperson is hereby authorized to constitute separate or joint Search-cum-Selection Committees for the two Universities.Indian Telegraph Act | Supreme Court Recommends Creation Of Statutory Appeal Over District Judge's Compensation Order Under S.16(3)Cause Title: KALPATARU POWER TRANSMISSION LTD. (NOW KNOWN AS KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LTD.) VERSUS VINOD AND ORS. ETC. (And Connected...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18, 2025 to August 24, 2025

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