(101) ABHISHEK SINGH Vs. AJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Scope of High Court’s power — Determination of prima facie case confined to averments in FIR/complaint — Appreciation of defence evidence or undertaking mini-trial impermissible at initial stage — High Court cannot embark upon appreciation of evidence while considering quashing application — Quashing permissible only when allegations in FIR/charge-sheet do not India Law Library Docid # 2426437
(102) UNION OF INDIA Vs. M/S KAMAKHYA TRANSPORT PVT. LTD. ETC.ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-06-2025 Railways Act, 1989 — Sections 66, 73, 78 & 54(1) — Carriage of goods — Misdeclaration of goods vs. Overloading of wagons — Punitive charges — Stage of imposing charges — Section 66, dealing with misdeclaration of goods, imposes a charge for materially false statements regarding goods description to determine carriage rate — Section 66 does not specify whether the charge must be made before or after delivery, implying permissibility at either stage, unlike Section 73 which specifically mandates r India Law Library Docid # 2426434
(103) VAIBHAV Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2025 Criminal Law — Circumstantial Evidence — Admitted Facts — Cause of death by gunshot from a specific weapon in appellant’s home undisputed — Appellant admitted removing the body and cleaning the scene — Discovery of articles linked to the incident from appellant’s disclosure relevant for Section 201 IPC. India Law Library Docid # 2426342
(104) HARINAGAR SUGAR MILLS LTD. (BISCUIT DIVISION) AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 25-O — Procedure for closing down an undertaking — Right to close down business is integral to right to carry on business under Article 19(1)(g) but subject to reasonable restrictions — Section 25-O provides a detailed procedure for obtaining prior permission for closure — Appropriate India Law Library Docid # 2426343
(105) NAGARAJAN Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 386(b)(iii) & 401 — Appellate Court Powers — Exercise of Revisional Powers — Scope Of — Appeal from conviction filed by accused — Enhancement Of sentence — High Court in appeal filed by accused, cannot, while affirming the conviction, enhance the sentence (Paras 9, India Law Library Docid # 2426344
(106) GHANSHYAM SONI Vs. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 468 — Limitation for taking Cognizance — Computation of Limitation Period — Relevant Date — It is settled law that for computing the limitation period under Section 468 CrPC, the relevant date is the date of filing of the complaint or the date of institution of prosecution, not the date on which the Magistrate takes cognizance. (Paras 15, 16 India Law Library Docid # 2426345
(107) GREATER MOHALI AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (GMADA) THROUGH ITS ESTATE OFFICER (H) Vs. ANUPAM GARG ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-06-2025 Consumer Protection Act, 1986 / Consumer Protection Law — Delay in delivery of possession — Allottee’s remedies — Developer’s liability — Refund of amount paid with interest and compensation — Where the developer has received full price but fails to deliver possession within the stipulated or reasonable time, or cancels/refuses possession without justifiable cause, the allottee is entitled India Law Library Docid # 2426439
(108) MACHHINDRANATH S/O KUNDLIK TARADE DECEASED THROUGH LRS Vs. RAMCHANDRA GANGADHAR DHAMNE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-06-2025 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Sections 47, 48(a), 48(c), 48(d), 48(e) & 48(g) — Charge on immovable property of members borrowing from societies — Restriction on alienation of charged property — Void transactions — Interpretation of ‘void’ under Section 48(e) — Member creating declaration of charge on land in favour of society for loan — Subsequent alienation of such charged land without repaying loan and obtaining necessary sanction/release from society — Such alienation declar India Law Library Docid # 2426254
(109) MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF GREATER MUMBAI AND OTHERS Vs. PANKAJ BABULAL KOTECHA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-05-2025 Environmental Law — Public Trust Doctrine — Sustainable Development — Balancing ecological preservation and development for public welfare — Recreational park developed on alleged historical water body — Whether park developed by MCGM on land allegedly incorporating a historical lake should be demolished and lake restored, or development preserved considering utility and time lapse — High Court’s reasoning in directing restoration based on public trust doctrine and retrospective sanction invalid India Law Library Docid # 2426199
(110) KAMLA NEHRU MEMORIAL TRUST AND ANOTHER Vs. U.P. STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-05-2025 Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) — Allotment of Industrial Land — Cancellation of Allotment — Legality of — Public Trust Doctrine — Principles of transparency and accountability — Respondent Corporation initially allotted a substantial tract of industrial land (125 acres) to Appellant Trust in a swift manner for floriculture purposes — Allotment conditioned on timely payments and execution of lease deed — Appellant Trust defaulted on payments and failed to submit d India Law Library Docid # 2426200
(111) CHETAN Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-05-2025 Criminal Law — Circumstantial Evidence — Principles — Admissibility and Evaluation — Five golden principles for cases based on circumstantial evidence reiterated: (1) circumstances establishing conclusion of guilt must be fully established; (2) facts established consistent only with hypothesis of guilt; (3) circumstances conclusive in nature; (4) exclude every possible hypothesis except guilt; (5) complete chain of evidence leaving no reasonable ground for innocence — Each circumstance must be i India Law Library Docid # 2426201
(112) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. SEKH JAMIR HOSSAIN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439 — Bail — Cancellation of bail — Considerations for cancellation — Principles are distinct from those for granting bail — Bail should not ordinarily be cancelled unless procured by fraud/misrepresentation, allegations are grave impacting society, release creates fear/terror, or accused may abscond/tamper with evidence — Where allegations are severe, shaking conscience of the Court, and there is an imminent likelihood of accused adversely affecting fair India Law Library Docid # 2426157
(113) RAKHI SADHUKHAN Vs. RAJA SADHUKHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2025 Special Marriage Act, 1954 — Section 27 — Dissolution of Marriage — Cruelty — Permanent Alimony — Quantum — Appeal against High Court decree of divorce and grant of permanent alimony — Supreme Court determining just and reasonable permanent alimony based on husband's income, wife's financial needs, and standard of living during marriage — Enhancement of awarded alimony from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- per month with periodic increase India Law Library Docid # 2426158
(114) BATLANKI KESHAV (KESAVA) KUMAR ANURAG Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 376(2)(n) — Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(2)(v) — Rape — Sexual assault on pretext of false promise of marriage — Allegation of sexual exploitation under false promise of marriage and on ground of caste — Two FIRs filed by same complainant making different allegations about incidents and dates — Subsequent FIR lodged after delay and including incidents predating first FIR but not mentioned India Law Library Docid # 2426159
(115) BINDU KAPUREA Vs. SUBHASHISH PANDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 129 — Supreme Court as Court of Record — Contempt powers — Supreme Court, as a court of record, possesses inherent, plenary, and constitutional powers to punish for contempt, distinct from and not subordinate to statutory law. India Law Library Docid # 2426090
(116) ARIF MD. YEASIN JWADDER Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Criminal Law — Police Encounters — Fake Encounters — Legality and Procedure — Extra-judicial killings — Fake encounters constitute extra-judicial killings and must undergo strict legal scrutiny — Cannot be treated as justified solely on police self-defence claim — Use of excessive or unlawful force by public servants cannot be condoned or legitimised on any pretext — Derogation from due process erodes India Law Library Docid # 2426091
(117) CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION Vs. REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Mandamus — Public Interest Litigation — Scope of Judicial Review in Environmental Matters — High Court directing construction of a verandah and laying of green paver blocks for parking in a World Heritage Site area — Challenged by Chandigarh Administration citing threat to heritage status and environmental impact — Court to strike a just balance between environment and development, resorting to mitigating measures where India Law Library Docid # 2426092
(118) N.S. GNANESHWARAN ETC. Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Commercial dispute — Settlement — Offences under Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 120B, 420, 468, 471) and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d)) — Loan fraud allegations — Appellants accused in case arising from commercial transaction — Bank initiated recovery proceedings and criminal prosecution — One Time Settlement (OTS) reached between main borrowers India Law Library Docid # 2426093
(119) IEEE MUMBAI SECTION WELFARE ASSOCIATION Vs. GLOBAL IEEE INSTITUTE FOR ENGINEERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Appeal challenging — Temporary Injunction — Grant of temporary injunction by High Court in an appeal against the rejection of plaint is impermissible — Once a plaint is rejected, it ceases to subsist — A subsisting plaint is necessary to seek and obtain a temporary injunction — Setting aside of temporary injunction India Law Library Docid # 2426156
(120) PINTU THAKUR @ RAVI ETC. Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — Section 6 — Punishment for aggravated penetrative sexual assault — Sentencing — Minimum sentence is twenty years — Life imprisonment for remainder of natural life is maximum — Trial court imposing life imprisonment for remainder of natural life upon young offenders (early twenties) who had completed five years of incarceration — High Court affirming conviction and sentence — Supreme Court finding that while conviction is upheld, minimum sen India Law Library Docid # 2426256