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(341) STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CBI, ACB, VISAKHAPATNAM Vs. ELURI SRINIVASA CHAKRAVARTHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 239 — Discharge of accused in warrant cases triable by Magistrate — Scope of examination by Magistrate — Consideration of material — Magistrate to consider only police report and documents sent with it under Section 173 — Accused has no right to file material or documents at the stage of framing of charge — Roving and fishing inquiry impermissible — Mini-trial at the stage of framing of charge defeats the object of the Code — Defence of accused
India Law Library Docid # 2425955

(342) IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2025
Zudpi Jungle Lands — Status and Character – Peculiar issue in six districts of Eastern Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra – Lands recorded as Zudpi Forest lands – Historically used for non-forestry purposes (residential, agricultural, government offices, public schools, primary health centres etc.) – Issue concerning the status of such lands under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Supreme Court orders.
India Law Library Docid # 2425956

(343) STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER Vs. ASIANET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-05-2025
Constitutional Law — Distribution of legislative powers — Seventh Schedule — Interpretation of entries — Taxing entries vs. regulatory entries — Distinction between power to legislate on subject and power to tax on subject — Power to tax not incidental or ancillary power implied within regulatory entry — Taxation entries (List I Entries 82-97, List II Entries 45-63) are exclusive; no
India Law Library Docid # 2426045

(344) LT. COL NK GHAI (RETD.) Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
Armed Forces Tribunal — Scope of Review — Promotion — Challenge to non-empanelment for promotion to Colonel rank in Territorial Army — Tribunal found no error in the decision of not placing the appellant in an acceptable grade for promotion
India Law Library Docid # 2425928

(345) DILEEP KUMAR PANDEY Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
Constitution of India — Article 12 — “State” or “Authority” — Air Force Schools — Whether Air Force School, Bamrauli is a “State” or “Authority” within the meaning of Article 12, thus amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 — Schools established by IAF for children of personnel — Managed initially as Regimental Schools — Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society (IAFE&CS) registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 to manage schools — School applied for affiliation with CBS
India Law Library Docid # 2425929

(346) SURAJ NARAYAN KHATORIYA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR/Criminal Proceedings — Defence plea — Ordinarily not considered at the stage of quashing — Court required to consider allegations at face value — If allegations disclose cognizable offence, investigation must proceed — Subsequent police report/charge sheet can be challenged or discharge sought
India Law Library Docid # 2426043

(347) NAGAM JANARDHAN REDDY Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
Writ Petition — Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Maintainability — Successive PILs on the same project — Earlier PILs challenging various stages of the project already disposed of — Belated PIL filed after substantial completion of project — Can be challenged on grounds of constructive res judicata and suppression of material facts
India Law Library Docid # 2426257

(348) IN RE: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
All-India Services Act, 1951 — Section 3(1) — Regulation of recruitment and conditions of service — Power to make rules — All-India Services (Confidential Rolls) Rules, 1970 and All-India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007 — Rule 2 definitions of “accepting authority”, “reporting authority”, and “reviewing authority” — Scope and interpretation — Evolution of definitions through amendments.
India Law Library Docid # 2425921

(349) GYAN PRAKASH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition — National Highways — Safety and Management — Issues raised regarding highway safety based on accident data — Implementation of Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 and Highway Administration Rules, 2004 — Lack of machinery for survey, removal of unauthorized occupation, and grievance redressal system — Directions issued for scheme for regular inspection, grievance mechanism, and prompt action — Non-satisfactory action
India Law Library Docid # 2425925

(350) GANESHKUMAR RAJESHWARRAO SELUKAR AND OTHERS Vs. MAHENDRA BHASKAR LIMAYE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
‘Consumer’ — Scope and Definition — Begins before birth and extends beyond death — Inseparable from mother in womb forming joint consumers — Continues through organ donation, funeral rites, and rituals — Essence best captured in Mahatma Gandhi’s words emphasizing consumer’s importance and independence – Elevated consumerism through truth and dharma, integrated into freedom struggle via non-cooperation and civil disobedience – Dandi March and Salt Satyagraha examples of integration of politics, e
India Law Library Docid # 2425926

(351) PADMAN BIBHAR Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-05-2025
Criminal Law — Circumstantial Evidence — Burden of proof — Prosecution must prove each circumstance cumulatively forming a complete chain leaving no doubt that the crime was committed by the accused alone — Facts proved must unerringly point towards the accused’s guilt.
India Law Library Docid # 2425927

(352) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. MEGHA TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Railways Act, 1989 — Penal Freight — Excess Weight — Requirement of Hearing — Full Bench of High Court holding prior hearing is mandatory before imposing penal freight for excess weight detected on off-loading challenged — Subsequent compliance by Railways and appropriation of deposited penalty amount render the specific case academic, but general issue of conflicting High Court views remain
India Law Library Docid # 2426443

(353) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NO.900224364 CONST/G.D. JAGESHWAR SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Service Law — Dismissal from service — Para Military Force — Insensitive Border Area — Sentry Duty — Theft of cash from guarded cash box — Gross misconduct involving moral turpitude — Proportionality of punishment — Principle of proportionality is embedded in constitutionalism (Arts. 14, 16, 21) and forbids arbitrary, vengeful
India Law Library Docid # 2426444

(354) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. MEGHA TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERS PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Railways — Penal Freight — Excess Weightage — Imposition without hearing — High Court's view that opportunity of hearing mandatory before imposing penalty for excess weightage is not in conformity with settled principles — Practical difficulties in conducting mini-trial at offloading site
India Law Library Docid # 2426250

(355) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. NO.900224364 CONST/G.D. JAGESHWAR SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Indo Tibetan Border Police Act, 1992 — Section 11 — Misconduct by Constable — Robbery of cash entrusted for protection — Severity of misconduct in disciplined force — Constable on sentry duty guarding cash box containing significant funds for disbursement to Coy personnel — Alleged act of breaking open Kote lock, taking cash, concealing box, and absconding — Incident reported, FIR filed, Court of Enquiry conducted — Guilt established based on multiplicity
India Law Library Docid # 2426251

(356) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. KESANG DORJEE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 — Section 3 — Requisition of Property — Public Purpose — Indian Army taking possession of land near Line of Actual Control for public purpose of the Union — Possession taken in purported exercise of powers under Section 3 of the Act, which allows requisition for necessary public purposes. (Paras 3, 7, 13)

B. Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 — Section 4 — Taking Physical Possession — Authority vested wi
India Law Library Docid # 2426253

(357) WE THE WOMEN OF INDIA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Objectives and Constitutional Basis — Enacted to provide effective protection to women victims of domestic violence, furthering the rights guaranteed under the Constitution, particularly Article 15(3) for the protection of women.
India Law Library Docid # 2426258

(358) K. H. KAMALADINI Vs. STATE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 226 — Discharge — Scope of Inquiry — At the stage of framing charge, the Court is permitted to examine only documents forming part of the chargesheet, not other material
India Law Library Docid # 2425902

(359) A.M. KULSHRESTHA Vs. UNION BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Constitution of India — Article 226 — Writ Jurisdiction — Scope of Interference — Disciplinary proceedings — Challenge to charge sheet — Quashing of charge sheet — High Court’s power to interfere at interlocutory stage — While generally High Court ought not interfere at investigation or inquiry stage, exceptions exist where allegations or circumstances render process abuse of law or patently unjust — Malice, arbitrariness, and violation of admitted mandatory procedure are grounds for interventio
India Law Library Docid # 2425903

(360) SHITAL FIBERS LIMITED Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-05-2025
Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 80-IA(9) — Deduction in respect of profits and gains from industrial undertakings or enterprises engaged in infrastructure development etc. — Restriction on double deduction — Plain reading of Sub-section (9) indicates that where deduction is claimed and allowed under Section 80-IA, deduction to the extent of such profits and gains shall not be allowed under any other provision under heading ‘C’ of Chapter VI-A — Restriction does
India Law Library Docid # 2425904