(501) CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 — Section 37 — Food Safety and Standard Rules, 2011 — Rule 2.1.3 — Qualifications for Food Safety Officers — A recruitment notification specifying "a degree" in certain science subjects for the post of Food Safety Officer encompasses postgraduate degrees in those subjects unless explicitly excluded by the relevant statutory rules prescribed by the Central Government — Supreme Court allowed an appeal by candidates holding Master's degrees in Microbiology and Fo India Law Library Docid # 2423656
(502) STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. DINESH KUMAR SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 “Antar Gramin Sadak Nirman Yojana” — Employees appointed under the “Antar Gramin Sadak Nirman Yojana” are entitled to pensionary benefits if the service rules applicable to equivalent posts in the Cane Development Department have been extended to them by government decisions —Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by the State of Uttar Pradesh, affirming the High Court's decision that respondents appointed under the "Antar Gramin Sadak Nirman Yojana" between 1969 and 1982 are entitled to pensionary India Law Library Docid # 2423657
(503) STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Vs. SHYAMLAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302 and 304 — Culpable Homicide —Conviction Conversion and Proportionate Sentencing — High Court can convert conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 IPC if justified by circumstances; sentencing must reflect crime's gravity. India Law Library Docid # 2423651
(504) STATE (CBI) Vs. MOHD. SALIM ZARGAR @ FAYAZ AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 — Section 15 — Admissibility of confessional statements recorded by senior police officers under strict conditions — Confessional statements under Section 15 of the TADA Act are admissible if recorded voluntarily by a police officer not lower in rank than a Superintendent of Police. India Law Library Docid # 2423652
(505) VAIBHAV GOEL AND ANOTHER Vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 31(1) — Approval of Resolution Plan under IBC — A Resolution Plan approved under Section 31(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is binding on all stakeholders, including the Central Government, for statutory dues. India Law Library Docid # 2423653
(506) INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (ICSSR) Vs. NEETU GAUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Autonomy of CRRID —Supreme Court ruled that the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) is an autonomous institution and not under "deep and pervasive" control of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) — Even though ICSSR provides substantial grants, that alone does not make it liable for CRRID’s actions India Law Library Docid # 2423654
(507) THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Vs. SATENDRA, ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 – Appreciation of Evidence – Eyewitness Testimony – Minor Discrepancies vs. Core Credibility – Appeal Against Acquittal – Appeal by State against High Court's acquittal reversing trial court's conviction for offences including murder — Incident involved midnight intrusion into house, assault, and fatal shooting of deceased by respondents identified via torch/lantern light by three related eyewitnesses — High Court acquitted citing discrepancies and factors like non-matching b India Law Library Docid # 2423923
(508) RANVIRSINH KAYAMSINH BHADORIA AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Criminal Law — Evidence — Appreciation — Partially Disbelieved Eyewitnesses — Corroboration Need — When key eyewitnesses have been disbelieved by the appellate court regarding the involvement of some accused leading to their acquittal, extreme caution is necessary before convicting other accused based on the same witnesses’ testimony, especially without strong independent corroboration or clear India Law Library Docid # 2424532
(509) MUNIMASTHAIAH Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Service Law — Reckoning Suspension Period — Exoneration due to Dropped Proceedings — Karnataka Civil Services Rules, 1958 (KCSRs) — Rule 99(1) and 99(2) — Where disciplinary proceedings culminating in dismissal are eventually rendered infructuous due to the employer’s failure to act upon directions for re—determination/reconciliation for a prolonged period (nine years), leading to the prohibition of further inquiry, the employee is considered effectively exonerated for India Law Library Docid # 2424539
(510) SMT. SHANTABEN THAOKRDAS BANSAL (DEAD) THR. LR. Vs. RAMANBHAI CHHOTUBHAI PATEL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Bombay Rents Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 — S. 12(3)(a), Explanation I — Dispute Regarding Standard Rent — Procedure — For a tenant to validly raise a dispute regarding standard rent under Explanation I to Section 12, the tenant must, before the expiry of one month after receiving the notice under S. 12(2), make an application to the Court under S. 11(3) for fixation of standard rent India Law Library Docid # 2424540
(511) XXX Vs. YYY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 25 — Transfer Petition — Matrimonial Dispute — Constitution of India — Art. 142 — Dissolution of Marriage — Irretrievable Breakdown — Petition filed by husband seeking transfer of divorce case (filed by wife in Jaipur u/s 12(1)(a) & 13(1)(ia) HMA) to Delhi, as both parties (lawyers by profession) reside in Delhi — During pendency, wife filed I.A. invoking Art. 142 seeking divorce on ground of irretrievable breakdown, citing separation since March 2022 and failure India Law Library Docid # 2424606
(512) THAKUR RANGJI MAHARAJ VIRAJMAN MANDIR, VRINDAVAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-03-2025 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 — Sections 20A, 27 & 28 — Land within Prohibited Area — Use for Green Belt/Environmental Improvement — Owner’s Right to Compensation — Where land admittedly owned by a private entity (appellant Temple Trust) falls within the ‘prohibited area’ (100 meters) of a protected monument (Taj Mahal) as defined under Section 20A(1) of the 1958 Act, and such land is utilized by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) or the Government for cr India Law Library Docid # 2425142
(513) SUNITA AND OTHERS Vs. VINOD SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 47 — Determination of Deceased's Age for Compensation — Deceased's age can be determined based on scientific assessment (Post-Mortem Report) over contradictory documentary evidence — The Court relied on the Post-Mortem Report to fix the deceased's age at 45 years, overriding the discrepancy in documentary evidence India Law Library Docid # 2423597
(514) SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 30 — Supreme Court Rules, 2013 — Order 4 Rule 1(b) — Advocates' Right to Appear and Get Appearances Marked — Advocates do not have an indefeasible right to appear or get appearances marked without being duly authorized. India Law Library Docid # 2423598
(515) RAJU NAIDU Vs. CHENMOUGA SUNDRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53A — When an appellate court modifies the decree of a trial court, the trial court's decree merges into the appellate decree — The appellate decree becomes the operative decree for execution purposes — An executing court can extend the time for compliance with the appellate decree if the appellate court did not specify a time limit — Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, may not be applicable India Law Library Docid # 2423606
(516) NAGANNA (DEAD) BY LRS./ SMT. DEVAMMA AND OTHERS Vs. SIDDARAMEGOWDA (SINCE DECEASED) BY LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Revenue records do not constitute proof of title to immovable property — A plaintiff seeking recovery of possession must establish their own valid title to the suit property — The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff to demonstrate ownership and lawful possession — Failure to produce title deeds or establish a clear claim of ownership can lead to the dismissal of a suit for cancellation of a sale deed and recovery of possession. India Law Library Docid # 2423607
(517) ANUJ Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 147, 148, 149, 323 and 307 — Arms Act, 1959 — Sections 3 and 25 — Prolonged delay in the trial and the period of incarceration can be grounds for granting bail, even if criminal antecedents exist, especially when previous cases have been closed or quashed — The Supreme Court granted bail to an appellant accused setting aside the Allahabad High Court's order — The Court considered the slow progress of the trial with only one witness examined out of 39 — While not India Law Library Docid # 2423834
(518) M/S PAS CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 173(2), S. 482 — Acceptance of Negative Final Report — Interference by High Court/Supreme Court — FIR lodged by employee of Sub Registrar's office based on suspicion of fraud/impersonation during presentation of conveyance deed — Police investigated and filed a negative final report (closure report) — Magistrate accepted the report — Petitioner (claiming interest in the property and alleging impersonation by the presenter of the deed) challenged acceptance befo India Law Library Docid # 2424649
(519) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. CHATRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Sections 118 and 119 — Competency of a Child Witness — No hard and fast rule can be laid down for testing the competency of a child witness to testify at trial; the Trial Judge must assess the child's ability and competence to understand questions and provide rational answers India Law Library Docid # 2423557
(520) PARMINDER SINGH Vs. HONEY GOYAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-03-2025 Motor Accident Claims — Assessment of Income for Compensation — When assessing income for compensation, the court should consider the claimant's credentials, qualifications, and potential earnings, rather than just their current income — Income assessment should be realistic and consider future prospects. India Law Library Docid # 2423558