(561) HARMANPREET SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-02-2025 The Supreme Court rebuked the Registry for accepting documents from a non-impleaded party, directed the Registrar to report on compliance with previous orders, and continued the interim order with the case listed for further hearing. India Law Library Docid # 2422318
(562) PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND REGISTRAR AND ANOTHER Vs. ONKAR DATTATRAY KALMANKAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-02-2025 Right to Information Act 2005 — Section 8(1) (j) — Disclosure of another candidate's Examination Marks — The Supreme Court dismissed a SLP upholding the Bombay High Court's order that disclosure of another candidate's examination marks, although personal information under Section 8(1)(j), is necessary in public interest to maintain transparency in the examination process, and thus, cannot be withheld by the Public Information Officer. India Law Library Docid # 2422583
(563) TILKU ALIAS TILAK SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 363 and 366 — Kidnapping and Abduction — Voluntary Accompaniment by Minor Doesn't Constitute Kidnapping — Where a minor accompanies an accused voluntarily, with understanding of their actions, it does not constitute 'taking away' from lawful guardianship under Sections 363 and 366, especially when there's no evidence of force, coercion, or enticement, and India Law Library Docid # 2422649
(564) STATE OF UTTARAKHAND Vs. DEEPU VERMA @ DEVENDRA LAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Interference with High Court's Acquittal Order — The Supreme Court dismisses an appeal against a High Court order acquitting the respondent, upholding the High Court's decision due to inconsistencies in witness testimonies, highlighting the limited scope of interfering with acquittal orders (Paras 12-13, 22) India Law Library Docid # 2422653
(565) M/S S.R.S. TRAVELS BY ITS PROPRIETOR K.T. RAJASHEKAR Vs. THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION WORKERS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2025 Karnataka Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Act, 1976 — Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2003— Validity of the 2003 Repeal Act — The court held that the 2003 Repeal Act, which repealed the KCCA Act, is constitutional — The power to repeal a law is co-extensive with the power to enact it — The KCCA Act was enacted under Entry 42 of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, and the 2003 Repeal Act was enacted under Entry 57 of List II, which deals with taxati India Law Library Docid # 2422288
(566) PRIYANKA AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2025 Senior Asian Kabaddi Championship 2025 — The Supreme Court addressed a writ petition concerning Indian players' participation in the Senior Asian Kabaddi Championship 2025 in Iran — The court had appointed Justice (Retd.) S.P. Garg as AKFI Administrator and a new Governing Body was elected on December 24, 2023 — The main concern was the transfer of charge from Justice Garg to the new Governing Body and ensuring the team's participation in the upcoming championship — The International Kabaddi Fed India Law Library Docid # 2422299
(567) P.M. LOKANATH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — The High Court, under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., or this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution, can quash criminal proceedings to prevent abuse of process or secure ends of justice, particularly in cases falling under specific categories (as outlined in Bhajan Lal v. State of Haryana India Law Library Docid # 2422688
(568) GOPAL SINGH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2025 Penal Code (IPC), 1860 (Sections 302, 323, 304 Part II, and 34) — Identity of Accused not Established — Identification of Accused: Failure to identify the accused in court by key witnesses can fatally impair the prosecution's case, especially in the absence of corroborating evidence — The prosecution failed to establish the identity India Law Library Docid # 2422880
(569) SANJAY Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-02-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 366 — Confirmation of death sentence by High Court— Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 and 376(2)(G) — Murder and Rape — Conviction set aside — The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of the appellant finding that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond a reasonable doubt India Law Library Docid # 2423144
(570) SADEK ALI @ MD. SADEK ALI AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 149 — Suspension of Sentence — The primary issue was whether to suspend the sentence during the pendency of the appeal — The submission was made that the role attributed to ‘M’ in the witnesses’ deposition(s) is very limited —Considering the limited role attributed to ‘M’ in the witnesses' depositions, the Court allowed the application for suspension of sentence — The court clarified that the observations made in the order would not be treated as findings on meri India Law Library Docid # 2422270
(571) D.M. JAGADISH Vs. BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Land Acquisition Proceedings — In 2003, land acquisition was initially planned for 380 acres, later reduced to 225 acres in 2014 — The appellant's father challenged the acquisition, with the High Court initially ruling in their favor — The Division Bench later directed reconsideration of exclusion applications based on specific criteria — The appellant applied for exclusion, citing adjacent land exclusions and pre-notification structures, but was rejected — The Supreme Court found the Division B India Law Library Docid # 2422377
(572) AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. PRADIP KUMAR BANERJEE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(2) and 13(1)(d) — Illegal gratification — The Supreme Court upheld an employee's dismissal, ruling that appellate courts should not overturn disciplinary proceedings' findings based on a lower standard of proof than criminal trials, even after a criminal acquittal, and that the non-examination of the complainant did not invalidate the disciplinary process. India Law Library Docid # 2422378
(573) UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. TARSEM SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Sections 23(2) and 28 — National Highways Act, 1956 — Section 3J — Denying 'solatium' and 'interest' under Section 3J of the NHAI Act violates Article 14 of the Constitution, mandating equal treatment for landowners — The court determined that the judgment in Tarsem Singh applies retrospectively to address grievances of landowners deprived of these benefits between 1997 and 2015, ensuring parity among those whose lands were acquired during this period and those whose India Law Library Docid # 2422379
(574) GANESH SHETTI Vs. RAJAN CHAUDHRAY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — The Supreme Court has partly allowed petitioner’s criminal appeal arising from a Karnataka High Court judgment that dismissed his revision petition against a conviction under Section 138 — The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's impugned judgment, restored the revision petition to the High Court's file, and directed it to be listed for hearing on February 28, 2025, with no further notice required — The Court also ordered the return of a depos India Law Library Docid # 2422603
(575) ARUNADITYA DUBEY Vs. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Medical Council Act, 1956 — Section 33 — Additional eligibility criteria — Supreme Court dismissed writ petitions and special leave petitions challenging the Medical Council of India's regulation requiring additional eligibility criteria, including NEET qualification, for Indian students pursuing undergraduate medical courses abroad — The Court upheld the regulation under Section 33, finding it neither ultra vires nor arbitrary, and rejected requests for one-time exemptions, emphasizing that the India Law Library Docid # 2422604
(576) THE COSMOS CO. OPERATIVE BANK LTD. Vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 54, 58(f) and 100 — Priority of Mortgages — An equitable mortgage created by deposit of unregistered documents does not take precedence over a subsequently created legal mortgage with a registered title deed under the Act India Law Library Docid # 2422654
(577) M/S GATI LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. H. C. SAXENA DEAD THROUGH LRS AND ANOTHER [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Consumer Law — Compensation — The respondents won a complaint against the petitioners, leading to compensation orders — The National Commission upheld the compensation but reduced some amounts — The petitioners deposited Rs. 3,00,000/- but didn't pay full harassment and mental agony compensation and costs — The respondents withdrew Rs. 2,00,000/- —The main issue was the 15% per annum interest rate on the unpaid amounts — The petitioners sought a reduction, arguing it was excessive — The responde India Law Library Docid # 2422289
(578) PUSHPA HERITAGE CO OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. Vs. M/S CONWOOD AGENCIES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Housing Law — Occupation certificate — Petitioner seeks an occupation certificate for three buildings, facing a dispute over compliance responsibilities between (Respondent no.1) and Respondent no.2, with the latter not appearing in court — Determining responsibility for MCGM compliance requirements to issue the occupation certificate, and alleviating the hardship faced by society members due to its delay — The petitioner highlights member hardship, while respondent no.1 promises to submit neces India Law Library Docid # 2422290
(579) UNION OF INDIA REP BY GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY AND ANOTHER Vs. K. VELAJAGAN AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Service Law — Appointment — Respondents 1-3, appointed as hourly basis lecturers in 2005, sought regularization with benefits — They filed an application with the CAT, which was upheld by the High Court but partially overturned by the Supreme Court, which directed a regularization scheme — The main issue was the legality and timing of their regularization amidst delays in recruitment and widespread ad hoc appointments — The Union argued the appointments were illegal due to procedural defects and India Law Library Docid # 2422292
(580) SRI MOHAN KUMAR @ SHASHIDARA POOJARY @ SUNDARA RAI Vs. IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE DAKSHINA KANNADA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-02-2025 Appellant in a death penalty case, is appearing before the Supreme Court via video conferencing — He has requested legal representation — The court is addressing issues of proper legal representation, sentencing considerations, and a psychological evaluation of the appellant — It directs the Jail Authorities to formalize representation through a vakalatnama and affidavit — The State of Karnataka is instructed to provide reports on the appellant's conduct from Probation Officers and the Jail Supe India Law Library Docid # 2422297