(721) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U.P. LUCKNOW AND OTHERS Vs. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 and 32 — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Investigation — Power to direct CBI investigation is extraordinary and must be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and in exceptional situations, not as a routine measure or merely on allegations. India Law Library Docid # 2434059
(722) ZOHARBEE AND ANOTHER Vs. IMAM KHAN (D) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 54, 55 — Agreement to Sell vs. Sale Deed — An agreement to sell by itself does not create any interest or charge on the property. Ownership passes only upon execution of a conveyance (sale deed). An agreement to sell, even with possession, is not a conveyance and does not confer title or transfer interest, except for the limited right under Section 53-A for protection against the transferor. India Law Library Docid # 2434010
(723) LEELAVATHI N. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Administrative Law — Alternate Remedy — High Court should not entertain writ petitions when an effective alternative remedy is available under law, like before a Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2434011
(724) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U.P. LUCKNOW AND OTHERS Vs. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3) — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — Power to direct CBI investigation — Such power must be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only in exceptional situations to ensure credibility and confidence in investigations, or where the incident has national/international ramifications, or to do complete justice — Routine directions based on mere allegations or subjective lack of confidence in local India Law Library Docid # 2434012
(725) S. ETTIAPPAN Vs. D. KUMAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Enhancement of Compensation — Duty of Tribunal/Appellate Court — Just and Reasonable Compensation — Courts have an "onerous duty" to award just and reasonable compensation, considering the nature of injury, consequential functional disability, and loss of income — Procedural lacunae or claimants being rustic or unaware of procedural law should not prevent the India Law Library Docid # 2437577
(726) KARAM SINGH Vs. AMARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Suit barred by law — Court can only consider averments in the plaint to determine if the suit is barred by law, not the defense — The issue of limitation, especially when it is a mixed question of law and fact, cannot be a ground for rejecting the plaint at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC. India Law Library Docid # 2434005
(727) MANORMA SINHA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Calculation — Inclusions in calculation of loss of dependency — Allowances and perks beneficial to the family should be included when calculating income, irrespective of taxability — Exclusion of allowances by High Court as per pay slip was an error — Tribunal's calculation of monthly income including allowances was correct. India Law Library Docid # 2434006
(728) PRADYUMNA MUKUND KOKIL Vs. NASHIK MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act), Section 127 — Lapsed reservation — Land initially reserved for public purposes but not acquired within stipulated period under MRTP Act — Reservation lapses, giving original owner right to seek development or re-acquisition. India Law Library Docid # 2434007
(729) THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SUBIT KUMAR DAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Service Law — Recruitment Rules — Absorption of waitlisted candidate — A waitlisted candidate does not have a vested right to be appointed. The right to consideration arises only if a selected candidate does not join. The waitlist has a limited operational period and cannot extend indefinitely, especially after a fresh recruitment process has begun. India Law Library Docid # 2434008
(730) JASBIR SHARMA @ JASVBEER SHARMA Vs. PRAVEEN KAUSHIK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of cases — Convenience of parties — Wife sought transfer of divorce proceedings from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab due to distance and inconvenience — Court found geographical distance of 369 kms created significant inconvenience for the petitioner and granted India Law Library Docid # 2434261
(731) THE STATE OF HARYANA ETC ETC Vs. GURDEEP SINGH (DEAD) THR LRS AND ANR ETC ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order XLI — Appeals from original decrees — The judgment and order dated 05-08-2015 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in various Regular First Appeals (RFAs) are under challenge. The Special Leave Petition (Civil) arose from these appeals. The matter has been listed for further hearing on 04.12.2025. India Law Library Docid # 2434266
(732) TARKESHWAR PANDEY @ TADAK PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/120-B/34 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Bail Application — Appellant incarcerated for over three years — Appellant has no prior criminal record — Co-accused granted bail — Continued detention of appellant not necessary — Bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2434278
(733) BAL @ BALASAHEB JAGANNATH BOTHE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail — Appellant seeking bail in connection with FIR registered for offences under Sections 302, 120B, and 212 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — High Court's earlier order stating that appellant shall be entitled to bail if trial not concluded by India Law Library Docid # 2434282
(734) NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. MUKESH SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Contempt Petition (Civil) — Order dated 28.03.2025 — Application to a Uniform Standard — The order passed by the Supreme Court in a contempt petition shall apply uniformly to all affected landowners, including those not directly involved in the contempt proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2434387
(735) TOSIKUR AHAMED @ NAWABAB Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 21(c) and 29 — Bail pending trial — Supreme Court can grant bail if trial is likely to take considerable time, even if High Court rejected the bail application. India Law Library Docid # 2434395
(736) SUKHRENDRA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 111(2)(b), 111(3) & 111(4) — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected prayer for bail — Supreme Court granted leave and allowed the appeal — Custodial interrogation not required as no statement indicated the appellant was called for interrogation — Appellant to be released on bail on terms and conditions fixed by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2434401
(737) AMLESH KUMAR @ BIMLESH KUMAR SINGH @ BIMLESH SINGH @ BIMLESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Appellate Court's Power — Supreme Court can suspend sentence awarded during pendency of appeal, considering facts and circumstances and period of custody undergone. India Law Library Docid # 2434411
(738) AMOL KAILAS UFAD Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Granted — Appellant accused under Sections 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 149, 504, 506 IPC — Prosecution case attributes attack on deceased with sticks to appellant — A cross FIR exists regarding the incident — Appellant has been incarcerated for over one year — Considering India Law Library Docid # 2434422
(739) T. RADHAKRISHNAN Vs. BANK OF BARODA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Relief for wrongful termination — workman claiming to have worked for 20 years — Compensation in lieu of reinstatement — High Court awarded ₹3,00,000/-, which was enhanced by the Supreme Court to ₹10,00,000/-. India Law Library Docid # 2434423
(740) PRAKASH PASWAN @ PRAKASH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Release on bail — Appellant seeking regular bail after denial by High Court — Appellant in custody since 05.06.2024 — Chargesheet filed in FIR No. 99 of 2024 for offences under IPC and Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022 — Custodial interrogation no longer India Law Library Docid # 2434427