(801) S.K. JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Army Act, 1950 — Sections 63 and 69 — Possession of ammunition — Substitution of conviction — Tribunal can substitute conviction from a civil offence (Section 69) to an act prejudicial to good order and discipline (Section 63) if evidence supports the latter and the original court-martial could have lawfully found the accused guilty of the substituted offence. India Law Library Docid # 2433771
(802) S. SATHISH KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. SANDEEP JAIN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Civil Procedure — Contempt of Court — Disobedience of Court Orders — Petitioners alleged willful disobedience of a Supreme Court order maintaining status quo in a company appeal — Allegations of transfers despite status quo order — Respondents denied contempt, stating NCLAT hearings concluded and matter India Law Library Docid # 2434265
(803) ARVIND KUMAR SINGH @ ARVING KR. SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence and grant of bail pending appeal — Appellant had already undergone a substantial period of incarceration (approximately 7 years 6 months) — Considering the totality of circumstances and the period of incarceration, the Supreme Court was inclined to suspend the sentence and grant bail to the appellant, pending consideration of the India Law Library Docid # 2434274
(804) G. PRASAD RAGHAVAN Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) —Sections 420, 406, 294(b), 506(i) read with Section 34 — Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Obscene acts and songs, Criminal Intimidation — Discharge — Appellant was a minor at the time of the primary transaction of sale agreement and payment of money — No allegations that the appellant made any representation or induced the informant — Subsequent purchase India Law Library Docid # 2433904
(805) AMIT KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Post Matric Scholarship Scheme — Directions for timely disbursement — Court directs Union of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and all State Governments/Union Territories to ensure timely disbursement of Post Matric Scholarships to eligible students without delay. India Law Library Docid # 2434404
(806) AJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Appellant in custody since 09.12.2024 — High Court rejected bail application — Supreme Court grants bail considering totality of circumstances and length of custody, subject to terms and conditions fixed by the Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2434417
(807) AMIT @ MOTI @ MOTU Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail — Supreme Court can grant bail if appellants are on the same footing as co-accused previously granted bail by the Court — High Court had rejected bail, but Supreme Court inclined to grant bail on same terms as co-accused. India Law Library Docid # 2434431
(808) BITTU Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Delay in trial — Appellant incarcerated for over 7 years and 9 months pending trial, which was nowhere near completion as prosecution intended to examine fresh witnesses — Held, appellant entitled to be released on bail, pending trial. India Law Library Docid # 2434433
(809) GHANASHYAM AHUJA @ ROCKY KINGRANI Vs. STATE OF ODISHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail pending trial — Factors to consider — Appellant appealing against High Court's rejection of bail — Appellant has undergone incarceration for over one year pending trial — Supreme Court considers nature of offences and period of incarceration — Grants bail. India Law Library Docid # 2434441
(810) S. KRISHNAVENI Vs. M/S. INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Offence is compoundable under Section 147 — Appellant convicted and sentenced, but entire cheque amount paid by way of deposit — Court inclined to direct compounding of the offence — Conviction and sentence set aside. India Law Library Docid # 2434338
(811) THE SOUTHERN NAGPUR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED Vs. GANPATI YADAVRAO KUMBHARE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 — Plot Allotment Dispute — Member's right to plot — Cooperative Court directed allotment of Plot No. 5A to a member — This decision was upheld by the Cooperative Appellate Court and subsequently by the High Court — The Appellant Society's objections regarding the plot's identity merger and inexecutability of the decree were not sustained at multiple India Law Library Docid # 2434009
(812) RANI KUMARI Vs. RAVI PANDEY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Civil Procedure — Settlement Agreement — Disposal of transfer petition — Parties amicably resolved all disputes and agreed to part ways on certain terms and conditions — Settlement Agreement placed on record and made part of the order — All pending cases between the parties to stand closed as per the terms of the agreement. India Law Library Docid # 2434259
(813) AYUSHI KUMARI Vs. VED PRAKASH PANDEY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Inherent powers of Supreme Court — Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent — Court can dissolve a marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 even if Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act has specific procedural requirements, in the interest of justice and to do complete justice between the parties. India Law Library Docid # 2434264
(814) GAURI VIJAY SHANKHAPAL Vs. SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 — Caste Certificate — Invalidation — Appeal filed against High Court order dismissing writ petition challenging order invalidating caste certificate — Appellant agreed to not press appeal, surrender caste certificate, and not rely on it in future — Court directed educational institution to return original documents and India Law Library Docid # 2434268
(815) KAMLESH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 120B — Criminal conspiracy — Suspension of sentence and grant of bail — Appellant convicted only under Section 120B IPC — Appellant has undergone incarceration for approximately five years — Court inclined to grant suspension of sentence and release on bail, subject to terms and conditions imposed by the Trial Court. India Law Library Docid # 2434271
(816) RAVI ORAON Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Service Law — Appointment of Teachers — Eligibility Criteria — Marks in Intermediate Examination — Relaxation for Scheduled Tribe candidates — Calculation of percentage of marks must include marks from vocational subjects unless barred by law. India Law Library Docid # 2433688
(817) HANSRAJ Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 — Section 7-A — Claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage, even after final disposal of the case. If found to be a juvenile, the court shall forward the person to the Board, and any sentence passed shall be deemed to have no effect — This provision applies retrospectively. India Law Library Docid # 2433689
(818) SANKAR PADAM THAPA Vs. VIJAYKUMAR DINESHCHANDRA AGARWAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 and 141 — Dishonour of Cheque — Complaint against Chairman/Trustee of a Trust without impleading the Trust as an accused — Maintainability — Held, a complaint under Section 138 of the NI Act is maintainable against a Trustee who has signed the cheque on behalf of the Trust, even if the Trust itself is not made an accused — The Trust does not possess independent legal status to sue or be sued. India Law Library Docid # 2433690
(819) VIJAYA KUMARI S AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 — Section 4(iii)(c)(I) — Age-restriction for intending couples — Retrospective application — Intending couples who commenced surrogacy procedures (including embryo creation and freezing) before the Act's commencement date (25.01.2022) are not subject to the age-restrictions under Section 4(iii)(c)(I). The Act, unless expressly or by necessary implication made retrospective, India Law Library Docid # 2433691
(820) REJANISH K.V. Vs. K. DEEPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 233(2) — Appointment of District Judges — Eligibility for in-service candidates — Clause (2) not prescribing qualifications for those already in judicial service — Such candidates not barred from direct recruitment — Interpretation to the contrary renders first part of Clause (2) redundant. India Law Library Docid # 2433692