(981) M. VARADHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2025 Advocates Act, 1961 — Section 3 — State Bar Councils — Elections — Delayed elections in some states for decades — Direction to Bar Council of India to ensure elections of all State Bar Councils are held, either simultaneously or in a phased manner, and concluded by 31.01.2026. India Law Library Docid # 2433536
(982) GURIA SWAYAM SEVI SANSTHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2025 Children Act, 1960 — Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 — Trafficking of children, missing children, recovery and restoration — Challenges — Wide network across multiple states and overseas destinations — Lack of coordination among state police units. India Law Library Docid # 2433462
(983) DIVYANGNAKUMARI HARISINH PARMAR (DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2025 Portuguese Civil Code, 1867; Decree No. 3602 Regimen for the grants of the lands of the State of India, 1917; Government Regulation No. 985, 1919 (OA); Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Reforms Regulation, 1971 — Land grants rescinded for non-cultivation — Appellants challenged rescission based on various pleas including contravention of the 1971 Regulation, mala fides, waiver, acquiescence, delay, India Law Library Docid # 2434809
(984) RAKSHA DEVI Vs. PARKASH CHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2025 Civil Dispute — Settlement — Compromise — Protracted litigation (almost four decades) settled through mediation efforts of Senior Advocate appointed by the Court — Supreme Court disposing of the Civil Appeal in terms of the comprehensive settlement agreement reached by the parties regarding agricultural land, house/cow-shed, and shops, including directions for Patwari measurement and demarcation of India Law Library Docid # 2437481
(985) RAKSHA DEVI Vs. PARKASH CHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2025 Civil Procedure — Dispute Resolution — Mediation — Settlement reached after almost four decades of protracted litigation achieved through mediation efforts of Senior Counsel appointed by the Court — Importance of mediator's role involving trust and on-site interaction with parties in rural setting (Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh) leads to successful resolution — Appreciation of mediator's dedication and India Law Library Docid # 2437579
(986) SAMYAK JAIN AND OTHERS Vs. KESRILAL MEHTA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-09-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Compensation — Fatal Accident — Calculation of Deductions — Income Tax — Determining tax slab for deduction — The applicable income tax slab rates for the financial year of the accident (2010-11) must be applied to the deceased's annual income, rather than applying a flat rate deduction (e.g., 20%) — Only the actual tax payable according to the prevailing slab rates should be India Law Library Docid # 2437584
(987) HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER Vs. JYOTSNA DOHALIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994 — Rule 7 — Eligibility criteria for recruitment of Judicial Officers — Amended Rule 7 required practice as an advocate for at least three years or specific marks in the first attempt — Candidates were permitted to participate in the recruitment process subject to the outcome of challenge to the validity of the Rules — Subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2433138
(988) AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Vs. COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Finance Act, 1994 — Section 66 read with Section 65(105)(zzm) — Levy of Service Tax — Airport Services — Construction of Section 65(23) defining "cargo handling service" and its exclusion of "handling of export cargo" — Section 65(105)(zzm) defines "taxable service" to include any service provided by Airports Authority in any airport — Held, exclusion of export cargo from "cargo handling India Law Library Docid # 2433139
(989) SATHEESH V.K. Vs. THE FEDERAL BANK LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 47 Rule 7(1) — Appeal against order refusing review — No appeal lies from an order refusing a review, as the original decree or order remains unchanged India Law Library Docid # 2433140
(990) HIMANSHU SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 156(3) — Registration of FIR and Investigation — Preliminary enquiry by CBI found a cognizable offence — CBI directed to register a case under appropriate provisions of law and proceed with investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2433538
(991) IN RE: ISSUES RELATING TO ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS PREVAILING IN THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Environmental Law — Public Interest Litigation — Suo motu registration of writ petition to address ecological and environmental issues in Himachal Pradesh following unprecedented monsoon rains causing widespread damage. India Law Library Docid # 2433463
(992) SUGRA ADIWASI AND OTHERS Vs. PATHRANAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-09-2025 Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA) — Section 3(2) — Balancing of Values — The Court is required to balance the value of providing minimum basic housing to forest dwellers (recognized under FRA) with the obligation to protect national forest resources (regulated by Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 - FCA) — Essential for developing a system where FRA and FCA converge, supplement, and complement each other. India Law Library Docid # 2437482
(993) JYOTSHNA SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Contempt of Court — Refusal to entertain — Division Bench erred in rejecting a contempt petition when a promotion ordered with retrospective effect had not been fully complied with, specifically regarding consequential benefits. India Law Library Docid # 2433027
(994) M. RAJENDRAN AND OTHERS Vs. M/S KPK OILS AND PROTIENS INDIA PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Section 13(8) — Right of Redemption — Amendment of 2016 — Amended Section 13(8) restricts the right of redemption to before the date of publication of notice for public auction or inviting quotations/tender — This amendment is procedural and applies to pending proceedings, not creating new obligations or impairing vested rights — Court reiterates that SARFAESI Act is a India Law Library Docid # 2433028
(995) ABHIMANUE ETC. ETC. Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 482, 439(2) — High Court's power to entertain a second application for cancellation of bail after rejection by Sessions Court — Maintainability of application filed under "Section 482 r/w 439 (2) of Code of Criminal Procedure" is not barred. India Law Library Docid # 2433029
(996) NAGAMMA @ NAGARATHNA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 read with Sections 34 and 109 — Murder — Circumstantial evidence — Acquittal of co-accused — Section 34 IPC requires common intention, hence acquittal of one accused on basis of lack of evidence on common intention or alibi would inure to benefit of others unless separate convincing evidence exists — Charge under Section 109 against accused 1 for instigation, India Law Library Docid # 2433030
(997) PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS Vs. SANTOSH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA[SUPREME COURT OF NDIA] 22-09-2025 Service Law — Retiral dues — Withholding of — Official residence — Failure to vacate government residence after superannuation does not justify withholding of retiral dues like pension and gratuity — Retiral dues are a right earned through service and cannot be obstructed by unrelated matters such as occupation of official accommodation. India Law Library Docid # 2433141
(998) SURENDRA KHAWSE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 528 — Saving of inherent powers of High Court — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and Chargesheet — High Court's refusal to quash — Supreme Court's power to interfere — Held, Supreme Court can quash FIR if it is manifestly attended with mala fide and instituted with ulterior motive for wreaking vengeance or India Law Library Docid # 2433142
(999) THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. MIR USMAN @ ARA @ MIR USMAN ALI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 309 — Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings — Day-to-day trial mandate — Violation of mandate by trial courts by granting adjournments flippantly or for frivolous reasons — Such practice leads to miscarriage of justice and delays trials — Courts must prioritize continuous trial once witness examination begins, recording reasons for any adjournment — Inconvenience India Law Library Docid # 2433446
(1000) JAGDISH BHIMSHI GANGAR AND ANOTHER Vs. ECONOMIC OFFENCES WING AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of charge-sheet — High Court dismissed petition without considering merits — Held, High Court ought to have considered merits of the case, as scope of inquiry in discharge application is limited — Impugned order set aside and application restored to High Court for fresh consideration. India Law Library Docid # 2433418