(301) 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
(302) 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
(303) 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
(304) 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
(305) 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
(306) 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
(307) 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
(308) 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
(309) 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
(310) 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
(311) XU XUNFU Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 21 — Right to Life and Personal Liberty — Foreign nationals arrested in India are entitled to protection under Article 21. India Law Library Docid # 2433419
(312) THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. MIR USMAN @ ARA @ MIR USMAN ALI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 309 — Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings — Speedy trial — Right to speedy trial is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution — Delay in criminal trials is a grave concern — Trial courts must adhere to the mandate of day-to-day examination of witnesses once it begins, with exceptions only for special reasons to be recorded in writing. India Law Library Docid # 2433420
(313) DR. S. JAITLEY AND ANOTHER Vs. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-09-2025 Municipal Law — Illegal Construction — Application seeking directions for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to seal premises due to illegal construction and misuse. India Law Library Docid # 2433537
(314) KAVERI PLASTICS Vs. MAHDOOM BAWA BAHRUDEEN NOORUL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Sections 138, 141, 142, Proviso (b) — Dishonour of Cheque — Demand Notice — Validity — Requirement of notice to demand the "said amount of money" — "Said amount of money" refers to the cheque amount itself — Demand for an amount different from the cheque amount invalidates the notice — Typographical errors in the amount are not a valid defence as the provision is penal and requires India Law Library Docid # 2432811
(315) ALL INDIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION Vs. RAHUL MEHRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 19(1)(c) — Freedom of association — Not absolute — Restrictions can be imposed for good governance and public interest, especially in sports administration to ensure transparency, accountability, and professionalism — AIFF Constitution’s mandate for State associations to conform to its provisions supported India Law Library Docid # 2432812
(316) TRICOLOR HOTELS LIMITED Vs. DINESH JAIN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 11(5), 11(6), 15(2) — Appointment of substitute arbitrator — Condone delay — Petition filed under Section 15(2) for substitution of arbitrator — Refusal to condone delay by High Court — Petitioner's claim of knowledge of arbitrator's recusal only in second week of August 2015, making petition filed on August 1, 2018 within limitation — Supreme Court finds High Court considered entire matter and found no sufficient cause for delay — India Law Library Docid # 2433421
(317) EURO PRATIK ISPAT (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. GEOMIN INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Commercial Courts Act, 2015 — Section 12A — Mandatory pre-institution mediation — Exception for urgent interim relief — High Court correctly held that a suit seeking urgent interim relief is not barred by Section 12A(1) of the Act, even if mediation has not been completed prior to instituting the suit. India Law Library Docid # 2433422
(318) JAYAKANDAMMAL Vs. A. SELVARAJU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance of eviction order — Petitioner failed to vacate premises by the stipulated date, failed to file undertaking, and consistently avoided appearance before the Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433464
(319) M/S QUIPPO ENERGY LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AHMEDABAD - II[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-09-2025 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 2(f) — Definition of "Manufacture" — Test for Manufacture — Transformation Test and Marketability Test — Process of containerising Gensets by adding components like radiator, ventilation fan, etc., held to amount to "manufacture" as it resulted in a distinct product with a new identity and character India Law Library Docid # 2432813
(320) RAJPUT VIJAYSINH NATWARSINH Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-09-2025 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 451 — Disposal of property pending trial — Cash seized as proceeds of crime — Release of seized cash to a claimant prior to trial conclusion — Held premature and unjustified when ownership is disputed and other victims exist. India Law Library Docid # 2432758