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(481) GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG Vs. M/S. SHREE GANESH METALS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 45 — Reference to arbitration — Existence of arbitration agreement — Contract not signed by one party — Parties acted upon the contract, including lifting goods and issuing Letters of Credit — Emails confirming terms and modifications — Held, agreement to arbitrate is inferred from conduct and electronic communications, even without signatures — Mere failure
India Law Library Docid # 2429051

(482) CHOWDAMMA (D) BY LR AND ANOTHER Vs. VENKATAPPA (D) BY LRS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 50 — Opinion on relationship, when relevant — Testimony of a witness with special means of knowledge of the relationship, including opinion expressed by conduct, is relevant — Witness resided in the same village, had long-standing familiarity, and spoke from personal observation, thus satisfying the requirement of special means of knowledge. (Paras 20, 21, 25,
India Law Library Docid # 2429052

(483) RAVINDRA PRATAP SHAHI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Criminal Procedure — Delay in Judgment Pronouncement — Supreme Court directs High Courts to adhere to existing guidelines for timely pronouncement of reserved judgments and reiterates specific directions for cases where judgment is not delivered within three months of being reserved, including placing the matter before the Chief Justice for reassignment if not pronounced within two weeks thereafter.
India Law Library Docid # 2429053

(484) SRI R RAGHU Vs. SRI G M KRISHNA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 90 & Section 47 — Setting aside of sale — Application for — Delay — HC correctly held that application to set aside sale was barred by limitation as it was filed almost two years three months after the sale, and Section 5 of Limitation Act does not apply to proceedings under Order
India Law Library Docid # 2429054

(485) VASANTA SAMPAT DUPARE Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ jurisdiction for enforcement of Fundamental Rights — Death sentence cases — Article 32 as continuing safeguard even after conventional judicial process has concluded — Power to intervene under Article 32 to prevent constitutional breach when human life hangs in the balance.
India Law Library Docid # 2429060

(486) C.R. JAYA SUKIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Public Interest Litigation — Basis of petitions — Allegations against private respondent based exclusively on news reports, social media, and complaints from NGOs/Wildlife Organizations — Petitions contain wide-ranging accusations including unlawful animal acquisition, mistreatment, financial irregularities, and money laundering — Petitions also cast aspersions on
India Law Library Docid # 2433508

(487) CHAITANYA Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 243ZT (likely intended to be Article 226) — Writ petition — Scheduled Tribe Certificate — Verification — While law generally requires adherence to caste validity, courts may balance equities in exceptional circumstances, particularly regarding a meritorious student's career, even when fraud is involved.
India Law Library Docid # 2433509

(488) M/S. T.S CONSTRUCTION AND OTHERS Vs. THE HOWRAH ZILLA PARISHAD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Howrah Zilla Parishad Resolution dated 12-8-2024 — Found that partly fifth floor construction and cantilever projections over mandatory open spaces were unauthorized and deviated from the sanctioned plan.
India Law Library Docid # 2433510

(489) RAMNATH MISHRA @ RAMANATH MISHRA Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Bail — Grant of — Supreme Court inclined to grant bail to a petitioner incarcerated for over three and a half years, considering the significant number of adjournments (43 occasions) in the High Court's proceedings concerning personal liberty.
India Law Library Docid # 2433511

(490) MOHAMMAD AMIR AHMAD @ ALI KHAN MAHMUDABAD Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Criminal Procedure — Quashing of FIR — Closure report by SIT — When a Special Investigation Team (SIT) files a closure report, the FIR and all proceedings arising from it are quashed, provided the report is accepted.
India Law Library Docid # 2433512

(491) IN RE : T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Forests (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Section 2 — Protected Forest — Fragmented Land Parcels — Application to modify earlier judgment to allow use of land parcels less than 3 hectares and not adjoining any forest area for public purposes — Application rejected as state can take recourse to Section 3(2) of Forest Rights Act, 2006 — Clarification that use of such land for purposes under Section 3(2) of Forest
India Law Library Docid # 2432208

(492) SHAH SAMIR BHARATBHAI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14, 39(d) and 43 — Equal pay for equal work — Contractual Assistant Professors performing identical duties as regularly appointed or ad-hoc Assistant Professors are entitled to the minimum pay scale of Assistant Professors.
India Law Library Docid # 2428985

(493) UNION TERRITORY OF J & K (PREVIOUSLY STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR) AND ANOTHER Vs. RAJA MUZAFFAR BHAT AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Environment Protection Act, 1986 and EIA Notification, 2006 — Sand Mining — Prior Environmental Clearance (EC) — District Survey Report (DSR) — Replenishment Study — Validity of EC granted without a proper DSR and replenishment study.
India Law Library Docid # 2428986

(494) PALM GROVES COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. Vs. M/s MAGAR GIRME AND GAIKWAD ASSOCIATES ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 25 — Enforcement of orders — Amendment by 2002 Act — Anomalous position for final orders — Court can interpret to fill lacunae, applying purposive construction to achieve legislative intent of effective redressal for consumers.
India Law Library Docid # 2428988

(495) P. MARUTHI PRASADA RAO Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966 — Rule 2(g) — "State Forest Service" — Meaning of — Interpretation of Rule 2(g)(i) — Requires approval of Central Government in consultation with State Government for a State service connected with forestry with gazetted members to be considered a "State Forest Service" for promotion to Indian Forest Service — Approval is relatable to the
India Law Library Docid # 2428989

(496) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 — Rule 11(19) — Release of sterilised dogs back to same locality — Supreme Court modifies earlier blanket direction not to release any stray dogs, allowing release of treated dogs back to their original areas, except for rabid or aggressive dogs, to balance public safety and animal welfare.
India Law Library Docid # 2428990

(497) TANKADHAR TRIPATHY Vs. DIPALI DAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 83(1)(c) proviso and Rule 94-A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 (as amended by Form 25 affidavit) — Election Petition — Affidavit in Form 25 — Requirement of substantial compliance — Held, substantial compliance with the requirements of Form 25 affidavit would suffice, and in cases where an affidavit is already on record but not in the prescribed Form 25, the Election Petitioner should be given an opportunity to file a corrected
India Law Library Docid # 2428991

(498) SALDANHA REAL ESTATE PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. BISHOP JOHN RODRIGUES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Sections 3B, 3C, 13, 14 — Slum Rehabilitation Area (SR Area) — Landowner's preferential right to redevelop — Pre-amendment settled law holds landowner has preferential right, must be notified and invited to develop, and acquisition under Section 14 cannot precede extinguishment of this right — 2018 Amendment does not
India Law Library Docid # 2428976

(499) TARABAI NAGAR CO-OP. HOG. SOCIETY (PROPOSED) Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Chapter I-A — Slum Rehabilitation Schemes — Preferential right of landowner to redevelop — Section 3B(4)(e) and Section 13(1) confer a preferential right on the landowner to redevelop a Slum Rehabilitation Area (SR Area) — SRA can undertake redevelopment only if the landowner fails to come forward with a scheme within a
India Law Library Docid # 2428977

(500) THE TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF TELANGANA STATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. CHUKKALA KRANTHI KIRAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025
Public Employment — Selection Process — Cancellation of — Validity of — Selected candidates do not have a vested right to appointment — However, any decision to not fill vacancies from a select list must be bona fide and for appropriate reasons — Court cannot second-guess the authority's decision-making process regarding legitimate expectations, provided the issue was considered and reasonable
India Law Library Docid # 2428982