(541) NARREDDY RAJASEKHARA REDDY AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Power to direct registration of FIR — Judicial power to be exercised with conscious application of mind, especially when allegations are against an Investigating Officer — Magistrate's order directing FIR registration is liable to be quashed if there's no material to implicate the accused along with the Investigating Officer, indicating an abuse of India Law Library Docid # 2432125
(542) STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS Vs. KRISHNAN N.V.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Administrative Law — Kerala Administrative Tribunal — Jurisdiction — Delay and Laches — Tribunal and High Court failed to consider the issue of delay and laches in filing the petition seeking service benefits, which went to the root of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2433430
(543) M/S. SHAH NANJI NAGSI EXPORTS PVT. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) — Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) — Shipping Bills — Declaration of intent to claim reward — Inadvertent clerical error in marking "No" instead of "Yes" in electronic filing of shipping bills — Customs Act, 1962 — Section 149 — Correction of shipping bills under Section 149 by Customs authority — Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) rejection of MEIS claim due to system not permitting manual intervention and requiring original "Yes" entry — Principles of India Law Library Docid # 2433629
(544) NILIMA DAS GUPTA (DECEASED) THROUGH ITS LRS. Vs. ON THE DEATH OF ABDUR ROUF HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 120 — Parties to civil suit as competent witnesses — High Court’s interpretation that a son cannot depose on behalf of his mother due to Section 120 was incorrect — Section 120 allows parties and their spouses to be competent witnesses — A son is generally competent to testify unless he lacks the intelligence to understand questions or give rational answers (Section 118) — While a India Law Library Docid # 2433630
(545) KAJAL PANDEY Vs. ANKIT MISHRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 18 Rule 3A — Settlement between parties — Parties present in court and confirmed settlement agreement terms — Cases filed against each other prayed to be quashed as per settlement — Court verified settlement with parties and quashed all pending cases. India Law Library Docid # 2433631
(546) ASWATHI SURESH PONOLY Vs. MUKESH KUTTANWITH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer of Proceedings — Section 25 — Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases — Respondent served with notice but failed to appear, declared ex parte — Transfer petitions allowed based on petitioner's contentions, averments, and in the interest of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2433632
(547) ASIT BARAN MONDAL AND ANOTHER Vs. DR. RITA SINHA MBBS MS (OBST. GYNAE) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Supreme Court Rules — Correction of Court Records — Inadvertent errors in uploading court orders to the website can be rectified by substituting the incorrect version with the duly approved and authenticated order. India Law Library Docid # 2433633
(548) PARUL SAPRA Vs. NEERAJ SAPRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of cases — Divorce petition — Petitioner sought transfer of a divorce case from Haryana to Delhi — Respondents, despite being served, did not appear, indicating no objection — Court found grounds for transfer and allowed the petition, directing transfer of the case and its records. India Law Library Docid # 2433634
(549) MAHANT BHAWANI NANDAN GIRI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Supreme Court's Intervention — Criminal investigation details deemed irrelevant to the present lis concerning management of Math affairs. India Law Library Docid # 2433635
(550) GEOJIT FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. Vs. SANDEEP GURAV[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(3) and Section 33 — Limitation for setting aside arbitral award — Period of limitation for challenging an award begins from the date an application filed under Section 33 is disposed of, regardless of whether the application was allowed or dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2433636
(551) NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (NCPCR) Vs. GULAAM DEEN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Protection of life and liberty — High Court directing protection to individuals — Appeal by National Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and Women (NCW) against such order — Held, NCPCR and NCW have no locus standi to challenge an order granting protection to individuals. India Law Library Docid # 2433637
(552) RANA GOPE Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail — Appellant not named in FIR — No allegations in victim's statement of introducing her to prostitution or trafficking — Statements of witnesses yet to be completed, but victim's statement already recorded at trial — Appellant made out a case for bail. (Paras 4, 5, 6, 7, India Law Library Docid # 2433638
(553) KUSUMA R.S. Vs. ORUGANTI SIDDARTHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Transfer of Cases — grounds for — Transfer Petition allowed when respondent did not object to the transfer, indicating no opposition. India Law Library Docid # 2433639
(554) VASVI VIVEK KUMAR MISHRA Vs. RAHUL RAJIV ISSAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Power to transfer cases — Transfer of Marriage Petition from Pune to Raipur — Respondent did not object after being served with notice — Petitioner made out a ground for transfer — Petition allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2433640
(555) MADHURI DEVI Vs. ARJUN DAS @ KARIYA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Criminal Procedure — Service of Notice — Respondent in custody — Proper procedure for service of notice on a respondent who is incarcerated is through the Superintendent of the Jail concerned. India Law Library Docid # 2433641
(556) A.K. JAYAPRAKASH (DEAD) THROUGH LRs Vs. S.S. MALLIKARJUNA RAO AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Civil Contempt — Wilful Disobedience — Essential element of wilful and deliberate disobedience required — Mere delay in compliance does not automatically constitute contempt — Explanation for delay, such as administrative hurdles post-merger and retrieval of old records, can negate wilful intent. India Law Library Docid # 2434804
(557) ABHINAV MOHAN DELKAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 306 — Abetment of Suicide — Essential elements — Proximate act or instigation — Mere allegations of harassment, insult, or ill-treatment, even if continuous, do not constitute abetment unless there is a positive, direct, or indirect act by the accused immediately preceding the suicide, creating a India Law Library Docid # 2428879
(558) M.V. LEELAVATHI Vs. DR. C. R. SWAMY @ DR. C.R. KUMARA SWAMY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 24 — Maintenance pendente lite — Family Court awarded Rs. 10,000 per month, enhanced to Rs. 25,000 per month by High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2428901
(559) THE CHANCELLOR, APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 University Acts — Appointment of Vice-Chancellor — Interim appointment provisions — Notification appointing a person as Vice-Chancellor until further orders held not in accordance with Section 13(7) of the 2015 Act, which limits interim appointment to six months. India Law Library Docid # 2432122
(560) BHAYANA BUILDERS PVT. LTD. Vs. ORIENTAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. AND ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 18-08-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 14(2) — Termination of Mandate of Arbitrator — Clause allowing one party to unilaterally appoint a sole arbitrator — Constitution Bench affirmed the law that such a clause gives rise to justifiable doubts as to the independence and impartiality of the arbitrator. India Law Library Docid # 2433582