(421) KANGRA CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED Vs. THE KANGRA CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK PENSIONERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-12-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 136 — Special Leave Petition (SLP) — Maintainability of second SLP after dismissal of first SLP and failed review — Where an initial SLP challenging the High Court's judgment on merits is dismissed, and a subsequent Miscellaneous Application (MA) for recall of the dismissal is withdrawn with liberty to file a Review Petition before the High Court, but without liberty to India Law Library Docid # 2437401
(422) THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS Vs. MUKUT RANJAN SARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-12-2025 Service Law — Appointment — Exceptional Appointment Policy — Relaxation of Rules — Appointments made under a State Cabinet approved policy to rehabilitate victims of terrorism/those helping curb terrorism — Challenge to termination of services based on procedural irregularities — High Court upholding appointments finding that relaxation of rules was permissible under the policy, the appointments were cleared by the State Level Empowered Committee (chaired by the Chief India Law Library Docid # 2437402
(423) MAHESH JOSHI Vs. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-12-2025 Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) — Section 45 — Bail — Prolonged incarceration and right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution of India — Where a trial under PMLA involves voluminous, document-heavy material, and is unlikely to conclude within a reasonable time, continued indefinite detention contravenes the right to personal liberty under Article 21 — Even where stringent conditions are imposed for bail under Section 45(1)(ii) of PMLA, India Law Library Docid # 2437591
(424) VENKATESH AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 326 — Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means — Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992 (TNPPDL Act) — Section 3(1) — Mischief to public property — Conviction affirmed but sentence reduced — Appellants convicted for five years rigorous imprisonment under S. 326 IPC and two years under S. 3(1) of TNPPDL India Law Library Docid # 2436281
(425) ROUSANARA BEGUM Vs. S.K. SALAHUDDIN @ SK SALAUDDIN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 — Section 3(1)(d) — Right to property given at marriage — Divorced Muslim Woman — The Act allows a divorced woman to claim all properties given to her before, at the time of, or after marriage by her relatives, friends, the husband, or his relatives/friends — The objective of the Act is to secure the financial protection and dignity of a Muslim India Law Library Docid # 2436175
(426) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CENTRAL EXCISE & SERVICE TAX, RAJKOT Vs. NARSIBHAI KARAMSIBHAI GAJERA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Central Excise Act, 1944 — Section 2(f) (prior to amendment by Act 18 of 2017) — Manufacture — Exemption Notification No.5/98-CE, Entry No.106 — Eligibility for exemption — Manufacture includes series of processes; entire chain of activities must be considered — Where multiple units undertake distinct processes which are 'integrally connected' and form a 'continuous chain' to convert raw material (grey India Law Library Docid # 2436176
(427) TUHIN KUMAR BISWAS @ BUMBA Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 227 — Discharge of Accused — Principles for deciding discharge application — Standard of proof for framing charge — The Court, at the stage of framing charge, must sift the evidence to determine if there is a "sufficient ground for proceeding"; a prima facie case must be established — If two views are possible and one gives rise to "suspicion only, as distinguished India Law Library Docid # 2436177
(428) JYOTI BUILDERS Vs. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Section 14(1) — Mandamus to acquire land — Power of State Government to acquire land for Slum Rehabilitation Scheme — Preferential Right of Owner — The power of the State Government to acquire land under Section 14 read with Section 3D(c)(i) of the Slum Act is subject to the preferential right of the owner to redevelop India Law Library Docid # 2436178
(429) RAJANI MANOHAR KUNTHA AND OTHERS Vs. PARSHURAM CHUNILAL KANOJIYA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Eviction Suit — Bona Fide Need — Concurrent Findings — Revisional Jurisdiction of High Court — High Court reversing concurrent findings of Trial Court and First Appellate Court regarding bona fide need for commercial premises by undertaking microscopic scrutiny of pleadings and evidence — Held: Such microscopic scrutiny in revisional jurisdiction is impermissible unless concurrent India Law Library Docid # 2437395
(430) SATHYAN NARAVOOR Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) — Incarcerated Individuals — Directions sought for providing appropriate legal framework and facilities for PwD inmates (undertrials or convicts) in prisons; concerns raised regarding lack of requisite facilities, accessible infrastructure (ramps, toilets), and specialized accommodations mandated under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act) and India Law Library Docid # 2437421
(431) RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (2015 Regulations) — Principle (1) and Principle (4) — Duty of public disclosure and prompt dissemination of unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI) — Violation — RIL and Facebook negotiating investment in RIL subsidiary (JPL) — News articles published regarding 'close to signing a preliminary deal' before corporate announcement — SEBI imposed penalty for violating India Law Library Docid # 2437430
(432) UMA MAHESWARI AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Principle of Parity — Allegations of fraud and cheating involving multiple accused persons arising from a common FIR/criminal transaction — Where the High Court previously quashed proceedings against some accused (A1 and A2, the subsequent purchasers) in the same transaction, citing lack of involvement and India Law Library Docid # 2437496
(433) CHANDAN PASI AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF THE BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-12-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 313 — Examination of Accused — Object and Scope — Non-compliance with mandatory requirement — Fair Trial — The object of Section 313 CrPC is to ensure a fair trial by providing the accused with an opportunity to explain all incriminating circumstances appearing in the prosecution evidence against them personally — It is a mandatory, non-negotiable India Law Library Docid # 2436114
(434) SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-12-2025 Criminal Procedure — Quashing of FIR — Exercise of jurisdiction by High Court — High Court, while refusing to quash an FIR, cannot simultaneously grant blanket protection from arrest (or "no coercive steps") to the accused until the filing of the charge sheet or completion of investigation — Such action is self-contradictory, impermissible, and causes grave prejudice to the investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2437425
(435) SURAJ V SUKUMAR @ SURAJ PALAKARAN Vs. STATE OF KERALA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-12-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 — Sections 23 and 23(4) — Disclosure of identity of child victim — Journalist uploading news on YouTube Channel; disclosure resulting from pictures/videos of family members accompanying the report — Appellant-journalist acted to support mother falsely accused by father — Subsequent finding that mother was truthful and allegations against her were false — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Supreme Court India Law Library Docid # 2437587
(436) PATNAM SHAKUTALA AND ANOTHER Vs. R. BABU RAO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-12-2025 Settlement and Compromise — Dispute Resolution — Amicable settlement of long-pending property dispute (challenge to a 1968 Sale Deed) through mediation — Supreme Court directed parties to mediation before a Former Judge of the Court after over two decades of litigation — Settlement Agreement dated 22.11.2025 accepted and made part of the court order, binding the parties — Appeals disposed of in terms India Law Library Docid # 2437589
(437) RAHUL RAMESH WAGH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-11-2025 Local Body Elections — Maharashtra — Reservation Limit — Supreme Court directs that elections for Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats where the election process has already commenced (40 Municipal Councils and 17 Nagar Panchayats with reservation exceeding 50%) may proceed as per the notified schedule, but the result shall be subject to the final outcome of the pending proceedings concerning the 50% reservation limit. India Law Library Docid # 2436096
(438) SAGAR Vs. STATE OF UP AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of bail on ground of parity — Scope and limits — Parity cannot be the sole ground for granting bail — While assessing parity, the focus must be on the specific role, position, and similar acts performed by the accused compared to the co-accused granted bail, not merely their involvement in the same offence — Bail order must reflect application of India Law Library Docid # 2436111
(439) L.K. PRABHU @ L. KRISHNA PRABHU (DIED) THROUGH LRs Vs. K.T. MATHEW @ THAMPAN THOMAS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-11-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 38 Rule 5, Rule 8, Rule 10 — Order 21 Rule 58 — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 53 — Attachment before judgment — Scope of — Effect on prior transfer — Property already transferred by registered sale deed prior to institution of suit cannot be subject to attachment before judgment under Order 38 Rule 5 CPC — Essential condition for Order 38 Rule 5 is that India Law Library Docid # 2435985
(440) HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD. THROUGH ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY YOGESH DALAL Vs. BIHAR RAJYA PUL NIRMAN NIGAM LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-11-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Power of High Court to Review/Recall - Scope of Judicial Intervention — An order passed under Section 11 appointing an arbitrator is judicial in nature, but the High Court's review jurisdiction over such an order is highly circumscribed and must be limited to correcting a patent or procedural error; it cannot be exercised to revisit findings of law or re-interpret the arbitration agreement based on a subsequent India Law Library Docid # 2435986