(141) AMOL KAILAS UFAD Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Granted — Appellant accused under Sections 302, 307, 143, 147, 148, 149, 504, 506 IPC — Prosecution case attributes attack on deceased with sticks to appellant — A cross FIR exists regarding the incident — Appellant has been incarcerated for over one year — Considering India Law Library Docid # 2434422
(142) T. RADHAKRISHNAN Vs. BANK OF BARODA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Relief for wrongful termination — workman claiming to have worked for 20 years — Compensation in lieu of reinstatement — High Court awarded ₹3,00,000/-, which was enhanced by the Supreme Court to ₹10,00,000/-. India Law Library Docid # 2434423
(143) PRAKASH PASWAN @ PRAKASH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Release on bail — Appellant seeking regular bail after denial by High Court — Appellant in custody since 05.06.2024 — Chargesheet filed in FIR No. 99 of 2024 for offences under IPC and Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022 — Custodial interrogation no longer India Law Library Docid # 2434427
(144) SURJEET SINGH THIND Vs. THE STATE OF NCT DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Anticipatory Bail — High Court dismissed appellant's plea for anticipatory bail — Supreme Court granted leave and allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court's order — Appellant directed to be released on bail upon arrest, subject to terms to be fixed by the trial court — India Law Library Docid # 2434447
(145) X Vs. THE STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Interim Bail on Medical Grounds — Accused was granted interim bail by the High Court for 90 days on medical grounds, despite being an accused in serious offences (Sections 306, 376 IPC) and having evaded investigation, leading to non-bailable warrants and India Law Library Docid # 2434450
(146) DIWAKAR PRASAD DWIVEDI AND OTHERS Vs. ALOK RANJAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 7A read with Third Schedule and Section 33C — Determination of claim vs. Execution of award — Where no award or order is already passed in favour of a workman, the appropriate recourse is to approach the Industrial Tribunal under Section 7A read with the Third Schedule for adjudication of the claim — A pre-existing award or order, however, can be executed or implemented India Law Library Docid # 2434451
(147) FIROZ Vs. THE STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Interim protection — Petitioner claiming dispute is civil in nature, filed a suit over property — Court issued notice for bail and granted interim protection from arrest upon furnishing a personal bond and undertaking to cooperate with investigation and trial, not threaten witnesses, and not tamper with evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2434468
(148) BALWINDER SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Anticipatory bail — High Court vacating interim protection and dismissing anticipatory bail application — Petitioner seeking special leave to appeal against such order — Petitioner's plea that no contraband was recovered from him, and any recovery was from a co-accused — India Law Library Docid # 2434470
(149) M. JAMEELA Vs. THE STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 — Sections 3(1), 3(2), 3(3) — Exemption from vesting — Lands under bona fide cultivation — Test is whether land was under cultivation on the appointed day (10.05.1971) — Evidence of clearing, planting, registration with commodity boards, payment of land and plantation taxes, and official recognition in land reform proceedings established that the entire 37.50 acres were under bona fide coffee and cardamom plantation prior to India Law Library Docid # 2434483
(150) ARSHAD KARAR KHAN Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c), 22(c), 29, 37, 42, 50, 52A, 54 — Bail Application — Commercial Quantity — Mephedrone — Applicant arrested with 500 grams of Mephedrone, which is a commercial quantity — Rigors of Section 37 NDPS Act apply — Court not satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is unlikely to commit an offence India Law Library Docid # 2434521
(151) AMAN @ AMAAN JAMIR SHAIKH Vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, PUNE CITY AND OTHERS[BOMBAY HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons, Video Pirates, Sand Smugglers and Persons engaged in Black Marketing of Essential Commodities Act, 1981 (MPDA Act) — Section 3 — Detention Order — Grounds of Detention — Reliance on past offences for subjective satisfaction — Detaining Authority can refer to past offences and preventive actions India Law Library Docid # 2434522
(152) TAJRAJ Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHER[BOMBAY HIGH COURT (NAGPUR BENCH)] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR and Charge-sheet — Application for quashing of FIR and charge-sheet for offences under Indian Penal Code, Insecticides Act and Rules, and Environmental Protection Act — Held, it is settled law that if a statute requires a thing to be done in a particular manner, it must be done in that manner, or not at all. Procedure not followed by the India Law Library Docid # 2434535
(153) SRI. SHARANABASAPPA H.SUBEDAR AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, 2025 — Order in Application No. 5238-5263/2023 — Quashing of final seniority list — Allowing applications of direct recruits — Direct recruits challenged final seniority list of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySP) on grounds of excess promotions by promotees and violation of government orders regarding recruitment quotas. Tribunal quashed the seniority list and directed reconsideration based on objections and guidelines. India Law Library Docid # 2434549
(154) DR. Y.S. SUMATHY Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka High Court Act, 1961 — Section 4 — Writ Appeal — Challenge to order of Single Judge dismissing writ petition — Appellant challenging a letter directing amendment of recruitment advertisement — Court to consider if AICTE Regulations, 2019 were applicable to recruitment process commenced in 2020. India Law Library Docid # 2434550
(155) THE BRUHATH BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. SANGAM ENTERPRISES AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (as amended) — Section 14B — Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Benefit of Development Rights) Rules, 2016 — Rules 4(8) — Approval of Modified Plan — Applicable Rules — Rules in force at the time of sanction, not at the time of application, apply. India Law Library Docid # 2434551
(156) M/S KARNATAKA FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD. Vs. SMT T NALINI AND OTHERS[KARNATAKA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 — Rule 11-A(2) — Disciplinary proceedings — Disagreement with inquiry report — Requirement of notice to delinquent official — Rule 11-A(2) mandates Disciplinary Authority to record reasons for disagreement with Inquiry Officer’s findings and record its own findings if evidence is sufficient — Does not require notice to India Law Library Docid # 2434552
(157) IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. BADAVATH BALKISHAN AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149 — Insurance Company’s liability — Fake policy alleged — Insurer's defence was that the insurance policy produced by claimants was fabricated and not issued by it. Court found that the insurer had provided credible and verifiable records negating the existence of the policy, including a complaint lodged with the police. The claimants failed to prove the India Law Library Docid # 2434627
(158) KAMSANI ANJALI Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Detention of Adults Previously Rescued from Trafficking — Attaining majority does not automatically necessitate release if it's not in the best interest of the individual, especially in cases involving human trafficking victims who are material witnesses in pending criminal cases. The State has a duty to protect such vulnerable individuals from re-victimization. India Law Library Docid # 2434628
(159) AZIZ HASSAN KOTADIA Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 — Section 3, Section 2(a), Section 2(g) — Preventive Detention — Detenu categorised as 'Goonda' — Robbery of jewellery shops with stabbing and threat — Actions prejudicial to public order — Court not to interfere with subjective satisfaction of detaining authority unless vitiated by arbitrariness or lack of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2434629
(160) SRI REDDYSHETTY SRIHARI AND ANOTHER Vs. SRI SURINENI CHAKRADHAR RAO[TELANGANA HIGH COURT] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 26 Rule 9 and Section 151 — Appointment of Advocate Commissioner — Identification of suit schedule property — Application to appoint an Advocate Commissioner for identification of suit land was dismissed by the trial court — Held, the prayer for identification/location of land through an Advocate Commissioner amounts to collection of evidence and is not India Law Library Docid # 2434630