(1) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Vs. SEKH JAMIR HOSSAIN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 439 — Bail — Cancellation of bail — Considerations for cancellation — Principles are distinct from those for granting bail — Bail should not ordinarily be cancelled unless procured by fraud/misrepresentation, allegations are grave impacting society, release creates fear/terror, or accused may abscond/tamper with evidence — Where allegations are severe, shaking conscience of the Court, and there is an imminent likelihood of accused adversely affecting fair India Law Library Docid # 2426157
(2) RAKHI SADHUKHAN Vs. RAJA SADHUKHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2025 Special Marriage Act, 1954 — Section 27 — Dissolution of Marriage — Cruelty — Permanent Alimony — Quantum — Appeal against High Court decree of divorce and grant of permanent alimony — Supreme Court determining just and reasonable permanent alimony based on husband's income, wife's financial needs, and standard of living during marriage — Enhancement of awarded alimony from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- per month with periodic increase India Law Library Docid # 2426158
(3) BATLANKI KESHAV (KESAVA) KUMAR ANURAG Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-05-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 376(2)(n) — Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(2)(v) — Rape — Sexual assault on pretext of false promise of marriage — Allegation of sexual exploitation under false promise of marriage and on ground of caste — Two FIRs filed by same complainant making different allegations about incidents and dates — Subsequent FIR lodged after delay and including incidents predating first FIR but not mentioned India Law Library Docid # 2426159
(4) BINDU KAPUREA Vs. SUBHASHISH PANDA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 129 — Supreme Court as Court of Record — Contempt powers — Supreme Court, as a court of record, possesses inherent, plenary, and constitutional powers to punish for contempt, distinct from and not subordinate to statutory law. India Law Library Docid # 2426090
(5) ARIF MD. YEASIN JWADDER Vs. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Criminal Law — Police Encounters — Fake Encounters — Legality and Procedure — Extra-judicial killings — Fake encounters constitute extra-judicial killings and must undergo strict legal scrutiny — Cannot be treated as justified solely on police self-defence claim — Use of excessive or unlawful force by public servants cannot be condoned or legitimised on any pretext — Derogation from due process erodes India Law Library Docid # 2426091
(6) CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION Vs. REGISTRAR GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Mandamus — Public Interest Litigation — Scope of Judicial Review in Environmental Matters — High Court directing construction of a verandah and laying of green paver blocks for parking in a World Heritage Site area — Challenged by Chandigarh Administration citing threat to heritage status and environmental impact — Court to strike a just balance between environment and development, resorting to mitigating measures where India Law Library Docid # 2426092
(7) N.S. GNANESHWARAN ETC. Vs. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Commercial dispute — Settlement — Offences under Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 120B, 420, 468, 471) and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d)) — Loan fraud allegations — Appellants accused in case arising from commercial transaction — Bank initiated recovery proceedings and criminal prosecution — One Time Settlement (OTS) reached between main borrowers India Law Library Docid # 2426093
(8) IEEE MUMBAI SECTION WELFARE ASSOCIATION Vs. GLOBAL IEEE INSTITUTE FOR ENGINEERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-05-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of Plaint — Appeal challenging — Temporary Injunction — Grant of temporary injunction by High Court in an appeal against the rejection of plaint is impermissible — Once a plaint is rejected, it ceases to subsist — A subsisting plaint is necessary to seek and obtain a temporary injunction — Setting aside of temporary injunction India Law Library Docid # 2426156
(9) AMOL BHAGWAN NEHUL Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Inherent power of High Court to quash criminal proceedings — Abuse of process of court — Quashing is warranted when allegations, even if taken at face value, do not constitute any offence, are absurd and inherently improbable, or proceedings are manifestly mala fide and instituted with ulterior mot India Law Library Docid # 2426041
(10) SANTOSH KUMAR DUBEY AND OTHERS Vs. SRI SUDHIR TRIPATHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-05-2025 Contempt of Court — Order of Supreme Court directing absorption and arrears of salary subject to continuous working declaration — Non-compliance alleged — Contempt petition filed by petitioners claiming absorption from date of appointment and arrears — University absorbed petitioners from 2008, not from date of appointment — State and University raise non-compliance with continuous working condition, citing lack of records and irregular attendance — Enquiries conducted by State supporting lack o India Law Library Docid # 2426155
(11) VINOD BIHARI LAL Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Gangsters & Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (U.P.) — Section 2(b) — Definition of “Gang” — Essential ingredients — Group of persons engaging in anti-social activities using violence, threat, intimidation, coercion, or otherwise, with the object of disturbing public order or gaining undue advantage (temporal, pecuniary, material, or other) — Not constituted by mere association or commission of listed offences without the India Law Library Docid # 2426009
(12) KASIREDDY UPENDER REDDY Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Habeas Corpus — Illegal Detention — Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India — Right to be informed of grounds of arrest — Mandatory requirement, not mere formality — Communication must be meaningful, imparting sufficient knowledge of basic facts in understandable language — Failure to inform grounds violates Articles 21 and 22(1), vitiating the arrest India Law Library Docid # 2426010
(13) JAIPUR VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. ADANI POWER RAJASTHAN LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 86 — Regulatory Commission — Powers and Functions — Invocation of jurisdiction by a power generator seeking relief under the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a ‘change in law’ event through a petition before the State Electricity Regulatory Commission India Law Library Docid # 2426011
(14) PETER AUGUSTINE Vs. K.V. XAVIER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 41 Rule 23 — Remand — When permissible — Suit for declaration of title, fixation of boundary, and injunction — Dispute regarding identification of property due to differing survey numbers in historical deeds — High Court remarking similarity in boundaries and area described in deeds, yet remitting back for fresh denovo disposal on ground of improper identification by Court Commissioner — Error in second remand — Appeal could be decided based on interpretation o India Law Library Docid # 2426012
(15) OLD JALUKAI VILLAGE COUNCIL Vs. KAKIHO VILLAGE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Nagaland Village and Area Councils Act, 1978 — Section 3 — Recognition of villages — Criteria for recognition — Emphasis on land ownership and adherence to customary practices — Explained through O.M. dated 22.03.1996 and 01.10.2005 — Customary requirement of ‘No Objection Certificate’ from parent village recognised in O.M. — Public notice inviting objections is cardinal for transparent process and to prevent future conflict — State’s duty to consider objections India Law Library Docid # 2426013
(16) VINOD INFRA DEVELOPERS LTD. Vs. MAHAVEER LUNIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Scope of examination — At the preliminary stage of considering an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, the court must confine its examination strictly to the averments made in the plaint and not venture into the merits or veracity of the claims — If any triable issues arise from the pleadings, the suit cannot be summarily rejecte India Law Library Docid # 2426014
(17) DR. I.S. TOMAR Vs. INVERTIS UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Section 26(1) — Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Tribunal — Scope of liability — Strict construction of penal provision — Liability contingent upon establishing responsibility for the prohibited act and existence of power to prevent it — Appellant, as Mayor, not a party to original proceedings, not served, and without executive powers to direct Municipal Corporation to cease dumping — Absence of material showing his India Law Library Docid # 2426015
(18) SAMEER SANDHIR Vs. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 173(5) — Production of documents by prosecution — Inadvertent omission — Directories vs. Mandatory — While investigating officer should normally produce all relevant documents with charge-sheet, additional documents not produced can be submitted later with Court permission — Section 173(5) word “shall” is directory, not mandatory — Even after charge-sheet, further investigation under Section 173(8) is permissible and does not preclude production of additio India Law Library Docid # 2426016
(19) SAKHAWAT AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Murder — Section 307 — Attempt to murder — Section 34 — Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention — Conviction upheld by High Court — Challenged — Prosecution case rests on eyewitness testimony — Material witnesses admittedly filed affidavits during bail proceedings denying appellants’ involvement and implicating others — Investigating Officer admits knowledge of affidavits but fails to conduct further investigation or record supplementary India Law Library Docid # 2426017
(20) K. UMADEVI Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 23-05-2025 Constitution of India — Articles 21, 42 & 51(c) — Fundamental Rights — Life and Personal Liberty — Reproductive Choices — Right to Health — Directive Principles of State Policy — Just and Humane Conditions of Work — Maternity Relief — International Law and Treaty Obligations — Right to life under Article 21 includes life in its fullest sense, all that makes life meaningful, worth living like a human being, embracing right to health and reproductive choices; motherhood and childhood entitled to s India Law Library Docid # 2426018