(161) APEEJAY SCHOOL Vs. DHRITI DUGGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-08-2025 Haryana School Education Act, 1995, Section 22 — Civil Court Jurisdiction — Ouster of jurisdiction by statute must be express or implied — Section 22 only ousts jurisdiction where Government or its officers have power to adjudicate — Recovery of fees by a school is not a power conferred on Government/authorities — Civil court jurisdiction not ousted in matters of reasonable fee recovery. India Law Library Docid # 2428367
(162) NARAYAN YADAV Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-08-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 25 — Confession made to police officer — Admissibility — First Information Report (FIR) lodged by accused himself containing confession — Held inadmissible in evidence against the maker as it is hit by Section 25 of the Act — Such confession cannot be used to corroborate medical evidence — Limited admissibility as evidence of conduct under Section 8 or for discovery under India Law Library Docid # 2428368
(163) THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BIHAR STATE FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLY CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. SANJAY KUMAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-08-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Scope of Enquiry — Referral Court’s duty is to confine its examination to the existence of an arbitration agreement, not to conduct a detailed inquiry into allegations of fraud or other disputes. India Law Library Docid # 2428369
(164) OPERATION ASHA Vs. SHELLY BATRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 92 — Suit for accounts of a public charitable trust — Leave to institute suit — Conditions for applicability — Three conditions must be fulfilled: (i) the trust must be for public purposes of a charitable or religious nature; (ii) there must be a breach of trust or a direction of the court is necessary for administration; and (iii) the relief claimed must be one of those India Law Library Docid # 2428370
(165) KALLU NAT ALIAS MAYANK KUMAR NAGAR Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 05-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 193 — Cognizance by Court of Session — Committal — Power to summon additional accused — A Court of Session, after a case is committed to it by a Magistrate, has the power under Section 193 CrPC to summon persons not named in the police report but whose complicity is evident from the material on record, without waiting for the stage of Section 319 India Law Library Docid # 2428371
(166) DELHI POLLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE Vs. LODHI PROPERTY CO. LTD. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 — Sections 33A & 31A — Powers of Pollution Control Boards — Imposition and collection of restitutionary or compensatory damages — Fixed sums or bank guarantees as ex-ante measure — Held, Boards empowered to levy such damages, which are incidental and ancillary to powers under these sections — Must be exercised as per subordinate legislation incorporating India Law Library Docid # 2428329
(167) GUJARAT URJA VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED Vs. GREEN INFRA CORPORATE WIND PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Sections 61, 62, 64, 86 — Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) Order No. 1 of 2010 — Determination of tariff for wind energy projects — Accelerated Depreciation — GERC order stipulated a tariff of Rs. 3.56 per kWh for projects availing accelerated depreciation and allowed case-to-case determination for projects not availing it. India Law Library Docid # 2428330
(168) BHANEI PRASAD @ RAJU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - Section 6 - Penal Code, 1860 - Section 506 - Conviction and sentence for aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a minor daughter by her father - Interplay of victim testimony, corroborating evidence, forensic and medical records, and statutory presumption under Section 29 of POCSO Act - Affirmation of concurrent findings of trial court and high court - Special Leave Petition dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2428483
(169) MADHU VYAS Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Appeal against High Court order dismissing petition under Section 482 — Allegation that investigation report (charge-sheet) was not communicated to complainant — High Court failed to address this grievance, impacting complainant's right to file protest petition — Interest of justice requires fresh consideration by High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2428484
(170) M/S. SHIKHAR CHEMICALS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 202 — Magistrate's power to initiate magisterial inquiry — Prima facie case under Section 406 IPC requires entrustment, not mere sale — Sale transaction does not constitute entrustment. India Law Library Docid # 2428485
(171) WAKIA AFRIN (MINOR) Vs. M/S NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 163A — Compensation for death or injury arising out of use of motor vehicle — No-fault liability — Section 163A is a special provision with a non-obstante clause that overrides other provisions of the Act, insurance laws, and policy terms — It covers all claims, not restricted to third-party claims, without requiring proof of negligence. India Law Library Docid # 2428331
(172) CH. JOSEPH Vs. THE TELANGANA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND OTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 12(3) — Memorandum of Settlement — Binding nature — Clause 14 of 1979 settlement providing alternate employment for colour blind drivers held valid and enforceable despite subsequent 1986 settlement and policy circulars — 1986 settlement did not expressly supersede 1979 settlement and was general in nature, while 1979 settlement was specific to colour blindness and India Law Library Docid # 2428306
(173) SURESH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 — Section 7A and Rule 12 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 — Determination of Age — Procedure — Hierarchy of evidence for determining age: matriculation or equivalent certificates, followed by date of birth certificate from the first school attended, then birth certificate from a local authority, and lastly, medical India Law Library Docid # 2428307
(174) PADI KAUSHIK REDDY ETC. Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Tenth Schedule, Para 6(1) — Disqualification of Members — Speaker's authority to decide — Judicial review of Speaker's decision — Scope of — Decision of Speaker is amenable to judicial review on grounds of jurisdictional errors, mala fides, non-compliance with natural justice, and India Law Library Docid # 2428202
(175) S.N. VIJAYALAKSHMI AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 420 — Cheating — Ingredients not made out — Agreement to Sell for property was executed, but possession was not handed over as stipulated in the ATS — No fraudulent or dishonest inducement found — Criminal proceedings quashed India Law Library Docid # 2428203
(176) URMILA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. BALRAM AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 — Cheating, Forgery, Using Forged Document — Abuse of process of law — Civil dispute disguised as criminal offence — Complaint filed after significant delay following dismissal of objections and failure to pursue civil remedies — Allegations of fabrication of will and circumvention of sale deed not prima facie made out — Continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of process and not serve ends India Law Library Docid # 2428204
(177) MANCHU MOHAN BABU Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 290, 341, 171F read with Section 34; Police Act, 1861 — Section 34 — Public nuisance, wrongful restraint, undue influence at election, acts done in furtherance of common intention, punishment for certain offences on roads — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Allegations of rally and dharna causing obstruction to traffic and public inconvenience — Court's duty to quash proceedings if allegations do not constitute an offence India Law Library Docid # 2428205
(178) KHEM SINGH (D) THROUGH LRs Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL (NOW STATE OF UTTARAKHAND) & ANOTHER ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 372 — proviso; Section 2(wa) — Victim's right to appeal — Victim includes legal heir — Legal heir of a victim has the right to prosecute an appeal filed by the victim, even if the original appellant dies during the pendency of the appeal. India Law Library Docid # 2428987
(179) BASHEERA KHANUM Vs. THE CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-07-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114 Illustration (g) — Adverse inference — Municipal Council failed to produce original auction records despite court direction — Trial Court rightly drew adverse inference against the Council. India Law Library Docid # 2432116
(180) SUBHA PRASAD NANDI MAJUMDAR Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL SERVICE AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-07-2025 Interpretation of Statute and Notifications — ‘Any’ University does not mean only within the State — The phrase “in any State-aided University or College” in a notification extending retirement age was interpreted to include experience from universities or colleges outside the State of West Bengal. The court found that India Law Library Docid # 2428131