(241) RIPON AZAD Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Sections 21(2) and 29 — Bail — Grant of regular bail pending trial — Case involved recovery of 193 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup (100 ml each) — Appellant in custody since March 24, 2024 — Considering that two co-accused have already been granted bail by the High India Law Library Docid # 2435569
(242) KIRAN PATIL Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Appellant previously accused in seven cases — Prosecution relied on multiple pending cases against appellant to object to bail — Subsequent evidence (additional affidavit) revealed appellant was acquitted in two cited cases and two other cited cases did not relate to appellant — Co-accused released on bail — Appellant in custody since 25.10.2024 — India Law Library Docid # 2435579
(243) STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS Vs. LORD NORTHBOOK AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Civil Procedure — Infructuous Appeal — When probate of a Will is granted by a competent court (High Court Division Bench), the related Civil Appeal focusing on succession is rendered infructuous as the matter is settled by testamentary succession, not intestate succession — Consequences of the judgment upholding probate must take effect India Law Library Docid # 2435580
(244) AZAD AND NOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Sections 2(b)(xi), 2(b)(xv), and 3(l) — Quashing of FIR — Gang Chart based on earlier FIR — Temporal Gap — Where an FIR under the Gangsters Act (2025) is based on underlying offenses defined in an earlier FIR (2023) under different Acts (UP Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960), a significant temporal gap India Law Library Docid # 2435583
(245) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE” Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Supreme Court – Suo Moto Writ Petition – Directions to States/UTs – Compliance Affidavits and Summary – Court directed all States/UTs who had filed compliance affidavits to have them compiled and summarized by the Amicus Curiae by 05.11.2025. India Law Library Docid # 2435584
(246) RAJNI @ RAJNI TYAGI Vs. KAPIL TYAGI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Transfer of Cases — Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 132/2025 — Recall/Modification of Order — Application for recall/modification of the order dated 24.07.2025 in Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 132/2025 allowed, and the said order recalled — Underlying matter involves matrimonial disputes and settlement between husband and wife. India Law Library Docid # 2435593
(247) SHOBASHALINI CHOKKALINGAM Vs. S.RAMESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Civil Procedure — Rejection of Plaint — Appeal — Delay Condonation — Suit filed challenging a Power of Attorney and a subsequent Sale Deed as null and void, asserting lawful ownership of property — High Court rejected the plaint based on Section 34 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, directing the petitioner to approach the Debts India Law Library Docid # 2435599
(248) IGATPURI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Vs. DILBUR PARAKH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Environmental Law — Solid Waste Management — Location of Waste Processing Plant — Concern over proximity to school and residential areas — Court directed Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Maharashtra, to personally appear and study allotting alternative suitable land at a reasonable distance from sensitive localities. India Law Library Docid # 2435603
(249) PUSHPENDRA SINGH @ HARIOM PRATAP AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Grant of — Offences under Sections 304B, 498A, 323, 120B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Petitioners apprehending arrest — Interim protection granted earlier and cooperation India Law Library Docid # 2435611
(250) SAI PRASANNA PATANJALI Vs. SANJAY SURI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Custody of Child — Transfer of Execution Petition — Petition for transfer of Execution Petition (Ex.C/245/2024) related to child custody from Family Court, Bengaluru to Gurugram — Settlement between parties during pendency of Transfer Petition — Parties arrived at a settlement before the Supreme Court Mediation Centre — Transfer Petition disposed of in terms of the Settlement India Law Library Docid # 2435618
(251) AMIT KUMAR Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Bail — Grant of Bail by Supreme Court — Factors considered — Petitioner in judicial custody since 03.12.2024 for alleged seizure of 11,105 liters of Phensedyl Codeine syrup — Charge sheet filed and no further interrogation likely required — Observation that Codeine Phosphate content in the syrup is limited and may not render it an illegal intoxicant or psychotropic substance per se — Petitioner entitled to be enlarged on bail India Law Library Docid # 2435686
(252) HIMANI @ MONIKA GOYAL Vs. ASHISH GOYAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Family Law — Divorce — Dissolution of Marriage — Mutual Consent — Supreme Court exercising power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, 1950 — Marriage dissolved by decree of divorce based on amicable resolution of all disputes and differences between the parties, documented in I.A. No. 275997 of 2025 — Settlement terms, including payment by husband and closure of pending legal proceedings, made India Law Library Docid # 2435688
(253) UDITA NABHA Vs. RANJEET NABHA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Special Leave Petition — Interim Orders — Matrimonial Disputes — Pending Appeals — Directions for Educational Expenses — Supreme Court directed that pendency of SLP does not prevent High Court from disposing of main appeals between parties — High Court directed to expeditiously dispose of main matter, preferably within three months. India Law Library Docid # 2435690
(254) RAJU Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 03-11-2025 Criminal Law — Conviction and Sentence — Section 302/120-B read with Section 149 of the Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Review Petition — Petitioner sentenced to life imprisonment — Original conviction upheld by Supreme Court but similarly placed co-accused later acquitted by Supreme Court in separate appeals — State Counsel acknowledging petitioner is similarly placed with the acquitted co-accused — Supreme India Law Library Docid # 2435691
(255) MANJULATA SAHU Vs. PRASANT KUMAR SAHU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 9 and 13 — Transfer of proceedings — Two divorce proceedings were pending before different Family Courts, one filed by the wife under Section 9 and another filed by the husband under Section 13 — Wife sought transfer of husband's case to the court where her case was pending — Court allowed the transfer to ensure both cases are heard India Law Library Docid # 2434886
(256) M/S. LANCOR HOLDINGS LIMITED Vs. PREM KUMAR MENON AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside of arbitral award — Delay in pronouncement — While undue and unexplained delay in pronouncing an arbitral award is not a ground, in itself, to set it aside, it can lead to the award being vitiated if the delay adversely affects the final decision and reflects on the findings, making it conflict with public policy or be patently illegal. India Law Library Docid # 2434705
(257) IN RE: SUMMONING ADVOCATES WHO GIVE LEGAL OPINION OR REPRESENT PARTIES DURING INVESTIGATION OF CASES AND RELATED ISSUES.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Section 179 — Summoning of Advocate by Investigating Agency — Advocate representing accused cannot be summoned directly to elicit case details as it violates advocate-client privilege and constitutional rights of the accused, unless specific exceptions under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) apply. India Law Library Docid # 2434706
(258) UMA KANT AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 — Section 23 — Minimum qualifications for teachers — Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) — Amendment extending deadline for unqualified teachers to acquire minimum qualifications — Termination of teachers appointed before amendment for not possessing TET at the time of appointment — Held: Termination erroneous as India Law Library Docid # 2434707
(259) M.C. MEHTA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) — Environmental Protection — Monitoring Committee — Powers and Scope — A PIL was filed concerning environmental issues in Delhi, leading to the appointment of a Monitoring Committee. The Supreme Court clarified that the committee was appointed to prevent misuse of residential premises for commercial purposes and not to interfere with residential premises used as such. India Law Library Docid # 2434708
(260) KIMBERLEY CLUB PVT. LTD. Vs. KRISHI UTPADAN MANDI PARISHAD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 31-10-2025 Tender Conditions — Interpretation — Ambiguity — The terms of a tender must be clear and unambiguous — If a tendering authority intends for a specific document to be issued by a particular authority, it must be clearly stated in the tender conditions — Failure to do so may lead to rejection of the bid being deemed arbitrary and dehors the tender terms. India Law Library Docid # 2434709