(301) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 — Rule 11(19) — Release of sterilised dogs back to same locality — Supreme Court modifies earlier blanket direction not to release any stray dogs, allowing release of treated dogs back to their original areas, except for rabid or aggressive dogs, to balance public safety and animal welfare. India Law Library Docid # 2428990
(302) TANKADHAR TRIPATHY Vs. DIPALI DAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 83(1)(c) proviso and Rule 94-A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 (as amended by Form 25 affidavit) — Election Petition — Affidavit in Form 25 — Requirement of substantial compliance — Held, substantial compliance with the requirements of Form 25 affidavit would suffice, and in cases where an affidavit is already on record but not in the prescribed Form 25, the Election Petitioner should be given an opportunity to file a corrected India Law Library Docid # 2428991
(303) SALDANHA REAL ESTATE PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS Vs. BISHOP JOHN RODRIGUES AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Sections 3B, 3C, 13, 14 — Slum Rehabilitation Area (SR Area) — Landowner's preferential right to redevelop — Pre-amendment settled law holds landowner has preferential right, must be notified and invited to develop, and acquisition under Section 14 cannot precede extinguishment of this right — 2018 Amendment does not India Law Library Docid # 2428976
(304) TARABAI NAGAR CO-OP. HOG. SOCIETY (PROPOSED) Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Chapter I-A — Slum Rehabilitation Schemes — Preferential right of landowner to redevelop — Section 3B(4)(e) and Section 13(1) confer a preferential right on the landowner to redevelop a Slum Rehabilitation Area (SR Area) — SRA can undertake redevelopment only if the landowner fails to come forward with a scheme within a India Law Library Docid # 2428977
(305) THE TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF TELANGANA STATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER Vs. CHUKKALA KRANTHI KIRAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Public Employment — Selection Process — Cancellation of — Validity of — Selected candidates do not have a vested right to appointment — However, any decision to not fill vacancies from a select list must be bona fide and for appropriate reasons — Court cannot second-guess the authority's decision-making process regarding legitimate expectations, provided the issue was considered and reasonable India Law Library Docid # 2428982
(306) KAVIN Vs. P. SREEMANI DEVI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal — Compensation — Reduction by High Court — Supreme Court held High Court was not justified in reducing compensation for future medical expenses without considering life expectancy and set aside the finding of High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2428983
(307) IQBAL AHMED (DEAD) BY LRS. AND ANOTHER Vs. ABDUL SHUKOOR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 27(1) — Additional evidence in appeal — Appellate Court must consider pleadings of the party seeking to lead additional evidence before allowing the application — Allowing additional evidence without examining alignment with pleadings considered an error. India Law Library Docid # 2428984
(308) SUNIL NAUDIYAL Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Settlement between parties — Parties entered into a settlement agreement where a significant sum was paid towards maintenance and alimony, and all prior and subsequent legal proceedings were to be quashed — High Court had dismissed the appellant's petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR and India Law Library Docid # 2432128
(309) M/S C.L. GUPTA EXPORT LTD. Vs. ADIL ANSARI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Section 15 — Powers of Tribunal — Environmental protection and conservation — NGT has power to direct monitoring and audit of pollution control measures to ensure compliance, but not to direct prosecution under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. India Law Library Docid # 2429055
(310) VIKTORIIA BASU Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Criminal Procedure — Extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters — International Treaties — Requirements for assistance — Indian government requested information on a petitioner and her child from the Russian Embassy — Russian Embassy cited their personal data laws as preventing disclosure without consent — Court noted subsisting bilateral obligations under the Treaty between India India Law Library Docid # 2433622
(311) SOHAN SINGH @ BABLU Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(1), 450, 506B — Rape, House-trespass, Criminal intimidation — Sentence — High Court reduced sentence from life imprisonment to 7 years rigorous imprisonment while upholding conviction — Petitioner released from jail over 8 years after undergoing the entire sentence — India Law Library Docid # 2433623
(312) MUTUM ANILKUMAR SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF MANIPUR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Medical Council of India Act, 1956 — Seat Conversion — General Medicine to Radio Diagnosis — National Medical Commission directed to consider converting the petitioner's General Medicine seat to Radio Diagnosis, considering six months already spent by the petitioner in pursuing Radio Diagnosis and his meritorious performance. India Law Library Docid # 2433624
(313) WAZID AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — FIR Registration — Preventing Arrest Pending Further FIRs — Court granted interim bail and directed that petitioners not be arrested in any future lodged FIRs without prior leave of the Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433625
(314) SANTOSH GOSAIN Vs. M/S BELI RAM SAREEN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 15 Rule 5 — Striking off defence for non-deposit of rent — High Court correctly reversed trial court's order allowing deposit and found petitioner’s defence should be struck off due to non-compliance with undertaking to deposit rent. India Law Library Docid # 2433626
(315) ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND OTHERS Vs. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 22-08-2025 Electoral Rolls — Publication of Draft Rolls — Procedure for objections — After draft electoral rolls are published, objections for inclusion or deletion must be filed in Form 7 as per 1960 Rules. Booth-level meetings were held where BLOs shared draft rolls and reasons for non-inclusion with BLAs of political parties. Online facility is available for claims and objections. Directions issued by the Court on 14.08.2025 India Law Library Docid # 2433627
(316) K. POUNAMMAL Vs. STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Section 7, Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification of Rs. 300 proved — Conviction upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2428992
(317) SYED BASHEER AHMED Vs. M/S. TINNI LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 21-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 96 — Appeal from original decree — Specific Performance — Agreement for Sale — Material Alteration — High Court reversed trial court's decree, finding material alteration in sale agreement due to different inks and interpolations, rendering the agreement tainted and disentitling the plaintiff to India Law Library Docid # 2433628
(318) STATE BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. RAMADHAR SAO[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Disciplinary Proceedings — Judicial Review Scope — Courts exercising powers of judicial review over disciplinary inquiries are limited to correcting errors of law or procedural errors leading to manifest injustice or violation of natural justice, not to re-adjudicate on merits. India Law Library Docid # 2428932
(319) DEVENDRA KUMAR Vs. THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) and 190 — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 186 — Jurisdiction of Magistrate to direct FIR registration under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for offence under Section 186 IPC without a complaint from the public servant concerned. Held, Magistrate cannot straightaway direct investigation under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for offence under Section 186 IPC when India Law Library Docid # 2428933
(320) UNION OF INDIA Vs. SALEEM KHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 — Sections 18, 18-A, 18-B, 19, 20, 38 & 39 — Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 120-B — Arms Act, Section 25(1B)(a) — Bail — Grant of bail to one accused and refusal to another — Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision in granting bail to one accused (Saleem Khan) finding insufficient prima facie evidence of involvement in a banned organisation and long India Law Library Docid # 2428934