(361) KARAM SINGH Vs. AMARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Suit barred by law — Court can only consider averments in the plaint to determine if the suit is barred by law, not the defense — The issue of limitation, especially when it is a mixed question of law and fact, cannot be a ground for rejecting the plaint at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC. India Law Library Docid # 2434005
(362) MANORMA SINHA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Calculation — Inclusions in calculation of loss of dependency — Allowances and perks beneficial to the family should be included when calculating income, irrespective of taxability — Exclusion of allowances by High Court as per pay slip was an error — Tribunal's calculation of monthly income including allowances was correct. India Law Library Docid # 2434006
(363) PRADYUMNA MUKUND KOKIL Vs. NASHIK MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act), Section 127 — Lapsed reservation — Land initially reserved for public purposes but not acquired within stipulated period under MRTP Act — Reservation lapses, giving original owner right to seek development or re-acquisition. India Law Library Docid # 2434007
(364) THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SUBIT KUMAR DAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Service Law — Recruitment Rules — Absorption of waitlisted candidate — A waitlisted candidate does not have a vested right to be appointed. The right to consideration arises only if a selected candidate does not join. The waitlist has a limited operational period and cannot extend indefinitely, especially after a fresh recruitment process has begun. India Law Library Docid # 2434008
(365) JASBIR SHARMA @ JASVBEER SHARMA Vs. PRAVEEN KAUSHIK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of cases — Convenience of parties — Wife sought transfer of divorce proceedings from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab due to distance and inconvenience — Court found geographical distance of 369 kms created significant inconvenience for the petitioner and granted India Law Library Docid # 2434261
(366) THE STATE OF HARYANA ETC ETC Vs. GURDEEP SINGH (DEAD) THR LRS AND ANR ETC ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order XLI — Appeals from original decrees — The judgment and order dated 05-08-2015 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in various Regular First Appeals (RFAs) are under challenge. The Special Leave Petition (Civil) arose from these appeals. The matter has been listed for further hearing on 04.12.2025. India Law Library Docid # 2434266
(367) TARKESHWAR PANDEY @ TADAK PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/120-B/34 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Bail Application — Appellant incarcerated for over three years — Appellant has no prior criminal record — Co-accused granted bail — Continued detention of appellant not necessary — Bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2434278
(368) BAL @ BALASAHEB JAGANNATH BOTHE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail — Appellant seeking bail in connection with FIR registered for offences under Sections 302, 120B, and 212 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — High Court's earlier order stating that appellant shall be entitled to bail if trial not concluded by India Law Library Docid # 2434282
(369) NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. MUKESH SHARMA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Contempt Petition (Civil) — Order dated 28.03.2025 — Application to a Uniform Standard — The order passed by the Supreme Court in a contempt petition shall apply uniformly to all affected landowners, including those not directly involved in the contempt proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2434387
(370) TOSIKUR AHAMED @ NAWABAB Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 21(c) and 29 — Bail pending trial — Supreme Court can grant bail if trial is likely to take considerable time, even if High Court rejected the bail application. India Law Library Docid # 2434395
(371) SUKHRENDRA Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 111(2)(b), 111(3) & 111(4) — Anticipatory Bail — High Court rejected prayer for bail — Supreme Court granted leave and allowed the appeal — Custodial interrogation not required as no statement indicated the appellant was called for interrogation — Appellant to be released on bail on terms and conditions fixed by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2434401
(372) AMLESH KUMAR @ BIMLESH KUMAR SINGH @ BIMLESH SINGH @ BIMLESH KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Appellate Court's Power — Supreme Court can suspend sentence awarded during pendency of appeal, considering facts and circumstances and period of custody undergone. India Law Library Docid # 2434411
(373) 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
(374) 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
(375) 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
(376) 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
(377) 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
(378) 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
(379) 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
(380) 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