(521) HARISH BHARDWAJ AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 16 — Right to Equality — Pay Parity — Permanent employees of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee claim pay-scales at par with other categories of employees and employees of Supreme Court Registry, alleging violation of Right to Equality. India Law Library Docid # 2433491
(522) RAHUL GANDHI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Inherent Powers of High Court — Stay of proceedings — Supreme Court condones delay in filing Special Leave Petition and issues notice to respondents — Prima facie finding that Section 223 BNSS (likely referencing a procedural code) was breached. India Law Library Docid # 2433492
(523) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — High Court's discretion — A High Court, while deciding a preliminary issue in a writ petition, made prima facie observations which should not influence the final decision — The Supreme Court reiterated that the High Court should decide the writ petition on its merits India Law Library Docid # 2433485
(524) FARIDUL HAQ SHAH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail — Conditions — Release on bail — Trial Court's discretion — Petitioner seeking modification of bail order to return passport for foreign travel — Supreme Court clarified that petitioner must approach Trial Court for permission to leave India for personal work — Trial Court may consider such request and India Law Library Docid # 2433486
(525) SURBHI SWAROOP SOGANI Vs. AMIT KUMAR JAIN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Transfer of Civil Cases — Transfer Petition filed by wife seeking transfer of a Family Court case from Guwahati to Mumbai — Supreme Court allowed the Transfer Petition. India Law Library Docid # 2433487
(526) CHAITANYA BAGHEL Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Sections 50, 63 — Constitutional validity — Withdrawal of petition — Petitioner permitted to withdraw writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 50 & 63 of PMLA Act, with liberty to file a fresh petition before Supreme Court under Article 32, and to challenge other actions India Law Library Docid # 2433488
(527) NAVEEN SHARMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 04-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Supreme Court's power to intervene — The Supreme Court can grant bail pending appeal, overriding a High Court's rejection, based on a review of submissions, record, and the petitioner's role in the case. India Law Library Docid # 2433489
(528) 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
(529) 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
(530) 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
(531) ARCHANA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. CHARU CHAUHAN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 407 — Transfer of criminal cases — Grounds for transfer — Cause of action not arising in the jurisdiction where the case is filed — Two other cases already pending between the parties in the requested jurisdiction — Hardship to the petitioner, an elderly lady, in attending India Law Library Docid # 2433595
(532) SITA SAHU AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition (Criminal) — Impleading parties — Allegations of illegal midnight raid by police authorities on residence of Mayor of Patna Municipal Corporation — Coercive action linked to difference of opinion between Mayor and Municipal Commissioner — Multiple FIRs India Law Library Docid # 2433596
(533) VIKTORIIA BASU Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Court's Duty and Police Negligence - A minor child was taken out of the country due to the Delhi Police's failure to follow court orders to maintain surveillance and take timely action after a complaint. India Law Library Docid # 2433597
(534) SAROJ BALA Vs. SHUBHAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Transfer Petition — Order of Supreme Court — Transfer of proceedings — Wife filed transfer petition seeking transfer of matrimonial proceedings from Haryana to Rajasthan — Respondent did not appear despite notice — Supreme Court allowed the India Law Library Docid # 2433598
(535) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SUNIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 170 — Insurance company contesting claim — Permission to contest is required — However, if the core issue raised does not require permission, or if the permission is not contested or deemed unnecessary due to the nature of the appeal, the appeal may close without definitively deciding the permission issue. India Law Library Docid # 2433599
(536) THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL Vs. DR. SANAT KUMAR GHOSH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 University Laws — Appointment of Vice-Chancellors — Supreme Court's earlier order dated 08.07.2024 established a mechanism for appointing 36 Vice-Chancellors, including a High-Powered Selection Committee headed by Justice U.U. Lalit, with specific procedures for recommendations from the Selection Committee, Chief Minister, and Chancellor. India Law Library Docid # 2433600
(537) MADHURI DEVI Vs. ARJUN DAS @ KARIYA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-08-2025 Affidavit by Senior Police Officer — Superintendent of Police filed an affidavit supporting accused despite investigation and charge-sheet filed by the same police. — Court expressed surprise and concern at the stand taken by the officer. — Officer was impleaded as a respondent and asked to file a personal affidavit explaining his conduct. India Law Library Docid # 2433601
(538) 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
(539) 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
(540) 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