(641) OFFSHORE INFRASTRUCTURES LIMITED Vs. M/S BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 11(6), 12(5) and Seventh Schedule — Appointment of Arbitrator — Clause in contract making MD or his nominee as arbitrator — Clause became bad in law due to amendments in 1996 Act making such persons ineligible — Court has power to appoint independent arbitrator despite ineligibility of nominated arbitrator, for ensuring neutrality and impartiality — India Law Library Docid # 2433548
(642) RAJENDRA SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction by High Court reversing Trial Court acquittal — Appeal to Supreme Court — Supreme Court scrutinized ocular evidence and evidence of recovery of weapons — Supreme Court found ocular evidence unreliable due to contradictions and chance witnesses, and recovery of weapons insufficient to establish guilt as blood matching was not done India Law Library Docid # 2433549
(643) K. S. SHIVAPPA Vs. SMT. K. NEELAMMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 — Section 8(2) and 8(3) — Transfer of minor's immovable property by natural guardian without court permission — Voidable at instance of minor or person claiming under him — Repudiation can be by suit or by unequivocal conduct within prescribed time upon attaining majority — Transferring property themselves after attaining majority is sufficient repudiation. India Law Library Docid # 2433550
(644) JSW STEEL LIMITED ETC. Vs. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 — Section 3 & 2(1)(u) — Proceeds of crime — Whether unpaid consideration for iron ore can be treated as proceeds of crime — Court should permit statutory process to conclude rather than interfere prematurely, especially when appellate remedy is pending. India Law Library Docid # 2433551
(645) NILESH BABURAO GITTE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — For conviction, circumstances must be fully established, consistent only with guilt of accused, conclusive, exclude every possible hypothesis except for guilt, and form a complete chain of unbroken evidence — In this case, the circumstances failed to meet these stringent tests. India Law Library Docid # 2433552
(646) ZAINUL Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 read with Section 149 — Murder and unlawful assembly — Common object — Liability under Section 149 is constructive and does not require proof of overt act by each member if offence is committed in prosecution of common object or members knew it was likely to be committed India Law Library Docid # 2433553
(647) LIFESTYLE EQUITIES C.V. AND ANOTHER Vs. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 5(1) and Rule 5(3) — Stay of execution of money decree — High Court granted stay without insisting on deposit of decretal amount — Supreme Court found no reason to interfere with the High Court's order. India Law Library Docid # 2433554
(648) M/S. ARISTO PRINTERS PVT. LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF TRADE TAX, LUCKNOW, U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-10-2025 Uttar Pradesh Trade Tax Act, 1948 — Section 3F(1)(b) — Levy of tax on transfer of property in goods involved in a works contract — Printing of lottery tickets as a works contract — Ink and processing materials held to be goods — Transfer of property in ink and chemicals when mixed and applied to paper — Taxable event is the incorporation of ink into the ticket — Subsequent consumption does not negate India Law Library Docid # 2433555
(649) STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS Vs. MINERAL ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Interim Application seeking disbursement of sale proceeds from an escrow account regarding iron ore. The applicant, respondent No. 1, had sold iron ore amounting to approximately INR 125 crore and deposited it in the escrow account as per previous court directions. The applicant now seeks to utilize these funds. India Law Library Docid # 2434258
(650) NAZIM AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 154, 11 — First Information Report (FIR) — Omission of names — Significant omission of names of accused in FIR, despite complainant's familiarity with them, raises serious doubt about subsequent implication and suggests possibility of false implication — In cases based solely on circumstantial evidence, every circumstance must withstand rigorous scrutiny. India Law Library Docid # 2433540
(651) P. RADHAKRISHNAN AND ANOTHER Vs. COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Writ Petition — Scope of enquiry — High Court exceeding the scope of writ petition by issuing directions for fixing license fee and conducting an inquiry by the Chief Vigilance Officer, without putting the appellants on notice. Such directions rendered the appellants worse off in their own writ petition, India Law Library Docid # 2433541
(652) VINISHMA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14 and 19(1)(g) — Doctrine of Level Playing Field — Tender Conditions — Suppliers based outside the State excluded by a condition requiring past experience of supplying to Chhattisgarh government agencies — Supreme Court held this to be arbitrary and discriminatory, violating the right to equality and freedom of trade — The condition created an artificial barrier, India Law Library Docid # 2433542
(653) VINISHMA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) — Tender Conditions — Past Performance Restriction — A tender condition restricting bidders to those who supplied goods to the specific State Government in the past three years is arbitrary and discriminatory, violating the principles of equality and freedom of trade. Such a restriction creates an artificial barrier, excludes competent bidders, and curtails fundamental rights without just cause. India Law Library Docid # 2433557
(654) MAHADEVA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Conviction for murder — Sentence — Life imprisonment — Supreme Court modifies sentence from imprisonment for remainder of natural life to simple life imprisonment, allowing eligibility for premature release. India Law Library Docid # 2434267
(655) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. ANIL THAKUR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376 (Rape) and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(2)(v) — High Court rightly set aside Sessions Court's conviction and acquitted the accused — Reasons for acquittal included doubt about the accused being a minor, consensual India Law Library Docid # 2434270
(656) ROHITASH RANWA Vs. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Cognizable Offence — High Court wrongly quashed proceedings on the basis that the complaint did not disclose a cognizable offence — Supreme Court found that the complaint did disclose a cognizable offence — Impugned judgment of High Court set aside and appeal allowed — Proceedings to continue as per FIR. India Law Library Docid # 2434272
(657) GANESH CHAND @ GUDDU Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Suspension of Sentence — Grant of bail — Appeal against rejection of bail by High Court — Appellant convicted for possession of intermediate quantity of contraband — Appellant had no prior criminal history and had undergone over two years of incarceration — Appeal likely to be India Law Library Docid # 2434393
(658) SUSHIL SINGH Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Supreme Court Rules — Miscellaneous Application — Modification of Order — Opportunity of Hearing — Applicant sought modification of a previous Supreme Court order, claiming they were not properly served and did not have an opportunity to be heard — Court found that the applicant was indeed not served with notice of the appeal and had not been represented — Court recalled the previous order, restored the India Law Library Docid # 2434394
(659) VAISHALI SATBHAIYE Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of — Appellant is a lady, no prior antecedents, no possibility of misusing liberty if released on bail — Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court's order rejecting bail, allowing release on bail on terms and conditions imposed by the trial court. India Law Library Docid # 2434399
(660) YOGI @ YOGENDRA PRASAD RAI Vs. STATE OF UP[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Interim Order — Supreme Court grants leave to appeal, issues notice, and grants interim bail to the petitioner on terms to be fixed by the Trial Court, observing that the petitioner has been in custody since March 1, 2025. India Law Library Docid # 2434414