(681) SATBIR SINGH Vs. RAJESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Summoning of Additional Accused — Standard of Satisfaction Required — The power under S. 319 Cr.P.C. to summon a person not arraigned as an accused can be exercised if it appears from the evidence during inquiry or trial that such person has committed an offence for which they ought to be tried together with the accused facing trial — Relying on Hardeep Singh, the degree of satisfaction required for summoning is more than a prima facie case as needed India Law Library Docid # 2424110
(682) VINAY MALAIYA Vs. KAILASH MAKWANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Contempt of Court — Compliance with Directions — Constitution of Special Investigation Team (SIT) — Allegation that respondent-police authorities failed to comply with directions dated 06.08.2024 regarding the specific ranks of officers (Inspector General, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent/Additional Superintendent) to constitute an SIT — Subsequent clarification/modification dated 27.09.2024 permitting inclusion of an officer in the rank of Superintendent of Police instead of Senior Superin India Law Library Docid # 2424645
(683) SAHIL GARG Vs. VAULT LIQUOR PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 — Interim Relief — Grant of Status Quo — Necessity of Reasoned Order — High Court granting interim relief directing parties to maintain status quo regarding liquor vend allotments under Excise Policy 2025-26, thereby restraining implementation of allotments — Supreme Court deprecated the grant of such interim relief without recording any reasons, howsoever brief, evincing application of mind regarding prima facie case, balance of convenience, and India Law Library Docid # 2424646
(684) RAMAYANA ISPAT PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Electricity Act, 2003 — Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulations, 2016 — Validity — Challenge to regulations imposing restrictions and conditions on open access for captive power plants (CPPs) and other large consumers — Issues pertain to RERC's jurisdiction over inter-state open access, reasonableness of penalties for drawal variations, validity of advance scheduling notice requirement, alleged discrimination against CPPs, and whether the ri India Law Library Docid # 2424103
(685) M/S FAIME MAKERS PVT. LTD. Vs. DISTRICT DEPUTY REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (3), MUMBAI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Maharashtra Ownership of Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act, 1963 (MOFA) — Section 11 — Deemed Conveyance / Assignment of Leasehold Rights — Maintainability of second application before Competent Authority — Where the first application for deemed conveyance/assignment was dismissed by the Competent Authority due to legal complications arising from various transactions and transfers, with a specific direction that the applicant Society must firs India Law Library Docid # 2424104
(686) HARMANPREET SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to the appellant in connection with FIR registered for offences under Sections 324, 34, 323 and 326 of IPC — Appellant cooperated with investigation and custodial interrogation was not required, as stated by State — Complainant resisted, fearing tampering with evidence/witnesses — Supreme Court, without opining on merits, allowed the appeal, directing release on bail upon arrest, subject to India Law Library Docid # 2428428
(687) ANAND KUMAR JAISWAL Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail — Considerations for Grant — Delay in Trial — Appellant in custody for approximately two and a half years — Trial ongoing for more than six months with adjournments often sought by prosecution — Cross-examination of witness not completed — Held, in light of significant delay and ongoing trial, appellant entitled to bail. India Law Library Docid # 2428429
(688) RAKESH BHANOT AND OTHERS Vs. M/S. GURDAS AGRO PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-04-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), Sections 96 and 101 — Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Sections 138 and 141 — Dishonored cheques — Personal insolvency proceedings — Moratorium — Continuing criminal proceedings under Section 138 NI Act — The moratorium under Section 96 IBC is intended to protect debtors from civil actions for debt recovery, not from criminal proceedings for dishonoring cheques. The purpose of Section 138 NI Act is to maintain the integrity of commercial transactions India Law Library Docid # 2428430
(689) M/s. PARSVNATH FILM CITY LTD. Vs. CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 30-03-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 34 & 37 — Scope of Judicial Interference — Setting Aside of Award — Public Policy — High Court, exercising powers under S. 37, set aside a well-reasoned arbitral award (which was upheld under S. 34 by the District Court) by re-appreciating evidence and substituting its own view on contractual breaches — Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction, as the arbitral tribunal’s findings on breaches by the respondent (Chandigarh Admini India Law Library Docid # 2424655
(690) THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS Vs. RUKMA KESH MISHRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-03-2025 Disciplinary Proceedings — Charge-Sheet — Approval by Competent Authority — Applicable Rules (Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1930) — Where the governing service rules (like the 1930 Rules) do not explicitly mandate that the charge-sheet itself must be approved by the Disciplinary or Appointing Authority, separate from the approval for initiating proceedings, the disciplinary action cannot be invalidated solely on this ground, especially when the proposal for initiatin India Law Library Docid # 2423995
(691) GASTRADE INTERNATIONAL Vs. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, KANDLA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-03-2025 Customs Tariff Act, 1975 — First Schedule, Chapter 27 — Classification — Mineral Fuels/Oils — High Speed Diesel (HSD) vs. Base Oil — Indian Standard IS 1460:2005 — General Rules for Interpretation (GRI), Rule 1 & Rule 4 ('Most Akin' Test) — The central issue involved the classification of imported goods, contested as either Base Oil (CTH 27101960) or High Speed Diesel (HSD) (CTH 27101930) — HSD classification under Chapter 27, Supplementary Note (e), requires conformity to all parameters specifi India Law Library Docid # 2423996
(692) IMRAN PRATAPGADHI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-03-2025 Constitution of India — Art. 19(1)(a) & Art. 21 — Freedom of Speech and Expression — Interpretation of Creative Work (Poem) — Duty of State Machinery — Freedom of speech and expression under Art. 19(1)(a) is a paramount fundamental right, integral to a dignified life under Art. 21 and the foundation of a healthy democracy — The State's law enforcement machinery is obligated under Art. 51-A(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals, including the liberty of thought and expression — W India Law Library Docid # 2423997
(693) AKHILESH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Power to Proceed Against Other Persons — The power under Section 319 CrPC allows the trial court to summon any person not arraigned as an accused if, during the course of inquiry or trial, it appears from the evidence that such person has committed an offence for which they could be tried together with the accused already facing trial — This power can be exercised even against persons named in the FIR but not chargesheeted by the police. India Law Library Docid # 2425322
(694) MADHYA PRADESH ROAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Vs. VINCENT DANIEL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-03-2025 Land Law —Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — Section 26 — Determination of Market Value — Applicability of ‘Theory of Deduction’ — Interpretation of Section 26(1) and Explanation 4 India Law Library Docid # 2423915
(695) RAMESH KUMARAN AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 482 – Constitution of India – Article 142 – Quashing of FIR and Criminal Proceedings – Cross-Cases involving Advocates – Settlement and Apology. — In a case involving cross-FIRs (alleging offences u/s 294(b), 323, 506(1) IPC) arising from a dispute between two practicing advocates pending since 2017, the Supreme Court, in the exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution, quashed the FIR against the appellants and also quashed t India Law Library Docid # 2423916
(696) ARUN Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-03-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 read with Section 34 – Murder – Appreciation of Evidence – Eyewitness Testimony – Related/Interested Witnesses & Child Witness – Reliability — Conviction for murder based solely on the ocular evidence of related/interested witnesses (deceased's father, wife, brothers) and a child witness (nephew) cannot be sustained when their testimonies are found to be completely untrustworthy and specious due to India Law Library Docid # 2423917
(697) SAMTOLA DEVI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-03-2025 Family Law – Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 – Power of Tribunal to Order Eviction – Scope and Limitations – Sections 4, 5, 23 — While the primary object of the Senior Citizens Act, 2007, particularly Chapter II, is to provide for maintenance of parents and senior citizens, the Tribunals constituted thereunder may have the power to order eviction of children/relatives in certain circumstances — This power, not explicitly granted by the statute for general occupat India Law Library Docid # 2423918
(698) ASLAM ALIAS IMRAN Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-03-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Appreciation of Evidence – Reliability of Eyewitnesses – Benefit of Doubt — Conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC cannot be sustained when based solely on the testimonies of eyewitnesses (PW-1, PW-2, PW-3) whose evidence suffers from serious infirmities and fails to inspire confidence — The cumulative effect of contradictions, unnatural conduct, unexplained delay in recording statements, and potential suppression of evidence casts a serious d India Law Library Docid # 2423919
(699) R. SHASHIREKHA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – Section 482 – Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 306 and 420 – Quashing of FIR – Abetment of Suicide – Cheating – Principles for quashing – Proximity in Abetment – Sufficiency of Reasoning – The appellant challenged the High Court's order under Section 482 CrPC quashing an FIR against respondents — The allegations stemmed from the suicide of the appellant's husband, purportedly due to financial cheating, forgery, and blackmail by the respondents detailed in a death note India Law Library Docid # 2423920
(700) CHANDRASEKHAR RAMESH GALANDE Vs. SATISH GAJANAN MULIK AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 27-03-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Scope of Interference — The High Court is justified in quashing criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC when, upon examination of the allegations recorded in the FIR, it concludes that the essential ingredients of the alleged offences are not made out, and the allegations amount merely to a promise or India Law Library Docid # 2424050