(841) ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL ADJUDICATION Vs. SURESH KUMAR AND CO. IMPEX PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Customs Act, 1962 — Section 138C(4) — Where the Supreme Court had set aside the Tribunal's judgment and order and restored the appeals for rehearing on grounds other than Section 138C(4) of the Act, 1962, the Tribunal must rehear the entire appeals on their own merits without being influenced by any of the Supreme Court's observations, which were confined only to the issue of Section 138C(4) of the Act. India Law Library Docid # 2433617
(842) JUGRAJ SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — False implication on co-accused's disclosure statement — Appellant falsely implicated based solely on disclosure statement of a co-accused, with no independent recovery of incriminating material from the appellant — Similar prior instance where India Law Library Docid # 2433618
(843) SHVETA SINGH RAJPUT Vs. PRITHVI SINGH RAJPUT[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Transfer of matrimonial proceedings — Wife sought transfer of husband's petition for restitution of conjugal rights from Patiala to Hamirpur, HP, where she resided — Court found it appropriate to transfer the case to Hamirpur, also considering pending divorce proceedings there. India Law Library Docid # 2433619
(844) VIKAS KAMALAKAR WALAWALKAR Vs. THE DEPUTY SALT COMMISSIONER AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 41 Rule 5 — Powers of appellate court to grant stay — Discretionary power — Equitable in nature — Not a statutory right to obtain stay merely by filing an appeal — Applicant must do equity to seek equitable order — Court will help those who do justice — Doctrine of in pari delicto applicable. India Law Library Docid # 2433620
(845) ANURADHA ANUJ SHARMA Vs. ANUJ SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Family Law — Divorce — Mutual Consent — Parties approached Supreme Court for divorce by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution and Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, after extensive negotiations. India Law Library Docid # 2433621
(846) VIKRAM BAKSHI AND OTHERS Vs. R.P. KHOSLA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 20-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 362 — Court not to alter judgment — Prohibition against alteration or review of judgment/order after signing, except for clerical/arithmetical errors or as provided by other laws — This prohibition is complete for criminal courts — Criminal proceedings under Section 340 CrPC are substantive criminal proceedings, not administrative or procedural review — High India Law Library Docid # 2434803
(847) DHARAM SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14, 16, 21 — Public Employment — Fairness and Dignity of Work — Long-term ad hoc engagement of daily wagers for permanent tasks — State's arbitrary refusal to sanction posts despite acknowledging need and relying on daily wagers for years — Judicial scrutiny of executive function — Refusal to sanction posts based on generic plea of financial constraints, ignoring India Law Library Docid # 2428905
(848) SD. SHABUDDIN Vs. THE STATE OF TELANGANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 411 — Dishonestly receiving stolen property — Acquittal for theft — Conviction under Section 411 IPC cannot be sustained if the accused has been acquitted of the charge of theft under Section 379 IPC, as it is a prerequisite to prove that the property was indeed stolen. India Law Library Docid # 2428906
(849) NABHA POWER LIMITED Vs. PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Foreign Trade Policy — Deemed Export Benefits — Thermal power plants, as immovable assets, do not qualify as "goods" for deemed export benefits under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) — The FTP is designed for movable goods meant for export or deemed export. India Law Library Docid # 2428907
(850) A.K. JAYAPRAKASH (DEAD) THROUGH LRs Vs. S.S. MALLIKARJUNA RAO AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Civil Contempt — Wilful Disobedience — Essential element of wilful and deliberate intent is required for civil contempt — Mere delay in compliance with a court order, without proof of deliberate or contumacious intent, does not constitute contempt — Administrative difficulties and retrieval of old records, while not justifying laxity, can negate the inference of wilful disobedience. India Law Library Docid # 2428908
(851) KALPATARU POWER TRANSMISSION LTD. (NOW KNOWN AS KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LTD.) Vs. VINOD AND ORS. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 — Sections 10(d) and 16(3) — Compensation for damage caused by erection of telegraph lines and posts — Right of user not ownership acquired — Compensation to be paid for damages sustained — District Judge has jurisdiction to determine sufficiency of compensation — No appeal provided against District Judge's order — High Court's extraordinary jurisdiction can India Law Library Docid # 2428909
(852) K. PRABHAKAR HEGDE Vs. BANK OF BARODA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Principles of Natural Justice - Right to be Heard - Violation of the principles of natural justice is itself prejudice. Proof of prejudice independently of the denial of natural justice is unnecessary. India Law Library Docid # 2428910
(853) MAHESH CHAND (DEAD) THROUGH LR(S) Vs. BRIJESH KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 (UPZALR Act) — Section 143 — Declaration of land as non-agricultural — Civil Court jurisdiction — Where land is used for non-agricultural purposes from inception, civil court has jurisdiction even if declaration under Section 143 was pending during litigation. India Law Library Docid # 2428911
(854) PAWAN KUMAR TIWARY AND OTHERS Vs. JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD (NOW JHARKHAND URJA VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Service Law — Appointments — Irregular vs. Illegal — Distinction between irregular appointments (procedural lapses without fraud, ineligibility, or non-existent posts) and illegal appointments (violating statutory provisions, made without sanctioned posts, or tainted by fraud) is crucial. India Law Library Docid # 2428935
(855) NARREDDY RAJASEKHARA REDDY AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 156(3) — Power to direct registration of FIR — Judicial power to be exercised with conscious application of mind, especially when allegations are against an Investigating Officer — Magistrate's order directing FIR registration is liable to be quashed if there's no material to implicate the accused along with the Investigating Officer, indicating an abuse of India Law Library Docid # 2432125
(856) STATE OF KERALA AND OTHERS Vs. KRISHNAN N.V.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Administrative Law — Kerala Administrative Tribunal — Jurisdiction — Delay and Laches — Tribunal and High Court failed to consider the issue of delay and laches in filing the petition seeking service benefits, which went to the root of the case. India Law Library Docid # 2433430
(857) M/S. SHAH NANJI NAGSI EXPORTS PVT. LTD. Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) — Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) — Shipping Bills — Declaration of intent to claim reward — Inadvertent clerical error in marking "No" instead of "Yes" in electronic filing of shipping bills — Customs Act, 1962 — Section 149 — Correction of shipping bills under Section 149 by Customs authority — Policy Relaxation Committee (PRC) rejection of MEIS claim due to system not permitting manual intervention and requiring original "Yes" entry — Principles of India Law Library Docid # 2433629
(858) NILIMA DAS GUPTA (DECEASED) THROUGH ITS LRS. Vs. ON THE DEATH OF ABDUR ROUF HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 120 — Parties to civil suit as competent witnesses — High Court’s interpretation that a son cannot depose on behalf of his mother due to Section 120 was incorrect — Section 120 allows parties and their spouses to be competent witnesses — A son is generally competent to testify unless he lacks the intelligence to understand questions or give rational answers (Section 118) — While a India Law Library Docid # 2433630
(859) KAJAL PANDEY Vs. ANKIT MISHRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 18 Rule 3A — Settlement between parties — Parties present in court and confirmed settlement agreement terms — Cases filed against each other prayed to be quashed as per settlement — Court verified settlement with parties and quashed all pending cases. India Law Library Docid # 2433631
(860) ASWATHI SURESH PONOLY Vs. MUKESH KUTTANWITH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer of Proceedings — Section 25 — Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases — Respondent served with notice but failed to appear, declared ex parte — Transfer petitions allowed based on petitioner's contentions, averments, and in the interest of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2433632