(901) 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
(902) ASIT BARAN MONDAL AND ANOTHER Vs. DR. RITA SINHA MBBS MS (OBST. GYNAE) AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Supreme Court Rules — Correction of Court Records — Inadvertent errors in uploading court orders to the website can be rectified by substituting the incorrect version with the duly approved and authenticated order. India Law Library Docid # 2433633
(903) PARUL SAPRA Vs. NEERAJ SAPRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of cases — Divorce petition — Petitioner sought transfer of a divorce case from Haryana to Delhi — Respondents, despite being served, did not appear, indicating no objection — Court found grounds for transfer and allowed the petition, directing transfer of the case and its records. India Law Library Docid # 2433634
(904) MAHANT BHAWANI NANDAN GIRI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Supreme Court's Intervention — Criminal investigation details deemed irrelevant to the present lis concerning management of Math affairs. India Law Library Docid # 2433635
(905) GEOJIT FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. Vs. SANDEEP GURAV[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34(3) and Section 33 — Limitation for setting aside arbitral award — Period of limitation for challenging an award begins from the date an application filed under Section 33 is disposed of, regardless of whether the application was allowed or dismissed. India Law Library Docid # 2433636
(906) NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (NCPCR) Vs. GULAAM DEEN AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Writ of Mandamus — Protection of life and liberty — High Court directing protection to individuals — Appeal by National Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and Women (NCW) against such order — Held, NCPCR and NCW have no locus standi to challenge an order granting protection to individuals. India Law Library Docid # 2433637
(907) RANA GOPE Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Appeal against rejection of bail — Appellant not named in FIR — No allegations in victim's statement of introducing her to prostitution or trafficking — Statements of witnesses yet to be completed, but victim's statement already recorded at trial — Appellant made out a case for bail. (Paras 4, 5, 6, 7, India Law Library Docid # 2433638
(908) KUSUMA R.S. Vs. ORUGANTI SIDDARTHA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Transfer of Cases — grounds for — Transfer Petition allowed when respondent did not object to the transfer, indicating no opposition. India Law Library Docid # 2433639
(909) VASVI VIVEK KUMAR MISHRA Vs. RAHUL RAJIV ISSAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Power to transfer cases — Transfer of Marriage Petition from Pune to Raipur — Respondent did not object after being served with notice — Petitioner made out a ground for transfer — Petition allowed. India Law Library Docid # 2433640
(910) MADHURI DEVI Vs. ARJUN DAS @ KARIYA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 19-08-2025 Criminal Procedure — Service of Notice — Respondent in custody — Proper procedure for service of notice on a respondent who is incarcerated is through the Superintendent of the Jail concerned. India Law Library Docid # 2433641
(911) 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
(912) 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
(913) 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
(914) 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
(915) 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
(916) 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
(917) 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
(918) 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
(919) 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
(920) 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