(1) TAMILAGA VETTRI KAZHAGAM Vs. P.H. DINESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 32 & 226 — Power to direct CBI investigation — Extraordinary power to be exercised sparingly and cautiously in exceptional situations to provide credibility and confidence in investigation, or where incident has national/international ramifications, or for complete justice and enforcing fundamental rights. India Law Library Docid # 2433901
(2) RAHUL AGARWAL Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section not specified, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 349 — Voice Sample — Collection of voice sample for investigation — High Court set aside Magistrate's order allowing collection of voice sample, citing pendency of reference to a Larger Bench — India Law Library Docid # 2433902
(3) THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS Vs. M/S SANTI CERAMICS PVT. LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-10-2025 Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 5-A — Objections — Restoration of land — Supreme Court judgment in Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of West Bengal — Relief of restoration of acquired land was intended for vulnerable agricultural communities, not commercial entities — Respondent No. 1, a private limited company, engaged in manufacturing, could not claim parity with cultivators — Company had capacity to India Law Library Docid # 2433903
(4) S.K. JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Army Act, 1950 — Sections 63 and 69 — Possession of ammunition — Substitution of conviction — Tribunal can substitute conviction from a civil offence (Section 69) to an act prejudicial to good order and discipline (Section 63) if evidence supports the latter and the original court-martial could have lawfully found the accused guilty of the substituted offence. India Law Library Docid # 2433771
(5) G. PRASAD RAGHAVAN Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 10-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) —Sections 420, 406, 294(b), 506(i) read with Section 34 — Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Obscene acts and songs, Criminal Intimidation — Discharge — Appellant was a minor at the time of the primary transaction of sale agreement and payment of money — No allegations that the appellant made any representation or induced the informant — Subsequent purchase India Law Library Docid # 2433904
(6) RAVI ORAON Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Service Law — Appointment of Teachers — Eligibility Criteria — Marks in Intermediate Examination — Relaxation for Scheduled Tribe candidates — Calculation of percentage of marks must include marks from vocational subjects unless barred by law. India Law Library Docid # 2433688
(7) HANSRAJ Vs. STATE OF U.P.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 — Section 7-A — Claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage, even after final disposal of the case. If found to be a juvenile, the court shall forward the person to the Board, and any sentence passed shall be deemed to have no effect — This provision applies retrospectively. India Law Library Docid # 2433689
(8) SANKAR PADAM THAPA Vs. VIJAYKUMAR DINESHCHANDRA AGARWAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 and 141 — Dishonour of Cheque — Complaint against Chairman/Trustee of a Trust without impleading the Trust as an accused — Maintainability — Held, a complaint under Section 138 of the NI Act is maintainable against a Trustee who has signed the cheque on behalf of the Trust, even if the Trust itself is not made an accused — The Trust does not possess independent legal status to sue or be sued. India Law Library Docid # 2433690
(9) VIJAYA KUMARI S AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 — Section 4(iii)(c)(I) — Age-restriction for intending couples — Retrospective application — Intending couples who commenced surrogacy procedures (including embryo creation and freezing) before the Act's commencement date (25.01.2022) are not subject to the age-restrictions under Section 4(iii)(c)(I). The Act, unless expressly or by necessary implication made retrospective, India Law Library Docid # 2433691
(10) REJANISH K.V. Vs. K. DEEPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 233(2) — Appointment of District Judges — Eligibility for in-service candidates — Clause (2) not prescribing qualifications for those already in judicial service — Such candidates not barred from direct recruitment — Interpretation to the contrary renders first part of Clause (2) redundant. India Law Library Docid # 2433692
(11) THE COMMISSIONER TRADE AND TAX DELHI Vs. M/S SHANTI KIRAN INDIA (P) LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 — Section 9(2)(g) — Input Tax Credit (ITC) — Bona fide purchaser dealer paying tax to registered seller dealer — Seller dealer defaulting in depositing tax with government — High Court's interpretation of Section 9(2)(g) — Court reading down the provision to protect bona fide purchasers — India Law Library Docid # 2433693
(12) VIVEK YADAV Vs. AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA CHAIRMAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Recruitment Regulations — Manager (E-3) — Qualifications — Prescribed qualifications for Manager (E-3) include First Class MBA/B.Tech./B.E. or professional degree with relevant experience. For Manager (A.T.C.), specific engineering degrees in Electronics/Tele-communications/Radio Engineering/Electrical with specialization in Electronics or M.Sc. with specific India Law Library Docid # 2433694
(13) COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTION) LUCKNOW Vs. M/S. KHURJA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 09-10-2025 Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 260A — Appeals to High Court — Charitable Purpose Registration — High Court dismissed revenue's appeals, stating issues were covered by earlier decisions, but failed to examine facts against the law. Supreme Court found impugned orders lacked factual elaboration and remanded for India Law Library Docid # 2433695
(14) M/S GODWIN CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER, MEERUT DIVISION & ANR.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Stamp Act, 1899 — Schedule 1-B, Article 40 & 57 — "Security Bond cum Mortgage Deed" — Stamp Duty — "Security Bond or Mortgage Deed" — Instrument's substance, not nomenclature, determines stamp duty — Court must ascertain true legal character of instrument by examining operative recitals and clauses — Definition of Mortgage Deed (Section 2(17)) — Instrument transferring India Law Library Docid # 2433662
(15) MAHAVEER Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Electricity Act, 1910 — Sections 39 and 44 — Theft of energy and interference with meters — Prosecution's case based on alleged tampering of meter box with holes leading to reduced meter readings — Evidence from prosecution witnesses found to be based on estimation, presumption, approximation or possibilities, not on concrete proof — Lack of direct evidence showing accused tampering with the meter box or India Law Library Docid # 2433663
(16) M/S ANVITA AUTO TECH WORKS PVT. LTD. Vs. M/S AROUSH MOTORS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 8 Rule 1 — Limitation for filing Written Statement in Commercial Suits — Extension of time due to COVID-19 pandemic — Supreme Court’s suo motu order excluded period from 15.03.2020 to 28.02.2022 for computing limitation — Even if statutory period of 120 days expired, if it fell within the excluded period, defendant should be allowed to file Written India Law Library Docid # 2433664
(17) RAJNI AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Railways Act, 1989 — Section 124-A — "No-fault" liability for untoward incidents — Compensation is payable if the victim is a "passenger" — Explanation (ii) to Section 124-A defines "passenger" to include a person who has purchased a valid ticket — Mere non-recovery of a ticket from the victim is not fatal if a credible prima facie case is established — Burden then shifts to the Railways to disprove India Law Library Docid # 2433665
(18) CHENNAI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. DR. KAMALA SELVARAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Town and Country Planning — Open Space Reservation (OSR) charges — Exemption — Plot size below 3000 square metres — Held exempt from OSR charges. India Law Library Docid # 2433666
(19) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. PARMESHWAR RAMLAL JOSHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (Corresponding to Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528) — Inherent power of High Court — Recall or review of own judgment — Criminal courts do not have the power to recall or review their own judgments, except for correcting clerical errors under Section 362 CrPC (Section 403 BNSS) — Invoking inherent powers to bypass India Law Library Docid # 2433667
(20) HIND SAMACHAR LTD. (DELHI UNIT) Vs. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 149(2) — Insurance — Liability of insurer — "Pay and recover" directions — Fake driving licence — For insurer to avoid liability, it must prove not only that the driver's licence was fake, but also that the owner (insured) deliberately breached the policy by entrusting the vehicle to such a driver. India Law Library Docid # 2433668