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(1) M/S. KKK HYDRO POWER LIMITED Vs. HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-08-2025
Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 86(1)(B) — Regulation of Electricity Purchase — Price Determination — Price Agreements for Purchase of Electricity necessarily require review and approval of State Commission — Not a matter of Private Negotiation.
India Law Library Docid # 2432055

(2) STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS Vs. EX. C. SATPAL SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-08-2025
Disciplinary Proceedings - Dismissal from Service — Unauthorized Absence — Departmental Inquiry — Show Cause Notice — Past Conduct — Rule 16. 2(1) Punjab Police Rules, 1934 — Respondent, a Constable, was dismissed from service for unauthorized absence — A departmental inquiry was conducted, and a chargesheet was issued — The respondent was given an opportunity to cross —
India Law Library Docid # 2432056

(3) SMT. BHAGWATI DEVI Vs. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-08-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 498-A — Cruelty by husband or relatives of husband — Dowry demand — Conviction based solely on uncorroborated statements of interested witnesses with no independent or medical evidence to prove cruelty or dowry demand — Complaint did not mention dowry demand by appellant — Wife’s family witnesses gave contradictory statements and admitted no dowry demand at the
India Law Library Docid # 2432057

(4) CONST. AMAR SINGH Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-08-2025
Disciplinary Proceedings — Charges — Proof — Constable found 12 kms from camp when permitted to visit hospital — Detained by civilians due to unwarranted activities affecting reputation of Force — Charge of leaving camp without permission not proved, but being found at distant residential colony instead of hospital and subsequent detention sufficiently proved conduct unbecoming of member of Armed
India Law Library Docid # 2432058

(5) M/S. TARACHAND LOGISTIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 29-08-2025
Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1963 — Section 3 — Levy of tax — Requirement of motor vehicle being used or kept for use in a ‘public place’ — ‘Public place’ defined under Section 2(34) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as a road, street, way or other place to which public has a right of access — Visakhapatnam Steel Plant premises, being a restricted area with controlled access, not a public place
India Law Library Docid # 2432059

(6) VIJAY KRISHNASWAMI @ KRISHNASWAMI VIJAYAKUMAR Vs. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX (INVESTIGATION)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-08-2025
Income Tax Act, 1961 — Section 276C(1) — Wilful attempt to evade tax — Prosecution for wilful attempt to evade tax requires proof of mens rea — Settlement Commission granted immunity from penalty after full disclosure, finding no suppression of facts or wilful evasion — Continuation of prosecution despite
India Law Library Docid # 2432050

(7) THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND ANOTHER Vs. SAMUDRA DEBBARMA AND OTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 309 — Tripura Civil Service Rules, 1967 and Tripura Police Service Rules — Recruitment Rules framed under Article 309 have statutory force — Executive instructions (New Recruitment Policy) cannot override statutory rules unless rules are amended — Cancellation of a recruitment process at an advanced stage (after main examination) based on an executive policy
India Law Library Docid # 2432051

(8) IN RE: MEPUNG TADAR BAGE, MEMBER, ARUNACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 317 — Removal of Member of Public Service Commission — Refers to President's power to remove Chairman or Member on grounds of misbehaviour, after Supreme Court inquiry and report — Misbehaviour not defined in Constitution, requires broad interpretation based on precedent and context, going beyond mere misconduct to include acts eroding public faith in the
India Law Library Docid # 2432052

(9) THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS Vs. ARUNABHA SAHA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-08-2025
Boilers Act, 1923 — Sections 2(c), 28, 28A, 29 — Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector and Inspector (Qualification and Experience) Rules, 2012; Recruitment Rules, 2013 — Recruitment for Inspector of Boilers — Cancellation of ongoing recruitment process due to new recruitment policy framing weightage for interview — Held, new policy, being an executive instruction, cannot override statutory rules
India Law Library Docid # 2432053

(10) PARTHA DAS AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 28-08-2025
Tripura State Rifles Act, 1983 and Tripura State Rifles (Recruitment) Rules, 1984 — Recruitment of Enrolled Followers — Cancellation of ongoing recruitment process midway due to a new policy decision — Held, executive instructions cannot override statutory rules or the Act — Cancellation of recruitment process under executive instructions without amending the Act and Rules is arbitrary and illegal — New
India Law Library Docid # 2432054

(11) DOGIPARTHI VENKATA SATISH AND ANOTHER Vs. PILLA DURGA PRASAD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-08-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 7 Rule 11 — Rejection of plaint — Cause of action— Amendment of plaint — Substitution of proprietor for proprietorship concern — Held, a proprietorship concern is not a juristic person but a trade name for an individual business. The proprietor is the real party in interest. Substituting the proprietor for the proprietorship concern does not negate the cause of action,
India Law Library Docid # 2429056

(12) M/S EDELWEISS ASSET RECONSTRUCTION LIMITED Vs. REGIONAL PF COMMISSIONER II AND RECOVERY OFFICER, RO BENGALURU (KORAMANGALA) AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-08-2025
Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 — Section 11(2) — Priority of payment of dues — Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has a first charge on the assets of an establishment for its dues.
India Law Library Docid # 2429057

(13) PUTAI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-08-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 302, 376(2)(g), 201 – Conviction and sentence for rape and murder – Appeal against – Circumstantial evidence – Prosecution failed to establish complete chain of incriminating circumstances beyond reasonable doubt – Testimony of prosecution witnesses contained contradictions and improbabilities – Suspicious conduct of accused attributed as improvement – Reliance on DNA reports
India Law Library Docid # 2429058

(14) SANTOSH SAHADEV KHAJNEKAR Vs. THE STATE OF GOA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-08-2025
Goa Children’s Act, 2003 — Section 8(2) and Section 2(m) — Child Abuse — Conviction unsustainable — Accused allegedly casually hit injured child with own son’s school bag — No evidence of deliberate maltreatment, cruelty, exploitation or ill-treatment intended to cause harm — Act exceeded mere incidental quarrel — Medical examination could not rule out possibility of injury from fall — High Court
India Law Library Docid # 2429059

(15) GPE (INDIA) LTD AND OTHERS Vs. TWARIT CONSULTANCY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 26-08-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 47 and 49 — Enforcement of Foreign Award — High Court found no grounds to refuse recognition of the award and held it enforceable, subject to RBI approval — Supreme Court agreed with this conclusion and directed execution proceedings to proceed
India Law Library Docid # 2432124

(16) CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD. (CESC) Vs. SAISUDHIR ENERGY (CHITRADURGA) PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Contract Law — Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) — Obligations of Developer and Distribution Licensee — Timelines and Conditions Precedent — Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) — Force Majeure — Interpretation of Contractual Clauses.
India Law Library Docid # 2429050

(17) GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG Vs. M/S. SHREE GANESH METALS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 45 — Reference to arbitration — Existence of arbitration agreement — Contract not signed by one party — Parties acted upon the contract, including lifting goods and issuing Letters of Credit — Emails confirming terms and modifications — Held, agreement to arbitrate is inferred from conduct and electronic communications, even without signatures — Mere failure
India Law Library Docid # 2429051

(18) CHOWDAMMA (D) BY LR AND ANOTHER Vs. VENKATAPPA (D) BY LRS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 50 — Opinion on relationship, when relevant — Testimony of a witness with special means of knowledge of the relationship, including opinion expressed by conduct, is relevant — Witness resided in the same village, had long-standing familiarity, and spoke from personal observation, thus satisfying the requirement of special means of knowledge. (Paras 20, 21, 25,
India Law Library Docid # 2429052

(19) RAVINDRA PRATAP SHAHI Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Criminal Procedure — Delay in Judgment Pronouncement — Supreme Court directs High Courts to adhere to existing guidelines for timely pronouncement of reserved judgments and reiterates specific directions for cases where judgment is not delivered within three months of being reserved, including placing the matter before the Chief Justice for reassignment if not pronounced within two weeks thereafter.
India Law Library Docid # 2429053

(20) SRI R RAGHU Vs. SRI G M KRISHNA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 25-08-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21 Rule 90 & Section 47 — Setting aside of sale — Application for — Delay — HC correctly held that application to set aside sale was barred by limitation as it was filed almost two years three months after the sale, and Section 5 of Limitation Act does not apply to proceedings under Order
India Law Library Docid # 2429054