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(441) MAHENDRA VISHWANATH KAWCHALE AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 376DA — Constitutional validity — Challenge to mandatory life imprisonment for gang rape of minor women — Petitioners argued that Section 376DA, by mandating life imprisonment without discretion for alternative punishments, violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution due to its rigidity and arbitrary nature.
India Law Library Docid # 2433429

(442) RAJAN Vs. THE STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence — Trial court can summon additional accused during trial if evidence emerges against them.
India Law Library Docid # 2433452

(443) AP SRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Quashing of inquiry proceedings — Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) — Inquiry initiated under Section 26 RERA Act read with Rule 35 MP RERA Rules stayed by Supreme Court — High Court decides to drop inquiry and recall notice — Petition disposed of as infructuous.
India Law Library Docid # 2433453

(444) THE CANARA BANK AND OTHERS Vs. M MICHAEL RAJ[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 47 Rule 1 — Review — Subsequent judgment — Prohibition — A review petition cannot be filed solely on the basis that a subsequent judgment in another case favors the review petitioner, especially when it alters a legal proposition upon which the original judgment was based.
India Law Library Docid # 2433454

(445) COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA Vs. MONSANTO HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Competition Commission of India (CCI) — Powers and jurisdiction — Quashing of proceedings — Settlement between parties — High Court judgment quashing CCI proceedings due to settlement between informant and respondent, stating CCI lacks power once settlement is reached — Supreme Court upholds High Court's decision based on the specific facts, noting original complainants have no further issues —
India Law Library Docid # 2433455

(446) G. SATYANARAYANA @ GOURI SATYA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 — Section 2(1)(ea) — Heritage Buildings — Master Plan 2031 for Mysore-Nanjangud Local Planning Area designated Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building as heritage structures — This designation signifies their importance and subjects them to stringent development controls, requiring restoration rather than demolition or reconstruction, due to their cultural, historic, and architectural values.
India Law Library Docid # 2433456

(447) OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. Vs. M/S G & T BECKFIELD DRILLING SERVICES PVT. LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 31(7)(a) — Interest on award — Power of arbitral tribunal to award interest pendente lite is subject to the agreement between the parties — A mere clause barring interest on delayed payment does not automatically bar pendente lite interest — Such a bar must be explicit or established
India Law Library Docid # 2432202

(448) MRS. SHAILJA KRISHNA Vs. SATORI GLOBAL LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Companies Act, 1956 / 2013 — Sections 397, 398, 242 — Oppression and Mismanagement — NCLT jurisdiction — NCLT has jurisdiction to decide all matters incidental or integral to a complaint of oppression and mismanagement, including validity of gift deeds, unless specifically barred by statute
India Law Library Docid # 2432203

(449) SHREE NAGANI SILK MILLS PVT. LTD Vs. L.D. INDUSTRIES LTD. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) — Section 22, 22A — Proceedings under Section 138 N.I. Act against a sick company — No absolute bar — Restraint order under Section 22A does not automatically quash proceedings — Case-specific examination required based on nature of order and facts, especially regarding
India Law Library Docid # 2432204

(450) MANOJ DHANKAR Vs. NEEHARIKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 02-09-2025
Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Section 25 — Custody of minor — Best Interest of Child — In cases of matrimonial and custody disputes, the primary consideration for the court is the emotional, mental, and physical well-being of the child, not the fault of the parents — The child should grow up in a secure, loved, and
India Law Library Docid # 2432209

(451) THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS ETC. Vs. KALLURI NAGA NARASIMHA ABHIRAM AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 371D — Presidential Order dated 01.07.1974 under — Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations of Admissions) Order, 1974 — ‘Local Candidate’ definition — State legislation for preferential admission — Legislative competence — Article 246, Seventh Schedule, List III, Entry 25 — Ordinance/Rules need to trace legislative competence to
India Law Library Docid # 2432163

(452) M/S. TRIVENI ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES LTD. Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — Sections 14, 15, 19(1) — Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Sections 21, 22, 24 — Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Sections 7, 8 — Violation of Principles of Natural Justice — Non-Impleadment of Party — Adherence to Statutory Procedure — Adverse orders passed without impleading affected party and without affording opportunity of hearing are
India Law Library Docid # 2432175

(453) SUSHIL KUMAR TIWARI Vs. HARE RAM SAH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 223 — Joint trial of persons accused of different offences — High Court set aside conviction solely on the ground of violation of Section 223 Cr.P.C. without considering prejudice or failure of justice — Supreme Court held that mere non-compliance of Section 223 Cr.P.C. does not automatically vitiate the trial — Prejudice or failure of justice must be proven from
India Law Library Docid # 2432176

(454) RAMESH CHAND (D) THR. LRS. Vs. SURESH CHAND AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Section 54 — Sale — Transfer of immovable property — For a valid sale of immovable property exceeding Rs. 100 in value, a registered instrument (sale deed) is mandatory — An agreement for sale does not create any interest or charge on the property and does not confer title, it merely creates a right to obtain a registered sale deed — Possession delivered under an
India Law Library Docid # 2432177

(455) ANJUMAN ISHAAT-E-TALEEM TRUST Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) — Applicability to minority educational institutions — Constitutional validity — Interpretation of Article 21A and Article 30(1) of the Constitution — Harmonious construction required — RTE Act aims at universal elementary education, a fundamental right — Minority rights under Article 30(1) are not absolute and are subject to reasonable regulation in the interest of education and national goals —
India Law Library Docid # 2432450

(456) STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. AJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Indian Succession Act, 1925 — Section 63 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 68 — Will validity — Probate — High Court upheld the validity of a Will and granted probate, finding compliance with statutory requirements — State of Rajasthan sought to challenge this based on escheat, but its locus standi was questioned.
India Law Library Docid # 2432760

(457) BUDHESWAR KARMAKAR Vs. STATE OF ASSAM[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Murder — Conviction — Appeal — Defence plea of provocation — Victim attempting to outrage modesty of accused’s wife — Accused's assertion that death occurred from a fall — Medical evidence confirming head injuries caused death — Eyewitness accounts of blows with a lathi — Absence of blood stains on seized weapon and lack of forensic analysis weaken prosecution case. (Paras 3,
India Law Library Docid # 2433531

(458) SHANKAR MAHTO Vs. STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 — Directions sought by Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) — Focus on streamlining the process of transmitting case files and documents between various legal aid committees and jail authorities to the SCLSC.
India Law Library Docid # 2433533

(459) TARUN SHARMA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 374(2) and Section 311 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 302 — Appeal against conviction and sentence for murder — High Court hearing appeal on the same day as appointment of amicus curiae without sufficient time for preparation, consultation, or perusal of records — Conviction and sentence set aside due to lack of fair hearing and effective representation — Supreme Court remands for fresh hearing, but considering long incarceration, decides on merits.
India Law Library Docid # 2433457

(460) GEORGEKUTTY CHACKO Vs. M.N SAJI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 01-09-2025
Promissory Note — Validity of Amount — Held that once a promissory note is accepted and acknowledged by both parties and the courts, the amount clearly specified therein cannot be unilaterally reduced.
India Law Library Docid # 2433458