(541) ABC CHILD IN CONFLICT WITH LAW Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Section 12 — Bail to a child in conflict with law — Held, child in conflict with law shall be released on bail, if not found to be a threat to society or himself. India Law Library Docid # 2434446
(542) BASANT KUMAR ALIAS VASANT KUMAR UDAPURE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory bail — Petitioner arguing implication without cogent material and no need for custodial interrogation — Court issuing notice and granting interim anticipatory bail on India Law Library Docid # 2434457
(543) PURANMAL GUPTA Vs. SUMITRA BAI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Jurisdiction — High Court — Ad-interim order in Second Appeal — High Court cannot pass an ad-interim order in a Second Appeal without first formulating a substantial question of law. India Law Library Docid # 2434460
(544) RAMANLAL LILACHAND SHAH Vs. GUJARAT INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 21, Rule 37 — Execution of decree — Civil prison — Where a decree-holder applied for execution of a money decree, the court can order the judgment debtor to be detained in civil prison for a period of 45 days, subject to deposit of subsistence allowance. India Law Library Docid # 2434466
(545) RAKESHKUMAR JAYANTIBHAI SHUKLA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Interim Relief — Protection from coercive steps — Court granted interim relief to the petitioner, directing that no coercive steps shall be taken against him in connection with a registered FIR, subject to his cooperation in the investigation. India Law Library Docid # 2434471
(546) STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER Vs. RATNESH SAXENA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Service Law — Retiral Benefits — Interest on Arrears — High Court awarded 8% interest on arrears of retiral benefits — Supreme Court directed release of interest amount within four weeks, while granting liberty to petitioners to object to interest in cases of inordinate delay by retiree in approaching the court. India Law Library Docid # 2434472
(547) VIRAJ KRISHNA KAD Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Bail — Grant of bail — Supreme Court directed release of appellant on bail subject to conditions similar to co-accused — High Court had previously dismissed appellant's bail application citing criminal antecedents and recovery of an axe, while granting bail to co-accused — Supreme Court, after considering the matter, found reason to release appellant on bail India Law Library Docid # 2434337
(548) STANISLAS Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 457 and 380 — Bail granted by JMFC — Furnishing of a fake surety with a photograph of a deceased person identified by a third party — Subsequent registration of case for forgery and other offenses against accused, surety and identifier. India Law Library Docid # 2434341
(549) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U.P. LUCKNOW AND OTHERS Vs. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 226 and 32 — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Investigation — Power to direct CBI investigation is extraordinary and must be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and in exceptional situations, not as a routine measure or merely on allegations. India Law Library Docid # 2434059
(550) ZOHARBEE AND ANOTHER Vs. IMAM KHAN (D) THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Sections 54, 55 — Agreement to Sell vs. Sale Deed — An agreement to sell by itself does not create any interest or charge on the property. Ownership passes only upon execution of a conveyance (sale deed). An agreement to sell, even with possession, is not a conveyance and does not confer title or transfer interest, except for the limited right under Section 53-A for protection against the transferor. India Law Library Docid # 2434010
(551) LEELAVATHI N. AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Administrative Law — Alternate Remedy — High Court should not entertain writ petitions when an effective alternative remedy is available under law, like before a Tribunal. India Law Library Docid # 2434011
(552) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U.P. LUCKNOW AND OTHERS Vs. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-10-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3) — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) — Power to direct CBI investigation — Such power must be exercised sparingly, cautiously, and only in exceptional situations to ensure credibility and confidence in investigations, or where the incident has national/international ramifications, or to do complete justice — Routine directions based on mere allegations or subjective lack of confidence in local India Law Library Docid # 2434012
(553) KARAM SINGH Vs. AMARJIT SINGH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 7 Rule 11(d) — Rejection of plaint — Suit barred by law — Court can only consider averments in the plaint to determine if the suit is barred by law, not the defense — The issue of limitation, especially when it is a mixed question of law and fact, cannot be a ground for rejecting the plaint at the threshold under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC. India Law Library Docid # 2434005
(554) MANORMA SINHA AND ANOTHER Vs. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Calculation — Inclusions in calculation of loss of dependency — Allowances and perks beneficial to the family should be included when calculating income, irrespective of taxability — Exclusion of allowances by High Court as per pay slip was an error — Tribunal's calculation of monthly income including allowances was correct. India Law Library Docid # 2434006
(555) PRADYUMNA MUKUND KOKIL Vs. NASHIK MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act), Section 127 — Lapsed reservation — Land initially reserved for public purposes but not acquired within stipulated period under MRTP Act — Reservation lapses, giving original owner right to seek development or re-acquisition. India Law Library Docid # 2434007
(556) THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Vs. SUBIT KUMAR DAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Service Law — Recruitment Rules — Absorption of waitlisted candidate — A waitlisted candidate does not have a vested right to be appointed. The right to consideration arises only if a selected candidate does not join. The waitlist has a limited operational period and cannot extend indefinitely, especially after a fresh recruitment process has begun. India Law Library Docid # 2434008
(557) JASBIR SHARMA @ JASVBEER SHARMA Vs. PRAVEEN KAUSHIK[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of cases — Convenience of parties — Wife sought transfer of divorce proceedings from Uttar Pradesh to Punjab due to distance and inconvenience — Court found geographical distance of 369 kms created significant inconvenience for the petitioner and granted India Law Library Docid # 2434261
(558) THE STATE OF HARYANA ETC ETC Vs. GURDEEP SINGH (DEAD) THR LRS AND ANR ETC ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order XLI — Appeals from original decrees — The judgment and order dated 05-08-2015 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in various Regular First Appeals (RFAs) are under challenge. The Special Leave Petition (Civil) arose from these appeals. The matter has been listed for further hearing on 04.12.2025. India Law Library Docid # 2434266
(559) TARKESHWAR PANDEY @ TADAK PANDEY Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302/120-B/34 — Arms Act, 1959 — Section 27 — Bail Application — Appellant incarcerated for over three years — Appellant has no prior criminal record — Co-accused granted bail — Continued detention of appellant not necessary — Bail granted. India Law Library Docid # 2434278
(560) BAL @ BALASAHEB JAGANNATH BOTHE Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-10-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Bail — Grant of bail — Appellant seeking bail in connection with FIR registered for offences under Sections 302, 120B, and 212 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — High Court's earlier order stating that appellant shall be entitled to bail if trial not concluded by India Law Library Docid # 2434282