(581) STUTI JOHRI @ CHARU AND OTHERS Vs. MANORMA SRIVASTAVA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Section 12 — Transfer of cases — Prayer for transfer of a complaint from one court to another — Similar previous attempt by the other party to transfer the same complaint failed on grounds of distance — Court declined to entertain the current transfer petition, applying the same analogy and India Law Library Docid # 2433655
(582) KOMMINENI SRINIVASA RAO Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Interim order — Journalist hosting a TV show — Defamatory statement by a panelist — Petitioner not making the statement — Petitioner's journalistic participation in a live TV show protected — Right to freedom of speech — Bail granted on interim order made India Law Library Docid # 2433656
(583) ALL INDIA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 — Notification — No Stay Order — Rules have the character of applicable law unless stayed by the Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433657
(584) KOMAL KAUR Vs. SUKHDEEP SINGH GAMBHIR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of proceedings — Wife seeking transfer of matrimonial case from Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh — Respondent refusing to accept notice, service deemed complete — Court considered grounds in transfer petition and allowed the transfer — Records to be transferred to transferee court India Law Library Docid # 2433658
(585) SUMAN KATHAYAT Vs. MAHENDRA SINGH AITHANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Power of transfer — Petition filed by wife seeking transfer of matrimonial case from Bageshwar, Uttarakhand to Saket, Delhi — Respondent served but no representation — Court heard petitioner’s counsel and perused material — Found a case made out for transfer — Petition allowed, India Law Library Docid # 2433659
(586) ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND OTHERS Vs. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 14-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petition (Civil) — Public Interest Litigation — Election Commission of India — Interim Measures — Voter Lists — Non-inclusion of voters — Display of lists and reasons for non-inclusion — Publicity — Summons to aggrieved persons — Compliance report. India Law Library Docid # 2433660
(587) KAMAL GUPTA AND ANOTHER Vs. M/S L.R. BUILDERS PVT. LTD AND ANR. ETC[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 11(6) — Appointment of Arbitrator — Non-signatory — Once proceedings under Section 11(6) are disposed of with appointment of arbitrator, Court becomes functus officio and cannot entertain fresh applications seeking permission for non-signatories to remain present in arbitration proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2428703
(588) ASHOK DHANKAD Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Discretionary Remedy — Balancing Personal Liberty and Societal Interests — Seriousness of Offence — Integrity of Investigation and Trial — Order granting bail must be based on calibrated assessment of nature of charge, strength of prima facie case, likelihood of absconding or tampering with evidence/witnesses, and ensuring trial proceeds without obstruction. India Law Library Docid # 2428704
(589) MINI Vs. CBI/SPE COCHIN[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) — Demand for bribe — Proof — Accused, a Lower Division Clerk in Passport Office, charged with demanding and accepting bribe for expediting passport application — Complainant, though initially supported prosecution, later turned hostile regarding demand — Trial Court convicted accused based on complaint and recovery of tainted money — High Court upheld conviction — Supreme Court noted complainant’s statement that he was India Law Library Docid # 2428716
(590) SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Vs. ISMAT AHMED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 - Section 7(1) and 7(2) - Deposit of rent and filing of application for determination - Mandatory compliance - Limitation Act, 1963 - Applicability restricted by WBPT Act provisions - Condonation of delay not permissible for initial deposit and filing. India Law Library Docid # 2428717
(591) AJIT KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Cancellation by High Court — Supreme Court set aside cancellation order and restored anticipatory bail granted by Sessions Court irrespective of completed investigation and filed charge-sheet, citing peculiar facts and circumstances. India Law Library Docid # 2432126
(592) NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 National Green Tribunal (NGT) — Compliance of Directions — Supreme Court requires verification of status reports on compliance by environmental agencies. India Law Library Docid # 2433580
(593) HARSHITA HARIYANI Vs. LOKESH LALLA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer Petition — Transfer of Family Court Cases — Supreme Court has the power to transfer family court cases from one state to another in the interest of justice when a respondent fails to appear before the court despite being served. India Law Library Docid # 2433581
(594) JYOTI THAKUR Vs. BALRAJ SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Transfer of proceedings — Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 25 — Interest of justice — Transfer petition allowed as respondent chose not to appear and was set ex-parte — Proceedings in a pending family court case stayed earlier, indicating respondent's awareness of the petition — Transfer ordered to facilitate justice. India Law Library Docid # 2433741
(595) VIRENDRA SINGH NAGAR Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Special Investigation Team (SIT) Report — Compensation paid to landowners was found to be excessive in some cases, with specific officers identified as responsible for exorbitant payments. Collusion between beneficiaries and NOIDA officials requires further examination of financial and asset details of officers and their family members, necessitating the involvement of specialized agencies. NOIDA's functioning was found to India Law Library Docid # 2433742
(596) MANAGEMENT OF KATRAS AREA OF M/S BHARAT COKING COAL LIMITED, DHANBAD Vs. WORKMAN-SHAHDEO DAS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Service Law — Date of Birth — Correction of — Belated Claim — Maintainability — Where the workman sought correction of his date of birth after 25 years of service, on the basis of a Transfer/School Leaving Certificate issued in 2015, the Supreme Court held that such claim cannot be entertained at the fag end of service — The employee had himself declared his age as 30 years at the time of joining in 1990 and signed the service book in 1992. His dependants’ ages recorded therein (wife aged 24 yea India Law Library Docid # 2433743
(597) DR. DASOJU SRAVAN KUMAR Vs. SECRETARY TO HER EXCELLENCY, THE HONBLE GOVERNOR, STATE OF TELANGANA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Civil Procedure — Stay Order Interpretation — Stay on High Court judgment adverse to appellants does not extend benefits to respondents who did not appeal against the High Court judgment. India Law Library Docid # 2433744
(598) S. HEMALATHA Vs. B. SATHISH BABU[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Transfer Petition (Civil) — Grounds for transfer — Respondent failed to appear despite being served and aware of the proceedings. — Transfer petition allowed in the interest of justice. India Law Library Docid # 2433745
(599) SEEMA AGARWAL Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — Re-investigation — Court permits re-investigation due to inadequate investigation, grave lapses, and deficiencies by investigating and supervising authorities — Show-cause notices issued to concerned officers — State assured to revisit all aspects for statutory compliance and enforcement of safeguards for public facilities. India Law Library Docid # 2433746
(600) GURIA SWAYAM SEVI SANSTHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Missing Children Data — States’ Non-Compliance — Court directs Union of India to issue strong reminders to non-compliant States and Union Territories to submit data on missing children for compilation and presentation to the Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433747