(601) BANGALORE AKHILA Vs. T.J. SUNDEEP[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of cases — Grounds for transfer — Wife seeking transfer of matrimonial case from Chennai to Madanapalle — Grounds cited include need to care for minor daughter and difficulty in defending proceedings due to long distance — Court found grounds sufficient for allowing transfer. India Law Library Docid # 2433748
(602) DEEPALI GAUTAM Vs. RISHABH MISHRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 13-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Section 25 — Transfer of Civil Suit — Transfer of Petition for Divorce — Wife sought transfer of divorce proceedings filed by husband from one Family Court to another — Court found sufficient cause for transfer and allowed the petition — Case records to be transmitted to the transferee court — Husband India Law Library Docid # 2433749
(603) PARADIP PORT AUTHORITY Vs. PARADEEP PHOSPHATES LTD.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 — Sections 48-52, 47-A — Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) — Constitution and functions — Adjudicatory Board under Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 — Appeal to Supreme Court — Expertise of expert bodies in tariff fixation — Need for specialized appellate body. India Law Library Docid # 2428617
(604) KHAJA MOHAIDEEN AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Revision — High Court’s revisional jurisdiction — Scope — Re-appreciation of evidence is not permissible — High Court can only examine glaring errors in the judgment of acquittal. India Law Library Docid # 2428618
(605) A. KARUNANITHI Vs. THE STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) — Demand and acceptance of illegal gratification — Essential elements for conviction — Prosecution must prove both demand and acceptance of bribe through direct or circumstantial evidence — Conviction cannot be sustained without proof of demand and acceptance. India Law Library Docid # 2428620
(606) REJANISH K.V Vs. K. DEEPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 233(2) — Appointment of District Judges — Interpretation of eligibility criteria for direct recruitment from the Bar — Whether judicial officers with prior Bar experience can be appointed against Bar vacancies — This is a substantial question of law requiring consideration by a Constitution Bench. India Law Library Docid # 2428621
(607) YOGESH MADHAV MAKALWAD Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Scheduled Tribes — Caste Claim — Validation — Pre-Independence documents hold greater probative value than post-Independence documents in establishing caste status. India Law Library Docid # 2428622
(608) NAVNEESH AGGARWAL AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Marriage had been solemnised between appellant No.1 and respondent No.2, but owing to differences, respondent No.2 left matrimonial home — Numerous cases filed by both parties — FIR No.67 dated 15.05.2019 registered against appellants under Sections 323, 406, 498-A IPC — Divorce by mutual consent granted on India Law Library Docid # 2428623
(609) MANGE RAM Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 498A and 34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Section 3, 4 — Cruelty by husband or relatives, acts done in furtherance of common intention, penalty for giving or taking dowry, penalty for demanding dowry — Quashing of FIR — Divorce decree obtained by parties — Continuation of criminal proceedings against father-in-law disallowed after divorce — When marital relationship has legally ended, continuing criminal proceedings arising from discord India Law Library Docid # 2428624
(610) ASHDAN PROPERTIES PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS Vs. DSK GLOBAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 61(2) — Appeal to NCLAT — Filing within 30 days — Proviso allows extension of 15 days for sufficient cause — Appeal is defective if not filed with a certified copy of the impugned order and without an application for condonation of delay or exemption from filing the certified India Law Library Docid # 2428625
(611) DASARI ANIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER Vs. THE CHILD WELFARE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 — Sections 3, 36, 37, 38 — Custody of minor children — Adoption — Whether police action of taking custody of children from alleged adoptive parents was illegal and without authority — High Court setting aside Single Judge order, directing Committee to pass orders under Section 37 and competent authority to decide adoption applications — Supreme Court directing return of children to adoptive parents invoking Article 142 of Constitution India Law Library Docid # 2428701
(612) SUNIL SHARMA Vs. M/S HERO FINCORP LIMITED AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 405 — Criminal Breach of Trust — Ingredients — Entrustment of property or dominion over property — Dishonest misappropriation or conversion — Violation of law or contract — Mere debtor-creditor relationship arising from a loan transaction does not constitute criminal breach of trust. A loan advanced by a lender to a borrower, where the borrower has beneficial ownership of India Law Library Docid # 2428936
(613) ALOK KUMAR Vs. THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 161 — Statements — Clubbing of FIRs — Where multiple FIRs are registered against a builder for similar offences related to home buyers, and the builder undertakes to settle claims by depositing money and providing security, this Court can direct clubbing of all FIRs and treat subsequent FIRs as statements under Section 161 CrPC to facilitate a comprehensive India Law Library Docid # 2432123
(614) REETESH KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) — Order 29, Rule 1 — Miscellaneous Applications in Appeals — Examination dispute — Re-evaluation of questions for Revenue Lekhpal post ordered — Previous orders directed High Court to consider objections filed only by a specific date — Applicants' claims for re-evaluation excluded due to procedural issues or late filing — Supreme Court's decision on individual India Law Library Docid # 2433565
(615) BHANU PRAKASH KAMLE @ BABLOO Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of proceedings — High Court order quashed — Appellant sought adjournment due to counsel's unavailability — Appellant also filed a separate petition to quash proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C. — These grounds were erroneously used by High Court to reject the India Law Library Docid # 2433566
(616) M.C. MEHTA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 — Age of vehicles (Diesel 10 years, Petrol 15 years) — Interim direction — No coercive steps to be taken against owners of vehicles on grounds of age. India Law Library Docid # 2433567
(617) KUSUM LATA GOSAIN AGRAWAL Vs. RAHUL AGRAWAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Grounds for Transfer — Care of child and parents, lack of income, and long distance making defence difficult are valid grounds for transferring court proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2433568
(618) FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 152 — Vires under challenge — Notice issued in a related matter by a Bench presided over by the Chief Justice of India. India Law Library Docid # 2433569
(619) MINAXI CHANDULAL SHAH AND OTHERS Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 — Section 13(3) (as amended in 2023) — Constitutionality — Conflicting views of High Courts — Special Leave Petition concerning conflicting judicial opinions on the constitutional validity of the amendment to Section 13(3) of the Act, as amended in 2023 — Supreme Court to examine these divergent views. India Law Library Docid # 2433570
(620) AURELIANO FERNANDES Vs. THE STATE OF GOA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-08-2025 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 — Section 4, Section 2(o), Section 2(p) — Implementation of Act — Survey for Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) — Court directed survey to ascertain constitution of ICC in private organizations — Chief Labour Commissioner of each State to ensure collection of data by Labour Commissioner or equivalent officer in India Law Library Docid # 2433571