(641) MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THAKUR SHREE BANKEY BIHARI JI MAHARAJ TEMPLE AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Petitions challenging the Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance) — Held, no valid ground to entertain challenge directly before Supreme Court — Affected persons have equally efficacious remedy under Article 226 before the High Court — Supreme Court declined to entertain writ petitions and relegated affected persons to India Law Library Docid # 2432119
(642) STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS Vs. SHANKAR BARANWAL[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 — Section 58 — Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021 — Rules 12A, 12B — Validity — Supreme Court issued notice to consider the question of validity of Section 58 of the Act read with Rules 12A and 12B of the Rules. India Law Library Docid # 2433642
(643) AADI SRINIVAS Vs. RAMESH CHENNAMANENI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Supreme Court of India - Civil Appellate Jurisdiction - Civil Appeal - Delay Condoned - Appeal disposed of - No grounds to interfere with High Court's order - Liberty granted to appellant for appropriate remedy regarding Central Government's decision on respondent's German citizenship. India Law Library Docid # 2433643
(644) BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD. (A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENTERPRISES) AND OTHERS Vs. PAVAN THAKUR[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Cost Recovery — Officer liability — A petitioner company can be granted liberty to recover exemplary costs imposed for a frivolous petition from the officer(s) whose advice led to the filing of such a petition. India Law Library Docid # 2433644
(645) JALAGAM VENKAT RAO Vs. KUNAMNENI SAMBASIVA RAO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Section 81 read with Section 123(2) — Corrupt practice — Allegation of non-disclosure of spouse's name in Form 26 and notarisation by an incompetent person — High Court found that marital status, PAN, income, and assets/liabilities were disclosed, and lack of specific spouse column was insignificant — Notary's application for renewal was pending and allowed India Law Library Docid # 2433645
(646) RAMESH M. GANDHI Vs. A. SENDILKUMAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 409, 420, 465, 468 — Compounding of offences — Criminal Appeal arising from conviction for offences including Section 420 IPC — While Section 420 IPC is compoundable with court's leave, Sections 409, 465, and 468 IPC are non-compoundable — Supreme Court can quash proceedings for non-compoundable offences under Article 142 of the Constitution where parties have India Law Library Docid # 2433646
(647) RENU VIPIN SHARMA Vs. VIPIN SHARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 142 — Powers of Supreme Court — Dissolution of marriage — Parties reached settlement through mediation, jointly praying for divorce decree under Article 142 — Settlement included financial settlement, return of jewellery, and relinquishment of property claims — Marriage irretrievably broken India Law Library Docid # 2433647
(648) VENKATADASARIGARI RAMANJANEYA REDDY Vs. USHARANI C. REDDY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Contempt of Court — Non-compliance of settlement — Court notes that a settlement agreement entered into before a Mediation Centre and accepted by the Court has not been complied with, leading to pending contempt proceedings. India Law Library Docid # 2433648
(649) RAJKUMAR SONKAR Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 439 — Grant of Bail — Appellant fully cooperated with investigation, did not threaten witnesses, and did not influence investigation, hence allowed appeals and confirmed earlier bail order. India Law Library Docid # 2433649
(650) HITESH NAGJIBHAI PATEL Vs. BABABHAI NAGJIBHAI RABARI AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Accident Claims — Compensation — Minor victim — Loss of income calculation must consider minimum wages for skilled workman, not treat child as non-earning — Principles laid down in Kajal v. Jagdish Chand and Baby Sakshi Greola v. Manzoor Ahmad Simon confirmed and applied — Court re-calculated compensation based on principles and prevailing India Law Library Docid # 2433650
(651) XXX Vs. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Constitution of India, 1950 — Articles 14 & 21 — Fundamental Rights Enforcement — Article 32 — Petition by High Court Judge challenging 'In-House Procedure' for judicial misconduct inquiry — Petitioner sought declaration of certain paragraphs of the Procedure as unconstitutional and ultra vires — Held, the 'In-House Procedure' is legally sanctioned and fills a constitutional gap in disciplining judges for misconduct not amounting to impeachment — Procedure is not an extra-constitutional mechanis India Law Library Docid # 2428480
(652) POONAM MANWANI Vs. AVINASH KESWANI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Family Courts Act, 1984 — Transfer Petition — Divorce proceedings — Wife seeking transfer of divorce case from Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to Nashik (Maharashtra) — Grounds include inability to travel due to caring for aged mother — Husband did not contest transfer petition. — Supreme Court allowing transfer for expediency and ends of justice, given respondent's non-appearance. India Law Library Docid # 2433611
(653) SHIVANI SAGAR INGALE Vs. SAGAR SANTOSH INGALE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Transfer Petition (Civil) — Transfer of Divorce Case — Grounds for Transfer — Custody of minor child — It is expedient in the interest of justice to transfer a divorce case from one Family Court to another if the wife, who is the petitioner for transfer, has custody of a young child. India Law Library Docid # 2433612
(654) MANJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Section 482 — Anticipatory Bail — High Court and Sessions Court jurisdiction — High Court exercises concurrent jurisdiction with Sessions Court for granting anticipatory bail — Accused are not required to approach the Sessions Court first as a rule before approaching the High Court. India Law Library Docid # 2433613
(655) PANKIRAJ (DEAD) AND OTHERS Vs. V.DEVADOSS AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Civil Procedure — Compromise — Appeal disposed of — Parties resolved their disputes through a compromise deed signed on a specific date — Both parties agreed to comply with the terms of the compromise — Court set aside the impugned judgment and decree of the High Court and disposed of the appeals in terms of the compromise deed, which would form part of the decree. India Law Library Docid # 2433614
(656) GIRIJA THAMPI Vs. THANKAPPAN DIED THR. LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Supreme Court Rules, 1966 — Order 47, Rule 1 — Review of Judgment — Application for oral hearing on review petition — Rejection of oral hearing application upheld. India Law Library Docid # 2433615
(657) EDCONS(MKS) CASTINGS PVT. LTD. Vs. WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Electricity Act, 1948 / West Bengal State Electricity Board — Concessional Power Supply — New Industries — Eligibility — Appellant upgraded its industry and applied for HT/Bulk Power Supply — Board initially sanctioned Supply with a 25% energy charge concession for three years — Agreement executed, and concession initially applied — Board later questioned appellant’s status as a ‘New Industry’ and withdrew concession based on new grounds — Held, Board was not justified in changing its stand India Law Library Docid # 2433651
(658) SUKHDEV SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 489B and C — Possession and use of counterfeit currency notes — Appellant convicted for possessing 13 counterfeit British Sterling Pound notes — Trial court sentenced to three years RI and fine — High Court upheld conviction but reduced sentence to six months RI and reduced fine — Appellant had already undergone actual imprisonment of 1 month and 15 days — India Law Library Docid # 2433602
(659) SAJAN @ RAJAN Vs. KIRAN AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Transfer Petition — Maintenance Case — Transfer of proceedings from Family Court, Panchkula (Haryana) to Family Court, Rohini (Delhi) — Husband petitioner seeking transfer due to locomotor disability, requiring attendant — Wife respondent unable to attend proceedings in Delhi due to necessity of caring for an eleven-year-old daughter — Court balancing difficulties of both parties. India Law Library Docid # 2433603
(660) THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH Vs. MOHINDER SINGH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 07-08-2025 Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 307, 324, 342 — Setting aside conviction by High Court — Prosecution failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt — Injuries on vital part but complainant delayed medical treatment — Recovery of weapon not proved — Injuries not proven to be caused by accused — Identity of accused not established due to darkness — High Court's acquittal upheld for lack of evidence. India Law Library Docid # 2433604