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(81) IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE”[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 19(1)(d) & 21 – Fundamental Rights – Infringement of – Stray dogs – Presence of stray dogs on streets and public places constitutes infringement of right to move freely and right to life and personal liberty – State has a duty to prevent such infringement.
India Law Library Docid # 2428702

(82) IN RE: N. PEDDI RAJU AND OTHERS ...ALLEGED CONTEMNORS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-08-2025
Contempt of Court — Scandalous allegations against Judges — Transfer petition based on apprehension of partiality and procedural discrimination due to summary curtailment of arguments and political status of a respondent — Supreme Court dismissed transfer petition but issued notice for contempt due to scandalous remarks against High Court Judge.
India Law Library Docid # 2428719

(83) INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 11-08-2025
Consumer Protection — Misleading Advertisements — Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 — Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — Indian Medical Association sought action against Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. for violations. Court noted substantial achievement of petitioners' original prayers through various orders. — Writ Petition disposed of as prayers substantially achieved,
India Law Library Docid # 2432120

(84) KISHUNDEO ROUT AND OTHERS Vs. GOVIND RAO AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC) – Section 96, 107 — Adverse Possession — Plea of — Foundation for the plea of adverse possession must be laid in the pleadings and an issue must be framed and tried — A plea not properly raised in the pleadings or in issues at the stage of trial would not be permitted to be raised for the first time at
India Law Library Docid # 2428627

(85) KRISHNAKANT KWIVEDY AND ANOTHER Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3 and 4 — Quashing of FIR — High Court quashed proceedings against certain respondents stating allegations were vague and omnibus — Supreme Court found specific allegations with dates and times, indicating prima facie commission of offences — Supreme Court disagreed with the High Court's assessment of vagueness and omnibus allegations, holding that FIR
India Law Library Docid # 2428628

(86) NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. SUNITA DEVI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 147(5), 149(1), 166 — Liability of Insurer — Cancellation of Policy — Dishonoured cheque for premium — Intimation to insured and RTO — Insurer absolved from liability upon intimation, but directed to pay and recover from owner in larger interest of justice.
India Law Library Docid # 2428542

(87) KULWINDER KAUR AND OTHERS Vs. PARSHANT SHARMA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation — Fatal accident — Deceased was self-employed in USA, earning in dollars — Claimants sought enhanced compensation including future prospects — High Court enhanced compensation but disregarded future prospects — Supreme Court held that future prospects must be considered for self-employed individuals aged below 40, granting 40% addition to income.
India Law Library Docid # 2428543

(88) THANGAVEL AND OTHERS Vs. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION LIMITED[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Compensation calculation for death of child — Income of child — High Court erred in applying Schedule II income when negligence was proven and claim was under Section 166; Tribunal's adoption of Rs. 5,000/- per month for a 10-year-old was appropriate.
India Law Library Docid # 2428544

(89) BRIJ BIHARI GUPTA Vs. MANMET AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 147 and 50 — Insurance Policy — Liability of Insurer — Gratuitous Passenger — Transfer of Ownership — Goods Vehicle — Passengers accompanying goods are not gratuitous passengers and are covered under Section 147(1)(b)(i) — High Court interfered with Tribunal’s finding without material — Ownership transfer requires registration of the vehicle as per Section 50 — Mere possession of vehicle does not transfer ownership — Registered owner liable for
India Law Library Docid # 2428545

(90) SHYAM KALI DUBEY Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Acquittal — Reasonable doubt — Prosecution’s case regarding time of death contradicted by medical evidence and eyewitness testimony on location of incident where body was found — Unexplained injuries on parents of deceased, admitted family dispute, and improbable dying declaration create reasonable doubt about guilt — Appellant entitled to benefit of doubt.
India Law Library Docid # 2428546

(91) ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION) AND OTHERS Vs. SHELF DRILLING RON TAPPMEYER LTD. ETC.[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Income Tax Act, 1961 — Sections 144C and 153 — Interpretation of — Interplay between Section 144C (Reference to Dispute Resolution Panel) and Section 153 (Time limit for completion of assessment) — Question of whether time taken for proceedings under Section 144C is to be subsumed within the limitation period prescribed under Section 153 — Held, Section 144C prescribes a distinct procedure for eligible assessees, requiring a draft assessment order and a subsequent process involving the Dispute R
India Law Library Docid # 2428547

(92) M/S. SHIKHAR CHEMICALS Vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 08-08-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 136 — Special Leave Petition — Supreme Court's power to intervene — Supreme Court may intervene even in its appellate jurisdiction under Article 136 to protect the dignity and authority of the institution when matters cross a threshold and imperil judicial integrity.
India Law Library Docid # 2428548

(93) 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

(94) 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

(95) AASIF @ PASHA Vs. THE STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-08-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 389 — Suspension of sentence pending appeal — Fixed term sentence — Appellate court should consider suspension liberally unless exceptional circumstances exist — High Court erred by reiterating prosecution's case and oral evidence instead of considering established principles for suspension when sentence is for a fixed term.
India Law Library Docid # 2428481

(96) THE STATE OF BIHAR NOW JHARKHAND Vs. NILU GANJHU @ NILKANT RAM GANJHU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-08-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 302, 307, 436 — Murder, Attempt to murder, Mischief by fire or explosive substance — Appreciation of evidence — High Court reversed trial court's conviction, finding prosecution failed to prove charges beyond doubt — Supreme Court found High Court erred in treating case as purely circumstantial and misappreciating evidence — Supreme Court held evidence, including eyewitness testimony, spot punchanama, and post-mortem reports,
India Law Library Docid # 2428482

(97) BSES RAJDHANI POWER LTD. AND ANOTHER Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-08-2025
Electricity Act, 2003 — Section 61, 62, 86 — Tariff determination — Regulatory asset — Creation, continuation, and liquidation of regulatory asset — Governed by Act, National Tariff Policies, Rules, Regulations, and APTEL precedents.
India Law Library Docid # 2428398

(98) LOKESH B Vs. SURYANARAYANA RAJU JAGGARAJU AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-08-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Sections 166, 173 — Compensation — Calculation of — Motor Accident Claims Tribunal — High Court — Appeals — Appellant aged 38 years— sustained grievous injuries in a road accident — High Court revised monthly income but omitted future prospects and adopted a lower disability percentage — Supreme Court allowed appeal, adding 40% for future prospects to self-employed claimants as per settled law — Supreme Court accepted
India Law Library Docid # 2428399

(99) KAVITA DEVI AND OTHERS Vs. SUNIL KUMAR AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-08-2025
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 166 — Motor Vehicle Accident Claim — Enhancement of Compensation — Appeal against High Court order — Claimants seeking further enhancement — Court to examine only the issue of enhancement of compensation, not the cause of accident as concurrently held by Tribunal and High Court.
India Law Library Docid # 2428400

(100) SHAIL KUMARI Vs. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 06-08-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 302 — Murder — Circumstantial Evidence — Conviction on circumstantial evidence requires a chain of events to be fully established, consistent only with the hypothesis of guilt, conclusive in nature, excluding all other hypotheses, and leaving no reasonable ground for innocence.
India Law Library Docid # 2428401