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(981) DASTAGIRSAB Vs. SHARANAPPA @ SHIVASHARANAPPA POLICE PATIL (D) BY LRS. AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-09-2025
Hindu Law — Joint Family Property — Alienation by Karta — Legal Necessity — Karta enjoys wide discretion in determining and fulfilling legal necessity — Existence of legal necessity depends on facts of each case — Marriage expenses of daughter, payment of government revenue, maintenance of coparceners, and performance of necessary ceremonies are examples of legal necessity.
India Law Library Docid # 2432710

(982) THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE Vs. LAKSHMAN RAO PESHVE[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 16-09-2025
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) — Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) — Discharge of accused — Validity of sanction — High Court discharged respondent for the predicate offence under PC Act (Illegal gratification / Disproportionate assets) by going into the issue of validity of the sanction — Section 19(3)(a) of PC Act specifically prohibits judicial review of sanction at the stage of
India Law Library Docid # 2437486

(983) ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER Vs. TANYA ENERGY ENTERPRISES THROUGH ITS MANAGING PARTNER SHRI ALLURI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA VARMA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) and Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (RDB Act) — One Time Settlement (OTS) Scheme 2020 — Rejection of borrower's OTS application — High Court's interference — Supreme Court's review — Clause 4(i) of OTS 2020 requiring upfront payment of 5% of OTS amount for
India Law Library Docid # 2432704

(984) KAILAS S/O BAJIRAO PAWAR Vs. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) — Prohibition — Evidence — Video recording — Admissibility of electronic evidence under Section 65B of Evidence Act — High Court erred in directing re-trial on the ground that video recording was not converted into legally admissible evidence due to not being played during witness deposition and lack of
India Law Library Docid # 2432705

(985) PARAMJEET SINGH Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 420 — Cheating — Dishonest intention — For an offence of cheating, fraudulent or dishonest intention at the time of making a promise or representation must be shown, not merely a failure to keep a promise subsequently — Mere allegations of failure to provide a product with specific specifications or failure to replace faulty machines do not satisfy the test of dishonest
India Law Library Docid # 2432706

(986) C.R. JAYA SUKIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Public Interest Litigation — Grounds for Inquiry — Allegations unsubstantiated — Supreme Court constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct fact-finding inquiry into allegations against a zoological centre. SIT's report, based on extensive investigation involving multiple agencies and expert opinions, found no violations of wildlife protection, zoo rules, CITES guidelines, or financial laws. The Court accepted the report, finding the allegations baseless and closing the complaints
India Law Library Docid # 2432763

(987) IN RE: THE WAQF AMENDMENT ACT, 2025 (1)[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended) — Challenge to constitutional validity of amendments — Petitioners contended that amendments are ultra vires the Constitution, violating fundamental rights including Articles 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 300A. Respondents argued for legislative competence and presumption of validity of enactments. Court emphasized that statutes should only be declared
India Law Library Docid # 2432652

(988) CHAKARDHARI SUREKA Vs. PREM LATA SUREKA THROUGH SPA AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 37 — Appeal against order under Section 34 — pendency of appeal does not halt execution proceedings.
India Law Library Docid # 2433435

(989) M/S RADHIKA TRADERS AND OTHERS Vs. M/S ASHTALAXMI TRADING COMPANY AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — Section 138 — Dishonour of cheque — Appeal against acquittal — Complainant’s right to appeal — A complainant in a case under Section 138 of the Act is entitled to maintain an appeal against an order of acquittal without seeking leave of the court, by taking benefit of the proviso to Section 372 of CrPC.
India Law Library Docid # 2433436

(990) THE MANAGING COMMITTEE, CONTAI RAHAMANIA HIGH MADRASAH AND ANOTHER Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 32 — Writ Jurisdiction — Reconsideration of judgment — Petitioners sought reconsideration of a previous Supreme Court judgment, claiming it violated Article 30 rights — Held, judicial decisions, due to their nature and finality, cannot offend fundamental rights, as authoritatively held by a Constitution Bench — Therefore, a writ petition seeking to overturn a previous
India Law Library Docid # 2433432

(991) GURVINDER SINGH Vs. JASBIR SINGH @ JASVIR SINGH AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Anticipatory Bail Proceedings — Recall/Restoration of dismissed order — A judge cannot recall or restore an order that has already been passed and dismissed an application for anticipatory bail. Once an order dismissing such an application is passed, the proceedings are concluded and cannot be revived.
India Law Library Docid # 2433433

(992) NARESH DILAWARI Vs. CHARANJIT SINGH OBEROI[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Evidence Act, 1872 — Forgery — Investigation — Court directed CBI to investigate the genuineness of a B.Com degree claimed by the petitioner, after an official from Magadh University reported it as forged.
India Law Library Docid # 2433434

(993) URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE REAL ESTATE FUND Vs. NEELKANTH REALTY PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 34 — Setting aside arbitral award — Interference by court — Grounds — Fundamental policy of Indian law — Judicial approach — Perverse or irrational decision — Issue of limitation decided on demurrer — Arbitrator not having explicitly stated that no evidence was required — Arbitrator stating conclusion could have been different with evidence — Interference
India Law Library Docid # 2434812

(994) X Vs. STATE OF KERALA AND ANOTHER[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 376(2)(n), 406, 506 — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Quashing of FIR — Anticipatory Bail — Settlement — Accused agreed to return money and gold ornaments to prosecutrix — Supreme Court ordered the deposited amount to be released to the prosecutrix and gold ornaments to
India Law Library Docid # 2434814

(995) JAMEELA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 15-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 195-A and 506-B – Conviction under Section 195-A IPC set aside as the said Section was inserted after the commission of the offense – High Court erred in applying the provision retrospectively.
India Law Library Docid # 2432711

(996) REENA BANERJEE AND ANOTHER Vs. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-09-2025
Disability Rights — Constitutional Mandate — Disability is a facet of human diversity, not merely a medical issue, and its recognition is crucial for constitutional democracy and social justice. Legal systems must move beyond medical accommodation to embrace equal participation for persons with disabilities. Accessibility and reasonable accommodation are fundamental constitutional principles, signifying democratic inclusivity
India Law Library Docid # 2432654

(997) PEPSICO INDIA HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-09-2025
West Bengal Sales Tax (Settlement of Dispute) Act, 1999 as amended by the West Bengal Sales Tax (Settlement of Dispute) (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Withdrawal of Special Leave Petitions — Opportunity to avail remedy under amended Act — Petitioners allowed to approach competent authority under the amended Act for appropriate relief.
India Law Library Docid # 2432762

(998) VUDA MADHUSUDHANA RAO Vs. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-09-2025
Divorce proceedings — Mutual consent — Parties reached settlement agreement resolving all disputes, including criminal and civil cases, for the welfare of their child — Joint application filed seeking dissolution of marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution of India — Held, settlement agreement is binding and marriage stands dissolved as per the terms agreed upon.
India Law Library Docid # 2432765

(999) ANNA WAMAN BHALERAO Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-09-2025
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 463, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474 read with Section 34 — Offences relating to cheating and forgery — Anticipatory bail — Rejection challenged — Appellants, public servants at the time, accused of certifying mutation entries based on forged documents — High Court rejected anticipatory bail — Supreme Court affirmed the High Court's decision.
India Law Library Docid # 2432639

(1000) MAMMAN KHAN Vs. STATE OF HARYANA[SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 12-09-2025
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Sections 218, 219, 220, 223 — Joinder of charges and trials — Joint trial is the norm when offences arise from the same transaction — Segregation of trial solely on the ground of an accused being a sitting MLA is legally unsustainable — Such segregation, when ordered suo motu without notice or application and without assessing prejudice or delay, violates principles of
India Law Library Docid # 2432640