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Govt. of Tamil Nadu v. P.R. Jaganathan; 2025 INSC 1332 - Acquisition - Settlement - Art. 226 Constitution

Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 - Section 7,12 -Sections 7(2) and 7(4) of the 1997 Act exhibit a laudable objective. They facilitate land owners or interested persons to negotiate and arrive at an agreement on the amount of compensation to be paid.

Constitutional Law

Madras Bar Association vs Union of India, 2025 INSC 1330 -Tribunals Reforms Act Unconstitutional

Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 - They violate the constitutional principles of separation of powers and judicial independence, which are firmly embedded in the text, structure, and spirit of the Constitution. The Impugned Act directly contradicts binding judicial pronouncements that have repeatedly clarified the standards governing the appointment, tenure, and functioning

Constitutional Law

State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Kusum Sahu - Habeas Corpus - Custody In Criminal Case

Constitution of India - Article 226 - Habeas Corpus - Custody of an accused in a criminal case registered against him cannot be held to be unlawful especially when his bail applications have been dismissed. [Context: In this case, the accused was arrested and filed four bail applications before the

Judiciary

Savita v. Satyabhan Dixit - High Courts - Courts Of Record

Constitution of India - Article 215 - High Courts in India are the Courts of record and what is recorded in the Courts are correct and cannot be contradicted by the counsel for the parties. [Context: SC was addressing the contention thatthat the statement/concession made by the petitioner/defendant’

Constitutional Law

Surendra Koli v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 1308 - Curative Jurisdiction - S.27 Evidence Act

Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 27 - Once the disclosure is not contemporaneously proved, once prior knowledge is established, and once contradictions infect the record, Section 27 of the Evidence Act ceases to operate. When the evidence showed that the police and members of the public already knew that

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Mihir Rajesh Shah vs State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1288 - Written Grounds Of Arrest

Constitution of India - Article 22 ; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Section 50 ; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 - Section 47- (i) The constitutional mandate of informing the arrestee the grounds of arrest is mandatory in all offences under all statutes including offences under IPC 1860 (now BNS 2023)

Constitutional Law

Kimberley Club Pvt. Ltd. v. Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad 2025 INSC 1276 - Judicial Review- Tender

Constitution of India - Article 226- Tender -In tender matters, the court exercising judicial review does not sit in appeal over the decision of a tendering authority regarding disqualification of bid. Only in cases where such decision is dehors the terms of the NIT or is patently arbitrary would the

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Odela Satyam vs State of Telangana 2025 INSC 1174 - Clubbing Of FIRs

Constitution of India - Article 142- Writ petition seeking clubbing of FIRs filed in various States and also seeks for clubbing of future FIRs to be filed against the firm, its partners and management officials - While disposing petition, SC observed: The prayers made in the Writ Petition for clubbing

UP Conversion Act

Rajendra Bihari Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 1249 - UP Conversion Act - Locus Standi Of Complainant

Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 - Sections 3, 4 (Prior to 2024 amendment ) - The words employed by the legislature in the unamended Section 4 of the U.P. Conversion Act are abundantly indicative of the intent of the legislature to only allow a certain

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Jane Kaushik vs Union of India; 2025 INSC 1248 - Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act - Right To Participation In Public Life

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2019- Transgender persons also have a right to be reasonably accommodated - the appropriate Government and the “establishments”, have a positive obligation to ensure that there is no discrimination against transgender persons, through affirmative action- The principle of reasonable accommodation is implied in the

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Legislative Council U.P. Lucknow vs Sushil Kumar 2025 INSC 1241 - CBI Investigation

Constitution of India - Article 32,226- CBI Investigation -CBI investigation should not be directed as a matter of routine or merely because a party casts certain aspersions or harbors a subjective lack of confidence in the State police. For invoking this power, the concerned Court must be satisfied that

Constitutional Law

Leelavathi N. vs State Of Karnataka 2025 INSC 1242 -Writ Petition - Alternative Remedy - Tribunals

Constitution of India - Article 226- Where an efficacious alternative remedy is available, the High Court should not entertain a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in matters falling squarely within the domain of the Tribunals- a writ petition under Article 226 may still be maintainable

Taxation

Skyline Construction v. Authority for Clarification & Advance Rulings 2025 INSC 1234 - Article 366(29A) Constitution - Works Contact

Constitution of India - Article 366(29A)(b) - Works Contract -The transfer of property in goods involved in the course of execution of a works contract deemed to be a sales of goods - While the State legislatures have the competence to impose sales tax on the works contracts

Constitutional Law

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam v. P.H. Dinesh 2025 INSC 1224 - Karur Stampede - CBI Investigation

Constitution of India - Article 32,226 - CBI Investigation -Fair investigation is the right of a citizen- There are no inflexible guidelines to decide whether or not such power should be exercised. The CBI investigation ought not to be directed in a routine manner or where a party has

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Rahul Agarwal vs State of West Bengal 2025 INSC 1223 - Voice Sample Of Witness

Constitution of India - Article 20(3) ; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023- Section 349 -Whether the direction in Ritesh Sinha enabling the Magistrate to pass an order directing the accused to provide a voice sample would apply in the case of a witness ? SC held: Despite absence of explicit provisions

Taxation

Aristo Printers Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Trade Tax 2025 INSC 1188 - Art. 366 Constitution - Works Contract Taxation

Constitution of India - Article 366- Taxation of goods transferred under works contracts - Position of law after the enactment of the Forty-sixth Amendment of Constitution: a. Vide Article 366(29-A)(b), the States can only tax the transfer of property in goods (whether as goods or in some other

Constitutional Law

Rejanish KV vs K Deepa 2025 INSC 1208 - Art. 233 Constitution - District Judge Recruitment - Judicial Officers

Constitution of India - Article 233- Judicial Officers who have already completed seven years in Bar before they were recruited in the subordinate judicial service would be entitled for being appointed as a District Judge/Additional District Judge in the selection process for the post of District Judges in the

Constitutional Law

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority v. Dr. Kamala Selvaraj 2025 INSC 1200 - Art. 136 Constitution

Constitution of India - Article 136 - In the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 136, interference is warranted only where manifest illegality, perversity, or grave miscarriage of justice is demonstrated. (Para 20) Case Info Key Details * Case name: Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority v. Dr. Kamala Selvaraj. * Neutral citation: 2025 INSC

Electricity Act

Mahaveer v. State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1206 -Electricity Act -Theft Of Electricity

Indian Electricity Act, 1910 - Section 39 -For the presumption against the consumer to take effect, it must be proved that an artificial means or a means not authorised by the licensee had been used in committing the theft. In other words, the presumption is not of automatic application, and

Constitutional Law

State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Mihin Laling 2025 INSC 1186 - Right To Property - Jhum Land Regulation

Constitution of India - Article 14 and Article 300A - The right to property, though no longer fundamental, is nonetheless a constitutional right which cannot be divested save by authority of law, and such deprivation must meet tests of fairness and nonarbitrariness. (Para 19) Balipara/Tirap/Sadiya Frontier Tract Jhum

Constitutional Law

Vinishma Technologies Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Chhattisgarh 2025 INSC 1182 - Art 14,19,21 Constitution - Doctrine of Level Playing Field - Tender

Constitution of India - Article 19(1)(g) -The doctrine of level playing field requires that all equally placed competitors must be given an equal opportunity to participate in trade and commerce. It is designed to prevent the State from skewing the market in favour of few by erecting artificial

Constitutional Law

P. Radhakrishnan vs Cochin Devaswom Board 2025 INSC 1183 - Writ Jurisdiction - Travelling Beyond Scope

Constitution of India - Article 226 - If in an exceptional case the Court feels the need to travel beyond the scope of the writ petition and make observations, the least a party is entitled to, is an opportunity to explain and defend themselves (Para 22) - Litigants go to

Constitutional Law

Delhi Development Authority vs Corporation Bank 2025 INSC 1161 - Res Judicata In Writ Proceedings- Restitution

Constitution of India - Article 32,226 - Res Judicata -A matter once heard and finally decided between the parties cannot be reopened (Para 29) -Applicability of principle of Res Judicata in writ proceedings -Quoted from Gulabchand Chhotalal Parikh v. State of Gujarat: If a petition under Article 226 is

Constitutional Law

U.P. Asbestos Limited vs State of Rajasthan 2025 INSC 1154 - Art. 304 Constitution

Constitution of India- Article 304 - (i) Clauses (a) and (b) of Article 304 are to be read disjunctively, and hence, a tax cannot be said to merely differentiate only if the procedure under Article 304(b) is satisfied, but not Article 304(a) of the Constitution; (ii) A tax

Constitutional Law

Satheesh V.K. v. The Federal Bank Ltd. 2025 INSC 1140 - - Second SLP After Withdrawal Of First

Constitution of India - Article 136 -The principle flowing from Order XXIII Rule 1 of the CPC is also applicable to special leave petitions - A second special leave petition would not be maintainable at the instance of a party, who elects not to proceed with the challenge laid by