Miscellaneous

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Miscellaneous

Guru Pada Bera Vs Binod Kumar 2026 INSC 20

Note- No legal aspects discussed in this judgment - While disposing contempt petition, liberty granted to the petitioners to submit a fresh representation before the Secretary, School Education Department, within a period of six weeks from today, setting out their entire grievances/ claims/entitlements in terms of the order passed

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Pratima Das v. State of Himachal Pradesh 2026 INSC 13

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Dalsukbhai Bachubhai Satasia v. State of Gujarat & Others; 2026 INSC 21 - Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act

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Chandra Prakash Gupta v. Shanti Devi (D) 2025 INSC 1489 - Tenancy Matters

Tenancy Matters - While allowing appeal, SC held: When there is no conclusion recorded regarding the default, there could not have been an eviction ordered. The challenge made against the revisional order could not have been disposed of without substituting the deceased-respondent/tenant with his LR’s. The order passed

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Kousik Pal v. B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre 2025 INSC 1487 - West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Act

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V. P. Patel and Brothers v. Laxmi Complex Commercial Premises Coop. Society Ltd. 2025 INSC 1437 - Art. 227 Constitution

Constitution of India - Article 227 - High Court refused to interfere with the order of ‘unilateral deemed conveyance’ issued by the Competent Authority under the Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act - Dismissing SLP, SC observed: once the procedure is found

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Pradeep Arora vs Director, Health Department, Govt. Of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1420 - PMGKY-Package -Requisition Doctors

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Patnam Shakutala v. R. Babu Rao - Mediation

Mediation - With the calm and considered environment that mediation provides, tensions are eased, perspectives are broadened, and the rigidity begins to yield to understanding. It is in this setting that individuals who once stood firmly opposed are able to craft a resolution that reflects not only legal rights but

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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam v. Election Commission of India - SIR - BLO Hardships - Directions issued

SIR - BLOs - The employees, who have been deployed by the State Governments/State Election Commission at the disposal of the Election Commission of India for the purpose of performing statutory duties, including for SIR, are obligated to perform such duties. In case they are facing hardships, including being

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Bolla Malathi vs B. Suguna, 2025 INSC 1391 - Nomination - General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules

Read Judgment In LawLens General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 - Rules do not provide for auto cancellation but it is also that they provide for the eventuality where the nomination duly filled by the subscriber do not subsist. Upon acquiring family the nomination will become invalid. That being

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Jyoti Builders v. Chief Executive Officer ; 2025 INSC 1372 - Maharashtra Slum Act

Read Judgment In LawLens Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 - The power of the State Government under Section 14 read with Section 3D(c)(i) of the Slum Act is subject to preferential right, if any, of the owner. (Para 71) Case Info Case Details * Coram:

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Buddhist Personal Law Action Committee v. Union of India - Constitutional Validity Of Statutes - Law Commission of India

Law Commission of India - Law Commission of India is one of the premier non-statutory institutions of this country ordinarily headed by a former Judge of Supreme Court or a former Chief Justice of the High Court. The primary responsibility assigned to the Law Commission is to provide its expert

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Indian Society of Organ Transplantation v. Union of India 2025 INSC 1361 -Transplantation of Human Organs Act

Read Judgment In LawLens Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 - SC requested all all the States/Union Territories, who have not yet adopted the 2011 amendment and/or the 2014 Rules to take into consideration the importance of the issue and adopt the same- Though the life of a

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S.R. Educational and Charitable Trust vs Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd.; 2025 INSC 1346

Note: No legal aspects discussed in this judgment - The Supreme Court set aside DRAT’s review order increasing the pre‑deposit and restored the original deposit terms. Case Info Key Details * Case Name: S.R. Educational and Charitable Trust & Ors. v. Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd. * Neutral Citation:

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State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil Nadu 2025 INSC 1343 - Water Sharing

Water Sharing -Every State is free to utilise water allotted to its quota in the manner it finds to be in the best interest of the State. No other State has a right to interfere with the decision regarding the management and use of water allotted to a particular State

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South Delhi Municipal Corporation v. Bharat Bhushan Jain; 2025 INSC 1324 - Building Reconstruction

Buildings - Supreme Court allowed purely residential reconstruction, rejected SDMC’s push for mandatory ground-floor commercial use, and imposed costs and observed: The argument canvassed on behalf of the appellant (SDMC) defies logic that the respondents may continue to reside in the dilapidated house, but if they want to put

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Kolanjiammal (D) Thr LRs v. Revenue Divisional Officer, Perambalur 2025 INSC 1319 - Revenue Recovery - Auction - Review Powers

Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864 -Once the arrears were certified as recoverable under the provisions of the Revenue Recovery Act, the authorities were empowered to proceed with recovery through revenue processes. (Para 19) Review Powers - A review proceeding cannot be treated as an appeal in disguise - a

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Ravi Prakash Srivastava v. State of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 1291

Note: No legal aspects discussed in this judgment -  Supreme Court on stalled “Shivkala Charms” housing towers after GNIDA cancelled the 2011 lease, leaving genuine allottees unpaid and without possession. It constituted a one‑Judge Committee to verify allottees, explore partial lease restoration, apportion GNIDA dues, and devise a time‑

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In Re: “City Hounded By Strays, Kids Pay Price” 2025 INSC 1357 - Stray Dog Menace

Stray Dogs Menace -The menace of dog bites, particularly in public and private institutions that serve as spaces of learning, healing and recreation, thus constitutes not merely a public-health challenge but a matter of human safety concern. The State and its instrumentalities bear an affirmative obligation to ensure that no

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State of Maharashtra & Others v. Mohammad Afzal Mohammad Sharif - Review - Secularism - SIT Constitution

Summary: Review petition against its order directing constitution of SIT comprising senior police officers of both Hindu and Muslim communities in Maharashtra riots case - SC bench passes split order - Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed review petition while Justice Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice. Case Info * Case name: The State

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Gaurav Kohli vs State of Haryana - Unauthorized Constructions

Unauthorized Construction - Unauthorized or illegal construction commercial use of residential property contrary to the norms, rules and regulations cannot be protected. But the determination of such fact ought to be made by the authorities affording due opportunity to the owners and occupiers-The opportunity of hearing is a sine qua

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M.C. Mehta v. Union of India 2025 INSC 1274

Note: No legal aspects discussed in the judgment Case Info Case Details * Case name: M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors. * Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1274 * Coram: CJI B. R. Gavai and J. K. Vinod Chandran. * Judgment date: October 31, 2025. * Proceeding: I.A. Nos. 203615 & 218080

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Sangeetha Yanamandra vs Shanta Sriram Constructions Pvt. Ltd. 2025 INSC 1150

Note: No legal aspects discussed in the judgment - Appeal against NCDRC judgment disposed in terms of settlement arrived at between parties. Case Info * Case name: Sangeetha Yanamandra & Anr. v. Shanta Sriram Constructions Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. * Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1150 * Coram: Justice Dipankar Datta; Justice Rajesh Bindal.

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In Re: Victims of Digital Arrest Related to Forged Documents- Digital Arrest Scam

Digital Arrest Scam - Supreme Court notes that fraudsters have fabricated judicial orders in the name of the Supreme Court of India and various other documents - The forgery of documents and the brazen criminal misuse of the name, seal, and judicial authority of this Court or a High Court

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X vs State of Kerala 2025 INSC 1243

Note: No legal aspects discussed in the judgment. Case Info Case name: X vs State of Kerala & Another. * Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1243. * Coram: Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan. * Judgment date: September 15, 2025 (New Delhi). * Procedural history: SLP (Crl.) Nos. 17845/2024 and 18408/2024;