(1) UCO Bank & Another ...Appellants Vs. Vijay Kumar Handa ...Respondent D.D 02/04/2025

Service Law – Removal with Terminal Benefits – Entitlement to Pension – Pension Directed - The respondent, a bank employee, was removed from service on charges of gross misconduct, with appellate authority modifying dismissal to removal with entitlement to terminal benefits – Held: Removal with terminal benefits under Clause 6(b) of the Bipartite Settlement allows pensi...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5922 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 501813

(2) The General Manager Business Network Planning (Retail) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited & Another …Appellants Vs. P. Soundarya …Respondent D.D 02/04/2025

Civil Law - Dealership - Retail Outlet Dealership – Declaration of Group in Application – Change Not Permissible – Respondent Bound by Own Declaration – Respondent initially applied under Group 2 for BPCL dealership but later sought change to Group 1 claiming error – Held: Selection guidelines, advertisement, and application form strictly bind applicants by their orig...

NON REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. _____ OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP© No.7845 of 2024) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 715126

(3) The Management of Worth Trust...Appellant Vs. The Secretary Worth Trust Workers Union...Respondent D.D 02/04/2025

Labour Law – Bonus – Applicability of Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 – Appellant trust engaged in rehabilitation of leprosy-cured and specially-abled persons – Since 1985 also engaged in commercial manufacturing of automobile and industrial parts generating profits – Workers, though beneficiaries of rehabilitation, employed in manufacturing activities in factories covered...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO.20474 OF 2019] Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 284827

(4) Ashok Singh...Appellant Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr....Respondents D.D 02/04/2025

Cheque Dishonour – Presumption of Legally Enforceable Debt – Sections 118 & 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act – Presumption Operated - The accused admitted the signature on the cheque but claimed the cheque was lost – The intimation of loss was found to be doubtful as it was lodged one year after the alleged loss – The accused failed to rebut the statutory pre...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.4171 OF 2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 835008

(5) M/s Ferro Concrete Construction (India) Pvt. Ltd....Appellant Vs. The State of Rajasthan...Respondent D.D 02/04/2025

Arbitration – Power to Grant Interest – Clause 22 – No Express Bar on Pendente Lite Interest – The clause barring the contractor from claiming interest on payments, arrears or balances due does not amount to an express bar on the arbitrator’s power to award pendente lite interest – Held: Under the 1940 Act, absence of a specific prohibition on the arbitrator&rsq...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) No. 7851 OF 2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 313345

(6) Jomon K.K. …Appellant Vs. Shajimon P. & Others …Respondents D.D 02/04/2025

Recruitment Qualification – Requirement of Current Lascar’s Licence – Higher Qualification Not Equivalent – Appointment Invalid – The appellant, holding a Syrang’s licence (a higher certificate), was appointed as Boat Lascar without possessing a current Lascar’s licence as required by the advertisement and Rule 6 of the Special Rules – The Tribun...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. ______ OF 2025 [ARISING OUT OF SLP © NOS.7930-7931 OF 2020] Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 180337

(7) THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OPERATION TELANGANA STATE SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. & ORS....Appellants Vs. Ch. Bhaskara Chary...Respondent D.D 02/04/2025

Service Law – Appointment – Regularization of Ex-Casual Labour – Respondent claimed benefit under APSEB policy dated 18.05.1997 for appointment as Lower Division Clerk (LDC) – Application rejected citing non-genuineness of service certificate and lack of typewriting qualification – High Court directed reconsideration of appointment ignoring typewriting requirement &nd...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) No. 476 OF 2021 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 463840

(8) Maukam Singh & Others...Appellants Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh...Respondent D.D 02/04/2025

Criminal Law – Murder Conviction – Appellants convicted under Section 302 r/w Section 34 IPC for causing death of deceased during a scuffle at his house – Incident arose due to worship at disputed land – Appellants armed with deadly weapons trespassed into deceased's house – Deceased sustained fatal head injury from reverse side of axe – High Court confirmed...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL) NO.13369 OF 2024] Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 865769

(9) Vinay Aggarwal...Appellant Vs. The State of Haryana and Others...Respondents D.D 02/04/2025

Criminal Law – Transfer of investigation - CBI Investigation – Exceptional Circumstances – Not Made Out – Mere allegation that accused impersonated as an IPS officer and had acquaintance with local police officers is insufficient to warrant CBI investigation – No substantiated claim against investigating officers – Held: The High Court erred in transferring the ...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO.8403 OF 2024] CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 772 OF 2024 IN SLP(Crl) No. 8403/2024 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 824083