(1) 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

(2) 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

(3) Smt. Uma Devi and Others...Appellants Vs. Sri. Anand Kumar and Others...Respondents D.D 02/04/2025

Civil Law - Partition Suit – Oral Partition of 1968 – Limitation – Suit Barred - The suit for partition filed by the plaintiffs (respondents) was barred by limitation as the oral partition took place in 1968 and registered sale deeds were executed in 1978 – Plaintiffs failed to plead when they became aware of the sale deeds – The registered sale deeds provided constru...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 (@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO.2137 OF 2025) - CIVIL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 (@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 2032 OF 2025) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 141576

(4) Manish...Appellant Vs. State of Maharashtra and Another...Respondents D.D 02/04/2025

Criminal Law – Quashing - Cheating – FIR under Section 420 IPC – Dispute regarding unpaid dues for coal supplied – Appellant, a businessman, entered into commercial transactions with respondent for supply of coal – Payments defaulted due to business losses – Subsequent notarized agreement for repayment not honoured – High Court refused to quash FIR –...

NON REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ___ OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Criminal) No. 10931 OF 2022) Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 327882

(5) Bihar Rajya Dafadar Chaukidar Panchayat (Magadh Division) ...Petitioner Vs. State of Bihar and Others ...Respondents D.D 02/04/2025

Service Law - Public Employment – Hereditary Appointments – Subordinate Legislation Struck Down – Rule Declared Void - Bihar rule allowing retiring chaukidars to nominate dependent kin for appointment held unconstitutional – Supreme Court upheld Patna High Court's striking down of Rule 5(7)(a) of 2014 Amendment to Chaukidari Cadre Rules – Held: Rule violated Artic...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 18983 OF 2023 Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 768729

(6) I.K. Merchants Pvt. Ltd. & Others...Appellants Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Others...Respondents D.D 01/04/2025

Civil Law - Interest – Commercial Transaction – Share Valuation Dispute – Interest Entitlement – Appellants sought higher interest on the enhanced share valuation in a transaction involving compulsory acquisition by the State – High Court restricted interest to 5% simple interest considering the State's burden – Held: The transaction is commercial in nature,...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 4560-4563 OF 2025 [Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 11779 – 11782 of 2022] Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 767998

(7) The Secretary All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society (AISSMS) and Others ...Appellants Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others...Respondents D.D 01/04/2025

Service Law – Pay Scale Dispute – Assistant Professors – Appellant-Society managing private engineering colleges challenged the Bombay High Court's order granting 6th Central Pay Commission benefits to Respondent-teachers – The High Court directed re-designation of certain teachers as Associate Professors with pay band Rs. 37,400-67,000 and AGP Rs. 9,000 – Appella...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). _______________ OF 2025 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO(S). 7058-7061 OF 2019] AND CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). _______________ OF 2025 [ @ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO(S). 4787 OF 2025] Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 441849

(8) M/s Faime Makers Pvt. Ltd....Appellant(s) Vs. District Deputy Registrar Co-operative Societies (3) Mumbai & Others...Respondent(s) D.D 01/04/2025

Civil Law - Deemed Conveyance – Maintainability of Successive Applications – Bar of Res Judicata – The Competent Authority, in its earlier order dated 22.02.2021, directed the Respondent-Society to first resolve legal complications regarding ownership, leasehold rights, and validity of the lease before seeking deemed conveyance – Without resolving these foundational dispute...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPEAL NO. ____ OF 2025 (@ SLP(Civil) No. 26654 of 2023) Docid 2025 LEJ Civil SC 198295

(9) Satbir Singh …Appellant Vs. Rajesh Kumar and Others …Respondents D.D 01/04/2025

Criminal Law - Summoning of Additional Accused – Scope of Section 319 Cr. PC – Satisfaction beyond Prima Facie – Summoning Restored – The Sessions Judge allowed the appellant’s application under Section 319 Cr. PC to summon Rajesh Kumar and Neeraj as additional accused based on PW-1’s evidence alleging their direct involvement – The High Court reversed the...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1487 OF 2025 Docid 2025 LEJ Crim SC 501622