(1)
State Represented by Inspector of Police
CBI
ACB Visakhapatnam ...Appellant Vs.
Eluri Srinivasa Chakravarthi and Others ...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Criminal Law – Discharge – Limits under Section 239 CrPC – Special Court and High Court Orders Set Aside – Special Court and High Court discharged accused in ₹21 crore MSP fraud based on CCI's internal letter stating no loss – Supreme Court held this reliance was impermissible under Section 239 CrPC – Held: At charge stage, court can only consider prosecut...
(2)
Pinky Meena ...Appellant Vs.
High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur & Anr. ...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Service Law - Judicial Service – Probation Termination – Stigmatic Discharge Not Sustainable – The appellant, a probationer in Rajasthan Judicial Service, was discharged based on an inquiry alleging misconduct including non-disclosure of past employment and simultaneous academic degrees – The Court held that the allegations predated judicial service and were not grave enoug...
(3)
HDFC Bank Limited ...Appellant Vs.
State of Maharashtra and Another ...Respondents D.D
22/05/2025
Crimnal Law - Section 138 & 141 NI Act - Negotiable Instruments – Quashing Set Aside - Vicarious Liability of Director – Complaint Must Disclose Responsibility for Company’s Affairs – High Court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 138 NI Act against a director on the ground of insufficient averments—Supreme Court reversed, holding that complaint sufficientl...
(4)
Nagam Janardhan Reddy...Petitioner Vs.
State of Telangana & Others...Respondents D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Writ – PIL – Allegation of Fraudulent Cost Escalation – Prima Facie Rejected – Petitioner, a former MLA and PAC Chairman, alleged wrongful revision of estimates in PRRLIS causing Rs. 2,426.07 crores loss to public exchequer – Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s dismissal of the writ petition – Held: Allegations required factual adjudication not ...
(5)
Sivankutty and Others ...Appellants Vs.
P.K. Patra ...Respondent D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Law - Criminal Complaint – Bar of Limitation – Section 468 CrPC – Cognizance Set Aside – Magistrate took cognizance only under Section 323 IPC (maximum punishment: one year) after three years of the alleged incident – Held: Section 468 CrPC applies; the complaint is barred by limitation – The Magistrate's and High Court’s orders set aside; com...
(6)
Suresh Kumar …Appellant Vs.
Directorate of Enforcement …Respondent D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Law - PMLA Offence – Bail – Predicate Offence Bail Granted – Relaxation of Section 45 PMLA – Bail Allowed – The appellant, a headmaster, was accused of conspiring to leak the question paper of a competitive government examination and was arrested along with 36 candidates found with the leaked paper – The Enforcement Directorate registered a separate ECI...
(7)
Gaurav Kumar Bansal...Applicants Vs.
Union of India and Others...Respondents D.D
21/05/2025
Civil Writ – Service Law - Performance Appraisal – Role of IAS Officers in IFS PAR – Government Order Quashed – Government of Madhya Pradesh issued a G.O. on 29th June 2024 allowing IAS officers to participate in the appraisal of IFS officers – Held: Such appraisal structure is contrary to Supreme Court’s binding rulings in Santosh Bharti and P.C. Wadhwa cases &...
(8)
Suraj Narayan Khatoriya...Appellant Vs.
State of Rajasthan & Others...Respondents D.D
21/05/2025
Criminal Law - Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 473, 474, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Quashing of FIR – Forged Lease Deed Used – FIR Restored – Allegation that accused used a forged lease deed to sell land and obtained ₹10 lakh as advance – Held: High Court erred in quashing FIR by relying on defence plea that accused were unaware of forgery or were willing to r...
(9)
Ganeshkumar Rajeshwarrao Selukar and Others...Appellants Vs.
Mahendra Bhaskar Limaye and Others...Respondents D.D
21/05/2025
Consumer Law - Challenge To Constitutionality And Validity Of Specific Provisions Of The Consumer Protection Rules, 2020 - Consumerism and Constitutional Philosophy – Broad Interpretation of Consumer Rights – Socio-Economic Relevance Affirmed – The Court held that the concept of consumerism is constitutionally embedded within principles of equality, dignity, justice and participa...