Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: September 2025

Reports/JudgmentsS. 86 Electricity Act | Power Generators, Discoms Cannot Fix Tariffs Privately, Need Regulatory Commissions' Approval : Supreme CourtCase Details: M/S. KKK Hydro Power Limited v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited and Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 856The Supreme Court held that a generating company and a distribution licensee cannot unilaterally fix...

Madras High Court Quarterly Digest: July - September 2025

CITATIONS: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 to 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 329 NOMINAL INDEX ML Ravi v. Director General of Police and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 223 P Kishore v. The Secretary to Government and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 224 M/s. Adyar Gate Hotel Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Customs, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 225 M/s Media Monks Multimedia v. Pachala Murali Krishna, 2025 LiveLaw...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: September 2025

SUPREME COURT Article 226 Can't Be Invoked To Quash Chargesheet If Cognizance Has Been Taken; Remedy Available Under S.528 BNSS: Supreme Court Cause Title: PRADNYA PRANJAL KULKARNI VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 875 The Supreme Court observed that FIRs or charge-sheets may be quashed under Article 226 before cognisance is taken, but...

Tax Quarterly Digest: July - September, 2025

SUPREME COURTStem Cell Banking Services Qualify As "Healthcare Services" In Service Tax Exemption Notification : Supreme CourtCase : M/S. STEMCYTE INDIA THERAPEUTICS PVT. LTD vs COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND SERVICE TAX, AHMEDABAD - IIICase no.: CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 3816-3817 OF 2025The Supreme Court held that stem cell banking services, including enrolment, collection, processing, and...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025: Service Law

Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985; Section 20 - Time-Barred Claims - A time-barred service dispute cannot be brought within the limitation period by filing a belated representation. When a government servant is aggrieved by a denial of a benefit, which is not based on a formal order, then a representation must be filed within a reasonable time. The cause of action to approach...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest : September 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 139 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 152NOMINAL INDEXX v/s Y 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 139Punambhai Ashabhai Waghela v/s Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 140Yusuf Mehmudkhan Pathan v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 141Yatin K. Desai (Leuva Patel) v/s Union of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 142Gujarat Power Corporation...

Arbitration Monthly Digest: September 2025

Supreme Court Arbitration | Delivery Of Award To Govt Official Not Connected With Case Doesn't Amount To Valid Service On State : Supreme Court Cause Title: M/S. MOTILAL AGARWALA Versus STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR. Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 867 The Supreme Court has clarified that when the government or one of its departments is a party to arbitration, delivery...

IBC Monthly Digest: September 2025

Supreme Court Committee Of Creditors Continues To Exist Till Resolution Plan Is Implemented Or Liquidation Order Is Passed : Supreme Court Case No.: KALYANI TRANSCO Vs MS BHUSHAN POWER AND STEEL LTD. | C.A. No. 1808/2020 and connected matters Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 954 In the JSW Steel matter, the Supreme Court held that the Committee of Creditors (CoC) under the...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025: Property Law

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; Order VII Rule 11 - Locus Standi of Proposed Purchaser under Agreement to Sell in Suit for Permanent Injunction against Third Party - Held, a proposed purchaser under an agreement to sell lacks locus standi to file a suit for a permanent injunction against a third party claiming independent title and possession of the property, as such an agreement does...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025:Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012

Application in Consensual Adolescent Relationships - The Supreme Court emphasized a nuanced application of the POCSO Act in cases involving consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, prioritizing the best interests of the victim and her dependents. (Paras 15, 31) In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 617 : 2025 INSC 778 Life Imprisonment...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025: Negotiable Instruments Act

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; Section 138 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Sections 2(wa), 372, 378 (4), 378 (6) - Dishonour of Cheque - Special Leave to Appeal - Appeal against order of acquittal – Victim's right to appeal - Whether an appeal would be maintainable under the proviso to section 372 of CrPC against an order of acquittal passed in a case instituted upon a private...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025: Prevention of Money Laundering Act, [PMLA] 2002

Accused's right to access all relevant materials, relied upon or not, to ensure a fair trial - Procedural denials of document access cannot override the constitutional right to a fair trial under Article 21. The prosecution's concern about roving inquiries was dismissed, as courts can assess document relevance and reject frivolous requests. The appeal was allowed, granting the accused access...