Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ashok Dhankad vs State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Issue arose as regards to the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court enlarging the accused on regular bail u/s.483 of the Bhar…

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 IPC Arms Act, 1959

13 August 2025 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Mini vs CBI / SPE Cochin

This appeal is by widow of the deceased convict against the judgment and order of the High Court whereby conviction of her husband, u/ss.7,…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

13 August 2025 · Allowed · Manoj Misra, Ujjal Bhuyan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Employer in Relation to Management of Katras Area of M/s Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Dhanbad vs Workman-Shahdeo Das

Issue arose as regards entertaining a claim for correction of date of birth in the service record after a delay of 25 years.

13 August 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Kamal Gupta & Anr. vs M/s L.R Builders Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Etc.

Whether it is permissible for a non-signatory to an agreement leading to arbitration proceedings to remain present in such arbitration proce…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 CPC

13 August 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Seventh Day Adventist Senior Secondary School vs Ismat Ahmed and Others

Whether applications filed u/ss.7(1) and (2) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 by the tenant without deposit of rent after lapse…

West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 Limitation Act, 1963 General Clauses Act

13 August 2025 · Dismissed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

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Yogesh Madhav Makalwad vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the judgment passed by the High Court upholding the order passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committe…

12 August 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Satish Chandra Sharma, K. Vinod Ch

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dasari Anil Kumar & Another vs The Child Welfare Project Director & Others

Whether the custody of the minor children in question ought to be handed over to the appellants-adoptive parents.

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of… Constitution

12 August 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, K.V. Viswanathan

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Paradip Port Authority vs Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.

The issue pertains to fixation of tariff by the Paradip Port Authority (Earlier Paradip Port Trust). Whether it would be appropriate if an e…

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 Major Port Authorities Act, 2021

12 August 2025 · M.M. Sundresh, Rajesh Bindal

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A. Karunanithi vs The State Represented by Inspector of Police

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding conviction and sentence of the appellants u/ss.13 and…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Constitution

12 August 2025 · Disposed · Pankaj Mithal, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Gurdeep Singh vs The State of Punjab

Issue arose whether the order of conviction and sentence of the appellant for the offences u/ss.307, 353, 332, 225, 186, and 120B IPC and s.…

IPC Arms Act, 1959 CrPC

11 August 2025 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Time City Infrastructure and Housing Limited Lucknow vs The State of U.P. & Ors.

The High Court set aside the order passed by the Civil Judge (Senior Division) granting ex parte injunction as prayed for by the petitioner…

CPC

11 August 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Arshnoor Kaur & Anr. vs The Union of India & Ors.

(i) Whether after allowing induction of women in a particular corp or branch under section 12 of the Army Act, 1950, can the Respondents by…

Constitution Army Act, 1950 Women’s Reservation Act, 2023

11 August 2025 · Disposed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: “city Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price” vs -

In the instant petition, the issue centres around the disturbing pattern of dog bites in the country. Whether immediate steps need be taken…

Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023

11 August 2025 · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: N. Peddi Raju and Others vs -

Scandalous remarks made against a High Court Judge in a Transfer Petition. Suo moto contempt proceedings initiated against the lawyers invol…

11 August 2025 · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K. Vinod Chandran

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Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) & Others vs Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Ltd. Etc.

The present matter raised important questions of law relating to interpretation and interplay between Section 144C and Section 153(3) of the…

Income Tax Act, 1961 Taxation and other laws (Relaxation and… Finance Act, 2016 Finance Act 2017

8 August 2025 · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel vs Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & Anr.

Issue arose whether the courts below failed to award compensation under the head loss of earnings to the minor appellant; and whether the Hi…

Motor Vehicle Act, 1988

8 August 2025 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Shikhar Chemicals vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Reconsideration of the directions issued in the order dated 04.08.2025 in view of the request made by the Chief Justice of India.

Constitution

8 August 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Kishundeo Rout & Ors. vs Govind Rao & Ors.

Whether the High Court rightly set aside the order passed by the First Appellate Court by which it had accepted the plea of adverse possessi…

8 August 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan