Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

NDA Securities Ltd. vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.

Whether the High Court was justified in allowing the petition u/s.482 of the CrPC filed by respondent no.2 (through its Director); thereby d…

CrPC IPC

13 May 2025 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Deep Shikha & Anr. vs National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.

The appellants challenge the common judgement and order of the High Court whereby High Court reduced the compensation payable to appellant n…

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

13 May 2025 · Disposed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

P. Shanthi Pugazhenthi vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police SPE/CBI/ACB/Chennai

Whether the appellant was rightly convicted for abetment of offence u/s.13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 IPC

13 May 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

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Rajesh Chaddha vs State of Uttar Pradesh

Whether the High Court while exercising its revisionary jurisdiction erred in upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 498A,…

IPC Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

13 May 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Office for Alternative Architecture vs IRCON Infrastructure and Services Ltd.

Whether while exercising power u/s.11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Court has to confine its consideration as to the ex…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

13 May 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vijay Kumar Joshi vs Akash Tripathi & Ors.

Issue arose with regards to admissibility of pension to the employees of the Co-operative Societies who were absorbed with the Madhya Prades…

Madhya Pradesh Civil Services (Pension)… Constitution

13 May 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Tushar Himatlal Jani vs Jasbir Singh Vijan & Ors.

Whether the High Court was justified in restoring the interim injunction in favour of Respondent No.1 in a modified term during the pendency…

13 May 2025 · Allowed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh

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Kushal Kumar Agarwal vs Directorate of Enforcement

An opportunity of being heard was not given by the Special Judge to the appellant-accused before taking cognizance of the offence on the com…

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

9 May 2025 · Partly allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

K. Mangayarkarasi & Anr. vs N.J. Sundaresan & Anr.

Can a trademark infringement suit be referred to arbitration if the defendant questions its maintainability on the ground of existence of an…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Trade Marks Act, 1999

9 May 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Tata Mohan Rao vs S. Venkateswarlu and Others Etc.

The Court was seized of a matter concerning the contemptuous conduct of a Tehsildar who forcibly evicted home dwellers and defied court orde…

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

9 May 2025 · Partly allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Augustine George Masih

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Wikimedia Foundation Inc. vs ANI Media Private Limited & Ors.

Issue arose with respect to the legality and propriety of the directions issued by the Division Bench of the High Court to the appellant to…

Constitution CPC Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

9 May 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Paritala Sudhakar vs State of Telangana

The appellant was convicted for the offence punishable u/s.7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and also for the offence punishable u…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

9 May 2025 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

C.T. Kochouseph vs State of Kerala and Another Etc.

Issue arose whether the purchase tax, as imposed by s.5A of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 or s.7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales T…

Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959

9 May 2025 · Dismissed · Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, R Mahadevan

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Renuka Prasad vs The State Represented by Assistant Superintendent of Police

Whether the High Court erred in reversing the acquittal and convicting the accused persons based on the testimony of the IOs which was found…

IPC Evidence Act CrPC

9 May 2025 · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Waris vs State of Madhya Pradesh

Whether Trial Court ought to have given proper time and opportunity to the legal aid defence counsel to prepare the matter and should have d…

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 CrPC IPC Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…

8 May 2025 · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Umashankar Yadav & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh, Through Chief Secretary & Anr.

Whether the High Court erred by not quashing the prosecution against the accused under ss.186 and 353 of Indian Penal Code.

CrPC IPC

8 May 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Joymalya Bagchi

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Tata Steel Ltd. vs Raj Kumar Banerjee & Ors.

(i) Whether the additional condonable period of 15 days as provided under section 61(2) IBC commences from the end of the prescribed limitat…

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Limitation Act, 1963

7 May 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Bansal Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Appellants issued work order to 1st respondent for construction of flats and paid advance. Bank guarantee equivalent to the advance money wa…

Contract Act Constitution Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

7 May 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan