Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

ASF Buildtech Private Limited vs Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited

Whether an arbitral tribunal has the authority or power to implead or join a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement as a party to the ar…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment)… UNCITRAL Model Law UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Vimal Sukumar vs D. Lawrence & Ors.

The instant appeals are arising out of the two impugned orders dated 27.02.2024 and 12.04.2024 by which the Division Bench of the High Court…

CPC Companies Act, 2013

2 May 2025 · Disposed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma

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State of Odisha & Ors. vs Jita Luha

Issue arose whether directions issued by the High Court regarding grant of rehabilitation assistance/appointment under the Odisha Civil Serv…

Odisha Civil Service (Rehabilitation… Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation… Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation… Constitution

2 May 2025 · Disposed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

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K.R. Suresh vs R. Poornima & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the courts below dismissing the suit instituted by the appellantpurchaser for…

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Contract Act CPC

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Aman Bhatia vs State (GNCT of Delhi)

Issue arose whether the High Court was right in holding that a licensed stamp vendor falls within the ambit of a public servant for the purp…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Delhi Province Stamp Rules, 1934 Income Tax Act, 1961 Stamp Act, 1899

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

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Santosh Devi vs Sunder

Whether the High Court rightly dismissed the second appeal filed by the petitioner herein (plaintiff) affirming the judgment passed by the F…

CPC Limitation Act, 1963

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shanmugam @ Lakshminarayanan vs High Court Of Madras

The three appellants, convicted by the High Court of Madras for criminal contempt of court and sentenced to six months' simple imprisonment,…

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §2(c)(iii) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §12 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §15(1) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §18(1)

2 May 2025 · Prashant Kumar Mishra, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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M/s Naresh Kumar Gupta vs State of Punjab & Another

Whether the amendment to s.29 of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (PVAT Act) by the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2013 is constitutionally…

Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2013

1 May 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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R. Ranjith Singh & Ors. vs The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

The dispute involved in the present case is fixation of inter se seniority in respect of direct recruitment which includes some in-service c…

Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service… Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859 Chennai City Police Act, 1888 Constitution

1 May 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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M/s. Coal India Limited vs Commissioner of Customs (Port), Customs House, Kolkata

Whether the engineering and technical service fees/agency commission/charges paid by the appellant and its subsidiaries to the local agent o…

Customs Valuation (Determination of Price… Customs Act, 1962 Customs Tariff Act, 1975 General Clauses Act, 1897

1 May 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Raju @ Umakant vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Whether the conviction of the appellant under Sections 366, 376(2)(g) and 342, Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3(2)(v), Scheduled Castes and Sc…

IPC Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes… Evidence Act

1 May 2025 · Partly allowed · Sanjay Karol, K.V. Viswanathan

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Gayatri Balasamy vs M/s ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited

In ‡M. Hakeem and Anr.’s case, this Court held that while exercising powers u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, a Court he…

In the judgment of Sanjiv Khanna, CJI… Constitution National Highways Act, 1956 CPC

30 April 2025 · Disposed · Sanjiv Khanna, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sanjay Kumar, Augus

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Shenbagavalli and Ors. vs The Inspector of Police, Kancheepuram District and Anr.

Appellants sought for quashing of the chargesheet submitted against them u/s.306 IPC.

IPC CrPC

30 April 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Augustine George Masih

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Kaniz Ahmed vs Sabuddin & Ors.

Whether the High Court has exercised its jurisdiction in public interest by directing the KMC to initiate demolition of the unauthorised con…

30 April 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Pavul Yesu Dhasan vs The Registrar, State Human Rights Commission of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

Matter pertains to the violation of human rights on refusal to register FIR by the Inspector of Police as also using of objectionable langua…

Constitution Human Rights Act, 1993

30 April 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pragya Prasun & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

1. Whether the present digital KYC / e-KYC / video-KYC framework is inaccessible to persons with disabilities? 2. Whether the regulatory aut…

Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Information Technology Act, 2000 Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

30 April 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Renuka vs State of Karnataka and Anr.

Appellant-wife has challenged the impugned order whereby the High Court quashed proceeding u/ss.498-A, 324, 355, 504, 506 r/w. s.149 of the…

IPC

29 April 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Joymalya Bagchi

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Filomena Saldanha Through Power of Attorney Mr. Frazier Saldanha vs Sunil Kohli Represented by His Power of Attorney, Mr. Naval Bowry, & Ors.

Matter pertains to the correctness of the orders passed by the High Court allowing the Application for Speaking to Minutes and dismissing th…

Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Limitation Act, 1963

29 April 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Joymalya Bagchi