Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Adavya Projects Pvt. Ltd. vs M/s Vishal Structurals Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

Whether service of a Section 21 notice and joinder in a Section 11 application are prerequisites to implead a person/entity as a party to th…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Limitation Act, 1963 Arbitration Act, 1940 Foreign Awards (Recognition and…

17 April 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

N. Eswaranathan vs State Represented By The Deputy Superintendent of Police

The Supreme Court was seized of a Special Leave Petition filed by the Petitioner challenging the High Court's judgment dated 29.09.2023 whic…

IPC §147 IPC §342 IPC §149 IPC §355

17 April 2025 · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma

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Irwan Kour vs Punjab Public Service Commission & Ors.

Issue arose whether recruitment advertisement issued by the Punjab Public Service Commission providing reservation for “ex-servicemen” would…

Ex-Servicemen (Re-employment in Central… Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules… Government of India Act, 1935 Army Act, 1911

16 April 2025 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

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State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Combined Traders

Sub-rule (20) of Rule 17 of the Central Sales Tax (Rajasthan) Rules, 1957 provided that where any dealer had generated declaration forms or…

Central Sales Tax (Rajasthan) Rules, 1957 Central Sales Tax Act, 1956

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rikhab Birani & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Whether the High Court erred in dismissing the s.482, CrPC application filed by the appellants despite the matter being civil in nature.

CrPC IPC

16 April 2025 · Allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Sanjay Kumar

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Nafees Ahmad & Anr. vs Soinuddin & Ors.

The High Court in the impugned judgment took the view that Order 41 Rule 31 is mandatory and the failure on the part of the First Appellate…

CPC

16 April 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kamal & Ors. vs State of Gujarat & Anr.

Appellants sought quashing of FIR in respect of offences u/ss.498-A and s.114 of IPC u/s.482 of CrPC. By the impugned order dated 01.02.2024…

IPC CrPC

16 April 2025 · Partly allowed · Manoj Misra, Manmohan

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The Correspondence, RBANMS Educational Institution vs B. Gunashekar & Another

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court and the trial court rejecting the application filed by the appe…

TP Act Specific Relief Act, 1963 Income Tax Act, 1961 Contract Act

16 April 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sushila & Ors. vs State of U.P. & Ors.

Whether High Court correctly disposed of the prayer for quashing of the summoning order issued by the Trial Court in Complaint Case u/ss.498…

IPC CrPC Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

16 April 2025 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Satish Chander Sharma & Ors. vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.

Issue arose as to whether the decision in State of H.P. v. Rajesh Chander Sood, upholding the cut-off date of 02.12.2004, is per incuriam; w…

Constitution Himachal Pradesh Corporate Sector Employees… Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 Central Civil Services (Commutation of…

16 April 2025 · Dismissed · Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

S.C. Garg vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

The appellant’s petition u/s.482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 seeking quashment of Criminal Case No. 7489 of 2002 pending on the fil…

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 IPC CrPC

16 April 2025 · Allowed · Pankaj Mithal, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Mrs. Varshatai w/o. Sh. Sanjay bagade vs The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Judiciary, Mantralaya, Mumbai and Ors. Etc.

Issue arose whether use of Urdu on a signboard of the building of Municipal Council in Maharashtra is violative of any provision of law.

Constitution Maharashtra Municipal Council, Nagar… Maharashtra Local Authorities (Official… Uttar Pradesh Official Languages Act, 1951

15 April 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

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Cryogas Equipment Private Limited vs Inox India Limited and Others

i) What are the parameters for determining whether a work or an article falls within the limitation set out in s.15(2) of the Copyright Act,…

Copyright Act, 1957 Designs Act, 2000 Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 English Registered Designs Act, 1949

15 April 2025 · Dismissed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh

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Rajendhiran vs Muthaiammal @ Muthayee & Ors.**

Matter pertains recall of judgment of this Court on the ground that the respondents in the appeals were not served.

15 April 2025 · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

The High Court rejected the Interim Application No. 11269 of 2024 filed by the petitioner herein u/s.5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 and there…

Commercial Courts Act, 2015 CPC Limitation Act, 1963

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Suresh Kumar Agarwal vs M/s Haldia Steels Limited & Anr.

Whether the High Court erred in directing further investigation into the highly belated complaint filed by the complainant-Company after une…

IPC CrPC

15 April 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Janshruti (People’s Voice) vs Union of India & Ors.

Directions sought for the formulation of gender-neutral guidelines and legislation governing the filing of domestic violence and harassment…

Constitution IPC Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

15 April 2025 · Dismissed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Pinki vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.

Whether the High Court erred in passing various orders granting bail to accused persons in matters involving offences of serious nature of c…

IPC Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 Constitution

15 April 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan