Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

J. Ganapatha and Others vs M/s N. Selvarajalou Chetty Trust Rep. By Its Trustees and Others

Whether the Plaint Schedule stood transferred in favour of one late PC through legal, valid and binding documents; Whether appellant is just…

25 March 2025 · Dismissed · Pankaj Mithal, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Firoz Khan Akbarkhan vs The State of Maharashtra

Whether the concurrent conviction of the appellant u/s.302 r/w s.34, Penal Code, 1860 is justified; whether he is entitled to remission of s…

IPC CrPC

24 March 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jothiragawan vs State Rep. By The Inspector of Police & Anr.

Whether the criminal proceedings against the appellant-accused ought to be quashed.

CrPC IPC

24 March 2025 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

N.P. Saseendran vs N.P. Ponnamma & Ors.

The question to be decided herein is twin fold, whether the document of the year 1985 is a gift or Settlement or Will and whether the requir…

TP Act Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 Registration Act, 1909

24 March 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Yerikala Sunkalamma & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue & Ors.

Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the judgment of the trial court whereby the appellants were held to be the lawful owners…

Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition… Andhra Pradesh (Record of Rights in Land… Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 CPC

24 March 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

A. John Kennedy Etc. vs State of Tamil Nadu and Others Etc.

The issues related to removal of encroachments and restoration of forest areas in the Agasthyamalai landscape, which includes within its amb…

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Forest Conservation Act, 1980 Tamil Nadu Forests Act, 1882

24 March 2025 · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Amit Kumar & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

(i) What is the scope of section 174 CrPC and how is it different from investigation pursuant to filing of FIR under section 154 CrPC. (ii)…

CrPC Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes…

24 March 2025 · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sudam Prabhakar Achat vs The State of Maharashtra

Issue arose as to whether the conviction u/s.302 IPC could be converted into s.304 Part I or Part II IPC.

IPC CrPC

21 March 2025 · Partly allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dhirubhai Bhailalbhai Chauhan & Anr. vs State of Gujarat & Ors.

Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the judgment of acquittal passed by the Trial Court qua the appellants; whether in the fac…

IPC

21 March 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Inder Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Whether the High Court was justified in condoning the delay in filing the Second Appeal.

Constitution

21 March 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vaibhav Goel & Anr. vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.

Matter pertains to the validity of the income tax dues of the corporate debtor owed to the Central Government, when not a part of the approv…

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Income Tax Act, 1961

20 March 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) vs Neetu Gaur & Ors.

In view of detection of anomalies in the functioning of the beneficiary research institution-Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Dev…

ICSSR’s Rules of Grant-in-Aid to Societies… Constitution Societies Registration Act, 1860 Rules and Regulations of CRRID

20 March 2025 · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Citicorp Finance (India) Limited vs Snehasis Nanda

Whether on facts, the complainant-respondent would come under the definition of ‘consumer’ in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986; wh…

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Consumer Protection Act, 2019 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

20 March 2025 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Chandra Shekhar Singh and Others vs The State of Jharkhand and Others

Whether the term ‘degree’ as mentioned in the rules and the recruitment notification for the appointment as Food Safety Officer (FSO) issued…

University Grants Commission Act, 1956 Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 Food Safety and Standard Rules, 2011

20 March 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shyamlal & Ors.

The High Court converted the conviction of respondents u/s.302 of IPC into the second part of s.304 of the IPC. Whether the judgment of the…

IPC

20 March 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State (CBI) vs Mohd. Salim Zargar @ Fayaz & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the correctness of judgment and order of the Special Court acquitting the respondents for offences under Ranbir Penal…

IPC Terrorist and Disruptive Activities… TADA Rules Arms Act, 1959

20 March 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sunita & Ors. vs Vinod Singh & Ors.

Matter pertains to the adequacy of compensation granted to the appellants under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

19 March 2025 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Supreme Court Bar Association & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

The present Miscellaneous Applications have been filed seeking intervention in the matter and seeking clarification/ modification of the dir…

Constitution Supreme Court Rules, 2013 Bar Council of India Rules Advocates Act, 1961

19 March 2025 · Disposed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma