Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manoj Rameshlal Chhabriya vs Mahesh Prakash Ahuja & Anr.

What are the parameters that a High Court should keep in mind while granting or refusing a leave to appeal filed under Section 378(3) of the…

CrPC

27 February 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation vs The Tahsildar & Ors. Etc.

Whether in the instant case, single Judge of the High Court was right in holding that the appellant herein is entitled to get the benefit of…

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act… Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal… U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms…

27 February 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mansoor Ali Farida Irshad Ali & Others vs The Tahsildar-I, Special Cell & Others

Whether the said plot is a MHADA layout; Whether the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) is legally competent to redevelop a ‘censused slum’…

Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement… Maharashtra Housing and Area Development… Slum Act and Development Control…

27 February 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, K. Vinod Chandran

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Chattisgarh vs Ashok Bhoi Etc.

Whether the High Court was justified in allowing the criminal appeal preferred by accused-respondent and dismissing acquittal appeal preferr…

IPC CrPC

27 February 2025 · Dismissed · Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Raju @ Nirpendra Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Prosecutrix, a minor village girl, was allegedly kidnapped on the pretext of securing her a job, and then gang raped by accused-appellants o…

IPC

27 February 2025 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M.S. Ananthamurthy & Anr. vs J. Manjula

Whether an agent by virtue of being a holder of the General Power of Attorney (‘GPA’) along with Agreement to Sell had any right, title or i…

Contract Act Registration Act, 1908

27 February 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gauri Mahto @ Gauri Kumar vs The State of Bihar

Whether in the facts of the case, prima-facie offence u/s.364-A, IPC against appellant is made out or not.

IPC

27 February 2025 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hiralal Babulal Soni vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the sustainability of the conviction of the accused u/s.120B and 411 IPC, when the seized gold bars are not the same…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 IPC Evidence Act

25 February 2025 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra, K.V. Viswan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Lifecare Innovations Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

Issue arose whether the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, coupled with the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and…

Constitution Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises… Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale…

25 February 2025 · Disposed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Suneeti Toteja vs State of U.P. & Another

Whether, in light of the facts and circumstances of this case and the position of law apropos to the sanction for prosecution, the High Cour…

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace… IPC CrPC

25 February 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Nirmiti Developers Through its Partners & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Whether the reservation of the plot of land lapsed under Sections 49, 126 and 127 of the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1967 due…

Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act…

25 February 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mahaveer Sharma vs Exide Life Insurance Company Limited & Anr.

Whether there was any material suppression of fact on the part of the appellant’s father while obtaining an insurance policy or not.

25 February 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jaya Bhattacharya vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Matter pertains to the entitlement of the appellant to pensionary benefits, when her unauthorised absence for twenty years was treated as ex…

West Bengal Service (Death-cum-Retirement…

25 February 2025 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Lal vs Jarnail Singh (Now Deceased) through its LRs & Ors.

Suit filed by appellant seeking specific performance of contract based on an agreement of sale executed by respondents was allowed on 20-01-…

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Limitation Act, 1963 CPC

25 February 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited vs GRSE Limited Workmens Union & Ors.

Whether judicial discipline and propriety were maintained, in the light of r.26 of the Appellate Side Rules of the High Court at Calcutta, 1…

Constitution Appellate Side Rules of the High Court at…

25 February 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Rajesh Bindal

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh vs Bihar Legislative Council (Through Secretary) and Ors.

(4) Whether the instant writ petition is maintainable in view of Article 212 (1) of the Constitution of India and whether the proceedings of…

25 February 2025 · Allowed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Balveer Singh

Does the Evidence Act, 1872 prescribe any particular age as a determinative factor to treat a witness to be a competent witness; Does the Ev…

CrPC IPC Evidence Act

24 February 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Md. Bani Alam Mazid @ Dhan vs State of Assam

In a case where the appellant alongwith a co-accused was alleged to have kidnapped and murdered the minor daughter of PW1, the issues for co…

Evidence Act IPC CrPC

24 February 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan