Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Raja Khan vs State of Chhattisgarh

Whether the prosecution failed to prove the chain of circumstances leading to the guilt of the appellant-accused, beyond reasonable doubt.

Evidence Act IPC CrPC

7 February 2025 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Manmohan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vinubhai Mohanlal Dobaria vs Chief Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr.

Whether an offence u/s.276CC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 could be said to have been committed on the actual date of filing of return of inco…

Income Tax Act, 1961 IPC CrPC

7 February 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, Sanjay Karol

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shri Binod Kumar Singh vs National Insurance Company Ltd.

Issue arose as regards the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission disallowing the insurance claim of the appellant.

Insurance Authorization fee Validity of insurance cover Non-standard basis

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Maya Singh and Others vs The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others

The instant appeal has been filed against the impugned order dated 31.07.2019 passed by the High Court in a motor accident case. The Tribuna…

7 February 2025 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Rajesh Bindal

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Geddam Jhansi & Anr. vs The State of Telangana & Ors.

Whether the criminal proceedings against the appellant(s) under Sections 498A, 506, Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4, Dowry Prohibition…

CrPC IPC Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence…

7 February 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, N Kotiswar Singh

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P.M. Lokanath and Others vs State of Karnataka and Another

Whether the initiation of criminal proceedings at the instance of respondent no.2 in the present case was totally activated by mala fide, in…

CrPC CPC IPC

6 February 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K. Vinod Chandran

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Gopal Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand

Trial court convicted the appellants under Sections 302 and 323 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. High Court altered the…

IPC

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

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Sanjay vs State of Uttar Pradesh

The Appellant/accused was convicted under Section 302 IPC and 376(2)(G) IPC for alleged murder of a four-year-old girl. The Trial Court conv…

IPC CrPC

6 February 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s S.R.S. Travels by its Proprietor K.T. Rajashekar vs The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Workers & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2003 repe…

Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation and… Contract Act Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989

6 February 2025 · Disposed · Vikram Nath, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Wahid vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi

The appellants herein have preferred appeal against their conviction. Appellant-W was convicted by the Trial Court for offence punishable u/…

IPC Arms Act, 1959 CrPC

4 February 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Union of India & Anr. vs Tarsem Singh & Ors.

Whether the judgment in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh & Ors. is applicable prospectively or extends retrospectively.

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 National Highways Act, 1956 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency… Constitution

4 February 2025 · Dismissed · Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ramu Appa Mahapatar vs The State of Maharashtra

Whether on the strength of the evidence of the four witnesses, the appellant-accused can be linked with the offence; whether it can be said…

IPC CrPC Evidence Act

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Airports Authority of India vs Pradip Kumar Banerjee

Whether the Division Bench of the High Court was correct in setting aside the order of dismissal of the respondent.

Airport Authority of India Employees (CDA)…

4 February 2025 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Cosmos Co. Operative Bank Ltd. vs Central Bank of India & Ors.

Whether ‘equitable mortgages’ are recognized in India under the nomenclature of ‘charge’ in terms of Section 100 of the Transfer of Property…

TP Act Maharashtra Ownership Flats (Regulation of… Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ashutosh Pathak vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

The grievance of the petitioner in the instant case is two-fold. Firstly, the in-part acceptance of his application u/s.311 of the CrPC and…

CrPC IPC

4 February 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shahjahan vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order passed by family court not awarding any mainten…

CrPC

4 February 2025 · Disposed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sovaran Singh Prajapati vs The State of Uttar Pradesh

a. Whether the Trial Court followed the basic requirements of a fairly conducted trial, in accordance with well-established prepositions of…

CrPC IPC

4 February 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gulshan Kumar vs Institute of Banking Personnel Selection & Ors.

Matter pertains to extending the benefits for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-PwBD candidates to all persons with disabilities-PwD candi…

Constitution Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act…

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