Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shailyamanyu Singh vs State of Maharashtra

Issue arose whether the appellant, being a non-executive Director of the company, can be held vicariously liable and prosecuted for the alle…

Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 CrPC

22 July 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal HP HC ✓ HN

Rakesh Kumar vs Chattar Singh

The petitioner/accused was convicted by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nahan, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments…

Negotiable Instruments Act §138 Negotiable Instruments Act §118(a) Negotiable Instruments Act §139 CrPC §313

21 July 2025 · Dismissed · Hon'ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Khursheed Ahmad Chohan vs Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. Etc.

Issue arose as to whether the facts and circumstances disclosed in the complaint, supported by compelling medical evidence of grievous injur…

CrPC IPC Right to Information Act, 2005 Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

21 July 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Victim ‘X’ vs State of Bihar and Anr.

Allegations of torture and sexual exploitation against the respondent no.2-accused. She was granted bail by the High Court. Whether the gran…

IPC Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes…

21 July 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Metpalli Lasum Bai (Since Dead) and Others vs Metapalli Muthaih (D) by Lrs.

Whether the High Court, manifestly erred while interfering with the well-reasoned judgment of the trial Court and substituting its own findi…

21 July 2025 · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Rep. by its Managing Director and Ors. vs S. Ganesan

Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court was justified in directing the sale deed of the plot to be executed in fa…

21 July 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mala Choudhary & Anr. vs State of Telangana & Anr.

Issue arose as to correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing the petition filed by the appellants, seeking quashing of FIR…

CrPC IPC Constitution

18 July 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kaushal Singh vs The State of Rajasthan

Matter pertains to the expunction of strictures passed by the High Court against the Judicial Officer.

IPC Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules

18 July 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Suresh Chandra (Deceased) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. vs Parasram & Ors.

Whether the order rejecting application(s) seeking condonation of delay for setting aside abatement and substitution of legal representative…

CPC

18 July 2025 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

BGM and M-RPL-JMCT (JV) vs Eastern Coalfields Limited

(i) Whether the question of existence of an arbitration agreement should be left for the arbitral tribunal to decide; (ii) whether clause 13…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

18 July 2025 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Sonali Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd. vs Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mumbai & Ors.

(i) Whether the Limitation Act applies to conciliation proceedings u/s.18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (…

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises… Limitation Act, 1963 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Delayed Payments to Small Scale and…

17 July 2025 · Partly allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Joymalya Bagchi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

M Sambasiva Rao vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

Whether the High Court erred in convicting the appellant-accused no.1 u/s.120B, IPC and ss.7, 13(2) r/w s.13(1)(d), Prevention of Corruption…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 IPC Constitution

17 July 2025 · Allowed · Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gurdial Singh (Dead) Through LR vs Jagir Kaur (Dead) and Anr. Etc.

Issue arose as to whether the High Court was justified in reversing the concurrent findings of the courts below and holding the Will was vit…

Succession Act, 1925 Evidence Act

17 July 2025 · Dismissed · Sanjay Karol, Joymalya Bagchi

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Charan & Ors. vs Sukhram & Ors.

Issue arose whether a tribal woman or her legal heirs would be entitled to an equal share in her ancestral property or not.

Central Provinces Laws Act, 1875 Constitution Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

17 July 2025 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Joymalya Bagchi

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Narayan Das vs State of Chhattisgarh

Issue arose as regards the interpretation of s.32-B of the NDPS Act by the High Court that u/s.32-B minimum punishment is considered as maxi…

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…

17 July 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil HP HC Reportable ✓ HN

National Highway Authority Of India vs Bansi Ram And Others

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) challenged an arbitral award dated 26.07.2017 passed by the Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commiss…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §29A Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §37 National Highways Act, 1956 §3A(1)

17 July 2025 · Dismissed · Justice Ranjan Sharma

Civil HP HC ✓ HN

National Highway Authority Of India vs Tulsiya

The appellant, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), challenged the judgment dated 04.12.2021 of the District Judge, Mandi, which dism…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §29A Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 §37 National Highways Act, 1956 §3A(1)

17 July 2025 · Dismissed · Justice Ranjan Sharma

Criminal Jharkhand HC ✓ HN

The State Of Jharkhand vs Sukhlal @ Prabir Murmu @ Pravir Da @ Pravil Da @ Harendra Da @ Sanat Da @ Marang Da @ Amrit

These matters arise out of a Death Reference and cross criminal appeals challenging the judgment and order of conviction dated 06.09.2018 an…

IPC §147 IPC §148 IPC §149 IPC §109

17 July 2025 · Rongon Mukhopadhyay, Sanjay Prasad