Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Smt. Shaifali Gupta vs Smt. Vidya Devi Gupta & Ors.

Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the court of first instance as well as the High Court rejecting the application u/O…

CPC Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act, 1988 Hindu Succession Act, 1956

20 May 2025 · Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Lokayuktha Police, Davanagere1 vs C B Nagaraj

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court setting aside the order of conviction of the respondent u/ss.7,…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

19 May 2025 · Dismissed · Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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M/s Patanjali Foods Limited (Formerly known as M/s Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd.) vs Union of India & Ors.

1. Whether encashment of bank guarantees furnished under court orders can be treated as “payment of duty” for the purpose of refund under Se…

Customs Act, 1962 Central Excise Act, 1944 Constitution

19 May 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ravinder Singh Sidhu vs The State of Punjab & Ors.

Whether multiple FIRs registered across different States can be clubbed and consolidated in one jurisdiction, or at least within one distric…

IPC CrPC Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes… Gujarat Police Act, 1951

19 May 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shaurabh Kumar Tripathi vs Vidhi Rawal

Whether the High Court can invoke its inherent jurisdiction u/s.482, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 or s.528, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanh…

CrPC Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence…

19 May 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rofiqul Hoque vs The Union of India & Ors.

Once the name of the appellant stands included in the draft NRC, whether the order of the Tribunal, declaring him a foreigner, and of the Hi…

Foreigners Act, 1946 Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and…

19 May 2025 · Dismissed · Sanjay Karol, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gopal Dikshit vs United India Insurance Company Ltd.

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the National Commission dismissing complaint filed by appellant; and whether the c…

Consumer Protection Act, 1986

19 May 2025 · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hakim vs State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

These instant two appeals assail concurrent findings of conviction u/s.326A of the Penal Code, 1860 and sentence thereof against accused no.…

IPC Constitution

19 May 2025 · Abhay S. Oka, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Baljinder Singh Alias Aman vs State of Punjab & Anr.

Whether the High Court erred in granting bail to the respondentsaccused(s) setting aside the order of the Trial Court by which it declined t…

CrPC IPC

16 May 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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P Krishna Mohan Reddy vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

Whether the statement of an accused u/s.161, Cr.P.C implicating co-accused can be looked into qua such co-accused at the stage of anticipato…

CrPC Evidence Act IPC Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

16 May 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Raghunath Sharma & Ors. vs State of Haryana & Anr.

Correctness and legality of the impugned judgment whereby the High Court restored FIR previously quashed, recalling the order of quashment.

CrPC

16 May 2025 · Allowed · Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Kerala Etc. Etc. vs The Principal, KMCT Medical College and Ors. Etc. Etc.

(a) Whether the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee had the power to determine and direct that a particular amount of the fees charged to…

The Kerala Medical Education (Regulation of…

16 May 2025 · Disposed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vanashakti vs Union of India

Whether the 2017 Notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the context of the EIA Notificati…

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites…

16 May 2025 · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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V. S. R. Mohan Rao vs K. S. R. Murthy & Ors.

Whether the appellant is a ‘land grabber’ under the Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982.

Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition)…

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re : Alarming Rise in the Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents vs -

Matter pertains to suo moto cognizance taken by this Court in child rape cases; and directions to Union and States Government to set up Spec…

Constitution Protection of Children against Sexual…

15 May 2025 · Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Virender Pal @ Vipin vs State of Haryana

Issue arose as regards correctness of High Court order dismissing the appeal of the accused-appellant and upholding his conviction u/s.304-B…

IPC CrPC Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

15 May 2025 · Dismissed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: Construction of Multi Storeyed Buildings in Forest Land Maharashtra vs -

Issue arose whether the subject land is a Forest Land; whether the Divisional Commissioner was justified in recommending the allotment of su…

Forest Act, 1878 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act…

15 May 2025 · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Augustine George Masih, K. Vinod C

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ishwar Chanda Sharma vs Devendra Kumar Sharma & Ors.

The issues raised in the present case relates to: (i) the eligibility of a receiver for Sri Giriraj Temple, Govardhan, Mathura; (ii) temples…

Constitution CPC Societies Registration Act

15 May 2025 · Disposed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma