Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sunkari Tirumala Rao & Ors. vs Penki Aruna Kumari

Whether a suit for recovery of money filed by partners of an unregistered partnership firm against a partner of the same firm is maintainabl…

Partnership Act, 1932

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

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Bhudev Mallick Alias Bhudeb Mallick & Anr. vs Ranajit Ghoshal & Ors.

A suit for confirmation of possession or in the alternative recovery of possession and injunction was filed by the predecessor in interest o…

CPC Limitation Act, 1963

17 January 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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U. Sudheera & Others vs C. Yashoda & Others

Whether the High Court can pass any ad interim order for a limited period, before framing substantial question(s) of law, while dealing with…

CPC

17 January 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Dharmendra Kumar Singh & Ors. vs The Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the promotion of the Civil Judges (Senior Division) to Jharkhand Superior Judicial Service.

Jharkhand Superior Judicial Services…

15 January 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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Cuddalore Powergen Corporation Ltd vs M/s Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited and Anr.

Whether the principles enumerated u/Ord. II r. 2 CPC would bar the institution of a second suit and warrant rejection of the plaint filed by…

CPC Registration Act

15 January 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Dr. Sharmad vs State of Kerala and Others

Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the order granting promotion to the appellant to the post of Associate Professor, D…

Kerala State and Subordinate Services… Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985

10 January 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Prashant Kumar Mishra

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NBCC (India) Ltd. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Whether an MSME cannot make a reference to the Facilitation Council for dispute resolution under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium E…

Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial… Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises… Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial… Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

10 January 2025 · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal

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My Preferred Transformation & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Faridabad Implements Pvt. Ltd.

Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the petition filed by the appellants u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996…

Limitation Act, 1963 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 General Clauses Act, 1897

10 January 2025 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal

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State of Uttar Pradesh and Another vs R.K. Pandey and Another

Matter pertains to the enforceability of the ex-parte awards against the employer-State Government and the principal of the medical college,…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 CPC Limitation Act 1963

9 January 2025 · Allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, R Mahadevan

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The State of West Bengal & Ors. vs PAM Developments Private Limited & Anr.

Whether an amendment to a plaint introducing a fresh cause of action can be allowed if it arises out of continuous transactions and does not…

CPC Limitation Act, 1963

9 January 2025 · Dismissed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma

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Central Bank of India & Anr. vs Smt. Prabha Jain & Ors.

Whether the jurisdiction of civil court to try a suit is completely barred by s.34 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass…

CPC Securitisation and Reconstruction of… Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and…

9 January 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church Trust Association vs Sri Bala & Co.

Whether the plaint in the subsequent suit for specific performance filed by the plaintiff, i.e., O.S. No. 49/2007, is liable to be rejected…

Charitable and Religious Trust Act, 1921 Limitation Act, 1963 Limitation Act, 1908 CPC

8 January 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, N Kotiswar Singh

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Vijay Prabhu vs S.T. Lajapathie & Ors.

Whether the High Court was justified in finding that the original plaintiff was not entitled to discretionary relief of specific performance…

Specific Relief Act, 1963

8 January 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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H. Guruswamy & Ors. vs A. Krishnaiah Since Deceased By LRs.

Order dated 05.08.2014 passed by the trial court rejecting application filed under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC came to be set aside by the High Cour…

CPC

8 January 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. vs Century Textiles and Industries Limited & Ors.

Issue arose whether the appellant-Corporation was bound to convey the lease in favour of the respondent in terms of s.51 of the Bombay Impro…

Companies Act, 2013 City of Bombay Improvement Act, 1898 Bombay Improvement Trust Transfer Act, 1925 Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888

7 January 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Krishna Devi @ Sabitri Devi (Rani) M/s S.R. Engineering Construction vs Union of India & Ors.

Whether the time for filing an application under Section 17, Arbitration Act, 1940 commences when the party seeking to challenge the award r…

Arbitration Act, 1940 Limitation Act, 1963 CPC

3 January 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Sandeep Mehta

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Serosoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd. vs Dexter Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

Whether the High Court has correctly exercised its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 in granting the respondent/claimant one more o…

Constitution Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

3 January 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

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Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. & Anr. vs Mathias Oram & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the extension of the term of the Claims Commission, and determining the Rehabilitation and Resettlement benefits of t…

Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and… Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency…

3 January 2025 · Dismissed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma