Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajendra Anant Varik vs Govind B. Prabhugaonkar

Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the judgment of the First Appellate Court acquitting the appellant-accused and setting asi…

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Goa Money-Lenders Act, 2001 CrPC Constitution

6 May 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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Gopal Govind Lakade & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing the application of the appellants seeking quashing of th…

6 May 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Service Matters MP HC ✓ HN

Lokpal Singh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh

The petitioner, a police personnel, challenged a departmental charge-sheet dated 16.02.2024 and a suspension order dated 05.01.2024, both ar…

Constitution §226 IPC §376(2)(n) IPC §323 IPC §294

6 May 2025 · Allowed · Justice Subodh Abhyankar

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Powergrid Corporation of India Limited vs Central Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors.

The questions arose for consideration whether the appellate tribunal and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission justified in rejecting th…

Electricity Act, 2003 Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 1998 Central Electricity Regulatory Commission…

5 May 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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The Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited vs Smt. Honnamma & Ors.

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court partly allowing the appeal of the respondents, enhancing the compen…

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

5 May 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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Shubhkaran Singh vs Abhayraj Singh & Ors.

Whether the petition filed by the petitioner herein u/Or.18 Rule 17, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 was rightly rejected by the High Court.

CPC Evidence Act

5 May 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Kabir Paharia vs National Medical Commission and Others

Whether the denial of admission to the appellant in the MBBS UG course under Scheduled Castes PwBD quota was grossly illegal, arbitrary and…

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act… Constitution

2 May 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

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ASF Buildtech Private Limited vs Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited

Whether an arbitral tribunal has the authority or power to implead or join a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement as a party to the ar…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment)… UNCITRAL Model Law UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

2 May 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Dr. Vimal Sukumar vs D. Lawrence & Ors.

The instant appeals are arising out of the two impugned orders dated 27.02.2024 and 12.04.2024 by which the Division Bench of the High Court…

CPC Companies Act, 2013

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

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State of Odisha & Ors. vs Jita Luha

Issue arose whether directions issued by the High Court regarding grant of rehabilitation assistance/appointment under the Odisha Civil Serv…

Odisha Civil Service (Rehabilitation… Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation… Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation… Constitution

2 May 2025 · Disposed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

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K.R. Suresh vs R. Poornima & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the courts below dismissing the suit instituted by the appellantpurchaser for…

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Contract Act CPC

2 May 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Aman Bhatia vs State (GNCT of Delhi)

Issue arose whether the High Court was right in holding that a licensed stamp vendor falls within the ambit of a public servant for the purp…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Delhi Province Stamp Rules, 1934 Income Tax Act, 1961 Stamp Act, 1899

2 May 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Santosh Devi vs Sunder

Whether the High Court rightly dismissed the second appeal filed by the petitioner herein (plaintiff) affirming the judgment passed by the F…

CPC Limitation Act, 1963

2 May 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Shanmugam @ Lakshminarayanan vs High Court Of Madras

The three appellants, convicted by the High Court of Madras for criminal contempt of court and sentenced to six months' simple imprisonment,…

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §2(c)(iii) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §12 Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §15(1) Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 §18(1)

2 May 2025 · Prashant Kumar Mishra, Sudhanshu Dhulia

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M/s Naresh Kumar Gupta vs State of Punjab & Another

Whether the amendment to s.29 of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (PVAT Act) by the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2013 is constitutionally…

Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2013

1 May 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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R. Ranjith Singh & Ors. vs The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

The dispute involved in the present case is fixation of inter se seniority in respect of direct recruitment which includes some in-service c…

Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service… Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859 Chennai City Police Act, 1888 Constitution

1 May 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

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M/s. Coal India Limited vs Commissioner of Customs (Port), Customs House, Kolkata

Whether the engineering and technical service fees/agency commission/charges paid by the appellant and its subsidiaries to the local agent o…

Customs Valuation (Determination of Price… Customs Act, 1962 Customs Tariff Act, 1975 General Clauses Act, 1897

1 May 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

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Raju @ Umakant vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Whether the conviction of the appellant under Sections 366, 376(2)(g) and 342, Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3(2)(v), Scheduled Castes and Sc…

IPC Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes… Evidence Act

1 May 2025 · Partly allowed · Sanjay Karol, K.V. Viswanathan