Indian Court Judgments

Civil Karnataka HC ✓ HN

The Manager, Sriram General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Siddamma And Anr

These writ petitions were filed by insurance companies under Article 227 of the Constitution of India before the Karnataka High Court, Kalab…

Constitution §227 Motor Vehicles Act §163A Motor Vehicles Act §166

13 August 2025 · Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Yogesh Madhav Makalwad vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the judgment passed by the High Court upholding the order passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committe…

12 August 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Satish Chandra Sharma, K. Vinod Ch

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dasari Anil Kumar & Another vs The Child Welfare Project Director & Others

Whether the custody of the minor children in question ought to be handed over to the appellants-adoptive parents.

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of… Constitution

12 August 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, K.V. Viswanathan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Paradip Port Authority vs Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.

The issue pertains to fixation of tariff by the Paradip Port Authority (Earlier Paradip Port Trust). Whether it would be appropriate if an e…

Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 Major Port Authorities Act, 2021

12 August 2025 · M.M. Sundresh, Rajesh Bindal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

A. Karunanithi vs The State Represented by Inspector of Police

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding conviction and sentence of the appellants u/ss.13 and…

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Constitution

12 August 2025 · Disposed · Pankaj Mithal, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Gurdeep Singh vs The State of Punjab

Issue arose whether the order of conviction and sentence of the appellant for the offences u/ss.307, 353, 332, 225, 186, and 120B IPC and s.…

IPC Arms Act, 1959 CrPC

11 August 2025 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Time City Infrastructure and Housing Limited Lucknow vs The State of U.P. & Ors.

The High Court set aside the order passed by the Civil Judge (Senior Division) granting ex parte injunction as prayed for by the petitioner…

CPC

11 August 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Arshnoor Kaur & Anr. vs The Union of India & Ors.

(i) Whether after allowing induction of women in a particular corp or branch under section 12 of the Army Act, 1950, can the Respondents by…

Constitution Army Act, 1950 Women’s Reservation Act, 2023

11 August 2025 · Disposed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: “city Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price” vs -

In the instant petition, the issue centres around the disturbing pattern of dog bites in the country. Whether immediate steps need be taken…

Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023

11 August 2025 · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

In Re: N. Peddi Raju and Others vs -

Scandalous remarks made against a High Court Judge in a Transfer Petition. Suo moto contempt proceedings initiated against the lawyers invol…

11 August 2025 · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K. Vinod Chandran

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) & Others vs Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Ltd. Etc.

The present matter raised important questions of law relating to interpretation and interplay between Section 144C and Section 153(3) of the…

Income Tax Act, 1961 Taxation and other laws (Relaxation and… Finance Act, 2016 Finance Act 2017

8 August 2025 · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Hitesh Nagjibhai Patel vs Bababhai Nagjibhai Rabari & Anr.

Issue arose whether the courts below failed to award compensation under the head loss of earnings to the minor appellant; and whether the Hi…

Motor Vehicle Act, 1988

8 August 2025 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Shikhar Chemicals vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

Reconsideration of the directions issued in the order dated 04.08.2025 in view of the request made by the Chief Justice of India.

Constitution

8 August 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kishundeo Rout & Ors. vs Govind Rao & Ors.

Whether the High Court rightly set aside the order passed by the First Appellate Court by which it had accepted the plea of adverse possessi…

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

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

XXX vs The Union of India & Others

Issue arose as to whether the writ petition be entertained at all having regard to the conduct of the petitioner-High Court Judge; does the…

Constitution Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 Judges (Protection) Act, 1985

7 August 2025 · Dismissed · Dipankar Datta, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shail Kumari vs State of Chhattisgarh

Whether the conviction, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court was totally based on conjectures and surmises; whether…

IPC CrPC

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Aasif @ Pasha vs The State of U.P. & Ors.

Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court by which it declined to suspend the substantive order of sentence pa…

CrPC IPC Protection of Children from Sexual Offences… Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes…

6 August 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Shanti Devi vs State of Haryana

Issue arose whether the courts below were justified in convicting and sentencing the appellant for the offences punishable u/ss.302/34 and 2…

IPC Evidence Act CrPC

6 August 2025 · Allowed · Manoj Misra, Sandeep Mehta