Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Chandra Shekhar Singh and Others vs The State of Jharkhand and Others

Whether the term ‘degree’ as mentioned in the rules and the recruitment notification for the appointment as Food Safety Officer (FSO) issued…

University Grants Commission Act, 1956 Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 Food Safety and Standard Rules, 2011

20 March 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shyamlal & Ors.

The High Court converted the conviction of respondents u/s.302 of IPC into the second part of s.304 of the IPC. Whether the judgment of the…

IPC

20 March 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State (CBI) vs Mohd. Salim Zargar @ Fayaz & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the correctness of judgment and order of the Special Court acquitting the respondents for offences under Ranbir Penal…

IPC Terrorist and Disruptive Activities… TADA Rules Arms Act, 1959

20 March 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Service Matters Orissa HC ✓ HN

Sujit Kamar Nayak vs State Of Odisha

The petitioner challenged the Resolution dated 12.05.2017 of the Appointment Committee of Kajalaipalli Service Co-operative Society Ltd., Na…

Constitution §226 Constitution §227

20 March 2025 · Justice Murahari Sri Raman

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sunita & Ors. vs Vinod Singh & Ors.

Matter pertains to the adequacy of compensation granted to the appellants under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

19 March 2025 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Supreme Court Bar Association & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

The present Miscellaneous Applications have been filed seeking intervention in the matter and seeking clarification/ modification of the dir…

Constitution Supreme Court Rules, 2013 Bar Council of India Rules Advocates Act, 1961

19 March 2025 · Disposed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sajithabai and Ors. vs The Kerala Water Authority and Ors.

Matter pertains to the issue as to a person joining as an Assistant Engineer, has option to migrate to either the degree or diploma quota; a…

Kerala Public Health Engineering Service… Kerala Public Health Engineering…

18 March 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Yogesh Kumar vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Others

Whether the High Court was justified in non-suiting the appellant and others on the ground that an appropriate civil action would mean the p…

Constitution

18 March 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Augustine George Masih

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Tr. A. Babu vs State of Tamil Nadu

Matter pertains to the quantum of sentence imposed on the appellant and his release on bail on deposit of enhanced amount of fine.

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Juvenile Justice Act, 2015

18 March 2025 · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Haryana & Others vs Aalamgir & Others

The present appeals assail the orders passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in several writ petitions in respect of acquisition of var…

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency…

18 March 2025 · Disposed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Disortho S.A.S. vs Meril Life Sciences Private Limited

Law governing the arbitration agreement in the present case.

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

18 March 2025 · Allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, K.V. Viswanathan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Parminder Singh vs Honey Goyal and Others

Matter pertains to the enhancement of the amount of compensation granted to the appellant, aged 21 years, a veterinary student and State Lev…

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 CrPC Domestic Violence Act, 2005

18 March 2025 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Rajesh Bindal

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Rajasthan vs Chatra

Whether the High Court erred in reversing the conviction of the respondent-accused under Section 376, Penal Code, 1860 for the rape of a min…

IPC

18 March 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bank of India & Ors. vs Muthyala Saibaba Suryanarayana Murthy & Anr.

Whether the Division Bench was justified in interfering with the order of the Single Judge dismissing the writ petition by the eligible reti…

Constitution

18 March 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Auroville Foundation vs Natasha Storey

Matter pertains to the applicability of the doctrine of “clean hands and non-suppression of material facts” to the writ petition filed by th…

Auroville Foundation Act, 1988 Auroville Foundation Rules, 1997 Auroville (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1980

17 March 2025 · Allowed · Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The Auroville Foundation vs Navroz Kersasp Mody & Ors.

Matter pertains to the correctness of judgment passed by the National Green Tribunal giving directions to the appellant-Foundation as regard…

Constitution Auroville Foundation Act, 1988 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

17 March 2025 · Allowed · Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Kiran Raju Penumacha vs Tejuswini Chowdhury

Whether the petition for modification of the decree regarding the custody of the child filed by the respondent-mother and the execution peti…

Hindu Marriage Act, 1956

17 March 2025 · Disposed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ranjit Sarkar vs Ravi Ganesh Bhardwaj and Others

Whether in the instant case, the Judicial Magistrate in terms of s.256, Cr.PC was justified in dismissing the complaint for default vide ord…

CrPC

17 March 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan