Indian Court Judgments — 2025

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Nirmiti Developers Through its Partners & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Whether the reservation of the plot of land lapsed under Sections 49, 126 and 127 of the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1967 due…

Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act…

25 February 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mahaveer Sharma vs Exide Life Insurance Company Limited & Anr.

Whether there was any material suppression of fact on the part of the appellant’s father while obtaining an insurance policy or not.

25 February 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jaya Bhattacharya vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Matter pertains to the entitlement of the appellant to pensionary benefits, when her unauthorised absence for twenty years was treated as ex…

West Bengal Service (Death-cum-Retirement…

25 February 2025 · Disposed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Lal vs Jarnail Singh (Now Deceased) through its LRs & Ors.

Suit filed by appellant seeking specific performance of contract based on an agreement of sale executed by respondents was allowed on 20-01-…

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Limitation Act, 1963 CPC

25 February 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited vs GRSE Limited Workmens Union & Ors.

Whether judicial discipline and propriety were maintained, in the light of r.26 of the Appellate Side Rules of the High Court at Calcutta, 1…

Constitution Appellate Side Rules of the High Court at…

25 February 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Rajesh Bindal

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh vs Bihar Legislative Council (Through Secretary) and Ors.

(4) Whether the instant writ petition is maintainable in view of Article 212 (1) of the Constitution of India and whether the proceedings of…

25 February 2025 · Allowed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Balveer Singh

Does the Evidence Act, 1872 prescribe any particular age as a determinative factor to treat a witness to be a competent witness; Does the Ev…

CrPC IPC Evidence Act

24 February 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, Manoj Misra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Md. Bani Alam Mazid @ Dhan vs State of Assam

In a case where the appellant alongwith a co-accused was alleged to have kidnapped and murdered the minor daughter of PW1, the issues for co…

Evidence Act IPC CrPC

24 February 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal Delhi HC ✓ HN

Rishi Raj Pal Singh Chauhan vs State Nct Of Delhi

The petitioner filed an application for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 439…

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 §483 CrPC §439 IPC §365

21 February 2025 · Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Surinder Dogra vs State Through Director CBI

Whether the concurrent conviction of the appellant under Sections 420, 468 and 471, Ranbir Penal Code, 1989 and Section 5(1)(d) read with Se…

IPC Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 CrPC

21 February 2025 · Dismissed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Anmol vs Union of India & Ors.

Appellant appeared in the NEET-UG 2024 Examination and secured a rank of 2462 in the Persons with Disability (PwD) category. The designated…

Constitution Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act… Graduate Medical Education Regulations…

21 February 2025 · Allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Odisha & Ors. vs Sudhansu Sekhar Jena

Issue arose as regards the computation of pensionary benefits of Job contract employees, only such period of their service as ‘Job Contracto…

Constitution Odisha Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1992 Orissa Work Charged Employees (Appointment… Orissa Consolidation of Holdings and…

21 February 2025 · Allowed · Sudhanshu Dhulia, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rahul Verma & Ors. vs Rampat Lal Verma & Ors.

Issue arose whether the legal heirs of a deceased partner in a partnership firm, being non-signatories to the partnership deed and in the ab…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Partnership Act, 1932

21 February 2025 · Dismissed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

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Sajid Khan vs L Rahmathullah & Ors.

Whether the appellants' qualifications for the post in question meet the standard prescribed in the recruitment notification.

Lakshadweep Electricity Dept. (Group C and…

20 February 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bank of Baroda vs Farooq Ali Khan & Ors.

Whether the High Court could have justifiably invoked judicial review u/Art.226 of the Constitution to interdict personal insolvency proceed…

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to…

20 February 2025 · Allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Kerala & Ors. vs Moushmi Ann Jacob

Whether under Notification dated 25.02.2021 issued under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, a land owner with more…

Constitution Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and… Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and…

20 February 2025 · Allowed · Sanjay Karol, Manmohan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Racing Promotions Private Limited vs Dr. Harish & Ors.

Whether the High Court erred in modifying the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between a private party and a governmental author…

Contract Act

20 February 2025 · Partly allowed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Himachal Pradesh vs Rajesh Kumar @ Munnu

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court acquitting the accused u/ss.376 and 452 IPC.

IPC

20 February 2025 · Dismissed · Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh