Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

S Shobha vs Muthoot Finance Ltd.

Whether the respondent-Muthoot Finance Ltd. is a “State” within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution and therefore amenable to writ…

Constitution

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Marippan & Anr. vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police & Anr.

Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the petition seeking quashing of the chargesheet in the criminal case qua the appellants-p…

CrPC IPC

24 January 2025 · Allowed · Ahsanuddin Amanullah, K.V. Viswanathan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Madhushree Datta vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.

Issue arose as to whether, based on the materials on record, prima facie, ingredients of the offences u/ss.323, 504, 506, 509, and 511 IPC a…

IPC CrPC

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

M. Venkateswaran vs The State rep. by the Inspector of Police

Matter pertains to the modification of sentence imposed for offence u/s.498A IPC and s.4 of the DP Act and payment of compensation to the wi…

IPC Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

24 January 2025 · Partly allowed · K.V. Viswanathan, Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti

Civil Orissa HC ✓ HN

Ranjan Kumar Sahoo vs The State Of Odisha

The petitioner filed a civil revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging an order dated 07.02.2020…

CPC §115 CPC §96 CPC §80 CPC §80(1)

24 January 2025 · Mr. Justice Murahari Sri Raman

Revenue Bombay HC Reportable ✓ HN

The Chamber Of Tax Consultants Through Its President Mr. Vijay Bhatt & Ors. vs Director General Of Income Tax (Systems) & Ors.

The petitioners, comprising the Chamber of Tax Consultants and individual taxpayer assessees, filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging…

Income-tax Act, 1961 §87A Income-tax Act, 1961 §139 Income-tax Act, 1961 §139(4) Income-tax Act, 1961 §139(5)

24 January 2025 · Disposed · M. S. Sonak J., Jitendra Jain J.

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Nimai Ghosh & Ors. vs The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)

The instant criminal appeal assails the findings recorded by the High Court, thereby convicting the appellants herein u/s.302/34 of IPC and…

IPC Arms Act, 1959

23 January 2025 · Allowed · J.K. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

M/s Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Limited vs Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council and Another

Whether a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution would be maintainable against an order passed by the Micro and Small Enterpris…

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises… Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 CPC Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, 1998

22 January 2025 · Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, Manmohan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mohd. Tahir Hussain vs State of NCT of Delhi

Whether a purpose based interim bail can be granted to contest the election or for canvassing as the petitioner himself is one of the candid…

IPC CrPC Constitution

22 January 2025 · Pankaj Mithal, Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Thammaraya and Another vs The State of Karnataka

Whether the conviction of the appellants-accused under Sections 201 and 302 read with Section 34, Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable.

IPC CrPC Evidence Act

22 January 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Manish Yadav vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

The appellant herein has sought to quash proceedings for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 323, 504 and 506, Penal Code, 1860 and…

IPC Scheduled Castes and the Schedules Tribes… CrPC

22 January 2025 · Allowed · Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Laxmi Das vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Whether the appellant, can be charged with abetment of suicide of the deceased, under Section 306 of the Penal Code (IPC).

IPC CrPC

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Punjab & Ors. vs M/s Om Prakash Brick Kiln Owner, Etc.

Whether the State is entitled to levy royalty on brick earth excavation, irrespective of the issue of ownership of the excavated land.

The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 The Mines and Mineral (Regulations and… The Punjab Minor Mineral Concession Rules… CPC

21 January 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Directorate of Enforcement vs Subhash Sharma

Whether the High Court was justified in holding that the respondent's arrest was illegal and thus, granting him bail for an offence under Pr…

Constitution Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 CrPC

21 January 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vipin Kumar vs Jaydeep & Others

Whether there has been a miscarriage of justice as the second appeal was allowed ex parte without hearing the appellant and without framing…

CPC Right to Information Act, 2005

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Jharkhand vs Dr. Nishkant Dubey & Ors.

What are the essential conditions that must be satisfied to attract the provisions of Section 366 of the IPC? What are the essentials to con…

IPC Aircraft Act, 1934 Constitution CrPC

21 January 2025 · Dismissed · Abhay S. Oka, Manmohan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bhupinderpal Singh Gill vs State of Punjab and Others

Whether the impugned order of the High Court, in which the Disciplinary Authority’s order imposing penalty and the order of the Single Judge…

Punjab Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal… Constitution

20 January 2025 · Allowed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Jyostnamayee Mishra vs The State of Odisha and Ors.

Whether an employee in an establishment is entitled to claim promotion on a post for which he does not fall in the feeder cadre and the post…

Sub-ordinate Architectural Service Rules… Orissa Subordinate Architectural Service…

20 January 2025 · Dismissed · J.K. Maheshwari, Rajesh Bindal