Indian Court Judgments

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs Commissioner of Central Excise Nashik Commissionerate

Whether while computing excise duty under the Central Excise Act, 1944 on sale of petroleum products, price of the products can be considere…

The Central Excise Act, 1944

20 January 2025 · Abhay S. Oka, Pankaj Mithal

Criminal Delhi HC ✓ HN

Sebastian Jeronimo Pereira & Anr. vs Alisha David

The Petitioners filed petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of a complaint filed by the Respo…

CrPC §482 CrPC §468 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence… §12(1) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence… §18

17 January 2025 · Neena Bansal Krishna

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Balbir Singh & Anr. Etc. vs Baldev Singh (D) Through His LRs. & Ors. Etc.

The two questions of law fall for consideration in the instant appeal; First, the effect of merger of the trial court’s decree with that of…

Specific Relief Act, 1963 Specific Relief Act, 1877 Limitation Act, 1963 CPC

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sunkari Tirumala Rao & Ors. vs Penki Aruna Kumari

Whether a suit for recovery of money filed by partners of an unregistered partnership firm against a partner of the same firm is maintainabl…

Partnership Act, 1932

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

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Bhudev Mallick Alias Bhudeb Mallick & Anr. vs Ranajit Ghoshal & Ors.

A suit for confirmation of possession or in the alternative recovery of possession and injunction was filed by the predecessor in interest o…

CPC Limitation Act, 1963

17 January 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of Jharkhand & Others vs Vikash Tiwary @ Bikash Tiwary @ Bikash Nath

Whether the High Court was correct in quashing the order/memo dated 17.05.2023 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Ranchi, Jharkhand…

Arms Act, 1959 Explosive Substances Act, 1908 Prisoners Act, 1900 Model Prisons and Correctional Services…

17 January 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mahendra Awase vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Whether the High Court was justified in declining the prayer of the appellant to discharge him from the offences under Section 306, Penal Co…

IPC Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

17 January 2025 · Allowed · Abhay S. Oka, K.V. Viswanathan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

U. Sudheera & Others vs C. Yashoda & Others

Whether the High Court can pass any ad interim order for a limited period, before framing substantial question(s) of law, while dealing with…

CPC

17 January 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vijay @ Vijayakumar vs State Represented by Inspector of Police

Whether the appellant's act of causing the death of the deceased fell within the scope of "grave and sudden provocation" under Exception 1 t…

IPC CrPC Evidence Act

16 January 2025 · Partly allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Om Prakash Ambadkar vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Magistrate passed an order under Section 156(3), Code of the Criminal Procedure, 1973 directing registration of FIR against the appellant-ac…

CrPC IPC Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

16 January 2025 · Allowed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Irfan Alias Bhayu Mevati vs State of Madhya Pradesh

In a case where the trial court relied upon the DNA report, whether the non-examination of the scientific experts involved in the process of…

IPC CrPC Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rakesh Kumar Raghuvanshi vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

Whether the High Court erred in upholding the judgment of the trial court, thereby upholding the appellant guilty of conscious possession of…

Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic… CrPC

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Biswajit Das vs Central Bureau of Investigation

Conviction for offences under section 468 r/w section 120(B), section 271 and section 465 r/w 120(B) and section 420 r/w section 120(B) of t…

Constitution Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 IPC

16 January 2025 · Partly allowed · Dipankar Datta, Manmohan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dharmendra Kumar Singh & Ors. vs The Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand & Ors.

Issue arose as regards the promotion of the Civil Judges (Senior Division) to Jharkhand Superior Judicial Service.

Jharkhand Superior Judicial Services…

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

Constitutional SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rajeeb Kalita vs Union of India & Ors.

Writ petition filed seeking issuance of Writ directing the States and Union Territories to ensure basic toilet facilities in Courts/Tribunal…

Constitution Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)… Constitution Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)…

15 January 2025 · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Cuddalore Powergen Corporation Ltd vs M/s Chemplast Cuddalore Vinyls Limited and Anr.

Whether the principles enumerated u/Ord. II r. 2 CPC would bar the institution of a second suit and warrant rejection of the plaint filed by…

CPC Registration Act

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

Criminal HP HC Reportable ✓ HN

Vikram vs State Of Himachal Pradesh

Four bail petitioners — Vikram, Rakshit Chauhan, Sahil Kumar and Rahul Sharma — were implicated in FIR No.21 of 2024 dated 14.02.2024 regist…

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §21 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §29 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §37 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita §483

10 January 2025 · Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Dr. Sharmad vs State of Kerala and Others

Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the order granting promotion to the appellant to the post of Associate Professor, D…

Kerala State and Subordinate Services… Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985

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