Indian Court Judgments

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena vs Dinesh Kumar Mahto @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato and another

Will a husband, who secures a decree for restitution of conjugal rights, stand absolved of paying maintenance to his wife by virtue of Secti…

CrPC Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Evidence Act CPC

10 January 2025 · Allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

NBCC (India) Ltd. vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Whether an MSME cannot make a reference to the Facilitation Council for dispute resolution under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium E…

Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial… Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises… Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial… Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

10 January 2025 · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

My Preferred Transformation & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs M/s Faridabad Implements Pvt. Ltd.

Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the petition filed by the appellants u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996…

Limitation Act, 1963 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 General Clauses Act, 1897

10 January 2025 · Dismissed · Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal

Criminal HP HC Reportable ✓ HN

Tilak Raj vs State of Himachal Pradesh

The petitioner, Tilak Raj, who had been in custody since 19.05.2023, filed a petition under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha San…

Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 §483 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §20 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §29 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §52-A

10 January 2025 · Justice Ranjan Sharma

Criminal HP HC ✓ HN

Om Prakash vs State of Himachal Pradesh

The petitioner Om Prakash, in custody since 05.05.2023, filed a petition for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha…

Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita §483 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §15 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §18 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §20

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

Criminal HP HC Reportable ✓ HN

Purba Sherpa vs State of Himachal Pradesh

The petitioner, Purba Sherpa, sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, arising out of FIR No.…

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §20 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances… §52-A Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 §483 CrPC §161

10 January 2025 · Justice Ranjan Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

State of Uttar Pradesh and Another vs R.K. Pandey and Another

Matter pertains to the enforceability of the ex-parte awards against the employer-State Government and the principal of the medical college,…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 CPC Limitation Act 1963

9 January 2025 · Allowed · Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Ram Pyarey vs The State of Uttar Pradesh

Correctness of the order of conviction against the brother-in-law for the offences punishable u/ss.306, 498-A IPC and s.4 of the Dowry Prohi…

IPC Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 CrPC Evidence Act

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Inspector, Railway Protection Force, Kottayam vs Mathew K Cherian & Anr.

Whether the act of creating fake/multiple user IDs by an individual, who may or may not be an authorized railway agent, with the intention t…

Railways Act, 1989 CrPC

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Sadashiv Dhondiram Patil vs The State of Maharashtra

Issue arose whether Village Police Patil is a Police Officer in terms of s. 25 of the Evidence Act; and whether the High Court erred in hold…

Evidence Act IPC CrPC Maharashtra Village Police Act, 1967

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

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Mamta Kaur vs State of Punjab

Whether the appellant can be granted anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No 13 dated 14.02.2023, for the offence punishable under Secti…

CrPC IPC

9 January 2025 · Allowed · Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

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Goverdhan & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh

The two accused-appellants and their father-the third accused, were convicted by the trial court u/s.302 r/w s.34 IPC for assaulting a perso…

IPC CrPC

9 January 2025 · Partly allowed · Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.V. Viswanathan, N Kotiswar Singh

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

The State of West Bengal & Ors. vs PAM Developments Private Limited & Anr.

Whether an amendment to a plaint introducing a fresh cause of action can be allowed if it arises out of continuous transactions and does not…

CPC Limitation Act, 1963

9 January 2025 · Dismissed · Bela M. Trivedi, Satish Chandra Sharma

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Central Bank of India & Anr. vs Smt. Prabha Jain & Ors.

Whether the jurisdiction of civil court to try a suit is completely barred by s.34 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass…

CPC Securitisation and Reconstruction of… Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and…

9 January 2025 · Disposed · J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Criminal SC Reportable ✓ HN

Om Prakash @ Israel @ Raju @ Raju Das vs Union of India and Another

Issue arose as regards plea of juvenility raised u/s.9(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Constitution Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (Act No. 53 of… Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of… Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of…

8 January 2025 · Allowed · M.M. Sundresh, Aravind Kumar

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church Trust Association vs Sri Bala & Co.

Whether the plaint in the subsequent suit for specific performance filed by the plaintiff, i.e., O.S. No. 49/2007, is liable to be rejected…

Charitable and Religious Trust Act, 1921 Limitation Act, 1963 Limitation Act, 1908 CPC

8 January 2025 · Allowed · B.V. Nagarathna, N Kotiswar Singh

Civil SC Reportable ✓ HN

Vijay Prabhu vs S.T. Lajapathie & Ors.

Whether the High Court was justified in finding that the original plaintiff was not entitled to discretionary relief of specific performance…

Specific Relief Act, 1963

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

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H. Guruswamy & Ors. vs A. Krishnaiah Since Deceased By LRs.

Order dated 05.08.2014 passed by the trial court rejecting application filed under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC came to be set aside by the High Cour…

CPC

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