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MAGEBA BRIDGE PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITEDversusM/S TRADE CENTRE

2026 INSC 839Appeal(s) allowed

Mageba Bridge Products Private Limited sued M/s Trade Centre for recovery of money based on several unpaid bills. The trial court dismissed the suit on the ground that the plaintiff was not a registered partnership firm, but the Calcutta High Court reversed that finding, accepting the memorandum of …

KIRLOSKAR FERROUS INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA & ANR.

2026 INSC 679Dismissed

The petitioners, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd. and a shareholder, challenged the constitutional validity of the explanations appended to Rule 38 of the 2016 Minerals Concession Rules and Rule 45(8)(a) of the 2017 Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, which require that royalty, District …

L.K. TRUSTversusCOMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ANR.

2026 INSC 474Appeal(s) allowed

L.K. Trust borrowed Rs.3.80 crore from Corporation Bank to purchase shares of Shaw Wallace and transferred the amount to its subsidiary, which in turn advanced it to a third party for the same purpose. The Trust paid Rs.21,74,234 as interest on the loan and claimed a deduction under section …

SAMARENDRA NATH KUNDU & ANR.versusSADHANA DAS & ANR.

2026 INSC 304Dismissed

The complainant, wife of a deceased, filed a criminal complaint against three police officials—Assistant Commissioner Sankaran Moitra and two subordinate officers, S.M. Kundu and Sudhir Sikdar—alleging that the latter two murdered her husband on the direction of Moitra. The trial court took …

SUMITversusSTATE OF U.P. & ANR.

2026 INSC 145Disposed off

The appellant, brother‑in‑law of a deceased woman alleged to have died in a dowry case, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest under the Dowry Prohibition Act. The High Court granted anticipatory bail but limited its effect only until the filing of the charge‑sheet, after which the …

AMIT KUMAR & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2026 INSC 128

The petitioners, Amit Kumar and others, filed an interlocutory application in Criminal Appeal No. 1425 of 2025 seeking the appointment of Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of India, as a Technical Consultant to the National Task Force tasked with analysing survey data on student mental …

JANE KAUSHIKversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2026 INSC 129Disposed off

The Supreme Court heard a miscellaneous application filed by amicus curiae Ms. Jayna Kothari seeking the inclusion of Ms. Aparna Mehrotra, Senior Associate of the Centre for Law and Policy Research, as a member of the Advisory Committee constituted on 17 October 2025 to address the concerns of the …

M/S EMINENT COLONIZERS PRIVATE LIMITEDversusRAJASTHAN HOUSING BOARD AND ORS.

2026 INSC 116Disposed off

The appellant, a construction contractor, entered into a contract with the Rajasthan Housing Board for the construction of houses and later claimed non‑payment of escalation costs. Clause 23 of the contract provided for a Standing Committee to settle disputes, but the Board failed to constitute such …

ANKHIM HOLDINGS PVT. LTD. & ANR.versusZAVERI CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD.

2026 INSC 137Disposed off

The parties, Ankhim Holdings and Zaveri Construction, formed a partnership to develop an SRA project and later fell into dispute. The Bombay High Court appointed an arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to resolve the dispute. While arbitration was pending, the respondent was …

HT MEDIA LIMITEDversusPRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER DELHI SOUTH GOODS AND SERVICE TAX

2026 INSC 66Appeal(s) allowed

HT Media Ltd organized an annual Hindustan Times Leadership Summit and hired foreign speakers through booking agents such as the Washington Speakers Bureau and Harry Walker Agency. The tax authorities issued show‑cause notices and later a demand of Service Tax, asserting that the fees paid to the …

SUJATA BORAversusCOAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS.

2026 INSC 53Disposed off

The appellant, Sujata Bora, applied for a Management Trainee position at Coal India Limited (CIL) in 2019 under the Visually Handicapped category and qualified for the interview. She was later declared unfit during the Initial Medical Examination because she also had residuary partial hemiparesis, …

THE PROPERTY COMPANY (P) LTD.versusROHINTEN DADDY MAZDA

2026 INSC 33Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a beneficiary of shares bequeathed by his mother, sought registration of the transmission of those shares after the company refused to register them. The refusal triggered an appeal under the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956, which the respondent failed to file within the prescribed …

MD IMRAN @ D.C. GUDDUversusTHE STATE OF JHARKHAND

2026 INSC 36

The case arose from a murder investigation where the FIR named nine persons, but the police filed a charge sheet against only three, filing a closure report for the remaining six. Based on oral eyewitness testimony, the first informant applied under Section 319 CrPC to have the six dropped …

MOTILAL OSWAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITEDversusSANTOSH CORDEIRO AND ANOTHER

2026 INSC 5Dismissed

The dispute arose from a Leave and License Agreement between Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. and Santosh Cordeiro, which contained an arbitration clause in Clause 33. The respondent filed a Section 11 application under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of a sole …

M/S BHAGHEERATHA ENGINEERING LTD.versusSTATE OF KERALA

2026 INSC 4Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Bhagheeratha Engineering Ltd., was awarded four road‑maintenance contracts under the Kerala State Transport Project and, after disputes over payments, referred the matters to an adjudicator under the contract’s General Conditions. The adjudicator decided in favour of the appellant on …

BHADRA INTERNATIONAL (INDIA) PVT. LTD. & ORS.versusAIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

2026 INSC 6Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, a consortium formed by Bhadra International (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Novia International Consulting Aps, entered into a license agreement with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) that provided for arbitration by a sole arbitrator appointed by the AAI Chairman. After disputes arose in …

NIRBHAY SINGH SULIYAversusSTATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR.

2026 INSC 7Case Allowed

The appellant, an Additional District Judge with 27 years of unblemished service, was removed from service after a departmental inquiry relied solely on four bail orders in which he allegedly failed to refer to Section 59‑A of the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act. A complaint alleged that the judge took …

HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD.versusBCL SECURE PREMISES PVT. LTD.

2025 INSC 1401Appeal(s) allowed

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) floated a tender for a tank‑truck locking system and awarded a purchase order to AGC Networks Ltd., which later engaged BCL Secure Premises Pvt. Ltd. (BCL) as a sub‑vendor. HPCL alleged non‑performance by AGC and denied any contractual relationship or …

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR.versusTAGHAR VASUDEVA AMBRISH & ANR.

2025 INSC 1380Dismissed

The respondents, co‑owners of a 42‑room residential building in Bangalore, leased the property to a company which sub‑let it as a hostel for students and working professionals. The respondents sought an advance ruling that the rent received was exempt from GST under Entry 13 of Notification 9/2017, …

JYOTI BUILDERSversusCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & ORS.

2025 INSC 1372Disposed off

The dispute concerned a 2,005‑sq‑m parcel in Malad, Mumbai, originally declared a slum and reserved as Recreational Ground under the 1991 Development Plan. Jyoti Builders (appellant) claimed that the 2015 order of the CEO‑SRA required the State Government to acquire the land under s.14(1) of the …

M/S POLY MEDICURE LTD.versusM/S BRILLIO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD

2025 INSC 1314Dismissed

Poly Medicure Ltd., a company engaged in import‑export of medical devices, bought a software licence from Brillio Technologies to automate its export‑import documentation. The software malfunctioned, and the company filed a consumer complaint seeking a refund, alleging deficiency in service. The …

LIPI BOILERS LTD.versusTHE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, AURANGABAD

2025 INSC 1297Appeal(s) allowed

Lipi Boilers Ltd. entered into a contract to design, procure, manufacture and supply a bagasse‑fired boiler in CKD condition, with several bought‑out components delivered directly to the buyer’s site. The revenue issued a show‑cause notice alleging that the value of these bought‑out items should be …

S.K. JAINversusUNION OF INDIA & ANR.

2025 INSC 1215Dismissed

The appellant, a Colonel in the Army Ordnance Corps, was tried by a General Court Martial on three charges: corruption for accepting Rs 10,000, possession of ammunition without licence, and an act prejudicial to good order and discipline for possessing Rs 28,000 cash. The GCM convicted him of the …

S. RAJASEEKARANversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2025 INSC 1189Directions issued

Dr. S. Rajaseekaran filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking comprehensive road‑safety measures, especially for pedestrians, helmet use, lane discipline and vehicle lighting. The Court examined the statutory framework under the Motor Vehicles Act, Road Regulations and related rules, and …

M/S ARISTO PRINTERS PVT. LTD.versusCOMMISSIONER OF TRADE TAX, LUCKNOW, U.P.

2025 INSC 1188Disposed off

M/s Aristo Printers Pvt. Ltd. prints lottery tickets for its customers and procures its own ink and processing chemicals. The Uttar Pradesh Trade Tax Officer levied tax under Section 3F(1)(b) of the Uttar Pradesh Trade Tax Act, 1948 on the value of the ink and chemicals, arguing that they were …

LIFESTYLE EQUITIES C.V. & ANR.versusAMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC.

2025 INSC 1190Disposed off

Lifestyle Equities sued Amazon Technologies for alleged trademark infringement and obtained a money decree of Rs.336.02 crore. Amazon appealed and sought a stay of execution under Order XLI Rule 5(1) and (3) of the CPC without depositing the decretal amount. The Delhi High Court granted an …

ZAINULversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

2025 INSC 1192Appeal(s) allowed

The case arose from a violent clash in Katihar district where a mob of 400‑500 armed persons assaulted several villagers, resulting in the deaths of two men and injuries to five others. The trial court convicted 21 accused under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC; the High Court affirmed …

THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONversusMIR USMAN @ ARA @ MIR USMAN ALI

2025 INSC 1155Disposed off

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a Special Leave Petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to the accused, Mir Usman, in a rape case, alleging that the trial court had adjourned the victim's examination for four months after she fell ill, thereby conducting the trial piecemeal. …

M/S QUIPPO ENERGY LTD.versusCOMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AHMEDABAD – II

2025 INSC 1130Dismissed

M/s Quippo Energy Ltd. imported gas generating sets (Gensets) and, to facilitate leasing, placed each Genset inside a steel container and added components such as a radiator, ventilation fan, air filter, oil tank, pipes, pumps, valve and silencer, creating a product it called a "Power Pack". The …

MAMMAN KHANversusSTATE OF HARYANA

2025 INSC 1113Disposed off

Mamman Khan, a sitting MLA, was charged in two FIRs relating to large‑scale communal violence in Nuh district. The trial court, citing the need for speedy disposal of cases involving legislators, ordered a separate charge‑sheet and segregated his trial from the co‑accused, a decision affirmed by the …

MANSI BRAR FERNANDESversusSHUBHA SHARMA AND ANR.

2025 INSC 1110Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined whether the appellants, who entered into buy‑back memoranda of understanding for residential units, were "speculative investors" and thus barred from filing Section 7 insolvency petitions, and whether the 2019 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance and the …

MANIKLAL SAHUversusSTATE OF CHHATTISGARH

2025 INSC 1107Dismissed

The appellant Maniklal Sahu and three co‑accused were convicted of murder under s.302 IPC for throwing the victim Rekhchand Verma from a terrace and assaulting him, resulting in injuries that led to septic shock, pneumonia and paraplegia, and the victim died nine months later. The High Court reduced …

ITC LIMITEDversusSTATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR.

2025 INSC 1111Disposed off

The appellant, ITC Limited, a manufacturer of stationery, stored 7,600 pre‑packed exercise books in a warehouse in Bengaluru. On 2 July 2020, Respondent No.2, a legal metrology officer, entered the premises under Section 15 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, inspected and seized the packages alleging …

SHANTI DEVI (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH LRS. GORANversusJAGAN DEVI & ORS.

2025 INSC 1105Dismissed

The plaintiffs claimed a one‑third share in agricultural land and sought a permanent injunction and joint possession, alleging that a sale deed dated 14‑06‑1973 was fraudulent and void because they never executed it and received no consideration. The trial court dismissed the suit as time‑barred; …

M.S. PATTERversusSTATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS

2025 INSC 1115Directions issued

The case arose from a cholera outbreak and deaths at the Lampur Beggars' Home in Delhi, allegedly caused by contaminated water and poor sanitation. The petitioner filed a public interest litigation seeking accountability, compensation, and systemic reforms, which the Delhi High Court partially …

ANNA WAMAN BHALERAOversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

2025 INSC 1114Dismissed

The appellants, a former Circle Officer and Talathi, were accused of certifying mutation entries based on forged documents that facilitated an illegal property transfer between 1996 and 1998. An FIR was lodged in 2019 and the appellants filed anticipatory bail applications, which received …

M/S SHIV STEELSversusTHE STATE OF ASSAM & ORS.

2025 INSC 1126Appeal(s) allowed

M/s Shiv Steels challenged reassessments for the years 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 that the Assam tax authorities had made after the original assessments were held time‑barred under Section 19 of the Assam General Sales Tax Act, 1993. The revenue department obtained prior sanction from the …

GOVINDAPPA GOUNDER @ GOVINDASAMY (DEAD)versusK. VIJAYAKUMAR AND ORS.

2025 INSC 1134Disposed off

The heirs of cultivating tenant Govindappa Gounder sued the landowners K. Vijayakumar and others, who sought eviction under Section 3(2)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 alleging that the tenants had cut trees, dug pits and caused damage to the land. The Revenue Court, …

PHIRERAMversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 1074Disposed off

The appellant, the original complainant, filed an FIR for murder and related offences, after which the accused was released on bail by the High Court with specific conditions prohibiting intimidation of witnesses. Subsequent FIRs alleged that the accused threatened a key witness, prompting the …

RAJANversusTHE STATE OF HARYANA

2025 INSC 1081Dismissed

The appellant Rajan was convicted for murder under Sections 302/34 of the IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act based primarily on the ocular testimony of two eyewitnesses, despite the alleged firearm not being recovered. He appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the High Court’s delay of …

M/S MOTILAL AGARWALAversusSTATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR.

2025 INSC 1062Dismissed

The dispute concerned an arbitral award dated 12 November 2013 in favour of M/s Motilal Agarwala against the State of West Bengal. The State sought to set aside the award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, filing the application on 20 March 2014, arguing that it had only …

MANOJ TEJRAJ JAINversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

2025 INSC 1090Disposed off

The case arose from a raid on a godown in Ahmedabad where 55 boxes containing 1,364 kg of ephedrine, a controlled substance under the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order 2013, were seized. Four appellants were convicted under Sections 25A and 29 of the NDPS Act based largely on the …

DEVENDRA KUMARversusTHE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

2025 INSC 1009Disposed off

The petitioner, a police SHO, was alleged to have misbehaved with a process server who was serving court summons, leading the process server to lodge a private complaint under s.195 CrPC. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) ordered registration of an FIR under s.186 and s.341 IPC and directed …

GEOJIT FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.versusSANDEEP GURAV

2025 INSC 1021Appeal(s) allowed

Geojit Financial Services Ltd. filed an application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to set aside an arbitral award. The Bombay High Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the three‑month limitation period began on the date the award was received because the …

PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ANOTHERversusKARANVEER SINGH CHHABRA

2025 INSC 981Dismissed

Pernod Ricard India Private Ltd. and a related entity own the registered trademarks BLENDERS PRIDE, IMPERIAL BLUE and SEAGRAM'S for premium whiskies. They sought an interim injunction to stop Karanveer Singh Chhabra from using the mark LONDON PRIDE, alleging infringement and passing off. The …

STATE OF KARNATAKAversusSRI DARSHAN ETC.

2025 INSC 979Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Karnataka appealed against a High Court order that granted bail to a celebrity actor (A2) and co‑accused in a murder‑conspiracy case involving Sections 302, 120B and 34 IPC, where the victim was allegedly kidnapped, tortured and killed after sending obscene messages to A2’s partner. The …

IN RE: “CITY HOUNDED BY STRAYS, KIDS PAY PRICE” versus

2025 INSC 977Directions issued

The Supreme Court, acting suo moto, examined a dramatic rise in dog bite incidents across India, especially in the National Capital Region, which disproportionately affected visually‑impaired persons, children, the elderly and the poor. Data presented showed a steep increase in reported bites and …

TIME CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING LIMITED LUCKNOWversusTHE STATE OF U.P. & ORS.

2025 INSC 966Disposed off

Time City Infrastructure and Housing Ltd filed Civil Suit No.447/2025 seeking an ex parte injunction under Order 39 Rule 3 of the CPC. The Civil Judge (Senior Division) granted the injunction without recording reasons or complying with the proviso requiring delivery of the application, affidavit, …

M/S SHIKHAR CHEMICALSversusTHE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 945Disposed off

M/s Shikhar Chemicals challenged a decision of the Allahabad High Court that refused to quash a criminal complaint arising out of a civil money recovery dispute. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court judgment, remanded the matter for fresh consideration, and directed the Chief Justice of the …

KISHUNDEO ROUT & ORS.versusGOVIND RAO & ORS.

2025 INSC 956Dismissed

The plaintiffs filed a title suit in 1999 seeking cancellation of a sale deed and possession of the property. The trial court dismissed the suit, and the plaintiffs appealed; the First Appellate Court, however, introduced a new issue of adverse possession—never pleaded in the plaint—and decreed in …

AASIF @ PASHAversusTHE STATE OF U.P. & ORS.

2025 INSC 944Disposed off

The appellant was convicted under several provisions of the IPC, the POCSO Act and the SC/ST Atrocities Act and sentenced to a maximum of four years’ rigorous imprisonment, to run concurrently. While his appeal against conviction was pending before the Allahabad High Court, he filed an application …

KALLU NAT ALIAS MAYANK KUMAR NAGARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANR.

2025 INSC 930Dismissed

The petition challenged the order of the trial court and the High Court that summoned Kallu Nat alias Mayank Kumar Nagar as an accused under Section 193 of the CrPC in a murder‑rape case, despite his name being omitted from the charge‑sheet. The core issue was whether a Court of Session, after a …

ODISHA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONversusVIGYAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS

2025 INSC 928Appeal(s) allowed

The Odisha State Financial Corporation (OSFC) financed a bleaching powder unit that defaulted, leading to its possession of the unit and subsequent litigation. Respondent Vigyan Chemical Industries sued the defaulting borrower and later impleaded OSFC, claiming repayment with interest calculated …

OPERATION ASHAversusSHELLY BATRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 932Dismissed

Operation Asha, a not‑for‑profit society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, provides health services to the under‑privileged. After the society’s CEO terminated co‑founder Dr. Shelly Batra, she and her mother filed a suit under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure alleging …

NARAYAN YADAVversusSTATE OF CHHATTISGARH

2025 INSC 927Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Narayan Yadav, lodged a First Information Report (FIR) in which he confessed to killing Ram Babu Sharma during a drunken quarrel. The trial court convicted him of murder under Section 302 IPC, a conviction later altered by the High Court to culpable homicide not amounting to murder …

GAJANAN DATTATRAY GOREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR.

2025 INSC 913Dismissed

Gajanan Dattatray Gore was arrested for offences under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including cheating and criminal breach of trust. He applied for regular bail before the High Court, which granted bail on the condition that he would deposit Rs 25,00,000 within five months, based on an …

M/S ASP TRADERSversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

2025 INSC 890Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a dealer in red arecanut, had its consignment detained by the GST Mobile Squad and was served a show‑cause notice under section 129(3) of the CGST Act. The appellant filed objections but, due to business exigencies, paid the tax and penalty amount of Rs 7,20,440 under protest and the …

HYATT INTERNATIONAL SOUTHWEST ASIA LTDversusADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX

2025 INSC 891Dismissed

Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd., a UAE‑resident company, entered into long‑term Strategic Oversight Services Agreements (SOSA) with Indian hotel owners to provide strategic, operational and financial oversight of hotels in Delhi and Mumbai. The Assessing Officer treated the fees earned under …

NARAYAN DASversusSTATE OF CHHATTISGARH

2025 INSC 872Dismissed

Narayan Das was convicted under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act for possession of 236 vials of codeine‑phosphate cough syrups and was sentenced to twelve years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1,00,000. The High Court, while dismissing his appeal, reduced the term to ten years, the statutory …

L. MURUGANANTHAMversusSTATE OF TAMIL NADU & OTHERS

2025 INSC 844Directions issued

L. Muruganantham, a person with Becker Muscular Dystrophy and autism, was arrested on a false complaint and detained in Central Prison, Coimbatore. He alleged that the prison failed to provide adequate medical care, nutrition, and disability‑friendly facilities, leading to a deterioration of his …

JAYKISHOR CHATURVEDI & ETC.versusSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

2025 INSC 846Dismissed

The appellants, promoter‑directors of a listed finance company, were found to have purchased shares in violation of SEBI's insider‑trading regulations and were penalised by an SEBI Adjudicating Officer on 28‑08‑2014. The penalty orders required payment within 45 days and were affirmed by the Supreme …

SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH ALIAS SHAILESH R. SINGHversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

2025 INSC 869Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a co‑founder of a media production firm, sought to quash an FIR filed by a rival media financier alleging offences under sections 60(b), 316(2) and 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The High Court, instead of simply deciding the petition, directed the parties to undergo …

ORISSA HIGH COURT AND OTHERSversusBANSHIDHAR BAUG AND OTHERS ETC.

2025 INSC 839Disposed off

The Orissa High Court, on its administrative side, challenged its own earlier order that had struck down Rule 6(9) of the 2019 Rules allowing suo motu designation of Senior Advocates. The petitioners argued that the rule was consistent with Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act and the Supreme Court’s …

TORRENT POWER LIMITEDversusU.P. ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION & ORS

2025 INSC 838Case Allowed

The Supreme Court examined a petition filed by an individual (respondent No.4) before the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) seeking an investigation under Section 128 of the Electricity Act, 2003 into a Distribution Franchisee Agreement (DFA) between Torrent Power Limited (the …

ESTATE OFFICER, HARYANA URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ORS.versusNIRMALA DEVI

2025 INSC 843

The case concerned the allotment of residential and commercial plots to land owners (oustees) whose land was acquired by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) in 1992 for a residential development project. The oustees filed suits under Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act seeking mandatory …

BINOD PATHAK & ORS.versusSHANKAR CHOUDHARY & ORS.

2025 INSC 842Case Partly allowed

The plaintiffs filed a title suit in 1984 which was dismissed by the trial court but later allowed by the first appellate court. The defendants appealed, and the High Court set aside the first appellate court's decree, holding that several defendants had died during the pendency of the first appeal …

M/S UNITED SPIRITS LTD.versusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ORS.

2025 INSC 833Dismissed

United Spirits Ltd., a manufacturer of beer and Indian Made Foreign Liquor, challenged the levy of entry tax by the State of Madhya Pradesh for the period April 2007 to March 2008, arguing that the State Government warehouses, not the manufacturers, caused the entry of goods into the local area and …

SULTHAN SAID IBRAHIMversusPRAKASAN & ORS.

2025 INSC 764Dismissed

The appellant, a grandson of the original defendant, was impleaded as a legal heir in execution proceedings after the original defendant died. He later filed an interlocutory application under Order I Rule 10 seeking deletion of his name, claiming he was not a legal heir and that he enjoyed tenancy …

VINOD BIHARI LALversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 767Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Vinod Bihari Lal, was named as a leader of an alleged gang under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters & Anti‑Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, based on a subject FIR registered in 2018 that drew on several earlier base FIRs. He filed two applications under Section 482 of the Code of …

OLD JALUKAI VILLAGE COUNCILversusKAKIHO VILLAGE & ORS.

2025 INSC 766

The Old Jalukai Village Council (appellant) claimed that the Kakiho Village (respondent No.1) was being recognized on land that ancestrally belonged to it, and it had objected to the public notice issued in 2009. The State of Nagaland had proceeded with recognition despite the objection, citing an …

KASIREDDY UPENDER REDDYversusSTATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS.

2025 INSC 768

The appellant challenged the arrest of his son, Kessireddy Raja Shekhar Reddy, alleging that the police failed to provide appropriate and meaningful grounds of arrest, thereby violating Article 22 of the Constitution. The son was arrested on 21 April 2025 by the CID in connection with offences under …

VINOD INFRA DEVELOPERS LTD.versusMAHAVEER LUNIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 772

Vinod Infra Developers Ltd., the owner of agricultural land, sued Mahaveer Lunia and others for declaration, possession and injunction after the respondents executed sale deeds despite the appellant's revocation of a power of attorney and board resolution. The respondents filed an Order VII Rule 11 …

P KRISHNA MOHAN REDDYversusTHE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

2025 INSC 725Disposed off

The petitioners, former public servants, were charged in a large‑scale corruption case involving alleged manipulation of liquor allocations and kickbacks. They applied for anticipatory bail, but the Andhra Pradesh High Court denied relief, relying on confessional statements recorded from co‑accused …

M/S DHANBAD FUELS PRIVATE LIMITEDversusUNION OF INDIA & ANR

2025 INSC 696Dismissed

The Union of India filed a money suit of over Rs 8.73 crore in a Commercial Court in August 2019 without first complying with the pre‑institution mediation requirement of Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The defendant, Dhanbad Fuels Pvt. Ltd., raised a preliminary objection and sought …

K. MANGAYARKARASI & ANR.versusN.J. SUNDARESAN & ANR.

2025 INSC 687Dismissed

The petitioners filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction and damages for alleged infringement of the trademark ‘SRI ANGANNAN BIRIYANI HOTEL’. The respondents filed a Section 8 application invoking arbitration clauses in two assignment deeds of the trademark, alleging that the deeds were …

TATA STEEL LTD.versusRAJ KUMAR BANERJEE & ORS.

2025 INSC 639Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Tata Steel Ltd., had its resolution plan for Rohit Ferro‑Tech Ltd. approved by the NCLT on 7 April 2022. A minority shareholder, Respondent No. 1, filed an appeal to the NCLAT on 23‑24 May 2022, seeking condonation of delay beyond the 30‑day statutory period. The dispute centered on …

SHUBHKARAN SINGHversusABHAYRAJ SINGH & ORS.

2025 INSC 628Dismissed

The petitioner challenged the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's rejection of his application to recall a witness under Order 18 Rule 17 of the CPC. The Supreme Court examined the scope of that rule, noting that it confers a power exclusively on the court trying the suit to recall and re‑examine a …

ASF BUILDTECH PRIVATE LIMITEDversusSHAPOORJI PALLONJI AND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

2025 INSC 616Dismissed

The respondent, Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited (SPCPL), filed counter-claims in an arbitration initiated by Black Canyon SEZ Pvt. Ltd. (BCSPL) against BCSPL and two non-signatory entities, ASF Buildtech Private Limited (ABPL) and ASF Insignia SEZ Pvt. Ltd. (AISPL), invoking the group …

SANTOSH DEVIversusSUNDER

2025 INSC 627Dismissed

The petitioner, Santosh Devi, filed a suit in 2012 seeking cancellation of a sale deed and related mutation, alleging that the deed was obtained through fraud. The trial court dismissed the suit on the ground of limitation, a decision affirmed by the first appellate court and the High Court. The …

K.R. SURESHversusR. POORNIMA & ORS.

2025 INSC 617Dismissed

The appellant, K.R. Suresh, paid Rs.20,00,000 as advance under an agreement of sale that required the balance to be paid within four months, failing which the advance would be forfeited. He did not pay the balance on time, and the respondents forfeited the advance and later sold the property to …

AMAN BHATIAversusSTATE (GNCT OF DELHI)

2025 INSC 618Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a licensed stamp vendor, was caught in a sting operation after demanding Rs 12 for a Rs 10 stamp paper and was convicted under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The key issue was whether a licensed stamp vendor qualifies as a “public servant” …

KANIZ AHMEDversusSABUDDIN & ORS.

2025 INSC 610Dismissed

The petitioners challenged the High Court's directions ordering police to evict occupants of an unauthorised two‑storey construction and to have the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) demolish the building, along with inspecting neighbouring properties. The Supreme Court examined whether the High …

PRAGYA PRASUN & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 599Disposed off

The petitioners, including acid‑attack survivors with facial disfigurements and a blind individual, challenged the mandatory digital KYC/e‑KYC/video‑KYC procedures for being inaccessible and discriminatory. They argued that requirements such as capturing a live photograph and performing a liveness …

VISA COKE LIMITEDversusM/S MESCO KALINGA STEEL LIMITED

2025 INSC 597Appeal(s) allowed

Visa Coke Ltd., an operational creditor, claimed that it had validly served a statutory demand notice under Section 8 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, by sending Form 3 to the Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of Mesco Kalinga Steel Ltd. at its registered office. The National Company Law …

P. KUMARAKURUBARANversusP. NARAYANAN & ORS.

2025 INSC 598Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, P. Kumarakurubaran, was assigned a vacant site in 1974 and executed a power of attorney in 1978 for construction. His father later sold the property in 1988 to the defendant without authority, which the appellant discovered in 2011 and filed a land‑grabbing complaint. In 2014 he …

STATE OF U.P. & ANOTHERversusMISS BHAVNA TIWARI & ORS.

2025 INSC 747Disposed off

The petitioners, the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Director General of Medical Education, challenged a High Court order that awarded Rs.10,00,000 each to two NEET‑PG aspirants alleging seat‑blocking during counselling. The aspirants claimed that the mop‑up round denied them the opportunity to …

HUSSAIN AHMED CHOUDHURY & ORS.versusHABIBUR RAHMAN (DEAD) THROUGH LRS & ORS.

2025 INSC 553Appeal(s) allowed

The plaintiffs, heirs of Siraj Uddin Choudhury, claimed title to land based on a 1958 registered Gift Deed executed by their grandfather. The defendants later executed a sale deed on 5 May 1997, which the plaintiffs alleged was void because the vendors lacked title. The trial court and first …

ANGADI CHANDRANNAversusSHANKAR & ORS.

2025 INSC 532Appeal(s) allowed

The dispute concerned whether a 7‑acre suit property, purchased by Defendant No.1 from his brother after a 1986 partition of the joint Hindu family, was ancestral or self‑acquired. The plaintiffs (sons and daughters of Defendant No.1) sued for partition and possession, claiming the property remained …

AMRUDDIN ANSARI (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. & ORS.versusAFAJAL ALI & ORS.

2025 INSC 566Dismissed

The petition arose from a series of suits concerning a land dispute in Chhattisgarh, where the original plaintiffs' father filed a suit that was dismissed under Order IX Rule 2 of the CPC and a subsequent application for restoration under Order IX Rule 4 was also rejected. The plaintiffs then …

M/S J N REAL ESTATEversusSHAILENDRA PRADHAN & ORS.

2025 INSC 611Appeal(s) allowed

The dispute involved multiple claims over the same property, with the original plaintiff seeking specific performance of an agreement to sell and the appellant (original defendant No.8) seeking to be impleaded as a defendant under Order 1 Rule 10 of the CPC. The trial court allowed the appellant’s …

DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCEversusRAJ KUMAR ARORA & ORS.

2025 INSC 498Appeal(s) allowed

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigated the illegal possession, manufacture and sale of Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, a psychotropic substance listed in the Schedule to the NDPS Act but not in Schedule I of the NDPS Rules, leading to charges under Sections 8(c), 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act …

NAFEES AHMAD & ANR.versusSOINUDDIN & ORS.

2025 INSC 520Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants challenged a High Court order that set aside a First Appellate Court judgment on the ground that it failed to comply with Order 41 Rule 31 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The central issue was whether non‑compliance with the rule—specifically the omission of "points for …

JHARKHAND URJA UTPADAN NIGAM LTD. & ANR.versusM/S BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED

2025 INSC 533Dismissed

The respondent, M/s Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., sued Jharkhand Urja Utpadan Nigam Ltd. and another party for recovery of a sum based on an award. The Commercial Court pronounced a judgment, but the petitioners filed their appeal under Section 13(1-A) of the Commercial Courts Act 2015 after a …

THE CORRESPONDENCE, RBANMS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONversusB. GUNASHEKAR & ANOTHER

2025 INSC 490Appeal(s) allowed

The R.B.A.N.M.S. Educational Institution, a charitable trust in possession of a Bangalore property since 1905, was sued by respondents who claimed a right to prevent the institution from alienating the land based on an alleged 2018 agreement to sell and an advance cash payment of Rs.75 lakh. The …

PINKIversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANR.

2025 INSC 482Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined appeals filed by the victims of an interstate child‑trafficking racket challenging the High Court's grant of bail to thirteen accused persons charged under IPC sections 363, 311 and 370(5). The Court found that the High Court had ignored crucial factors such as the …

R. NAGARAJ (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ANOTHERversusRAJMANI AND OTHERS

2025 INSC 478Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants challenged a High Court order that remanded a suit to the trial court for a fresh trial on the issue of limitation, despite both the trial court and the first appellate court having held the suit hopelessly barred by limitation. The dispute arose from a family property that had been …

THE STATE OF TAMIL NADUversusTHE GOVERNOR OF TAMIL NADU & ANR.

2025 INSC 481Disposed off

The State of Tamil Nadu challenged the Governor's actions in withholding assent to 10 bills and reserving them for the President's consideration after the bills were repassed by the State Legislature. The Supreme Court examined the scope of the Governor's powers under Article 200 of the …

NEHA CHANDRAKANT SHROFF & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 484Disposed off

The petitioners, owners of two flats in Mumbai, allowed the Police Department to occupy the premises temporarily in 1940 without any written requisition order. The police paid a nominal rent until 2007 and then stopped, prompting the petitioners to file a writ petition under Article 226 seeking …

RAJIV GHOSHversusSATYA NARYAN JAISWAL

2025 INSC 467Dismissed

The plaintiff, the owner of a premises, sued the defendant, the son of the original tenant, for recovery of possession. In his written statement the defendant unequivocally admitted that his father was the sole tenant and that the plaintiff was the owner, and that rent had been paid till May 2021. …

I.K. MERCHANTS PVT. LTD. & ORS.versusTHE STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS.

2025 INSC 418Disposed off

The appellants, I.K. Merchants Pvt. Ltd. and others, sold their shares in a state-owned company in 1973 for Rs.11.50 per share and later sought a higher valuation, which was finally fixed at Rs.640 per share by a court-appointed valuer. The State of Rajasthan, as respondent, delayed payment for over …

RAKESH BHANOTversusM/S. GURDAS AGRO PVT. LTD

2025 INSC 445Dismissed

The appellants, who were directors and guarantors of a company, were charged under sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing cheques that bounced due to insufficient funds. While the criminal proceedings were pending, they filed personal insolvency applications under section …

AMIT KUMAR & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 384Directions issued

The parents of two IIT Delhi students who died under suspicious circumstances filed complaints alleging caste-based discrimination and murder, but the police only conducted an inquest under Section 174 of the CrPC and concluded suicide without registering a First Information Report (FIR). The …

N.P. SASEENDRANversusN.P. PONNAMMA & ORS.

2025 INSC 388Dismissed

The appellant (son) challenged a decree of the Kerala High Court that declared a 1985 deed executed by his father in favour of his sister (plaintiff) to be a settlement and a valid gift, thereby invalidating a later cancellation deed and sale deed dated 19.10.1993. The core issue was whether the …

JAMIN & ANR.versusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 330Dismissed

The appellants Jamin and Akil were summoned as accused under Section 319 of the CrPC after the original murder trial had concluded and the co‑accused were convicted. They challenged the summoning order, arguing that the trial court could not entertain a Section 319 application after the trial and …

M/S SHRI SENDHUR AGRO & OIL INDUSTRIESversusKOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD.

2025 INSC 328Disposed off

Shri Sendhur Agro & Oil Industries, a proprietorship based in Coimbatore, defaulted on an overdraft facility and Kotak Mahindra Bank filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in the Judicial Magistrate Court at Chandigarh. The petitioner sought transfer of the criminal …

PERIYAMMAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS & ORS.versusV. RAJAMANI & ANR. ETC.

2025 INSC 329Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants obtained a decree for specific performance and possession of a suit property against the vendors, but the vendors failed to execute the sale deed. The appellants sought execution of the decree, while the respondents (nephews of the vendors) claimed to be cultivating tenants and …

SITA RAM & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

2025 INSC 359Disposed off

The case involved a dispute in which the deceased Prem Lal was assaulted by his brother Pyare Singh and two friends, Sita Ram and Onkar, who struck him on the head with a sickle (darat) and beat him. The victim later lodged an FIR himself, was hospitalized, developed gastroenteritis and died nine …

DEVINDER KUMAR BANSALversusTHE STATE OF PUNJAB

2025 INSC 320Dismissed

The petitioner, Devinder Kumar Bansal, an Audit Inspector, was alleged to have demanded and facilitated a bribe during an audit of development work while the complainant's wife served as Sarpanch, with co‑accused Prithvi Singh collecting the money on his behalf. An FIR was lodged under Section 7 of …

IN RE: RECRUITMENT OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN JUDICIAL SERVICES versus

2025 INSC 300Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined whether visually impaired candidates are suitable for judicial service and whether recent amendments to the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service Rules (Rule 6A and the proviso to Rule 7) violated constitutional equality and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The …

MANOJ RAMESHLAL CHHABRIYAversusMAHESH PRAKASH AHUJA & ANR.

2025 INSC 282Disposed off

The appellant, brother of the deceased, challenged the Bombay High Court's refusal to grant leave to appeal an acquittal of Mahesh Prakash Ahuja for murder. The trial court had acquitted the accused due to lack of reliable circumstantial evidence and inconsistencies in witness testimonies. The High …

M/S A.P. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATIONversusTHE TAHSILDAR & ORS. ETC.

2025 INSC 274Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation, owned a large parcel of land in Hyderabad that was declared excess under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The State issued a notice under section 10(5) on 5 January 2008, affixed it on 8 January, and after alleged non‑compliance …

M.S. ANANTHAMURTHY & ANR.versusJ. MANJULA

2025 INSC 273Dismissed

The case involved a dispute over a plot of land originally owned by Muniyappa, who executed a General Power of Attorney (GPA) and an agreement to sell in favour of A. Saraswathi in 1986. After Muniyappa's death in 1997, Saraswathi, as GPA holder, executed a registered sale deed in 1998 transferring …

NIRMITI DEVELOPERS THROUGH ITS PARTNERS & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 265Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants purchased a 50,138 sq.ft. plot in Amravati that had been reserved for a private school under the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1967. The original owners served a purchase notice under Section 49 in 2006, which was confirmed in 2007, but the authorities failed to acquire …

RAM LALversusJARNAIL SINGH (NOW DECEASED) THROUGH ITS LRS & ORS.

2025 INSC 301Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement, which was decreed in his favour on 20‑01‑2012 directing him to deposit the balance consideration within two months. The decree was affirmed by the first appellate court on 21‑04‑2015, but no time‑limit for payment was …

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESHversusBALVEER SINGH

2025 INSC 261Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Madhya Pradesh prosecuted Balveer Singh for the murder, concealment and conspiracy to murder his wife, relying heavily on the testimony of the 7‑year‑old daughter, Rani, as the sole eye‑witness. The High Court acquitted the accused, holding that the child’s delayed statement and …

RAHUL VERMA & ORS.versusRAMPAT LAL VERMA & ORS.

2025 INSC 296Dismissed

The dispute involved a partnership firm where two of the three partners had died, and the legal heirs of one deceased partner sought to enforce an arbitration clause in the partnership deed to resolve a claim for rendition of accounts. The respondents argued that the heirs, being non‑signatories to …

DR. POORNIMA ADVANI & ANRversusGOVERNMENT OF NCT & ANR.

2025 INSC 262Disposed off

The appellants purchased an e‑stamp paper for a property transaction which was subsequently lost, prompting them to seek a refund of the stamp duty of Rs 28,10,000. The Delhi High Court ordered a refund of the principal amount but declined interest, leading the appellants to file a Letters Patent …

SUBHELAL @ SUSHIL SAHUversusTHE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

2025 INSC 242Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Subhelal @ Sushil Sahu, was charged with offences under Sections 420, 201, 120‑B read with Section 34 of the IPC in a crypto‑currency scam involving about Rs.4 crore, of which Rs.35 lakh was attributed to him. He had been in custody since December 2023 while the trial, conducted …

JAIDEEP BOSEversusM/S BID AND HAMMER AUCTIONEERS PRIVATE LIMITED

2025 INSC 241Appeal(s) allowed

The complainant filed a private criminal defamation complaint under Section 200 CrPC alleging that fourteen news articles published in various newspapers defamed the authenticity of paintings to be auctioned by the complainant. The trial magistrate took cognizance, registered the complaint and …

M/S B N PADMANABHAIAH AND SONSversusR N NADIGAR & ORS.

2025 INSC 214Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, B N Padmanabhaiah and Sons, had obtained a permanent injunction against the State of Karnataka in O.S. No.80 of 1978 concerning a parcel of land, and the decree became final after being upheld by appellate courts. Later, former students of a government school and other citizens filed …

TAPAS KUMAR PALITversusSTATE OF CHHATTISGARH

2025 INSC 222Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant was arrested in March 2020 after his vehicle was intercepted and items allegedly linked to Naxalite activities were recovered. He has been in judicial custody for five years, with the trial still ongoing and only 42 of the planned 100 witnesses examined, some of whom have turned …

RAMESH MISHRIMAL JAINversusAVINASH VISHWANATH PATNE & ANR.

2025 INSC 213Dismissed

The appellant, Ramesh Mishrimal Jain, entered into an agreement to sell dated 03‑09‑2003 with the mother of respondent No.1 concerning a house in Khed. The agreement stipulated that the appellant was already in possession of the property as a tenant and that ownership possession would transfer only …

K. KRISHNAMURTHYversusTHE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX

2025 INSC 208Disposed off

The appellant, K. Krishnamurthy, was searched under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act in November 2010, during which he disclosed an income of Rs.2,27,65,580 for AY 2011-12 and later, during assessment proceedings, disclosed an additional Rs.2,49,90,000 arising from land transactions. The Assessing …

M/S TECHNO PRINTSversusCHHATTISGARH TEXTBOOK CORPORATION & ANR.

2025 INSC 236Disposed off

The appellant, a printing firm, was issued a show‑cause notice by the Chhattisgarh Textbook Corporation seeking an explanation why it should not be blacklisted for three years and its EMD forfeited, alleging breach of tender clauses relating to time‑bound delivery and other obligations. The …

VASANT @ GIRISH AKBARASAB SANAVALE & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF KARNATAKA

2025 INSC 221Case Partly allowed

The deceased Geetha was allegedly set on fire by her mother‑in‑law, leading to her death. The trial court acquitted both the husband (appellant No.1) and the mother‑in‑law (appellant No.2) for offences under Sections 498A, 302, 504 r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The …

VINUBHAI MOHANLAL DOBARIAversusCHIEF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ANR

2025 INSC 155Disposed off

The appellant, an individual with salary and partnership income, filed his income‑tax returns for AY 2011‑12 and AY 2013‑14 well after the statutory due dates, attracting show‑cause notices under section 276CC of the Income Tax Act. He sought compounding of the offences under the 2014 Guidelines; …

THE COSMOS CO. OPERATIVE BANK LTD.versusCENTRAL BANK OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 243Appeal(s) allowed

The Cosmos Co. Operative Bank Ltd. (appellant) challenged a High Court order that held Central Bank of India (respondent No.1) had the first charge over a flat mortgaged by the original borrowers. Both banks had received security documents: the appellant bank held the share certificate of ownership, …

GULSHAN KUMARversusINSTITUTE OF BANKING PERSONNEL SELECTION & ORS.

2025 INSC 142Disposed off

The petitioner, a 25% permanently disabled candidate with focal hand dystonia, sought a scribe, compensatory time and other accommodations for various recruitment examinations, arguing that the Office Memorandum dated 10.08.2022 limited such facilities to only Persons with Benchmark Disabilities …

ASHOK SAXENAversusTHE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND ETC.

2025 INSC 148Disposed off

The appellant, Ashok Saxena, entered the complainant's house armed with a knife during an altercation and stabbed the complainant's wife, who later died. The trial court acquitted him, but the High Court convicted him under Section 302 IPC for murder. The appellant challenged the conviction, arguing …

LALITAversusVISHWANATH & ORS.

2025 INSC 173Dismissed

The mother of a deceased woman appealed against the High Court's order acquitting four accused of abetment of suicide under Sections 306, 498A and 34 of the IPC. The trial court had convicted them based on evidence of harassment, but the High Court set aside the conviction, finding no reliable proof …

MAHABIR & ORS.versusSTATE OF HARYANA

2025 INSC 120Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants were acquitted of murder by the Sessions Court in 2005, but a criminal revision filed by the victim's father in 2006 was allowed by the High Court, which reversed the acquittal and sentenced the appellants to life imprisonment. The Supreme Court examined whether the High Court could …

M.S. SANJAYversusINDIAN BANK & ORS.

2025 INSC 177Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant purchased a mortgaged property at an auction conducted on 31 July 2007 and received a sale certificate on 30 November 2007, thereafter developing the property. The guarantor of the original borrower challenged the auction before the Debt Recovery Tribunal, which set aside the sale; the …

H. ANJANAPPA & ORS.versusA. PRABHAKAR & ORS.

2025 INSC 121Appeal(s) allowed

The plaintiffs filed a suit for specific performance of a sale deed, while the defendants sold portions of the disputed land to Respondents No.1 and No.2 during the pendency of the suit, violating a temporary injunction and Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act. The respondents sought to be …

S SHOBHAversusMUTHOOT FINANCE LTD.

2025 INSC 117Dismissed

The petitioner, S Shobha, obtained a gold‑pledged loan from Muthoot Finance Ltd. and later filed writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the company's actions. The High Court entertained the petitions despite observing that Muthoot Finance Ltd. is a private company and not a …

BHUDEV MALLICK ALIAS BHUDEB MALLICK & ANR.versusRANAJIT GHOSHAL & ORS.

2025 INSC 175Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, heirs of the original defendants in a 1965 title suit, were restrained by a permanent injunction that barred them from disturbing the respondents' possession of the suit property. After four decades, the respondents filed an execution application in 2017 alleging breach of the …

BALBIR SINGH & ANR. ETC.versusBALDEV SINGH (D) THROUGH HIS LRS. & ORS. ETC.

2025 INSC 81Dismissed

The plaintiffs obtained decrees for specific performance of a sale agreement, directing them to deposit the balance consideration within 20 days and the defendants to execute sale deeds. The trial court decrees were set aside by a first appellate court, but the High Court later restored them in …

SUNKARI TIRUMALA RAO & ORS.versusPENKI ARUNA KUMARI

2025 INSC 92Dismissed

The petitioners, partners of an unregistered partnership firm, filed a suit seeking recovery of Rs 30 lakhs from another partner of the same firm. The trial court held the suit maintainable, but the High Court reversed, invoking Section 69(1) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, which bars suits by …

OM PRAKASH AMBADKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 139Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a police officer, was ordered by a Judicial Magistrate to register an FIR under Sections 323, 294, 500, 504 and 506 IPC after a complainant filed an application under Section 156(3) CrPC alleging humiliation and assault. The Magistrate, relying on the complainant’s narrative, directed …

RAKESH KUMAR RAGHUVANSHIversusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

2025 INSC 96Dismissed

The appellant, Rakesh Kumar Raghuvanshi, was intercepted on a train carrying three cartons later found to contain 50 kg of opium poppy husk. He claimed he was unaware of the cartons and had only complied with police directions to exit the coach. The trial court, relying on the seizure and the …

VIJAY @ VIJAYAKUMARversusSTATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE

2025 INSC 90Case Partly allowed

The appellant Vijayakumar, together with friends, was returning from a movie late at night when they encountered the deceased, who was allegedly drunk and slapped the appellant. In a sudden altercation, the appellant picked up a cement brick and struck the deceased on the head, causing death, and …

THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & OTHERSversusVIKASH TIWARY @ BIKASH TIWARY @ BIKASH NATH

2025 INSC 79Appeal(s) allowed

Vikash Tiwary, a life convict serving a sentence for multiple offences, was transferred by the Inspector General of Prisons from Hazaribagh Central Jail to Central Jail, Dumka on 17 May 2023 after the jail superintendent warned of a potential gang war and insufficient staff to control notorious …

U. SUDHEERA & OTHERSversusC. YASHODA & OTHERS

2025 INSC 80Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, legal heirs of certain defendants, challenged an interim order dated 20 September 2024 passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a second appeal (SA No. 518 of 2023) that directed the parties to maintain the status quo without first formulating any substantial question of law as …

RAJEEB KALITAversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 75Directions issued

Advocate Rajeeb Kalita filed a public‑interest writ petition under Article 32 seeking a mandamus directing all States and Union Territories to provide separate, accessible toilet facilities for men, women, persons with disabilities and transgender persons in every court and tribunal. He highlighted …

RAM PYAREYversusTHE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

2025 INSC 71Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, the brother‑in‑law of the deceased woman, was convicted under Sections 306 and 498‑A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act for abetment of suicide, while being acquitted of the dowry‑death charge under Section 304B. The deceased had set herself on fire after alleged …

SADASHIV DHONDIRAM PATILversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

2025 INSC 93Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Sadashiv Dhondiram Patil, was charged with murdering his wife Lata. The prosecution relied on an alleged extra‑judicial confession made to the village Police Patil, the discovery of an iron rod, motive, and the fact that the crime occurred inside the house. The trial court acquitted …

VIJAY PRABHUversusS.T. LAJAPATHIE & ORS.

2025 INSC 52Dismissed

The plaintiff filed a suit seeking specific performance of a 2005 sale agreement and delivery of possession of the property, alternatively claiming damages and refund of earnest money. The trial court denied specific performance and ordered refund of the earnest money with interest. On appeal, the …

H. GURUSWAMY & ORS.versusA. KRISHNAIAH SINCE DECEASED BY LRS.

2025 INSC 53Appeal(s) allowed

The appeal arose from a High Court order that condoned a six‑year delay in filing an application for recall under Order 9 Rule 13 of the CPC, overturning a trial court decision that had rejected the application. The respondents had sought to revive a suit originally filed in 1977, which had been …

CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA & ANR.versusSMT. PRABHA JAIN & ORS.

2025 INSC 95Disposed off

The plaintiff, Smt. Prabha Jain, inherited a one‑third share of a plot that was illegally partitioned and sold by her brother-in‑law; the buyer later mortgaged the plot to Central Bank of India, which took possession under the SARFAESI Act. Jain filed a civil suit seeking declaration that the sale …

BHARAT AAMBALEversusTHE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

2025 INSC 78Dismissed

The appellant was convicted under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act for possession of ganja and appealed on the ground that the trial was vitiated by non‑compliance with Section 52A, which governs inventory, sampling and magistrate certification of seized narcotics. The Supreme Court examined the …

OMI @ OMKAR RATHORE & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 27Dismissed

The petitioners Omi (Omkar) Rathore and another were named in the FIR for a murder case but the investigating officer filed a closure report exonerating them and they were not included in the charge‑sheet. During trial, the first informant reiterated his FIR testimony implicating the petitioners, …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-4 & ANR.versusM/S JUPITER CAPITAL PVT. LTD.

2025 INSC 38Dismissed

M/s Jupiter Capital Pvt. Ltd. held a 99.88% share in Asianet News Network Pvt. Ltd. which reduced its share capital from 15,35,05,750 to 10,000 shares, proportionately reducing Jupiter's holding to 9,988 shares and receiving Rs. 3,17,83,474 as consideration. The Revenue argued that this reduction …

SANJAY DUTT & ORS.versusTHE STATE OF HARYANA & ANR.

2025 INSC 34Appeal(s) allowed

The Range Forest Officer alleged that the directors and office bearers of a company illegally uprooted trees using a JCB, violating Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900, and sought prosecution under Section 19. The Special Environment Court took cognizance of the complaint and issued …

PARSWANATH SAHAversusBANDHANA MODAK (DAS) AND ANR.

2024 INSC 1022Disposed off

The plaintiff, Parswanath Saha, entered into a registered agreement of sale with the deceased predecessor of the defendants for a residential property and paid earnest money. After the predecessor's death, the defendants refused to execute the sale deed, prompting the plaintiff to sue for specific …

MUKESHversusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR

2024 INSC 1026Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Mukesh, filed a suit claiming ownership and long possession of a small parcel of land in Madhya Pradesh and obtained a compromise decree confirming his pre‑existing right. The decree was used to seek mutation of the land in his name, but the Collector of Stamps levied stamp duty on …

MALLAVVA AND ANRversusKALSAMMANAVARA KALAMMA (SINCE DEAD) BY LEGAL HEIRS & ORS.

2024 INSC 1021

The deceased plaintiff originally filed a suit in 2011 for declaration of title and injunction over certain immovable properties, which the trial court dismissed despite finding her to be the absolute owner because she was not in possession. After her death, her legal heirs appealed and successfully …

ABDUL REJAK LASKARversusMAFIZUR RAHMAN & ORS.

2024 INSC 1023

The appellant, Abdul Rejak Laskar, purchased a share of land in 1977 but later faced forcible dispossession by the respondents. After a series of title suits and appeals, the appellant sought an imperfect partition of the land under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, which was denied by …

BIJOY KUMAR MONIversusPARESH MANNA & ANR.

2024 INSC 1024

The complainant lent Rs 7,00,000 to the accused and later received a cheque of Rs 8,45,000, signed by the accused in his capacity as Director of Shilabati Hospital Pvt. Ltd., drawn on the company's bank account. The cheque bounced for insufficient funds and the complainant issued a statutory notice …

GIRIYAPPA & ANR.versusKAMALAMMA & ORS.

2024 INSC 1043

Giriyappa and others filed a suit for declaration of title and recovery of possession of land. The defendants claimed they had a sale agreement dated 25‑11‑1968 and were in possession of the land under part performance, seeking protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act. The trial …

PAWAN KUMARversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1253Appeal(s) allowed

Pawan Kumar applied online for a BPCL retail outlet dealership and was selected by draw of lots, offering land owned by third parties that was then subject to a dispute. An unsuccessful contender alleged that Kumar had supplied false information regarding the land ownership, leading the High Court …

RAJENDRA KUMAR BARJATYA AND ANOTHERversusU.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD & ORS.

2024 INSC 990Dismissed

The dispute arose from commercial shops that were erected on a residential plot in Meerut by the original allottee (Respondent No.5) and his power‑of‑attorney (Respondent No.6) without any sanction under the U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Adhiniyam, 1965. The shops were later sold to the appellants, …

CELIR LLPversusMR. SUMATI PRASAD BAFNA & ORS.

2024 INSC 978Directions issued

The Supreme Court considered contempt petitions filed by the successful auction purchaser (Celir LLP) against the original borrower, a subsequent transferee, and the bank, alleging wilful disobedience of the Court’s 21 September 2023 judgment that confirmed the 9th auction of a secured asset and …

OM PRAKASH YADAVversusNIRANJAN KUMAR UPADHYAY & ORS.

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 777Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant lodged an FIR alleging that his brother was murdered in Firozabad and that a separate FIR was falsely registered in Gwalior to provide an alibi for the main accused. The High Court quashed the criminal proceedings against several police officials, holding that sanction under Section …

URBAN IMPROVEMENT TRUSTversusSMT. VIDHYA DEVI AND ORS.

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 993Dismissed

The Urban Improvement Trust (the appellant) sought to acquire land in Nangli Kota and Moongaska villages under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959. The respondents challenged the acquisition, alleging procedural defects: failure to serve individual notices under s.52(2), premature possession …

JAICHAND (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. & ORS.versusSAHNULAL & ANR.

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 719Disposed off

The case involved a suit for specific performance of a 1996 sale agreement concerning a half‑acre land in Bilaspur. The trial court granted specific performance, but the first appellate court set aside that part of the decree, ordering only a refund of earnest money, citing alleged hardship under …

AJAY KUMAR JAINversusTHE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2024 INSC 958Rejected

Dr. Ajay Kumar Jain filed a miscellaneous application in a writ petition (W.P. (C) No.429/2020) that had been finally disposed of on 6‑8‑2021, seeking protection from alleged threats by a contemnor. The Supreme Court examined whether such a post‑disposal application could be entertained to revive …

JAMI VENKATA SURYAPRABHA & ANR.versusTARINI PRASAD NAYAK & ORS.

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 646Disposed off

The plaintiffs filed a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement dated 1 September 2019. The defendants, while admitting the existence of the agreement, denied its validity, calling it a sham, and denied other material facts. The plaintiffs sought an order under Order XVIII Rule 1 of the CPC …

BIRMA DEVI & ORS.versusSUBHASH & ANR.

2024 INSC 949Dismissed

The petitioners, who claim to be subsequent purchasers of a suit property, challenged a High Court order directing the execution court to grant possession to the decree‑holders (plaintiffs) in a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement. The trial court had decreed specific performance but …

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESHversusRAMKUMAR CHOUDHARY

2024 INSC 932Dismissed

The State of Madhya Pradesh filed a second appeal before the High Court challenging a judgment that dismissed a suit concerning 1,300 hectares of government land. The appeal was filed after an inordinate delay of 5 years, 10 months, and 16 days, which the High Court refused to condone, citing lack …

R. SHAMA NAIKversusG. SRINIVASIAH

2024 INSC 927Dismissed

The plaintiff entered into a sale agreement on 3 March 2005 for Rs 30 lakh, paying Rs 12.5 lakh as earnest money, and later sued for specific performance of the contract. The trial court granted the decree for specific performance, but the High Court set it aside, holding that the plaintiff had not …

XversusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.

2024 INSC 909

The petitioner filed an FIR alleging rape (Sec. 376D) and kidnapping (Sec. 342) against the accused and a co-accused. The victim's statement was recorded under Sec. 164 CrPC, but neither the victim nor her mother (an eye‑witness) had been examined when the accused applied for bail. The trial court …

ROHIT KOCHHARversusVIPUL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPERS LTD. & ORS.

2024 INSC 920Dismissed

Rohit Kochhar filed a suit in the Delhi High Court seeking specific performance and a permanent injunction for a commercial property situated in Gurgaon. The defendants contested the court's territorial jurisdiction, arguing that the relief required execution and registration of a sale deed in …

SURESH CHANDRA TIWARI & ANR.versusSTATE OF UTTARAKHAND

2024 INSC 907Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants were convicted of murder based on circumstantial evidence that they had last seen the deceased alive, were seen walking near the crime scene, purchased meat, and allegedly pointed out the spot where a blood‑stained stone was recovered. The Supreme Court examined whether each …

NITIN MAHADEO JAWALE & ORS.versusBHASKAR MAHADEO MUTKE

2024 INSC 902Dismissed

The trial court had condoned a delay of four and a half years for the defendants to file their written statement. The plaintiff challenged this condonation, and the High Court set aside the trial court's order. The defendants filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the High …

RAMAKANT AMBALAL CHOKSIversusHARISH AMBALAL CHOKSI & OTHERS

2024 INSC 913Appeal(s) allowed

The plaintiffs, a group of brothers and their wives, sued the defendants, their brothers and sons, to cancel a sale deed and obtain a permanent injunction after the defendants allegedly transferred the jointly owned property to a son for a nominal consideration using a power of attorney that was not …

RAJNEESH KUMAR & ANR.versusVED PRAKASH

2024 INSC 891Dismissed

The petitioners filed a civil suit that was dismissed for default, and the respondent's counter‑claim was allowed. The petitioners appealed the ex parte order but filed the appeal 534 days late. The first appellate court condoned this delay, attributing it to the alleged negligence of the …

MANJIT SINGH & ANR.versusDARSHANA DEVI & ORS.

2024 INSC 895Dismissed

The original plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of an oral sale agreement dated 12‑02‑1986 concerning a property that the owner subsequently sold to defendants No.2 and No.3 on 29‑08‑1986. The trial court granted the decree in favour of the plaintiff, but the first appellate court set …

THE STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR.versusM/S FERROUS ALLOY FORGINGS P LTD. & ORS.

2024 INSC 890Dismissed

The State of Punjab appealed a High Court order that directed the original sale certificate of auction‑purchased property to be handed over to the purchaser and that the stamp duty deposited by the purchaser be refunded. The dispute arose from the liquidation of M/s Punjab United Forge Ltd., where …

SOMJEET MALLICKversusSTATE OF JHARKHAND & OTHERS

2024 INSC 772Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Somjeet Mallick, alleged that his truck was hired by the respondents who paid only the first month's rent and thereafter failed to pay the agreed rent, making false promises. A complaint under Section 156(3) CrPC led to the registration of an FIR and cognizance by the Chief Judicial …

NIPUN ANEJA AND OTHERSversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

2024 INSC 767Appeal(s) allowed

The deceased, Rajeev Jain, a 23‑year employee of Hindustan Lever Ltd., committed suicide on 3 November 2006 after a meeting where senior officers allegedly humiliated him and forced him to accept a lower‑grade posting under a Voluntary Retirement Scheme. The appellants, senior officers of the …

ATUL KUMARversusTHE CHAIRMAN (JOINT SEAT ALLOCATION AUTHORITY) AND OTHERS

2024 INSC 749Disposed off

The petitioner, a Scheduled Caste student, secured a seat in Electrical Engineering at IIT Dhanbad after ranking 1455 in his category in JEE Advanced 2024. He attempted to pay the required admission fee of Rs 17,500 before the 5 pm deadline on 24 June 2024, logging into the portal six times between …