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1,262 judgments

  1. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 988Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – – Material to be relied uponSupreme Court AllowedState Represented By Inspector of Police, CBI, ACB, Visakhapatnam v. Eluri Srinivasa Chakravarthi and Others
  2. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 974Custom Tariff Act, 1975 – Chapter 23 – Central Excise Rules, 2002 Dt. 17.09.2010Supreme Court Disposed ofM/s Suraj Impex (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.
  3. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2215The questions for consideration were: 1) Whether appellants- assessees, engaged in broadcasting of signals etc. through television channels to subscribers of those…Supreme Court Disposed ofState of Kerala & Another v. Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd. & Others
  4. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2162– ss.141, 138 – Offence by companies – Vicarious liabilitySupreme Court AllowedHDFC Bank Limited v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
  5. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1480Forest Act, 1927Supreme Court Disposed ofIn Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands versus
  6. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 79Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010 – rr.14, 44-46Supreme CourtPinky Meena v. The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur & Anr.
  7. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1449Issue arose as to whether the officers in the Indian Administrative Service-IAS would be a “reporting authority”, “reviewing authority” and “acceptingSupreme CourtIn Re: Performance Appraisal Reports of the Officers of the Indian Forest Service versus
  8. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1146Whether the Air Force School, Bamrauli, in District Allahabad, is a ‘state or authority’ within the meaning of Art.12 of the Constitution…Supreme Court DismissedDileep Kumar Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.
  9. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1116Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 201 – MurderSupreme Court AllowedPadman Bibhar v. State of Odisha
  10. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 961Whether the impugned orders sustaining dismissal of the appellant from the service requires interference; whether there was any violation of statutory rules;…Supreme Court DismissedS. Janaki Iyer v. Union of India & Ors.
  11. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1248Income Tax Act, 1961 – Chapter VI-A – Heading ‘C’– ss.80-HHC, 80-IA, 80-IB, 80-IA(9)Supreme Court Reference answeredShital Fibers Limited v. Commissioner of Income Tax
  12. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1070Matter pertains to restoration of 10% quota reserved for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination-LDCE Judicial Service-cadre of District Judge, to 25%; reduction of…Supreme Court Directions issuedAll India Judges Association and Others v. Union of India and Others
  13. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 69Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Ord.VII r.11 – Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act, 1988Supreme CourtSmt. Shaifali Gupta v. Smt. Vidya Devi Gupta & Ors.
  14. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 42Whether the disciplinary proceedings including the charge sheet against the appellant ought to be quashed and set aside; whether the action of…Supreme CourtA.M. Kulshrestha v. Union Bank of India and Ors.
  15. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 582Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.313 – Penal Code, 1860Supreme Court AllowedRamji Prasad Jaiswal @ Ramjee Prasad Jaiswal and Ors. v. State of Bihar
  16. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2648Whether multiple FIRs registered across different States can be clubbed and consolidated in one of FIRs – Multiplicity of proceedings – Petition…Supreme Court AllowedRavinder Singh Sidhu v. The State of Punjab & Ors.
  17. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2141Customs Act, 1962Supreme Court Allowed/s Patanjali Foods Limited (Formerly known as M/s Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
  18. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1037Prevention – ss.7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) – Demand of illegal gratificationSupreme Court DismissedState of Lokayuktha Police, Davanagere v. C B Nagaraj
  19. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 27Penal Code, 1860 – s.326A r/w. s.34 – It was alleged appellants herein blocked the way of respondent-victimSupreme CourtHakim v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
  20. [2025] 7 S.C.R. 14Consumer Protection Act, 1986 insurance policy – Second survey report – ReliabilitySupreme CourtGopal Dikshit v. United India Insurance Company Ltd.

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