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1,262 judgments

  1. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1778Tamil Nadu Police Subordinate Service R.25 – Direct recruitment – Sub-Inspectors of PoliceSupreme Court Disposed ofR. Ranjith Singh & Ors. v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
  2. [2025] 6 S.C.R. 1Penal Code, 1860 – Explanation 1 to Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.3(2)(v)Supreme Court Partly allowedRaju @ Umakant v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
  3. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 28511. Whether the present digital KYC / e-KYC / video-KYC framework is inaccessible to persons with disabilities? 2. Whether the regulatory authorities…Supreme Court Disposed ofPragya Prasun & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  4. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2549Constitution of India – Art.21 – Human Rights Act, 1993Supreme Court DismissedPavul Yesu Dhasan v. The Registrar, State Human Rights Commission of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
  5. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2467Unauthorised ConstructionSupreme Court DismissedKaniz Ahmed v. Sabuddin & Ors.
  6. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2451Penal Code, 1860 – s.306 – Victim-deceased and accused no.7 got married on 15.09.2013Supreme Court AllowedShenbagavalli and Ors. v. The Inspector of Police, Kancheepuram District and Anr.
  7. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2080In ‡M. Hakeem and Anr.’s case, this Court held that while exercising powers u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, a…Supreme Court Disposed ofGayatri Balasamy v. M/s ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited
  8. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2687Education/Educational Courses – Post Graduate Medical Courses – Admission processSupreme Court Disposed ofState of U.P. & Another v. Miss Bhavna Tiwari & Ors.
  9. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2461Constitution of India – Art.227 – Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Supreme Court AllowedK. Valarmathi & Ors. v. Kumaresan
  10. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2421Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 468, 471, 420, 120B – Cross-FIRs filedSupreme Court Disposed ofPunit Beriwala v. The State of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
  11. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2073Service law – Appointment – Recruitment processSupreme Court AllowedShyam Nandan Mehta v. Santosh Kumar & Ors.
  12. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2063Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 – Custody of childrenSupreme Court AllowedArathy Ramachandran v. Bijay Raj Menon
  13. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2058Motor vehicles – Fatal accident – CompensationSupreme Court Disposed ofSri Malakappa & Ors. v. The IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Company Limited & Anr.
  14. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2053Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 – Schedule to the Act – Functional disabilitySupreme Court AllowedKamal Dev Prasad v. Mahesh Forge
  15. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2045The present appellants being aggrieved by the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner as well as Deputy Commissioner preferred a writ petition…Supreme Court AllowedShardhamma & Anr. v. The Dy. Commissioner & Ors.
  16. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2028Electricity Act, 2003 – s.42(2)Supreme Court AllowedJaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited and Ors. v. Rajasthan Textile Mills Association & Anr. Etc.
  17. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2006Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Supreme Court AllowedP. Kumarakurubaran v. P. Narayanan & Ors.
  18. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1983Consumer Protection Act, 2019 – ss.34(1), 47(1)(a)(i) and 58(1) (a)(i) – Constitution of IndiaSupreme Court Disposed ofRutu Mihir Panchal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  19. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1976(Pension) Rules, 1972 – rr.17, 2(g) – Counting of service on contractSupreme Court Partly allowedS.D. Jayaprakash and Ors. Etc. v. The Union of India & Ors.
  20. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1950Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – ss.8 and 9 – Insolvency resolution by operational creditorSupreme Court AllowedVisa Coke Limited v. M/s Mesco Kalinga Steel Limited

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