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365
Last 30 days
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19 Oct 2026
Years (2025–2026)
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Other / not recorded 139

1,262 judgments

  1. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 695Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 – s.23 – NCTE (Recognition, Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2014Supreme Court AllowedKousik Das & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
  2. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 681Insolvency – Section 60(5)Supreme Court DismissedA. Rajendra v. Gonugunta Madhusudhan Rao & Ors.
  3. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 651West Bengal School Teachers Recruitment Rules, 2016 – r.6(2) as amended on 22.12.2020 – InterpretationSupreme Court AllowedSoumen Paul & Ors. v. Shrabani Nayek & Ors.
  4. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2484Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing of complaintSupreme Court AllowedG.V. Adhimoolam & Ors. v. The Inspector of Police & Anr.
  5. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 13Service law – Grant of financial benefitSupreme Court AllowedJogeswar Sahoo & Ors. v. The District Judge, Cuttack & Ors.
  6. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 551Specific – Acceptance by buyer of refund of consideration amount – Effect on relief of specific performanceSupreme Court AllowedSangita Sinha v. Bhawana Bhardwaj and Ors.
  7. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2563Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (LA Act)Supreme Court Disposed ofRam Kishan (Since Deceased) Through His Lrs Etc. v. State of Haryana & Ors.
  8. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2237Constitution of India, Arts.14 & 16 –Supreme Court Disposed ofState of West Bengal v. Baishakhi Bhattacharyya (Chatterjee) and Others
  9. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 446Whether the benefit of extension of retirement age for the physically disabled category could be confined to persons with visual impairment as…Supreme Court Partly allowedKashmiri Lal Sharma v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. & Anr.
  10. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 401Matter pertains to the applicability of s.12 of the Limitation Act to proceedings u/s.34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; and…Supreme Court DismissedM/s R. K. Transport Company v. M/s Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd. (BALCO)
  11. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 389Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957 Clause 19.5(c) – UCO Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995Supreme Court DismissedUCO Bank & Anr. v. Vijay Kumar Handa
  12. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 177Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing writ petitions by the appellants challenging the order…Supreme Court AllowedNew Mangalore Port Trust & Anr. v. Clifford D Souza Etc. Etc.
  13. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 617Issue arose whether the term imprisonment for a term “not less than 10 years” in clause (i) of the proviso (a) to…Supreme Court DismissedState (NCT) of Delhi v. Rajeev Sharma
  14. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2742Service Law – Termination from service – When not justifiedSupreme Court AllowedNaresh Kumar Sinha v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  15. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 409Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 – ss.4, 6Supreme Court DismissedShri. Masaidevi Vividh Karyakari Sahakari Seva Sanstha Maryadit Warewadi v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  16. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 369Whether the appellant who did not hold a current Lascar’s licence but was the holder of a Syrang’s licence (superior to Lascar’s…Supreme Court DismissedJomon K.K. v. Shajimon P. & Ors. Etc.
  17. [2025] 5 S.C.R. 360Payment of ss.10, 11, 32 – Factories Act, 1948 – Industrial Disputes Act, 1947Supreme Court DismissedThe Management of Worth Trust v. The Secretary, Worth Trust Workers Union
  18. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 543Whether the respondent ought to be considered for the appointment to the post of Lower Division Clerk-LDC or any other suitable or…Supreme Court Disposed ofThe Superintending Engineer, Operation, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd. & Ors. v. Ch. Bhaskara Chary
  19. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 529Arbitration Act, 1940 – Appellant was awarded a works contract by the respondentSupreme Court AllowedM/s Ferro Concrete Construction (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. The State of Rajasthan
  20. [2025] 4 S.C.R. 521Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.7 r.11 – Return of plaintSupreme Court AllowedSmt. Uma Devi and Ors. v. Sri. Anand Kumar and Ors.

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