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1,262 judgments

  1. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 230By the impugned judgment, the High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the appellant for quashing a First Information Report…Supreme Court AllowedJit Vinayak Arolkar v. State of Goa & Ors.
  2. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 184Foreigners Act, 1946 – of Foreigners Rules, 1992 – r.3Supreme Court Disposed ofFrank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau and Ors.
  3. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1683Preliminary notification u/s.17(1) of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 was issued on 20.03.1999 proposing to acquire 4 acres and 15 guntas…Supreme Court Allowed1. The Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority 2. Bangalore Development Authority v. 1. Smt. Rathnamma 2. Sri G Arvind 3. Smt. Radhamma
  4. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 81Arbitration Act, 1940 – ss.17, 14(2) – Award to be signed and filedSupreme Court AllowedKrishna Devi @ Sabitri Devi (Rani) M/s S.R. Engineering Construction v. Union of India & Ors.
  5. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 576Matter referred by Joint Sub-Registrar to the Special Deputy Collector (Stamps) for determining the correct market value of the property. When both…Supreme Court DismissedChief Revenue Controlling Officer Cum Inspector General of Registration, & Ors. v. P. Babu
  6. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 515Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 – Proviso to r.27(a) – Kerala Service Rules, 1959Supreme Court AllowedGeetha V.M. & Ors. v. Rethnasenan K. & Ors.
  7. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 266Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Power to proceed against other persons appearing toSupreme Court DismissedOmi @ Omkar Rathore & Anr. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
  8. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 177Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – s.60(5)(c)Supreme Court AllowedMohammed Enterprises (Tanzania) Ltd. v. Farooq Ali Khan & Ors.
  9. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 158Issue arose as regards the extension of the term of the Claims Commission, and determining the Rehabilitation and Resettlement benefits of the…Supreme Court DismissedMahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. & Anr. v. Mathias Oram & Ors.
  10. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 151Whether the High Court has correctly exercised its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 in granting the respondent/claimant one more opportunity to cross-examine…Supreme Court AllowedSerosoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Dexter Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
  11. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 93Impugned in this appeal is the judgment and order of the High Court dated 26.03.2018 whereby it has been held that the…Supreme Court AllowedGopal Krishan & Ors. v. Daulat Ram & Ors.
  12. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 62Hindu Succession Act, 1956 – ss.13, 14 – Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956Supreme Court Partly allowedSri Mahesh v. Sangram & Ors
  13. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 446Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 – s.4 r/w. s.19Supreme Court AllowedSanjay Dutt & Ors. v. The State of Haryana & Anr.
  14. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 431Income Tax Act, 1961 – s.2(47)Supreme Court DismissedPrincipal Commissioner of Income Tax-4 & Anr. v. M/s Jupiter Capital Pvt. Ltd.
  15. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 40Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – ss.138, 142 – Code of Criminal Cognizance of offenceSupreme Court AllowedM/s Naresh Potteries v. M/s Aarti Industries and Another
  16. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 239Electricity Act, 2003 – ss.63, 86, 2(41), 174, 175 process – Functions of the State CommissionSupreme Court AllowedMunicipal Corporation of Delhi v. Gagan Narang & Ors. Etc.
  17. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1Constitution of India – Art.226 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Supreme Court AllowedKim Wansoo v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  18. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 190Constitution of India – Art.300-ASupreme Court Disposed ofBernard Francis Joseph Vaz and Others v. Government of Karnataka and Others
  19. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 130Merely because a Central Government employee works within the territory of a particular State, whether the CBI requires consent from the concerned…Supreme Court AllowedThe State, Central Bureau of Investigation v. A. Satish Kumar & Ors.
  20. [2025] 1 S.C.R. 12Penal Code, 1860 – s.353 and s.186Supreme Court AllowedB.N. John v. State of U.P. & Anr.

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