A concise guide to landmark 2025 rulings of the Supreme Court of India
DLD (2025) Part-1
Digest of the Judgments Delivered by the Indian Supreme Court
1. SITHARA N.S. & ORS. ETC. versus SAI RAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 498
Date: 12-12-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, affirming the High Court’s finding that the claimants failed to prove the involvement of the alleged offending vehicle in the accident.
2. THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN PANCHAYAT & ORS. versus M. JAYABAL & ANR. ETC. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 593
Date: 12-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding that a compassionate appointment is not a matter of right and that a dependent cannot claim appointment to a higher post based on eligibility.
3. JOTHI @ NAGAJOTHI versus THE STATE, REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 488
Date: 11-12-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the conviction under the NDPS Act for the recovery of a commercial quantity of ganja.
4. VINEETA SRINANDAN versus HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ON ITS OWN MOTION – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 426
Date: 10-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s contempt order and declining to accept the apology, thereby remitting the sentence.
5. DR. SOHAIL MALIK versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 505
Date: 10-12-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at the respondent’s workplace, not the complainant’s, has jurisdiction to entertain a complaint under the POSH Act.
6. MOHAN LAL FATEHPURIA versus M/S BHARAT TEXTILES & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 408
Date: 10-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order which had refused substitution of the sole arbitrator but extended his mandate under Section 29A(6) of the Arbitration Act.
7. SURENDER KUMAR versus STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 439
Date: 09-12-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the conviction under Section 302 IPC, finding no mitigating circumstances to reduce the sentence to a lesser offence.
8. SUVEJ SINGH versus RAM NARESH AND ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 584
Date: 09-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order which had remanded a 17-year-old revenue map correction matter back for fresh consideration.
9. ASHOK KUMAR DABAS (DEAD THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS) versus DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 548
Date: 09-12-2025: The Supreme Court partly allowed the case, holding that while the resignation was voluntary, the employee’s family was entitled to the benefit of the Payment of Gratuity Act.
10. HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. versus BCL SECURE PREMISES PVT. LTD. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 455
Date: 09-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order referring the matter to arbitration on the ground that the underlying contract prohibited sub-letting without consent.
11. GOVIND MANDAVI versus STATE OF CHATTISGARH – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 560
Date: 08-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the accused after finding that the prosecution case was based on hearsay evidence and the chain of circumstances was not complete.
12. AKOLA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ANR. versus ZISHAN HUSSAIN AZHAR HUSSAIN AND ANR. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 391
Date: 08-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the High Court was not justified in interfering with the Corporation’s economic policy decision to revise property tax rates.
13. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND versus THE INDIAN BUILDERS JAMSHEDPUR – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 417
Date: 05-12-2025: The Supreme Court directed that the matter be placed before a larger bench to reconsider the decision in Bharat Drilling & Foundation Treatment Pvt. Ltd. regarding prohibited claims in contracts.
14. ADARSH SAHKARI GRIH NIRMAN SWAWLAMBI SOCIETY LTD. versus THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 356
Date: 05-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the government memo that imposed a condition of non-liability for stamp duty, holding it to be illegal and ultra vires the Indian Stamp Act.
15. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR. versus TAGHAR VASUDEVA AMBRISH & ANR. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 366
Date: 04-12-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the services of leasing residential premises as a hostel do not fall under the exemption for “renting of residential dwelling for use as a residence.”
16. NEERAJ KUMAR @ NEERAJ YADAV versus STATE OF U.P. & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 295
Date: 04-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the courts below were not justified in dismissing the application for summoning additional accused under Section 319 CrPC based on the victim’s dying declaration.
17. MISSION ACCESSIBILITY versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 443
Date: 03-12-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the petition, modifying timelines and issuing directions to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for persons with disabilities in the Civil Services Examination.
18. ABHISHEK GUPTA versus DINESH KUMAR & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 479
Date: 03-12-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, clarifying that the High Court’s rules cannot bar a Special Appeal when a party is adversely affected by a judgment passed without being impleaded.
19. TUHIN KUMAR BISWAS @ BUMBA versus THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 258
Date: 02-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, quashing the criminal proceedings after finding that the complaint was driven by a landlord-tenant dispute with no prima facie case for the alleged offences.
20. JYOTI BUILDERS versus CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 317
Date: 02-12-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, issuing directions regarding the acquisition of land and grant of an occupation certificate to resolve disputes under the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act.
21. ROUSANARA BEGUM versus S.K. SALAHUDDIN @ SK SALAUDDIN & ANR. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 273
Date: 02-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that goods given to a daughter at the time of marriage by her father are her exclusive property and must be returned upon divorce.
22. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CENTRAL EXCISE & SERVICE TAX, RAJKOT versus NARSIBHAI KARAMSIBHAI GAJERA & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 281
Date: 02-12-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the CESTAT’s order and holding that the process of converting grey fabric into cotton fabric with power-aided stentering was not eligible for the exemption notification.
23. RAJ KUMAR @ BHEEMA versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 221
Date: 17-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the accused after finding that the prosecution failed to prove the chain of circumstances, particularly the recovery of stolen property, beyond reasonable doubt.
24. GOVIND versus STATE OF HARYANA – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 206
Date: 14-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the conviction and holding that mere recovery of a weapon and the FSL report were insufficient to sustain a conviction under Section 302 IPC without corroborating evidence.
25. M/S POLY MEDICURE LTD. versus M/S BRILLIO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 189
Date: 13-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the appellant, having purchased software for commercial purposes and earning profit, did not qualify as a “consumer” under the Consumer Protection Act.
26. SURENDRA KOLI versus THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 152
Date: 11-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the curative petition, acquitting the petitioner of all charges in the Nithari case, finding that two sets of outcomes could not stand on an identical evidentiary foundation.
27. KAPADAM SANGALAPPA AND OTHERS versus KAMATAM SANGALAPPA AND OTHERS – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 540
Date: 11-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the High Court’s order and finding that there was no violation of the compromise decree regarding the temple dispute.
28. K. SUBRAMANIAM (DIED) THROUGH LRS K.S. BALAKRISHNAN & ORS. versus M/S KRISHNA MILLS PVT. LTD. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 167
Date: 11-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the eviction order on the ground of wilful default in payment of rent.
29. MITC ROLLING MILLS PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR. versus M/S RENUKA REALTORS AND ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 531
Date: 10-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that an order rejecting a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC is an appealable order under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act.
30. LIPI BOILERS LTD. versus THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, AURANGABAD – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 578
Date: 10-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the value of duty-paid bought-out items delivered directly at the buyer’s site should not be included in the assessable value of the boiler.
31. K.S. MANJUNATH AND OTHERS versus MOORASAVIRAPPA @ MUTTANNA CHENNAPPA BATIL, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS AND OTHERS – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 43
Date: 10-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the High Court’s decision that the subsequent purchasers were not bona fide purchasers and the original contract for sale was validly terminated.
32. R. RAJENDRAN versus KAMAR NISHA AND OTHERS – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 123
Date: 10-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the case, setting aside the High Court’s order for DNA testing, as it was an attempt to bypass the conclusive presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Evidence Act.
33. M/S SHANTI CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. versus THE STATE OF ODISHA & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 475
Date: 07-11-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, interpreting the term ‘previous Financial Year’ in the tender rules and setting aside the High Court’s direction for the successful bidder to match the highest price.
34. SAMIULLAH versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 448
Date: 07-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, striking down certain sub-rules of the Bihar Registration Rules as ultra vires the Registration Act for requiring proof of mutation for registration of documents.
35. RAVI PRAKASH SRIVASTAVA & ORS. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 549
Date: 07-11-2025: The Supreme Court, in a stalled housing project, disposed of the matter and directed the constitution of an independent fact-finding committee to examine the issues.
36. ROHAN VIJAY NAHAR & ORS. versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 500
Date: 07-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding that the landholders’ lands were wrongly annotated as private forests and directed their deletion from the forest records.
37. VIKRAM BHALCHANDRA GHONGADE versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 264
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the executing court erred in dismissing the execution petition as the appeal decree was not a nullity even if the appellants had died.
38. MIHIR RAJESH SHAH versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 291
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court issued directions clarifying that non-compliance with Section 50 CrPC (grounds of arrest) does not automatically vitiate the arrest in every case, especially for serious offences.
39. POONAM versus DULE SINGH & ORS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 1
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition, upholding the High Court’s decision that failure to disclose a criminal conviction in an election nomination form was a valid ground to set aside the election.
40. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH versus AMIT AISHWARYA JOGI – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 406
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, finding no reason to take a different view from the three-judge bench judgment in Lalu Prasad Yadav.
41. M/S ALCHEMIST HOSPITALS LTD. versus M/S ICT HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 24
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that a clause in the software agreement merely recording a dispute and not evidencing an intention to refer it to arbitration did not constitute a valid arbitration agreement.
42. SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER versus BHARAT BHUSHAN JAIN (DEAD) THR. LRS. – [2025] 12 S.C.R. 248
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that the deemed sanction of a building plan, if not communicated within the stipulated time, becomes final.
43. PREETHA KRISHNAN & ORS. versus THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 487
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s application of a split multiplier for compensation in a motor accident claim and restoring the Tribunal’s calculation.
44. MUSKAN versus ISHAAN KHAN (SATANIYA) AND OTHERS – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 273
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order quashing criminal proceedings, holding that it amounted to a prohibited “mini-trial” at the Section 482 CrPC stage.
45. P. ANJANAPPA (D) BY LRS versus A.P. NANJUNDAPPA & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 423
Date: 06-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, interpreting the legal effect of registered release deeds and partition deeds to determine the shares of family members in a partition suit.
46. U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION THROUGH ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER versus KASHMIRI LAL BATRA & ORS – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 379
Date: 04-11-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that a private stage carriage permit can be granted on an inter-state route even if a portion of it is notified under an intra-state scheme.
47. SADIQ B. HANCHINMANI versus THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 246
Date: 04-11-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding that the JMFC was justified in ordering an investigation under Section 156(3) CrPC based on the complaint, and the High Court erred in quashing the FIR.
48. MMTC LIMITED versus ANGLO AMERICAN METALLURGICAL COAL PVT. LIMITED – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 327
Date: 03-11-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that objections under Section 47 CPC were not maintainable to challenge an award at the execution stage when a proper application under Section 34 had been dismissed.
49. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U.P. LUCKNOW & ORS. versus SUSHIL KUMAR & ORS. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 631
Date: 16-10-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by directing a CBI inquiry without finding a violation of fundamental rights or a prima facie case of high-level corruption.
50. S.K. JAIN versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 572
Date: 10-10-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the Armed Forces Tribunal’s order that substituted the conviction under the Army Act for an act prejudicial to good order and discipline.
51. VIJAYA KUMARI S & ANOTHER versus UNION OF INDIA – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 136
Date: 09-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the writ petition, holding that the age-restriction under the Surrogacy Act should not apply to intending couples who had frozen their embryos before the Act came into force.
52. SANKAR PADAM THAPA versus VIJAYKUMAR DINESHCHANDRA AGARWAL – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 197
Date: 09-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that a complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act is maintainable against the Chairman or a trustee of a Trust when the cheque was issued on behalf of the Trust.
53. RAVI ORAON versus THE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 226
Date: 09-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the termination of the appellants’ services, holding that the validity of their graduation certificates could not be questioned years after their appointment.
54. M/S GODWIN CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. versus COMMISSIONER, MEERUT DIVISION & ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 368
Date: 08-10-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that stamp duty on a “Security Bond cum Mortgage Deed” is chargeable based on the substance of the document (Article 40) rather than its nomenclature (Article 57).
55. M/S ANVITA AUTO TECH WORKS PVT. LTD. versus M/S AROUSH MOTORS & ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 559
Date: 08-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the right to file a written statement is not forfeited for all purposes if filed after 120 days but before the framing of issues.
56. RAJNI AND ANOTHER versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 548
Date: 08-10-2025: The Supreme Court partly allowed the claim petition, holding that the deceased was a bona fide passenger and that the Railways is liable to pay compensation under the Railways Act.
57. STATE OF RAJASTHAN versus PARMESHWAR RAMLAL JOSHI AND OTHERS – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 354
Date: 08-10-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that the High Court, while exercising inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC, cannot review its own order which was passed on merits.
58. HIND SAMACHAR LTD. (DELHI UNIT versus NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. & ORS. – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 126
Date: 08-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the High Court erred in issuing “pay and recovery” directions against the insured owner when the insurer had already paid the compensation.
59. MAHAVEER versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 381
Date: 08-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the conviction of the director of a company under the Electricity Act, 1910, for theft of energy, as there was no evidence of his specific involvement.
60. DASHWANTH versus STATE OF TAMIL NADU – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 587
Date: 08-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment, holding that the “last seen” and recovery evidence did not form a complete chain of circumstances.
61. M/S ARISTO PRINTERS PVT. LTD. versus COMMISSIONER OF TRADE TAX, LUCKNOW, U.P. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 405
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that tax on the right to use goods can be levied on the ink and processing material used in the execution of a works contract for printing lottery tickets.
62. DHARMRAO SHARANAPPA SHABADI AND OTHERS versus SYEDA ARIFA PARVEEN – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 1
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s judgment and restoring the Trial Court’s decree, which had dismissed the suit for declaration of title based on an oral gift.
63. NILESH BABURAO GITTE versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 37
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the accused of matricide, finding that the prosecution’s case was based on a “blind-eye” theory and that the evidence was insufficient to rule out reasonable doubt.
64. LIFESTYLE EQUITIES C.V. & ANR. versus AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 463
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the special leave petition, holding that the appellate court was justified in granting a stay of execution of a money decree without insisting on a deposit, subject to conditions.
65. S. RAJASEKARAN versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 311
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court issued a series of directions to central and state governments to improve road safety, pedestrian safety, and enforcement of traffic rules.
66. SWACCH ASSOCIATION, NAGPUR versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 531
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that Futala Lake, being a man-made waterbody, does not fall within the statutory definition of a ‘wetland’ under the Wetlands Rules, 2017.
67. RAJENDRA SINGH AND ORS. versus STATE OF UTTARANCHAL ETC. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 342
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the appellants after finding that the prosecution failed to prove the identity of the assailants in the absence of an eye-witness and with a delayed FIR.
68. PREM AGGARWAL versus MOHAN SINGH & ORS. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 395
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition, holding that the appellant was unjustly obstructing the execution of the decree by refusing to accept the decretal amount deposited by the respondents.
69. ZAINUL versus THE STATE OF BIHAR – [2025] 11 S.C.R. 60
Date: 07-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the appellants for a murder dating back to 1988, finding that the conviction was based on weak evidence and that the trial court had incorrectly assessed the facts.
70. VINISHMA TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. versus STATE OF CHHATTISGARH & ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 301
Date: 06-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the tender condition, holding it to be arbitrary and violative of Article 14 for excluding otherwise eligible bidders.
71. NAZIM & ORS. versus THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 263
Date: 06-10-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the accused, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstances, leaving room for reasonable doubt.
72. P. RADHAKRISHNAN & ANR. versus COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD & ORS. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 286
Date: 06-10-2025: The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s enhancement of license fee as being beyond the scope of the writ petition, while upholding the eviction direction.
73. GEETA @ REETA MISHRA versus AJAY KUMAR MISHRA – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 640
Date: 12-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, affirming the decree of divorce but directing the respondent-husband to contribute Rs. 10,00,000/- towards his daughter’s marriage expenses.
74. MANSI BRAR FERNANDES versus SHUBHA SHARMA AND ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 169
Date: 12-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that homebuyers cannot be termed “speculative investors” for the purpose of filing an application under Section 7 of the IBC.
75. VANEETA PATNAIK versus NIRMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI & ORS. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 253
Date: 12-09-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the High Court’s decision that the sexual harassment complaint was barred by limitation and that subsequent events did not constitute harassment.
76. RAJUL MANOJ SHAH ALIAS RAJESHWARI RASIKLAL SHETH versus KIRANBHAI SHAKRABHAI PATEL & ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 152
Date: 12-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the High Court erred in allowing a counterclaim against a co-defendant which was beyond the scope of the original suit.
77. MAMMAN KHAN versus STATE OF HARYANA – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 131
Date: 12-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order for segregation of trial solely because the accused is a sitting MLA, upholding the principle of joint trial.
78. CONFEDERATION OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (CREDAI) versus UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 94
Date: 12-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, clarifying the applicability of General Conditions for building and construction projects in environmentally sensitive areas under the EIA Notification.
79. MANIKLAL SAHU versus STATE OF CHHATTISGARH – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 212
Date: 12-09-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the conviction under Section 307 IPC for attempt to murder, rejecting the argument that the charge could not be sustained because the victim died nine months later.
80. MOHAMMAD AFZAL MOHAMMAD SHARIF versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 78
Date: 11-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order and directing the police to register an FIR in connection with the attack on the appellant.
81. AKHTAR ALI @ ALI AKHTAR @ SHAMIM @ RAJA USTAD versus STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 585
Date: 10-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the appellants, holding that the chain of circumstantial evidence was incomplete and the case was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
82. VINOD KUMAR PANDEY & ANR. versus SEESH RAM SAINI & ORS. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 66
Date: 10-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that a writ petition seeking registration of an FIR against CBI officers was maintainable only if the allegations were prima facie true, which they were not.
83. JUPALLY LAKSHMIKANTHA REDDY versus STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 58
Date: 10-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, quashing the criminal proceedings under Section 420 IPC, holding that a mere allegation of using a “forged” Fire NOC was insufficient without evidence of dishonest inducement.
84. MAHA MINERAL MINING & BENEFICATION PVT. LTD. versus MADHYA PRADESH POWER GENERATING CO. LTD. & ANR. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 528
Date: 09-09-2025: The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, holding that the appellant’s disqualification was justified on one ground but that the High Court had erred on another.
85. AMIT NEHRA & ANR. versus PAWAN KUMAR GARG & ORS. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 627
Date: 09-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that homebuyers with verified claims were entitled to possession of their apartments under the approved Resolution Plan, not just a refund.
86. DEEP NURSING HOME AND ANOTHER versus MANMEET SINGH MATTEWAL AND OTHERS – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 26
Date: 09-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the finding of medical negligence against the doctor and nursing home, holding that the death was due to unforeseen complications in a critical case.
87. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. versus SAJIB ROY – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 542
Date: 09-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that OBC candidates who availed age relaxation cannot later claim appointment under the unreserved category based on their merit score.
88. RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE & ORS. versus PREM CHAND KUMAR & ORS. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 558
Date: 09-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed one appeal and dismissed another, clarifying the principles for the migration of reserved category candidates to unreserved vacancies in recruitment.
89. GEETA versus THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 44
Date: 09-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, acquitting the appellant of the charge under Section 306 IPC, holding that the alleged harassment did not leave the deceased with no option but to commit suicide.
90. MALLEESWARI versus K. SUGUNA AND ANOTHER – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 574
Date: 08-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order and restoring the trial court’s order that had permitted the amendment of the preliminary decree to give equal share to a daughter.
91. SHYAM LAL versus SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 522
Date: 04-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s “pay and recovery” order, holding that the insurer was not liable to pay for passengers as the vehicle was not permitted to carry them.
92. MRS. SHAILJA KRISHNA versus SATORI GLOBAL LIMITED & ORS. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 383
Date: 02-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, restoring the NCLT’s order and holding that the gift deed was invalid and the appellant was a victim of oppression and mismanagement.
93. PHIRERAM versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. – [2025] 10 S.C.R. 1
Date: 02-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, holding that the High Court erred in dismissing the cancellation of bail application and relegating the complainant to the Witness Protection Scheme.
94. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. versus M/S G & T BECKFIELD DRILLING SERVICES PVT. LTD. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 507
Date: 02-09-2025: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the arbitral tribunal’s power to award pendente lite interest can only be taken away by an express bar in the agreement.
95. ANJUMAN ISHAAT-E-TALEEM TRUST versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 410
Date: 01-09-2025: The Supreme Court issued directions regarding the applicability of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for teachers in minority institutions.
96. RAMESH CHAND (D) THR. LRS. versus SURESH CHAND AND ANR. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 339
Date: 01-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the plaintiff could not claim a benefit under Section 53A of the TP Act for part performance in the absence of a valid agreement to sell.
97. M/S TRIVENI ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES LTD. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 300
Date: 01-09-2025: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the NGT’s order imposing an environmental compensation of ₹18 crores, holding that the principles of natural justice were not followed.
98. SUSHIL KUMAR TIWARI versus HARE RAM SAH & ORS. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 258
Date: 01-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, finding no reason to interfere with the High Court’s acquittal of the accused in a rape case due to inconsistencies in the prosecution’s evidence.
99. THE STATE OF TELANGANA & ORS. ETC. versus KALLURI NAGA NARASIMHA ABHIRAM & ORS. ETC. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 362
Date: 01-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeals, holding that the High Court erred in expanding the definition of a “local area” under Article 371D beyond the legislative intent.
100. KIRAN versus RAJKUMAR JIVRAJ JAIN & ANR. – [2025] 9 S.C.R. 283
Date: 01-09-2025: The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal, setting aside the High Court’s grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused in a case involving offences under the SC/ST Act and the BNS.
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