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Top 26 Judgements You Must Cover 2025
The Top 26 Judgments of 2025 highlight crucial developments across constitutional, criminal, family, tax, and corporate law in India. These landmark rulings begin with the Supreme Court reiterating that Governors cannot indefinitely withhold bills, reinforcing legislative procedure under Article 200. In criminal law, the Court clarified tests for identifying unlawful assembly participants and recognized companies as “victims” eligible to appeal under Section 372 CrPC. Matrimonial evidence law evolved with the acceptance of secretly recorded calls in Vibhor Garg v. Neha, while senior citizens’ rights were strengthened by allowing them to reclaim transferred property if denied maintenance. Key constitutional decisions include the Electoral Bond Scheme being struck down and the recognition of orphans as a disadvantaged group under the RTE Act. The Court further ruled that bribery by MPs/MLAs is not protected by legislative privilege and upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act. In commercial and arbitration matters, the Court limited judicial interference in arbitral awards and clarified what constitutes a Permanent Establishment for taxation. States’ powers were emphasized in matters of regulating industrial alcohol and taxing mining rights. Additionally, the Court recognised mere possession of CESAM material as a punishable offence under POCSO, reinforcing child-protection laws.
| S. No. | Case Name (2025) | Ruling | Subject / Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu | Governor cannot indefinitely withhold bills; must act under Article 200. | Constitution |
| 2 | Zainul & Ors. v. State of Bihar | Tests to determine if a bystander was part of an unlawful assembly. | Criminal Law |
| 3 | Asian Paints Limited v. Ram Babu | Company can appeal as a “victim” under Sec 372 CrPC. | Criminal Law |
| 4 | Vibhor Garg v. Neha | Secretly recorded calls admissible in matrimonial disputes. | Family + Evidence |
| 5 | Mahnoor Fatima Imran & Ors. v. M/S Visweswara Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. | Registration ≠ ownership; full documentation needed in property transfer. | Property + Contract |
| 6 | Amlesh Kumar v. State of Bihar | Voluntary narco-analysis permissible if consent is informed. | Criminal + Constitution |
| 7 | M/S Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran | Complainant in NI Act is a “victim” and can appeal under Sec 372 CrPC. | Criminal + NIA |
| 8 | Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd. v. Girish Sriram Juneja | CCI approval mandatory before IBC resolution plan approval. | Corporate (IBC + Competition) |
| 9 | Urmila Dixit v. Sunil Sharan Dixit | Senior citizens can reclaim transferred property if maintenance not given. | Family / Welfare |
| 10 | Sukhdev Singh v. Sukhbir Kaur | Permanent alimony allowed even in void marriage. | Family Law |
| 11 | Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd. | Limited interference in arbitral awards under Sec 34. | Arbitration |
| 12 | Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd. v. Addl. Director of Income Tax | Defined “Permanent Establishment” for taxation. | Tax Law |
| 13 | Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India & Ors. | Arrests under GST/Customs valid without FIR if safeguards met. | Economic / Constitution |
| 14 | Imran Pratapgadhi v. State of Gujarat | Posting poem on sacrifice ≠ endorsing BNS offences. | Freedom of Speech |
| 15 | L. Muruganantham v. State of Tamil Nadu | Directions on enforcement of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. | Special Law |
| 16 | Poulomi Pavini Shukla v. Union of India | Orphans recognized as “disadvantaged group” under RTE Act. | Constitution |
| 17 | Bank of Baroda v. Farooq Ali Khan & Ors. | SC disapproves stopping insolvency process against personal guarantor. | IBC |
| 18 | ADR v. Union of India | Electoral Bond Scheme declared unconstitutional. | Election |
| 19 | Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau | Bail condition of tracking accused 24/7 cannot be imposed. | Criminal |
| 20 | Cox and Kings Ltd. v. SAP India Pvt. Ltd. | Arbitration agreement can bind non-signatories. | Arbitration |
| 21 | In Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of structures | Examines constitutional validity of “bulldozer justice.” | Constitution |
| 22 | Mineral Area Development Authority v. Steel Authority of India | States can tax mining rights; royalty ≠ tax. | Tax |
| 23 | Sita Soren v. Union of India | Bribery not protected by legislative privilege; MPs/MLAs have no immunity. | Constitution |
| 24 | State of U.P. v. M/S Lalita Prasad Vaish and Sons | States can regulate denatured spirit/industrial alcohol. | Constitution + Tax |
| 25 | In Re Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 | Upheld constitutional validity of Section 6A (Assam Accord). | Constitution |
| 26 | Just Rights for Children Alliance v. S. Harish | Viewing/possessing CESAM material is punishable. | POCSO |
