Top Civil Law Judgments –May 2025 | LegalWiki

Key Supreme Court and High Court Rulings in Civil Law

In May  2025, the Supreme Court and various High Courts across India delivered important judgments shaping the landscape of civil law. These decisions addressed issues such as pension rights , procedural norms, contract structures, and ambit of Motor Vehicle Act —contributing to greater clarity, consistency, and efficiency in civil justice delivery.

Kerala High Court Seeks Audit of Complaints on K-SMART App

The Kerala High Court has directed the Secretary of Local Self Government Institutions (LSGI) to audit and submit a report on actions taken for complaints lodged on the K-SMART platform. K-SMART (Kerala – Solution for Managing Administrative Reformation and Transformation) is a citizen-centric e-governance tool for public grievances. Read More

Delhi HC Criticizes CLAT PG 2025 Objection Fee, Reserves Verdict on Answer Key Disputes

The Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on petitions challenging the CLAT PG 2025 answer key and the ₹1,000-per-question objection fee.A division bench criticized the fee as "prohibitory," noting it could equate to a month's income for some candidates. Read More

Calcutta High Court : Pension is a Legal Right, Not Charity and Should Not Be Delayed

The Calcutta High Court has ordered the Hooghly Chinsurah municipality to immediately release pension payments to 148 retired Group D employees.The Court stressed that pensions are a legal right earned through years of service, not acts of charity, and must not be delayed even by a single day. Read More

Madras High Court Stops Action Against Retailers for Not Using Tamil Shop Names

The Madras High Court has held that the Greater Chennai Corporation should not take strict action against shop owners who do not display their shop names in Tamil by May 30.  Read More

Supreme Court Quashes Jail Order Against Bareilly Mayor in NGT Waste Dumping Case

The Supreme Court set aside the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order sentencing Bareilly’s Mayor and Municipal Commissioner to civil imprisonment over solid waste dumping.The Court held that Section 26(1) of the NGT Act is penal in nature and must be strictly interpreted. Read More

J&K High Court: Interim Injunctions Cannot Be Issued Against Non-Parties

The J&K High Court has ruled that interim injunctions under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2 of CPC cannot be issued against individuals who are not parties to the suit or appeal.  Justice Sanjay Dhar clarified that such injunctions are intended to preserve the status quo among existing parties and cannot affect third parties who have not submitted to the court's jurisdiction. Read More

Once Fresh DV & CrPC Proceedings Start, Lok Adalat Award Can’t Be Enforced : J&K HC

The J&K High Court ruled that a Lok Adalat award based on compromise cannot be enforced if fresh proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act and Section 125 CrPC are initiated for the same claims.Read More

LMV Licence Holder Can Drive Auto Rickshaw: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a person holding a Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) licence is entitled to drive an auto rickshaw, following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rambha Devi.Read More

Supreme Court Reinstates Scheduled Tribes Woman Judge Who Was Removed for Minor Irregularities

The Supreme Court has reinstated Pinky Meena, a Scheduled Tribe woman, as a civil judge after the Rajasthan High Court had discharged her from service during probation for not disclosing past government employment.. Read More

Akshay Kumar Sues Paresh Rawal for ₹25 Crore Over Exit from Hera Pheri 3

Actor Akshay Kumar has filed a ₹25 crore lawsuit against co-star Paresh Rawal for alleged breach of contract after Rawal abruptly exited the Hera Pheri 3 project mid-production. Akshay Kumar claims to have made significant investments in the film.Read More

Excavator is a Motor Vehicle under Motor Vehicles Act: Andhra Pradesh HC Expands Accident Liability Scope

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an excavator qualifies as a "motor vehicle" under Section 2(28) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.The ruling came in a case involving a fatal accident caused by an excavator operating in a public area.. Read More

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Mandatory Karwa Chauth for All Women

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that dismissed a PIL seeking to make the Karwa Chauth festival compulsory for all women, including widows, divorcees, and those in live-in relationships.The court termed the petition "frivolous" and "motivated". Read More

No Probation Relief For Convicts Under Food Adulteration : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that those individuals convicted under the repealed Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PoFA) for offences committed between 1976 and 2006, are not eligible for probation under the Probation of Offenders Act. Read More

Bond Clause in Employment Contract Valid Not a Restraint of Trade U/S 27 of Indian Contract Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of an employment bond clause, allowing Vijaya Bank to recover ₹2 lakh from an employee who resigned before completing the mandatory three-year service period. Read More

J&K High Court Disbars Advocate for Practicing with Fake Law Degree for 16 Years

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has disbarred Sajad Ahmad Shah, a Srinagar-based advocate, for practising law with a fake LL.B. degree for nearly 16 years. Read More

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