Supreme Court of India
15,089 judgments
Anil Bhavarlal Jain & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's refusal to quash criminal proceedings under economic and corruption offences despite settlement, emphasizing the public interest in prosecuting such cases.
Abdul Rejak Laskar v. Mafizur Rahman & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that civil courts lack jurisdiction to entertain suits for imperfect partition of revenue-paying estates barred under Section 154(1)(e) of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, affirming that partition must be effected by revenue authorities when statutory conditions are met.
JAMES v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and sentence for rash and negligent driving causing death under Sections 279 and 304A IPC, dismissing the appeal challenging the findings of the lower courts.
Parswanath Saha v. Bandhana Modak (Das) and Anr.
The Supreme Court restored the Trial Court's decree for specific performance, holding that unforeseen hardship to defendants must be proven by cogent evidence and that discretion under Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act must be exercised soundly and reasonably.
Sugirtha v. Gowtham
The Supreme Court modified visitation rights granted to a father during divorce proceedings by relocating the venue closer to the child's residence to protect the child's welfare while upholding the father's right to visitation.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORP. LTD v. AWAZ & ORS
The Supreme Court held that regulation of interest rates charged by banks is exclusively within the RBI's statutory domain, barred the National Consumer Commission from fixing interest ceilings or declaring rates above 30% as unfair trade practice, and dismissed the consumer complaint for lack of locus standi.
Shri Mukund Bhavan Trust v. Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayan Raje
The Supreme Court held that a plaint disclosing a suit barred by limitation can be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC without trial, dismissing the plaintiff's claim as time-barred and based on a fictitious cause of action.
Dwarika Prasad LRs. v. Prithvi Raj Singh
The Supreme Court held that restoration applications under Order IX Rule 13 CPC should not be dismissed on hyper-technical grounds and a party should not suffer due to counsel's negligence, allowing restoration despite delay without a separate condonation application.
JAGGO v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that long-serving employees engaged on part-time, ad-hoc terms performing essential duties are entitled to regularization, quashing their termination and directing reinstatement without back wages.
Digambar and Another v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against parents-in-law in a matrimonial cruelty and miscarriage case due to vague allegations and abuse of legal process.
Mukesh v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr
The Supreme Court held that a compromise decree affirming pre-existing ownership of immovable property does not require registration or payment of stamp duty, allowing mutation of land records in favor of the appellant.
Prakash and Others v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and discharged the appellants from charges under Section 306 IPC due to lack of proximate instigation and mens rea linking them to the deceased's suicide.
Amutha v. A.R. Subramanian
The Supreme Court upheld the grant of divorce on grounds of mental cruelty and desertion, recognizing irretrievable breakdown of marriage and awarding permanent alimony to the wife and daughter.
Ravi Dhingra v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and quashed multiple complaint cases under Section 138 NI Act for lack of mandatory averments that the accused was responsible for the company's business, following the precedent in Ashok Shewakramani’s case.
Karan Talwar v. The State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court held that a co-accused's confession alone is insufficient to frame charges under Section 227 Cr.P.C. and discharged the accused for lack of prima facie evidence under the NDPS Act.
Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay v. Srikant Upadhyay & Ors.
The Supreme Court emphasized the constitutional protection of dignity and directed expeditious trial of accused in a case involving public humiliation and assault based on witchcraft allegations, criticizing undue stays on proceedings.
The State of Orissa v. Pratima Behera
The Supreme Court held that at the charge framing stage under Section 239 Cr.P.C., only a prima facie case is required and set aside the High Court’s order discharging the accused for abetment under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
State of U.P. v. Sandeep Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that termination without disciplinary enquiry was unjustified but reinstatement was inappropriate, directing voluntary retirement with pension refixation effective from termination date.
P. MANIKANDAN v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
The Supreme Court held that ordering de novo investigation and prosecution after an acquittal violates the principle of double jeopardy under Article 20(2) and Section 300 Cr.P.C., quashing the High Court's direction for reinvestigation and acquitting the appellant.
Muskan Enterprises & Anr. v. The State of Punjab & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that the Appellate Court under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act has discretion to exempt deposit of 20% compensation in exceptional cases and that successive petitions under Section 482 CrPC are maintainable if based on change in law or circumstances.