Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
Shiv Pratap Singh Rana v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed rape and criminal intimidation proceedings against the appellant, holding the relationship was consensual and the prosecution's case lacked sufficient material to proceed to trial.
X v. Y
The Supreme Court upheld divorce on the ground of desertion due to non-compliance with a decree for restitution of conjugal rights and conditioned its operation on payment of Rs. 30 lakhs as lump sum alimony.
Thatireddigari Maheswara Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder based on reliable eyewitness testimony of the deceased's relatives corroborated by material evidence, dismissing the appeal.
Vishwanatha v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant due to doubts over his identification in the absence of a Test Identification Parade and inconsistencies between eyewitness testimony and medical evidence.
R. RADHAKRISHNA PRASAD v. SWAMINATHAN & ANR.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's reduction of refundable advance consideration to Rs. 3,00,000/- due to lack of proof for additional payments in a suit for specific performance.
Bombay Slum Redevelopment Corporation Private Limited v. Samir Narain Bhojwani
The Supreme Court held that appellate courts under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act may remand matters only in exceptional cases, set aside the High Court's remand order, and directed fresh hearing on merits to uphold arbitration's objectives of efficiency and minimal court interference.
Sardar Ravi Inder Singh v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court quashed a criminal complaint as an abuse of process where the plaintiff had settled and withdrawn the suit for specific performance, renouncing all claims over the property.
Mahesh Chand Bareth v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld age relaxation and bonus marks granted to candidates with experience in government educational projects in recruitment to the post of Prabodhak, finding no violation of Article 14 or the Rules.
The State of West Bengal v. Rajpath Contractors and Engineers Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act filed after the limitation period expired before court closure is barred, and Section 4 of the Limitation Act does not apply to extend the limitation in such cases.
Har Narayan Tewari v. Cantonment Board, Ramgarh
The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff-appellant's suit for title and possession over disputed land was not barred by res judicata and restored the trial court's decree in his favor.
The Excise Commissioner Karnataka & Anr. v. Mysore Sales International Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that excise contractors who obtain retail vending rights by auction are not "buyers" under Section 206C of the Income Tax Act, and Mysore Sales is not liable to collect TDS, also mandating notice and hearing before passing orders under Section 206C(6).
The State of Punjab v. Partap Singh Verka
The Supreme Court held that prior sanction under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act is mandatory before summoning a public servant under Section 319 CrPC, and without such sanction, the summons are invalid.
Union of India v. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava
The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to appoint visually impaired candidates against backlog reserved vacancies under the PWD Act, 1995, exercising its constitutional jurisdiction to remedy statutory non-compliance.
Commissioner of Central Excise, Jaipur -II v. M/s Miraj Products Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld that HDPE bags containing multiple poly packs sold to distributors are wholesale packages not liable to duty under Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures Films India Private Limited & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld the film's certification while emphasizing the need to balance free speech with the dignity and rights of persons with disabilities, mandating inclusion of disability experts in film certification bodies.
Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Supreme Court held that bail conditions requiring a certificate from the accused's Embassy and dropping a Google Maps PIN for location tracking are onerous and violate constitutional rights, and thus must be deleted.
Lal Mohammad Manjur Ansari v. The State of Gujrat
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of murder due to unreliable extra-judicial confession, doubtful dying declaration, hostile eyewitnesses, and investigative lapses creating reasonable doubt.
Naresh Kumar v. State of Delhi
The Supreme Court set aside a murder conviction due to fatal non-compliance of mandatory questioning under Section 313 CrPC causing material prejudice to the accused, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural safeguards in serious offences.
Suresh Dattu Bhojane & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 149 IPC, holding that mere presence in an unlawful assembly with a common object to commit murder suffices for liability, even without active participation.
P. Sasikumar v. State
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to unreliable identification evidence arising from the non-conduct of a Test Identification Parade, emphasizing the necessity of TIP when the accused is a stranger to witnesses.