Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
Karnail Singh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition upholding that lands reserved for common purposes under consolidation schemes vest in the Panchayat or State and cannot revert to proprietors, clarifying the scope of acquisition under Article 31-A and limiting review jurisdiction.
Lehna Singh v. Gurnam Singh
The Supreme Court clarified that second appeals before the Punjab and Haryana High Court under Section 41 of the Punjab Courts Act do not require framing substantial questions of law, upheld the High Court's interference with appellate findings of fact on a suspicious Will, and dismissed the appeal restoring the trial court's decree.
KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION v. BIMAL KUMAR SHAH
The Supreme Court held that Section 352 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act does not confer power of compulsory acquisition without procedural safeguards, and upheld the High Court's quashing of the illegal acquisition under that provision.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd v. M/s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld the insurer's repudiation of a large insurance claim for bridge collapse damages, holding that exclusion clauses were clearly established by credible evidence and the consumer forum erred in allowing the claim.
Mukatlal v. Kailash Chand
The Supreme Court held that a Hindu widow who never possessed or acquired joint family property cannot confer absolute ownership rights to her heirs under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, dismissing the partition claim.
T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that an applicant with unchallenged title to land excluded from a wildlife sanctuary is entitled to seek construction permission subject to environmental regulations, notwithstanding pending related litigation.
Dinesh and Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that objections under Section 15 of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 must be heard and decided by the Collector or a specially designated officer, and non-compliance with this mandatory procedure vitiates acquisition proceedings, allowing the appeal and quashing the final award.
Dasari Srikanth v. State of Telangana
The Supreme Court quashed the appellant's conviction under Sections 354D and 506 IPC after the parties married, exercising its Article 142 powers in the interest of justice.
Prabir Purkayastha v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court held that failure to provide written grounds of arrest and deny legal representation before remand under UAPA violates constitutional rights, rendering arrest and remand illegal and ordering release on bail.
Solapur Municipal Corporation v. Shankarrao Govindrao Patil
The Supreme Court remanded for fresh consideration the question of whether employees of a merged gram panchayat were regular employees entitled to absorption and service benefits under Section 493(5)(c) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, allowing new evidence to be examined by the High Court.
S. Nitheen & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that only the spouse contracting a second marriage can be charged under Section 494 IPC, and others cannot be prosecuted without evidence of common intention or abetment, quashing proceedings against the appellants except the spouses.
C. Subbiah @ Kadambur Jayaraj and Others v. The Superintendent of Police and Others
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against appellants in a benami land dispute, holding that the allegations disclosed a civil dispute barred from criminal prosecution under the Benami Act and constituted abuse of process of law.
State of Himachal Pradesh v. Raghubir Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for gang rape based on credible prosecutrix testimony and affirmed the High Court's discretionary sentence below the statutory minimum under the proviso to Section 376(2) IPC.
Rajendra S/o Ramdas Kolhe v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murder based on a credible dying declaration, affirming that such a declaration can be sole basis for conviction despite minor contradictions in witness evidence.
Trisha Singh v. Anurag Kumar
The Supreme Court enforced a matrimonial settlement agreement, dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142, and upheld the binding nature of mediated compromises in family disputes.
Shivendra Pratap Singh Thakur @ Banti v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court quashed a delayed and unsubstantiated FIR alleging trespass and damage to property, holding that vague allegations and lack of evidence justify quashing under Article 142.
Rajni and Another v. Union of India and Another
The Supreme Court held that credible prima facie proof of ticket issuance shifts the burden to Railways to disprove bonafide travel under Section 124-A of the Railways Act, allowing compensation despite absence of physical ticket or seizure memo.
The Divisional Forest Officer, Munnar, Kerala v. P.J. Antony
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's setting aside of a confiscation order for sandalwood on private lands, holding that no forest offence was proved and procedural compliance under the Government scheme was required.
Bar of Indian Lawyers v. D. K. Gandhi PS National Institute
The Supreme Court held that services rendered by advocates under a contract of personal service are excluded from the Consumer Protection Act, and complaints alleging deficiency in legal services are not maintainable under the Act.
Bhikchand S/O Dhondiram Mutha v. Shamabai Dhanraj Gugale
The Supreme Court held that under Section 144 CPC, a judgment debtor is entitled to restitution by setting aside an execution sale made to the decree holder when the decree is subsequently varied to his detriment, especially where the executing court failed to sell only necessary property portions.