Supreme Court of India
15,089 judgments
S. P. PANDEY v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court upheld the Armed Forces Tribunal's setting aside of a disproportionate disciplinary admonition against an Air Force personnel and awarded compensation for wrongful and vindictive treatment.
Salil R. Uchil v. Vishu Kumar & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that an auction purchaser deprived of the use of deposited auction money due to setting aside of auction on equitable grounds is entitled to interest on the amount from deposit till refund, modifying the High Court's compensation order.
Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court directed enhanced enforcement of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, emphasizing the appointment of dedicated officers and comprehensive measures to eradicate child marriage in India in line with constitutional and international obligations.
Union of India v. M/s Ganpati Dealcom Pvt Ltd
The Supreme Court allowed the review petition recalling its earlier judgment on the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, restoring the appeal for fresh consideration of constitutional validity issues in the absence of a proper lis.
Asim Akhtar v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court held that while Section 319 CrPC applications can be decided on examination-in-chief evidence, the Trial Court has discretion to wait for cross-examination, and acquittal due to prosecution witnesses' non-appearance for cross-examination was rightly upheld.
Union of India v. Pranav Srinivasan
The Supreme Court held that a person born abroad to parents who ceased Indian citizenship by acquiring foreign nationality before birth is not entitled to resume Indian citizenship under Section 8(2) or Section 5(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and Article 8 of the Constitution does not apply to such a person.
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India v. Delhi International Airport Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that AERA, as a regulatory authority with a vital interest, has the right to contest appeals against its tariff determination orders before TDSAT and the Supreme Court under the AERA Act.
Vishwajeet Kerba Masalkar v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court overturned the conviction and death sentence of the appellant due to unreliable witness testimony and failure of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt on circumstantial evidence.
Sajeena Ikhbal v. Mini Babu George
The Supreme Court allowed the motor accident claim appeal, holding that the car was involved in the accident based on preponderance of probability and awarded compensation to the deceased's family.
Banshidhar Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Bharat Coking Coal Limited
The Supreme Court set aside the arbitrary rejection of the appellant's technical bid and acceptance of a non-compliant bid in a government tender, emphasizing strict adherence to tender conditions and fairness under Article 14.
Joginder Singh v. Dr. Virinderjit Singh Gill
The Supreme Court held that objections by a co-sharer in execution proceedings under Section 47 CPC are maintainable, the executing court cannot modify the decree, and procedural irregularities should not defeat substantive rights, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication.
Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for murdering his pregnant daughter but commuted the death sentence to 20 years rigorous imprisonment considering mitigating factors.
Lalu Yadav v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR alleging rape on false promise of marriage, holding that a long consensual relationship negates a prima facie case under Section 376 IPC and warrants exercise of inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of process.
Central Bureau of Investigation v. Srinivas D. Sridhar
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's discharge of the bank chairman from criminal charges, holding that mere suspicion and procedural haste do not suffice to frame charges without prima facie evidence of misconduct.
COMMISSIONER OF GST AND CENTRAL EXCISE v. M/S CITIBANK N.A.
The Supreme Court held that service tax paid by the acquiring bank on the full Merchant Discount Rate covers the interchange fee, and no separate service tax is payable by the issuing bank on the interchange fee.
The Patna Municipal Corporation v. M/S Tribro Ad Bureau
The Supreme Court held that charges imposed by Patna Municipal Corporation on advertisements were contractual royalty payments, not taxes, and upheld their collection while quashing unauthorized penalties.
Bank of Rajasthan Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Supreme Court held that broken period interest paid by Banks on government securities held as stock-in-trade is deductible as revenue expenditure under Section 28 of the Income Tax Act, overruling the applicability of Vijaya Bank Ltd. post repeal of Sections 18 to 21.
Vimalakka Ramappa Koli @ Talwar v. The State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court held that mere invalidation of a caste certificate does not prove it false and without proof of corrupt intention, conviction under Sections 198 and 420 IPC cannot be sustained, thus restoring the acquittal.
IDBI BANK LTD. v. RAMSWAROOP DALIYA
The Supreme Court held that the statutory period for payment of balance auction price under Rule 9(4) is extendable by consent and a secured creditor cannot unilaterally cancel an auction sale without default by the purchaser or notice, thereby upholding the High Court's direction to issue the sale certificate to the auction purchaser.
Vitthal Damuji Meher v. Manik Madhukar Sarve & Ors.
The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition against cancellation of bail, affirming that bail decisions depend on unique case facts and that fresh bail applications may be considered on their merits.