Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
Suneel Kumar v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court held that compassionate appointment under Rule 5 must be to a post corresponding to the deceased employee's cadre and directed appointment of the appellant to the Sweeper post, rejecting his claim to a higher Class-III post.
Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed v. State Rep by Inspector of Police
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence linking the appellant to the murder, dismissing the appeal.
Nazeer @ Nazeer Mohammed v. State Rep by Inspector of Police
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the reliability of last seen evidence and identification of the deceased.
Aju alias Ajendra Prasad v. Rajasthan State; Suman Devi v. Rajasthan State
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants in a murder case due to insufficient circumstantial evidence failing to exclude all reasonable hypotheses except their guilt.
Raju alias Rajendra Prasad v. Rajasthan State; Suman Devi v. Rajasthan State
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants in a murder case due to failure of the prosecution to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence excluding all reasonable doubt.
Sumitha Pradeep v. Arun Kumar C.K
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's grant of anticipatory bail in a serious POCSO sexual assault case, emphasizing the primacy of prima facie evidence, statutory presumption under Section 29, and victim's trauma in bail considerations.
Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. v. Mahakali Foods Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the MSMED Act, 2006 provisions override the Arbitration Act, 1996, allowing parties to approach the Facilitation Council for dispute resolution despite existing arbitration agreements.
Manusha Sreekumar & Ors. v. The United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court enhanced compensation for loss of dependency by fixing the deceased’s income based on statutory minimum wages and upheld the award of non-conventional heads not challenged on appeal.
Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court set aside convictions for murder due to material contradictions in prosecution witnesses' testimonies and lack of independent evidence, emphasizing careful scrutiny of related witnesses and the necessity to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court set aside convictions for murder and related offences due to material contradictions in prosecution evidence and failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Limited v. Baker Hughes Singapore Pte
The Supreme Court held that arbitration agreements remain enforceable despite non-payment of stamp duty on underlying contracts and appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate consolidated disputes, pending a Constitution Bench decision on the issue.
Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Limited v. Baker Hughes Singapore Pte
The Supreme Court held that arbitration agreements are enforceable despite pending stamp duty disputes on underlying contracts and appointed a sole arbitrator to adjudicate consolidated disputes, referring the stamp duty-arbitration interplay to a Constitution Bench.
Nandini Sharma v. Registrar Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Rules conferring exclusive rights on Advocates on Record to practice before it, dismissing the challenge that such Rules violate fundamental rights or the Advocates Act.
Nandini Sharma v. Registrar Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Advocates on Record system and Rules conferring exclusive rights to them to practice before the Supreme Court, dismissing the challenge on grounds of unreasonableness and discrimination.
Food Corporation of India v. Abhijit Paul
The Supreme Court held that demurrages cannot be recovered as "charges" under the Food Corporation of India's road transport contracts where contractors are not responsible for loading/unloading, dismissing the Corporation's appeals and upholding the High Court's decisions.
Food Corporation of India v. Abhijit Paul
The Supreme Court held that demurrages imposed by Railways cannot be recovered by the Food Corporation of India from contractors under the contract clause for "charges," as the contractors had no obligation for loading/unloading causing such demurrages.
T. J. Parameshwarappa v. The Branch Manager, New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court clarified that compensation for permanent disability in motor accident claims must be based on the actual loss of earning capacity, not merely the percentage of disability, and enhanced the claimant's compensation accordingly.
M/s Bawa Paulins Pvt. Ltd. v. UPS Freight Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court restored the State Commission's award of compensation for deficiency in forwarding services causing dishonor of Letter of Credit, holding respondents jointly liable.
KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD v. THOMAS JOSEPH ALIAS
The Supreme Court upheld that excess electricity consumption beyond connected load is unauthorised use attracting penalty at twice the tariff, but limited penalty applies where excess use is in the same premises and purpose without tariff change, validating Kerala's regulatory exception.
KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD v. THOMAS JOSEPH ALIAS
The Supreme Court upheld the Kerala High Court's ruling that penalty for unauthorised excess electricity use is generally twice the tariff for the higher category, but limited to twice fixed charges when overdrawal occurs in the same premises and tariff without tariff change, validating Regulation 153(15) of the Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014.