Supreme Court of India

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Omkar Ramchandra Gond v. Union of India

15 Oct 2024 · B. R. Gavai; Aravind Kumar; K. V. Viswanathan · 2024 INSC 775
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The Supreme Court held that persons with benchmark disabilities cannot be disqualified from medical education solely based on quantified disability percentage; individualized functional assessment and reasonable accommodation are mandatory under the RPwD Act and constitutional equality.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 reasonable accommodation disability assessment medical education eligibility

CHANDRAMANI NANDA v. SARAT CHANDRA SWAIN

15 Oct 2024 · J.K. MAHESHWARI; RAJESH BINDAL · 2024 INSC 777

The Supreme Court enhanced compensation in a motor accident claim by considering higher income, future prospects, 100% disability, attendant charges, loss of marriage prospects, and pain and suffering, overruling lower courts' assessments.

civil appeal_allowed Significant motor accident claim compensation enhancement functional disability future prospects

D.C. Malviya v. Dr. A.H. Memon

15 Oct 2024 · Manoj Misra; Rajesh Bindal · 2024 INSC 786

The Supreme Court upheld the National Commission’s compensation award for medical negligence, dismissing petitions seeking enhancement or reduction, affirming the reasonableness of the compensation and interest granted.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant medical negligence compensation consumer protection deficiency in service

Neelam Gupta v. Rajendra Kumar Gupta

14 Oct 2024 · C.T. Ravikumar; Sanjay Kumar · 2024 INSC 769

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decree recognizing plaintiff's title and possession over disputed land, rejecting defendants' claims of joint family ownership, adverse possession, and limitation.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant adverse possession joint Hindu family property sale deed validity limitation

Shingara Singh v. Daljit Singh

14 Oct 2024 · Hrishikesh Roy; Prashant Kumar Mishra · 2024 INSC 770
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The Supreme Court upheld the doctrine of lis pendens to set aside a subsequent sale deed executed during pendency of suit and granted specific performance to the plaintiff, dismissing the appeal of the alleged bona fide purchaser.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant doctrine of lis pendens specific performance bona fide purchaser agreement to sell

Somjeet Mallick v. State of Jharkhand & Others

14 Oct 2024 · J. B. Pardiwala; Manoj Misra · 2024 INSC 772
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The Supreme Court held that a High Court cannot quash criminal proceedings at the threshold without considering investigation materials and remanded the matter for fresh consideration of the quashing petition.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of FIR criminal breach of trust Section 406 IPC

RENJITH K.G. & OTHERS v. SHEEBA

14 Oct 2024 · Pankaj Mithal; R. Mahadevan · 2024 INSC 773

The Supreme Court held that a pendente lite transferee can challenge execution of a partition decree under Order XXI Rule 99 CPC and that limitation for execution runs from the date of the final decree, not from its engrossment on stamp paper.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order XXI Rule 99 CPC pendente lite transferee partition decree limitation period

Sandeep v. State of Uttarakhand

14 Oct 2024 · Pankaj Mithal; R. Mahadevan · 2024 INSC 771
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The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's murder conviction under section 302 IPC but set aside the section 34 IPC charge and modified the life sentence to the period already served, emphasizing credible ocular evidence and proportionality in sentencing.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant murder section 302 IPC section 34 IPC life imprisonment

Shashi Bhushan Prasad Singh v. The State of Bihar

04 Oct 2024 · Bela M. Trivedi; Satish Chandra Sharma · 2024 INSC 763

The Supreme Court held that the State cannot cancel a completed recruitment process by changing eligibility rules post facto and directed preparation of a fresh select list in accordance with settled legal principles and prior judicial orders.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant recruitment process Junior Engineer AICTE approval eligibility criteria

M/s. Shriram Investments v. Commissioner of Income Tax III Chennai

04 Oct 2024 · Abhay S. Oka; Augustine George Masih · 2024 INSC 760

The Supreme Court held that an assessing officer cannot consider claims made in a revised income tax return filed beyond the statutory limitation period under Section 139(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

tax appeal_dismissed Significant Income Tax Act 1961 Section 139(5) revised return limitation

Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors.

03 Oct 2024 · Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; J B Pardiwala; Manoj Misra · 2024 INSC 753
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The Supreme Court held that caste-based discriminatory provisions in State prison manuals violate constitutional guarantees of equality and dignity, directing their repeal and mandating affirmative State action to eliminate such discrimination in prisons.

constitutional petition_allowed Significant caste-based discrimination prison manuals Article 14 Article 15

Tarina Sen v. Union of India & Anr.

03 Oct 2024 · B. R. Gavai; K. V. Viswanathan · 2024 INSC 752
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The Supreme Court held that criminal proceedings arising from commercial loan disputes can be quashed under Section 482 CrPC if the parties have fully settled the dues, thereby preventing oppression and prejudice to the accused.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of criminal proceedings One-Time-Settlement commercial dispute

Khalsa University and Another v. State of Punjab and Another

03 Oct 2024 · B. R. Gavai; K. V. Viswanathan · 2024 INSC 751
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The Supreme Court upheld the repeal of Khalsa University Act, holding that singling out a single entity for repeal is constitutionally valid if based on reasonable classification with intelligible differentia under Article 14.

constitutional appeal_dismissed Significant Article 14 reasonable classification manifest arbitrariness single entity legislation

Chief Commissioner of Central Goods and Service Tax v. M/s Safari Retreats Private Ltd.

03 Oct 2024 · Abhay S. Oka; Sanjay Karol · 2024 INSC 756
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The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 17(5)(c) and (d) of the CGST Act, clarifying that ITC denial applies only where there is a break in the taxable supply chain and allowing ITC on construction inputs used for immovable property let out on rent to avoid cascading tax.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Input Tax Credit Section 17(5)(d) Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 plant or machinery

Rama Devi v. The State of Bihar

03 Oct 2024 · Sanjiv Khanna; Sanjay Kumar; R. Mahadevan · 2024 INSC 755
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The Supreme Court restored the conviction of two accused for the murder of Brij Bihari Prasad and his bodyguard, emphasizing the primacy of credible eyewitness testimony despite minor contradictions and procedural delays.

criminal appeal_partially_allowed Significant eyewitness credibility falsus in uno falsus in omnibus delay in FIR forwarding criminal conspiracy

State of U.P. & Anr. v. Northern Coal Fields

03 Oct 2024 · Vikram Nath; Prasanna B. Varale · 2024 INSC 948

The Supreme Court held that land vested absolutely in the Central Government and subsequently in a Government Company under the Coal Bearing Areas Act, 1957, extinguishes the State Government's right to claim lease rent, dismissing the State's appeal.

property appeal_dismissed Significant Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 vesting of land lease rent Government Company

Union of India v. Rajeev Bansal

03 Oct 2024 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; J B Pardiwala; Manoj Misra · 2024 INSC 754
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The Supreme Court held that TOLA extends the time limits for reassessment notices under the Income Tax Act even after the new regime commenced, validating notices issued between April and June 2021 and prescribing procedural safeguards for subsequent notices.

tax appeal_allowed Significant Income Tax Act, 1961 Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 Finance Act, 2021 reassessment notices

K. Bharthi Devi and Anr. v. State of Telangana and Anr.

03 Oct 2024 · B. R. Gavai; K. V. Viswanathan · 2024 INSC 750

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and quashed criminal proceedings against appellants in a loan fraud case after settlement with the bank, holding that continuation of prosecution would be oppressive and an abuse of process in a dispute predominantly of civil nature.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 482 CrPC quashing of criminal proceedings One Time Settlement commercial dispute

M/S S. S. PRODUCTION AND ANR. v. TR. PAVITHRAN PRASANTH

01 Oct 2024 · Sudhanshu Dhulia; Ahsanuddin Amanullah · 2024 INSC 1059
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The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 138 NI Act for dishonoured cheques, affirming that failure to rebut statutory presumption of debt leads to conviction and ordered concurrent sentences for multiple offences arising from the same transaction.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act Section 139 presumption Dishonour of cheque Legally enforceable debt

Harshad Gupta v. The State of Chhattisgarh

01 Oct 2024 · Surya Kant; Ujjal Bhuyan · 2024 INSC 776

The Supreme Court held that once a valid judgment of conviction is pronounced, the successor judge is only required to hear the accused on sentencing, not to re-hear the conviction.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 235 Cr.P.C. Judgment of conviction Quantum of sentence Successor Presiding Officer