Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
Dinesh Kumar v. The State of Haryana and Ors.
The Supreme Court held that allotments of housing flats by a government employees' welfare society must comply with eligibility criteria and principles of fairness, setting aside arbitrary preferential allotments and directing a fresh draw.
Parameshwari v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's reduction of sentence in a grievous injury case, affirming that compensation cannot substitute appropriate punishment and sentencing must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.
Rohit Jangde v. The State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a stepfather for his stepdaughter's murder due to flawed investigation, inadmissible Section 27 statement, incomplete DNA evidence, and failure to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy v. State C.B.I.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for abetment of suicide and attempt to commit suicide, ruling death was due to poisoning and rejecting claims of manual strangulation or sexual assault.
P. Suresh v. D. Kalaivani & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court cannot exercise its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 to strike off a plaint when a specific remedy under Order VII Rule 11 CPC is available, and set aside the High Court's order striking the plaint.
Tiruchirappalli District Cricket Association v. Anna Nagar Cricket Club
The Supreme Court held that governance reforms mandated in S. Nithya do not apply to district cricket associations governed by BCCI norms, clarifying the limited scope of judicial intervention in sports administration.
Pawan Kumar v. Union of India
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and directed regularization of casual workers in the Income Tax Department who rendered continuous service, emphasizing fairness over strict adherence to Umadevi's ten-year criterion.
Manoj v. State of Maharashtra; Prakash v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court set aside convictions under the Essential Commodities Act for possession of cement, holding that statutory control over cement was withdrawn before the alleged offence, rendering the prosecution unsustainable.
Balmukund Singh Gautam v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside anticipatory bail granted to an absconding accused, holding that such relief is generally not available to fugitives and acquittal of co-accused does not entitle bail on parity grounds.
Harbinder Singh Sekhon & Ors. v. The State of Punjab & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a Change of Land Use contrary to the operative Master Plan is illegal and cannot be retrospectively validated by administrative approvals, quashing the CLU and related environmental permissions granted for a cement grinding unit in Punjab.
State Bank of India v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that spectrum is a natural resource owned by the Government and while spectrum usage rights are intangible assets subject to insolvency, Government dues cannot be wiped off and spectrum transfer requires prior governmental approval.
R. SAVITHRI NAIDU v. M/S THE COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that a purchaser acquiring property after institution of arbitration proceedings and passing of an arbitral award is a transferee pendente lite barred from resisting execution, dismissing the appeal challenging attachment of the property for realisation of the award.
Union of India v. SGT Girish Kumar
The Supreme Court held that arrears of disability pension, once judicially affirmed, cannot be restricted by limitation or delay and must be paid from the date they became due, dismissing the Union of India's appeals.
B. PRASHANTH HEGDE v. STATE BANK OF INDIA
The Supreme Court upheld the admission of a Section 7 IBC application as within limitation, holding that debt acknowledgments through restructuring agreements and balance sheets restart the limitation period and minor procedural omissions do not warrant rejection.
Hemlata Eknath Pise v. Shubham Bahu-uddeshiya Sanstha Waddhamna
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's partial remand order and directed a comprehensive reconsideration of all issues in the disciplinary dismissal case, emphasizing the need to decide all points with reasons.
Zeba Khan v. State of U.P. & Others
The Supreme Court set aside bail granted to an accused involved in a forged law degree racket, emphasizing strict judicial scrutiny of bail orders and rejecting transfer of investigation absent exceptional circumstances.
N. MANOHARAN v. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The Supreme Court held that employees of the Heavy Water Plant, Department of Atomic Energy, are excluded from the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, as they are Central Government employees governed by CCS Pension Rules.
HERO CYCLES LIMITED & ANOTHER v. HERO ECOTECH LIMITED & OTHERS
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court and trial court orders for improper adjudication under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC and restored the application for fresh trial ensuring procedural fairness.
Abdul Khalek & Others v. The State of Assam & Others
The Supreme Court upheld the State’s constitutional duty to remove unauthorized encroachments from reserved forests while mandating fair procedural safeguards including notice, hearing, and speaking orders before eviction.
J. Muthurajan & Anr. v. S. Vaikundarajan & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a suit challenging a partition deed and a purported conciliation award on grounds of fraud and coercion discloses a prima facie cause of action and cannot be dismissed at the threshold, restoring the suit for trial alongside execution objections.