Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
Tarsem Lal v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Supreme Court held that after cognizance under Section 44(1)(b) of the PMLA, accused appearing pursuant to summons are not deemed in custody and cannot be arrested by the ED without court permission, clarifying the interplay of PMLA and CrPC provisions on arrest, bail, summons, and warrants.
R. S. Madireddy v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that writ petitions against Air India Limited became non-maintainable after its privatization as it ceased to be a 'State' under Article 12, dismissing appeals challenging the High Court's dismissal on maintainability grounds.
Subodh Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that landowners are entitled to additional compensation at not less than 5% per month for the entire delay period in payment of compensation under the Indian Railways Act, 1989, and set aside the High Court's order directing arbitration.
Dani Wooltex Corporation v. Sheil Properties Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that termination of arbitral proceedings under Section 32(2)(c) requires clear evidence of abandonment or impossibility, and mere inaction does not justify termination, upholding the High Court's order to continue arbitration.
THR HIS LRS. AND ANOTHER v. S. RAGHURAJ REDDY AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court held that a partnership firm automatically dissolves on the death of a partner under Section 42(c) of the Partnership Act, and a suit for accounts filed beyond the three-year limitation period is barred even if limitation is not pleaded.
Shyamo Devi and Others v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court held that suo moto cancellation of land allotments under UPZALR Act must be exercised within a reasonable time and quashed cancellation orders initiated after 13 years without clear proof of fraud.
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.