Supreme Court of India
15,089 judgments
Union of India v. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava
The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to appoint visually impaired candidates against backlog reserved vacancies under the PWD Act, 1995, exercising its constitutional jurisdiction to remedy statutory non-compliance.
Commissioner of Central Excise, Jaipur -II v. M/s Miraj Products Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld that HDPE bags containing multiple poly packs sold to distributors are wholesale packages not liable to duty under Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures Films India Private Limited & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld the film's certification while emphasizing the need to balance free speech with the dignity and rights of persons with disabilities, mandating inclusion of disability experts in film certification bodies.
Frank Vitus v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Supreme Court held that bail conditions requiring a certificate from the accused's Embassy and dropping a Google Maps PIN for location tracking are onerous and violate constitutional rights, and thus must be deleted.
Lal Mohammad Manjur Ansari v. The State of Gujrat
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of murder due to unreliable extra-judicial confession, doubtful dying declaration, hostile eyewitnesses, and investigative lapses creating reasonable doubt.
Naresh Kumar v. State of Delhi
The Supreme Court set aside a murder conviction due to fatal non-compliance of mandatory questioning under Section 313 CrPC causing material prejudice to the accused, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural safeguards in serious offences.
Suresh Dattu Bhojane & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 149 IPC, holding that mere presence in an unlawful assembly with a common object to commit murder suffices for liability, even without active participation.
P. Sasikumar v. State
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to unreliable identification evidence arising from the non-conduct of a Test Identification Parade, emphasizing the necessity of TIP when the accused is a stranger to witnesses.
Surender Singh v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder of a police guard who fatally shot a relative inside a police station, rejecting claims of self-defense and grave and sudden provocation.
Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court granted bail to an undertrial accused under UAPA due to violation of his right to speedy trial and prolonged pre-trial incarceration exceeding four years.
Rakesh Kumar Gupta v. Supreme Court of India
The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal challenging judicial appointment delays and upheld limited judicial review over the collegium's subjective satisfaction in appointments.
JOTHI @ NAGAJOTHI v. THE STATE
The Supreme Court upheld conviction under the NDPS Act, ruling that absence of independent witnesses and procedural lapses in sampling do not vitiate prosecution if the evidence is consistent and sample integrity is maintained.
Life Insurance Corporation of India and Another v. Sunita
The Supreme Court held that accident benefit under a life insurance policy is payable only if the policy is in force on the date of accident, and non-disclosure of accident at revival disentitles the insured from claiming such benefit.
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Babbu Rathore & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that while investigation under the SC/ST Act must be conducted by an officer not below Deputy Superintendent rank, proceedings for IPC offences cannot be quashed if investigated by a competent officer under the Code, restoring trial for IPC offences.
ANISH M RAWTHER @ ANEES MOHAMMED RAWTHER v. HAFEEZ UR RAHMAN & ORS.
The Supreme Court dismissed as infructuous an appeal challenging an interim order after the suit was finally decreed, holding that the moratorium under IBC does not automatically bar suit proceedings.
The Commercial Tax Officer v. Mohan Breweries and Distilleries Limited
The Supreme Court held that purchase tax under Section 7-A of the Tamil Nadu GST Act is leviable on empty bottles purchased from unregistered dealers but the assessee is entitled to benefit of binding departmental clarifications exempting such tax for the assessment year 1996-97, and cash discounts given are not taxable.
SHAHED KAMAL & ORS v. M/s A. SURTI DEVELOPERS PVT. LTD. & ANR.
The Supreme Court held that peaceful protest by homebuyers highlighting genuine grievances in mild language falls within the 9th Exception to defamation and quashed criminal defamation proceedings against them.
Jugal Kishore Khanna v. Sudhir Khanna
The Supreme Court held that an oral family settlement with payment can transfer joint family property rights absent registered documents, restoring appellants' exclusive ownership of Kamla Nagar property while affirming respondents' exclusive ownership of Malcha Marg property.
Palakom Abdul Rahiman v. The Station House Officer
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, affirming that common intention among accused suffices for murder liability even without proof of unlawful assembly.
Palakom Abdul Rahiman v. The Station House Officer
The Supreme Court upheld life convictions of accused for double murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, affirming that common intention suffices for joint liability even without common object under Section 149 IPC.