Supreme Court of India
15,092 judgments
Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha & Anr. v. The State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court held that the COVID-19 pandemic does not constitute a 'public emergency' under Section 5 of the Factories Act, invalidating Gujarat's notifications exempting factories from labour protections.
Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha & Anr. v. The State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court held that the COVID-19 pandemic does not constitute a 'public emergency' under Section 5 of the Factories Act, invalidating Gujarat's notifications exempting factories from labour protections and upholding workers' rights to overtime wages and regulated working hours.
Pravasi Legal Cell v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the Ministry of Civil Aviation's refund framework during COVID-19, directing airlines to refund tickets booked during lockdown or issue transferable credit shells with incentives, balancing passenger rights and airline viability.
Pravasi Legal Cell v. Union of India
The Supreme Court directed airlines to refund full fares for tickets booked and paid during COVID-19 lockdown cancellations or issue transferable credit shells valid until March 31, 2021, balancing passenger rights and airline viability amid the pandemic.
Gurcharan Singh v. The State of Punjab
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction under section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide due to lack of evidence of mens rea or overt acts by the accused, emphasizing that conviction cannot rest on conjecture alone.
Gurcharan Singh v. The State of Punjab
The Supreme Court set aside a conviction under section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide, holding that mere suicide without direct evidence of instigation or wilful neglect by the accused cannot sustain conviction.
Kaushik Chatterjee v. State of Haryana & Ors.
The Supreme Court dismissed transfer petitions seeking to move criminal cases from Gurugram to New Delhi, holding that territorial jurisdiction is a factual issue for the trial court to decide after evidence is led.
Kaushik Chatterjee v. State of Haryana & Ors.
The Supreme Court dismissed transfer petitions seeking to move criminal cases from Gurugram to New Delhi, holding that territorial jurisdiction is a factual issue to be decided by the trial court after evidence is led.
Subed Ali and Others v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court upheld the life convictions of appellants for murder under Sections 302/34 IPC, affirming that common intention and consistent eyewitness evidence suffice for vicarious liability despite acquittal of co-accused.
Subed Ali and Others v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions under Sections 302/34 IPC, affirming that common intention extends liability to all participants present and facilitating the crime, even without direct assault.
Neetu Yadav v. Sachin Yadav
The Supreme Court allowed the transfer of a divorce petition from New Delhi to Indore, emphasizing convenience and lack of evidence of judicial bias.
State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Amit Shrivas
The Supreme Court held that a work-charged employee classified as permanent under pension rules is not entitled to compassionate appointment under the 2008 policy excluding such employees, but enhanced the compassionate grant payable to the family.
State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Amit Shrivas
The Supreme Court held that a work-charged employee classified as permanent under Pension Rules is not entitled to compassionate appointment under the 2008 policy excluding such employees, but enhanced the compassionate grant payable to the family.
Maheshwar Tigga v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of rape charges, holding that consent given in a mature love affair with a promise to marry is not vitiated by misconception of fact and emphasizing the necessity of thorough Section 313 Cr.P.C. examination for a fair trial.
Maheshwar Tigga v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of rape charges, holding that consent given on a promise to marry in a long-standing relationship is not consent under misconception of fact and emphasizing the necessity of thorough Section 313 Cr.P.C. examination for a fair trial.
Anwar Ali and another v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's conviction reversing the trial court's acquittal in a circumstantial evidence murder case, holding that the High Court erred in interfering without cogent reasons and that the trial court's findings were not perverse.
Anwar Ali and another v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's conviction reversing the trial court's acquittal in a circumstantial evidence murder case, holding that the High Court erred in interfering without cogent reasons and that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of evidence.
Beli Ram v. Rajinder Kumar
The Supreme Court held that permitting a driver to drive with an expired licence constitutes breach of insurance policy conditions, absolving the insurer of liability and imposing responsibility on the insured employer.
Beli Ram v. Rajinder Kumar
The Supreme Court held that an expired and unrenewed driving licence absolves the insurer of liability due to breach of policy conditions, but the employer remains liable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to compensate the injured driver.
Union of India v. G S Chatha Rice Mills
The Supreme Court held that the enhanced customs duty notification issued post-Pulwama attack does not apply retrospectively to bills of entry filed earlier that day, affirming that the rate of duty is fixed on the date of presentation of the bill of entry under Section 15 of the Customs Act.