Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
Nababuddin @ Mallu @ Abhimanyu v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant under the NDPS Act due to failure to put material prosecution circumstances to him during his Section 313 CrPC examination, causing prejudice and vitiating the conviction.
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. v. M/S. MUDIT ROADWAYS
The Supreme Court upheld the insured’s fire insurance claim, rejecting the insurer’s repudiation based on negligence and non-coverage, and held that surveyor reports are not conclusive and insurers cannot raise new grounds beyond repudiation letters.
Public Interest Committee for Scheduling Specific Areas v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that reservations for newly designated Scheduled Tribes cannot be provided by amending delimitation orders without enabling legislation, affirming the finality of delimitation notifications and the limited scope of Election Commission's powers.
Shah Originals v. Commissioner of Income Tax-24, Mumbai
The Supreme Court held that gains from foreign exchange fluctuations in an EEFC account do not qualify as profits derived from export business under Section 80 HHC of the Income Tax Act and dismissed the assessee's appeal for deduction.
Ramkrishna Forgings Limited v. Ravindra Loonkar & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that the NCLT and NCLAT exceeded their jurisdiction by ordering revaluation of assets and interfering with the Committee of Creditors' commercial wisdom in approving a Resolution Plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Nanhe v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC applying the doctrine of transfer of malice, rejecting the appellant's claim of accidental killing and intoxication defense.
Pawan Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that the appellant was a juvenile at the time of the offence, upheld his conviction but quashed the sentences, ordering his immediate release under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.
Vivek Kaisth v. State of Himachal Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld that judicial appointments must be made only against advertised vacancies but protected the tenure of appellants appointed against unadvertised vacancies after nearly ten years of service in public interest.
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co.Ltd. v. Mukul Aggarwal
The Supreme Court held that the insurer and BMW were liable to compensate the insured for total loss of the vehicle but set aside the order directing replacement, awarding monetary compensation instead.
Moturu Nalini Kanth v. Gainedi Kaliprasad
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that neither the Will nor the Adoption Deed was validly proved, thereby denying the appellant any right in the deceased's properties.
State of Jharkhand v. Sociedade de Fomento Industrial Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that where no valid bids are received in the first auction attempt, the State is not bound to proceed with a second attempt under the Mineral (Auction) Rules and may annul the tender process without judicial interference absent mala fide or arbitrariness.
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi v. A. Santhana Kumar & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that an election petition lacking a concise statement of material facts constituting a cause of action under Section 83(1)(a) of the RP Act is liable to be dismissed at the threshold, and set aside the High Court order dismissing the appellant's applications to reject such a petition.
M/s Sweta Estate Pvt.Ltd. Gurgaon v. Haryana State Pollution Control Board & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld prosecution approval linked to ex-post facto Consent to Establish and restricted the tribunal from deciding issues beyond the appeal's scope.
Dilip B Jiwrajka v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 95 to 100 of the IBC, holding that appointment of resolution professionals and interim moratorium prior to adjudication do not violate natural justice or equality principles.
State of U.P. & Anr. v. Baleshwar Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order directing Uttar Pradesh to pay salary arrears and retiral benefits to an employee unlawfully denied duty post-state bifurcation, emphasizing strict compliance with judicial orders.
Thanesar Singh Sodhi v. Union of India; Sujata S. Shetty v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that revocation of a COFEPOSA detention order outside specified exceptions does not invalidate SAFEMA forfeiture proceedings, dismissing appeals challenging such forfeiture orders.
Madan v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of appellant Madan for a politically motivated multiple murder, affirming the reliability of eyewitness testimony despite contradictions and emphasizing the 'rarest of rare' doctrine for capital punishment.
Union of India & Ors. v. D.G.O.F. Employees Association and Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld pay scale parity for Ordnance Factory Board Headquarters employees with similarly placed Central Secretariat Service employees under the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations, dismissing the Union of India's appeal.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited
The Supreme Court upheld that fixed capacity charges under a PPA are payable based on declared capacity using RLNG without prior approval from the distribution licensee, dismissing the appeal challenging CERC and APTEL orders.
ANKITA THAKUR & ORS. v. THE H.P. STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION & ORS.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of post-application relaxation of eligibility criteria in Himachal Pradesh JOA recruitment under Rule 18, affirming administrative discretion amid ambiguity and rejecting challenges to the selection process.