Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
Vidya K. v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court held that recruitment notifications for Home Science lecturer posts in undergraduate colleges need not specify subject-wise vacancies if the recruitment rules do not mandate it, thereby upholding the validity of the notification and appointments.
Ravindra Kumar v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court held that non-disclosure of an acquitted criminal case in a verification affidavit is not automatically fatal and cancellation of selection must be based on fair, reasonable, and holistic assessment of all facts.
Najrul Seikh v. Dr. Sumit Banerjee
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal holding that the respondents were negligent in pre- and post-operative care during cataract surgery, reinstating the compensation awarded by the District Consumer Forum.
Thakore Umedsing Nathusing v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court set aside convictions based on inadmissible confessions and insufficient circumstantial evidence, reinstating acquittals for murder and dacoity charges.
Vikas Chandra v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of summons under Section 306 IPC, holding that issuance of summons requires prima facie evidence of intentional abetment and proper application of mind by the Magistrate.
Ram Nath v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 overrides IPC Sections 272 and 273 for food adulteration offences committed after its commencement, quashing prosecutions under IPC and mandating exclusive reliance on the FSSA.
William Stephen v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court set aside convictions under Section 364A IPC for lack of evidence of threats or ransom demand by the accused, convicting them instead under Section 363 IPC for kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
M. Vijayakumar v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC, holding that the prosecution failed to prove mens rea and that the High Court erred in shifting the burden of proof under Section 106 of the Evidence Act.
The Tehsildar, Urban Improvement Trust v. Ganga Bai Menariya
The Supreme Court held that a suit for permanent injunction without declaration is not maintainable in disputed title cases and that respondents failed to prove lawful title and possession of government land leased by Gram Panchayat, resulting in dismissal of their suits.
Kalinga @ Kushal v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's conviction based on an unreliable extra judicial confession and inconsistent circumstantial evidence, restoring the Trial Court's acquittal of the accused.
Mohd Abaad Ali v. Directorate of Revenue Prosecution Intelligence
The Supreme Court held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies to appeals against acquittal under Section 378 CrPC, allowing courts to condone delay unless expressly excluded by law.
Kuldeep Kumar v. U.T. Chandigarh
The Supreme Court set aside the mayoral election result due to presiding officer's unlawful invalidation of votes and declared the appellant as the validly elected Mayor, emphasizing the sanctity of free and fair elections.
Manoj Kumar v. Union of India
The Supreme Court set aside arbitrary denial of marks in academic recruitment, awarded compensation due to closure of vacancy, and clarified limits of institutional discretion under vacancy circulars.
Himanshu Sharma v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that a bail order granted by one Single Judge of a High Court cannot be cancelled by another Single Judge of the same High Court by re-examining merits, quashing the cancellation of bail as judicial impropriety.
Joshine Antony v. Asifa Sultana & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of the FIR due to illegal collection of meat samples by an unauthorized officer under the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964.
Deepak Kumar Shrivas & Anr v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court quashed a delayed and mutually contentious FIR lodged primarily to recover money through coercion, emphasizing police discretion and preventing abuse of criminal process.
Farhana v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that prosecution under the Gangsters Act cannot continue once the predicate offences have been quashed, and accordingly quashed the FIR and proceedings against the appellants.
Mariam Fasihuddin v. State by Adugodi Police Station
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against appellants for alleged passport forgery and cheating, holding that essential ingredients of offences were not prima facie established and the case was a matrimonial dispute misusing criminal law.
N. Manogar v. Inspector of Police
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in exercising its discretionary power under Section 319 CrPC to implead appellants as accused without strong and cogent evidence, restoring the Trial Court's order rejecting their impleadment.
BABASAHEB v. RADHU VITHOBA BARDE
The Supreme Court held that specific performance of an agreement to sell tribal land to a non-tribal can be granted subject to obtaining prior government sanction under Section 36A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code before actual conveyance.