Supreme Court of India
8,449 judgments
Aditya Khaitan & Ors. v. IL and FS Financial Services Limited
The Supreme Court held that its COVID-19 extension orders exclude the period for both limitation and condonable delay, allowing delayed filing of written statements beyond the original outer limit in commercial suits.
Naim Ahamed v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of rape charges, holding that prolonged consensual sexual relationship with knowledge of facts negates consent under misconception of fact under Section 90 IPC.
Naim Ahamed v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of rape charges, holding that mere breach of promise to marry does not vitiate consent under Section 375 IPC and emphasizing proper recording of evidence under CrPC.
Phulel Singh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a dowry death case, holding that the dying declaration was unreliable and the prosecution failed to prove harassment for dowry beyond reasonable doubt.
H. D. Sundara & Ors. v. State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court restored the Trial Court's acquittal by holding that the High Court erred in overturning it without proper findings, reaffirming the strict standard for appellate interference in acquittal appeals.
Ashish Kumar Chauhan v. Commanding Officer
The Supreme Court held that armed forces personnel receiving free medical services are not consumers under the Consumer Protection Act and dismissed the appellant's claim of medical negligence and compensation for HIV infection allegedly contracted via blood transfusion.
Malik Mazhar Sultan v. U P Public Service Commission
The Supreme Court upheld the established practice of judicial recruitment in Haryana through a Selection Committee involving the High Court and Public Service Commission, dismissing the State's attempt to conduct recruitment solely via the Public Service Commission.
Commanding Officer, Railway Protection Special Force, Mumbai v. Bhvanaben Dinshbhai Bhabhor
The Supreme Court held that a Railway Protection Force constable is a 'workman' under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, and that claims under this Act are maintainable despite alternative remedies under the Railways Act, 1989.
Ajeet Gurjar v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that a Children's Court must conduct a mandatory inquiry under Section 19(1)(i) of the Juvenile Justice Act before trying a child as an adult, and set aside the trial for non-compliance.
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 14 v. JASJIT SINGH
The Supreme Court held that for persons other than the one searched, the six-year assessment period under Sections 153A and 153C of the Income Tax Act begins from the date the seized materials are received by their Assessing Officer, not the date of the original search.
Rahimal Bathu & Others v. Ashiyal Beevi
The Supreme Court held that revision under Section 115 CPC is not maintainable against an order rejecting review of an appealable decree, and the aggrieved party must file an appeal instead.
Sabbir v. Anjuman
The Supreme Court held that a suit for specific performance filed after an inordinate delay without showing readiness and willingness is barred by limitation and dismissed the respondents' suit, restoring the First Appellate Court's decision.
Shirdi Nagar Panchayat v. Kishor Sharad Borawake
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of conditions requiring landowners to surrender amenity space to the Municipal Council under a Government Notification, dismissing delayed challenges by landowners and plot holders.
Balwinder Singh v. Narcotics Control Bureau; Satnam Singh v. Narcotics Control Bureau
The Supreme Court overruled prior precedents to hold that confessional statements recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act before NCB officers are inadmissible, acquitting Balwinder Singh while upholding Satnam Singh's conviction based on independent evidence.
Sri Pubi Lombi v. State of Arunachal Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that judicial interference in government transfer orders is limited to cases of malafide or statutory violation and that transfers based on MLA recommendations do not per se vitiate such orders.
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The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for abduction, wrongful confinement, and criminal intimidation, affirming that credible victim testimony supported by corroboration suffices to prove the offences under IPC Sections 366, 342, and 506.
JOSEPH v. THE STATE OF KERALA
The Supreme Court held that a life convict who has served over 26 years and earned remission is entitled to premature release, and the State’s blanket policy excluding convicts involved in murder of women from remission is arbitrary and unsustainable.
First Global Stockbroking Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. Anil Rishiraj & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that offences under the repealed FERA continue to be governed by FERA provisions within the two-year sunset period under FEMA, validating complaints filed by authorised Enforcement Officers during this period.
Batliboi Environmental Engineers Limited v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Another
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s setting aside of an arbitral award for lack of reasoned analysis and irrational computation of damages, affirming the scope of judicial review under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Suresh Lataruji Ramteke v. Sumanbai Pandurang Petkar
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in reversing concurrent findings of fact without proper hearing and perusal of trial records under Section 100 CPC, and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.