Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
Suresh Garodia v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings initiated after a 34-year delay, holding them to be an abuse of process motivated by a property dispute and emphasizing the need for reasons when rejecting police final reports.
K.P. Mozika v. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that contracts for hiring vehicles to ONGC and IOCL did not transfer the right to use goods and thus were not sales liable to VAT or sales tax but contracts for services liable to service tax.
Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. & Ors. v. MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) Limited
The Supreme Court held that under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, tariff adoption requires regulatory scrutiny including market alignment, and only bidders issued Letters of Intent qualify as successful bidders entitled to supply power, setting aside the High Court's order directing procurement from a non-successful bidder.
ANJUM ARA v. STATE OF BIHAR
The Supreme Court held that disqualification based on a guideline clause already declared unconstitutional is unsustainable and ordered reinstatement of the appellant with continuity in service.
Pradeep Kumar v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to failure of the prosecution to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt on circumstantial evidence.
Gurdev Singh Bhalla v. State of Punjab & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the summoning of police officials under Section 319 Cr.P.C. despite absence of sanction, holding that prima facie evidence justified their trial for corruption-related offences.
Jitendra Kumar Mishra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants in a murder case by holding that the dying declaration was unreliable and the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
State of Punjab v. Gurpreet Singh
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's acquittal of the main accused in a murder case, restoring his conviction based on reliable eyewitness testimony, motive, and recovery of weapon, while upholding acquittal of co-accused due to lack of evidence.
New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Darshan Lal Bohra
The Supreme Court held that only objectors who filed written objections under Section 5A have a right to hearing, acceptance of compensation bars challenge, and substantial compliance with Section 5A suffices to uphold land acquisition.
CBI BS AND FC Mumbai v. Manojdev Gokulchand Seksaria and Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside the Bombay High Court's order quashing criminal proceedings related to IPO fraud, holding that SEBI consent does not bar criminal trial and remanded the matter for hearing by a Division Bench.
Sarfaraz Alam v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a COFEPOSA detention order, holding that documented refusal by the detenue to receive grounds of detention does not vitiate the order if authorities comply with Article 22(5) procedural safeguards.
Darshan Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Darshan Singh due to failure of prosecution to prove his presence at the crime scene beyond reasonable doubt and accepted the possibility of suicide, emphasizing the necessity of a complete chain of circumstances in circumstantial evidence cases.
All India Judges Association v. Union of India & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld and modified the Second National Judicial Pay Commission's recommendations on judicial officers' allowances, affirming their distinct constitutional status and directing institutionalized implementation.
S.V. SAMUDRAM v. STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR
The Supreme Court held that courts cannot modify arbitral awards under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and restored the original award, emphasizing narrow judicial interference limited to specified grounds.
DBS Bank Limited Singapore v. Ruchi Soya Industries Limited and Another
The Supreme Court held that dissenting secured financial creditors under the amended IBC are entitled to monetary payment not less than the liquidation value of their security interest, with the amendment applying to pending proceedings.
Ajeet Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court quashed the FIR for rape and criminal intimidation, holding that the physical relationship was consensual and culminated in marriage, rendering the prosecution an abuse of process.
Neeraj Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court set aside convictions under Section 364A IPC for lack of ransom demand evidence, converted them to Section 364 IPC, affirmed other convictions, and directed victim compensation.
MARY PUSHPAM v. TELVI CURUSUMARY
The Supreme Court upheld the doctrine of merger and judicial discipline, restoring the appellant's title and possession over the entire disputed 8 cents of land as per the earlier binding High Court judgment.
Satish P. Bhatt v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s cancellation of bail and suspension of sentence due to the appellant’s failure to comply with a court-ordered financial settlement under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
Brij Narayan Shukla v. Sudesh Kumar Alias
The Supreme Court held that a suit filed within 12 years of a registered sale deed is not barred by limitation and that prior permissive tenancy does not amount to adverse possession extinguishing title.