Supreme Court of India
18,256 judgments
Kishan Chand Jain v. Union of India & Ors
The Supreme Court directed all State Information Commissions to provide hybrid (physical and virtual) hearings and e-filing facilities to ensure effective access to information and justice under the RTI Act, recognizing these as constitutional obligations.
Sheo Raj Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s discretionary order condoning a 479-day delay by the Union of India in filing a land acquisition appeal, emphasizing a liberal, pragmatic approach to 'sufficient cause' in government litigation.
M/S Harsh Automobiles Private Limited v. Indore Municipal Corporation
The Supreme Court held that mere display of trade name and business information on own premises does not constitute advertisement liable to advertisement tax and directed fresh adjudication of the tax demand.
Saumya Chaurasia v. Directorate of Enforcement
The Supreme Court dismissed the bail appeal of a woman accused under the PMLA, holding that bail under Section 45 is discretionary and that misrepresentation of facts before the court warrants dismissal.
RANJAN KUMAR CHADHA v. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 20 NDPS Act, holding that Section 50 applies only to personal searches and was not attracted as only the accused's bag was searched.
Sarvesh Mathur v. The Registrar General High Court of Punjab and Haryana
The Supreme Court mandated uniform access to video conferencing and hybrid hearings across all High Courts and tribunals, directing necessary infrastructural upgrades and removal of arbitrary restrictions to ensure effective access to justice.
Dhani Ram through LRs. & others v. Shiv Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision invalidating a Will due to failure to prove its valid execution and attestation, thereby confirming intestate succession rights.
Vishal Chelani & Ors. v. Debashis Nanda
The Supreme Court held that home buyers holding RERA decrees are financial creditors under the IBC and must be treated equally in insolvency resolution plans, disallowing discriminatory classification.
K.M. Krishna Reddy v. Vinod Reddy
The Supreme Court held that a suit for injunction based on possession and title is maintainable without a declaration of title when adverse possession is pleaded, and remanded the case for merits after setting aside the High Court's limitation-based dismissal of the amendment.
Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. v. Kumaon Entertainment and Hospitalities Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the final land price fixed by the appellant's Board resolution is binding on the respondent, allowed the appeal, and dismissed the writ petition directing payment of the enhanced amount before sale deed execution.
Dharma @ Dharam Singh v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to lack of in-court identification by eyewitnesses, emphasizing the necessity of such identification to uphold conviction.
Shanta Rani v. Nasib Kaur
The Supreme Court upheld the eviction of a tenant by an NRI landlady under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, affirming the maintainability of summary eviction petitions by NRIs not physically present in India.
Mukesh Kumar v. S. Kuldeep Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the eviction of a tenant under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act by a Non-Resident Indian owner, affirming that the tenant failed to disclose sufficient grounds to obtain leave to defend the summary eviction petition.
IVECO MAGIRUS BRANDSCHUTZTECHNIK GMBH v. NIRMAL KISHORE BHARTIYA
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a petition challenging summoning orders in a criminal defamation case, affirming that exceptions to defamation are generally to be considered at trial and that a company can be prosecuted for defamatory acts of its authorized agents.
GRIDCO Ltd. v. Western Electricity Supply Company of Orissa Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld the Appellate Tribunal's tariff orders, affirming DISCOMS' locus standi to challenge BST, disallowing principal loan pass-through but allowing interest, and emphasizing the quasi-judicial nature and limited appellate scope under the Electricity Act.
Hazari Lal v. Ramesh Kumar
The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's appeal, dismissing the suit for specific performance due to the respondents' undue delay and failure to prove necessity of Ceiling Department permission, protecting the appellant's registered title as a bona fide purchaser.
SHARANAPPA @ SHARANAPPA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to failure of the prosecution to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that arrests under Section 19 of the PMLA must comply with strict procedural safeguards including furnishing written grounds of arrest, and quashed the appellants' arrests and remand orders due to non-compliance and abuse of power by the Enforcement Directorate.
State Bank of India & Ors. v. P. Zadenga
The Supreme Court held that clause 4 of the MoS does not bar continuation of departmental proceedings during criminal trials and acquittal in criminal cases does not entitle automatic discharge in disciplinary proceedings.
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.