Supreme Court of India
8,449 judgments
SRI GULAM MUSTAFA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR.
The Supreme Court quashed a maliciously instituted FIR under the SC/ST Act and IPC, holding that criminal proceedings cannot be used to pressurize parties in a settled civil land dispute and that inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC must be exercised to prevent abuse of process.
C.S. Gopalakrishnan v. The State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Tamil Nadu's special land acquisition laws protected by Presidential assent under Article 254(2), dismissing challenges based on arbitrariness and discrimination vis-à-vis the Central land acquisition law.
C.S. Gopalakrishnan v. The State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Tamil Nadu's special land acquisition laws protected by Presidential assent under Article 254(2), dismissing challenges based on arbitrariness and discrimination under Article 14 and denying locus standi to subsequent purchasers to challenge acquisitions.
Jermaine Capital LLC Dubai v. Central Bureau of Investigation
The Supreme Court held that freeze orders and bank guarantee conditions imposed on a foreign investor not involved in the criminal investigation are unsustainable and must be lifted, allowing repatriation of funds.
M/s. Jermyn Capital LLC Dubai v. Central Bureau Of Investigation
The Supreme Court held that freeze orders and bank guarantee conditions cannot be imposed on a company unrelated to the criminal investigation and allowed repatriation of funds without a bank guarantee.
Mukeem Ahmad & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against purchasers who acted in good faith on a registered sale deed where no criminal allegations were made against them and a civil suit was pending.
Mukeem Ahmad & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr.
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against appellants in a property dispute where no criminal allegations were made against them and a civil suit was pending, holding that continuation of the case would be an abuse of process.
M/s. Shree Vishnu Constructions v. The Engineer in Chief
The Supreme Court held that the pre-amendment Arbitration Act, 1996 applies to Section 11(6) applications filed after the 2015 Amendment if arbitration was invoked before its commencement, dismissing the appeal.
M/s. Shree Vishnu Constructions v. The Engineer in Chief
The Supreme Court held that the Arbitration Amendment Act, 2015 does not apply to Section 11(6) applications filed after 23.10.2015 if arbitration was invoked before that date, affirming the pre-amendment law and dismissing the appeal.
Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited v. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional Transferable Development Rights to the appellant, holding that they failed to develop the recreational ground as required and abandoned their claim by undue delay.
Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Supreme Court held that appellants were not entitled to additional TDR as they failed to develop the amenity as required by law and dismissed their appeal against the rejection of additional TDR claims.
Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited v. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Others
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the appellants failed to develop required facilities on acquired recreational land and abandoned their claim for additional Transferable Development Rights under Section 126 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act.
Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Supreme Court held that appellants were not entitled to additional TDR as they failed to develop the amenity as required, but delay in challenging the rejection did not amount to abandonment of claim.
Haryana Urban Development Authority & Anr. v. Jagdeep Singh
The Supreme Court dismissed Haryana Urban Development Authority's appeal, holding that additional price demand is invalid without enhancement awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, and imposed costs for frivolous litigation.
Haryana Urban Development Authority & Anr. v. Jagdeep Singh
The Supreme Court dismissed HUDA's appeal demanding additional price for a plot, holding that such demand is valid only if land cost is enhanced by competent authority under the Land Acquisition Act, and imposed costs for frivolous litigation.
T. Valsan Thr. LRs. & Ors. v. K. Kanagaraj & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that for promotion eligibility, the entire service period as Junior Engineer counts irrespective of when a Diploma holder acquires an Engineering Degree, upholding departmental practice and prior precedent.
T. Valsan Thr. LRs. & Ors. v. K. Kanagaraj & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that for promotion eligibility, the entire service period of Diploma holders who acquire degrees during service counts, affirming the interpretation in D. Stephen Joseph and dismissing the appeal.
Calcutta State Transport Corporation v. Ashit Chakraborty
The Supreme Court upheld the entitlement of an employee to pension benefits under statutory regulations despite procedural lapses and rejected the employer’s waiver argument.
Calcutta State Transport Corporation v. Ashit Chakraborty
The Supreme Court upheld the employee’s right to pension benefits under the 1990 Regulations despite procedural lapses by the employer and rejected the plea of waiver based on continued CPF deductions.
Rahul Gupta v. Rajasthan State and Others
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order in a murder case for lack of proper evidence scrutiny and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.