Supreme Court of India
8,449 judgments
Digambar v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court upheld murder convictions but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment, holding the case did not meet the 'rarest of rare' threshold for capital punishment.
Rajasthan v. Dr. Hameer Singh Chauhan & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that permanent absorption of government employees into Dairy Federations terminates their lien with the State Government, disqualifying them from pension benefits from the State.
State of Rajasthan v. Dr. Hamir Singh Chouhan
The Supreme Court held that permanent absorption in the Dairy Federations terminated the respondents’ lien with the State Government, denying them pensionary benefits from the State after retirement benefits were received from the Dairy Federations.
T.D. Vivek Kumar v. Ranbir Chaudhary
The Supreme Court held that a contractual clause providing for double earnest money as compensation excludes specific performance, allowing the appeal to restore the Trial Court's decree refusing specific performance.
Prasanna and Others v. Mudegowda
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that a suit for possession filed within six months of prior litigation declaring title is not barred by limitation, confirming Mudegowda's valid title and possession over the property.
Rajiv Kumar Jindal v. B. C. I. Staff Colony Residential Welfare Association
The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of the sole bidder's offer for a sick company's asset sale due to non-compliance with mandatory bank guarantee and payment conditions, affirming the validity of the subsequent sale process under the Sick Industrial Companies Act, 1985.
Rajiv Kumar Jindal and Others v. BCI Staff Colony Residential Welfare Association and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's setting aside of a defective auction sale of sick company assets due to non-compliance with mandatory procedural guidelines and absence of competitive bidding.
Rajiv Kumar Jindal v. B. C. I. Staff Colony Residential Welfare Association
The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of the sole bidder's offer for sick company assets due to non-compliance with mandatory procedural rules, emphasizing the necessity of strict adherence to sale conditions under the Sick Industrial Companies Act.
Rajiv Kumar Jindal and Others v. BCI Staff Colony Residential Welfare Association and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's setting aside of auction confirmation due to non-compliance with statutory valuation and payment guidelines, emphasizing the necessity of competitive bidding and procedural fairness in asset sales under the Sick Industrial Companies Act.
Uttar Pradesh State v. Rachna Wills & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that teacher appointments in minority institutions under the Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act require mandatory approval by the District Inspector of Schools, and amended regulations apply to all pending selections, invalidating appointments without such approval.
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Rachna Hills
The Supreme Court held that mandatory DIOS approval is essential for teacher appointments in minority institutions, rejecting the concept of deemed appointment and applying amended selection Regulations even to pending proposals.
Uttar Pradesh State v. Rachna Wills & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that teacher appointments in minority institutions require DIOS approval and that amendments to selection rules apply prospectively, protecting vested rights of candidates selected before the amendments.
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Rachna Hills
The Supreme Court held that teacher appointments in minority institutions under the Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act require mandatory DIOS approval, no deemed appointment arises from delay, and amended rules apply to pending selections.
Bothilal v. The Intelligence Officer Narcotics Control Bureau
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants in a heroin trafficking case due to inadmissibility of confessional statements, procedural lapses in sample drawing, and failure to prove possession beyond reasonable doubt.
Bothilal v. The Intelligence Officer Narcotics Control Bureau
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellants in a narcotics case, holding that confessional statements to police officers are inadmissible, procedural safeguards in sample drawing were violated, and possession of contraband was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Rakesh Sharma v. Kavita
The Supreme Court held that prolonged separation and acrimony amounting to mental cruelty justify divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, allowing the husband's appeal and restoring the divorce decree.
Rakesh Raman v. Kavita
The Supreme Court allowed the husband's appeal, holding that irretrievable breakdown of marriage evidenced by long separation and repeated failed reconciliations constitutes cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, thereby justifying divorce and awarding permanent alimony.
Union of India v. Santosh Kumar Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the lawful discharge of a recruit from the Railway Protection Force before formal appointment based on adverse antecedents, holding that acquittal in criminal trial does not automatically entitle appointment.
Union of India v. Santosh Kumar Singh
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of pre-appointment discharge of a recruit in the Railway Protection Force based on antecedent verification despite subsequent acquittal in criminal trial.
Vijay Kumar Ghai v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court held that its judgment is binding but must be applied after factual scrutiny in each case, dismissing the applicant's plea for blanket application and quashing of criminal proceedings.