Supreme Court of India
17,225 judgments
The State of Haryana & Ors v. Hira Singh
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order declaring land acquisition lapsed and remanded the cases for fresh consideration of possession and compensation issues under the 2013 Act and relevant precedent.
Moser Baer Karamchari Union v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the IBC's waterfall mechanism capping workmen's dues to 24 months and excluding Companies Act provisions in liquidation, affirming legislative intent and economic policy balance.
Moser Baer Karamchari Union v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the IBC's waterfall mechanism and Section 327(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, affirming that insolvency proceedings under the IBC supersede preferential payment provisions of the Companies Act and that the classification of workmen's dues is reasonable and constitutionally valid.
Municipal Commissioner, Jamnagar Municipal Corporation v. R.M. Doshi
The Supreme Court held that a dismissal order passed without delegated authority can be validated by subsequent ratification by the competent authority, thereby restoring the dismissal of the municipal officer.
Municipal Commissioner, Jamnagar Municipal Corporation v. R.M. Doshi
The Supreme Court held that a dismissal order passed without authority can be validated by ratification from the competent authority, restoring the dismissal of a municipal officer despite initial procedural defects.
G. Vikram Kumar v. State Bank of Hyderabad
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order staying an e-auction sale under SARFAESI Act, holding that an agreement to sale without prior permission is void and alternative remedy under Section 17 bars writ petitions under Article 226.
ESSEMM LOGISTICS v. DARCL LOGISTICS LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that the mandatory notice under Section 16 of the Carriage by Road Act, 2007 applies only to claims for loss or damage to consignment and does not bar counter-claims for other consequential losses against a common carrier.
Nitu Devi Somvanshi v. Rajendra Singh Somvanshi @ Tinku
The Supreme Court allowed the transfer of family court proceedings from Alwar, Rajasthan to Bhiwani, Haryana in the interest of justice with directions for expeditious disposal.
Nitu Devi Somvanshi v. Rajendra Singh Somvanshi @ Tinku
The Supreme Court allowed the transfer of family court proceedings from Rajasthan to Haryana in the interest of justice and disposed of the related contempt petition.
Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan
The Supreme Court clarified that it can grant divorce by mutual consent under Article 142 of the Constitution, including waiving the six-month waiting period and granting divorce on irretrievable breakdown grounds, while quashing connected proceedings to do complete justice.
Shilpa Sailesh v. Varun Sreenivasan
The Supreme Court clarified the scope of its power under Article 142 to grant divorce by mutual consent dispensing with the statutory waiting period and to grant divorce on irretrievable breakdown of marriage, subject to judicial scrutiny and public policy.
ESSEMM LOGISTICS v. DARCL LOGISTICS LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that the mandatory notice under Section 16 of the Carriage by Road Act, 2007 applies only to claims for loss or damage to consignments and not to other types of claims, allowing the appellant's counter-claim to proceed.
Samra @ Jasbir Singh v. National Investigation Agency
The Supreme Court held that filing a chargesheet within the statutory period completes investigation for default bail purposes, and delayed sanction for prosecution under special laws does not entitle accused to default bail.
GUJARAT COMPOSITE LIMITED v. A INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that disputes involving multiple parties and agreements, some without arbitration clauses, cannot be partially referred to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, affirming that only parties bound by a valid arbitration agreement can be compelled to arbitrate.
Delhi Development Authority v. Anita Singh
The Supreme Court held that land acquisition does not lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if either possession is taken or compensation is paid (including deposit in court due to ownership dispute), overruling the High Court's order that acquisition had lapsed.
Ramisetty Venkatanna v. Nasyam Jamal Saheb
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and held that the plaint was liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule XI CPC as it was barred by limitation and disclosed no cause of action due to clever drafting to circumvent limitation law.
Ramisetty Venkatanna v. Nasyam Jamal Saheb
The Supreme Court held that a plaint cleverly drafted to circumvent limitation and lacking a clear cause of action is liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule XI CPC, allowing the appeal and setting aside lower court orders.
Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld residence-based reservation in professional education but struck down 75% reservation as excessive, directing the State to limit it to 70% based on actual data.
Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld residence-based reservation in professional education but struck down 75% reservation as excessive, directing the State to limit it to 70% considering ground realities.
P. V. NIDHISH & ORS v. KERALA STATE WAKF BOARD & ANR
The Supreme Court held that the penal provision criminalizing unauthorized possession of wakf property cannot be applied retrospectively to possession predating the amendment, quashing the prosecution against long-term tenants.