Supreme Court of India
17,225 judgments
Unnikrishnan CV v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the denial of promotion to appellants lacking the prescribed Diploma in Civil Engineering, holding that courts cannot declare equivalence of academic qualifications for service promotions.
UNNIKRISHNAN CV v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court upheld the denial of promotion to appellants lacking the prescribed Diploma in Civil Engineering, holding that courts cannot declare equivalence of academic qualifications absent authoritative recognition.
State of Punjab v. Dil Bahadur
The Supreme Court restored the original two-year sentence for rash and negligent driving causing death, rejecting the High Court's reduction based on undue sympathy and emphasizing proportionality and deterrence in sentencing.
State of Punjab v. Dil Bahadur
The Supreme Court restored the original two-year sentence for rash and negligent driving causing death, rejecting the High Court's reduction based on undue sympathy and emphasizing deterrent sentencing.
Union of India v. Ajay Kumar Singh @ Pappu
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order for the main accused in a commercial quantity narcotics case, emphasizing strict compliance with Section 37 of the NDPS Act and rejecting bail merely because co-accused were released.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Rattan India Power Limited
The Supreme Court upheld the Appellate Tribunal's order directing reconsideration of compensation for coal shortfall on a cumulative annual basis, ensuring full pass through of additional costs to the power generator.
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Rattan India Power Limited
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal directing annual cumulative calculation of coal shortfall compensation and pass-through of additional costs to ensure the generator's economic equivalence post change of law.
Lok Prahari v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 39-AA mandating open ballot voting in Rajya Sabha elections to prevent cross-voting and maintain party discipline, dismissing challenges to the rule and related nomination provisions.
Lok Prahari v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 39-AA mandating open ballot voting in Rajya Sabha elections and the nomination requirements under Section 33 of the Representation of the People Act, dismissing challenges to these provisions.
Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary v. The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that the convict was a juvenile at the time of the offence based on credible school records, invalidated his death sentence, and ordered his immediate release.
Swetab Kumar v. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
The Supreme Court held that the immunity granted under the 2020 Advisory for possession of exotic species cannot be retrospectively nullified by the 2022 Amendment Act, emphasizing protection against ex post facto criminal laws and directing further public notice before enforcement.
Swetab Kumar v. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
The Supreme Court held that declarations under the 2020 Advisory grant immunity from prosecution under the 2022 Amendment Act unless proper procedural safeguards and public notice are provided, prohibiting retrospective criminalization.
State Bank of India & Ors v. Rajesh Agarwal & Ors
The Supreme Court held that principles of natural justice, including the right to be heard, must be read into RBI's Master Directions on Frauds before classifying borrower accounts as fraudulent due to serious civil consequences.
Kamukayi & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the deceased was a bona fide passenger who died due to an untoward railway incident, entitling the appellants to compensation under the Railways Act, setting aside lower courts' dismissals.
Anil Minda and Others v. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Supreme Court held that the two-year limitation period for block assessments under Section 158BE of the Income Tax Act begins from the date of the last Panchnama drawn, not the date of the last search authorization.
Anil Minda and Others v. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Supreme Court held that the two-year limitation period for block assessments under Section 158BE of the Income Tax Act starts from the date of the last Panchnama drawn, not the last search authorization.
State of Tripura v. Chandan Deb
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Rule 3A(2) of the Tripura Sales Tax Rules, 1976 as a valid machinery provision for tax deduction at source on transfer of right to use goods, reversing the High Court's declaration of ultra vires.
The State of Tripura v. Chandan Deb
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Rule 3A(2) of the Tripura Sales Tax Rules, 1976 as a valid machinery provision for tax deduction at source, reversing the High Court's declaration of ultra vires and affirming tax liability on transfer of right to use goods under the Tripura Sales Tax Act, 1976.
Anil Kumar v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that parole periods granted under lawful authority do not count towards the total sentence period, dismissing the convict's petition challenging this exclusion.
Anil Kumar v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that the period of temporary or emergency parole granted under statutory provisions does not count towards the total sentence period of a convict, dismissing the petition challenging this principle.