Supreme Court of India
17,536 judgments
Delhi Development Authority v. Shakuntla Devi
The Supreme Court held that land acquisition proceedings do not lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession is taken or compensation is tendered, overruling the High Court's contrary decision.
Saurav Das v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that chargesheets under Section 173 Cr.P.C. are not required to be published on State websites, distinguishing them from FIRs, and dismissed the petition seeking such public access.
Elumalai @ Venkatesan v. M. Kamala
The Supreme Court held that a Release Deed executed by a father for valuable consideration estops his heirs from claiming a share in the grandfather's separate property despite their status as Class I heirs under Hindu law.
Jasbir Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court converted the appellant's murder conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, recognizing his right to private defence against an aggressor party.
Gajanand Sharma v. Adarsh Siksha Parisad Samiti
The Supreme Court held that prior approval of the Director of Education under Section 18 of the Rajasthan Non-Governmental Educational Institutions Act, 1989 is mandatory before terminating an employee of a recognized institution, even after disciplinary enquiry, and set aside the High Court's contrary decision.
Union of India v. Const Sunil Kumar
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a CRPF personnel for misconduct, ruling that criminal classifications of offences do not limit disciplinary penalties and that judicial interference in such punishments is limited to cases of striking disproportion.
John Anthonisamy @ John v. State
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction based on strong circumstantial evidence including recovery of the dead body and stolen car parts at the accused's instance, despite inconclusive post-mortem and unrelied upon extra judicial confession.
John Anthonisamy @ John v. State
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for murder based on strong circumstantial evidence including recovery of the dead body and stolen vehicle parts at the accused's instance, dismissing the appeal challenging the reliability of confessional evidence.
Alpine Housing Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd. v. Ashok S. Dhariwal
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order permitting additional evidence in a pre-2019 arbitration award challenge under Section 34, applying pre-amendment provisions and emphasizing summary nature and exceptional circumstances.
Alpine Housing Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd. v. Ashok S. Dhariwal
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order permitting additional evidence in a pre-2019 amendment Section 34 arbitration challenge, emphasizing the applicability of pre-amendment provisions and exceptional allowance of evidence to ensure justice without defeating arbitration's speedy disposal.
Natthu Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to unreliable sole witness testimony recorded after an unexplained delay, granting benefit of doubt.
Natthu Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges due to unreliable sole eyewitness testimony and lack of corroboration, granting benefit of doubt.
Gajanand Sharma v. Adarsh Siksha Parisad Samiti
The Supreme Court held that prior approval of the Director of Education is mandatory under Section 18 of the Rajasthan Non-Governmental Educational Institutions Act, 1989 before terminating an employee, even after disciplinary enquiry, and set aside the High Court's contrary decision.
Stalin @ Satalin Samuvel v. State
The Supreme Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to unreliable eye witness testimony and flawed identification parade, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural safeguards in criminal trials.
Stalin @ Satalin Samuvel v. State
The Supreme Court acquitted appellants of murder charges due to unreliable eye witness evidence and flawed identification parade procedures, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural safeguards in criminal trials.
Rajaram S/O Sriramulu Naidu v. Maruthachalam
The Supreme Court quashed the conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act due to successful rebuttal of presumption by the accused, while upholding civil recovery decrees with modification based on amounts deposited.
Rajaram S/O Sriramulu Naidu v. Maruthachalam
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that the accused successfully rebutted the presumption of debt discharge by adducing credible evidence, while upholding the civil decrees with modification.
Jabir v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court set aside the murder conviction based solely on the 'last seen' theory due to inconsistencies, unexplained FIR delay, and incomplete circumstantial evidence.
Delhi Development Authority v. Manpreet Singh
The Supreme Court held that a subsequent purchaser acquiring land after the 2013 Land Acquisition Act has no locus to challenge acquisition proceedings or lapsing thereof, setting aside the High Court's order in favor of the purchaser.
Delhi Development Authority v. Manpreet Singh
The Supreme Court held that a subsequent purchaser post-2013 Act has no locus to challenge land acquisition lapsing under Section 24(2), setting aside the High Court's order in favor of the purchaser.