Supreme Court of India
8,449 judgments
Sushanta Kumar Banik v. State of Tripura
The Supreme Court quashed a preventive detention order due to unreasonable delay and suppression of the appellant’s bail status, emphasizing the necessity of prompt action and full disclosure for valid preventive detention.
Bohatti Devi v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order for an accused in a murder and conspiracy case, emphasizing the need to consider offence gravity, prior judicial orders, and individual role before granting bail.
Bohatti Devi v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order for an accused in a serious murder and conspiracy case, emphasizing the need to consider offence gravity, prior judicial orders, and individual role before granting bail.
Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. & Ors. v. Anusree K.B.
The Supreme Court held that compassionate appointment is a concession to relieve sudden financial crisis caused by the death of a sole breadwinner and denied the respondent's claim made 24 years after the employee's death as defeating the scheme's object.
Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. & Ors. v. Anusree K.B.
The Supreme Court held that appointment on compassionate grounds cannot be granted after an inordinate delay of 24 years, especially when the deceased was not the sole breadwinner, and set aside the High Court's orders directing reconsideration.
Aminuddin v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside High Court bail orders granted solely on parity with co-accused whose bail was disapproved, emphasizing the need for reasoned orders and balancing liberty with public interest in serious offences.
Aminuddin v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court set aside High Court bail orders granted solely on parity with co-accused whose bail was disapproved, emphasizing the need for reasoned orders in serious offences and directed the accused to surrender.
C.S. Ramaswamy v. V.K. Senthil
The Supreme Court held that plaints filed after a delay of over 10 years with vague fraud allegations are barred by limitation and liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC.
C.S. Ramaswamy v. V.K. Senthil & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that suits filed after a long delay with vague allegations of fraud are barred by limitation and must be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC, emphasizing strict pleading of cause of action and guarding against abuse of process.
Sanghi Industries Limited v. Ravin Cables Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that interim orders under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act directing deposit of amounts already paid under invoked bank guarantees are impermissible without satisfying CPC safeguards, and set aside such orders.
EMAAR INDIA LTD v. TARUN AGGARWAL PROJECTS LLP
The Supreme Court held that courts must conduct a preliminary inquiry into arbitrability under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act before appointing arbitrators when disputes fall under an exclusion clause, and remitted the matter for fresh consideration.
EMAAR INDIA LTD v. TARUN AGGARWAL PROJECTS LLP
The Supreme Court held that courts must conduct a preliminary inquiry on arbitrability before appointing arbitrators under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act when a dispute falls under an express non-arbitrable clause, and remitted the matter for fresh consideration.
State of Maharashtra v. Madhuri Maruti Vidhate
The Supreme Court held that a married daughter is not entitled to compassionate appointment as it is a concession for dependent family members to relieve sudden financial distress, and set aside the orders directing such appointment after a long delay.
State of Maharashtra v. Madhuri Maruti Vidhate
The Supreme Court held that a married daughter is not entitled to compassionate appointment years after the death of the government employee, emphasizing that such appointments are a humanitarian exception for immediate dependents in financial crisis.
The State of Maharashtra v. Mr. Aspi Chinoy and Another
The Supreme Court held that Government Resolutions on concessional land allotment to Co-operative Societies do not apply when land is leased to a builder who sells flats on ownership basis and purchasers form a Society, dismissing the State's appeal against registration of flat transfers without a No Objection Certificate.
Bashiroddin & Ors. v. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation & Anr.
The Supreme Court clarified that land acquisition compensation must be released 50% without security and 50% with security as per its order, rejecting MTDC's attempt to withdraw excess deposited amount and allowing appellants to receive full entitled compensation.
Bashiroddin & Ors. v. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that the entire enhanced compensation must be disbursed to land losers with 50% released without security and 50% on furnishing security, rejecting MTDC's claim to withdraw mistakenly deposited excess amount.
Shri Chatrapati Shivaji Gaushala v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court held that seized cattle must be handed over to animal welfare organizations pending trial under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, emphasizing the Magistrate's discretion and the need for expeditious trials to protect animal welfare.
Executive Engineer (R and B) and Others v. Gokul Chandra Kanungo
The Supreme Court reduced the exorbitant 18% interest awarded by the arbitrator to 9% per annum and disallowed interest for periods of respondent's inaction, emphasizing reasoned exercise of discretion under Section 31(7)(a) of the Arbitration Act and the Court's power under Article 142 to ensure justice.
Ajwar v. Niyaj Ahmad
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s bail order in a murder case, emphasizing the necessity of reasoned judicial orders considering the gravity of offence and accused’s role before granting bail.