Supreme Court of India
18,255 judgments
S. Rajendran v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Benami Prohibition)
The Supreme Court held that challenges to attachment orders under the Benami Act cannot be entertained by insolvency tribunals under the IBC, affirming the exclusive jurisdiction of Benami Act authorities and dismissing the appeals.
Reliance General Insurance Company Limited v. Kanika & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act must be reduced by amounts equivalent to pay and allowances received under the 2006 Rules to avoid double recovery, and that a High Court cannot alter substantive compensation via clarification applications.
Catalyst Trusteeship Ltd. v. Ecstasy Realty Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that an insolvency petition under Section 7 of the IBC must be admitted upon proof of default in financial debt, and that unilateral restructuring without prescribed consent does not prevent default or bind all debenture holders.
Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited and Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the insurer of the truck is liable for the claimant's injury as the truck driver negligently failed to maintain a safe distance from the trailer, reversing the High Court's order.
Sitaram Kuchhbedia v. Vimal Rana
The Supreme Court restored the murder conviction under Section 302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC, holding that multiple grievous injuries inflicted by an unlawful assembly with intent to cause death attract the offence of murder and vicarious liability applies to all members.
Shobha Namdev Sonavane v. Samadhan Bajirao Sonvane
The Supreme Court set aside bail granted to accused in a murder and SC/ST atrocity case, holding that members of an unlawful assembly are equally liable and bail cannot be granted on extraneous grounds such as pending civil disputes.
Naresh Kumar Garg v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of complaint proceedings under the PCPNDT Act against a radiologist, emphasizing strict enforcement of record-keeping and procedural compliance to prevent female foeticide.
Amad Noormamad Bakali v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under the Customs Act based on voluntary confessional statements corroborated by independent evidence but reduced sentences considering the appellants' age and time served.
Neelu @ Nilesh Koshti v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction based on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, including recovery of the body at the accused's instance under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, and credible identification despite decomposition.
Sriganesh Chandrasekaran & Others v. M/S Unishire Homes LLP & Others
The Supreme Court held that landowners are not jointly liable with the developer for delay compensation in a real estate project under a Joint Development Agreement but must transfer title along with the developer.
Union of India v. Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited
The Supreme Court held that telecom licensees continuing operations after quashing of their licences are liable to pay the reserve price from the date of quashing, with interest payable only from the expiry of the show-cause notice period.
Parsvnath Developers Ltd. v. Mohit Khirbat
The Supreme Court upheld the NCDRC's orders directing the developer to deliver possession with Occupancy Certificate and pay compensation for delay, holding that statutory consumer rights override unfair contractual limitations.
Gourab Mondal @ Shanu & Another v. State of West Bengal
The Supreme Court modified the High Court's sentence from life imprisonment without remission till natural life to life imprisonment for twenty years without remission, balancing punishment severity with the possibility of reformation.
Priyanka Kumari and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors.
The Supreme Court held that degrees awarded by a university established under a statute later declared ultra vires are valid if obtained prior to invalidation, and terminated employees on this ground are entitled to reinstatement without back wages.
Power Trust v. Bhuvan Madan
The Supreme Court upheld the admission of CIRP against Hiranmaye Energy Ltd., holding that restructuring proposals failing pre-implementation conditions do not bar insolvency proceedings and that the Adjudicating Authority's role at admission is limited to verifying default without assessing viability.
Dinesh Kumar v. The State of Haryana and Ors.
The Supreme Court held that allotments of housing flats by a government employees' welfare society must comply with eligibility criteria and principles of fairness, setting aside arbitrary preferential allotments and directing a fresh draw.
Parameshwari v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's reduction of sentence in a grievous injury case, affirming that compensation cannot substitute appropriate punishment and sentencing must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.
Rohit Jangde v. The State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a stepfather for his stepdaughter's murder due to flawed investigation, inadmissible Section 27 statement, incomplete DNA evidence, and failure to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy v. State C.B.I.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction for abetment of suicide and attempt to commit suicide, ruling death was due to poisoning and rejecting claims of manual strangulation or sexual assault.
P. Suresh v. D. Kalaivani & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court cannot exercise its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 to strike off a plaint when a specific remedy under Order VII Rule 11 CPC is available, and set aside the High Court's order striking the plaint.