Supreme Court of India
8,449 judgments
Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise Vadodara – I v. M/s Jyoti Limited
The Supreme Court held that erection, installation, and commissioning activities by a manufacturer do not constitute consulting engineering services liable to service tax, dismissing the Revenue’s appeal.
Rajbir Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a poisoning murder case due to incomplete and doubtful circumstantial evidence, emphasizing strict adherence to the principles governing conviction on circumstantial evidence.
Rajbir Singh v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a poisoning murder case due to incomplete circumstantial evidence, unreliable chemical reports, and lack of medical corroboration, emphasizing strict adherence to principles governing circumstantial evidence.
Pushpendra Kumar Sinha v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court discharged the Executive Engineer from corruption and criminal conspiracy charges, holding that no prima facie case was made out against him at the charge framing stage.
Pushpendra Kumar Sinha v. State of Jharkhand
The Supreme Court discharged the Executive Engineer accused of corruption charges, holding that no prima facie case existed against him given his lack of decision-making authority and absence of dishonest intent.
State of Tripura v. Anjana Bhattacharjee
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a State policy fixing a cut-off date for revised pension payments based on financial constraints, reversing the High Court's order striking down the rule as arbitrary.
State of Tripura v. Anjana Bhattacharjee
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a State policy fixing a cut-off date for payment of revised pension benefits based on financial constraints, reversing the High Court's order striking down the rule as arbitrary under Article 14.
ST. MARY’S EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR. v. RAJENDRA PRASAD BHARGAVA & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 is not maintainable against private unaided minority educational institutions in service disputes lacking a public law element.
Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary
The Supreme Court referred crucial constitutional questions on the Speaker's disqualification powers and related issues under the Tenth Schedule to a larger bench for authoritative clarification.
Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary
The Supreme Court referred important constitutional questions on legislative disqualification and Speaker's powers under the Tenth Schedule to a larger bench for authoritative clarification.
Md. Islam & Ors. v. Bihar State Electricity Board & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the Bihar State Electricity Board validly adapted the ACP Scheme prospectively from 2005, denying retrospective benefits from 1999 to employees who retired earlier, and dismissed the appeal.
Md. Islam & Ors. v. Bihar State Electricity Board & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the Bihar State Electricity Board's adaptation of the ACP Scheme applied prospectively from 2005, denying retrospective benefits to employees retired earlier, and dismissed the appeal.
MY PALACE MUTUALLY AIDED COOPERATIVE SOCIETY v. B. MAHESH & ORS.
The Supreme Court held that inherent powers under Section 151 CPC cannot be invoked to recall a final decree when alternate remedies exist, setting aside the High Court's recall order obtained on grounds of alleged fraud and delay.
MY PALACE MUTUALLY AIDED COOPERATIVE SOCIETY v. B. MAHESH
The Supreme Court held that a final decree cannot be recalled under Section 151 CPC when alternate remedies exist, setting aside the High Court's recall order and emphasizing procedural safeguards against misuse of inherent powers.
Union of India & Anr. v. M/s. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the 2016 Benami Transactions Amendment Act is prospective and cannot be applied retrospectively to transactions before its commencement, emphasizing constitutional safeguards against manifest arbitrariness and the necessity of mens rea in criminal law.
Union of India v. M/s. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that the 2016 Amendment to the Benami Transactions Act is prospective and cannot be applied retrospectively to transactions before its commencement, emphasizing constitutional safeguards against arbitrary and retrospective penal legislation.
Hasmukhlal D. Vora & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and quashed the criminal complaint against appellants for lack of prima facie offence, classification of the substance as food, and unexplained delay in prosecution.
Hasmukhlal D. Vora & Anr. v. The State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court quashed a criminal complaint under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act due to lack of prima facie evidence, classification of the substance as food, valid licenses held by appellants, and unexplained prosecutorial delay.
Horrmal (Deceased) through his LRs and others v. State of Haryana and others
The Supreme Court restored enhanced compensation awarded by the Reference Court for land acquisition, emphasizing reliance on highest bona fide pre-notification sale exemplars with appropriate deductions.
Union of India & Anr. v. Subhash Chander Sehgal & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that land acquisition proceedings do not lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession was taken or compensation paid prior to the Act, overruling earlier contrary decisions.