Supreme Court of India
17,536 judgments
S. Chandrasekharan & Ors. v. M. Dinakar & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that pecuniary loss for a deceased homemaker should be computed on notional income pegged to one-third of the husband's income with future prospects, and loss of love and affection is subsumed within loss of consortium, thereby enhancing the compensation awarded.
S. Chandrasekharan & Ors. v. M. Dinakar & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that pecuniary loss for a deceased homemaker should be computed on notional income pegged to the spouse's earnings with future prospects, subsuming loss of love and affection within loss of consortium, thereby restoring and enhancing compensation awarded by the Tribunal.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. M/s. Nemichand Damodardas
The Supreme Court held that Ready Reckoner rates cannot be the basis for land acquisition compensation and restored the Reference Court's lower compensation award, emphasizing market value determination through bona fide transactions and expert evidence.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. M/s. Nemichand Damodardas
The Supreme Court held that Ready Reckoner rates meant for stamp duty cannot determine compensation under the Land Acquisition Act and restored the Reference Court's valuation.
Mohamed Ali v. V. Jaya
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in setting aside an ex-parte decree under Article 227 when a statutory appeal was available and without considering the Trial Court's refusal to condone delay, restoring the original decree.
The State of Nagaland v. Nishevi Achumi
The Supreme Court held that retrospective regularization of a deceased work-charge employee's services is impermissible if he was not entitled to regularization during his lifetime, and consequently denied family pension to the widow.
The State of Nagaland v. Nishevi Achumi
The Supreme Court held that a deceased work-charge employee's services cannot be regularized posthumously if he was not entitled to regularization at the time of death, and dismissed the widow's claim for family pension based on such regularization.
Hemantha Kumar v. R. Mahadevaiah
The Supreme Court restored a consent decree passed in Lok Adalat, holding that referral to Lok Adalat does not invalidate a genuine consent decree and that the High Court erred in setting it aside on unsubstantiated fraud allegations.
Hemantha Kumar v. R. Mahadevaiah
The Supreme Court restored a consent decree passed in Lok Adalat, holding that referral to Lok Adalat and prima facie suspicion without material cannot invalidate a jointly agreed consent decree under Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC.
Virendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court overturned the appellant's murder conviction due to unreliable prosecution evidence and improper recovery procedures, emphasizing the prosecution's burden to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Virendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court overturned the appellant's murder conviction due to unreliable prosecution evidence and failure to prove recovery in accordance with law, emphasizing the prosecution's burden to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Ravi Sharma v. State (Government of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
The Supreme Court restored the trial court's acquittal, holding that the High Court erred in reversing it without disproving the trial court's plausible view on circumstantial evidence and motive.
Ravi Sharma v. State (Government of NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
The Supreme Court restored the trial court's acquittal, holding that the High Court erred in reversing a plausible acquittal in a circumstantial evidence case lacking a complete chain and firm motive.
Gregory Patrao and Ors. v. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a post-acquisition allottee company under the KIAD Act is not a 'person interested' entitled to participate in compensation proceedings, restoring the Reference Court’s award and setting aside the High Court’s order allowing such participation.
Biju K.K. v. Cochin University of Science and Technology
The Supreme Court held that courts must examine on merits challenges to Selection Committee decisions on experience and eligibility, remanding the matter for fresh consideration.
Biju K.K. v. Cochin University of Science and Technology
The Supreme Court remanded a service selection dispute for fresh judicial scrutiny of experience marks and eligibility criteria, emphasizing courts must examine such challenges on merits rather than defer to selection committees.
Asha Rani Gupta v. Sri Vineet Kumar
The Supreme Court held that in eviction suits, a tenant must deposit admitted rent and monthly dues under Order XV Rule 5 CPC, and failure to do so justifies striking off defence despite denial of landlord-tenant relationship.
ASHA RANI GUPTA v. SRI VINEET KUMAR
The Supreme Court held that courts have discretionary power under Order XV Rule 5 CPC to strike off defence for non-payment of rent in eviction suits, and denial of landlord-tenant relationship does not exempt the tenant from depositing rent during litigation.
Talli Gram Panchayat v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that a single-member bench of the NGT is invalid under Section 4(4)(c) of the NGT Act, set aside its orders, and restored the appeal for fresh hearing before a properly constituted bench.
Desh Raj & Ors. v. Rohtash Singh
The Supreme Court held that time was the essence of the contract, justified forfeiture of earnest money due to Respondent's failure to perform within stipulated time, and set aside the decree for refund of earnest money granted by lower courts.