Supreme Court of India
16,356 judgments
M/S RAMNATH EXPORTS PVT. LTD. v. VINITA MEHTA & ANR.
The Supreme Court held that a High Court must decide an application seeking permission to file a single appeal against consolidated suits before dismissing the appeal on maintainability grounds, thereby protecting the appellant's right to be heard on merits.
M/S RAMNATH EXPORTS PVT. LTD. v. VINITA MEHTA & ANR.
The Supreme Court held that a single appeal against two separate decrees passed in consolidated suits requires prior permission, and remanded the matter for such decision before dismissing the appeal on maintainability grounds.
Aman Sharma & Anr. v. Umesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the ownership of Plaintiffs based on a duly proved Will, dismissed the appeal of Defendants who failed to prove title, and held that a sale deed by a non-owner cannot transfer title.
Aman Sharma & Anr. v. Umesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the ownership and possession rights of Plaintiffs based on valid Will and succession, dismissing the appeal of purchasers who acquired property from a person without title.
Malkeet Singh Gill v. The State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for criminal breach of trust and cheating, affirming concurrent sentences and limiting revisional interference with concurrent factual findings.
K. Ramya v. National Insurance Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court restored and enhanced compensation for motor accident death by holding that income tax returns and audit reports reliably reflect the deceased's income including business ventures, rejecting the High Court's notional income approach.
K. Ramya v. National Insurance Co. Ltd.
The Supreme Court restored enhanced compensation to the deceased's dependents by holding that income tax returns and audit reports reliably determine loss of income, including income from active business ventures, while allowing managerial skill compensation for income from capital assets under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Manoj Parihar v. State of Jammu & Kashmir
The Supreme Court held that seniority of judicial officers appointed by direct recruitment must be fixed strictly on merit and not roster points, dismissing the petition challenging the High Court's order to that effect.
Manoj Parihar v. State of Jammu & Kashmir
The Supreme Court held that seniority of judicial officers must be fixed strictly on merit and not on roster points, dismissing the petition challenging the High Court's order quashing roster-based seniority fixation.
Zakia Ahsan Jafri v. State of Gujarat & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that after completion of SIT investigation and submission of final report under Section 173(2) CrPC, the trial court alone has jurisdiction to proceed, and the Court's monitoring ends, dismissing the appellant's challenge to the closure report.
Manoj Pratap Singh v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for kidnapping, raping, and murdering a mentally and physically challenged minor girl, affirming the 'rarest of rare' doctrine based on complete circumstantial and forensic evidence.
Manoj Pratap Singh v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a mentally and physically challenged minor girl, affirming the application of the rarest of rare doctrine in capital punishment.
Sunil Kumar v. State of Kerala
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under the Abkari Act for illegal spirit dealing but set aside the attempted suicide conviction, reducing the sentence considering the long delay and clean record.
Sunil Kumar v. State of Kerala
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under the Abkari Act but set aside the attempted suicide conviction, modifying the sentence considering the long delay and clean antecedents.
Gopinathan v. State of Kerala
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under the Abkari Act but reduced the sentence considering the delay in trial, age, and lack of criminal antecedents.
Krishna Rai v. Banaras Hindu University
The Supreme Court held that statutory promotion rules prescribed by the Executive Council must be strictly followed and that estoppel cannot validate promotions made in violation of these rules, thereby quashing the impugned promotions and restoring the Single Judge's order.
Krishna Rai v. Banaras Hindu University
The Supreme Court held that statutory service rules for promotion must be strictly followed and that estoppel cannot validate promotions made in violation of such rules.
Ms. P v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the discharge of the accused from the rape charge due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the offences under Sections 376, 504, and 506 IPC did not constitute the same transaction for joint trial.
Ms. P v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the discharge of accused from the rape charge due to lack of territorial jurisdiction, holding that the offences under Sections 376, 504, and 506 IPC did not constitute the same transaction for joint trial.
Bharat Bhushan Gupta v. Pratap Narain Verma
The Supreme Court held that suit valuation for mandatory injunction against licensees is governed by the relief claimed and not the market value of the property, setting aside the High Court's order returning the plaint for improper valuation.