Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
Sri Lakshmi Hotel Pvt. Limited v. Sriram City Union Finance Ltd.
The Supreme Court upheld a 24% interest rate arbitral award, affirming the arbitrator's discretion to grant post-award interest and rejecting claims of usurious interest and public policy violation.
SHRI DIGANT v. M/S. P.D.T. TRADING CO.
The Supreme Court held that a counsel's pursis claiming no instructions does not amount to withdrawal of Vakalatnama and the High Court erred in setting aside trial and appellate orders for procedural lapses when the litigant failed to act.
Raj Kumar @ Bheema v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court overturned a murder conviction due to unreliable eyewitness identification via video conferencing, flawed identification parade, and uncorroborated recoveries, emphasizing procedural safeguards for remote testimony.
Ratnaparki and Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court quashed the entire FIR including the offence of dacoity where the complainant settled the dispute amicably and all property was returned, negating dishonest intention.
T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Others
The Supreme Court upheld strict ecological and regulatory standards for Tiger Safaris in buffer zones of Tiger Reserves, mandated restoration of environmental damage in Corbett Tiger Reserve, and directed accountability of responsible officials under the polluter pays principle.
Kolanjiammal v. The Revenue Divisional Officer
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that failure to invoke statutory remedies under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act within the prescribed period bars collateral challenge to a confirmed auction sale.
Govind v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant of murder charges, holding that recovery and forensic evidence alone, without corroboration from eyewitnesses or independent witnesses, cannot sustain conviction beyond reasonable doubt.
State of Karnataka v. State of Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court upheld the expert bodies' jurisdiction over the Mekedatu project and rejected Tamil Nadu's plea to stay Karnataka's DPR preparation, emphasizing judicial restraint in technical water disputes.
Dinesh Kumar Jaldhari v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under aggravated sexual assault of a minor under the POCSO Act, emphasizing the primacy of consistent ocular evidence over medical findings, but reduced the sentence from seven to six years.
Union of India v. Indraj
The Supreme Court held that judicial review in disciplinary cases is limited to the inquiry process and upheld removal of a public servant for proven misappropriation despite subsequent deposit of funds.
IN RE: SARANDA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
The Supreme Court directed the State of Jharkhand to expeditiously declare the Saranda forest area as a Wildlife Sanctuary under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, emphasizing the State's statutory and constitutional duty to protect ecologically significant forests despite socio-economic concerns.
Kopargaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that an insurer cannot repudiate a boiler insurance claim based on post-accident survey reports indicating wear and corrosion when the accident involved an explosion during the currency of a valid policy and no material non-disclosure by the insured.
M/S POLY MEDICURE LTD. v. M/S BRILLIO TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD
The Supreme Court held that a company purchasing software to automate its business processes for profit maximization is not a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and dismissed the appeal challenging the non-maintainability of the consumer complaint.
Union of India v. Vigin K. Varghese
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail orders in a commercial quantity narcotics case for failure to apply the statutory requirements of Section 37 of the NDPS Act and remitted the matter for fresh consideration.
Dalip Singh v. Sawan Singh
The Supreme Court held that in usufructuary mortgages, the limitation period for redemption starts from the date of payment or tender of mortgage money, dismissing the appeal and affirming the High Court's order allowing redemption.
Rikhab Chand Jain v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s refusal to entertain a writ petition challenging customs confiscation and penalty orders, emphasizing the necessity to exhaust statutory remedies before invoking writ jurisdiction under Article 226.
Sanjay Tiwari v. Yugal Kishore Prasad Sao & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a counter claim cannot be maintained against a co-defendant and set aside the counter claim filed by defendants 2 and 3 while upholding their impleadment in a suit for specific performance.
Rakesh Mittal v. Ajay Pal Gupta
The Supreme Court set aside bail granted to a habitual offender with serious criminal antecedents and forged identities, emphasizing cautious exercise of bail discretion considering individual conduct and offence gravity.
T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that prosecution sanction orders passed during its ongoing proceedings can only be challenged before it, not before High Courts, and transferred a writ petition challenging such sanction to itself while accepting the accused officer's apology for procedural misconduct.
Surendra Koli v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The Supreme Court allowed the curative petition, setting aside the petitioner’s conviction and death sentence due to irreconcilable conflicting judgments on identical evidence, holding the confession and recoveries inadmissible and affirming the fundamental right to fair trial.