Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
R. KRSNA MURTII v. R. R. JAGADESAN
The Supreme Court held that a legal heir claiming substitution as legal representative under a registered Will cannot be summarily rejected without inquiry under Order XXII Rule 5 CPC and restored the substitution application for reconsideration.
Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers
The Supreme Court directed completion of registration of unorganized migrant workers to ensure delivery of welfare benefits and mandated reconsideration of food security coverage beyond the 2011 census to uphold the fundamental right to food.
Rameshwar v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that collaboration agreements granting possession and development rights during the suspect period constitute 'transfer' of land, invalidated such transfers, and upheld the deemed award vesting lands in the State authority.
Rameshwar v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court held that collaboration and development agreements conferring possession and development rights during a mala fide withdrawal of land acquisition constitute transfers, subjecting such lands to deemed acquisition and vesting in the State.
P. Ramasubbamma v. V. Vijayalakshmi
The Supreme Court restored the Trial Court's decree of specific performance where the vendor admitted the agreement and payment, and subsequent sale deeds by a power of attorney holder were held nominal and not binding.
Topline Shoes Limited and Another v. Punjab National Bank
The Supreme Court upheld that a counter-claim for recovery of money paid under undue influence is governed by Article 113 of the Limitation Act, dismissing the appeal as barred by limitation.
Mohammed Zubair v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors
The Supreme Court directed consolidation of multiple FIRs against a journalist for his tweets under one investigating agency, granted interim bail, and emphasized protection of freedom of speech and fair investigation to prevent abuse of criminal law.
Mohammed Zubair v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors
The Supreme Court ordered consolidation of multiple FIRs against a journalist arising from tweets, granted interim bail, and emphasized protection against harassment and proportionality in bail conditions restricting speech.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited v. NCC Limited
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's appointment of arbitrators, holding that disputes over notified claims under a restricted arbitration clause are arbitrable despite alleged withdrawal and settlement, limiting court intervention at the appointment stage to existence of arbitration agreement.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited v. NCC Limited
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's appointment of arbitrators, holding that disputes over notified claims under a restricted arbitration clause are arbitrable despite alleged full and final settlement and rejected the finality of the General Manager's decision on arbitrability.
Gorabai v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions based on reliable and corroborated dying declarations despite minor discrepancies in witness testimonies.
Gorabai v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld murder convictions based on corroborated dying declarations and evidence, dismissing appeals challenging the reliability of such declarations.
Kasabai Tukaram Karvar & Ors v. Nivruti (Dead) Through Legal Heirs & Ors
The Supreme Court upheld that adoption by a widow relates back to the date of the husband's death, making the adopted son the sole heir and excluding the daughter from inheritance under pre-Hindu Succession Act Mitakshara law.
Kasabai Tukaram Karvar v. Nivruti
The Supreme Court upheld that adoption by a widow relates back to the date of the husband's death, making the adopted son the sole heir and excluding a posthumously born daughter from inheritance under pre-1956 Hindu law.
Union of India v. R. Munusamy
The Supreme Court held that a soldier discharged administratively as an undesirable soldier is not entitled to disability pension for a non-service attributable disability, especially when claimed after a long delay.
Narcotics Control Bureau v. Mohar Agrawal
The Supreme Court upheld the grant of bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, emphasizing the requirement of reasonable grounds and the accused's compliance with bail conditions despite large narcotics seizure allegations.
Narcotics Control Bureau v. Mohit Aggarwal
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's grant of bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, holding that the accused failed to demonstrate reasonable grounds to believe he was not guilty of offences involving commercial quantities of narcotic drugs.
Narcotics Control Bureau v. Mohit Agrawal
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order in an NDPS case, emphasizing strict adherence to Section 37 conditions and rejecting reliance on retracted confessions for bail determination.
Narcotics Control Bureau v. Mohit Aggarwal
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's grant of bail under the NDPS Act, holding that stringent bail conditions under Section 37 were not met given the circumstantial evidence linking the accused to commercial quantity narcotics.
Union of India & Ors. v. Naik Ram Singh
The Supreme Court held that disability pension is not payable for injuries sustained during authorized leave at the leave station without a causal connection to military service, setting aside the Armed Forces Tribunal's grant of pension.