Supreme Court of India
16,356 judgments
Pooja Bhuneshwar Prasad Sharma v. Ashish Vinaybhai Mishra
The Supreme Court allowed mutual consent divorce by accepting a mediated settlement, dispensing with the six months' waiting period, and disposed of connected transfer petitions as infructuous.
T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India
The Supreme Court revoked NBWL clearance for doubling a railway line through the Western Ghats, emphasizing mandatory environmental clearances, sustainable development, and precautionary principle.
Bhola Kumhar v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court held that detention beyond the sentence period fixed by the High Court, including remission, is illegal and awarded compensation to the appellant for violation of fundamental rights.
Bhola Kumhar v. State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court held that detention beyond the lawful sentence period violates fundamental rights and awarded compensation to a convict illegally detained beyond his sentence.
Dilip Hariramani v. Bank of Baroda
The Supreme Court held that a partner cannot be criminally convicted under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act without the firm being prosecuted and without proof that the partner was in charge of and responsible for the firm's business or consented to the offence.
Dilip Hariramani v. Bank of Baroda
The Supreme Court held that a partner cannot be criminally convicted under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act without the firm being prosecuted as the principal offender and without proof that the partner was in charge of and responsible for the firm's business.
Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
The Supreme Court referred the unresolved constitutional question on the legislative competence of Delhi over 'services' under Article 239AA(3)(a) to a Constitution Bench for authoritative interpretation.
Sathyanath & Anr. v. Sarojamani
The Supreme Court held that res judicata, being a mixed question of law and fact, cannot be decided as a preliminary issue under Order XIV Rule 2 CPC, and courts must decide all issues together to ensure expeditious disposal and avoid remand.
Samarpan Varishtha Jan Parisar v. Rajendra Prasad Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that inmates of an old age home are licensees with permissive possession only and cannot claim injunction against eviction for breach of license terms.
Samarpan Varishtha Jan Parisar v. Rajendra Prasad Agarwal
The Supreme Court held that inmates of an old age home are licensees with permissive possession only and cannot claim injunction against eviction for violation of license terms.
Land and Building Department v. Pawan Kumar
The Supreme Court held that acquisition proceedings do not lapse merely because compensation was deposited in court without prior tender to landowners, and a subsequent purchaser cannot claim lapse under the 2013 Act, setting aside the High Court's order.
Land and Building Department v. Pawan Kumar
The Supreme Court held that acquisition proceedings do not lapse if compensation has been tendered or deposited in court, and a subsequent purchaser cannot claim lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.
Delhi Development Authority v. Godfrey Phillips (I) Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 do not lapse under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act if possession has been taken and compensation paid or deposited, and purchasers acquiring land post-vesting cannot claim lapse of acquisition.
IFFCO-TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD v. M/s NEW INDIA DETERGENTS LTD.
The Supreme Court dismissed the insurance company's statutory appeal, holding that the exclusion clause did not exempt it from paying storage charges awarded by the consumer commission.
IFFCO-TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD v. M/s NEW INDIA DETERGENTS LTD.
The Supreme Court dismissed the insurance company's appeal, holding that the exclusion clause did not exempt it from paying storage charges awarded by the consumer forum.
Bhag Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld compensation of Rs.4 lakhs per acre for land acquired in Village Sohana under the 1990 notification, rejecting higher compensation claims based on non-adjoining villages and subsequent acquisitions.
Swadesh Kumar Agarwal v. Dinesh Kumar Agarwal & Ors
The Supreme Court held that termination of an arbitrator's mandate on grounds of undue delay must be decided by the court under section 14(2) and that an application under section 11(6) is not maintainable absent a written arbitration agreement.
Union of India v. Navneet Kumar
The Supreme Court held that the ACC lawfully denied extension of a Judicial Member's term in accordance with the Selection Committee's binding recommendation to carry forward vacancies, setting aside the High Court's contrary order.
Reddy Veerana v. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's direction to pay compensation at the commercial circle rate without deduction for development charges, imposed penal interest for delay, and dismissed NOIDA's appeal, affirming the landowner's right to just compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
Reddy Veerana v. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's right to compensation at the circle rate without development charge deductions, imposed statutory and penal interest, and dismissed NOIDA's appeal, emphasizing just compensation and protection of property rights under Article 300A.