Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
Odisha State Financial Corporation v. Odisha State Financial Corporation Employees Union & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that pay scale revisions for PSU employees require mandatory administrative and financial approvals and cannot be enforced solely on the PSU Board's resolution, especially when eligibility criteria are unmet.
Milan Rana v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's appeal for regularization and consequential benefits from the date of the initial writ petition, granting parity with a similarly situated employee whose claim had attained finality.
Shikhar & Anr. v. National Board of Examination & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the fixed internship completion deadline for NEET-PG 2022, refusing to extend it further or count Covid-19 duties towards internship, emphasizing judicial restraint in academic policy matters.
Union of India v. Bhagwan Deen
The Supreme Court held that no rights can be enforced under the terminated and judicially disapproved LARSGESS Scheme, setting aside the Tribunal and High Court decisions in favor of the respondents.
Union of India v. Bhagwan Deen
The Supreme Court set aside Tribunal and High Court orders upholding relief under the terminated LARSGESS Scheme, dismissing the respondents' application and allowing the Union of India's appeal.
Union of India v. Major R. Metri
The Supreme Court acquitted Major R. Metri of corruption charges due to involuntary confession and lack of corroboration, affirming the Armed Forces Tribunal's jurisdiction to reappreciate court-martial evidence under the AFT Act.
Union of India v. Major R. Metri
The Supreme Court acquitted Major R. Metri of corruption charges due to involuntary confession and lack of corroboration, setting aside his conviction and ordering reinstatement without back wages.
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History v. Dr. Mathew K. Sebastian
The Supreme Court upheld the entitlement of an employee to back wages for the period of unemployment caused by a stay on reinstatement granted on the employer's appeal, rejecting the application of 'no work no pay' in such circumstances.
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History v. Dr. Mathew K. Sebastian
The Supreme Court upheld the award of back wages to an employee prevented from joining service due to a stay on reinstatement granted at the employer's instance, clarifying burden of proof and applicability of 'no work no pay' principle.
Mallada K Sri Ram v. State of Telangana
The Supreme Court quashed a preventive detention order against a white-collar offender, holding that stale allegations and mere apprehension of breach of law and order do not justify detention absent a real threat to public order.
Mallada K Sri Ram v. State of Telangana
The Supreme Court quashed a preventive detention order against a white collar offender for lack of fresh material and absence of a proximate threat to public order, emphasizing strict constitutional safeguards on preventive detention.
The State of Gujarat & Ors. v. H. B. Kapadia Education Trust & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that minority educational institutions receiving government aid must comply with the Grant-in-Aid Code's age of superannuation provisions, and refusal to grant aid beyond prescribed age is not violative of Article 30(1).
Amritlal v. Shantilal Soni
The Supreme Court held that for limitation under Section 468 CrPC, the relevant date is the complaint filing date, not the date of cognizance, and set aside the High Court's quashing of criminal proceedings on limitation grounds.
Uma Devi Nambiar v. Thamarasseri Roman Catholic Diocese
The Supreme Court held that a Power of Attorney must expressly authorize sale of property, and unauthorized sales by an agent without such power are void, restoring the trial Court's decree for partition.
Umadevi Nambiar v. Thamarasseri Roman Catholic Diocese
The Supreme Court held that a Power of Attorney must expressly authorize sale of property, and unauthorized alienations by an agent do not bind the principal, restoring the trial Court's decree for partition.
M/S BHARAT COKING COAL LTD v. MAHENDRA PAL BHATIA
The Supreme Court held that properties falling within the broad definition of "mine" under the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 vest absolutely in the Central Government and unauthorized occupants are liable to eviction under the Public Premises Act.
M/S BHARAT COKING COAL LTD v. MAHENDRA PAL BHATIA
The Supreme Court held that lands and buildings used for mine-related purposes vest in the Central Government under the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, validating eviction of unauthorized occupants under the Public Premises Act.
The State of Uttar Pradesh v. Subhash @ Pappu
The Supreme Court upheld conviction of accused under Section 304 Part I r/w 149 IPC and Section 148 IPC based on a reliable dying declaration and participation in an unlawful assembly, while partially setting aside the High Court's acquittal.
M/S FROST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED v. M/S MILAN DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS (P) LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that under the Orissa amendment to Section 115 CPC, the revisional court can reject a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, and a suit seeking declaratory relief to restrain proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act is barred under the Specific Relief Act.
M/S FROST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED v. M/S MILAN DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS (P) LIMITED
The Supreme Court held that under the Orissa amendment to Section 115 CPC, the revisional court validly rejected the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC as the suit sought barred reliefs attempting to restrain lawful proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act.