Supreme Court of India
13,887 judgments
Food Corporation of India v. Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika
The Supreme Court held that property tax cannot be levied on Central Government-owned godowns constructed after the Constitution's commencement, exempt under Article 285, and occupier liability under municipal law cannot override this exemption.
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Vijay Shankar Dubey
The Supreme Court held that a rationally fixed cut-off date for pay scale revision benefits cannot be retrospectively extended to employees who retired before that date, setting aside the High Court's order granting such benefit to a retired Joint Director, Prosecution.
Ram Chandra Prasad Singh v. Sharad Yadav
The Supreme Court upheld the rejection of additional evidence relating to subsequent conduct in a disqualification petition under the Tenth Schedule, affirming that disqualification relates back to the date of voluntary giving up of party membership.
B K Pavithra v. Union of India
The Supreme Court dismissed applications seeking directions on implementing the Reservation Act 2018, holding that substantive challenges to implementation must be pursued through independent remedies and not by miscellaneous applications circumventing finality of its judgment.
B K Pavithra v. Union of India
The Supreme Court dismissed applications seeking directions on implementing the Reservation Act 2018, holding that substantive challenges to government actions post-judgment must be pursued through independent proceedings and not by miscellaneous applications circumventing the review process.
Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram
The Supreme Court restored the validity of a Will duly executed and attested, holding that secondary evidence of a lost Will is admissible and that the High Court erred in overturning concurrent factual findings of the lower courts.
Dhanpat v. Sheo Ram
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of a Will executed in compliance with statutory requirements, restored concurrent factual findings, and dismissed the suit challenging the Will's execution.
Benedict Denis Kinny v. Tulip Brian Miranda & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that High Courts have constitutional jurisdiction under Article 226 to grant interim and final reliefs staying statutory retrospective termination of election under Section 5B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.
Gurcharan Singh & Ors. v. Angrez Kaur & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that a decree based on admitted pre-existing rights relating to immovable property does not require registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act and restored the trial court's decree declaring appellants as owners.
Gurcharan Singh & Ors. v. Angrez Kaur & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that a decree based on admitted pre-existing rights relating to immovable property does not require registration under Section 17 of the Registration Act and restored the trial court's valid decree dismissing the heirs' challenge.
Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the President's rejection of a mercy petition, holding that judicial review is limited and no grounds for interference existed.
Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the President’s rejection of a mercy petition, holding that judicial review is limited and no grounds for interference existed.
Mukesh v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition under Article 32 challenging the criminal conviction after all statutory and constitutional remedies were exhausted and found no merit to interfere.
Mukesh v. State of NCT of Delhi
The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the conviction and rejection of the Mercy Petition, affirming the finality of judicial and executive decisions after exhaustive legal remedies.
Shyam Sahni v. Arjun Prakash and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the Single Judge's order directing the respondent to deposit his passport to ensure presence and compliance in civil contempt proceedings related to a property dispute.
Shyam Sahni v. Arjun Prakash and Others
The Supreme Court upheld the Single Judge’s order directing respondent No.1 to deposit his passport to ensure presence and compliance in contempt proceedings arising from a property dispute, setting aside the Division Bench’s contrary order.
Nand Ram v. Jagdish Prasad
The Supreme Court held that a Reference Court's finding on lease termination for compensation purposes does not operate as res judicata on possession, and a landlord's suit for possession against a tenant at sufferance filed within 12 years of lease expiry is not barred by limitation under Article 67 of the Limitation Act.
Nand Ram v. Jagdish Prasad
The Supreme Court held that a prior court's incidental finding on lease termination does not operate as res judicata in a possession suit, and that a landlord's suit against a tenant at sufferance filed within 12 years of lease expiry is not barred by limitation.
Rajasthan State Electricity Board v. Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax
The Supreme Court held that additional tax under Section 143(1-A) can only be levied where there is an attempt to evade tax, and quashed the additional tax demand arising from a bona fide mistake in depreciation claim where the assessee remained in loss.
West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors. v. M/S. Sona Promoters Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that a government company is a government undertaking under the Act, but tenancy of bare land without structures does not constitute government premises, rendering eviction under the Act invalid.