Supreme Court of India

16,357 judgments

Year:

The Executive Engineer, Gosikhurd Project Ambadi, Maharashtra Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation v. Mahesh and Others

10 Nov 2021 · A. M. Khanwilkar; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court held that the twelve-month limitation period under Section 25 of the 2013 Act applies to awards under Section 24(1)(a), overruling the two-year period under the repealed 1894 Act, and upheld the validity of the award dated 30th October 2014 made within the permissible period after excluding the stay period.

property appeal_allowed Significant Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Section 24(1)(a) Section 25

The Executive Engineer, Gosikhurd Project Ambadi, Maharashtra Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation v. Mahesh

10 Nov 2021 · A. M. Khanwilkar; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court held that the twelve-month limitation under Section 25 of the 2013 Act applies to awards under Section 24(1)(a), excluding stay periods, and acquisition proceedings did not lapse despite alleged backdating of the award.

property appeal_allowed Significant Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Section 24(1)(a) Section 25

M/s. Kalamani Tex & Anr v. P. Balasubramanian

09 Nov 2021 · N. V. Ramana; Surya Kant; Aniruddha Bose
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 138 NIA based on admitted signatures and statutory presumptions, dismissing the appeal but modifying the sentence due to voluntary deposit of cheque amount.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 Cheque dishonour Statutory presumption

Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju & Anr v. Pusapati Madhuri Gajapathi Raju & Ors

09 Nov 2021 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; B.R. GAVAI

The Supreme Court held that the arbitrator exceeded his jurisdiction by deciding beyond the terms of reference regarding stridhana property and upheld the High Court's setting aside of the interim award on that issue.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 stridhana property partition interim award

Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju & Anr v. Pusapati Madhuri Gajapathi Raju & Ors

09 Nov 2021 · L. NAGESWARA RAO; B.R. GAVAI

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's setting aside of an arbitrator's interim award that improperly denied Respondent No.1's stridhana rights over certain jewellery, emphasizing strict adherence to arbitration terms of reference.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 stridhana property partition interim award

Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar v. State of Karnataka

08 Nov 2021 · L. Nageswara Rao; Sanjiv Khanna; B. R. Gavai
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for rape and murder of a child but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment with a 30-year minimum term, emphasizing the importance of mitigating factors in capital punishment cases.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant circumstantial evidence rarest of the rare death penalty child rape and murder

Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar v. State of Karnataka

08 Nov 2021 · L. Nageswara Rao; Sanjiv Khanna; B. R. Gavai
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for rape and murder of a child but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment with a 30-year minimum term, emphasizing the need to consider mitigating factors and procedural safeguards in capital cases.

criminal appeal_partly_allowed Significant circumstantial evidence death penalty rarest of the rare Section 302 IPC

State of Chhattisgarh v. M/S Sal Udyog Private Limited

08 Nov 2021 · N. V. Ramana; Surya Kant; Hima Kohli
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court set aside the arbitral award's deduction of supervision charges for ignoring express contractual terms and government circulars, holding such failure as patent illegality warranting interference.

civil appeal_allowed Significant Arbitral Award Patent Illegality Supervision Charges Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

C. Haridasan v. Anappath Parakkattu Vasudeva Kurup

03 Nov 2021 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court restored the trial court's decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell, affirming the plaintiff's readiness and willingness and upholding enhancement of sale consideration, while setting aside the High Court's discretionary denial under Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act.

civil appeal_allowed Significant specific performance readiness and willingness Section 20 Specific Relief Act enhancement of sale consideration

C. Haridasan v. Anappath Parakkattu Vasudeva Kurup

03 Nov 2021 · M. R. Shah; B. V. Nagarathna

The Supreme Court restored the trial court's decree for specific performance of a sale agreement, affirming that readiness and willingness to perform are essential and that courts may enhance consideration to balance equities, overruling the High Court's denial based on Section 20 discretion.

civil appeal_allowed Significant specific performance readiness and willingness Section 20 Specific Relief Act enhancement of sale consideration

Sarabjeet Singh Mokha v. The District Magistrate, Jabalpur & Ors.

29 Oct 2021 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Vikram Nath; B V Nagarathna · 2021 INSC 702
Cites 0 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court set aside the appellant's detention under the NSA due to unconstitutional delay and failure to communicate the rejection of his representation, emphasizing strict adherence to procedural safeguards under Article 22.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant preventive detention National Security Act 1980 Article 22 Constitution representation

Sarabjeet Singh Mokha v. The District Magistrate, Jabalpur & Ors.

29 Oct 2021 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Vikram Nath; B V Nagarathna

The Supreme Court set aside the appellant's detention under the NSA due to inordinate delay and failure to communicate the rejection of his representation, affirming the constitutional mandate for expeditious consideration of detenu representations.

constitutional appeal_allowed Significant preventive detention National Security Act 1980 Article 22(5) Constitution of India representation against detention

Narayana Prasad Sahu v. State of Madhya Pradesh

29 Oct 2021 · Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that mere dispatch of the Public Analyst's report by registered post without proof of actual service violates mandatory statutory requirements, leading to quashing of conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Section 13(2) Public Analyst's report service of documents

Narayana Prasad Sahu v. State of Madhya Pradesh

29 Oct 2021 · Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Supreme Court held that mere dispatch of the Public Analyst's report without proof of actual service violates mandatory statutory requirements, leading to setting aside the conviction under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Section 13(2) Public Analyst's report service of process

Bhoopendra Singh v. State of Rajasthan

29 Oct 2021 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; B V Nagarathna · 2021 SCC OnLine SC 633
Cites 1 · Cited by 1

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's grant of bail in a premeditated murder case, emphasizing the need for careful consideration of evidence and seriousness before granting bail.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail murder overt act charge-sheet

Bhoopendra Singh v. State of Rajasthan

29 Oct 2021 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; B V Nagarathna · 2021 SCC OnLine SC 633

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's grant of bail in a premeditated murder case, emphasizing the need for judicious exercise of discretion considering serious evidence against the accused.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant bail premeditated murder call data records overt act

Dayle De’Souza v. Government of India

29 Oct 2021 · R. Subhash Reddy; Sanjiv Khanna

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against a company director under the Minimum Wages Act for lack of specific averments of control and because the company was not prosecuted, affirming that vicarious liability requires prosecution of the company itself.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Section 22C vicarious liability director liability

Dayle De’Souza v. Government of India

29 Oct 2021 · R. Subhash Reddy; Sanjiv Khanna
Cites 0 · Cited by 5

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against company directors for alleged Minimum Wages Act violations due to absence of specific averments of their control and failure to prosecute the company itself.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Section 22C vicarious liability director liability

Hariram Bhambhi v. Satyanarayan

29 Oct 2021 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; BV Nagarathna

The Supreme Court held that mandatory notice and hearing rights under Section 15A of the SC/ST Act must be strictly complied with before granting bail, and failure to do so invalidates the bail order.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 15A SC/ST Act victim rights bail proceedings notice and hearing

Sushil Kumar Tripathi v. Jagadguru Ram Bhadracharya

29 Oct 2021 · Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud; Vikram Nath; B. V. Nagarathna · 2021 INSC 692

The Supreme Court held that termination of a university assistant professor appointed under a UGC plan was illegal where the post continued to exist and recommended reinstatement with continuity of service benefits.

employment appeal_allowed Significant University Grants Commission Act, 1956 Tenth Five Year Plan appointment termination permanent vs contractual appointment