Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
The State v. Uttamchand Bohra
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of charges against the respondent, holding that mere possession of a sale deed and witnessing it by an employee do not constitute a prima facie case of criminal conspiracy or abetment under the Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC.
The State v. Uttamchand Bohra
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's quashing of the charge sheet against Uttamchand Bohra, holding that mere possession of a sale deed and witnessing by an employee do not constitute a prima facie case of criminal conspiracy or abetment under IPC and PCA.
M/S SUVARNA COOPERATIVE BANK LTD v. STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR.
The Supreme Court held that absence of some accused in the charge-sheet is not a ground to quash proceedings against an accused properly charge-sheeted after investigation and restored the criminal trial.
M/S Suvarna Cooperative Bank Ltd v. State of Karnataka and Anr.
The Supreme Court held that non-inclusion of some alleged offenders in the charge-sheet is not a valid ground to quash criminal proceedings against an accused properly charge-sheeted after investigation.
Jacob Punnen & Anr. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd
The Supreme Court held that an insurer must disclose material changes in policy terms at renewal, and failure to do so constitutes deficiency in service, entitling the insured to relief.
Jacob Punnen v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd
The Supreme Court held that an insurer must disclose material changes in policy terms at renewal, and failure to do so constitutes deficiency in service, entitling the insured to relief.
COMMISSIONER OF GST AND CENTRAL EXCISE v. M/S CITI BANK N.A.
The Supreme Court held that interchange fees received by issuing banks in credit card transactions constitute taxable services under the Finance Act, 1994, and are liable to service tax notwithstanding payment of tax by acquiring banks on the Merchant Discount Rate.
Pranjal Komal Patil v. Komal Dhansingh Patil
The Supreme Court allowed the transfer petition and ordered the transfer of civil proceedings from Bhusawal Family Court to Patiala House Family Court, New Delhi, directing expeditious disposal.
Pranjal Komal Patil v. Komal Dhansingh Patil
The Supreme Court allowed the transfer petition and ordered the transfer of civil proceedings from Bhusawal Family Court to Patiala House Family Court, New Delhi for expeditious disposal.
Sudhir Kumar Singh v. Jaishri
The Supreme Court allowed withdrawal of a contempt petition related to marital disputes with liberty to raise issues in a fresh divorce petition, dismissing the contempt petition without adjudicating merits.
Electrosteel Steels Limited v. Union of India
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal permitting operation of a steel plant pending environmental clearance, holding that ex post facto clearance may be granted in exceptional cases applying principles of proportionality and polluter pays.
Electrosteel Steels Limited v. Union of India
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal permitting operation of a steel plant despite site-shifting violations, endorsing conditional ex post facto environmental clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, balancing environmental protection with economic and social considerations.
Gulab v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant for murder under Sections 302 and 34 IPC based on credible eyewitness testimony, rejecting challenges on delay, related witnesses, and absence of ballistic expert evidence.
Gulab v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction under Sections 302 and 34 IPC based on credible eyewitness testimony of relatives, rejecting challenges on delay in FIR, absence of ballistic evidence, and appellant's role limited to exhortation.
M/s Acme Cleantech Solutions Private Limited v. M/s United India Insurance Company Limited & Anr
The Supreme Court held that an insurer's failure to file a written statement within the statutory period bars it from filing later, and a complainant cannot be compelled to amend the complaint, setting aside the NCDRC order permitting such amendment and late filing.
M/s Acme Cleantech Solutions Private Limited v. M/s United India Insurance Company Limited & Anr
The Supreme Court held that a consumer forum cannot compel a complainant to amend the complaint to allow a respondent to file a belated written statement, affirming the mandatory nature of the statutory time limit for filing written statements under the Consumer Protection Act.
Bhagchandra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for triple murder but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment after emphasizing the need to consider the criminal's potential for reformation before imposing capital punishment.
Jasbir Singh @ Jassa v. State of Punjab
The Supreme Court held that writ petitions challenging unexplained delay in mercy petition disposal are independent proceedings allowing Letters Patent Appeals, and undue delay can justify commutation of death sentence under Article 21.
Bhagchandra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for triple murder but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment after emphasizing the need to consider mitigating factors and the possibility of reformation before awarding capital punishment.
K.S. Ranganatha v. Vittal Shetty
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 138 NI Act, holding that the appellant failed to rebut the statutory presumption that the cheque was issued for discharge of a legally recoverable debt.