Supreme Court of India
18,257 judgments
Valsan P. v. The State of Kerala
The Supreme Court held that a break caused by intervening non-pensionable service between Central and State Government pensionable services can be condoned under State Government rules and orders to reckon prior service for pension benefits.
Vaibhavi Enterprise v. Nobel Cera Coat
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's ex-parte order permitting bid modification without hearing other parties and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication with all parties heard.
Vaibhavi Enterprise v. Nobel Cera Coat
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order permitting unilateral bid modification without hearing other bidders, emphasizing natural justice and proper party impleadment in writ proceedings under Article 226.
Kavitha Lankesh v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of prior approval under Section 24(1)(a) of KCOCA for recording organized crime information, set aside the High Court's quashing of chargesheet, and clarified the scope of invocation of organized crime provisions against accused.
Kavitha Lankesh v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of prior approval under Section 24(1)(a) of KCOCA for recording organized crime information and set aside the High Court's quashing of the chargesheet against Mohan Nayak.N.
Vaishno Devi Construction v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that the 1976 amendment to Order XXI Rule 16 CPC permits assignees of rights in the subject matter of a suit to execute decrees without separate assignment of the decree, allowing executing courts to decide such claims under Section 47 CPC.
Vaishno Devi Construction v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that the 1976 amendment to Order XXI Rule 16 CPC allows assignees of rights in the subject matter of a suit to apply for execution of a decree without separate assignment of the decree, remitting the matter for fresh adjudication.
Balram Garg v. Securities and Exchange Board of India; Shivani Gupta & Ors. v. Securities and Exchange Board of India
The Supreme Court set aside SEBI and SAT orders penalizing appellants for insider trading, holding that SEBI failed to prove possession or communication of UPSI beyond circumstantial evidence and that familial estrangement negated insider status.
M/S DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court dismissed the civil appeal as withdrawn on the petitioner's application stating the issues had become academic.
Jaswant Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr
The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against the appellant under Sections 406/420 IPC, holding that inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC must be exercised to prevent abuse of process and secure justice where the offence is predominantly civil and compromise has been reached.
State of Gujarat & Anr. v. Narayan Sai
The Supreme Court held that furlough is a discretionary relief, not a right, and upheld denial of furlough to a life-convict due to credible risks to public peace and judicial process.
Uma Shanker Sharma v. The Registrar General
The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal as abated due to the death of the sole appellant during its pendency.
A.T. Mydeen and Another v. The Assistant Commissioner
The Supreme Court held that evidence recorded in one criminal trial cannot be used to convict accused in a separate trial for the same offence, setting aside the High Court's common judgment and remanding the appeals for fresh consideration.
Dr. Yashwantrao Bhaskarrao Deshmukh v. Raghunath Kisan Saindane
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of a second appeal as time-barred, directing condonation of delay and reconsideration of the appeal on merits in a suit for specific performance where non-service of notice due to change of address was established.
Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority v. M/s Aska Equipments Limited
The Supreme Court held that under Section 19 of the MSME Act, 2006, depositing 75% of the awarded amount as a pre-deposit before challenging an arbitral award is mandatory, with no discretion to waive or reduce the amount except allowing instalments.
Manoj Mishra @ Chhotkau v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court modified the appellant's conviction from gang rape under Section 376-D IPC to rape under Section 376 IPC, upheld other convictions, set aside criminal intimidation conviction, and adjusted the sentence considering the evidence and applicable law.
Manoj Mishra @ Chhotkau v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court modified the conviction from gang rape to rape under Section 376 IPC based on evidence, set aside criminal intimidation conviction, and upheld other charges, adjusting the sentence accordingly.
Parasrampuriya & Anr. v. M/s. Gharkul Industries Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the summons against company directors under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, holding that specific averments of their responsibility for the company's business were sufficient to proceed.
M/s Gimpex Private Limited v. Manoj Goel
The Supreme Court held that once a valid compromise deed is entered into settling cheque bounce claims, the original complaint under Section 138 NI Act is subsumed and only fresh complaints arising from dishonour of cheques issued pursuant to the compromise can be prosecuted, disallowing parallel prosecutions for the same liability.
M/s Gimpex Private Limited v. Manoj Goel
The Supreme Court held that once a settlement agreement is entered into, the original complaint under Section 138 NI Act must be quashed and only fresh complaints arising from breach of the settlement are maintainable, disallowing parallel prosecutions for the same liability.