Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
Veena Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed the widow's appeal for pensionary benefits under the Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998, directing disbursal of the lump sum amount despite prior jurisdictional dismissal by the High Court.
Veena Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court allowed the widow's appeal to receive lump sum pension benefits under the Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998, holding that pension rights are vested property rights not extinguished by posthumous scheme amendments.
Union of India v. Manraj Enterprises
The Supreme Court held that an express contractual bar on payment of interest precludes an arbitrator from awarding pendente lite or future interest under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996.
Union of India v. Manraj Enterprises
The Supreme Court held that an arbitrator cannot award pendente lite or future interest where the contract expressly bars payment of interest under clause 16(2) of the GCC, setting aside the award and High Court judgments to the contrary.
SUZLON ENERGY LTD. v. JAYANTHI & ORS.
The Supreme Court allowed Suzlon Energy's appeal permitting erection of electric towers under the Indian Telegraph Act, directing enhanced compensation to landowners and setting aside the High Court's interlocutory directions.
SUZLON ENERGY LTD. v. JAYANTHI
The Supreme Court allowed Suzlon Energy's appeal, directing payment of enhanced compensation for erecting electric towers under the Indian Telegraph Act and restoring the Single Judge's order while setting aside the Division Bench's stay and enquiry directions.
Rishipal Singh Solanki v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court upheld the Juvenile Justice Board's declaration of Nishant Solanki as a juvenile delinquent based on credible documentary evidence of age, dismissing the appellant's challenge and emphasizing the primacy of such evidence under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
National Confederation of Officers Association of Central Public Sector Enterprises v. Union of India
The Supreme Court held that the Union Government may disinvest its residual shares in Hindustan Zinc Limited without amending the Nationalisation Act 1976, as HZL ceased to be a government company after prior disinvestments.
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR INDIA v. SATISH AND ANOTHER
The Supreme Court held that 'sexual assault' under Section 7 of the POCSO Act does not require skin-to-skin contact and restored convictions of accused for sexual offences against children, emphasizing purposive interpretation to fulfill the Act's protective object.
Attorney General for India v. Satish and Another
The Supreme Court held that sexual assault under Section 7 of the POCSO Act includes any physical contact with sexual intent, not limited to skin-to-skin contact, and restored convictions of accused persons for sexual offences against children.
Uttar Pradesh State v. Pankaj Kumar
The Supreme Court upheld that SMS notification to candidates is a valid communication method in recruitment, and a candidate who fails to appear after such notice cannot claim a further opportunity once the process is complete.
Sagar Lolienkar v. The State of Goa & Anr
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for rash and negligent driving causing death but reduced the sentence to the period already served, directing compensation to the victim's widow.
Sagar Lolienkar v. State of Goa
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction for rash and negligent driving causing death but reduced the sentence to the period already served, affirming fines and directing compensation to the victim's widow.
Tejinder Kumar Jolly v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court held that pre-existing industrial units must comply with environmental laws and set aside the NGT's dismissal of an application concerning stone crusher pollution, directing fresh adjudication on merits.
Vinod Kumar Bhagat v. State of Jammu & Kashmir
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's judgment on reservation-based gradation lists in Jammu and Kashmir, remanding for fresh consideration without relying on unrelated precedents, while awaiting a Constitution Bench decision on the applicability of reservation in promotion under Article 16(4-A) to the State.
Acqua Borewell Pvt. Ltd. v. Swayam Prabha
The Supreme Court held that interim injunctions affecting properties claimed by third parties cannot be granted without impleading them and giving them an opportunity to be heard, and set aside the High Court's injunction order accordingly.
ASSA SINGH v. SHANTI PARSHAD
The Supreme Court held that Section 25 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act does not bar Civil Courts from deciding disputes where the landlord-tenant relationship is disputed, and upheld the invalidity of a sale deed executed by a manager without title.
Assa Singh v. Shanti Parshad & Others
The Supreme Court held that Civil Courts retain jurisdiction to decide disputes on landlord-tenant relationship despite the bar under Section 25 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, where such relationship is disputed and ejectment orders passed without jurisdiction are void.
PADAM NABH & SONS v. YASH PAL
The Supreme Court held that an NRI owner must wait five years from acquisition before invoking summary eviction under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, distinguishing the Delhi Act's Nathi Devi precedent.
Padam Nabh & Sons v. Yash Pal
The Supreme Court held that an NRI owner under Section 13-B of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act must wait five years from acquisition before seeking summary eviction of a pre-existing tenant, distinguishing this from the Delhi Rent Control Act interpretation.