Supreme Court of India
16,357 judgments
National Spot Exchange Limited v. Anil Kohli
The Supreme Court upheld the statutory limitation under Section 61(2) of the IBC, dismissing the appeal for delay beyond the permissible condonation period and held that Article 142 powers cannot override clear limitation provisions.
Nagendra Sah v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant in a murder case due to failure of prosecution to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence and held that conviction cannot rest solely on post-mortem report or failure to explain under Section 106 Evidence Act.
Md. Alfaz Ali v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court upheld that life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC is equivalent to rigorous imprisonment for life and dismissed the petition challenging the specification of rigorous imprisonment in the sentence.
Md. Alfaz Ali v. State of Assam
The Supreme Court upheld that rigorous imprisonment can be specified along with life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC, dismissing the Petitioner’s challenge to his murder conviction and sentence.
Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Ltd v. Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd
The Supreme Court held that Courts may pronounce orders on Section 9 applications reserved before constitution of an Arbitral Tribunal, and post constitution, may entertain such applications only if the remedy under Section 17 is inefficacious.
Subhransu Sarkar v. Indrani Sarkar
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage under Article 142 due to irretrievable breakdown despite absence of proven cruelty, directing a monetary settlement and finalizing all claims.
Subhransu Sarkar v. Indrani Sarkar
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142, directing a monetary settlement despite the respondent's opposition.
Sy. Azhar Sy. Kalandar v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 307 IPC but reduced the sentence from 10 to 5 years considering the amicable settlement and forgiveness by the victim.
Sy. Azhar Sy. Kalandar v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the appellant's conviction under Section 307 IPC but reduced the sentence considering the amicable settlement and victim's forgiveness.
Union of India & Ors. v. VKC Footsteps India Pvt Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that refund of unutilised input tax credit under inverted duty structure is limited to input goods only, upholding the validity of Rule 89(5) excluding input services from refund calculation.
Ebix Singapore Private Limited v. Committee of Creditors of Educomp Solutions Limited
The Supreme Court held that a Resolution Applicant cannot withdraw a Resolution Plan after its approval by the Committee of Creditors and that the NCLT lacks jurisdiction to permit such withdrawal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Ramesh Kumar v. Bhatinda Integrated Cooperative Cotton Spinning Mill
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's compensation award for land acquired for a spinning mill, ruling that a 10% maximum annual cumulative increase and a 15% deduction for development charges were appropriate given the facts and adverse circumstances.
Ramesh Kumar v. Bhatinda Integrated Cooperative Cotton Spinning Mill
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's valuation and compensation award in a land acquisition case, affirming cautious application of escalation rates and permissible deductions based on factual circumstances.
Sivasankaran v. Santhimeenal
The Supreme Court allowed divorce on grounds of irretrievable breakdown and mental cruelty under its Article 142 powers despite absence of statutory provision or mutual consent.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited & Ors. v. Balbir Singh
The Supreme Court held that the Allahabad High Court validly permitted withdrawal of a writ petition with liberty to file afresh before the Uttarakhand High Court post-state reorganization, and set aside the Uttarakhand High Court's dismissal of the petition on jurisdictional and laches grounds.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited & Ors. v. Balbir Singh
The Supreme Court held that judicial orders permitting withdrawal of petitions with liberty to file afresh before the appropriate High Court are valid despite non-transfer under Section 35(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act, and restored the writ petition for merits.
The Director of Treasuries in Karnataka & Anr. v. V. Somyashree
The Supreme Court held that a divorced daughter was not eligible for compassionate appointment under the Karnataka Civil Services Rules, 1996 as she was married at the time of the deceased's death and the rules then did not include divorced daughters as dependents.
Bhupendra Ramdhan Pawar v. Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation
The Supreme Court upheld the compensation awarded for acquired land at Rs. 1,00,000 per hectare, allowed compensation for omitted 2 hectares, rejected claims for mango trees due to lack of evidence, and clarified principles on separate valuation of trees when land value is based on sales statistics.
Bhupendra Ramdhan Pawar v. Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation
The Supreme Court upheld the compensation awarded for acquired land based on sales statistics, allowed compensation for excluded land, rejected unproven tree claims, and clarified that trees must be compensated separately when land value is based on vacant land sales.
K.N. Nagarajappa v. H. Narasimha Reddy
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's reversal of the first appellate court, confirming the validity of the registered sale deed and dismissing the appellants' claim based on a nominal sale deed and agreement to sell.