Supreme Court of India
8,182 judgments
S. KARTHIK v. N. SUBHASH CHAND JAIN
The Supreme Court held that a secured creditor must provide a fresh 30 days' notice before auction under SARFAESI Act rules, invalidating a sale conducted on only 10 days' notice.
S. KARTHIK v. N. SUBHASH CHAND JAIN
The Supreme Court held that a sale under the SARFAESI Act without a mandatory 30-day notice is invalid, quashing the auction sale conducted on insufficient notice and affirming the borrower's right of redemption until completion of sale.
Bihari v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court dismissed the delayed Special Leave Petition challenging enhanced land acquisition compensation, upholding the High Court's award of Rs. 28.12 per square yard.
Bihari v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court dismissed a delayed Special Leave Petition challenging enhanced land acquisition compensation, upholding the High Court's award of Rs. 28.12 per square yard.
National Highways Authority of India v. Madhukar Kumar
The Supreme Court held that locating a toll plaza within municipal limits without recording reasons and without the highway being primarily for local residents violates Rule 8 of the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008, and set aside the impugned toll plaza location.
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA & OTHERS v. MADHUKAR KUMAR & OTHERS
The Supreme Court held that locating a toll plaza within municipal limits without recorded reasons violates Rule 8 of the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008, and upheld the direction to shift the toll plaza beyond municipal limits.
D.K. Agrawal v. Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
The Supreme Court held that the ICAI Council must independently consider evidence and record reasoned findings in disciplinary proceedings, setting aside unreasoned orders and remitting the matter for fresh consideration.
The Jamia Masjid v. Sri K V Rudrappa
The Supreme Court held that a representative suit under Section 92 CPC does not conclusively decide title for res judicata and that prior suits and compromise decrees did not bar the present suit seeking declaration of wakf property.
The Jamia Masjid v. Sri K V Rudrappa
The Supreme Court held that a representative suit under Section 92 CPC conclusively deciding title to trust property operates as res judicata, barring subsequent suits by interested parties, and dismissed the appeal challenging this principle.
Miscellaneous Application No. 665 of 2021 in SMW(C) No. 3 of 2020
The Supreme Court extended the exclusion of limitation periods from 15.03.2020 to 02.10.2021 due to COVID-19, granting litigants additional time to file proceedings and directing amendments to containment zone guidelines for legal access.
Miscellaneous Application No. 665 of 2021 in SMW(C) No. 3 of 2020
The Supreme Court extended and excluded the period of limitation from 15.03.2020 to 02.10.2021 for all judicial proceedings due to COVID-19, granting a 90-day limitation period thereafter, and directed amendments to containment zone guidelines to facilitate legal processes.
Triyambak S. Hegde v. Sripad
The Supreme Court reinstated the conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by holding that the presumption arising from admitted cheque signatures was not rebutted and modified the sentence to impose an enhanced fine with imprisonment as default.
Triyambak S. Hegde v. Sripad
The Supreme Court restored the conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by holding that admitted signatures on a dishonoured cheque raise a presumption of debt discharge which the accused failed to rebut, while modifying the sentence to impose an enhanced fine.
Ajai Pal Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that compensation for land acquired in 1976 under the Land Acquisition Act should be Rs.28.12 paisa per square yard, rejecting claims for higher rates based on later acquisitions and emphasizing the principle of temporal and factual comparability.
Ajai Pal Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that compensation for lands acquired in 1976 cannot be enhanced to Rs.297 per square yard based on later acquisitions and fixed it at Rs.28.12 paisa per square yard with statutory benefits, partly allowing the appeals.
Sri Dorairaj Spintex v. R Chittibabu
The Supreme Court held that dismissal of workmen for misconduct not connected with an industrial dispute pending conciliation requires approval under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, not prior approval under Section 33(1)(b), and allowed the employer's appeal accordingly.
Sri Marthanda Varma Th. Lrs. & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the special audit of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple includes the Temple Trust and directed completion of the audit, rejecting the Trust's plea for exclusion.
Sri Marthanda Varma Th. Lrs. & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the direction for a special audit of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple and its allied trusts, including SPSTT, rejecting the Trust's claim of independence and ordering audit completion within three months.
Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau v. Md. Nawaz Khan
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's bail order in a commercial quantity narcotics case, emphasizing the stringent test under Section 37 of the NDPS Act and the need for trial to determine possession and procedural compliance.
Indrapal Singh and Others v. State of U.P.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and life sentences of accused for murder under Sections 302 and 34 IPC, affirming that consistent eyewitness testimony and proof of common intention suffice to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.