Supreme Court of India
16,357 judgments
Vinod Dua v. Union of India & Ors.
The Supreme Court declined to quash an FIR against journalist Vinod Dua for his critical COVID-19 commentary, affirming the protection of free speech under Article 19(1)(a) and emphasizing sparing exercise of Article 32 jurisdiction in quashing FIRs.
Jigya Yadav v. C.B.S.E. (Central Board of Secondary Education)
The Supreme Court upheld CBSE's Examination Byelaws restricting corrections in certificates to conformity with school records, emphasizing judicial restraint and procedural compliance in academic identity corrections.
Jigya Yadav v. C.B.S.E. (Central Board of Secondary Education) & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of CBSE's Examination Byelaws restricting corrections in certificates to conformity with school records, balancing individual identity rights with administrative integrity and judicial restraint in academic matters.
Union of India v. Rakesh Malhotra and another
The Supreme Court held that the Union of India's decentralized and differential pricing COVID-19 vaccination policy is prima facie arbitrary and directed a review to ensure equitable, transparent, and constitutionally compliant vaccine distribution.
Ompal Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court cannot grant protection from arrest after dismissing anticipatory bail applications under Section 438 Cr.P.C., but may do so under its inherent powers in exceptional cases with reasons.
Ompal Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that the High Court cannot grant protection from arrest after dismissing anticipatory bail applications under Section 438 Cr.P.C. without reasons and proper balancing of interests, setting aside such orders granting 90 days protection.
Satbir Singh & Another v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld conviction under Section 304-B IPC for dowry death based on proximate cruelty and dowry demand but set aside conviction under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide due to lack of proof of suicide.
Satbir Singh & Another v. State of Haryana
The Supreme Court upheld convictions under Section 304-B IPC for dowry death due to proven cruelty and harassment but set aside convictions under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide due to lack of evidence of suicide.
Sunil Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that courts must explicitly specify whether multiple sentences run concurrently or consecutively, and modified the appellants' sentences to a maximum of 14 years imprisonment to avoid disproportionate punishment.
Sunil Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that courts must specify whether multiple sentences run concurrently or consecutively, and in absence of such specification, sentences run consecutively by default, but modified the appellants' total imprisonment to 14 years considering proportionality and time served.
Lalit Kumar Jain v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the Central Government's power to selectively notify provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 for personal guarantors to corporate debtors, validating the impugned notification and rejecting challenges of ultra vires and unconstitutional delegation.
Lalit Kumar Jain v. Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the Central Government's power under Section 1(3) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 to selectively bring into force provisions applicable to personal guarantors to corporate debtors, dismissing challenges to the impugned notification as constitutionally valid.
INDIA RESURGENCE ARC PRIVATE LIMITED v. M/S. AMIT METALIKS LIMITED & ANR.
The Supreme Court upheld the approval of a resolution plan by the Committee of Creditors under the IBC, holding that its commercial wisdom regarding security interests and distribution is final and not subject to judicial interference except on limited grounds.
India Resurgence ARC Private Limited v. M/S. Amit Metaliks Limited & Anr.
The Supreme Court upheld the commercial wisdom of the Committee of Creditors in approving a resolution plan under the IBC, holding that consideration of security interest value is discretionary and not subject to judicial interference except on limited grounds.
Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. and Anr. v. CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited and Anr.
Labour Cess under the BOCW Act is not payable on supply contracts lacking construction work, and recovery without proper levy and assessment under the Cess Act is unlawful.
Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. and Anr. v. CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited and Anr.
Labour cess under the BOCW Act is leviable only on construction work following statutory assessment, and supply contracts without construction activity do not attract such cess; recovery without proper assessment is impermissible.
KOMAL KRISHAN ARORA v. SANDEEP KUMAR
The Supreme Court upheld interim custody of a minor child with the father in India, emphasizing the child's welfare as paramount in cross-jurisdictional custody disputes and dismissing the mother's appeal.
Mangala Waman Karandikar v. Prakash Damodar Ranade
The Supreme Court held that a clear contract to continue an existing business cannot be reinterpreted as a license or lease of premises under the Bombay Rent Act by extrinsic evidence, restoring the Trial Court's decree in favor of the business owner.
Mangala Waman Karandikar v. Prakash Damodar Ranade
The Supreme Court held that a clear contract for continuation of business cannot be reinterpreted as a license or tenancy under the Bombay Rent Act by extrinsic evidence, restoring the Trial Court's decree and affirming its jurisdiction.
Rajkumar Sabu v. M/S Sabu Trade Private Limited
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition seeking transfer of a criminal trademark infringement case from Salem to Delhi, holding that mere inconvenience or overlapping civil suits do not justify transfer under Section 406 CrPC without credible evidence of bias.