Supreme Court of India
14,826 judgments
M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India
The Supreme Court balanced conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard with renewable energy development by modifying prior restrictions, endorsing expert committee recommendations for nuanced mitigation measures, and affirming environmental responsibility under CSR.
Kousik Pal v. B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre
The Supreme Court held that the West Bengal Clinical Establishments Regulatory Commission has jurisdiction to adjudicate deficiency in patient care service including qualifications of medical personnel and award compensation, distinct from the State Medical Council's exclusive domain over medical negligence.
Sharp Business System v. Commissioner of Income Tax-III N.D.
The Supreme Court held that non-compete fees are capital expenditure but do not qualify as intangible assets eligible for depreciation under Section 32(1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Kankana Patel v. State of Gujarat
The Supreme Court held that permitting examination of a minor child witness at an advanced trial stage without substantiated presence at the incident and after long delay is not essential for justice and set aside the High Court's order allowing such examination.
Ratnank Mishra & Others v. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
The Supreme Court held that similarly appointed ad-hoc employees denied regularization without reasonable justification suffer unconstitutional discrimination and directed their reinstatement and regularization with consequential benefits.
Syed Shahnawaz Ali v. State of Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court held that criminal revision proceedings do not abate on death of the revisionist and allowed the victim's legal heir to assist in continuing the revision, restoring the petition for adjudication on merits.
Bhagyashree Bisi v. Animesh Padhee
The Supreme Court set aside a divorce decree on desertion and dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142, directing a lump sum alimony payment to settle all claims.
Kiran v. The State of Karnataka
The Supreme Court held that Sessions Courts cannot impose life imprisonment without remission or deny statutory set-off, confirming the conviction but modifying the sentence to life imprisonment with remission and set-off benefits under the CrPC.
Manoj @ Munna v. The State of Chhattisgarh
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant, holding that conviction solely on the last seen together theory without a complete chain of circumstantial evidence is unsustainable.
State of Karnataka v. Gandhi Jeevan Collective Farming Co-operative Society Limited
The Supreme Court held that leases for agricultural use of forest land without prior Central Government approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 are illegal, upheld eviction of unauthorized occupants, and directed restoration of forest land.
Rajesh Upadhayay v. State of Bihar
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's suspension of life sentences and bail granted to murder convicts, emphasizing that suspension of sentence in serious offences under Section 302 IPC is an exceptional relief requiring gross error in trial judgment.
M/S. Carborandum Universal Ltd v. ESI Corporation
The Supreme Court held that Section 45A of the Employees State Insurance Act can be invoked only when records are not produced or inspection is obstructed, and set aside the contribution demand made under Section 45A where the employer had produced records and cooperated.
Siddhant Mahajan and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court held that only the Central Government can lower NEET qualifying percentiles for BDS admissions, regularized admissions under State-sanctioned relaxation up to 15 percentile for 2016-17, and struck down admissions beyond that as illegal.
M/S. SURGUJA BRICKS INDUSTRIES v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH
The Supreme Court held that experience gained as a partner in a joint venture must be proportionately considered for tender eligibility unless explicitly excluded, and disqualification on this ground was arbitrary and violative of Article 14.
Radhika T. v. Cochin University of Science and Technology
The Supreme Court held that vacancies arising during the validity of a Rank List must be filled by applying communal rotation simultaneously, and a candidate’s mere position in the Rank List does not entitle appointment if the vacancy falls to another category under rotation.
Baburam Gautam and Ors. v. State of U.P. and Another
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal to quash criminal proceedings and dissolved the marriage by mutual consent under Article 142 and Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act following a comprehensive settlement.
Jatinder Kumar v. Jeewan Lata
The Supreme Court dissolved a long-separated marriage under Article 142 of the Constitution due to irretrievable breakdown and awarded permanent alimony as a lump sum settlement.
State of Telangana v. Mir Jaffar Ali Khan (Dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld that 102 acres in Survey No. 201/1 is private Arazi-Makta land of Salar Jung-III, affirmed the FSO's jurisdiction to admit the claim and exclude the land from reserved forest notifications, and dismissed the State's appeal.
Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board v. Penjarla Vijay Kumar & Ors.
The Supreme Court held that driving licences expired and renewed after a gap do not satisfy the statutory requirement of continuous possession for recruitment eligibility under the Motor Vehicles Act as amended in 2019.
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Krishna Murari Sharma
The Supreme Court held that gross delay in raising an industrial dispute disentitles full back wages but allows compensation, permitting the employer to raise delay before the Labour Court even if the reference order was not challenged under Article 226.